After hearing Yuanshi Tianzun's words, Tongtian Cult Leader suddenly understood.
"As expected of Eldest Senior Brother. He truly is something else. When it comes to scheming against people, he can truly be called number one in the Three Realms," Tongtian Cult Leader said mildly. He genuinely admired him for it.
Yuanshi Tianzun said, "Sometimes, the more one schemes, the more one loses. Perhaps they are not even as well off as those who do not scheme."
The teacup Tongtian Cult Leader had just lifted suddenly paused. He looked up at his senior brother. "Senior Brother, it seems your words carry another meaning?"
Yuanshi Tianzun merely smiled without speaking and raised his teacup to drink.
"Are you referring to the Mystic Spirit King?" Tongtian Cult Leader asked curiously.
Yuanshi Tianzun said, "Heavenly secrets must not be revealed."
Tongtian Cult Leader smiled. "What Senior Brother says makes sense. The more one schemes, the more one indeed loses. I, for one, think highly of the Mystic Spirit King."
The two exchanged smiles and quietly sipped their tea.
At Doushuai Palace, Taishang Laojun sat quietly, gazing at the Book of Heaven before him and that mysterious aura.
The Chaos Star Disk lay nearby, still dim and without light.
"Master, Queen Mother of the West has already returned to Kunlun Mountain," Kinkaku's voice came from outside.
"I know."
Laojun smiled faintly. He then picked up the Chaos Star Disk beside him and walked over to the mysterious ball of aura.
He stretched out his right hand and drew out a strand of power from the mysterious aura, connecting it to the first star on the Chaos Star Disk—the crimson star.
The crimson star flickered once. Laojun smiled slightly, set the Chaos Star Disk aside, and left.
If one looked closely at the crimson star, one