Hearing this, the Three Pure Ones were greatly angered.
Then why had they said that just now? Why had they let everyone speak their minds?
Weren't they just asking to be slapped in the face?
Yet they could not say much. After all, they themselves had been the ones to ask everyone to speak.
Moreover, these were the Three Star Gods of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity—the three highest-ranking figures in Penglai aside from Dongwang Gong. Offending them meant offending all of Penglai.
They did not wish to make too many enemies right now.
After the Three Star Gods of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity finished speaking, the surrounding gods also began voicing their opinions. Their views were more or less the same as those three.
Taishang Laojun and the others frowned as they looked around. More than ninety percent of the immortals shared that opinion.
This greatly surprised Taishang Laojun and the others. It was something they had not expected.
They had initially believed that after the demons of Flower Fruit Mountain defeated the Heavenly Court's army, many immortals would unite in shared hatred and deal with Flower Fruit Mountain together. But they had been wrong. Rather than sharing a common enemy, everyone began criticizing the Three Pure Ones.
Could it be that they truly were so unpopular?
They were the Three Pure Ones, the leaders of the Dao Sect. Throughout the Three Realms, everyone had to show them a measure of courtesy and respect. Even Tathagata Buddha had to do the same upon seeing them.
But look at this rabble of immortals now. These insignificant immortals actually dared to criticize them to their faces.
Of course, they also felt that the law could not punish everyone, which was why they dared to speak this way.
The Three Pure Ones exchanged