The Western Two Saints, not to be underestimated, their saintly positions were already destined.

Pfft!

Inside the Heavenly Emperor Palace and the Eastern Emperor Palace, Di Jun and Tai Yi simultaneously spat out a mouthful of essence blood. Their spirits, which had been soaring with extreme confidence, withered instantly to the lowest point.

This was the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning. Wherever the divine lightning passed, the laws of the Heavenly Dao followed; all myriad laws retreated, and all evils were annihilated. Even a Sage would lose three thousand years of cultivation if struck by it.

Therefore, let alone the fact that Di Jun and Tai Yi did not even have time to manifest their supreme treasures or spiritual treasures, even if Tai Yi had truly brought out the Chaos Bell, the outcome would have been the same.

"Just because of these creatures who are like blades of grass, the Dao Ancestor actually wants to rain down lightning punishment upon you and me? I refuse to accept this!"

Tai Yi flashed, appearing beside Di Jun amidst a burst of golden light.

Heaven knows that the single bolt of Purple Heaven Divine Lightning just now wiped out tens of thousands of years of his cultivation.

If not for the fact that the Heavenly Court had been sweeping through the Southern Region during this period, causing their providence to surge, he feared he would not even have been able to maintain his late-stage Quasi-Sage realm this time.

Di Jun glanced at Tai Yi. "What, you refuse to accept it? That is the Dao Ancestor!"

"Other creatures are like blades of grass in your eyes, but in the eyes of the Dao Ancestor, are you and I not also blades of grass?"

"Since we cannot win, there is nothing more to say. We shall act according to the will of the Dao Ancestor!"

Di Jun thought very simply, as if he could completely change the entire Demon Race in the blink of an eye, but were things really that simple?

"Second Brother, I have two important pieces of intelligence from Tianwu!"

At this moment, Zhu Jiuyin was contemplating the rhythmic laws of time within the Time-Space Mirror.

In truth, even though Zhu Jiuyin was now at the strength of a Half-Sage, it was still difficult for him to refine even a single strand of this Chaos Spiritual Treasure.

Yet, even so, relying on the trace of the Law of Time that occasionally leaked from the Time-Space Mirror was enough to allow Zhu Jiuyin's comprehension and control of the Law of Time to improve rapidly.

The value of the Chaos Spiritual Treasure continued to rise.

Zhu Jiuyin set down the Time-Space Mirror in his hand and looked at Houtu, who had walked in. "Tell me."

Seeming to recall something, Houtu suddenly burst into laughter.

"The first piece: Jie Yin and Zhun Ti went to the Purple Heaven Palace again, then wept bitterly before the palace, hoping the Dao Ancestor could help them dredge the ley lines of the Western World and eliminate the turbid energy. As a result, they were angrily rebuked by the Dao Ancestor: 'Your abilities are not great, but your schemes are not small. As the Lords of the West, how are you shameless enough to push your own responsibilities onto me? Are you capable or not? If not, you might as well yield the position of Lord of the West; I believe there are definitely people willing to take on this responsibility and karma for you.'"

Zhu Jiuyin could not help but smile. "Those two fellows!"

Houtu continued to describe, "After Hongjun finished speaking, the faces of those two, Jie Yin and Zhun Ti, turned white. However, Zhun Ti is truly no ordinary person.

If it were an ordinary creature, encountering such a reprimand from Hongjun, they would have long since knelt to beg for mercy and then scurried away in disgrace.

Instead, Zhun Ti plopped down onto the golden bricks before the Purple Heaven Palace and wept bitterly: 'I beg the Dao Ancestor to show mercy. As long as the Western World can return to its former scene, and as long as the creatures of the Western World can escape the influence of exhausted spiritual energy and spreading turbid energy, I, Zhun Ti, am willing to yield the position of Lord of the West.'

Once Zhun Ti finished saying this, Jie Yin, who was beside him, also knelt down directly and added, 'I share the same wish as my Junior Brother!'"

Zhu Jiuyin raised an eyebrow, and a trace of respect could not help but appear in his eyes.

"The world says that Zhun Ti and Jie Yin love to come to the Eastern World to take advantage and scrape the land, having no regard for the face of a Great Power. Now it seems that everything these fellows do is indeed for the sake of revitalizing their Western World."

"But I always feel that when Jie Yin and Zhun Ti say this, they are just trying to corner Hongjun; it isn't that pure, just acting." Houtu's delicate brows furrowed slightly.

"Silly sister, in this world, things that are completely pure basically do not exist. When looking at a person's actions, do not worry about what their ultimate purpose is, but rather where their final behavior lands.

Whether Jie Yin and Zhun Ti were acting this time or were sincere does not matter; what matters is that they truly let countless people see their determination to sacrifice everything for the Western World.

You don't even have to tell me; I know that next, Hongjun will instead offer them kind words of advice, perhaps even comforting them and telling them not to be too nervous or anxious. When the third lecture at the Purple Heaven Palace comes, there will surely be a result."

Houtu was truly a bit shocked.

"Second Brother, did you travel the River of Time again and see that scene before the Purple Heaven Palace?"

Zhu Jiuyin tapped Houtu's forehead lightly. "What are you thinking? What is Hongjun's cultivation level? How could I possibly have the qualifications to use the Law of Time in his presence without him noticing? I just guessed it."

"Tell me about it..." Houtu looked at him with a hint of anticipation.

Zhu Jiuyin smiled. "Alright, then I will tell you.

First, you must understand that while Hongjun, as the Dao Ancestor, appears extremely noble and is the number one person under the Heavenly Dao, conversely, this also means that all of Hongjun's actions must be constrained by the Heavenly Dao.

How did Jie Yin and Zhun Ti obtain the position of Lords of the West? It is because these two brothers spent billions of years after the Tribal Calamity, step by step, from nothing, slowly repairing over seventy percent of the spiritual veins of the Western World and dredging about thirty percent of the ley lines, finally allowing the spiritual energy of the Western World to barely reach one-fifth of the current Eastern World.

You must know that when the Tribal Calamity ended, this ratio was twenty to one.

Relying on such great perseverance and great wisdom, Jie Yin and Zhun Ti obtained the position of Lords of the West, and consequently received the great merit rewarded by the Heavenly Dao.

So, as fellow top-tier Innate Demon Gods, why were Jie Yin and Zhun Ti able to obtain the Sage positions, while Kunpeng and Hong Yun fell just short?

The reason lies right here.

Although those six prayer mats were destined by Heaven, it seems no one has ever thought that before the destiny was set, those six had actually already completely pulled away from the other top-tier Innate Demon Gods."

Houtu was lost in thought. She suddenly realized that none of the Six Sages of the Heavenly Dao were simple, even Jie Yin and Zhun Ti, who were usually despised and looked down upon by those top-tier Innate Demon Gods.

Zhu Jiuyin saw Houtu's realization and smiled, prompting her, "What, do you suddenly feel that you underestimated Jie Yin and Zhun Ti?"

Houtu nodded.

"Then what if I tell you that among the Six Sages of the Heavenly Dao, the ones I acknowledge the most are actually Jie Yin and Zhun Ti, followed by Tongtian, then Laozi, and the ones I acknowledge the least are Yuanshi and Nuwa—do you think that is correct?"

Houtu's eyes widened.

She did not understand how Jie Yin and Zhun Ti could be ranked ahead of Laozi and Yuanshi.

Zhu Jiuyin said meaningfully, "You must understand that compared to the Three Pure Ones, Jie Yin and Zhun Ti did not possess the massive Merit of Opening the Heavens they were born with, nor did they have the massive legacy left by Father God; compared to Nuwa, Jie Yin and Zhun Ti's comprehension and aptitude, and even the development they understood and controlled, could not compare.

But in this situation where they were inferior in every way, Jie Yin and Zhun Ti succeeded. They obtained the Grandmist Violet Qi and reserved the position of Sage. How is this not a miracle?

And for those who can create miracles, how could I not acknowledge them the most?"