At this moment.
Tianlu lay sprawled on Cloud Treasure, seemingly resting with his eyes closed, but his divine sense had already taken in every expression of everyone in the hall.
He did not care what these people thought. Whether it was Di Jun's desire to recruit him or the Ancestral Witches' assessment of him, none of it mattered to him.
Tianlu had now taken great interest in observing these famous Innate Divine Beings of the Wu-Demon Tribes era.
His gaze finally settled on the three figures seated cross-legged at the front of the hall, Pangu's Opening-Heaven Pure Qi swirling around them.
"The Three Pure Ones are rather interesting."
Tianlu muttered to himself.
From what he sensed, Taiqing Laozi, Jade Clarity Yuanshi, and Shangqing Tongtian were all at the Middle Daluo Golden Immortal Stage.
Although the pillars of Law of Fortune above their heads were of the highest grade, even carrying the violet-gold hue of Pangu's Legacy, their cultivation had genuinely stalled at the Middle Daluo Golden Immortal Stage.
Tianlu swept his gaze across the more than two thousand Innate Divine Beings within Purple Heaven Palace.
Among so many Innate Divine Beings renowned throughout the Primordial World, there was not a single Late Daluo Golden Immortal Stage expert.
Tianlu pondered silently.
"Truly strange."
"In those bizarre Primordial World legends from my previous life, there were always people who swore by some Three Pure Ones conspiracy theory, claiming that Taiqing Laozi, for the sake of his supreme Dao path, had secretly devoured a trace of Jade Clarity Yuanshi and Shangqing Tongtian's origin when they took form."
"Now, it seems that was utter nonsense."
"So the Three Pure Ones conspiracy theory—that Taiqing consumed a trace of Jade Clarity and Shangqing's origin—appears to have been false."
"Otherwise, with the supreme legacy left behind by Great God Pangu when he opened heaven and earth, coupled with that extra trace of shared origin..."
"Taiqing Laozi would definitely have reached the Late Daluo Golden Immortal Stage. Yet these three were bound together in spirit, their auras intermingling, all steadily remaining at the Middle Daluo Golden Immortal Stage. How could they possibly look as though any of their origins were incomplete?"
Having thought this far, Tianlu did not dwell on it any longer.
Whatever schemes the Three Pure Ones might have among themselves, it was all fine as long as they did not foolishly provoke him, a Pet of the Great Dao.
He lazily turned over, stretched out atop Cloud Treasure, narrowed his eyes, and enjoyed this rare moment of comfort.
Yang Hui continued massaging him.
As time passed, the atmosphere within Purple Heaven Palace became increasingly quiet and profound.
More than two thousand Innate Divine Beings sat cross-legged in meditation, breathing in the lingering Chaotic Pure Qi within the hall, quietly regulating their auras as they awaited Dao Ancestor Hongjun's arrival.
Before they knew it, the time for the thirty-thousand-year sermon was almost at hand.
Just as the divine beings had waited for a long while, two delicate Dao children suddenly appeared in Purple Heaven Palace's main hall.
The two Dao children, one boy and one girl, both had red lips and white teeth, with incomparably pure Xiantian Spiritual Qi swirling around them.
The boy stepped forward, his voice echoing through the hall.
"Fellow Daoists, the time for the sermon has arrived."
The girl immediately addressed the assembled Daoists.
"The place where the sermon will be given is not here. Please follow the two of us."
As soon as these words were spoken, the many Innate Divine Beings who had been resting with their eyes closed opened them one after another, all shocked.
They had waited bitterly in this hall for so long, yet they had not even entered the true place of the sermon?
However, since the message had come from Dao Ancestor's attendants, the divine beings naturally did not dare show the slightest negligence.
Upon hearing this, the many divine beings followed them.
Tianlu was naturally among them.
He yawned and slowly crawled up from Cloud Treasure.
Before leaving, he used his tail to place Yang Hui atop Cloud Treasure.
Yang Hui was briefly stunned by the sudden movement, a trace of embarrassed annoyance flashing across her face.
She was a dignified Daluo Golden Immortal, the Head of Female Immortals of West Kunlun, yet she was being casually handled like an object.
But Yang Hui did not say anything.
After all, Tianlu could do whatever he wanted.
Even the origin of her life was firmly controlled by that domineering Pixiu. She had only managed to break through to the Daluo Realm because he had swallowed her into his stomach and nourished her with Law of Merit.
What could she do?
She could only sigh softly and obediently sit at the edge of Cloud Treasure, allowing Tianlu to guide it as they slowly followed behind the main group of divine beings.
At the same time, deep within Purple Heaven Palace.
Hongjun sat cross-legged, the Fragment of the Jade Plate of Creation suspended above his head, Heavenly Dao laws intertwining around him.
Yet when he saw Tianlu, rage immediately rose within him.
This shameless, unruly Pixiu—does he really think my Purple Heaven Palace is a place for sightseeing and leisure?!
Hongjun cursed inwardly, yet he had no way of dealing with Tianlu.
Taking a deep breath, Hongjun forcibly calmed his mind and began considering the Primordial World's greater situation.
This sermon concerned the direction of the Heavenly Dao's grand trend. At its core lay the ownership of the six Sainthoods.
Of the six great Sainthoods, Nuwa and the Three Pure Ones had been ordained by Heaven.
Nuwa possessed great Creation. In the future, she would gain boundless Law of Merit by mending the heavens and creating humankind.
The Three Pure Ones had transformed from Pangu's Primordial Spirit and bore the legacy of his opening of heaven. These four were destined to become Saints.
The remaining two were meant to repay the great Law of Cause and Effect he owed the Western Lands.
During the Dao-Demon conflict of old, he and Demon Ancestor Luo Hou had fought an earth-shaking battle upon the Western Continent. Luo Hou had madly detonated the Western Continent's spiritual veins, causing its spiritual qi to wither and its living beings to suffer devastation.
This monstrous Law of Cause and Effect naturally fell upon Hongjun's head.
But as long as those two from the Western Lands had not arrived, he could think of another way to repay it.
Jie Yin and Zhun Ti had been stripped of their Law of Fortune by that shameless Tianlu in Chaos, then trapped by the methods Hongjun had deployed. They were likely still struggling bitterly amid the Chaotic Gale.
Then who should receive these two Sainthoods?!
Hongjun pondered.
Giving them to Tianlu, that shameless Pixiu, was impossible.
Not to mention that this fellow had sternly refused even the temptation of Sainthood that Hongjun had offered him before, displaying no reverence whatsoever.
He had rejected Sainthood when it was offered to him before. With his lazy nature, would he even compete for a Prayer Mat?!
Most likely, the moment that Pixiu reached the true place of the sermon, his first reaction would be to find a comfortable corner and continue sleeping!
Hongjun began considering the Primordial World's overall balance.
Other than the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa, who else in the Primordial World was qualified to bear these two Sainthoods?
North Underworld was barren, with only one great power residing there: Kunpeng of North Underworld. One Sainthood could be given to him.
Kunpeng possessed great Law of Fortune and a profound foundation. Granting him Sainthood could also balance the Law of Fortune among the Primordial World's various factions.
Red Cloud had attained the Dao as the first red cloud between heaven and earth and possessed profound good fortune. Giving him the final Sainthood would likewise accord with Heaven's will.
He was an independent cultivator, blessed with deep fortune and skilled at making friends. He would do.
Those two, then.
As long as Zhun Ti and Jie Yin did not arrive, fate would be settled.
If they did arrive, as long as these two did not yield their places, fate would remain settled.
Because of his grievances with Demon Ancestor Luo Hou, Hongjun held a prejudice against the Western Lands.
He had not originally wished to give them anything, but if they insisted, there was nothing to be done. There was a great Law of Cause and Effect involved, so he could only give it to them.
After all, Zhun Ti and Jie Yin bore the great Law of Cause and Effect of the Western Lands.
It was Creation that the Heavenly Dao had decreed must be given to compensate the Western Continent. If he forcibly obstructed it, he would instead incur the Heavenly Dao's displeasure.
Hongjun withdrew his gaze and looked toward the divine beings in the hall, who had already begun heading toward the true place of the sermon. His voice was indifferent.
"Let us see what fate you possess."
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