Three Celestial Lords and one Star Lord rode multicolored clouds down from the void.
Purple Origin Celestial Lord glanced at Yang Huai, a trace of surprise flickering in the depths of his eyes.
He had not expected this son-in-law of his to defeat the Demon Emperor Taiyi Yuanqing and even capture him alive.
That truly was an unexpected turn.
But it was not a bad thing.
In the distance, Dao Lord Miaoyuan drifted over and swept his gaze across the crowd with a smile. "Now that the old Yuanqing demon has been captured alive by Fellow Daoist Wuliang, it is a momentous joy. Especially since this old demon bore a second identity—the Azure Wood Star Lord of the false Divine Court. That is another great merit!"
The three ancient immortals Tianxing, Tuzhen, and Ying Huo also turned their gazes toward Yang Huai, each wearing a smile.
Yet Ying Huo Star Lord's smile was noticeably more genuine.
Casting a glance at Origin Wood Mountain below, now reduced to a sea of flames, the hundreds of thousands of heavenly soldiers and generals tore through the void and swiftly headed toward the Purple Palace Immortal Palace.
After returning to the Immortal Palace, Yang Huai and the Celestial Lords returned their dharma decrees.
They handed over the reincarnated body of the Star Palace Shangdi to the Immortal Palace.
There was also the sealed Azure Wood Star Lord.
But he unceremoniously took the Taiyi Yuanqing Divine Tree for himself.
Such an innate divine tree, even if it was merely second-generation, was no less valuable than an innate dharma treasure.
It would surely prove of great use to him in the future.
Afterward, he and Fu Yun went to Purple Origin Celestial Lord's temporary residence.
Purple Origin Celestial Lord was not surprised to see the two