"But..." He glanced at Haotian.
The implication was clear: Haotian was refusing to give you face!
Hongjun's gaze swept over him, and Haotian felt as though needles were pricking his back.
He had wanted to imitate the tactics of those two, only to be turned against himself!
Forcing a smile, he said:
"Fine. I shall grant the positions of Five Elders and invite the outstanding disciples of Western Teachings to take office."
Zhunti beamed. "Sunlight and Moonlight are entrusted to you."
Haotian was stunned. "Sunlight and Moonlight?"
Zhunti smiled calmly, as though it were the most natural thing in the world.
"Had we not previously mentioned that we were willing to place our two Direct Disciples, Sunlight and Moonlight, under Fellow Daoist Haotian's command?"
Faced with the other man's smiling gaze, Haotian could only nod stiffly.
Hongjun lowered his head and said nothing.
This Karma had been resolved a little further.
Two Five Elders and three thousand Subordinate Gods.
That was all the manpower Western Teachings was willing to provide.
In truth, it had nearly emptied Western Teachings of its reserves.
The remaining experts and outer disciples of Western Teachings all held posts in Lu Tian's underworld and had no need to enter the Heavenly Court.
Only Sunlight and Moonlight remained.
Previously, their cultivation had been slightly lacking, and there had also been a need to balance the Witch Clan and Asura Race, so they had been excluded.
Lu Tian had originally intended to appoint them as Five Directional Ghost Emperors, reducing the seats held by the Witch Clan and Asura Race.
But Jieyin and Zhunti had politely declined.
They had long calculated that two positions among the "Five Elders" of the Heavenly Court were fated for Western Teachings, so they had reserved them for Sunlight and Moonlight.
This way,