Yuan Shi Loses Face!

Then he took out the Creation Jade Disc and began rubbing it.

Yet even after rubbing the Creation Jade Disc black,

he still could not discern the strange nature of the Ancestral Witches.

Hongjun's expression shifted uncertainly as he watched the Ancestral Witches.

The two from the Western Lands, who had been beaten up by the Ancestral Witches, rose to their feet with bruised and swollen faces. They circulated their mana to heal their injuries.

However, the wound at the corner of their eyes could not fade anytime soon, leaving them with one eye visibly red and swollen.

Jie Yin sent a voice transmission to Zhun Ti. "Junior Brother, there are no seats left. What should we do?"

Zhun Ti replied, "We cannot covet the Ancestral Witches' seats! We can only look to others!"

As they spoke, their gazes turned toward Di Jiang and the others, filled with apprehension.

Then, they looked toward Hong Yun and stepped forward with cupped hands.

"Fellow Daoist! My junior brother and I have come from the distant Western Lands, yet we still have no seats. Would Fellow Daoist be willing to give your seat to us brothers?"

"My junior brother and I would be endlessly grateful!"

Hong Yun sympathized with the plight of the two from the Western Lands. He rose to his feet and nodded.

"Of course! You may take this seat!"

Zhen Yuanzi was greatly alarmed. He tried to stop Hong Yun and said,

"Hong Yun! You must not!"

But Zhun Ti was quick-eyed and quick-handed, swiftly taking Hong Yun's seat.

"You! I..."

Zhen Yuanzi glared at Hong Yun irritably.

He had not expected that a moment's inattention would cost them the seat.

It was infuriating!

Hong Yun comforted him.

"Brother Zhen Yuan! I'm fine! I can sit with you!"

Zhen Yuanzi said, "You... Sigh, forget it..."

Zhun Ti secretly rejoiced and cupped his hands toward Hong Yun. "Many thanks, Fellow Daoist Hong Yun!"

Fool!

All the divine beings thought the same upon seeing this.

Di Jiang secretly shook his head. As expected, Hong Yun truly was a pushover!

Having obtained one seat,

Zhun Ti was still not satisfied and looked to the side.

The Three Pure Ones looked like trouble!

As for Di Jiang, there was even less need to mention him.

This one! All alone! Him it was!

Zhun Ti fixed his eyes on Kunpeng and cupped his hands.

"Fellow Daoist! My junior brother and I are very close. Why not yield your seat as well?"

"Surely Fellow Daoist would be happy to help us?"

A cold smile appeared on Kunpeng's somewhat sinister face.

"Why should I yield my seat? What does your close relationship have to do with me?"

Before Zhun Ti could speak,

Yuan Shi spoke first.

"Why should those born of dampness and hatched from eggs be qualified to sit alongside us?"

Kunpeng glared furiously at Yuan Shi.

The moment those words were spoken, many of the divine beings present frowned deeply, anger rising in their hearts. After all, quite a few of them were among the damp-born and egg-hatched beings Yuan Shi had mentioned.

Not everyone possessed origins as profound as the Three Pure Ones!

However, the Three Pure Ones were one entity and immensely powerful. They could not afford to provoke them, so they could only bury their anger.

Still, their expressions looked rather unpleasant.

Tai Shang's expression remained unchanged, but his brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

Tong Tian's expression shifted slightly. Tugging Yuan Shi's sleeve, he said,

"Second Brother! How could you say such a thing?"

Yuan Shi looked arrogant. With a flick of his sleeve, he declared proudly,

"Was I wrong?"

Kunpeng's eyes burned with fury.

Zhun Ti and Jie Yin rejoiced wildly inwardly. Yuan Shi truly is such a good man!

Yet before Kunpeng could speak, Di Jiang calmly said,

"Those born of dampness and hatched from eggs? Well said!"

"Yuan Shi! What right do you have to speak of us like that?"

"Father God Pangu created heaven and earth, transforming himself into the Primordial World. From that perspective, we all share the same origin."

"And now you call us those born of dampness and hatched from eggs? Are you saying Father God Pangu was unfair?"

What a blame to pin on him!

If Yuan Shi admitted it, the fortune upon him would likely dissipate in an instant.

The other Innate Divine Saints were delighted and promptly echoed Di Jiang's words.

"That's right! Yuan Shi, what exactly are your intentions?"

"I'd say he refuses to acknowledge that he himself was transformed from Great God Pangu."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk~ Yuan Shi, you truly have some nerve!"

"..."

The divine beings continued speaking one after another.

They had not dared speak because of the Three Pure Ones' great strength.

But now that Di Jiang had taken the lead,

they naturally wanted to voice their thoughts.

Yuan Shi had not expected a single sentence to provoke such public anger. His expression changed again and again. He wanted to take back his words, but his pride left him rooted in place.

Tong Tian's expression changed drastically, and bitterness filled his heart. He had not expected his Second Brother to incur everyone's wrath. He immediately cupped his hands toward the divine beings.

"Everyone, please calm your anger! I apologize on behalf of my Second Brother!"

"My Second Brother's words were an unintentional mistake. Please do not take offense."

Di Jiang revealed a faint smile at those words.

The reason he had intervened was because he wanted to disrupt that old loach Hongjun's plans.

He could not let everything proceed according to Hongjun's designs.

Di Jiang wanted to see

how that old loach Hongjun would handle matters now that two of the originally fated Six Sages were gone.

Seeing that Di Jiang said nothing further,

the divine beings stopped pressing the matter, lest they truly enrage the Three Pure Ones.

After Di Jiang spoke, Jie Yin and Zhun Ti no longer dared stand out and say anything.

Jie Yin instead took a seat in the second row behind Zhun Ti.

Kunpeng looked gratefully at Di Jiang and sent him a voice transmission.

"Many thanks, Fellow Daoist!"

Di Jiang nodded and replied through voice transmission, "No need!"

Yuan Shi said angrily to Tong Tian,

"Did I need you to say that?"

Tong Tian was furious inside. And now he was being blamed?

If not for your foul mouth,

how would things have reached this point?

And why had you not spoken up just now?

However, those thoughts merely flashed through his mind.

The Three Pure Ones still had a very good relationship at this time.

Di Jiang took in all their reactions and thought to himself,

Interesting!

The Three Pure Ones' conflicts are beginning to show!

At that moment, he noticed Yuan Shi shooting him a resentful glare, and he sneered inwardly.

Once this session at the Purple Firmament ends,

I'll begin plotting to seize the Nine-Turn Origin Technique in the Three Pure Ones' possession.

Di Jiang pondered this.

Then, he told the other Ancestral Witches of his intention to seize the Nine-Turn Origin Technique from the Three Pure Ones.

The Ancestral Witches' eyes all lit up upon hearing this.

This sort of thing was perfectly suited to their tastes!

Zhurong repeatedly sent voice transmissions.

"Big Brother is right!"

"I've long been sick of the Three Pure Ones' arrogant airs."

"Especially that Yuan Shi. He acts like someone owes him a Primordial Spirit Treasure."

Di Jiang smiled.

The Ancestral Witches looked excited.

Just then,

an elderly man with white hair and beard abruptly appeared before them.

His aura was ethereal, as though he might merge into heaven and earth at any moment.

It was Hongjun!

The divine beings all cupped their hands. "We pay respects to the Sage!"

Hongjun nodded. His gaze flickered almost imperceptibly toward Di Jiang as he secretly began calculating. When he found nothing, he could only suppress his thoughts and say,

"The seats shall remain unchanged from now on!"

"The teaching will be divided into three sessions: the first on the Dao of the Great Firmament Golden Immortal, the second on the Dao of the Quasi-Sage, and the third on the Dao of the Sage. Each session will last three thousand years."

"Now, I shall teach the Dao of the Great Firmament Golden Immortal. The Great Firmament is eternity..."