Inside Taiqing Palace, the atmosphere was so heavy it seemed water could drip from it.
No sooner had Laozi finished speaking than Tongtian spoke impatiently.
"Eldest brother, the fault in this matter lies with the Chan Sect!"
Tongtian looked straight at Yuanshi, his voice brimming with undisguised anger. "Second brother, you must rein in those disciples of yours who hold their eyes above their heads. You must stop inciting them to attack my Interception Sect disciples!"
"And Guangchengzi and the others gravely injured my disciples today without cause. They must apologize to their faces!"
Tongtian paused, his gaze turning utterly resolute. "Most importantly, second brother, you must abandon your prejudice against those demon disciples and accept my principle of teaching without discrimination."
Tongtian's words struck the ground with force, pressing Yuanshi at every turn.
Not only did he demand an apology from Yuanshi, he also wanted Yuanshi to reject his own doctrine at its roots and acknowledge the Interception Sect's ideals.
For Yuanshi, who valued his dignity and doctrine more than his life, this was an utterly intolerable humiliation!
"Absurd!"
Yuanshi slammed his palm against the Cloud Bed, his face livid and his eyes blazing with fury.
"Tongtian, have you gone mad?!"
Yuanshi glared at Tongtian.
"You want my elite Chan Sect disciples to apologize to those creatures born of dampness and hatched from eggs?
"And you want me to acknowledge that teaching without discrimination of yours, which has filled Kunlun Mountain with smoke and foul miasma?
"Dream on!"
Yuanshi spoke without hesitation, his tone firm. He would never concede.
If he conceded, wouldn't that mean admitting his Chan Sect was wrong?
Admitting that I, Yuanshi, was wrong?
That would be harder for him to bear than death itself.
Yuanshi had no intention of cowering like a quail either. With