Qin Fen's little move went unnoticed by almost everyone. Right now, everyone was praying to Heaven. Only two paid no attention: one was him, and the other was Chiyou, who was still continuously expanding.
As soon as Big Chef's Blacklist appeared, a beam of blood-red light shot down from the sky. With a bang, it pierced through the enormous cloud layer and shone upon Chiyou.
This sudden development immediately gave everyone confidence.
"It's the Dao Ancestor! The Dao Ancestor has manifested!" Li Jing's face was filled with excitement, as were the Eight Immortals. Immortals large and small throughout the Heavenly Court were thrilled, because this change meant that the Dao Ancestor had heard their heartfelt prayers.
The Three Pure Ones were somewhat hesitant. Although the existence of the Dao Ancestor was no longer a secret, and the Heavenly Dao had acknowledged it, the Dao Ancestor was simply too mysterious—so mysterious as to seem unreal.
The Three Pure Ones differed from ordinary immortals. Since they could come into contact with Hongjun, they naturally knew more. Hongjun was definitely not the mysterious Dao Ancestor; it was someone else. Yet that only made things more baffling.
The Three Pure Ones had emerged from Pangu and were born at the dawn of Heaven and Earth. Basically, there was no one they did not know. Yet precisely because of that, they had even less idea who the Dao Ancestor really was.
Because no more than three people in the entire Celestial Realm knew the truth: the Queen Mother, Nüwa, and Hongjun.
The Queen Mother was in the Mortal Realm, while Hongjun was still wandering through the Three Thousand Lesser Worlds. The old mother suffered from being unable to speak of it.
But the Jade Emperor was different. The moment he heard Li Jing shout, he