The gates of Violet Cloud Palace remained tightly shut.
When Dan Jing arrived, only Haotian was there already—a Great Luo Realm cultivator who still wore the appearance of a Dao attendant.
Dan Jing looked at Haotian.
The first to arrive, he raised a brow, stepped forward, and wore an amiable smile on his face!
He took the initiative to greet Haotian:
"Kid, what's your name?"
Though he knew the little fellow's name, Dan Jing still asked.
Opening a conversation was child's play!
Haotian had not expected a Primordial Divine Being to take the initiative and speak to him. Flattered beyond measure, he clasped his hands and bowed to Dan Jing.
He answered:
"This junior is Haotian. Greetings, Senior!"
At those words.
Dan Jing raised a brow, and a faintly meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
His golden eyes regarded Haotian.
"Haotian—vast and boundless; Heaven—supreme and unsurpassable!"
"Kid—"
"You have the bearing of a Heavenly Emperor who could unite the entire Primordial Cosmos!"
Hearing Dan Jing's words, Haotian, the little Dao attendant standing before the gates of Violet Cloud Palace, froze for a moment.
Then.
His expression returned to normal as he said:
"Senior is joking."
This kid—
He did not believe Dan Jing's words!
Nor did he have any desire to rule the Primordial World—
Haotian was also a devout seeker of the Dao!
Now.
Following at the side of the Sage Master who had enlightened him, he listened to the Sage's teachings at every moment and comprehended the Sage's Dao aura everywhere. How smooth had his cultivation become?
Thinking back to when he had first been enlightened—
Haotian had merely been a tiny Golden Immortal cultivator. Yet after only twenty short Yuanhui, he had already become a Great Luo.
Only if he had eaten his fill and had nothing better to do would Haotian want to rule Heaven and Earth and become some damned Heavenly Emperor!
As a Heavenly Emperor—
He would have to handle the affairs between Heaven and Earth, mediate the relationships among all sides, and deal with powerhouses from every faction, right?
For all he knew, he might even have to swallow the abuse of those innate mighty beings!
How could that compare to staying peacefully in Violet Cloud Palace and accompanying the Sage Master?
Within Violet Cloud Palace—
He, Haotian, was merely an attendant anyone could order around at will. But once outside Violet Cloud Palace?
Who would not give him, Haotian, some face?
Therefore.
Heavenly Emperor? Even a dog would not take that job!
"You don't believe me?"
Seeing Haotian's reaction, Dan Jing's lips curled slightly.
"Kid—"
"In the Primordial World, without strength, you will ultimately be unable to control your own fate!"
"Hahaha..."
After saying that.
Dan Jing ignored Haotian's strange expression and paid no heed to what he might be thinking. Looking relaxed, he walked to one side.
He sat down casually and waited for Violet Cloud Palace to open.
"..."
Haotian stood before the gates of Violet Cloud Palace, his thoughts churning without end.
A moment later.
He understood the crux of it—
As the Sage Master's attendant, there was only one circumstance under which he could become the "Heavenly Emperor" Senior Dan Jing had mentioned.
That was—
No one in the Primordial World could shoulder such a great responsibility, and the Sage Master would personally appoint him to serve as this so-called "Heavenly Emperor."
If that happened.
He truly would be unable to refuse!
If so, perhaps he ought to work harder, so that when the Sage Master needed him—
He would possess sufficient strength—
To ascend as Heavenly Emperor!
Before long.
The Red-Dust Guests arrived one after another, passing through Chaos and appearing outside the gates of Violet Cloud Palace.
The vast majority of the Red-Dust Guests—
Had already entered the Perfected Great Luo Realm. Only a very small number remained at the late Great Luo Realm!
And many long-renowned powerhouses.
Such as—
Red Cloud, Zhen Yuanzi, Kunpeng, Minghe, and others had all successfully severed their corpses and entered the Quasi-Sage Realm.
Of course.
There was even less need to mention the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti—the six Sage disciples who arrived later.
"Dan Jing, you really came early!"
At Dan Jing's side, where no one else had been sitting, Xi He took the initiative to approach and sit down.
At her side.
Chang Xi also sat down, her beautiful eyes falling upon Dan Jing.
She softly said:
"It has been some time. I trust you have been well."
Looking at the sisters Xi He and Chang Xi who had come to his side.
Dan Jing's lips curled upward.
"You two—"
"Are you interested in discussing a major business deal?"
At those words.
Xi He froze for a moment, her beautiful eyes seeming to spin threads around Dan Jing.
Smiling, she asked:
"A business deal? What sort of deal do you want to discuss with us sisters?"
The meaning of business was not difficult to understand.
After giving it a little thought, Xi He and Chang Xi understood that Dan Jing was inviting the sisters to take part in some of his schemes.
As for that.
Xi He was naturally interested—
After all, Dan Jing was the man with whom she had become increasingly infatuated and taken a liking to!
She now wanted more and more to discuss the Dao with Dan Jing!
"A major business deal!"
Dan Jing grinned and said casually:
"After this round of listening to the Dao, I'll find some time to visit you on the Lunar Star. You'll know then."
He was coming to the Lunar Star to visit the two of them?
Xi He's beautiful eyes brightened a little, and the smile on her face grew all the more lovely.
This was perfect!
Entering the Lunar Star was easy, but leaving the Lunar Star—
Heh heh...
As the dignified Lunar Star Goddess, could she possibly let Dan Jing leave in one piece?
Absolutely not!
Having arranged for Dan Jing to visit them later, he and the sisters Xi He and Chang Xi began to chat idly.
This time—
Nothing else happened!
After all, few Red-Dust Guests dared to offend Dan Jing.
As for the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and the others, once they realized Dan Jing did not care in the slightest about the title of "Sage disciple," they had no desire to provoke him either.
At the very least—
Before they were certain they could beat Dan Jing flat, they had no intention of provoking this madman!
More than a hundred years passed.
Haotian, standing before the gates of Violet Cloud Palace, turned solemn and stepped forward.
He bowed to the Red-Dust Guests waiting outside:
"The Master is about to begin his lecture. Esteemed guests, please enter in an orderly manner!"
As his words fell.
Haotian moved aside, and the gates of Violet Cloud Palace slowly opened.
The Red-Dust Guests entered Violet Cloud Palace one after another, chatting and laughing.
They took their seats.
Or found an empty spot, set down a meditation cushion, and sat.
Once all the Red-Dust Guests had taken their seats.
The Sage old man's figure appeared upon the lecture platform.
An unfathomable Sage Dao aura flowed from him, causing all manner of profound phenomena to emerge within Violet Cloud Palace.
The Sage old man upon the lecture platform recited a magnificent chapter of the Great Dao:
"Before Heaven and Earth existed, there was neither yin nor yang, neither life nor death, neither south nor north, neither form nor image, limitless and boundless..."
"..."
This third lecture—
Was profoundly abstruse!
Although the Red-Dust Guests swiftly comprehended the opening portion.
Very soon—
Those Red-Dust Guests who were only at the late Great Luo Realm began to fall behind the rhythm of the lecture. Pain and confusion appeared on their faces, and one by one, they withdrew from their state of listening to the Dao.
At the same time.
They could hear the magnificent chapter of the Great Dao recited by the Sage old man—
Yet they could no longer gain enlightenment from it. They could not even forcibly memorize it.
Upon realizing this.
This portion of the Red-Dust Guests silently sighed in their hearts and stopped forcing the matter.
They understood—
For this lecture, they had merely been accompanying the runners.
Several hundred years later.
The Red-Dust Guests at the Perfected Great Luo Realm likewise withdrew from their state of listening to the Dao.
Around two thousand years later.
Red Cloud, Zhen Yuanzi, and some other Quasi-Sage powerhouses also withdrew from their state of listening to the Dao, each carrying regret!
Around two thousand five hundred years later.
The Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti—the six Sage disciples—also left their state of listening to the Dao with some regret!
Three thousand years.
When the Sage old man upon the lecture platform ceased speaking the Dao.
Among the Red-Dust Guests—
Dan Jing, too, awoke from his state of listening to the Dao, thoroughly satisfied.
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