Upon hearing this, Haotian did not rush to give an answer.
After a brief pause, he casually waved his hand and set up a Prohibition around them. Then, he turned his gaze toward the assembled immortal officials.
"Everyone."
"Rather than idling away your days in the present Heavenly Court, with no prospect of ever rising to prominence..."
"Why not seek another path?"
The moment Haotian spoke, every immortal official present turned pale.
"Immortal Haotian, what... what do you mean by that?"
One immortal official asked in a trembling voice.
Haotian did not hide anything. He briefly explained to the immortal officials present that he wished to establish the Western Heavenly Court.
After hearing Haotian out, all the immortal officials wore grave expressions.
After all, although they held idle posts in the Heavenly Court, they lived leisurely and comfortably enough.
Yet Haotian clearly meant for them to defect from the present Heavenly Court.
If this matter were exposed, it would inevitably incur the fury of Di Zun, the ruler of the Heavenly Court.
Di Zun was a newly ascended Saint. His wrath was not something they could endure!
Seeing the many immortal officials hesitate, Haotian smiled faintly and continued,
"I will not hide this from you either."
"Two Saints of the Western Teachings stand behind this matter."
"If you are willing, once the Western Heavenly Court is successfully established, I will certainly grant you important posts and allow you to hold real power."
"Moreover, I can promise you that the resources you receive then will far exceed what you have now!"
"Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will never come again if you let it slip away."
Having said that, Haotian fell silent and waited for the immortal officials to make their decision.
At that moment, the immortal officials looked at one another,