Lingxiao Palace, Where the Western Wind Began to Rise

Hearing Haotian's reply, Primordial Heavenly Venerate nodded in satisfaction. Then his gaze sharpened as he asked in a deep voice:

"Did the Two Sages of the West come looking for you?"

Caught off guard by Primordial Heavenly Venerate's question, Haotian was greatly shaken and looked utterly flustered.

After a brief pause, he did not dare conceal anything and hurriedly said:

"In reply to Heavenly Venerate."

"The Two Sages of the West did indeed visit Tongming Palace some time ago."

"They... they also wished to dismantle the Heavenly Court and proposed... that I establish the Western Heavenly Court."

"I believed their purpose aligned with yours, Heavenly Venerate, so I agreed to it!"

At this point, Haotian looked exceedingly uneasy. He then bowed deeply to Primordial Heavenly Venerate and added:

"Please forgive me, Heavenly Venerate!"

"I... I should have found an opportunity to send word to you about this."

"It is only that, during this recent period, I have been busy winning over the immortals and gods of the Heavenly Court and had no time to spare, so..."

Before Haotian could finish, Primordial Heavenly Venerate interrupted him:

"No matter."

"I have no intention of blaming you."

"To be honest, after the Two Sages of the West came looking for you, they went to Kunlun Mountain to find me."

At Primordial Heavenly Venerate's words, Haotian's heart trembled.

He thought that Primordial Heavenly Venerate truly was deeply calculating.

At the same time, Haotian was fortunate that his earlier answer had contained no concealment.

Otherwise, faced with Primordial Heavenly Venerate, who had asked while already knowing the answer, any deception on his part would have spelled serious trouble.

After thinking for a moment, Haotian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Changing the subject, he asked:

"May I ask what instructions Heavenly Venerate has for coming