Western Heavenly Court in Charge? Ranking Disputes!

Seeing that All Sages had calmed down, Dao Ancestor Hongjun smiled faintly, then shifted his gaze and let it fall on Haotian.

Receiving Hongjun's gaze, Haotian hurriedly snapped out of his daze and quickly bowed.

"Lord Dao Ancestor!"

Hongjun nodded lightly and said blandly, "This Investiture List will be handed over to Haotian of the Western Heavenly Court to manage."

"All gods who enter the Investiture List must, from this day forth, obey the commands of the Western Heavenly Court."

The moment Hongjun said this, the expressions of all the Sages present changed drastically. But very quickly, All Sages gathered their composure again.

Though they all appeared perfectly calm on the surface, deep in their hearts, mutters kept rising one after another.

"Oh?"

"Dao Ancestor is actually handing this Investiture List to Haotian to manage?"

"No wonder Haotian was allowed to be present this time. So it was to let him hold authority over the Investiture List!"

"Entering the Investiture List does indeed make one undying and imperishable, but from now on, life and death are held in another's hand, and all freedom is gone. That is also true."

"To the gods on the list, this is no fortunate destiny at all. It is shackles and fetters."

"Teacher really does favor that attendant boy of his, to actually let them hold authority over the Investiture List."

"..."

For a time, All Sages sank into silence.

No one was willing to let their own disciples be placed on the list.

Still less were they willing to take disciples they had painstakingly nurtured and hand them over for Haotian to command.

At the same time, after Haotian heard what Dao Ancestor Hongjun had said, realization immediately dawned on him.

Earlier, Hongjun had spoken of the Great Calamity and taken out this Investiture