Lin Tian no longer went out of his way to make things difficult for the Jade Emperor. After all, his status was now established, and the Jade Emperor stood beneath him.
With Lin Tian's temperament, he could be difficult and overbearing toward those above him, but toward those below him, he had to maintain a certain dignity.
"Great Heavenly Venerable, there's no need for such courtesy. I merely came for a stroll. My apologies for interrupting your discussion of state affairs!"
"You're too kind, Vine Dao Venerable. Your visit is a blessing for the Heavenly Court!"
Sun Wukong, who followed behind him, wore a face full of shock and disbelief. The Jade Emperor had never shown the slightest respect for him, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.
Yet the entire Heavenly Court treated this Vine Dao Venerable with respect.
Lin Tian surveyed the surrounding Immortals and Gods and found them gazing at him with longing amid their admiration.
Lin Tian knew these were all his martial uncles, members of Jiejiao caught up in the Investiture of the Gods. They yearned for freedom, and now that he had become the Seventh Saint, they had placed their hopes in him.
Indeed, apart from him, the Seventh Saint who walked the mortal world, no one could save them.
Indeed, even Cult Leader Tongtian could not, because he was in Chaos. Even a Saint had no way to help.
Moreover, Tongtian was constrained by the other Saints, and his magic power was now inferior to that of Primordial Heavenly Venerable.
In both Magic Treasures and magic power, Primordial Heavenly Venerable completely overshadowed Tongtian.
The Six Saints in Chaos were now divided into three groups. Laozi and Yuanshi were the strongest, overwhelming both the Tongtian-Nuwa pair and the Jieyin-Zhunti pair.
The Tongtian-Nuwa pair was only