They loved this kind of reversal!
"You two only have the Dao Ancestor to lean on. Without him, what do either of you have? Don't think you can scare me with him. He couldn't even resolve that business with the Chaos Demon Ape earlier. Would he have the time to bother with you two burdens? Hmph! Unless you really are his illegitimate son and daughter!"
The Queen Mother of the West was utterly fearless now. Calling her audacious enough to defy Heaven was no exaggeration; she even dared to sling accusations at Hongjun. Of course, she had still left herself a little safeguard.
That was why she had thrown in that last remark.
If the Dao Ancestor actually acted, it would seemingly confirm the murky relationship between the three of them.
"That wretch is courting death!"
Inside the Purple Heaven Palace, Hongjun was indeed furious to hear even a mere Queen Mother of the West daring to malign him.
"Laozi, hurry up and act! Clean up this mess for me!"
He gave another order, seemingly like a cornered dog leaping over a wall.
"Lin Tian, could Haotian and Yaochi really be the Dao Ancestor's illegitimate children?"
Seeing the Dao Ancestor's reaction, even Tongtian, who was not one for gossip, could not help asking Lin Tian.
"Cult Leader, you want to know?" Lin Tian smiled. "Actually, the facts are right before your eyes. Does it even need saying?"
"It's not as though you don't know what Hongjun is like. If they weren't close to him, would he put so much effort into helping them rise to power? Then, once they were in power and he saw that the Heavenly Court had few people it could use, he immediately launched the Investiture of the Gods to replenish its ranks, even at the