Both men were reasonable, and Laozi immediately gave Yuanshi a tug.
Then he addressed Fuxi, Nuwa, and the others.
"My second brother was momentarily confused. Please forgive him!"
Though Yuanshi was unhappy, he had nothing to say under the circumstances.
Seeing this, Kong Xuan stepped forward to collect the treasures.
The Six Treasure Gourds on the Gourd Vine, along with the Gourd Vine and the Nine Heavens Breath Soil, were all gathered up.
Then Kong Xuan cupped his hands toward everyone present. "Senior brothers, senior sisters, fellow Daoists, Master has instructed me that these treasures are all fated for you. After the second lecture, he will make the appropriate arrangements."
At Kong Xuan's words, Laozi, Tongtian, and the others' eyes lit up.
They had thought they would lose this opportunity, but they had never expected Lin Tian to bestow these treasures after the second lecture.
Naturally, Laozi and Tongtian could accept such an outcome.
Red Cloud and Zhen Yuanzi also began to entertain certain thoughts.
"Neither of us counts as anyone important in the Purple Heaven Palace. There would be nothing wrong with going to the Spirit Vine Palace..."
The two reached an agreement in an instant.
Yuanshi's expression, however, darkened.
Red Cloud and Zhen Yuanzi still had a choice. After all, they were not Hongjun's disciples.
But Yuanshi did not.
From the moment he had chosen the Purple Heaven Palace and become Hongjun's disciple, Yuanshi had been bound to Hongjun in the same boat.
If Yuanshi went to Lin Tian for the second lecture, Dao Ancestor Hongjun would probably not let the matter rest.
He could not afford such a risk.
In other words, he could only abandon this opportunity that fate had ordained for him.
The thought left Yuanshi gnashing his teeth in fury.
Having conveyed everything they