Hongjun glanced at Yuanshi, a trace of helplessness showing in eyes otherwise as still as an ancient well.
Why was Yuanshi being so reckless?
Hongjun could not understand Yuanshi's actions either. He did not want to intervene under these circumstances.
But Yuanshi was his disciple, and safeguarding his disciple's dignity was something Hongjun, as his master, had to handle.
Thus, Hongjun gave a soft cough.
An invisible force descended, and both Laozi's and Tongtian's treasures began to wobble precariously.
Hongjun had recently entered Middle Primordial Unity, so dealing with Laozi and Tongtian posed no difficulty whatsoever.
"Let today's matter end here!" Hongjun said with a soft sigh. "This Treasure Gourd was my disciple Yuanshi's destined opportunity to begin with. It is only right that it return to its rightful owner."
Laozi's and Tongtian's expressions darkened. If the matter ended like this, how could they answer to Lin Tian?
But just then, another force burst forth out of nowhere.
"Hmph!"
"End here? Fellow Daoist Hongjun, you certainly know how to distinguish right from wrong!"
Boundless power spread through the heavens.
Laozi, Tongtian, Kong Xuan, and Kong Jie all looked over with immense, delighted surprise.
The next moment.
Lin Tian appeared before everyone's eyes.
He merely stood there, yet all the stars in the sky seemed to revolve around him.
Lin Tian was the focus of everyone's attention, a presence impossible to ignore.
As Lin Tian arrived, the old Daoist Hongjun raised an eyebrow, feeling a wave of pressure wash over him.
As expected, things were not so simple!
He had wanted to reduce a major issue to a minor one, then make that minor issue disappear, but that now seemed rather unlikely.
At that thought.
Hongjun's expression tightened, and he seemed somewhat expectant of what would happen next.
*I have now