Hum!
Just as the Heaven Measuring Ruler and the Dragon-Headed Cane were about to collide!
An aged figure suddenly appeared between them. With a sweep of his sleeve, an invisible wave surged outward.
The Heaven Measuring Ruler and the Dragon-Headed Cane let out mournful cries. Their dazzling immortal radiance vanished at once, and they returned to their original forms, falling into Daochen's and the Eastern Prince's hands.
"Hm?"
At the sight of the figure who had suddenly appeared, the Eastern Prince's and Daochen's expressions abruptly tightened.
"We pay our respects to Teacher!"
The Sage's disciples present, including Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nüwa, immediately fell to their knees in homage.
This figure was none other than Hongjun!
"Utter foolishness! If this happens again, I shall sentence you both to a million years in the Nine Nether Purgatory!"
Hongjun merely nodded slightly at their greetings, then turned his gaze toward Daochen and the Eastern Prince and spoke in an icy voice.
"This disciple would not dare!"
Feeling the chill in Hongjun's tone, the Eastern Prince was so frightened that he prostrated himself on the ground, not daring even to breathe loudly.
Not long ago, Hongjun had warned him over the matter of the Witch Clan. Now, by fighting Daochen outside Purple Heavens Palace, he had displeased Hongjun again.
If things truly went as Hongjun said, another incident might well spell the end of his reign as Heavenly Emperor.
Although the Primordial Heavenly Court had only recently been established, the fortune it gathered from the myriad races of the Primordial World was immense.
Only a few thousand years had passed, yet with the vast fortune of the Ten Thousand Races bolstering him, it was no exaggeration to say his understanding of the Great Dao had advanced by leaps and bounds.
Once Hongjun's third lecture