"This..."
Inside the Heavenly Court's Hall of Ascending Heaven, the corners of Jieyin's and Zhunti's mouths twitched as the two fellow disciples watched Tongtian and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, who looked ready to fight at the slightest disagreement.
As for breaking up the fight?
That was impossible!
Although the two of them were now in the same camp as Laozi and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, none of them wanted to see the Three Pure Ones reconcile.
After all, there were the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords, plus the Taiji Diagram, the Heaven and Earth Yellow-Gold Exquisite Pagoda, and the Pangu Banner.
Against such a lineup, such strength, even Daochen as he was now would have to weigh his options.
Let alone Jieyin and Zhunti.
Their current alliance was merely a matter of shared interests.
Once it came time to divide the spoils, the seemingly unbreakable alliance between the four of them would instantly crumble into dust.
The same was true of the alliance between Daochen, Nüwa, and Tongtian.
All the bustling crowds beneath heaven came and went for profit!
At the end of the day, even struggles between Sages were about interests.
Naturally, the two fellow disciples would have loved nothing more than to see Yuanshi and Tongtian batter each other's human heads into dog heads-and ideally drag Laozi into it too.
That way, the Three Pure Ones would split completely, and Laozi and Yuanshi would have no choice but to court the two of them to deal with Daochen.
Then they could raise their price on both sides.
No matter how they looked at it, it was an excellent bargain.
Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged a glance, then remained silent, quietly watching events unfold.
"Hmph."
Seeing the calculating looks on their faces, a cold smile flickered across Daochen's lips.
He knew perfectly