Primordial Heavenly Venerable stared at Daochen, but Daochen paid him no mind.
He did not even look at Primordial Heavenly Venerable.
Instead, he gazed with satisfaction at the avatars of Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiao Sisters seated below him.
He said nothing more, merely raised his cup toward Zhao Gongming and nodded before draining it in one gulp.
Zhao Gongming looked delighted and hurriedly rose to bow.
The Three Xiao Sisters rose at the same time.
The four of them had come up with this plan together.
What was it for? To catch Primordial Heavenly Venerable completely off guard.
Their master had said he would not intervene, and he would keep his word.
He would not even offer a reminder.
They had to figure everything out themselves.
Primordial Heavenly Venerable, however, was not nearly so scrupulous about following the rules.
Although he would not act personally, his little schemes behind the scenes never stopped.
Such shameless behavior left them both furious and helpless.
Just as Primordial Heavenly Venerable was about to confront Daochen, someone beside him reached out and stopped him.
"Junior brother, you're being foolish!"
Primordial Heavenly Venerable looked over and saw that it was Laozi, the Moral Heavenly Venerable.
"Senior brother, this fellow broke the rules and intervened himself! I must report him to the Dao Ancestor and lodge a damning complaint!"
Laozi sighed. "Junior brother, oh, junior brother. Has a mere Quasi-Saint blinded you? Look more closely. Who exactly concealed the workings of heaven?"
Primordial Heavenly Venerable froze. Had Daochen not intervened? If he had not acted personally, who else could have obscured his perception?
He looked doubtfully at Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiao Sisters, then suddenly felt utterly stunned.
"This... this is impossible! How long has Fuxi even been cultivating? How could he cloud