A Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land and some unidentified innate Numinous Treasure-we came all this way just for that?
It would not be that simple!
Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged a glance, a gleam of tacit understanding flashing in their eyes. Exactly. We must make Dijun surrender the Hetu Luoshu. With that as compensation, we can agree on Gungun's behalf to settle this karmic debt.
"Hmph!" Tongtian snorted at Fuxi, then picked up the Glazed Cup before him and took a small sip of Nine Heavens Sweet Dew.
Since that bear sent Yinglong to ask me to uphold justice for him, and I agreed, this cannot simply be brushed aside.
Dijun beat that foolish bear until he "perished," nearly sending him into reincarnation. In that case, he must take a strike from my sword, too.
Then there is the punishment for your Demon Race repeatedly defying the Dao Ancestor's sacred decree.
As the Dao Ancestor's most beloved... most outstanding disciple, I, Tongtian, have decided on his behalf that you must surrender the Hetu Luoshu into my safekeeping as punishment.
What? The Hetu Luoshu anchors the Heavenly Court's fortune, so you cannot hand it over?
No matter. Give it to me first, and I will let it continue anchoring your Heavenly Court's fortune. Once the Witch Race defeats you, I will sever its connection to the Heavenly Court and use it to anchor my Jiejiao's supreme fortune.
Such were Tongtian's thoughts.
As for Yuanshi, his thoughts were much the same as those of the other three Saints.
*Dijun behaved outrageously and deserves a blow from me to repay his karmic debt to Gungun. Moreover, if Nine Li is to become the Human Emperor, he will need a treasure to anchor his fortune. I cannot give him the Pangu Banner, but the Hetu Luoshu