After Yuding brought Yang Jian and his sister back to Guanjiangkou, the affair of Yao Ji's mortal longing finally came to a close. It had damaged Haotian's reputation somewhat; many living beings called him cruel behind his back, saying he would disown even his closest kin for power and was worse than the former Demon Emperor Dijun.
In truth, it was an impossible dilemma. Once Yao Ji succumbed to mortal longing, Haotian would be cursed no matter what he did-either for bending the law to shield his sister or for disregarding family ties. All one could say was that Haotian had been rather unlucky to end up with a sister like Yao Ji.
Oh, and he was not the only one. Yang Jian would suffer the same fate in the future. Perhaps it was a family tradition: the women all liked to screw over their brothers.
Returning to the story, Yao Ji had fallen, leaving Haotian deeply wounded in spirit and with a tarnished reputation. The Queen Mother of the West, Yuanshi, Zhunti, and Houtu, who had all taken part in the affair, were quite satisfied.
Actually, Gungun was quite satisfied too. It just did not know whether that fellow would go running to the Dao Ancestor to complain again. If he did, then... the Investiture of the Gods List would probably appear before long.
But that hardly mattered. Most of the powerful immortals who were originally destined for the list had already been granted divine appointments by Gungun ahead of time. Even if it had done nothing and everything unfolded as it originally would have, what could Haotian accomplish with the service of three hundred and sixty-five principal gods?
Those disciples of the Saints might seem impressive, but in the eyes of a bear at Gungun's level, they were