"Dao Ancestor, I am neither a Saint nor a disciple of the Mystic Gate. The Dao-Demon War has nothing to do with me!" Before the other Saints could speak, Houtu was the first to recover her senses, declaring her stance to Hongjun with words that rang like iron striking stone.
He wanted to drive her out of the Primordial World? In his dreams!
"Dao Ancestor, we two monks have already left the Mystic Gate to establish our own order. Please forgive us for being unable to serve in this matter." Seeing Houtu take the lead, Zhunti immediately followed suit.
Beside him, Jieyin nodded repeatedly.
Exactly. Though we loathe the Devil Ancestor too, driving us out of the Primordial World so you can freely nibble away at the Heavenly Dao's authority is absolutely out of the question!
"Though you are neither a Saint nor a disciple of the Mystic Gate, you are a mighty being of the Primordial World. You oversee the Six Paths of Reincarnation and enjoy the reverence and faith of all living beings. Now that the Devil Ancestor has reappeared, how can you stand aside?" Hongjun asked Houtu.
Then he turned his gaze toward Jieyin and Zhunti and said, "The Devil Ancestor once destroyed the spiritual veins of the Western Lands, creating a great karmic debt there. Moreover, though you two have left the Mystic Gate, you remain Heavenly Dao Saints. How can you refuse to eradicate the devil?"
Faced with Hongjun's questions, Houtu and the Two Western Sages were momentarily at a loss for words.
"May I ask, Teacher, if we all leave the Primordial World to search for the Devil Ancestor's whereabouts, what about you? What will you do?" Nuwa asked Hongjun then.
Hongjun answered, "Luo Hou is treacherous by nature. This time, he used the