Primordial World: I, an Iron-Eating Beast, Had My Thoughts Overheard by Houtu-War Among the Saints Erupted!
Hearing Tongtian's shout, Hongjun glanced at him. He offered no excuses, nor did he claim it was a misunderstanding. They would not believe him anyway. Saints were no fools.
Then he said, "You all rule a realm or a teaching, looking down upon all living beings. You do not wish anything to escape your control. Naturally, neither do I. Previously, I appointed Haotian as the ruler of the Heavenly Court, yet you repeatedly defied me. Though these were minor matters, a single leaf reveals the coming autumn. I merged myself with the Dao and act on Heaven's behalf. Everything I do benefits the Primordial World. Yet you, despite being Saints, have repeatedly disobeyed out of selfishness. To prevent your future conduct from becoming ever more rebellious, I had no choice but to resort to this!"
"This Saint-Felling Pill was certainly not refined recently, and refining it must have taken considerable time. You must have begun before Haotian became the Great Heavenly Venerable. No... perhaps you even began before the Witch-Demon Calamity," Laozi said, rising from his meditation cushion and looking at Hongjun.
Though he had attained the Dao through taiji, he had also nearly reached the pinnacle of pill refinement. Having examined the pill closely just now, he could naturally discern when its refinement had begun.
Hearing Laozi's words, Tongtian gritted his teeth. Then, with a clang, azure light flashed in his hand as he summoned the Green Duckweed Sword. In an instant, he too appeared behind Houtu, standing shoulder to shoulder with Nuwa and the others.
Seeing this, Hongjun turned his gaze toward Laozi and said, "But before the matter with Haotian, before you defied me, I never gave you this pill to