Although Yuanshi Tianzun did not think highly of the Jie Sect and even wished to see it completely destroyed.
That did not mean Yuanshi Tianzun had no favorable impression of any Jie Sect disciples.
What Yuanshi Tianzun looked down upon were those born from fur, horns, moisture, and eggs, not those with genuine foundations.
Hong Ze was an Innate Human Race personally created by Nüwa Niangniang. On that basis alone, even Yuanshi Tianzun would agree to accept him as an inner disciple.
To put it bluntly, the Three Pure Ones were not without feelings for one another. Their eventual fratricidal conflict was all part of the Heavenly Dao's scheme.
At this time, the Three Pure Ones had not truly fallen out, and the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation had not officially begun. Naturally, they could not have reached a point of life-or-death hostility.
What Yuanshi Tianzun wanted was merely to help Master Tongtian properly reorganize the Jie Sect and remove those born from fur, horns, moisture, and eggs from it.
Therefore, he had no particular issue with Hong Ze, even if Hong Ze was not especially respectful toward him.
Of course, Yuanshi Tianzun did not particularly like Hong Ze either. After all, Hong Ze had once offended him.
However, Golden Spirit Mother and the others interpreted Yuanshi Tianzun's words differently.
They believed Yuanshi Tianzun intended to harm their Eldest Senior Brother and make him suffer qi deviation on the Heavenly Ladder.
At that very moment, the Jie Sect's seven Great Luo Golden Immortals came to hate Yuanshi Tianzun.
But Hong Ze knew nothing of this and continued comprehending the trace of opportunity he had touched upon.
Suddenly, Hong Ze felt as though something inside his body had shattered, and his cultivation instantly reached the Mystical Immortal Realm.
Hong Ze had