Without a rightful standing, his claims carried no weight!
Although Nuwa had not said it outright, she had already made her position clear.
You want the human emperor position, Xuandu? What virtue or ability qualifies you?
By comparison, Gu Changqing could command far greater respect.
Hearing Nuwa's words, Xuandu's face filled with embarrassment.
He had only just suffered a humiliating defeat at Gu Changqing's hands.
Now, hearing Nuwa praise Gu Changqing so highly, Xuandu could no longer concern himself with his status as a junior disciple.
With a cold snort, he said:
"Martial Aunt Nuwa, our Human Sect was founded upon humanity's fortune in the first place."
"As the Human Sect's sole Personal Disciple, it is only natural that I should occupy the human emperor position and command humanity's fortune."
"On the contrary, the Interception Sect has not the slightest karmic connection to humanity. It has no right to meddle."
Nuwa's expression remained calm as she listened.
Yet a trace of cold severity entered her eyes.
This Xuandu truly knows how to turn right into wrong, his tongue as nimble as a reed!
At least he still remembers that the Human Sect was founded upon humanity's fortune.
Throughout the endless years, neither he nor Laozi had ever taught humans to cultivate.
Even when humanity faced a murderous calamity, this master and disciple had watched from behind their walls with keen interest, utterly unmoved.
Yet Gu Changqing's willingness to stand up for humanity, even confronting the Demon Race head-on, became mere meddling in Xuandu's mouth.
It was no exaggeration to say that, in Xuandu's eyes, humans were perhaps nothing more than pawns to be used and discarded at will.
Xuandu's shamelessness needed no further explanation.
Nuwa simply ignored Xuandu and turned to Laozi, asking softly:
"May I ask what Senior Brother