Liu Mang had no idea what had happened within Yang Gu.
If he had known, he definitely would have said, "Nice beating!"
At that moment, he was on Shouyang Mountain, staring miserably at Taishang. Taishang, meanwhile, sat across from him with a calm expression, eating the barbecue Xuan Du had prepared. There was not a trace of the former Supreme Pure One's bearing left in him.
"Xuan Du, it's a little burnt!"
"Understood, Master. I'll pay attention next time."
Liu Mang was utterly helpless. A quasi-sage who did not care about attaining the Dao had fallen in love with grilled skewers!
He shifted closer to Taishang, sidled up to him, and said ingratiatingly, "Hehe, Eldest Uncle-Master, didn't you say you had realized that the foundation for attaining the Dao lay within the Human Race? Why haven't you attained the Dao after all this time?"
Taishang raised one eyelid and casually glanced at Liu Mang. "Oh, I realized it wrong before."
Liu Mang: "..."
The hell you realized it wrong! If I were really a native of Hong Huang, I might actually have believed your nonsense!
"How about you tell me? I can help you think it over," Liu Mang said, still unwilling to give up.
Taishang gnawed at the barbecue skewer until sparks practically flew. "Oh, no need. If you have any ideas, just attain the Dao yourself."
Liu Mang: "..."
"Look, my Second Martial Uncle and my master have both attained the Dao already. Yet as their eldest brother, you still haven't. The great powers of Hong Huang are all discussing it, saying you're inferior to my Second Martial Uncle and my master. I can barely stand listening to it."
Taishang opened both eyes. "Who said that?"
Liu Mang's eyes lit up. There was a chance! Naturally, he would