"Zhunti, if you keep spouting such bloody nonsense, I'll fight you!"
Faced with Zhunti's sarcastic jabs, Lord Yuanshi's face turned livid with rage.
Zhunti was not worried by his threat in the slightest. Instead, he became even more brazen, pointing at Yuanshi with ill intent.
"Oh my, Teacher, look at him. He's getting worked up. He's getting worked up."
"I..."
Lord Yuanshi still wanted to explain, but Qian Kun cut him off with an angry roar.
"Enough!!!"
Qian Kun's cold gaze swept over the two of them. They lost all desire to continue arguing and lowered their heads as they sat upon their meditation cushions.
Still, Yuanshi secretly swore that he would avenge this humiliation.
Zhunti, who was smug with victory, had no idea that he had already been marked.
Purple Cloud Palace fell silent once more, until Qian Kun spoke again.
"For the past thousand years, Haotian has overseen all affairs of the Heavenly Court. You have all seen it for yourselves; there is no need for me to say more. This matter need not be argued any further."
With a single word, Qian Kun brought the matter of the Heavenly Court to a close.
"We obey the Dao Ancestor's decree."
Only then did Qian Kun slowly reveal the purpose of this gathering.
"I summoned you here mainly because of the affairs of the human realm."
"The Heavenly Court has been reestablished for a thousand years, and the Witch-Demon have withdrawn from Hong Huang for nearly ten thousand years. It is time for the world's protagonist to emerge."
Nu Wa's heart tightened. It seemed Hong Jun was preparing to make a move against the Human Dao.
Sure enough, Qian Kun's words confirmed her suspicion.
"Fellow Daoist Nu Wa, do you remember that when you attained the Dao, I once