The three men’s words had deeply demeaned both Tai Yi and Emperor Jun.
Ordinary Immortal Gods would have been furious by now.
As the once supreme beings of two Divine Dynasties, one would expect they couldn’t tolerate such disdain.
The three were waiting, waiting for them to explode.
However, Tai Yi and Emperor Jun remained cold, showing no anger as expected. Instead, the corners of their mouths twitched upwards, revealing a dismissive smile.
Lord Taishang was somewhat speechless.
He glanced at Great Emperor Ziwei and could not help but laugh and cry at the same time.
Elder Lord knew exactly what the three were thinking—they merely wanted to force a conflict between him, Emperor Jun, and Tai Yi and irreversibly bind him to the side of the future beings of the Three Realms.
He could see it, and so could Emperor Jun and Tai Yi.
Such poor performance was not something they took seriously.
Therefore, not only were Emperor Jun and Tai Yi not angry, they didn’t show any emotional disturbance at all.
"Alright, Wukong, stop causing trouble, you don’t want to be the laughing stock,"
Lord Taishang advised.
Sun Wukong and his companions glanced at each other, also recognizing that their act had been quite feeble.
They stopped talking and just observed the beyond.
Lord Taishang said solemnly, "In any case, I do not agree with your views, but I do not oppose them either; I still adhere to the previous principles."
"If so, I hope you remember your own words."
Emperor Jun said coldly.
Lord Taishang frowned slightly, now somewhat dissatisfied.
Having spoken thus far, did the other party still doubt him?
"You said the same in ancient times, but you ended up allying with the gods and exiling us. Do you think your word still holds any credibility?"
Fully trusting Lord Taishang’s words was simply asking for trouble.
The Three Pure Ones, high above all, the most scheming beings within the Three Realms.
Both Emperor Jun and Tai Yi had suffered losses before; back then, The Three Pure Ones claimed they wouldn’t interfere in the affairs of the Three Realms, yet when they acted, none were spared.
If they hadn’t been complacent about The Three Pure Ones initially, they would not have ended up in this situation.
Elder Lord gave a faint smile, waved his hand, and they disappeared beyond the heavens.
In the Doushuai Temple, Sun Wukong and his companions woke up. They looked at each other, each seeing the uneasiness in the others’ eyes.
The situation beyond the heavens was so perilous, it was no wonder that those Ancient Gods had changed their minds.
Even they couldn’t help but feel their scalps tingle upon seeing the situation beyond.
If the future beings of the Three Realms were to face those beyond, they probably wouldn’t last a single round.
They lacked a supreme being like Tai Yi.
"What are your thoughts now?"
Sun Wukong and his companions looked at each other, all remaining silent, saying nothing.
Just then, Sun Wukong suddenly said, "Elder Lord, did you already know about the situation beyond the heavens since you were the one who created this world?"
Upon hearing this, Great Emperor Ziwei’s eyes lit up.
If that was the case, Elder Lord’s claim of non-interference warranted consideration.
The powerful beings of the first three Divine Dynasties were all exiled beyond.
Was that merely a coincidence?
Staring at Elder Lord, the three were convinced it was definitely no coincidence.
After all, it would have been easier to kill those Ancient Gods than to exile them, leaving future troubles for posterity.
The only explanation was that Lord Taishang already knew about the situation beyond.
The Creation of Heaven and Earth, the exile of those Divine Dynasty’s mighty beings, was all to resist the beings from beyond.
If so, The Three Pure Ones had always stood with the living beings.
As for the notion that The Three Pure Ones were compassionate and unwilling to obliterate those Ancient Gods, they would never believe it.
Those Ancient Gods, surviving countless eons, which of them wasn’t utterly ruthless? Their marrow bone itself was dark; if not ruthless enough, they simply couldn’t have stood among the Ancient Gods, let alone reach their current standing.
Compassion, before the concept existed in the Human Race,
The strong were revered, devoid of any order, everything had to be directly fought for, seized.
A hint of soft-heartedness would have meant being killed numerous times over.
Thus, if it were not intentional, Lord Taishang would not have spared those Ancient Gods.
Thinking this way, it could only be seen as The Three Pure Ones’ scheme, intentionally exiling those Ancient Gods to fight, and resist the beings from beyond.
Lord Taishang’s eyes flashed with surprise as he looked at Sun Wukong and said smilingly, "You clever monkey, I did not expect you to see through my actions."
Sun Wukong and his comrades suddenly brightened.
If so, there still was hope for the beings of the Three Realms.
"Why not exile the Jade Emperor as well?"
Great Emperor Ziwei asked, puzzled.
"What evil deeds has the Jade Emperor committed?"
Lord Taishang countered.
Great Emperor Ziwei was taken aback, then thought for a moment and shook his head.
Besides the staged death of the Jade Emperor, he really had not committed any evil acts.
Moreover, during the Jade Emperor’s reign over the Three Realms, the living beings had thrived more than ever before, an undeniable fact.
Even if The Three Pure Ones wanted to exile the Jade Emperor, they needed a sufficient reason to do so.
"Now, there are too few powerful beings in the Three Realms, nowhere near the level of Tai Yi and Emperor Jun’s times; even if exiled, apart from the Jade Emperor and Tathagata, there is none capable of fighting."
The three then understood that it wasn’t because The Three Pure Ones did not exile them.