Primordial Era: Starting by overwhelming the Sages, Hongjun was stunned!

"The Heavenly Court".

The Queen Mother of the West spoke slowly, her voice ethereal yet carrying a detached indifference that seemed to have seen through the ages:

"Since the fall of Emperor Jun and Taiyi, and the taking over by Haotian Yaochi, it has become an extension of the selfish desires of the Heavenly Dao and a pawn of the Xuanmen's power."

"The Peach Banquet, ostensibly a feast for immortals, is in reality a means of winning over and dividing others; the laws of Heaven, seemingly fair and just, actually favor the Xuanmen sect and suppress dissent."

"This place is already filthy and defiled."

She paused, then looked at Kong Xuan:

"The senior intends to establish a new order, with the three paths jointly in charge; his intention is very lofty."

"However, the Heavenly Court has accumulated problems for hundreds of millions of years, which cannot be cleansed simply by changing a new ruler."

"Not to mention, although Haotian Yaochi has retreated, his 365 righteous gods, 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, and even the mountain gods, land gods, river gods and city gods all over the three realms... are all connected to his fortune and entangled in cause and effect."

"A single hair can affect the whole body."

The Queen Mother of the West spoke calmly, yet each word was like a knife, dissecting the countless holes beneath the magnificent facade of the Heavenly Court.

Yaochi stood to one side, her face pale, her lips moving slightly, but she ultimately could not refute him.

Because everything the Queen Mother of the West said was true.

The Heavenly Court is no longer the supreme place that once ruled the Three Realms and harmonized Yin and Yang.

It's more like a vast, intricate web, with every node tainted by self-interest and scheming.

Kong Xuan remained expressionless, as if he had known all along.

"It is precisely because the problems are deeply entrenched that we need to break them down before we can build something new."

His voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable decisiveness:

"Fellow Daoist, there is no need to worry."

"Haotian Yaochi has abdicated, and the divine positions under his command should be redefined."

"Those who wish to stay must sever all ties with the past, make a vow to uphold the Great Dao, pledge allegiance to the new order, and abide by the common rules of the three paths."

"Those who refuse will have their divine positions revoked, their cultivation scattered, and be cast into the cycle of reincarnation to start over."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sea of ​​clouds over Kunlun paused slightly.

Yaochi's delicate body trembled slightly, and a trace of sorrow flashed in her eyes.

She knew that Kong Xuan's words were tantamount to completely uprooting Haotian and her millions of years of hard work.

How many of those deities who rely on them for their investiture and whose fortunes are intertwined with theirs are willing to sever the causal relationship and renew their vows?

Most would probably rather be cast into the cycle of reincarnation than submit to a new master.

The Queen Mother of the West remained silent for a moment, a very faint ripple passing through her cool eyes.

"Senior...what a spirit!"

She said slowly:

"However, re-establishing divine authority and purging the Heavenly Court will inevitably cause turmoil in the Three Realms."

"A slight mishap could lead to an imbalance of Yin and Yang, resulting in frequent disasters."

"At that time, who will be blamed for the karmic consequences?"

Upon hearing this, Kong Xuan's lips curled slightly, revealing a smile that was neither a smile nor a frown.

"cause and effect?"

He raised his eyes and gazed at the Heavenly Dao Source, which was now completely purified yet remained silent, high above the nine heavens:

"From the moment I suppressed my selfish desires in the Heavenly Dao, the cause and effect of the primordial world... should be determined by me."

It's not arrogance, it's not conceit.

It is not a statement of fact.

In the late stage of the Primordial Chaos, the Great Dao is perfected, and all laws return to oneness.

He had long since transcended the constraints of ordinary cause and effect, and was above the rules of the primordial world.

What he needs to do is to address cause and effect itself.

The Queen Mother of the West's pupils contracted slightly.

As she gazed at the figure in the black robe before her, at those calm eyes that seemed to contain the power to open up the chaos, the last trace of doubt in her heart... quietly dissipated.

Yes.

This being can suppress even the selfish desires of the Heavenly Dao with a flick of his wrist, and can even annihilate the Dao Ancestor Hongjun with a turn of his hand.

Before him, what do so-called cause and effect, karma, and the turmoil of the three realms matter?