Transmigrating into Haotian, ruling the Three Pure Ones and pacifying the primordial world.

"Brother, how should we resolve this matter?"

In the Eight Views Palace, Laozi looked at Xuantian, who was enveloped by the Taiji diagram, while Yuanshi quietly drank tea. Nuwa affectionately teased him a couple of times, and Houtu looked embarrassed. Only Tongtian kept pacing around the hall.

"You should take a rest." Yuanshi rubbed his temples, looking up at Laozi, who remained silent.

Tongtian snorted softly, grabbed Laozi's arm, and shook it: "Big brother, say something!"

"Third brother, don't be rude to your elder brother," Yuanshi scolded lightly. Tongtian rolled his eyes. "Then second brother, why don't you give me some advice!"

"Our elder brother has already made a vow to Heaven that we will not use Xuan Tian for our own purposes, but as long as this child exists, he is a threat to Junior Brother Hao Tian. That thing must be eliminated."

Yuanshi remained silent, and Laozi, looking at his two younger brothers, could only sigh. Nuwa raised her head, looked at Laozi with a smile, and said, "Your eldest brother and second disciple are quite a bit better than Xuandu."

"Fellow Daoist, please stop making sarcastic remarks." Houtu awkwardly tugged at Nuwa, as she bore the greatest responsibility for this matter.

Nuwa smiled apologetically and said seriously, "In any case, Junior Brother Haotian suffered a loss this time. Those two in the West must have some ulterior motives. Although they are hindered by what Senior Brother did, with their help, the Heavenly Dao will surely be happy to see it succeed."

"Since the eldest brother has accepted this boy as his disciple, he must take good care of him."

She glanced around, her gaze sweeping over the faces of the group: "Our master has personally decreed that the Heavenly Emperor's throne is unshakeable. We must reach a consensus!"

Humanity is about to flourish, and if the Way of Man is realized, my brother may also attain enlightenment. For Nuwa, there is nothing more important than this: the world must remain stable.

"Junior Sister is absolutely right. None of our three sects have a disciple with the destiny of the Heavenly Emperor," Tongtian said without hesitation.

Laozi remained calm, while Yuanshi looked awkwardly at Xuantian in Nuwa's arms. Nuwa paused, then said, "He doesn't count."

Houtu nodded: "Our Wu tribe doesn't have any either."

Laozi paused for a moment, then stood up and said, "Let's go. We still need to go to the Heavenly Court. We must try to resolve this matter. If we fail, it will be Xuan Tian's fate!"

The saints gave a wry smile, and without their mounts, they transformed into streaks of light and rushed into the Heavenly Court.

……

Longde Palace.

Yaochi stared at Haotian with a gloomy expression, as if he were a heartless man. Longji came out from the back hall and, seeing his mother's anger, tightly hugged Haotian's neck.

He whispered, "Father and Mother, please don't be angry."

Haotian looked at Longji's innocent face, reached out and hugged her, feeling a wave of tenderness wash over him.

"Father and Mother, please have some snacks." Longji picked up two pieces of cloud cake and handed them over. "Auntie made them. When Longji grows up, she will make them for Father and Mother."

Hearing the child's innocent words and seeing that her daughter showed no fear but only concern in her eyes, Yaochi's heart trembled: "My good daughter."

He took Longji from Haotian's arms and spoke to her patiently.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Three Pure Ones, Goddess Nuwa, Goddess Pingxin... request an audience!" Venus trembled; the words "request an audience" from the sage terrified him.

Yaochi's face immediately turned frosty, while Haotian calmly raised his head: "Summon!"

Taibai's heart trembled; how could the Great Celestial Venerable be so impolite?

As he left, he quickly summoned the other attendants to leave as well, and bowed to invite the six sages in. He could only vaguely hear the Great Celestial Venerable coldly address the five sages: "What, have you come here to demand the position of Crown Prince for that brat Xuan Tian?"

Venus's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, wishing he could go deaf himself. When did the Heavenly Emperor have a crown prince?

He watched as the barrier rose, standing outside the palace with his eyes closed and mind at ease. Today, with Taibai here, no one can uncover the secrets of the Great Celestial Venerable!

The five saints looked embarrassed, but Nuwa smoothed things over, saying, "Junior brother, why be so aggressive? How dare we ask the Heavenly Emperor to appoint a crown prince?"

Haotian retorted sarcastically, "So you want me to kill him and take back the fortune?"

"It's a pity that this child has already been taken as a personal disciple by the Sage of Taiqing. I have not yet attained enlightenment, how dare I kill the second disciple of the Human Sect?"

A chill flashed in Sanqing's eyes; this junior brother truly intended to kill.

"Junior brother, we have come here to resolve this matter peacefully." Tongtian smiled awkwardly. Among the Three Pure Ones, he had the best relationship with Haotian.

Yaochi gave a cold laugh: "Peaceful resolution? Senior Brother makes it sound so easy!"

"How can the Heavenly Emperor have a Crown Prince!" Yaochi looked at Xuantian in Nuwa's arms. The entire Longde Palace was filled with the divine light of the moon, and the laws of metal condensed into weapons, exuding a chilling killing intent. "What, are you so eager to make the Heavenly Emperor abdicate?"

The term "Crown Prince" (太子) is composed of two parts: "太" (tai) meaning great or supreme, and "子" (zi) meaning heir or successor.

Is the Crown Prince of the Heavenly Emperor going to establish a second Heavenly Emperor?

Haotian is different from the former Demon Emperor, and also different from the myriad races in the primordial world. He commands all spirits, suppresses the Great Dao, and holds the rise and fall of the Three Realms in his own hands. His goal is to use the laws of the Emperor to suppress everything and truly stand at the source of the Great Dao.

The Crown Prince dilutes the Heavenly Emperor's fortune and weakens his power. If someone with ulterior motives uses this against him, he will become the Heavenly Emperor's nemesis in the future!

Even if they don't perish because of this, their path will be cut off!

"Junior Sister, you flatter us. How could we possibly have such thoughts?" Laozi sighed. "The Two Emperors of Heaven and Earth have already gone to Mount Sumeru. They are forcing Jieyin and Zhunti to not use this matter to their advantage."

Yaochi's expression improved, while Longji looked bewildered, still holding a piece of cloud cake in her hand. However, her soul stirred slightly, and she felt a familiar sensation. Looking at the thing in Nuwa's arms (not really), she felt a connection to her bloodline.

Longji walked up to Nuwa and blurted out the words "younger brother." Haotian's eyes instantly deepened, while Nuwa was extremely embarrassed.

Haotian and Laozi exchanged a glance, then looked away. Houtu lowered her head, not daring to say anything more.

This child was formed from a wisp of Haotian's shattered divine soul. During the battle to kill the emperor, he was not seriously injured after being ambushed by Zhunti, but he was injured by the aftershocks of the battle between Pangu's true form and Jieyin, and his divine soul was shattered.

Although Laozi came to their rescue in time, a fragment of their divine soul was absorbed by the Three Lives Stone on Houtu's body. After the opening of the underworld, they entered the cycle of reincarnation by some twist of fate. No wonder the two of them felt that something related to them had happened at that time.

During the earthly marriage, Master Hongjun must have seen through it, no wonder his expression was so strange!

But why didn't Master stop it?

"What's in the Restoration Pill?" Haotian closed his eyes. He couldn't believe he had such a connection with Laozi.

"I used a wisp of the Taiji Diagram's essence, along with my own essence, to harmonize it," Laozi said calmly. "You are too powerful at the Quasi-Saint realm. Ordinary divine objects cannot fully restore you, but the essence of a Saint's origin is even more powerful."

"After you took the Restoration Pill, your Yin and Yang essence will dissipate in just one hundred years, posing no threat to you. But unfortunately, you were injured one after another at that time..."

The soul shattered, and the falling fragments contained the essence of Yin and Yang.

Lao Tzu hadn't finished speaking when everyone understood his meaning. Nuwa and Houtu looked at him in shock and disbelief. Their eldest brother was actually willing to use even the essence of a sage to refine pills.

Yaochi's expression darkened, and a jade bottle appeared in her hand, containing the last remaining Restoration Pill.

Haotian sighed softly. No wonder Yuanshi and Tongtian looked so unpleasant back then, treating him like dirt.

Yin and Yang are the origin of heaven and earth, and indeed they are divine things that can cure everything.

(Actually, this chapter could have other titles: "Shocking! The Heavenly Emperor and the Sage of Taiqing have a son" or "Haotian and Laozi: Yes, we have a child", but that would be too immoral.)

Xuan Tian isn't exactly Lao Tzu's child; he's more of the origin of the Taiji Diagram. Lao Tzu didn't utilize much of his Taiqing Qi. Xuan Tian was merely connected to Yin and Yang and inherited his fortune; he was primarily the divine soul of Haotian.