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

A token of the animal realm!

The four people from Tushan stared at the object with eager eyes and fervent expressions, for it represented a sacred position!

"Your cultivation is still at the Great Luo level, and I dare not covet this item." Taibai Jinxing sighed, bowed, and stood beside Haotian again.

Tu Shan also withdrew, saying, "The great calamity is approaching. I am only a mid-stage Quasi-Saint, not a seventh-grade Three-Flower cultivator. I will have to waste Your Majesty's efforts."

The nine-tailed fox is indeed extraordinary among divine beasts, but it is still inferior to top divine beasts such as Kunpeng and Bai Ze, because its aptitude and opportunities are not enough!

Bai Ze and Kunpeng exchanged a glance and fell silent.

Yaochi stroked the teacup in her hand, her voice reaching Haotian's ears: "Senior Brother, who do you favor more?"

"Bai Ze!" Haotian's lips moved slightly, "but his cultivation level..."

Yaochi remained silent. Kunpeng's talent was indeed superior to Bai Ze's, and he was also someone who had once sat on the futon.

The Heavenly Court is thriving, and Kunpeng has already reached the peak of Quasi-Saint level, while Bai Ze is slightly inferior, only at the late Quasi-Saint stage.

The animal realm is most suitable for the demon race. Bai Ze is knowledgeable about all living beings, and he is also accompanied by the Bai Ze Monster Map, which records all kinds of living beings in the primordial world. He is simply a natural-born master of the animal realm.

"Your Majesty, let Fellow Daoist Kunpeng perform the fusion." Bai Ze took a step back. "The great calamity of the primordial world is approaching, and my strength is far from sufficient. Moreover, I am not good at fighting."

Kunpeng was stunned: "Fellow Daoist, you..."

He missed his chance at Zixiao Palace back then, but now another "Hongyun" has appeared by his side. The difference is that he has given up his chance for him.

"The Primordial World is of utmost importance." Bai Ze composed himself and said calmly, "I only hope that you will not forget your identity, fellow Daoist. No matter if your cultivation level is Quasi-Saint or you will become a Saint in the future, you will always be His Majesty's subject."

Kunpeng was shaken. He was indeed impressed by His Majesty, but if he were to become a saint, his rebellious nature made him unsure whether he would betray the Heavenly Court.

After all, saints are immortal!

"By the will of Heaven, I, Kunpeng, will forever be a subject of the Heavenly Court, obeying only Your Majesty's commands. If I disobey, I am willing to fall from my holy position!"

"Boom—"

Thunder rumbled.

Without hesitation, Kunpeng made a vow to Heaven. Bai Ze had already withdrawn, and he was determined to seize the opportunity.

The karma of attaining sainthood can be repaid later, but the opportunity must be seized.

Haotian fell silent for a moment. He hadn't expected Bai Ze to do this. If Bai Ze persisted and didn't give up, he would help Bai Ze improve his cultivation.

After all, among his many ministers, Bai Ze was the one who had followed him the longest!

The demon gods who submitted to him were mostly facilitated by Bai Ze, who worked diligently and none of the demon gods he subdued rebelled.

"Fine, since you're withdrawing, I'll give this animal-path token to Kunpeng."

Seeing the dark sphere fly towards him, Kunpeng was excited and respectfully kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I thank you greatly and will certainly live up to your expectations!"

Haotian nodded, and Kunpeng also looked at Bai Ze: "I will repay the debts and consequences of my attainment of sainthood."

"Having served as officials in the same palace for many years, I naturally believe that you are not of the same character as the Western sages," Bai Ze said with a smile.

Yaochi pursed her lips, Kunpeng laughed out loud, and Taibai Jinxing and Tushan cupped their hands and said, "Congratulations, fellow Daoist."

"Thank you!" Kunpeng returned the greeting.

Haotian looked at Bai Ze: "You will also have opportunities in the future as you improve your cultivation."

Yaochi frowned. Her senior brother did indeed have two more tokens, but they did not match Bai Ze's.

Seeing her confusion, Haotian chuckled and said, "Junior sister, have you forgotten that the Heavenly Dao has nine streams of Primordial Purple Qi?"

"A glimmer of hope!" Yaochi exclaimed in shock.

Haotian nodded. That's what his master said. The last one, the Primordial Purple Qi, was the so-called glimmer of hope, but in his view, it was no different from the other eight.

Everything in the primordial world was under his control. He wasn't even afraid of the Heavenly Dao. What storm could a wisp of Primordial Purple Qi stir up?

"If we survive this great calamity, it will be a glimmer of hope for the primordial world, and the last strand of Primordial Purple Qi will surely appear in the world."

Bai Ze's eyes were red. He hadn't expected that even after he gave up, His Majesty would continue to arrange opportunities for him.

"Your Majesty, I thank you."

"Get up." Haotian raised his hand and gently lifted him up. "You have followed me the longest, so I will not let you wait in vain."

"That last strand of Primordial Purple Qi must belong to my Heavenly Court," Haotian sneered. "I refuse to believe anyone dares to snatch it from you!"

"Your Majesty's divine might is such that no one dares to defy you!" Kunpeng flattered.

Tu Shan and Taibai Jinxing exchanged a glance. They didn't have such an opportunity, but following the Heavenly Emperor who cared about his subordinates made them feel at ease.

"If you wish to attain sainthood, you will need considerable merit..." Haotian looked at Kunpeng, and as he spoke, his gaze suddenly drifted towards the outside of the hall. Yaochi's eyes also flickered slightly. "Why is he here?"

"Taibai, go and welcome Fellow Daoist Zhenyuan and Styx in."

Kunpeng quickly put away the token and stood with Bai Ze and Tu Shan.

"Your subject Zhen Yuanzi/Your subject Minghe pays respects to the Great Heavenly Venerable, wishing Your Majesty eternal bliss and Your Majesty early attainment of the Primordial Chaos."

"Rise." Haotian nodded, but his gaze fell on Styx. "Fellow Daoist is not a subject of my Heavenly Court, so there is no need for such self-addressing."

Venus led Zhen Yuanzi to his seat, and Styx smiled like a kind old man: "This humble Taoist has naturally come to submit to Your Majesty."

Now, even Yaochi sat up straight. Kunpeng and the others looked on with suspicion. The Styx River was directly under the jurisdiction of Lady Pingxin. Why did Lady Pingxin have no objection to such a blatant act of submitting to the Heavenly Court?

Zhen Yuanzi calmly drank his tea, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

Haotian frowned, a smile playing on his lips: "Fellow Daoist Pingxin gave you the token of the Asura Path?"

Kunpeng and the others were visibly shaken, and Styx bowed, saying, "Your Majesty is wise!"

"It seems that two new saints are about to emerge in the primordial world," Yaochi said with a smile.

Two?

Zhen Yuanzi raised his head, and Yaochi shook her head. Her senior brother said that her opportunity had not yet arrived.

"It is me." Kunpeng took out the token of the Animal Path, and Styx smiled at him.

What a coincidence, they are both genuine sages!

"You can attain enlightenment in the underworld, why come to the Heavenly Court to see me?" Haotian rested his chin on his hand, looking relaxed.

Styx pursed his lips: "Empress Pingxin requests that I, a humble deity, borrow merit from His Majesty."

Haotian raised an eyebrow, and Yaochi chuckled, "It seems that with Senior Brother in charge of the Investiture of the Gods, even Fellow Daoist Houtu is starting to make plans."

As one in the cycle of reincarnation, no one in the primordial world lacks merit, but Houtu certainly does.

Especially now that merit is quantified, Houtu could directly lend merit to Styx for enlightenment, yet she still made him come to borrow it. This is a gesture of goodwill towards him!

"How much merit do you two lack to attain enlightenment?"

"Two hundred billion." Styx looked proud. Most of his blood sea had been integrated into the underworld, and merits naturally descended upon him. In addition, he had twice imitated a saint to prove his Dao, so he could be said to be the cultivator with the most merits below the saint.

"Five...five hundred billion." Kunpeng looked embarrassed; he was short by half, which was really too much.

But all of this was obtained by him selling countless resources in the North Sea and working diligently in the Heavenly Court.

Bai Ze remained silent. He only had 40 billion merits, but the merits he gained from maintaining the Zhou Tian Star Array were indeed more than Bai Ze's.

"Don't you want to promote the Asura Cult?" Haotian asked curiously. The Styx River was only 20 billion merits short. If the Asura Cult were introduced to the human race, the merits bestowed by the Heavenly Dao would be enough for him to attain enlightenment.

"Your Majesty, the nature of my Asura clan is well known. Today, the Heavenly Court governs the primordial world, and the Three Realms are at peace. The Asura religion can only flourish in the Underworld. Moreover, it is competing with other saints for destiny..."

With the four major sects of Xuanmen having been transformed, and the human race as the protagonist of heaven and earth, what can his Asura sect teach?

How to elegantly/brutally kill your enemy?