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

"Your Majesty has such discerning eyes!" Laozi gave a wry smile.

Yuanshi Tianzun, his hands clenched into fists hidden in his sleeves, looked up with a tense expression. "May I ask Your Majesty, do you still harbor any intention of annihilating all the disciples of the Jie Sect?"

Yaochi noticed the strange look in their eyes as she took a sip of her tea and tilted her head slightly. Her senior brother hadn't explained the matter yet, and she wanted to hear his thoughts.

"So what if I have it? So what if I don't?" Haotian held something in his hand, his tone ambiguous.

"Your Majesty, my third brother has already yielded. As fellow disciples of the Xuanmen, I beg Your Majesty to spare his life."

Yuanshi looked compassionate. "While I certainly dislike those wicked people in the Jie Sect, there are also some talented individuals within the sect who have not committed any evil deeds."

"If His Majesty truly captures them all, my third brother will lose his luck support. How will he improve his cultivation in the future?"

"What does this have to do with me?" Haotian's tone was unreadable. "I have given him many opportunities in the past, and this great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods was something he brought upon himself."

Laozi and Yuanshi were speechless; Tongtian had indeed brought this upon himself.

"As long as Your Majesty leaves some incense offerings for the Jie Sect so that it is not destroyed, please feel free to make any requests!" Yuanshi gritted his teeth and bowed deeply.

Laozi also bowed and said, "Third brother has been disrespectful to His Majesty. Please, Your Majesty, spare the Jie Sect this time for our sake!"

"Any request can be granted?" Haotian's voice was somewhat ethereal, and his aura slowly rose.

Yaochi gave him a push, telling him not to go too far, after all, they had known each other for several eons, and their senior brother Sanqing had protected them both.

Haotian winked at him, and Yaochi immediately understood: her senior brother was about to cause trouble again!

"Please speak plainly, Your Majesty!" *2

"I desire the Tai Chi diagram and the Pangu Banner, wouldn't you like?"

"What!" The two looked up in shock, only to see Haotian's serious expression, not like he was joking.

Yaochi's mouth dropped open. "Senior brother, you've really opened your mouth like the Heavenly Emperor!"

"This... Your Majesty, this is a priceless treasure used by the Human and Chan sects to suppress destiny! How can we hand it over!"

Yuanshi hesitated and stammered. The fate of those who lack the innate treasure to suppress their destiny will only become clear once we wait and see what the future holds for the Jie Sect.

"Your Majesty, this is really asking too much of us." Laozi was somewhat helpless. He had thought that the Heavenly Emperor would ask for an exorbitant price, but he did not expect it to be this ruthless.

"This is it. If you don't agree, I will destroy the Jie Sect!" Haotian sneered.

"Then destroy him!" Yuanshi snorted angrily. "That wicked Tongtian, is he going to drag my Chan Sect down with him? At worst, I'll help him rebuild the Jie Sect in the future and keep him under my nose."

Haotian raised an eyebrow, while Yuanshi drank cup after cup of tea. After a while, he said in a conciliatory tone, "Your Majesty, can't you really change the terms?"

Several streaks of light descended from the clouds, including the Boundless Gourd, the Primordial Treasure Box, the Jade Void Seal, the Taiji Talisman Seal, and the Primordial Pearl, their spiritual light radiating so intensely that even the immortal energy of the Jade Pool Wonderland could not conceal them.

"I can offer five top-grade innate spiritual treasures, and my elder brother is also willing, making a total of ten, in exchange for His Majesty's leniency."

Laozi waved his hand, and five top-grade innate spiritual treasures, including the Qiankun Diagram and the Taiyi Whisk, appeared. Haotian still firmly shook his head.

"Enough, enough!" Lao Tzu paused for a moment, his tone sorrowful, "I've long felt that my brother is a debt to me!"

"The Chan Sect cannot function without a supreme treasure to suppress its destiny. This humble Taoist needs the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda to uphold humanity. Therefore, I present the Taiji Diagram to Your Majesty!"

"Brother!" Yuanshi exclaimed, staring at Laozi in disbelief.

"You yourself said that I am the eldest brother!" Laozi shook his head. "I am the head of the Three Pure Ones, and you and Tongtian share the responsibility of being the eldest brother."

The black and white energies swirled and condensed into a yin-yang symbol, floating in the void.

"This is the biggest bargaining chip we can offer. Your Majesty must guarantee that no disciples of the Jie Sect will be harmed, and we hope that Your Majesty will stand with us on the sidelines regarding the Western Sect."

"A magical treasure requires me to do two things. Senior Brother has made a good deal!" Haotian chuckled.

"I have no choice. The Heavenly Court is the supreme authority in the Three Realms. His Majesty sits on the throne and watches the changing fortunes of the Three Realms with a smile. No matter which of the four sects of the Xuanmen prospers, it will not affect the fortune of the Heavenly Court."

"But for us, luck is indispensable. Your Majesty has the highest cultivation level. Even if Jieyin and Zhunti finish fulfilling their vows, they are no match for Your Majesty. But luck is something that ebbs and flows."

"For the sake of the future, this humble Taoist priest must make plans early!"

Haotian stared intently at Laozi: "The Taiji Diagram, Senior Brother, are you truly willing to give it up?"

"I'm willing!" Lao Tzu said without hesitation, taking one last reluctant look at it, and with a gentle push, the spiritual light of the Tai Chi diagram receded, like an ordinary painting falling before Haotian.

"How touching!" Haotian smiled mysteriously, opened his palm, and a recording stone quietly projected the scene from just now. "If Senior Brother Tongtian saw this, I wonder if he would be moved to tears."

Laozi, the Primordial Being, his face ashen, gritted his teeth before speaking: "Destroy it!"

"No!" Haotian laughed heartily, "Such a meaningful scene, I must cherish it."

"Give it to me!" I stretched out my arm instantly to snatch it.

With a flick of his finger, Haotian caused Laozi's arm to go numb, and Yuanshi's hand was also captured by Haotian. He flipped his hand to put away the recording stone and gave the two of them a smug smile.

"Sorry, senior brothers, but in this world, strength is what matters."

Lao Tzu, the Primordial Beginning, felt his breathing become heavier, filled with indignation.

"Senior brothers, have a cup of tea to calm your temper." Yaochi sighed helplessly, glaring at Haotian. Did he really think his two senior brothers were Jieyin and Zhunti?

"Don't let this get out!" Yuan Shi cried out in his final moments.

Haotian's eyes and brows were filled with smugness: "Don't worry, it won't be sold at the Merit Merchant Guild."

Now that you've said that, I'm even more worried!

Picking up the Tai Chi diagram and examining it, Haotian sighed, "I never expected that my eldest brother would be so generous, going to such lengths for my senior brother Tongtian!"

Laozi was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "He is the youngest, so I naturally have to take good care of him. We all come from the same source. He and Yuanshi are equivalent to half of my body. He is a supreme treasure, but no matter how powerful, it cannot compare to my brother."

"Clap clap clap—"

Haotian clapped his hands and laughed, then silently put away the second recording stone as he looked at Yuanshi, whose eyes were red.

"Take it back!" Haotian flicked his finger, and the Taiji diagram landed beside Laozi. Under the astonished gazes of the two, Haotian shook his head, "This was bestowed by my master, how can I accept it?"

"Moreover, my three senior brothers have protected my junior sister and me many times before. There is no need for such formalities between us. I was just joking with my two senior brothers."

Lao Tzu took the Tai Chi diagram and silently put it back into his sleeve: "So, what does Junior Brother mean?"

"I will spare the lives of some disciples of the Jie Sect, but those tainted by karma will have their souls listed on the register!" Haotian said in a deep voice. "But my two senior brothers can't just leave without paying any price, can they?"

"Your Majesty doesn't even want the Primordial Treasure. We really don't know what could possibly move you, the Heavenly Emperor." Yuanshi smiled.

"Junior brother, tell me what you want. Now that things have come to this, I can give you anything you need."