Chapter 1049

"Good, I've long wished to see Luo Fu up close."

The Lady Nüwa murmured softly, her form turning into a streak of light as she flew toward the Outer Heavens.

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Jade Virtual Palace.

"This is Saint Tongtian's aura—how foolish. He dares defy the Master again? Clearly the losses he suffered during the Divine Investiture War weren't enough. If so, let me give him another lesson."

Upon sensing that Saint Tongtian had appeared in the Outer Heavens and stood beside Luo Fu, Master Yuanshi let out a cold snort,

his eyes flashing with displeasure.

The Three Pure Ones were originally one family, bound by deep affection.

Yet Master Yuanshi could never accept how Saint Tongtian repeatedly defied Heaven's will; in his view, Saint Tongtian's actions were utterly foolish—they would not succeed, and would only anger Ancestor Hongjun.

Ancestor Hongjun is the Heaven of the Primordial World; to offend him, Saint Tongtian's future is clear.

These past years of confinement in the Purple Cloud Palace were the consequence of Saint Tongtian's defiance of Ancestor Hongjun.

Last time it was confinement; this time it may be outright suppression.

Worse still, outright execution is not impossible.

Saints are indeed immortal, but only relatively so.

If Ancestor Hongjun wished it, even a Saint could perish.

After all, the Saints' immortality was granted by the Dao of Heaven.

If the Dao of Heaven could bestow it, it could also revoke it.

Master Yuanshi's disdain for Saint Tongtian stemmed mostly from personal bias, but also partly from concern for him.

During the Divine Investiture War, Saint Tongtian was confined for an entire cosmic cycle for defying Ancestor Hongjun.

He has only just been released from confinement; if he angers Ancestor Hongjun again,

he may very well be stripped of his Sainthood and executed outright.

The bond between the Three Pure Ones over countless eons—Master Yuanshi would never allow such a thing to happen.