Chapter 1204

Master Yuanshi and the Two Western Sages were the most loyal to Ancestor Hongjun, and were also the most deeply corrupted by his power.

Thus, when faced with Ancestor Hongjun's control, they had almost no capacity to resist.

With a single thought, Ancestor Hongjun easily took control of them, turning them into his puppets.

In comparison, controlling Master Taishang and Pingxin Niangniang was considerably more difficult.

Although Master Taishang and Pingxin Niangniang outwardly obeyed Ancestor Hongjun's commands, they secretly resisted and rejected him all along.

The power Ancestor Hongjun imposed upon them did indeed strip them of their ability to resist at once, yet failed to fully control their consciousness or turn them into puppets.

Upon sensing Ancestor Hongjun's intent to control them, Master Taishang and Pingxin Niangniang's first reaction was to resist, frantically driving their own consciousness to fight back.

Especially Master Taishang, who resisted the most fiercely.

After Master Yuanshi became a puppet, Ancestor Hongjun's attention shifted to Master Taishang and Pingxin Niangniang.

Especially Master Taishang—Ancestor Hongjun devoted at least half his attention to him.

Among the Six Sages of the Primordial World, only Master Taishang was somewhat inscrutable to Ancestor Hongjun.

The other five Sages, in Ancestor Hongjun's eyes, were already his to claim, at his mercy.

Only Master Taishang hid too deeply, making it hard for Ancestor Hongjun to determine whether he had truly been fully controlled.

Ancestor Hongjun had always been wary of Master Taishang.

Had Master Taishang not long advocated stillness and non-interference, rarely meddling in the affairs of the Primordial World, and devoted himself solely to cultivating the Dao, Ancestor Hongjun would have acted against him long ago.

As Ancestor Hongjun had suspected, the moment his power sought to control Master Taishang, it met fierce resistance.

Shhh!

Boundless yin-yang Dao rhythms flowed over Master Taishang, forming an invisible yin-yang barrier that enveloped him.

The power Ancestor Hongjun had imposed on Master Taishang was immediately split and encased by these yin-yang Dao rhythms, unable to penetrate his body at all.

Sensing the situation on Master Taishang's body, Ancestor Hongjun immediately summoned more power, attempting to forcibly seep into his body.

Feeling the invading force steadily penetrating his body, Master Taishang sighed softly, and for the first time, a sharp gleam flashed in his eternally calm eyes.

In fact, at the moment Pingxin Niangniang made her decision, Master Taishang had made his own.

Among the Six Sages, Master Taishang's resolve to resist was the strongest.

Had Luo Fu not appeared so overwhelmingly dominant, Master Taishang would have acted long ago.

Yet his decision came too late.

Ancestor Hongjun suddenly struck them, seeking to turn them into puppets, interrupting Master Taishang's actions.

Master Taishang was not the least bit surprised by Ancestor Hongjun's move.

Long ago, Master Taishang had already realized that the so-called Sages were merely Ancestor Hongjun's puppets—that if Ancestor Hongjun willed it, he could turn any Sage into his puppet with a single thought.

This was why Master Taishang wished to resist Ancestor Hongjun—no one wished to become another's puppet.