Hu Le put the Candle Dragon into his sleeve, took a step, and returned to the Heavenly Court. He sat down in the hall and nodded slightly to the Three Pure Ones who had not yet left.
They were all masters of their time, and naturally sensed the changes in the river of fate.
They were fully aware that the two sages had joined forces to take over the River of Destiny, but it was a pity for Zhulong, whose stronghold had been captured in such a short time.
"Congratulations, Sage, on taking control of the fate of all living beings!"
Fuxi smiled and offered his congratulations.
Hu Le nodded, flicked his sleeve, and released the Candle Dragon.
The old dragon had now returned to human form.
"Zhulong, things have come to this point, so hand over Houtu's primordial spirit," Hu Le said calmly.
Zhulong was already in a rage, and upon hearing Hu Le's request, his anger became even more uncontrollable. "Why must the sage be so aggressive? You..."
Hu Lejian realized that Zhulong clearly misunderstood his intention to exterminate Houtu, but he had seriously underestimated Zhulong's magnanimity as a saint.
Of course, he was too lazy to explain, and directly interrupted Zhulong, instructing, "You should hand her over to Fellow Daoist Shangqing. Doing so is also for the good of Fellow Daoist Houtu."
Both Zhulong and Shangqing Daoren were taken aback.
After pondering for a moment, Zhulong took out the Yuanling and threw it towards Tongtian Daoren.
He is already in dire straits himself, and if he continues to hold onto Houtu Niangniang's primordial spirit, he will only be dragging her down with him.
Compared to Hu Le, he still trusted Tongtian Daoren more.
After all, Tongtian Daoist and Houtu Niangniang had no karmic connection. If Houtu's primordial spirit were handed over to Tongtian, Tongtian Daoist should not harm her.
Moreover, he also wanted to see what Hu Le was really up to by asking him to hand over Houtu's primordial spirit to Tongtian.
Tongtian Daoist received Houtu's primordial spirit and was immediately puzzled, so he simply asked, "What does the Sage mean by this?"
Hu Le said, "Didn't Senior Zhulong want to ask for a position among the Six Emperors for Lady Houtu? He was also credited with establishing the Heavenly Court in the past, so it's fine to give this divine position to Houtu according to his wishes."
However, we had previously agreed that since you, fellow Daoist, have surpassed Fellow Daoist Zhunti, this position of the Six Emperors should rightfully belong to your disciples.
Now that you have all set your sights on this position, and since we are all fellow Daoists, I cannot show favoritism to any of you.
Therefore, after much thought, I've realized that if I want to satisfy both of you at the same time, there's probably only one way left..."
"What does Fellow Daoist mean?" Tongtian Daoist had a vague idea of what Hu Le was planning to do.
"In my opinion, it would be better to have her become your disciple and take over the Six Imperial Venerable Position. In this way, Fellow Daoist Houtu will have a master to guide her in the future, and the Great Dao will be within reach."
And you have gained another talented and promising disciple, and we can keep this position of the Six Emperors under your tutelage...
Fellow Daoist Tongtian, what do you think of my suggestion?
Tongtian Daoren nodded after hearing this, "The Sage's considerations are thorough, and I have no objection."
"That's excellent. From now on, she can be called the Empress Houtu, who embodies the laws of Heaven."
As soon as Hu Le finished speaking, Tongtian Daoist felt an invisible force of creation descend from the heavens and merge into Houtu's primordial spirit.
He knew that this was a divine intervention bestowed by Heaven to help this future Empress Houtu achieve enlightenment...
The Taoist Master Tongtian took Houtu's primordial spirit into his sleeve, intending to send her away soon for reshaping and transformation...
At this moment, Zhunti Daoist shook his head and sighed inwardly.
He was well aware that this position of the Six Emperors must have originated from the Netherworld.
Originally, he felt that his disciple Ksitigarbha was quite suitable for the position and was thinking of trying to secure it for him.
Unfortunately, he was defeated in a direct confrontation with Tongtian Daoren and had no choice but to relinquish his position as one of the Six Emperors.
Now that the matter is settled, even though he feels quite regretful, there is nothing he can do about it.
Who could argue with the fact that the Four Swords of Zhuxian in the hands of the Tongtian Daoist were too sharp, making him no match for him...
Seeing that Tongtian had agreed, Hu Le looked at Zhulong and asked with a smile, "What do you think of my arrangement, Senior?"
Zhulong opened his mouth.
What could he say? After all, Hu Le didn't try to kill Houtu Niangniang, did he?
After a long pause, he finally said in a muffled voice, "That's excellent!"
"Then you can go in peace, senior."
With that, he flicked his sleeve, and the Candle Dragon floated out of the palace involuntarily, plummeting rapidly towards the primordial world below like a shooting star.
His magical power and primordial spirit were tightly imprisoned, and he was powerless to struggle. All he could hear was the howling wind as he passed through layers of gale-force winds, thunder, and fire and fell to the ground.
Hu Le waved his sleeve to send Zhulong out of the hall, then took a jujube from the fruit plate on the table in front of him and casually tossed it toward the prehistoric world.
The celestial jujube had just fallen from the heavens when it immediately transformed into a majestic mountain in the wind.
Zhulong felt the sky suddenly darken, and he hurriedly looked up to see a celestial mountain that had appeared above him at some point, rumbling and crushing the void as it pressed down on him.
"Ah! He actually wants to suppress me!"
He was immediately alarmed, but he couldn't muster any magical power. With the immortal mountain looming overhead, he was helpless.
With a loud bang.
He crashed heavily to the ground, creating a huge crater and cracking the earth with crisscrossing fissures for miles around.
The next instant, the immortal mountain crashed down, burying him beneath it, and then he was gone without a trace...
...
Heavenly Court.
Hu Le casually suppressed the Candle Dragon, then looked at the Three Pure Ones and said, "Everyone, the positions of the Six Emperors have now been assigned. If none of you have any objections, then we will proceed accordingly."
Everyone shook their heads, indicating that they had no objections.
Hu Le nodded in satisfaction and said, "In that case, I won't keep you fellow Daoists any longer."
Seeing that Hu Le had given them the order to leave, everyone stood up at the same time.
The goddess Nuwa suddenly spoke up: "May I ask, Your Majesty, didn't you previously say you would also relinquish the throne of the Human Emperor? Does that still stand?"
Upon hearing this, Hu Le nodded and said, "As the leader of the sect, I naturally keep my word and never speak falsehoods."
"Which fellow Daoist does the Sage intend to appoint to succeed him?" Nuwa asked.
The reason why the siblings did not compete for the position of the Six Emperors was not only because they were mindful of their family's status, but also because they had their sights set on the position of the next Human Emperor.
To their surprise, after making arrangements for the Heavenly Court, Hu Le directly issued an order to leave, refusing to discuss the matter of the Human Emperor any further.
Nuwa had always intended to grant Fuxi the title of Emperor, and now she finally couldn't help but bring it up.
Hu Le naturally understood Nuwa's thoughts, but he only smiled indifferently and did not immediately give her the answer she wanted.
"Now is not a good time for a change of emperor; let's leave it for future discussion."
While rejecting Nuwa's suggestion, he also gave them some hope.
The fact that he used the word "discuss" indicates that he was still willing to relinquish the throne and discuss it with everyone...
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