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“How impudent!” The deep, commanding voice resounded again from somewhere deep within the white clouds, from an unseen palace.
“A mere mortal body, trespassing into the Heavenly Palace in defiance of the heavenly laws! You slander the virtue of the gods and speak of rebuilding the path to the heavens, yet you have secretly tampered with the passage between the heavens and the mortal world and seized control of it. Such actions are intolerable under Heaven’s law, punishable beyond redemption! Is this the true nature of the Hidden Dragon Temple’s present owner, a hypocrite?”
“Everything I have done has already been made known to the Heavenly Dao and has won its recognition. It has the mandate of Heaven above, and the hearts of the people below, and only thus did I prevail. Any god with a clear conscience knows this, which is why they do not aid you.”
That short reply left the distant palace silent for a long time. Even the gods and generals in front of him seemed to waver.
After a long pause, another voice spoke…
“Y–you are being insolent…” It was a younger-sounding voice.
The Daoist didn’t even need to look to know it was likely one of the two attendants by the Celestial Emperor’s side, the scribe or the curtain-drawer.
At least those two were loyal.
Then the Celestial Emperor’s voice rang out again, “Nonsense!”
The Daoist only smiled and did not argue further.
There was no longer any meaning in quarreling with him now; the true struggle had already ended when the Four Saints of the Four Directions and the two...
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