"Eldest Brother, that's not a bad idea!"
"However, we can't touch the Human Race right now; Nuwa is still among them, and besides, Third Brother is standing on her side. We simply have no opportunity to make a move."
Hearing Yuanshi's words, Taiqing was so enraged that he was practically grinding his teeth to dust.
Originally, there was only Nuwa, whom the Four Saints could have joined forces to suppress. But with Tongtian meddling like this, any chance of suppressing Nuwa was completely out of the question.
"Don't mention him. He never regarded us as brothers to begin with. If he hadn't intervened, our scheme would have succeeded long ago."
"Eldest Brother, I've said it before: mingling with those creatures born from moisture and hatched from eggs will lead him astray sooner or later."
"Why don't we draw a clear line between him and us right now? What if from now on there are only the Two Pure Ones instead of the Three Pure Ones?"
Hearing Yuanshi's words, Taiqing couldn't help but furrow his brows slightly!
Although he cultivated the ruthless path, it now appeared that Yuanshi was even more ruthless. From the time they separated their households a thousand years ago up to the present, he had never once thought of cutting ties with Yuanshi and Tongtian.
Yet now, because Tongtian stood with the Human Race, Yuanshi was actually willing to cast aside his own brother. If there ever came a day when he himself stood opposed to Yuanshi, would he be abandoned as well?
At the thought of this possibility, a trace of cold sweat broke out on Taiqing's forehead.
However, this was not the time to dwell on such matters, seeing as he and Yuanshi were currently allies.
"Second Brother, are you certain you want to break ties with Third Brother?"
"Indeed!"
"He already stands in opposition to us, and moreover, his Dao is contrary to mine. This destines us never to be brothers."
"Eldest Brother, if you choose him, then our path ends here. But if you still consider me your brother, then we cut ties with Tongtian."
Hearing this, Taiqing knew he had to make a choice now. If he didn't, both of them would leave him behind.
Right now, Yuanshi was on the same front as him, and Yuanshi was privy to his schemes; falling out with him now would do Taiqing no good whatsoever.
Furthermore, given Yuanshi's personality, if Taiqing didn't stand with him, there was no guarantee Yuanshi wouldn't sell him out afterwards.
With that thought in mind, Taiqing spoke up, "Second Brother, I stand with you now. Do you really think your eldest brother would choose Tongtian?"
"Your brother was merely thinking that if we break ties with Tongtian right now, the Qi fortune of the Three Pure Ones will fall apart entirely, which would be of no benefit whatsoever to our cultivation."
"If we are to cut ties with Tongtian, we must also find an appropriate time, ensuring that our cultivation will not be affected after the Qi fortune of the Three Pure Ones is divided."
Hearing this, Yuanshi fell silent for a long time.
"Very well!"
"Since that is the case, we shall plan this matter slowly."
"Eldest Brother, your cultivation has dropped; you should first find a way to recover it. Only then, once Nuwa leaves the Human Race, can we properly plot for the Qi fortune of the Human Race."
Upon hearing this, Taiqing slowly nodded.
"Your brother understands. However, let us first move the Daoist sanctuary of Taiqingtian back."
With those words, Taiqing's figure slowly faded away and vanished.
Inside Mount Sumeru, Jieyin spoke up, "Junior Brother, do you feel as though we have forgotten something?"
"Senior Brother, we indeed have forgotten something. Among the events that transpired at Shouyang Mountain, some of our memories were erased."
"Junior Brother, to be able to erase a Sage's memory—in The Primordial World, aside from Teacher and the Heavenly Dao, no living entity could possibly accomplish this. Could it be that during the events at Shouyang Mountain, there were things we were not meant to know?"
"That is quite possible. Since we are not meant to know, it is better that we remain oblivious. Only thus can we perhaps avert certain calamities."
"It's just that—when shall we go collect the Nine-Turn Golden Pills that Taiqing owes us?"
Jieyin smiled faintly, "No rush. Taiqing is still in the heat of anger; it won't be too late to claim the pills once his fury subsides."
Meanwhile, Hongjun in Zixiao Palace suddenly opened his eyes. *Strange? Why should I have the sensation of missing memories? Shouyang Mountain...........!*
The very thought of Shouyang Mountain made Hongjun feel as though his head was about to split open.
"How can this be? Could it be that something happened at Shouyang Mountain that I, your humble self, am not allowed to know?!"
"The Heavenly Dao—yes, the Heavenly Dao must know something about this. I shall go ask him and find out."
With this thought, Hongjun prepared to rise and seek out the Heavenly Dao. However, just as he was about to leave, he discovered that Zixiao Palace had been sealed off by an incomparably powerful force.
What on earth was going on here? Why would Zixiao Palace be sealed? What on earth did I encounter over at Shouyang Mountain?
Realizing he could not leave, Hongjun had no choice but to use sound transmission to contact the Heavenly Dao.
"Heavenly Dao, I cannot recall that period of memory regarding Shouyang Mountain!"
The Heavenly Dao, currently meditating in the Heavenly Dao Void, heard Hongjun's transmission and immediately replied, "It is entirely normal that you cannot recall that memory concerning Shouyang Mountain, for it was this Heavenly Dao that erased it."
"As for why this Heavenly Dao did so, it was because a certain mighty expert gave the order."
"That expert's strength is countless times greater than this Heavenly Dao's, and he did not wish for anyone to know of his affairs. Therefore, he had this Heavenly Dao erase all memories connected to him."
"As for your being sealed within Zixiao Palace, that was also the work of that same expert. Remain peaceably inside Zixiao Palace; after ten million years, you will naturally be able to leave."
With the transmission concluded, the Heavenly Dao ignored Hongjun entirely.
On the other side, within the Monster Clan Heavenly Court, Dijun was smashing things in a fit of rage.
"Second Brother, tell me what on earth is going on here! Why did our hundreds of millions of troops all perish completely? Why did we abandon the attack on the Human Race?"
"Eldest Brother, I suspect our memories have been erased. Someone does not want us to remember what happened within the Human Race."
"In your view, Second Brother, who do you suppose erased our memories?"
Hearing Dijun's words, Donghuang Taiyi fell silent.
After a moment, Donghuang Taiyi slowly spoke, "This is something probably only the Daoist Ancestor and the Heavenly Dao could accomplish. As for why they erased our memories, I do not know."
"Eldest Brother, since the Heavenly Dao and the Daoist Ancestor do not wish for us to know, we had best not probe further. For now, we should restore the foundation of the Heavenly Court as quickly as possible; otherwise, if the Wu Clan takes the opportunity to attack us, we will lack the strength to contend with them."
"Second Brother, what you say makes sense. Since that is the case, let us restore the foundation of the Heavenly Court as swiftly as possible."
Inside Shouyang Mountain of the Human Race, Ling Wudao looked toward Nuwa and Tongtian.
"Empress Nuwa, the Human Race calamity has passed, but we cannot lower our guard yet. The Monster Clan will absolute not give up on forging the Witch-Slaying Sword; we must prepare ourselves to deal with the Monster Clan at any moment."
Hearing this, Nuwa arched her brows slightly!
"Wudao, you are being far too cautious. Your future self frightened them to such an extent—do you truly believe they would dare come looking for trouble with the Human Race again?"
"Rather than them coming to trouble the Human Race, this Empress is far more curious about your identity. Since your future self is so immensely powerful, your origins must be extraordinary indeed!"