111: struggle for the prayer cushion

Many Innate Sacred Beings entered Zixiao Palace and were all startled; it truly contained its own world within.

At the very top, there was a Cloud Bed, which should be the position for the Saint to preach.

In the area closest to the Cloud Bed, six Prayer Mats were neatly arranged, with thick Heavenly Dao Laws upon them; one could tell at a glance they were extraordinary.

And in such a vast place, there were only these six cushions; what could this imply? Everyone's thoughts raced instantly.

They couldn't guess the Saint's intentions for the moment, but needless to say, this must be an Opportunity.

An Opportunity right before their eyes must be seized.

The Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and others at the very front immediately felt a resonance.

These Prayer Mats were destined for them.

The many other Innate Sacred Beings also felt something and moved immediately, using all sorts of Divine Abilities and techniques.

Kunpeng immediately used the great Divine Ability of extreme speed—Carefree Excursion, leading the pack of Innate Sacred Beings.

Suddenly, with a "thud," the surrounding space was sealed, and Kunpeng was trapped within, unable to move.

Dijun and Taiyi also immediately transformed into two streaks of Golden Crow rainbow light; the speed of the Golden Crow's rainbow transformation was not a bit slower than Kunpeng's.

But caught off guard, the two were struck down by two bolts of falling lightning.

The others also wanted to step forward, but whoever took the lead would be knocked down by various attacks.

The scene instantly turned into a chaotic mess.

Those who stepped in to block were naturally the Ancestral Witches, who loved to watch the excitement and didn't mind making things bigger.

Previously, Hongjun had given them a show of force, and they could only swallow that bitter pill.

Now, seeing an Opportunity to interfere and cause trouble, they naturally wanted to have a grand time.

We can't afford to offend the Saint, but causing some trouble for you all is no problem.

The Ancestral Witches each made their move, and they actually managed to block a group of Innate Sacred Beings.

They didn't even know what these people were so urgently trying to do; anyway, blocking them was the right thing to do.

"Whatever you're trying to do, pass my test first!"

"And mine!"

Zhu Rong and Gonggong manifested their Ancestral Witch True Bodies and stood there like two door gods.

Their tall figures blocked everyone.

Di Jiang manipulated the Space Law, sealing the surrounding space of whoever tried to take the lead.

The most sinister was Zhu Jiuyin; although he stood behind the Ancestral Witches, the Time Law appeared within his vertical pupils.

He secretly adjusted the local flow of time, making some Sacred Beings' movements inexplicably half a beat slower, while the Ancestral Witches' attacks were always one step ahead.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches each displayed their Divine Abilities, turning Zixiao Palace upside down.

But there were exceptions to everything; the Ancestral Witches' attacks skillfully bypassed the siblings Fuxi and Nuwa, not causing them any hindrance.

Nuwa was somewhat puzzled; as a neighbor of Mount Buzhou, she understood the temperament of these Ancestral Witches best.

They feared nothing in heaven or earth and looked down on everyone.

Furthermore, she didn't believe she had any friendship with them that warranted such special treatment.

Fuxi, however, guessed something.

It was likely because the Ancestral Witches had seen him with that Fellow Daoist last time, which was why they didn't cause him trouble.

He hadn't expected that even when that Fellow Daoist wasn't present, he could still have an unexpected harvest.

Regardless, he and Nuwa had already overtaken the other Innate Sacred Beings and reached the very front.

Looking up, three figures were already seated on the first three Prayer Mats.

Only then did they remember that the Three Pure Ones were the first to enter and the first to be drawn by the Prayer Mats' Qi attraction.

Combined with the protection of the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Mysterious Yellow Pagoda, no Divine Abilities or techniques could block them, allowing them to take the Prayer Mat seats first.

Without much thought, Nuwa sat on the fourth Prayer Mat.

Fuxi, having calculated that he had no destiny with the Prayer Mats, sat behind Nuwa.

Suddenly, four Prayer Mats were gone, making everyone even more desperate for the remaining two.

East Duke, who had always wanted to perform well in front of the Saint, naturally had to seize this Opportunity.

Taking a step forward, he used the Divine Ability 'Shrinking the Earth to an Inch,' intending to bypass the blockade of the Water and Fire Ancestral Witches.

The next moment, the space was silently sealed.

After a long while, he realized that he had been using his Divine Ability for a long time, but was still in the same spot.

However, this time, Di Jiang was too busy to pay attention to everything and released Kunpeng.

"Let's see who else can stop me!"

Using Carefree Excursion again, Kunpeng broke through the crowd's blockade and headed straight for the Prayer Mats.

But at some unknown time, the quiet Hong Yun had already taken a step ahead and sat on the fifth Prayer Mat, even smiling and greeting him.

"Fellow Daoist, thank you for your indulgence!"

Seeing this, Kunpeng felt provoked. But the priority was still to seize a Prayer Mat.

Ignoring Hong Yun, Kunpeng sat on the last Prayer Mat.

By now, all six Prayer Mats had owners.

The Three Pure Ones sat on the first three, and Nuwa sat on the fourth.

Hong Yun and Kunpeng sat on the fifth and sixth.

Everyone instantly lost the urge to compete and just found any place to sit.

The Ancestral Witches also felt it was boring and stopped blocking everyone.

Eleven of them found a place they liked and lay down, with only Houtu sitting properly, waiting for the Saint to begin preaching.

The other Innate Sacred Beings, seeing the Ancestral Witches like this, were somewhat dissatisfied with their interference.

But they were deterred by the powerful combat strength the Ancestral Witches had displayed.

Although they had only been thinking about seizing the Prayer Mats and hadn't prepared beforehand,

for the Ancestral Witches to block most of them was truly a bit much.

Furthermore, with the Twelve Ancestral Witches gathered together, they naturally formed a deterrent, so no one would go looking for trouble.

Zixiao Palace quieted down again, the atmosphere easing, and some Ancestral Witches even started snoring.

This time, even Taiyi couldn't stand it anymore.

This was the Saint's Dao field, and everyone came to hear the Saint preach, yet they were actually sleeping.

What kind of behavior was this?

But with Dijun holding him back, Taiyi also temporarily withdrew his gaze.

Time passed quickly, and the time for the sermon was approaching.

Haotian and Yaochi looked at each other and went to close the door.

But this time, they used all their strength, their small faces pressed against the door, yet the palace gate didn't budge.

The two went out to look and found that a corner of Zixiao Palace had been damaged during the previous fight, and two pebbles were blocking the gate.

How strange.

The dignified Saint's Dao field could actually be damaged.

Haotian and Yaochi didn't care much, picked up the pebbles, and prepared to close the door again.

"Senior Brother, are we going to miss the Saint's sermon?"

Jieyin and Zhunti had been delayed for some days because they were repairing the earth's meridians.

They had only just arrived.

Seeing Zixiao Palace about to close, the two immediately shouted.

"Don't close the door!"

Fortunately, they caught the deadline for closing the door and successfully entered Zixiao Palace.