Several decades after Hongjun became a Saint.
As his old rival—Luohu—also, after taking out countless unlucky bastards,
forcibly relied on the triple boost of the Slaughter Law, the Player Template—experience points—and the Khorne Demon Army to reach the same realm.
It was also then
that the entire Primordial World learned that the fellow who had hidden away after becoming a Saint was actually Hongjun.
Since directly addressing him by name seemed somewhat disrespectful,
someone suggested simply calling him the Ancestor of Dao.
Purely out of respect for the Original Work's plot.
But the Primordial World of today was, after all, not one enlightened by his teachings.
It had simply been forcefully growing wild through all kinds of messy, chaotic paths.
It was exceptionally unrestrained and free!
Pyramid schemes, direct sales, addictive substances, cultural brainwashing...
They were all crammed together!
Even the Heavenly Dao wanted to personally step in and beat someone when it saw this!!
Thus, that suggestion was ultimately rejected by the public.
Of course, the deeper reason could also be understood as many powerful beings not wanting Hongjun to gain such an overbearing title, only for themselves to be inexplicably pressed beneath him...
When you were out making your way in the world, what mattered most?
Presence!
If you took such an overbearing title, wouldn't everyone else become your disciples and grand-disciples?
How could that possibly be allowed??
So, that was absolutely out of the question.
Just like that, Hongjun's title was shelved.
This left many who, out of respect (fear) for him, dared not call him by name with no choice but to take a more roundabout approach.
They called him That Great One or the Mysterious Person.
Even Voldemort would have to praise that.
As for Aiguer, who had always been biding his time,
he had