Hongjun could do many things, but that did not mean he had to do them.
Hongjun's stance was actually the same as the Heavenly Dao of the Honghuang World: he cared only about the entire Honghuang World. Strictly speaking, he had no stance of his own. Naturally, he could not be like Heavenly Dao Nüwa and directly "pull seedlings to help them grow," skipping all the intermediate stages and directly granting everyone Saintly Dao Fruits.
For the Heavenly Dao, what it needed were powerful Saints. Thus, after merging with the Dao, it still had to preach at Zixiao Palace, then bestow Hongmeng Purple Qi. Only after countless years could these "disciples" truly become Saints.
As a result, these Saints were immensely powerful and directly strengthened the Honghuang World. This was precisely the difference between Heavenly Dao Hongjun and Heavenly Dao Nüwa.
In the end, Heavenly Dao Hongjun's actions were meant to make the Honghuang World stronger. As for who became a Saint, that held no significance to him.
For Heavenly Dao Nüwa, however, the strength or weakness of any particular world held no meaning either. What she needed was a prosperous China, so there was no need to set all sorts of trials and tempering for those candidates. She directly granted them Saintly Dao Fruits, accomplishing everything in one step and cutting out all the intermediate stages.
China's Saints were thus born.
Perhaps China's Saints were somewhat weaker than the Primordial Saints, but they were still Saints. If quality was lacking, they could make up for it with quantity. Once the number of Saints reached a terrifying level, the strength of any individual Saint no longer mattered.
Just as Chen Mu had said, if China were given a few more years to develop, even the Primordial Universe would no longer