The Sanqing had silently schemed against him, Hongjun—the foremost schemer in the Primordial Wilderness—for so many Eons without him ever realizing it.
Even the Heavenly Dao had fallen into the Sanqing's calculations.
Yet he, Hongjun, had actually considered taking the Sanqing as disciples. It was simply the funniest joke in the entire Primordial Wilderness.
"Now is the perfect time to drive a wedge between the Sanqing and the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
Taichu, formed from the Sanqing's fusion, has yet to return to the Primordial Wilderness.
This Heavenly Dao commands you two to go to Chaos and intercept the Sanqing's return to the Primordial Wilderness.
This Heavenly Dao will find a way to deal with the Twelve Ancestral Witches and the Earthly Dao.
Once This Heavenly Dao has taken care of the Twelve Ancestral Witches and the Earthly Dao, the Sanqing will naturally be at This Heavenly Dao's mercy.
For this operation, Luohu will take the lead, while Hongjun will assist."
After Hongjun had absorbed the information conveyed by the Recording Stone and deduced the Sanqing's schemes spanning so many Eons, the Heavenly Dao finally laid out Its plan.
Hearing that he was to assist Luohu in carrying out this plan, Hongjun's face immediately darkened.
How could Hongjun be willing to take orders from his old rival?
Hongjun was about to argue at once. He was a dignified Saint Fourth Heaven—how could Luohu, merely a Saint Second Heaven, command him?
But at that moment, Hongjun suddenly noticed that Luohu's aura had already risen to the Saint Third Heaven.
His expression changed, and a sense of urgency arose in his heart.
The urgency of being on the verge of replacement by Luohu.
He had integrated with the Dao for so many Eons, yet the Heavenly Dao had never helped him raise his