Under these circumstances, time flew by.
Li Xuan and Ancestor Minghe also awoke from their contemplation.
After exchanging a glance, the two immediately bowed. "Thank you, fellow Daoist!"
"Thank you, fellow Daoist!"
Then their expressions grew wistful.
Ancestor Minghe, in particular, wore a complicated expression. "Daoist Li Yun made the right choice."
"Saints? Merely larger ants."
"Primordial Unity, Limitless—only beyond Primordial Unity Limitless lies the Great Dao."
"Pangu attained the Great Dao, which means his cultivation stood at the very pinnacle of a Hunyuan Wuji Sage."
At this point, Ancestor Minghe sighed wistfully.
Had he gained such insight earlier, he would surely have succeeded in attaining Dao through strength.
Unfortunately, there was no room for regret in this world, nor any way to turn back.
He had already embarked on the path of attaining Dao through law, but his attainment was not complete. He had accomplished it with the aid of the Earthly Dao, making him somewhat weaker than someone who had attained Dao purely through law.
At the thought, his expression shifted repeatedly, tinged with wistfulness and shock.
"This was indeed somewhat unexpected."
Li Xuan nodded, then his lips curved upward. "But the benefits this has brought are immense."
"Once my original self receives this information, his strength will surely improve even further."
"..."
As they spoke, neither hesitated. With a single step, they arrived where Jieyin and the others stood.
"Greetings, fellow Daoists!"
Seeing them, Jieyin and the other two immediately cupped their fists in greeting.
Then their expressions turned fervent, even bordering on fanaticism.
In that brief span, their emotions had grown incredibly complicated, mingled with envy.
For no other reason than that they could clearly sense the two men's auras and fluctuations growing stronger—so quickly that the change was almost visible to the naked eye.
Seeing