Hearing this, Li Yun frowned.
Merge with Dao.
He knew full well what that meant. It was truly like seeking the skin of a tiger.
This matter had even let him see clearly that merging with Dao was no good thing. On the contrary, it was a disaster.
They were calculating the benefits they would gain after merging with Dao, but was Dao itself not likewise calculating the benefits of their joining?
This incident alone had already made the problem clear. Even a mere spokesperson had begun disregarding everything in consideration of Humanity Dao's future—what then of those who merged with Dao?
There was no doubt that those who merged with Dao would also consider their own Dao.
This also meant that once such a thing happened, it would not be impossible for them to turn against one another in the future.
After all, Li Yun and Xuandu represented, above all else, the interests of the Human Race. Yet Laozi was now placing Humanity Dao's interests first.
He had always believed that the Human Race and Humanity Dao aided and perfected one another. Who could have expected the information hidden within to turn out like this?
The very thought gave Li Yun a headache.
He had thought Laozi had been the first to step forward, only to discover that he had merely jumped from one pit into another.
This pit was even larger, and even Laozi himself had not noticed the slightest thing amiss.
Added to the information he had obtained from Jieyin and Zhunti, Yuanshi Tianzun had also become a spokesperson. This meant that Yuanshi Tianzun's will would continuously draw closer to the Heavenly Dao in the future.
With that, among the Three Pure Ones, the only one truly free seemed to be Third Martial Uncle, Sect Master Tongtian,