Sect Master Tongtian sat on a prayer mat. Enlightenment Tea rested on the jade table before him, while the Water Fire Boys, dressed in red and blue daoist robes, gently fanned him at his side.
He was utterly at ease.
Cangyuan entered and performed a disciple's salute toward Sect Master Tongtian. "This disciple greets Master."
"Mm."
Sect Master Tongtian nodded lightly, his face full of smiles. "Cangyuan, what brings you to see me?"
"Master, this disciple heard you say last time that after the Witch-Demon era, the Human Race would rise to prominence, correct?"
Tongtian nodded. "Correct. In the previous era, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin were the protagonists of the age. In this era, the Witch-Demon races are the protagonists. In the next era, the Human Race will become the protagonists of Heaven and Earth. The Human Race is destined to flourish."
"However..."
At this point, Sect Master Tongtian paused, looking somewhat hesitant, as though he found it difficult to understand. "However, the Human Race... seems to have entirely vanished."
"Your Uncle-Master Taiqing and Aunt-Master Nuwa can sense the Human Race's Destiny growing stronger, yet no matter how we Saints scour the Prehistoric World, we cannot find any Human Race members apart from Xuandu and the Witch-Human Race."
"Master..."
Tongtian seemed to see that Cangyuan had something to tell him, so he said, "Water Fire, withdraw for now."
"Yes, Master."
The Water Fire Boys set down their fans and withdrew from Biyou Palace.
The doors of Biyou Palace shut tightly.
Tongtian looked at Cangyuan and smiled. "The entirety of Biyou Palace is now within the range of my Saintly Might. Heavenly Secrets do not manifest, and time does not exist here. Speak freely. Even other Saints cannot deduce what happens within Biyou Palace."
Hearing this, Cangyuan took a Sea