Shaking a Tree Like a Mayfly Is Easier Said Than Done; Bargaining with a Tiger Ends in Vain

The moment those words were spoken, Laozi's face darkened like water.

Indeed.

After so many years, Laozi had even endured several invasions by Extraterritorial Sages, yet he had only raised his cultivation from the Sage Realm Triple Heaven to the Sage Realm Fourth Heaven.

But what about Cangjie of the Human Race?

He had merely been an acquired being casually created by a Sage, yet in just a few tens of thousands of years, he had completed the extraordinary journey from a mere mortal creature to a Sage.

How could Laozi, who had always held himself in such high regard, possibly accept that?

"So, do you have a way to promote me?"

"Or are you willing to make a selfless contribution?"

"What sort of Hunyuan origin or Great Dao mysteries do you intend to offer?"

However, Laozi was no easy person to deal with. He immediately retorted with sarcasm.

"There will naturally be no selfless contribution."

"There are no free lunches in this world."

"But you and I can conduct an equal trade."

The Void Black Shadow spoke calmly.

"After being together for so long, I still do not know how to address you."

After the probing was over, Laozi fell silent for a moment before finally changing his demeanor and asking politely.

The Void Black Shadow immediately burst into laughter.

"You may call me Devouring Daoist, little friend."

Devouring Daoist?

Laozi's pupils constricted violently.

A stormy sea was stirred up in his heart.

That title carried profound implications.

Heaven had always been difficult to fathom.

Heaven also represented supremacy, authority, sanctity, inscrutability, and unpredictability.

Devouring Heaven—this meant devouring even the Heavenly Dao itself.

In an instant, Laozi understood the profound meaning contained within the Void Black Shadow's title.

"Is there any particular meaning behind your title?"

Though his heart