You had to understand that the Primordial World was a source realm that transcended ordinary Great Thousand Worlds, with unfathomable foundations.
How could it possibly bear only a mere seven Sagehoods or Primordial Unity Dao Fruits?
The three thousand Great Daos alone could give rise to three thousand Saints or three thousand Primordial Grand Unities.
"Hmm?"
Though Hongjun wasn't surprised, a flicker of barely perceptible doubt still passed through his eyes.
"Strange."
"Why is the aura of this new Saint so unusually obscure?"
"Even the Heavenly Dao can barely detect it."
Hongjun murmured in puzzlement.
After all, he was the spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao.
By all rights, he should have known whenever anyone was about to become a Saint.
Yet at this moment, Hongjun couldn't divine anything.
That meant the person about to become a Saint had even blocked out the Heavenly Dao.
"How is that possible?"
"Is there someone in the Primordial World who can attain Sagehood without going through the Heavenly Dao?"
Hongjun murmured, unable to believe it.
But then, he suddenly thought of something. His gaze darkened as he looked straight toward a certain part of the Primordial Wilderness.
"Could it be... the Underworld?"
At that moment, Hongjun thought of the Underworld, and his certainty grew.
It had to be a creature in the Underworld who was about to attain Sagehood.
There was no other way anyone could hide it from him.
After all, the Underworld stood apart from the Primordial World and was protected by Pangu's will.
Not only could Hongjun not interfere there, but even the Heavenly Dao was kept out.
Besides, when the Underworld had first been established, Hongjun had descended there and briefly clashed wills with Empress Pingxin.
Unfortunately, Empress Pingxin was invincible within the Underworld.
Even with the Heavenly Dao at