As the Heavenly Dao's Merit was divided up and Xuanyuan attained the Human Emperor's position, all three Human Sovereigns took their rightful places.
The other powerful figures in the Primordial Wilderness might not know this, but the Saints did.
After the Three Human Sovereigns, the Five Emperors Era was due to begin.
The Western Teachings had secured one of the positions to guide the Five Emperors. The remaining four had all gone to the Interception Sect.
The Western Teachings, Mount Sumeru.
Jieyin and Zhunti were naturally delighted.
Although their schemes had not fully succeeded during the Third Human Sovereign's path to enlightenment—Yan Emperor had ultimately lost to Xuanyuan—they had still obtained a portion of the Heavenly Dao's Merit.
The Merit had not truly fallen into the hands of the Western Lands. It had been taken back by the Heavenly Dao halfway through, to repay the Merit the two had owed from the time they attained Sagehood.
Still, Jieyin and Zhunti considered this a good thing.
"Senior Brother."
"Next comes the Five Emperors Era!"
"Our Western Teachings have secured one position to guide a Five Emperor to enlightenment. We must plan carefully."
Saint Zhunti looked at Jieyin with a serious expression.
"Mm."
Jieyin nodded and murmured:
"Exactly."
"We must be careful and cautious as we guide a Five Emperor to enlightenment."
"We can't let anyone else take advantage of us."
As he spoke, Jieyin gave Zhunti a meaningful look.
Zhunti nodded, naturally understanding the unspoken meaning behind Jieyin's words.
After all, during Human Emperor Xuanyuan's path to enlightenment, they had used underhanded methods to ensure that the Western Teachings received a share of the Merit that descended from Heaven.
They could keep this from everyone else, but not from the Saints.
Jieyin and Zhunti knew that Venerable Yuanshi had probably long