The realms above Sagehood were actually divided into many levels.
For example, an ordinary Sage.
The Six Sages of the Primordial Era were all ordinary Sages.
Above them was the realm of Heavenly Dao Sage.
This was Dao Ancestor Hongjun's realm.
After reaching the realm of Heavenly Dao Sage,
Dao Ancestor Hongjun transformed himself into the Dao.
He reached some kind of cooperative arrangement with the Heavenly Dao.
No one knew what realm Dao Ancestor Hongjun had reached after transforming himself into the Dao.
But it was probably around the level of Half-step Great Dao.
From what they could tell, he had yet to reach the Great Dao realm.
In other words, Dao Ancestor Hongjun's realm had surpassed that of a Heavenly Dao Sage,
but he had yet to reach the realm of a Great Dao Sage.
His overall level was perhaps comparable to Yao Yao's.
However, Dao Ancestor Hongjun had the Heavenly Dao's support.
His strength might be another level higher.
He might not have become a true Great Dao Sage,
but it was possible that his combat strength was on par with one.
At that moment, all the beings of the Primordial World felt an overwhelming sense of threat well up inside them.
The beings of the Primordial World had originally thought that the Six Sages of the Primordial Era were already the ceiling of the world.
Now they saw that someone had quietly broken through to the Half-step Great Dao realm long ago.
Many of them felt their hearts grow unsettled.
Taishang Laozi, in the Eight Views Palace, was no different.
Taishang Laozi had always upheld tranquility, inaction, and the natural order.
Yet at that moment, his Dao Heart trembled too.
Then he drew a deep breath.
He raised his head and gazed into the depths of