Kunlun Mountain, Sanqing Daoist Temple.
"It's too noisy. I'm leaving, little brother."
Watching the commotion on Kunlun Mountain, Heavenly Venerable Taiqing said with a headache and left.
"Hmph."
As they watched Heavenly Venerable Taiqing leave, Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian exchanged glances and each snorted. Their conflict deepened.
Ever since the Three Sages had each established a Sage Sect, countless living beings had flocked to them.
The living beings on Kunlun Mountain alone numbered more than a billion.
Originally, having enough living beings join their sects would have increased the Three Sages' fortunes, making it a good thing for all of them.
But the Three Sages' teachings were completely different.
Laozi advocated serenity and inaction, unwilling to get involved in disputes. He chose to leave Kunlun Mountain and seek peace and quiet on Shouyang Mountain.
Yuanshi believed that one's innate nature was paramount and that one should follow the Heavenly Dao.
Even if one had incurred karmic retribution, Yuanshi would still accept them, so long as their innate nature was good enough.
Sect Master Tongtian believed in intercepting a thread of life from Heaven for all living beings, teaching without discrimination.
In the past, the Three Sages had spent years in seclusion, so their conflicts had remained hidden. Now that their Sage Sects had emerged, everything was laid bare.
Though the Three Sages had yet to formally announce their separation, they were already estranged in all but name.
Eastern Prehistoric World, Human Race territory.
"Hm?"
Heavenly Venerable Taiqing was flying leisurely, merely out for a stroll, when some unseen force drew him toward Shouyang Mountain.
Originally, Shouyang Mountain had been a place where the Human Race refined weapons, and its construction was rather crude.
But as the place where Heavenly Venerable Taiqing had attained enlightenment and established the