The Human Race becoming the Protagonist of Heaven and Earth was, from a certain perspective, also the Heavenly Dao's reward for its contributions to striking down the Wu Clan.
Whether it was the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans, or the later Wu and Yao Clans, all had to undergo evenly matched slaughter to contend for the position of Protagonist of Heaven and Earth and Lord of the Human Dao.
The Human Race, however, had mostly disciplined itself.
The compensation for the Demon Race had also been put into effect. Although they bore immense Karma, the actual impact on them was far less severe than it had been for the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans.
If this was the Heavenly Dao's support, then the Kongtong Seal being in Hongjun's possession made perfect sense.
It was even possible that the Kongtong Seal's authority over the Human Race had been an additional power granted by the Heavenly Dao.
Yet such a bestowal and compensation would not easily gain the Human Path's recognition.
The Human Race could not represent all living beings. As merely the ruler of the Human Race, one could not directly become a Saint of the Human Dao.
It was precisely for this reason that the Hongmeng Purple Qi had been divided into three. Though the Human Race had the Three Sovereigns, it had no true Saint.
Only when the ruler of the Human Race truly made all living beings submit could he touch upon the Human Path's Saint Position.
The Heavenly Dao bore the responsibility of governance, yet it could not determine who would hold the Saint Positions of the Earth Path and Human Path.
The Kongtong Seal Hongjun had taken out now also involved the authority to appoint the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
Even Laozi, who had always