Hongjun's expression changed slightly.
He suddenly recalled the scene from the Dao Demon Conflict.
Within the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, the Four Sages had joined forces and fought Luohu in a bloody battle.
Yin Yang Old Ancestor and Old Ancestor Qiankun had fallen one after another.
Only Yang Mei, though gravely wounded, had survived.
At the time, he had thought Yang Mei was merely lucky.
Now that he thought about it, perhaps not.
Yang Mei had likely noticed something long ago.
He had noticed Hongjun's intentions, his schemes, and his desire to have Yin Yang, Qiankun, and Yang Mei all perish before he could Unite Body with Dao.
That was why Yang Mei had fled into Chaos, never to return.
For countless yuanhui, there had been no news of him.
Yet now he had suddenly returned, silently completed all this, and quietly left again.
What was it for?
Hongjun's gaze flickered as thoughts raced through his mind.
To settle karma.
Those four words exploded in his heart like thunder.
During the Dao Demon Conflict, he had wanted to borrow Luohu's hand to eliminate those three Chaos Demon Gods of his generation.
Yin Yang had fallen. Qiankun had fallen.
Only Yang Mei had escaped.
How could Yang Mei not know of this karma?
How could he not seek repayment?
But he had chosen to wait.
To wait countless yuanhui.
To wait until Hongjun's Body Merged with Heavenly Dao, until he ruled the Great Wilderness and had grown lax.
To wait until Earth Dao was incomplete, Houtu was trapped, and Heavenly Dao stood supreme.
Then he had struck without warning.
He had refined the Earth Book, completed Earth Dao, and helped Houtu break free of her shackles.
He had ensured that the era of Heavenly Dao Supremacy would never return.
He had completely