Watching Primordial Heavenly Venerate leave, Xuandu showed no surprise.
His Sage's Visage was lost, and his Dao Heart had been wounded. Staying any longer would only bring him further humiliation.
Given Yuanshi's proud nature, managing to hold out until now before storming off was no small feat.
Xuandu withdrew his gaze and calmed his mind, preparing to discuss the next steps with the Three Ancestors below.
Just then,
"Return at once."
A clear, calm voice suddenly rang out in the depths of his mind!
It was Master Tongtian!
Xuandu's heart gave a sudden leap!
The voice had reached him through a Saint's supreme power!
Just two brief words, yet they carried an unprecedented gravity.
Xuandu's pupils contracted slightly, and the Hunyuan Dao Rhyme around him stilled.
His master had never summoned him in such a tone before!
What had happened?
What could make his master so urgent that he would even use the power of his Sage Origin to communicate directly with Xuandu's mind?
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
Was it because Xuandu had just clashed head-on with the two Saints, Taiqing and Yuqing, even drawing Nuwa out and stirring up the Great Wilderness?
Or was it because he had forged the Martial Dao Heavenly Stele and drawn down Heavenly Dao Merit, completely altering the Human Race's destined path?
Or perhaps... his heart-piercing words invoking Dao Ancestor had ultimately drawn the attention of That Supreme Being in the Nether?
Xuandu's thoughts raced, but his expression remained perfectly calm.
He leaned toward the last possibility.
Although Laozi and Yuanshi were Saints, they had lost the upper hand today. There was no reason for them to stir up trouble again anytime soon.
Besides, his master had supported him at the time.
Nuwa stood above worldly affairs. Her statement just now had