"Light Gaia?" Yuanshi Tianzun was taken aback when he heard his senior brother mention that name.
He thought for a moment. "What about our teacher...?"
Laozi chuckled and waved a hand. "No, don't overthink it."
After that brief exchange, the two looked at each other without continuing the subject. Laozi then changed the topic. "By the way, do you know about what happened in the Abyss some time ago?"
Yuanshi Tianzun nodded. "Lucifer fought someone, and the Eastern Emperor Bell reappeared, right? I did receive the news, but the current situation is too unclear. All information in the River of Time has been thoroughly wiped clean, so we haven't obtained anything useful. Do you think Eastern Emperor Taiyi has really returned, Senior Brother?"
"Doesn't seem likely." Laozi shook his head. "We all know what happened back then. Eastern Emperor Taiyi's divine consciousness was torn apart into its most fundamental energy and scattered to the ends of the multiverse. Unless an immeasurable calamity arrives and the Deva Path falls, it would be difficult for him to return."
"Did someone else obtain the Eastern Emperor Bell?" Yuanshi Tianzun lightly tapped a chess piece. "If so, then it isn't much of a problem. It may be somewhat troublesome, but we can simply send our disciples to deal with it. Still, whether in the Primordial World or the Abyss, Jehovah's forces have developed rather quickly these past years."
"That is your concern." Laozi lifted his fragrant tea. "In this Primordial World, we ultimately occupy the best positions. Those fringe deities cannot get by without resorting to unconventional methods, but unorthodox paths are still unorthodox paths—they will never achieve anything great. Just spare some attention for them. There is no need to exhaust yourself over it."
Yuanshi Tianzun nodded in agreement.
Just as Lucifer looked