At that moment, seeing how the struggle for the six meditation cushions had ended, Yuan Yan felt somewhat helpless.
When he had first entered the Purple Firmament Palace and seen the six cushions, he had thought that with his own and Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling's Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortal cultivation, snatching one would be a piece of cake. Even grabbing several wouldn't be difficult.
Although he, Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling were originally one person, and should not have been able to hide that from the Heavenly Dao or Hongjun, neither the Heavenly Dao nor Hongjun would allow him to occupy multiple Sage Positions.
But if he really could snatch several cushions, whether he gave one to Fuxi and made Nuwa and Fuxi his staunchest allies, or used them to win favors, it would be an extremely worthwhile deal.
He had never imagined, though, that because their cultivation was the highest, their strength the greatest, and their numbers the most numerous, they would draw the most opposition.
The Three Pure Ones actually had such a trump card. Though they were only at the Late Great Firmament Golden Immortal stage, their auras were linked, allowing them to draw upon the Pangu Power hidden deep within the source of their Primordial Spirits. They could even briefly reach the Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortal stage.
Caught off guard, and with their opponents having planned ahead, the Three Pure Ones had managed to snatch the first three cushions.
Even more unexpectedly, as Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling stayed behind to buy time for him and Nuwa, Fuxi had been so disappointing that Hong Yun had overtaken him.
Though he felt helpless, what was done was done, and Yuan Yan could do nothing about it. He could