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After seeing Mosquito off and making arrangements for the Golden Lotus, Li Changshou's mood was somewhat affected.

He was not particularly happy. On the contrary, he felt somewhat low, somewhat heavy, and even a little powerless.

The Great Cataclysm of the Investiture of the Gods, Turning Barbarians into Buddhas, the great rise of Buddhism, the decline of the Dao Sect, the minor calamity of Journey to the West.

This was a complete chain of cause and effect.

Simply put, it was actually one single matter.

Within it were Heavenly Dao's schemes against living beings, as well as the Saints' individual calculations.

But at its root, Dao Ancestor had first drawn a direction—"The Western Sect will surely flourish"—thereby setting off a game between the Saints. Teacher Taiqing acted for the Dao Sect, while the Two Sages of the West acted for the Western Teachings, leading to the series of conflicts that followed.

Saints used living beings as chess pieces; Dao Ancestor used Saints as chess pieces.

Dao Ancestor had always stood at the highest level, and his purpose had been clear from beginning to end.

Namely, to reduce the influence of living beings upon heaven and earth.

If one continued tracing this line of thought backward, Dao Ancestor's scheme—or rather, this plan—had lasted far, far too long, running through the entire course of the Human Race's development.

There was no conclusive evidence for many of its links, only a few scattered clues, but Li Changshou still indulged in a fitting bout of conspiracy theorizing.

Dao Ancestor's calculations concerning the Human Race should have gone like this...

Dao Ancestor Hongjun accepted Empress Nuwa as his disciple and guided her in the Dao of Creation.

Afterward, Empress Nuwa created the Human Race. Humans possessed innate Dao bodies and strong reproductive ability, could adapt