Beyond the universe, Central World.
After chatting with the ascetic, Mister Chu Yi, who appeared middle-aged, bade him farewell. From the ascetic, he also learned a little about the general situation of this world.
Unlike the Primordial World, although this world had likewise been opened by someone who attained the Dao through the Heaven-Opening Method, that Heaven-Opening Saint had not fallen silent like Great God Pangu.
Nor had this Heaven-Opening Saint merged with the Dao as the Primordial Dao Ancestor Hongjun had.
That was why the ascetic Zhunti had said that no Saint in this world had merged with the Dao.
This world also had no Heavenly Court organization, but it did have an Immortal Alliance.
The Immortal Alliance was led by twelve Saints of Heaven and Earth, with that Heaven-Opening Saint held as supreme.
Each of the Immortal Alliance's Twelve Saints governed a region, dividing this world into twelve great nations. Within those twelve nations were several hundred smaller nations.
Great wars frequently broke out between the smaller nations. Compared to the stable and peaceful atmosphere of the Primordial World, the ordinary beings of this world lived rather miserable lives.
That was why a War Saint who had comprehended the Great Dao of War had been born.
Moreover, the great nation under this War Saint's rule possessed the greatest territory and resources among the Immortal Alliance's Twelve Saints, second only to that Heaven-Opening Saint.
However, over the past several centuries, the great nation under the War Saint's rule had continually been encroached upon by other great nations. It was clear that an even greater war was about to erupt.
It was precisely after learning these things that the ascetics Jieyin and Zhunti had directly begun spreading their Buddhist teachings amid this chaotic age.
They wished to use Buddhism to