Meanwhile, in the Human Emperor Realm within the Human Sacred Land.
Huang Tian, Zhen Yuanzi, and the many mighty figures of the Human Race also sensed the aura of a Saint radiating from the Western Heavenly Court.
"This... Haotian is about to attain sainthood!"
Zhen Yuanzi sighed.
"Ah!"
"What a pity!"
"If the Dao Ancestor hadn't intervened, how could that Hongmeng Purple Qi have fallen into Haotian's hands?"
"Exactly! If Dao Lord Qin Mu had obtained the Hongmeng Purple Qi, the one attaining sainthood today might have been someone from the Human Race."
"..."
The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and the other mighty figures of the Human Race talked among themselves.
Remembering the struggle over the Hongmeng Purple Qi, they could not help feeling indignant.
After all, Qin Mu had defeated the four great Saints, including the Primordial Heavenly Venerate. He had been on the verge of claiming the Hongmeng Purple Qi, the Foundation of Sanctification.
Who could have known that Dao Ancestor Hongjun would descend at the crucial moment?
Even more unexpected was what happened next.
After taking the Hongmeng Purple Qi, Hongjun had turned around and bestowed it upon Haotian, the Western Heavenly Emperor.
Unlike the others, Huang Tian remained perfectly composed.
After a moment of silence, he smiled faintly and said with deeper meaning:
"Losing it may not have been a misfortune!"
At Huang Tian's words, Zhen Yuanzi and the other mighty figures of the Human Race looked utterly bewildered.
They could not understand. Failing to obtain that Hongmeng Purple Qi was a tremendous loss for the Human Race.
Why would Huang Tian say such a thing?
"Fellow Daoist Huang Tian, what... what do you mean?"
"That was the Foundation of Sanctification!"
"Of all the Quasi-Saints in the Primordial Wilderness, who wouldn't dream of possessing that