"Huh? Hongjun-he, he killed himself?"
In the Saints' Vine Dao Venerable Group, Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Houtu all stared with wide eyes, filled with disbelief. They simply could not believe Hongjun had done this.
Only Cult Leader Tongtian remained relatively composed. After a moment of shock, he typed this fact into the group.
Hongjun had killed Hongjun. He had killed himself.
This turn of events had caught everyone completely off guard.
Even the Saints were momentarily stunned, let alone their big shot Lin Tian. He had not anticipated this either.
Why had Dao Ancestor Hongjun killed himself?
Was he trying to flip the table and quit the game altogether?
"Stay calm. Let's see what Hongjun does next!"
"Of course, strictly speaking, Hongjun hasn't actually killed himself," Lin Tian hurriedly said in the group.
A string of question marks popped up in the Saints' heads. What did Lin Tian mean?
"He is the Heavenly Dao. The current Hongjun is the Heavenly Dao. Strictly speaking, he and the Hongjun in the Purple Heaven Palace are now two different people, so Hongjun killing Hongjun doesn't affect the overall situation at all! Instead, he's smashed straight through our plan with brute force! My calculations were a little off! It looks like our final showdown with Hongjun will have to happen ahead of schedule."
Before anyone could ask, Lin Tian calmly explained in the group. His conclusion sent a slight tremor through everyone's hearts.
That was right. Hongjun was not Hongjun.
When he had chosen to Unite with the Dao all those years ago, he had already abandoned his identity as Hongjun and become the Heavenly Dao outright.
Now, they could say the Heavenly Dao was Hongjun, but Hongjun was not necessarily the Heavenly Dao.
They had toyed with the Heavenly Dao like