Above the Eastern Seashore, Tongtian and Yuanshi stared at Laozi in utter bewilderment.
He had attained the Dao and become a Sage just like that?
They had not even figured out what was happening!
Yet amid the surging, boundless Merit Power, Laozi's aura continued to climb.
"I am Laozi, born of Pangu's Primordial Spirit. In gratitude to Heaven, I now pass the Golden Core Great Dao to the Human Race. With the Human Race as its foundation, I establish the Human Sect, ushering in prosperity for ten thousand generations. With the Taiji Diagram, I shall anchor the Human Sect's fortune. May the Heavenly Dao bear witness."
Laozi stood high above the nine heavens, his aged face suffused with majesty. With a beckoning gesture, the Taiji Diagram resting on Mount Kunlun instantly appeared above the Eastern Seashore.
The age of Sages had begun!
Daochen narrowed his eyes at the Taiji Diagram that had suddenly appeared above the Eastern Seashore.
Laozi's attainment of the Dao was only the beginning. After him would come Yuanshi and Tongtian, followed by the two fellow disciples from the Western Land, Jieyin and Zhunti.
Once those five attained the Dao in succession, the entire Primordial World would truly come alive.
Only then would all the schemes and machinations truly begin to surge.
"Senior brother, Laozi has attained the Dao."
"Yes, junior brother. I know."
On Mount Sumeru in the Western Land, Jieyin and Zhunti gazed toward the Eastern Seashore, their two big bald heads gleaming and their eyes filled with envy.
They were so bitter with envy!
So very bitter!
Ever since Nüwa had attained the Dao and become a Sage, the two of them had racked their brains to comprehend their own opportunity. They had even traveled throughout the Primordial World, but aside from plundering some