"In that case, we can only settle this with a fight."
Hearing Daochen's words, Laozi shook his head, seemingly quite helpless.
Still, Daochen's reaction was within his expectations. After all, Nüwa and Daochen were now Dao Companions, and the Kongtong Seal was the supreme treasure of the Human Race, tied to the authority of the Human Sovereign.
As the Holy Mother of the Human Race, Nüwa enjoyed its fortune. If she also controlled its authority, she could secure a firm grip on that fortune.
The fortune of heaven and earth did not remain forever unchanged once it was first bound to someone.
When Laozi had attained the Dao, for instance, the Human Race had been weak, and most of its fortune had been held by Daochen.
Had Laozi not been born from Pangu's Primordial Spirit and possessed Heaven-Opening Merit, he might well have failed to attain the Dao.
Now, however, the War of the Liches had passed. Although the Human Race's population still fell short of what it had been before the war, its circumstances were far, far better than when it had first come into being.
Its fortune, accordingly, was also far, far stronger than when Laozi had attained the Dao.
Moreover, the Golden Core Great Dao had spread widely among the Human Race, allowing Laozi, as the master of the Human Sect, to claim a considerable share of its fortune.
Now that the Kongtong Seal had appeared, with its connection to the Human Sovereign's authority, obtaining it would naturally allow Laozi to claim even more of the Human Race's fortune.
Unfortunately, there was only so much of that fortune to go around.
If Laozi obtained the Kongtong Seal and claimed more of the Human Race's fortune, he would inevitably take a portion of Nüwa's share.
With that being