As the four Sages spoke in succession,
Tongtian's expression darkened slightly!
The situation was already perfectly clear.
Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti plainly did not want him meddling any further.
Tongtian had thought the threat of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation would keep Jieyin and Zhunti from openly taking sides, but now it seemed he had been far too naive.
The four of them had made their stance perfectly clear: Tongtian could content himself with the position of Human Sovereign's Master to the second Human Sovereign.
As for anything else, he could forget it.
If he wanted a fight,
the four of them would oblige!
Once they had beaten Tongtian, the remaining positions as Human Sovereign's Masters would be a matter for their three sects to divide among themselves.
They had nothing to do with Tongtian!
Those whose greed knew no bounds would get beaten in the end.
Still, Tongtian was not foolish enough to launch the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation against all four Sages. Seeing their united stance, he departed straight for the Jade Void Palace.
He would wait for the great flourishing under the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to begin!
After Tongtian left, only Jieyin, Zhunti, Laozi, and Yuanshi remained in the void of the Outer Chaos.
Naturally, another round of dividing the spoils followed. They negotiated for many years before Laozi finally let Jieyin and Zhunti leave satisfied.
There was no helping it. Now that Tongtian and Daochen had joined forces, however much Laozi and Yuanshi looked down on Jieyin and Zhunti, they had to hold their noses and unite with the brothers in preparation for future conflicts between Sages.
Without Jieyin and Zhunti,
even if Laozi achieved a breakthrough, relying on Yuanshi alone would probably leave him hard-pressed to gain the upper hand in future battles between