Beside Primordial Heavenly Venerable, Moral Heavenly Venerable Laozi let out a quiet sigh. He had never expected matters to develop like this. It had truly caught him by surprise.
"As things stand, the Human Race may already be unassailable. Junior brother, why not let this go? Daoist Duobao is truly a rare genius under heaven. What a pity he cannot be of use to us."
"The rise of the Human Race is already unstoppable. If we keep entangling ourselves in this, we may defy the Heavenly Dao, and then we may find ourselves in trouble as well."
He did not want his junior brother to sink any deeper. Lately, he had noticed signs that Primordial Heavenly Venerable was descending into obsession. He no longer cared whether something was right or wrong, permissible or forbidden. He simply opposed Daochen at every turn.
This was entirely at odds with the Heavenly Dao's expectations.
After all, the Heavenly Dao had to uphold fairness. If someone singled out one person relentlessly, that counted as defying the Heavenly Dao, because such conduct was unfair-and even more unfair to the Human Race.
Primordial Heavenly Venerable frowned slightly. "Senior brother, are we really going to leave it at this? I cannot quite stomach it!"
Laozi shook his head. "Some things may be done, and others may not! Never act against heaven. Some deeds are permissible, and others are not; never undertake them in defiance of heaven."
"Wait. Just wait and see."
Laozi pointed meaningfully toward the sky.
Primordial Heavenly Venerable was puzzled, unable to grasp Laozi's meaning for a moment.
But when he saw Laozi close his eyes and trace a circle with his hand, understanding dawned on Primordial Heavenly Venerable. He thought of Hongjun.
Dao Ancestor Hongjun was merging with heaven. Once they truly became one,