Guangchengzi and the others were naturally grateful beyond measure.
Although Tongtian had not taken charge of the Chan School, having Laozi step forward amounted to the same thing.
In fact, Laozi stepping forward was even better.
After all, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable was closest to Laozi.
If anything happened in the future, the two of them could settle it more easily.
Guangchengzi and the others were no fools.
Apart from finding someone to back them, they had done this for another reason.
They were also planning for the future.
To put it optimistically, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable could return.
But to put it bluntly, something might happen to him, and he might never come back.
Without a Sage backing them, anyone could bully the Chan School.
Now that would be a truly crushing loss of face.
But these were only little private calculations, and the Sages paid them no mind.
Once Guangchengzi and the others returned, Laozi would naturally handle matters.
Tongtian sent the group from the Chan School away.
Then he summoned everyone from the Jade Void Sect back.
He looked at the sheer number of disciples under him.
Calling it the sect of ten thousand immortals was no idle boast.
He had countless disciples, each with extraordinary strength. Regardless of race, they were all powerful cultivators.
"I summoned you here today to announce something."
"In this battle beyond the heavens, the Primordial World suffered devastating losses. Our cultivation proved inadequate, and the blow was immense."
"So all of us Sages will enter seclusion to cultivate. There is no telling how long this will take, so I must make arrangements for the Jade Void Sect."
"Our Jade Void Sect has so many disciples that ten thousand immortals gather before us. It is quite a magnificent sight."
"But once I