In the Primordial World, the Moral Heavenly Venerable Laozi exchanged glances with the other Sages, then sealed off their surroundings. In truth, this did little good, because the Heavenly Dao could sense what they were doing.
"Since the Heavenly Dao has issued a warning, we must intervene in the Netherworld Office's affairs. Its activities ought to be restricted. Why don't we go together to seek an audience with Lady Pingxin and negotiate? We have to settle this somehow."
Although the Moral Heavenly Venerable Laozi said this, his eyes turned toward Jieyin, Zhunti, and the others. His meaning was clear: even if they were merely putting on a show, they needed to do it quickly. They had to give the Heavenly Dao an answer.
Jieyin and Zhunti understood at once. The two Sages spoke together. "So it should be. Let us go to the Netherworld Office together. We must resolve its invasion of the Primordial World."
They now knew that the Heavenly Dao could not interfere in the Netherworld Office's affairs.
In other words, once they entered the Netherworld Office, the Heavenly Dao would have no way of knowing what they did.
Previously, Dao Ancestor Hongjun had sensed everything and suppressed everything, so naturally no one had dared stir up trouble.
But now, the situation was entirely different, because they were preparing to resist the Heavenly Dao's control.
The Heavenly Dao's greatest hold over the Sages was its ability to strip them of their Sage Positions. Before, they had believed it would never do such a thing.
After all, they were its spokesmen, one with the Heavenly Dao.
Of course, they also considered themselves the masters of the Primordial World, believing that a single word from them could decide all its affairs.
But now, things seemed entirely different from what they