Not long after Hongjun summoned Nuwa and Houtu, he summoned all the Sages.
"You must all have heard about the recent incident involving the Human Race's newborns, haven't you?"
Hongjun looked at them, his body still suffused with the aura he had possessed when he first became one with the Heavenly Dao.
That aura was terrifying, placing immense pressure on the Sages around him.
"We are all aware of this matter."
The others did not know exactly what was going on, but Houtu understood it perfectly.
Thus, even though the aura Hongjun exuded was terrifying, she paid it no mind at all.
In her heart, she had absolute faith in Xu Tong.
As far as she was concerned, nothing Xu Tong said could possibly be wrong.
"In that case, I believe you should all understand exactly what caused this."
"The Underworld is an extremely important existence to the Primordial World. This incident occurred because the Underworld is understaffed."
"The Heavenly Dao has now issued a warning. If the Underworld's ranks are not filled, grave problems will arise throughout heaven and earth."
"To prevent this from happening, another great calamity will descend upon heaven and earth."
After hearing Hongjun's words, the faces of all the Sages except Nuwa and Houtu darkened.
They had always possessed some understanding of great calamities.
That was precisely why their expressions had become so grim.
After all, during a great calamity, even Sages like them would have their perception clouded to some extent.
One careless mistake, and their disciples could be drawn into the great calamity!
How could they possibly be unconcerned about something like this?
"Dao Ancestor, is there truly no way to avoid this?"
After hesitating for a long while, Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi finally asked Hongjun.
As Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi spoke, Zhunti's and Jieyin's