Once the Sages had all made thorough preparations, Hongjun summoned them again.
"This is the Investiture List. Of all those who perish in body and soul during this Great Calamity, anyone whose cultivation is sufficient to hold a post in the Underworld will enter this list. Once they have filled all the vacant posts in the Underworld, this Investiture Calamity will end."
"And after the Investiture Calamity ends, they will receive their appointments from the Underworld."
Hongjun remained as cold and indifferent as before, without much change.
Although the Sages did not understand why Hongjun was in such a state, they dared not say much.
"During this Great Calamity, there will be someone who presides over the Investiture of the Gods. He will play a crucial role in this calamity."
"However, you will have to find out who he is yourselves."
Hongjun himself did not know exactly who that person was. He could indeed deduce it, but he had no intention of doing so.
Hongjun was not in a proper state now. He would have to devote all his efforts to recovering, and did not intend to pay too much attention to this Great Calamity.
"From now on, no Sage may enter the Primordial World. I will seal off the entire Primordial World."
Hongjun's original intention had been to forbid these Sages from entering the Primordial World outside of a Great Calamity.
However, he would have no energy to keep an eye on them now. He could only forbid them from entering the Primordial World altogether, to prevent them from interfering too much with this Great Calamity.
At Hongjun's words, the Sages' expressions all turned rather grim.
Except for Houtu, of course.
What Hongjun had said had little to do with Houtu.
No matter how matters developed, Houtu could never