After considering it for a while, Hongjun did not reject the proposal.
"Since you were the one who proposed this, I'll leave everything that follows to you."
With that, Hongjun vanished from before Xu Tong in an instant.
Clearly, Hongjun had little patience for Xu Tong.
Xu Tong rubbed his nose, having noticed Hongjun's attitude as well.
Still, he said nothing. He merely pursed his lips and headed straight back.
"How did it go?"
As soon as Xu Tong returned, Nuwa came over and asked him, her face brimming with excitement.
"It's more or less settled. Hongjun had no objections at all."
"That fellow seemed rather unwilling to see me. The moment I finished telling him about it, he couldn't wait to leave."
At this point, a trace of displeasure appeared on Xu Tong's face.
At a time like this?
How could that fellow Hongjun treat me this way?
"Wonderful! You can become a Sage too, Brother!"
An excited smile spread across Nuwa's face.
"Then, what should I do next?"
Upon hearing the news, Fuxi could not help feeling excited.
Once his excitement subsided, however, he grew somewhat hesitant.
He genuinely did not know what he needed to do next to reach the realm of Sages.
After all, there was still a gap between Fuxi and Buddha Tathagata.
Buddha Tathagata was now only one step from crossing the threshold. With a catalyst, he might reach the realm of Sages in an instant.
Fuxi, however, was still a long way from that realm.
"You don't need to do anything. Just leave all of this to me."
Xu Tong shook his head.
Hongjun had merely given Buddha Tathagata a few hints in secret. He had done nothing else.
Who knew what that fellow Hongjun was busy with now?
Xu Tong, however, was