After returning, Xu Tong felt a bit of a headache coming on.
Still, he felt it was no great problem. The Primordial World needed Sages.
This was a demand of the entire Primordial World. No matter how unwilling Hongjun might be, he could not prevent Sages from emerging within it.
Now, Fuxi was only a single step away from becoming a Sage, and it was a step he could take with ease.
Under these circumstances, Hongjun would never prevent it from happening.
Besides, if Hongjun stopped Fuxi, who else could he make a Sage of the Primordial World?
Wutian?
Wutian certainly qualified, but one must not forget that he was one of Demon Ancestor Luohu's people.
Under these circumstances, whether Hongjun would readily allow Wutian to become a Sage was very much an open question.
Moreover, even if Wutian became a Sage, the Primordial World would still be short one Sage!
No matter what, not one of the six seats for Sages could remain vacant.
"If I'm not mistaken, fellow Daoist, you just went to see Hongjun, didn't you?"
After Xu Tong returned, Zhunti and Jieyin immediately came over to him.
Clearly, Buddha Tathagata's ascension to Sagehood had left Zhunti and Jieyin feeling somewhat troubled.
"Indeed."
Xu Tong nodded lightly, but he had no intention of saying much more.
Buddha Tathagata's identity had now been exposed. It was time for him to return.
Besides, there were still preparations to make for Fuxi's ascension to Sagehood. Xu Tong had little desire to keep talking to Zhunti and Jieyin.
"If I'm not mistaken, Hongjun didn't deny killing Laozi and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, did he?"
Zhunti's face was wreathed in smiles.
He felt that this was the perfect opportunity to draw Xu Tong into their camp.
"I didn't ask about that."
Xu Tong