In an instant, every living being in the Primordial World understood.
Everyone grasped Saint Jieyin's intent.
Diverting disaster eastward!
Those words surfaced with unmistakable clarity in every living being's mind!
He knew he was no match for Nuwa and could not flee far, so he had decided to go all the way, heading straight for Kunlun Mountain to drag Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and Taishang Laozi into the mire with him!
He would use their combined strength to resist the enraged Nuwa!
"Hiss..."
Once they understood this, countless Mighty Experts felt their scalps prickle, a chill shooting from the soles of their feet straight to the crowns of their heads.
Ruthless!
Utterly ruthless!
This was no longer mere shamelessness. When pushed far enough, he would even betray his own allies!
After all, Laozi, Yuanshi, and Jieyin were unquestionably on the same side now.
Yet to save his own life, Jieyin had sold the two of them out without the slightest hesitation!
"I... I'm numb. Completely numb."
A Quasi-Saint Mighty Expert muttered to himself, feeling as though his entire worldview had been repeatedly crushed, rebuilt, and crushed again today.
In their hearts, Sages had been supreme beings who stood far above all others, whose Words Become Law, imperishable through countless calamities.
Yet today, they had first watched Saint Zhunti get schemed to death by a mere mortal, then seen Saint Jieyin chased by Nuwa like a stray dog. Now, to survive, he was even willing to divert disaster eastward and betray his fellow disciples!
A Sage's dignity?
What was that worth when survival was at stake? Could you eat it?
For a time, countless living beings underwent an earth-shattering change in their understanding of the word "Sage."
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
Just as all living beings in the Primordial World reeled at Jieyin's shameless