Merit of the Three Daos!
Those words were like four Chaos Divine Hammers imbued with supreme power, smashing savagely into the hearts of Laozi and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi!
At that moment, their Dao hearts were hammered to pieces!
"No... impossible!"
Laozi's face, usually serene and detached, twisted completely, losing every trace of a Sage's composure.
He abruptly turned and fixed his eyes on Hongjun, demanding an answer through gritted teeth.
"Master! That Gu Changqing destroyed the foundations of our Profound Gate, killed our disciples, and opposed the Heavenly Dao at every turn!"
"He is our mortal enemy! The Heavenly Dao's mortal enemy!"
"How... how could the Heavenly Dao possibly bestow merit upon him?!"
He all but roared those words.
The anger, resentment, and profound, incomprehensible bewilderment within them shattered the surrounding void inch by inch!
Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi's eyes were likewise bloodshot, his Sagely might rampaging uncontrollably around him. Clearly, the news had driven him to the very brink as well.
Yet, faced with his two disciples' demands...
Hongjun merely gave a wretched smile, uglier than weeping.
He slowly raised his head and looked toward the skies of the Primordial World, now clear again and even more stable than before, then spoke in a hollow voice.
"I told you before..."
"The Heavenly Dao is no longer the sole dominant power in this world."
"The Earth Dao has revived, and the Human Dao has risen... the three Daos standing side by side is the prevailing tide now."
At those words, Laozi's and Yuanshi's hearts sank once more.
Of course they understood that principle.
But what did it have to do with the Heavenly Dao bestowing merit upon Gu Changqing?
As though he had seen their confusion, Hongjun's bitter smile deepened, and he continued explaining in his dry voice.
"To our Profound