Hongjun's gaze was profound. His Sage's Dharma Eyes pierced through layer upon layer of void, ultimately falling upon the river of fortune above the Human Clan's lands!
The Human race's fortune was like a rising sun. Though not yet scorching, it brimmed with vigorous vitality. In particular, one strand of fortune contained the aura of an innate sacred being and faintly aligned with the Human Dao.
It was clearly the sign that Fuxi, the Human Clan's future Human Sovereign, was about to be born!
"Fuxi's reincarnation possesses the potential of a Human Clan sage. If he can be brought into the Profound Gate and used to enlighten the Human Clan, the Profound Gate's fortune will surely be restored, perhaps even surpassing the Witch Clan's Netherworld!"
After considering it, Hongjun murmured in a calm tone that nevertheless carried unquestionable resolve, then issued a decree—
"The contest for fortune between the Profound Gate and the Witch Clan has officially begun. Someone must step forward to contend for the Human race's fortune, and Fuxi's reincarnation is the key... Yuanshi, you will go."
His words fell.
A figure emerged from a side hall of Yuxu Palace on Kunlun Mountain. It was none other than Yuanshi Tianzun, whom Hongjun had redeemed from the Eighteen Levels of Hell not long ago.
He wore the Daoist robes of a Heavenly Venerable, his expression solemn. Though the aura of a Sage around him had weakened somewhat from having been suppressed, he still radiated imposing majesty.
"This disciple obeys Master's command!"
Yuanshi Tianzun bowed, a flash of harshness passing through his eyes before he accepted the order and departed.
Yuanshi had never forgotten the humiliation of being suppressed in the Eighteen Levels of Hell by Chen Xuan and the Sages of Reincarnation!
Now that he had an opportunity to