Primordial Era: Starting by overwhelming the Sages, Hongjun was stunned!

Lao Tzu laughed.

The smile was so faint that it was almost imperceptible.

"So, you two fellow Daoists suspect that this was my doing?"

He remained silent while receiving the guidance.

Zhunti remained silent.

Silence is consent.

Lao Tzu slowly rose to his feet.

The Tai Chi robe fluttered lightly, conveying the essence of Taoism.

He looked at the two of them, his gaze remaining calm:

"Do you two have any evidence?"

The guide shook his head:

"None."

Lao Tzu further said:

"Did you see it with your own eyes?"

Zhunti shook his head:

"No."

Lao Tzu laughed:

"You're accusing me without any evidence?"

"Fellow Daoists, you are being far too hasty."

The guide looked at him:

"Sage, the eastward transmission of Buddhism is a predetermined destiny of Heaven."

"Taoism has been passed down in the East for countless years and is the foundation of humanism."

"If Buddhism flourishes, Taoism will inevitably suffer."

"The sage...is he truly unmoved?"

Lao Tzu's gaze narrowed slightly.

He looked at the guide, at this ancestor of the West.

a long time.

He slowly opened his mouth:

"Fellow Daoist, you are mistaken."

The guide was taken aback:

"Wrong?"

Lao Tzu nodded:

"The eastward transmission of Buddhism is a predetermined destiny."

"The inheritance of the Daoist sect is also predetermined by the will of Heaven."

"The two can run parallel without interfering with each other."

"What do you mean by 'damaged'?"

"How can great prosperity inevitably lead to decline?"

He paused, his voice growing deeper:

"Besides..."

"The Dao Ancestor Hongjun said that even a sage should not intervene."

"As a sage of the Supreme Purity, how could I possibly disobey the decree of the Dao Ancestor?"

"My two fellow Daoists, do not judge others by your own standards."

Receiving silence.

Zhunti remained silent.

Lao Tzu's words are all reasonable.

But their doubts did not dissipate.

Because the person who rescued Sun Wukong was too mysterious.

One blow shattered the Five Elements Mountain.

Without leaving a trace.

To obscure the secrets of heaven.

Such methods could only come from a saint.

If it wasn't Lao Tzu, then who else could it be?

The guide took a deep breath:

"Sage, our doubts are not unfounded."

"But that person's methods are too terrifying."

"Among those of us who can deduce the Three Realms in this way, there are very few."

"Except for you, the Sage..."

"Who else could it be?"

Lao Tzu looked at him.

Looking at that solemn face.

Suddenly he laughed.

"Fellow Daoist."

He spoke:

You forgot two people.

The guide was taken aback:

"Who?"

Lao Tzu slowly said:

"The Beginning".

"Reaching the Heavens".

Upon uttering those two words, both Jieyin and Zhunti paled.

Yuanshi Tianzun?

The Master of Heaven?

them......

Seeing the two men's expressions change, Lao Tzu said calmly:

"After the Investiture of the Gods, Yuanshi went into hiding in Kunlun, and Tongtian went into hiding on Jin'ao Island."

"For countless years, it never reappeared in the world."

"But they are still here after all."

"After all, they were also transformed from the primordial spirit of Pangu, and are one of the Three Pure Ones."

"Their cultivation levels, though not as high as mine, are not far off."

"If they make a move..."

He paused:

"Can you two fellow Daoists detect this?"

Jieyin remained silent.

Primordial Heavenly Venerable, Jade Purity Saint.

Tongtian Sect Leader, Shangqing Sage.

Although they were deified, they all went into seclusion.

But the majesty of a sage is no ordinary thing.

If it really was them who made the move...

The guide took a deep breath:

"Does the Sage mean to shift this matter to those two?"

Lao Tzu shook his head:

"It's not an excuse."

"I'm just telling you two fellow Daoists that I'm not the only one in this primordial world who can do this."

"If you two fellow Daoists wish to find the person behind this, you should go to Kunlun, to Jin'ao Island."

"Come to my Shouyang Mountain..."

He paused:

"You've come to the wrong place."

Zhunti stepped forward:

"Sage, we will go to Kunlun Mountain and Jin'ao Island ourselves."

"But before that, we would like to ask the Sage a question."

Lao Tzu looked at him:

"explain."

Zhunti's gaze narrowed slightly:

"Did the sage truly know nothing of this matter?"

"Is it really... unrelated to this matter?"

Lao Tzu laughed.

He laughed heartily.

The laughter echoed throughout the Eight Views Palace, causing the Daoist energy to surge and the celestial light to sway.

Jieyin and Zhunti looked at each other in bewilderment.

a long time.

Lao Tzu's smile faded, and he looked at the two of them:

"Fellow Daoists."

"If I wanted to hinder the eastward spread of Buddhism, why wait until today?"

Why save a monkey?

"If I were to intervene, the pilgrims would not even be able to leave Chang'an."

"That Jin Chanzi has already reincarnated countless times."

"Do you two believe me or not?"

Receiving silence.

He knew that what Lao Tzu said was true.

If the Supreme Sage truly wished to obstruct, why would he need to go through such a roundabout way?

With a single blow, he shattered the Five Elements Mountain and rescued Sun Wukong.

Such methods, though shocking, are far too conspicuous.

Too...deliberate.

That's not like the behavior of a saint.

Zhunti frowned deeply:

"If not a saint, then who could it be?"

"In the primordial world, who could possess such abilities?"

Lao Tzu sat upright on a futon, his white hair hanging down, his eyes calm as still water.

He looked at Jieyin and Zhunti, observing the solemnity and doubt on the faces of these two Western patriarchs.

A slight upturn at the corners of his mouth, a very faint smile.

"If you two fellow Daoists still do not believe me, I can make a Heavenly Oath."

Jieyin was startled.

Zhunti's complexion changed slightly.

Make a vow to Heaven?

That is a constraint that even saints cannot easily break.

If Laozi truly dares to make a vow, then it means... this matter really has nothing to do with him.

Lao Tzu slowly raised his hand.

Three fingers joined together, pointing into the void.

"I am Laozi, the embodiment of Pangu's primordial spirit, the Sage of Taiqing, and the leader of the Human Sect..."

"I hereby swear an oath today..."

Before he could finish speaking, Jieyin stepped forward:

"Wait, sage!"

Lao Tzu looked at him, his gaze remaining calm.

The guide took a deep breath and put his hands together in prayer position:

"A sage need not do this."

"We...believe."

Lao Tzu slowly withdrew his hand.

The smile on his lips faded slightly.

"If you two fellow Daoists can believe this, that would be best."

Zhunti stepped forward, his brows furrowed:

"If you are not the one who created this sage, then who is it?"

"In the primordial world, there was one who could shatter the Five Elements Mountain with a single blow, obscure the secrets of heaven, and leave no trace of his presence..."

"Who else could it be but a saint?"

Lao Tzu gazed at him, his eyes as deep and unfathomable as an abyss:

"Didn't you just say that, fellow Daoist?"

"Besides this humble Taoist, there is also Yuanshi and Tongtian."

"And that..."

He paused, his voice growing deeper:

"That one who has long since vanished over countless ages."

Pupil constriction during intervention:

"The Sage refers to... Hongjun Daozu?"

Lao Tzu shook his head:

"The Dao Ancestor has attained the Dao; why would he concern himself with such a trivial matter?"

Zhunti said:

"saint."

"If it really wasn't you who did it..."

"Next, we will go to Kunlun Mountain and Jin'ao Island."