"I figure there were others," Wang Wei said. "I'm guessing their purpose for existing is the same as mine?"
"I've always had one purpose," Hongjun said. "To protect this world. Pangu took advantage of the crack to utilize a bit of the power of Hongmeng to cast a protective barrier around the Prehistoric. The barrier has severely limited Grand Dao's intervention into our worlds."
Hongjun sighed. "Gautama's action showed us hope, but it also weakened the barrier. Grand Dao realized that the spread of Buddhism, or adapting ideas from the Prehistoric World, was the best way to assimilate our world and remove the barriers.
"I knew it was only a matter of time before the protection period would end, and we would be in danger. However, I also thought I had more time. I knew sending these people through the barrier would accelerate things as they share ideas from Earth. However, you were beyond my calculation."
