Chapter 164: Immortal Extracts Heaven's Will to Suppress It
"You guys even... the Heaven's Will of the Tai Xuan Realm..." Saying this, Yuan couldn't help but pause for a few seconds, his tone still carrying a hint of disbelief, "Extracted it and suppressed it?!"
"That's right."
Right my foot!
Yuan felt a bit of self-doubt. The 'Immortal' of this Tai Xuan Realm was too different from the 'Immortal' in his impression.
He couldn't help but recall a time when he and Wanzhu went to eliminate a wicked demonic cultivator. He had said, 'Acting on behalf of Heaven to enforce justice,' but Wanzhu told him not to say such things outside.
At the time, he didn't quite understand.
Thinking back now, it's no wonder Wanzhu didn't let him say such things.
"There's no need to be so shocked. If Heaven's Will doesn't favor the Human Clan, what use is it to keep It?"
If the Cang Clan had always been the overlords of the Tai Xuan Realm and the rulers of the Central Continent, then so be it. But since the Cang Clan was defeated, what was the point of keeping such a double-crossing Heaven's Will?
"But 'Heaven's Will' is such an ethereal thing... and since the Heaven's Will of the Tai Xuan Realm has already been suppressed by you, then why..."
Yuan didn't know how he should even ask at the moment.
"Let's talk about it one thing at a time."
Xu Xing looked at him and asked, "Yuan, what do you think is the difference between Heaven's Will and Heavenly Dao?"
"Difference?"
There did seem to be some difference between the two, but if asked what the difference was...
He really couldn't say for a moment.
Xu Xing didn't keep him guessing and quickly continued to explain, "The Heavenly Dao of the Tai Xuan Realm, simply put, is the collection of rules: the rising and setting of the sun, the change of seasons, the fluctuations of all phenomena in the universe."
"Heavenly Dao is omnipresent, it is the underlying rule that maintains the operation of all things in the Tai Xuan Realm and allows them to exist."
"If placed in the relationship between the Human Clan and the Cang Clan, the existence of the Tai Xuan Realm's Heavenly Dao is like a balance scale, with humans and Cang on opposing ends."
Xu Xing pointed a finger, and an illusory balance scale appeared. There were some weights on each end of the scale, one side marked with 'Human' and the other with 'Cang'.
"It is absolutely impartial; the tilt depends on which side can be 'heavier' in the world's proportion."
"And the 'heaviness' of the world's proportion, the existences that seize a part of the 'world weight', are the Combined Dao and above cultivators."
Explaining this kind of thing was very complex, some of it simply couldn't be described with words, so Xu Xing used the simplest possible way to explain.
"..." Yuan pondered for a moment, "So the Human Clan is still in a balanced state compared to the Cang Clan, or even at a disadvantage?"
Looking at it this way, the Cang Clan is much stronger than he imagined.
It's truly impressive that his Old friend and the others could win.
"No, as early as when the Cang Clan was defeated, the 'weight' they occupied was far less than that of the Human Clan."
Even a Combined Dao occupies 'weight', let alone an 'Immortal'?
The number of Immortals of the Human Clan is far greater than the Ancestors of Cang Race.
"The reason they could still linger on was entirely due to 'Heaven's Will favoring them'."
"If the Human Clan and the Cang Clan are on opposite ends of the 'Heavenly Dao balance', then the Heaven's Will of the Tai Xuan Realm is the witness. It should have been absolutely impartial, like the balance."
"And through subtle adjustments, keep the Tai Xuan Realm in its most prosperous state."
"However, It, who should have been absolutely impartial, had Its own selfish thoughts. In this weighing between humans and Cang, It favored the Cang Clan."
Just as the illusory balance scale appeared, a hand suddenly extended from the side representing 'Cang' and pressed down on that end.
The Human Clan's side was clearly heavier, with weights several times that of the Cang Clan, but the balance still tilted towards the Cang Clan's side.
Hearing this, Yuan pretty much understood.
"So you guys just..."
"Yes."
Xu Xing nodded, then waved his hand, dispersing the illusory balance scale.
"We used the body of 'Tian', an Ancestor of Cang Race, as a guide, extracted Heaven's Will from Heavenly Dao, divided It, and suppressed and refined It into seven parts."
"No, now it should be eight parts... or maybe still seven."
"The Seven Great Immortal Sects and I each suppress one part."
Before, there were only Six Great Immortal Sects.
Yuan: "..."
These True Immortals of the Tai Xuan Realm are incredibly brutal; they actually flipped the table and 'knifed' the referee.
"Then the reason you went into seclusion wouldn't be to deal with the part of 'Heaven's Will' that you were suppressing, would it?"
After all, his Old friend was only one person, yet he was suppressing one part alone, so the pressure must have been much greater.
"Yes, I have been contending with It for many years, and finally completely refined It," Xu Xing said with emotion.
He seemed to be lamenting the difficulty of that period of seclusion.
Yuan: "..."
Silence, silence is the Cambridge of this evening.
I suspect you are showing off to me, but I have no evidence!
Damn!
Every time he thought his Old friend was already awesome enough, he would always throw out something even more awesome.
"Don't speak of these matters outside. Besides me and a few Dao Friends, very few people know."
Even among his few Disciples, except for a select few, they only knew that the Human Clan had once defeated the Cang Clan and severely injured Heaven's Will.
Things like extracting Heaven's Will, dividing It into seven, and suppressing and refining It, they also didn't know.
"Understood," Yuan said solemnly.
Although it sounded impressive now, he hadn't forgotten the words his Old friend had said before.
But to go from being the blood food of the Cang Clan and many great clans to this point, the hardships and suffering endured must have far exceeded his imagination.
"I have one more question."
After listening to his Old friend talk so much, he did have a new question.
"Ask."
Since these things have been said, there's nothing left that can't be said.
"You said that striving for 'world weight' is very important, but where exactly is this importance reflected?"
The Cang Clan now only has two Ancestors, while the Immortals of the Human Clan, just those he knew of, numbered as many as eleven.
The strength of the two sides was not on the same level at all.
"You should have also experienced the Combined Dao stage. There was a condition in it; I wonder if you still remember."
Combined Dao?
Yuan thought for a moment, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him.
"Are you talking about... the condition that one can only achieve Combined Dao in the Central Continent?"
Xu Xing nodded slightly.
"Yes, the Central Continent is the center of the Tai Xuan Realm. Our Human Clan cultivators need to be in the Central Continent to achieve Combined Dao."
This was common knowledge known by every cultivator.
"The Cang Clan is different. Relying on that trace of Heaven's favor, they have a slight possibility of achieving Combined Dao even on the other side of the Starlight."
"Moreover, the more 'world weight' the Cang Clan occupies, the higher their possibility of achieving Combined Dao."
"The process of us grinding away 'Heaven's Will' also becomes more difficult."
"As long as Heaven's Will is not extinguished, the Cang Clan will always have the possibility of making a comeback."
He came out of seclusion this time, having refined and extinguished one-seventh of Heaven's Will, but still needed a million Combined Dao to completely suppress the Cang Clan favored by Heaven's Will.
Even if they wanted to forcefully initiate a war, they would still need at least tens of thousands of Combined Dao 'weight' to ensure the complete extermination of the Cang Clan.
Otherwise, it would be like the battle with the Cang Clan in ancient times; some of the Cang Clan would always escape, leaving endless poison.
"I understand." This time, he completely understood. Yuan said sincerely, "I have to say, Old friend, you are truly remarkable."
"You too," Xu Xing also smiled, "What I couldn't do, you did."
"Tsk! Doesn't this count as us mutually flattering each other?"
"I think it should."
Although they both said they weren't qualified transmigrators, they ultimately did the things transmigrators most often do.
What are transmigrators, if not a group of people who, because of their special circumstances, want to leave a little change in an unfamiliar world?
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