"And now, with a new storm approaching, our Lingyin Temple still upholds the philosophy of our founding Ancestral Master, remaining aloof from worldly affairs. I apologize for making Fellow Daoist come all this way for nothing."
The old man finished with a smile and bowed to Ye Lin.
"Senior, I understand, but Senior, do you know that with greater strength comes greater responsibility? As a force of the Human Race, the Human Race is about to face a great catastrophe. If Lingyin Temple doesn't act, even the founding Ancestral Master of Lingyin Temple, who is in Yellow Springs, would not rest in peace, would he?"
"Does Senior intend to simply watch our Human Race fall into peril?"
"This catastrophe isn't something you can avoid just by saying you want to. Everyone wants to develop peacefully, wants to stay out of worldly affairs, and wants to wholeheartedly pursue the Dao."
"But the general trend is such that we cannot avoid it just by saying we want to."
"The reason the Human Race has been able to continue like this is because countless predecessors, unafraid of death, pressed forward one after another, laying such a vast living space for our Human Race."
"If every force thought like Lingyin Temple, then our Human Race would have long disappeared into the river of history, wouldn't it?"
After Ye Lin finished speaking, the old man fell silent but eventually shook his head.
"Fellow Daoist, this matter doesn't concern our Lingyin Temple. The original intention of establishing our Lingyin Temple was to be free from worldly strife."
"Fellow Daoist, please."
After the old man finished speaking, he made a gesture towards Ye Lin, and the direction of his right hand was precisely the direction of the Lingyin Temple's main gate, indicating that he was already trying to send him away.
"Senior, my Master is Taichu of Nameless Mountain. I came here under orders. If Senior does not agree, then next time, it won't be just one person coming."
"The current general trend is clear to both of us. Nameless Mountain wants to integrate the power of the Human Race Five Counties to resist the various races of East Continent. Under this great trend, does your Lingyin Temple want to become a traitor to the Human Race?"
"Your Lingyin Temple secludes itself, wholeheartedly aiming to reach the pinnacle of the Dao. Your starting point is good, but you must also consider the times. What period is this now?"
"If the Yao Race exterminates the Human Race, do you dare to say that your Lingyin Temple can maintain such a transcendent status? At that time, you can go and tell that to the Yao Race and see if they agree or not?"
"After all that talk, Lingyin Temple is nothing more than a cowardly turtle, a thief enjoying the fruits of what our predecessors achieved."
"Senior, I am now giving you, and the people behind you, and the entire Lingyin Temple, three final breaths of time. If you insist on this, then don't blame me, Ye Lin, for not warning you."
Ye Lin's expression turned fierce, and an incredibly strong killing intent emanated from him, gradually solidifying into a tangible form.
Ultimately, this Lingyin Temple was nothing more than a cowardly turtle. If all the major forces of the Human Race thought this way, then the Human Race would have long been annihilated.
Every time facing a catastrophe, there would be predecessors within the Human Race who, unafraid of death, would fiercely protect the Human Race.
But parasites exist in every race.
The situation in East Continent was truly bad. Previously, the Shura Clan could still gain the upper hand, but since a dozen years ago, the battlefield suddenly underwent a massive change.
The Shura Clan was beaten so badly by the Yao Race that they couldn't lift their heads.
And the Shadow Clan continuously harassed the Human Race's borders, and small-scale battles had already begun to break out.
As for the other races, they had all fallen into the flames of war, one by one engaged in conquest.
Only the Human Race internally was still in a brief period of calm, but this brief calm would not last much longer.
