The sages of the Primordial World and the Journey to the West World fell into sudden silence upon hearing Wang Ming's words.
Yet the Primordial sages relied merely on their thoughts; under deductive calculation, they knew that the essence of heaven and earth would indeed decrease as the number of cultivators increased.
The Journey to the West sages, however, held personal experience, for the essence of heaven and earth in their world was declining sharply. By Sun Wukong's era, even birthing a Taiyi Golden Immortal had grown difficult.
"Hmph!"
"We can think of ways to solve insufficient heaven and earth essence later, but acting like you—letting the Primordial World drift about randomly—will eventually lead to a collision with a formidable enemy I cannot handle."
"You simply intend to drag the entire Primordial World together into the abyss of death." Primordial Dijun snorted coldly, directly voicing his dissatisfaction.
"Indeed!"
"Do not seek excuses for your madness; you are simply a madman." Primordial Dijiang agreed.
Dijun and Dijiang were enemies, but at this moment their opinions were unified.
Wang Ming shook his head helplessly, sighing, "Truly, those in high positions are narrow-minded and incapable of far-reaching plans."
That Dijun and Dijiang held such an attitude was naturally because the two clans of witches and demons currently consumed the most essence of heaven and earth.
The Primordial Three Pure Ones and the two Buddhist sages were in no hurry to state their positions because their sects had not yet developed to the point of requiring massive consumption of heaven and earth essence.
Once cultivators reached the sage realm, their reliance on the essence of heaven and earth diminished; they could directly refine chaotic essence to maintain their state of longevity.
Daluo realm cultivators consumed the essence of heaven and earth the most fiercely,