Chapter 1174: Refusal
The sky had truly collapsed.
The Heavenly Emperor was clearly one of the tall ones.
Perhaps it was not only the Heavenly Emperor who was tall; the patriarchs of the three teachings were tall as well.
There were also many ancient emperors who had survived since primordial antiquity, and they too were tall.
The Azure Emperor was naturally among them.
The war of gods and immortals was, in essence, about dispelling the immeasurable calamity—the salvation of the world, as they called it.
Tu Shan Jun now completely understood what Emperor Wanqi had said earlier.
The Buddhist sect wanted to create a Land of Ultimate Bliss and flee—or rather, evade the Great Terror.
The Daoist sect believed that since it was a great calamity, they should answer it. If there were a true immortal, that alone would be enough to turn everything around.
Even if there were no true immortal, this age could create immortal methods or other paths. No wonder Yuan Shenglingmo had been so actively seeking advancements in techniques and paths different from "gods" and "immortals."
For the moment, the true purpose of the Profound Sect remained unclear.
Whether it was the Ancient Immortal Tower or the Myriad Laws Sect, neither seemed to have made any major moves. Yet upon closer inspection, one discovered that both harbored no small ambitions.
The Ancient Immortal Tower used standards of measurement to govern the world, while the Myriad Laws Sect severed immortals from mortals and let ordinary people rest and recuperate.
Speaking of which, the Myriad Laws Sect truly deserved its status as a great sect of the Profound Sect. With that one move, it had preserved its foundation.
Population was the most important foundation.
If cultivators were allowed to slaughter without restraint, mortals would sooner or later dwindle