Meng Qi could not help but feel suffocated. He was deeply grateful to Master Yuanshi, whom he had never met. If Master Yuanshi had not chosen him as the target of Reducing and Seeking Emptiness, he could never have escaped the Demon Buddha's control.
Yet he also had to admit that, in some respects, Master Yuanshi and the Demon Buddha were the same kind of people, willing to stop at nothing for the Dao Fruit.
Had Senior Brother Shen Ye not appeared, Jade Void Palace would have fallen into a desperate situation the moment the Golden Emperor returned. Master Yuanshi would never have acted for Jade Void Palace's sake.
For most of those on the Other Shore, detachment and indifference were their nature.
What should I choose? Dust clouded Meng Qi's heart as he recalled a question he had considered back in Reincarnation Space.
If a mission given by the Lord of Six Paths of Reincarnation went against his true heart—for example, ordering him to kill his father and mother or betray his friends and loved ones—what should he do?
The problem before him now was even weightier. On one side stood the living beings of heaven and earth, with whom he had no connection; on the other were the sect and elders who had cared for him.
Should he uphold righteousness over family, or obey his master's orders?
Seeing the struggle on their faces, Guangchengzi sighed. "It seems you have already made your choice. Very well. Let me bear all of this myself."
Just as Guangchengzi prepared to turn and leave, Meng Qi sighed behind him. "Senior Brother Guangcheng, I'm sorry, but I can't let you go."
Guangchengzi's expression turned cold. "You disobeyed Master's orders yourselves, and now you won't even let me go?"
"If merely standing by lets