Without a doubt, Lu Yuan could not stay for long.
After all, several hundred thousand years later, there was still a pile of unfinished business waiting for him to handle.
It was fine for him to enter seclusion and make a breakthrough.
It was also fine for that seclusion to carry him back several hundred thousand years.
But one had to understand that the flow of time several hundred thousand years later was already fixed.
That was where the real problem lay.
If he did not return, it would be no different from selling out everyone who supported him. Whether it was Qing Yan Jing or Xiao Yan, they would all be dragged down by him in one go. Although they would not hate him over this—the bond between them was not that shallow—their subordinates would inevitably develop resentment toward him. Moreover, the consequences would be extremely serious.
To put it more bluntly—
For those who had originally followed Xiao Yan to enjoy the spoils—
We followed you because we believed in you.
Whether we believed you could bring us benefits or believed you would not let us suffer losses, we chose to take risks, follow you, and obey your every command because we believed in you.
And in the end, you disappointed us.
We paid such a heavy price.
Not only did we gain nothing—
We were even sold out by your brother, Lu Yuan.
Obviously, we could not blame you. After all, you were a victim too, and no one in this world was perfect. Just because you were a Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign did not mean you would never make mistakes. There was nothing wrong with that logic. But setting aside whether we would still trust you if something similar happened again, we would certainly resist your