Part of the struggle of Daos manifested here once more.
There was no conflict whatsoever between Li Qi and Haotian. If anything, Li Qi was full of admiration for Haotian.
It was precisely because of Haotian's tolerance and magnanimity, because of Haotian's unparalleled gentleness, that this universe had become as colorful and diverse as it was today.
Haotian was gentle. Even those who hated Haotian most could not deny that.
If not for Haotian, there would not have been a second Rank One in this universe.
Haotian had been willing to give all living beings a chance; only then had they been qualified to step onto the so-called Dao Path.
Had Haotian been narrow-minded or even malicious from the very beginning, it was easy enough to imagine what fate would have befallen the living beings of this universe.
The Immortal Heaven had once been such an existence. The beings living within it had essentially existed as food for the Immortal Heaven. And in order to earn the right to become food, they had to brutally compete and devour one another, seeking the qualification to "merge with the Dao."
This was only because the Immortal Heaven had little imagination and was rather stupid, so it used such a method.
Like the Hell Path and Hungry Ghost Path Li Qi had once seen—their Longevity Pill production lines—as well as the Devil Path's all manner of bizarre methods for extracting demonic thoughts...
Had Haotian begun doing such things from the start, no one in this universe could have stopped him.
All cultivation had begun with Haotian.
Whether it was the earliest Shaman Path, the celestial gods, or any other cultivation method that contained no Dao Lineage philosophy, all of them had been imitating Haotian.
Even the shells of living beings—whether humanoid creatures naturally