The Long Road of Ten Thousand Paths
Chapter 597

Why Myriad Worlds Went to War

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The intersection of the Jiayin Three Realms and Jiayang Three Realms should also be called the intersection of the sun and moon.

Here, light converges into one, and the forces of Yin and Yang achieve perfect balance. The two worlds are no longer mutually exclusive, but rather mutually generating, forming a perfect cycle that revolves around this point.

As it rotates, it is also constantly rushing towards the battlefield under the influence of the world cluster.

Maintaining all of this is the Child of Destiny, known as the "Balancer," a great being who has protected the local inhabitants of the Jiayin Three Realms and Jiayang Three Realms since ancient times.

His name is written in textbooks, history books, oral legends, fairy tales, and fables.

Even those food stories made up for advertising purposes often say things like, "When the Balancer was bored one day, he decided to go to a certain place and accidentally ate a certain food."

This name, so widely known across two worlds and hundreds of billions of lives, is hailed as the ancestor of civilization and a god of this world.

At this very moment, the military leaders from the Jiayin Three Realms and Jiayang Three Realms and the two worlds, one representing Yin and the other Yang, are meeting with the Balancer to discuss how to face the upcoming war.

However, what was called a discussion was actually 'listening'.

No one would object to or question the Balancer's words, even if he offered a 'suggestion' rather than a 'command'. The three realms of Jiayin Three Realms and Jiayang Three Realms had long been accustomed to obeying every word of this great sage. His stories from his youth were told by word of mouth, and even his words were compiled into a book called "Sacred Words," which was studied and pondered by a group of intelligent people every day to understand its profound meaning.

At this moment, the two military leaders have reached a point of equilibrium.

The two exchanged a glance, then respectfully bowed towards the point of equilibrium.

At first glance, the life forms in the Jiayang Three Realms and the Jiayin Three Realms appear to be almost completely different.

It looked like an elegant, slender humanoid covered in white fur, with an unclear face and an overall ethereal quality. It didn't seem like a physical entity, but rather some kind of illusory projection.

The other is a sphere formed by Yang Energy, with flames and thread-like clusters of Yang Energy constantly rolling on its surface, bursting with intense vitality.

The life forms of the Jiayin Three Realms are directly conceived from the Taiyin Qi. Although they can reproduce, their reproduction rate is extremely slow, and only a very small number are born from sexual reproduction.

Most of their descendants are born directly from the 'Taiyin Yin Qi Pool' in the world. It is a bottomless well with the Taiyin in the sky reflected at its mouth. The dense Taiyin Qi condenses into tangible droplets. When the concentration of the droplets reaches a certain level, a life from the Jiayin Three Realms will be born.

Sometimes, when animal or plant seeds emerge, it is only in extremely rare cases that a child of the Jiayin Three Realms will appear. In such cases, the child will be taken back and raised.

This method of birth is relatively slow, but the lifespan of the people in the Jiayin Three Realms is also very long, and their cultivation talent is also quite good. The number of sixth-rank beings is quite astonishing, about twice as many as ordinary Sixth-Rank World, or even more, reaching hundreds of sixth-rank beings.

As twin worlds, the Jiayang Three Realms are actually born in the same way, but they don't look quite alike. Because of the nature of Yang Energy, they are not naturally suited to being shaped, so one side is a slender humanoid with white hair, and the other side is a golden sphere.

The two worlds were once irreconcilable enemies, constantly at war, and the former was even enslaved by the suzerain world. However... now peace has been restored, and the former is no longer enslaved.

The two approached the Balancer and respectfully said, "Balancer, please tell us how we should face the upcoming challenge. Our opponent is so strong... what should we do?"

The Balancer, his posture seems to combine characteristics of two worlds.

At first glance, he appears as an elegant, slender humanoid, but his body is covered in golden fur, like shimmering gold threads, radiating a vibrant energy that is not glaring but rather exudes a gentle and refined feel.

As for his face, it looked a bit like an owl, giving him a very serene appearance.

Hearing his people's sincere questions, the Balancer calmly replied, "There's no need to be so nervous. We just need to do our part."

It sounds simple, just a matter of duty... but it can kill many, many people.

For all the realms, this was a catastrophic war. The three realms of Jiayang Three Realms and Jiayin Three Realms were very likely to be completely annihilated in the war, bringing an end to their civilizations.

Therefore, the leaders of the Jiayang Three Realms asked with great concern, "Balancer, is this war really necessary for us? It seems unnecessary for us to participate, doesn't it?"

Joining the war means that the entire civilization could very well come to an end, especially in the current situation where they will be participating in the vanguard battle... the danger level has skyrocketed.

"Look over there at the consequences of not participating in the war." The Balancer pointed to the band of light in the distance.

Right where the light band was located, hundreds of billions of worlds were Human Path dismantled and turned into Law Treasure, forming rows of walls for War Fortress.

"We are not facing the Shaman Path, but the Human Path. If we voluntarily withdraw from neutrality, the Shaman Path will not do anything to us," the leader of the Jiayang Three Realms immediately replied.

That's true. As long as they don't become enemies with the Shaman Path, the Shaman Path won't do anything, and might even simply let them leave.

The only requirement of the Shaman Path is not to be an enemy of the Shaman Path; otherwise, you are free to do whatever you want, and there is absolutely no coercion involved.

"If the Shaman Path loses, can you still remain neutral?" the Balancer asked.

If the Shaman Path loses, it is naturally impossible to remain neutral. They must either abandon their Dao Lineage and join the Human Path, or die at the hands of the Human Path and become a cold line of text in the natural resource register.

Only--

"The Shaman Path lost...?" The leader of the Jiayang Three Realms was stunned for a moment.

Will Shaman Path lose?

He had never had this concept in his mind. In his eyes, Shaman Path was incredibly powerful. If you said Shaman Path had lost, it was as if you were saying that the universe would be destroyed tomorrow.

No, that's impossible.

"Look, you haven't realized what kind of war this is." The Balancer looked up at the sky. "The Shaman Path will lose, and it is very likely that it will lose badly."

"If we don't contribute, the Shaman Path might suffer a terrible defeat, a very tragic one. But the Shaman Path won't die; they can afford to lose, but we can't. Shaman Path loses, it's actually the same as us losing."

These words startled both military leaders, who suddenly realized that it was indeed true.

Isn't this why so many worlds are willing to contribute to the Shaman Path?

"We are not fighting for the sake of Shaman Path, but for our own world. Make sure you have the right attitude. If you are unwilling to put in the effort or even conserve your strength, the outcome may not be good," the Balancer said calmly.

"Yes." The two military leaders nodded immediately.

So many worlds have probably realized this: helping the Shaman Path is actually helping oneself. Human Path's oppression will crush everything; when the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken.

"Then... we shouldn't participate in the vanguard battle either. The vanguard battle is too dangerous." At this moment, the leader of the Jiayin Three Realms replied, "We can apply to withdraw to the rear and become a logistics world."

"This is our world's chance to advance to the fifth rank. If we can survive to the end in this war and achieve victory, then Human Path will also become our nourishment," the Balancer said.

Human Path, has it become our nourishment?

These words stunned the two leaders of the Jiayin Three Realms and Jiayang Three Realms once again.

To be honest, just like before, when they heard that 'the Shaman Path will lose', they were completely incredulous.

Similarly, when they heard "Human Path will lose," they were both stunned.

Even if they have cultivated to the sixth rank, reached the upper limit of the world, ruled over countless people, and possessed wisdom that was praised by people, and were able to manage all kinds of affairs in the world in an orderly manner.

Even though they had demonstrated their abilities and wisdom, they still subconsciously chose to ignore the possibility that the two Dao Lineage of Human Path and Shaman Path might lose.

This is one manifestation of the Cognitive Obstruction.

They weren't unaware of it, but they subconsciously ignored it, entirely because the possibility was too terrifying to even consider.

If the Shaman Path and the Human Path are lost...

What kind of upheaval would that be?

In their understanding, this was no ordinary matter, unlike a war between two countries where there are always minor issues of winning and losing.

The outcome of the conflict between humans and sorcerers will directly affect many great principles in the myriad realms. For example, the Shaman Path might very well punch out the silver of the Human Path, allowing the universe's 'five metals' to be restored to perfection.

The consequences of that would be unimaginably enormous.

If a single Silver rank has already achieved this much, what would happen if it resulted in even more battles, or even if one side were to be completely defeated?

What will this universe become?

Nowadays, many common-sense concepts that are taken for granted in the myriad worlds, such as world groups and gravity, may very well disappear.

Countless worlds today may collapse, perhaps becoming 'planet' like the Human Path. The World Barrier are not indestructible. If the World Barrier depend are changed, the entire universe will be reshaped.

The skills that many practitioners rely on for a living and their own spiritual Dao Path may be completely overturned, and their own lives may even be destroyed by such a drastic change.

There is a very simple example that can illustrate this change.

If the global average temperature fluctuates by just one degree, it will cause drastic changes to the environment. Approximately 6% of insects, 8% of plants, and 4% of vertebrates will lose their suitable habitats, and the population affected by water resources will increase by 7%. Many species will easily become extinct.

If a temperature of 1 degree Celsius is already like this, then what would you think if I told you that 800 million years ago, Earth went through the 'Snowball Earth' period, when the temperature was -50 degrees Celsius, the whole planet was extremely cold, and even the equator was frozen?

Today's Earth has rainforests, oceans, glaciers, deserts, hot springs, grasslands...

So, is all of this something that was meant to be?

No, none of this was inherent; in fact, it was 'teetering on the brink.' Its existence is merely a 'current coincidence,' arising naturally through a process of adjustment under the current temperature and its associated rules.

But how many people will take it for granted?

How many people would take it for granted that the temperature is in the teens or twenties every morning, a cool and comfortable temperature?

I'm afraid 99% of people would think so.

Even the two leaders of the Jiayin Three Realms and the Jiayang Three Realms subconsciously thought so.

In their minds, victory or defeat is merely a matter of the distribution of benefits, a change in the future power structure, and a possibility that the object of their loyalty may change.

However, this is not right. Such a victory or defeat is just a child's game in the context of the Human-Shaman War.

Their victory or defeat will have a far more profound and far-reaching impact!

Only those with true foresight can see the future, because after the Human-Shaman War, the temperature of this world may reach 200 degrees Celsius or minus 50 degrees Celsius, and the ecology at that time will be completely different.

This is a major reshuffling of the ecosystem. The future of the three realms of Jiayin Three Realms and Jiayang Three Realms will be drastically different after this war. They may be shattered to pieces, or they may truly ascend to the fifth rank world.

If one advances to the fifth-grade world, then as the Child of Destiny of both worlds, the Balancer might even break through the shackles of the Child of Destiny's cultivation level and reach the fourth grade.

Reaching the fourth rank, in this endless outer realm, it can even be considered 'safe'. If the Human-Shaman War continues next time, then the three realms of Jiayin Three Realms and Jiayang Three Realms can become generals, not vanguards.

The balancer keenly noticed this.

And it wasn't just him—

With trillions of worlds participating in the war, how many of these world leaders have realized this?

This is a future that only intelligent people can see, but there are far too many intelligent people in all the worlds.

The Balancer seemed to have already witnessed that brutal massacre, where countless people died meaninglessly in battle, and countless worlds were annihilated by a single move from a powerful being.

That's precisely why we must seize this opportunity; they are the pioneers!

The entire battlefield, with trillions of worlds participating, has only one vanguard war zone.

And while there are countless worlds in the Vanguard Zone, there is only one Vanguard World!

And this pioneering world is the Jiayin Three Realms and Jiayang Three Realms!

This is an unprecedented opportunity, a life-or-death trial. If one can survive it...

The balancer looked up at the sky.

The band of light hung calmly in the air, asserting its presence in the skies of countless worlds, attracting attention like a pale golden aurora, and burning day and night.

Then, his pupils contracted!

Then he suddenly stood up and unleashed a Technique Method into the sky!

He then shouted sternly at the two leaders, "Go back! Prepare for war! Enemy attack!"

He dodged away from his balance point.

Almost simultaneously, outside the endless domain, several grotto-heavens were crushed by two fifth-rank cultivators.

With banners flying, a Human Way army has emerged beyond the borders!

The opponent evaded Li Qi's observation and rushed straight to his face!

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