Lin Su said, "The third statement comes from a legend. Whether it is true or false is unknown. There is a rumor that the Void Demon clan of Azure Sky City originally came from the Immortal Realm Great World, but they were not tolerated there and were jointly hunted down by all sides. That was why they crossed the Heartless Sea and founded Azure Sky City."
The Half-aged Sage raised his gaze. His eyes seemed to contain a thousand autumns and ten thousand years, boundless with the vicissitudes of time. "The rumor is true!"
Lin Su said, "If that is so, then I would like to ask you, Senior: one side is a band of brigands that left your Void Demon clan with no way to heaven and no door into the earth, while the other is the Heavenly Dao of this land, which gave your Void Demon clan a place to settle and live and protected you for thousands of years. To which side does your heart belong?"
The Half-aged Sage slowly lowered his head. "The road ahead is rugged, the Path of Future stretches long. For cultivators, the heart is the hardest thing to decide. Thus, for thousands of years, Azure Sky City has remained independent upon the shores of the Heartless Sea, neither joining those powerful invaders from other realms nor allying with your human race. This is the rule upon which Azure Sky City was founded. Is that rule also wrong?"
"A cultivator stands independent between heaven and earth. How could that be wrong? The city's founding rule is not wrong. What is wrong is only this city itself—and the Current Situation!"
The Half-aged Sage slowly lifted his head. "What do you mean?"
"This city grips the throat between two realms. Whichever side occupies it gains