After Song Zhong heard the words of this former Myriad Laws Sage, now the Cosmos Ruler, he finally understood why the Void Sage had always harbored thoughts of rebellion, and why the Cosmos Ruler had never destroyed the Void Sage and the immensely powerful Void Hall.
So the Cosmos Ruler and the Void Sage were fellow disciples.
And it was clear that the Cosmos Ruler held deep feelings for this junior brother.
In his mind, the Cosmos Ruler's voice continued, "In truth, if I could have passed the position of Cosmos Ruler to my junior brother without dying, I would have done so.
"After all, junior brother is Master's only child, and of all the fellow disciples from our generation, only he and I remain.
"But within one universe, there can only be one Cosmos Ruler.
"Unless I die, junior brother cannot become the ruler of this universe.
"Of course, there is another way. That would be to find another universe, kill its ruler, and make junior brother the ruler of that universe.
"But invading another universe is not so simple.
"I had also been exploring other universes, but before I could discuss it with junior brother, that overwhelming calamity struck.
"Although you have received junior brother's inheritance and will soon receive mine, I still cannot tell you what that overwhelming calamity was.
"You must explore everything yourself.
"I am quite curious. A cultivator who receives junior brother's inheritance, then receives mine—just how far can he grow?
"As for my inheritance, unlike junior brother's, it does not require one to cultivate the Spatial Dao. Cultivators of any Great Dao may obtain my inheritance, because I was once known as the Myriad Laws Sage!
"All laws beneath heaven and earth lie within my grasp."
Song Zhong finally understood why the Cosmos