"The Dark Hordes barely eked out an existence in such an environment?"
Lin Xuan's gaze continued to draw closer to the Dark Forest, seeing the characteristics of that barren land with utmost clarity.
The Dark Forest was not a forest shrouded in darkness. Rather, its dark earth and ink-black mountains formed a region much like a forest.
The Power of Heaven and Earth was incomparably chaotic, so resources were surely exceedingly scarce as well. Compared to the fertile lands of the Nine Provinces, the Dark Forest could simply be called desolate and empty.
"Not so!"
Chu Xi gently shook her head. "The Dark Hordes had long adapted to the Dark Forest's environment. Nor was the Dark Forest utterly devoid of anything—it had also given rise to many powerful races."
"The Dark Hordes repeatedly launched upheavals in order to completely bring the Nine Provinces within the Dark Forest's domain, transforming the fertile lands of the Nine Provinces into a region like that."
"The conflict between the Nine Provinces of the Upper Realm and the Dark Forest was, in truth, merely the most primal war for survival. It was also a struggle against the Heavenly Dao."
"The Heavenly Dao would not allow either side to lose balance. It would always maintain their opposing stances."
The topic returned once more to the Heavenly Dao, and Lin Xuan gained an entirely new understanding of the concept of "balance."
In the end, Lin Xuan gradually came to understand why shattering the Dao was the ultimate goal of most living beings.
It was simple. If one did not shatter the Dao, one would remain forever trapped in the struggles arranged by the Heavenly Dao, never knowing whether one would live to see the next dawn.
Yet how could the path of shattering the Dao possibly be