"Mm, that's only right. We still need people to protect those undergoing tribulation, but they'll need the corresponding strength." I nodded. Sending over a thousand Heavenly Dao Realm cultivators to guard the realm would certainly be much safer, but the Old Heavenly City had developed for so many years. Who knew how many Heavenly Dao Realm cultivators there were now? Even if we forced their growth, I still felt it would be slightly insufficient.
"Supreme Lord, there's also Si Niang. Si Niang wants to advance to the Heavenly Dao Realm too." Si Niang sat obediently to one side as she spoke.
"Haste makes waste. I don't really approve of forcibly raising one's cultivation." I smiled. Si Niang's strength was obvious to all, and she was only a hair's breadth from the Wuji Realm, but there was no need for her to forcefully undergo tribulation just to increase her cultivation.
"Supreme Lord, Si Niang has merely suppressed her cultivation because she hasn't found a child who inherited the Primordial Dao of Inception. Besides, the resources in the Outlands are far too scarce, and they're different from the eastern and northern regions. There's no Heavenly Dao Powder here to forcefully break through the tribulation. If Supreme Lord can truly protect people through tribulation, Si Niang would like to take advantage of this opportunity." Si Niang explained.
"I see. Very well. If your cultivation has been suppressed, then I imagine I'll only need to watch over you as you undergo tribulation. But is it really appropriate to address me as 'Supreme Lord'? Isn't that too much praise?" I smiled.
"There's nothing inappropriate about it." Si Niang spoke with a beaming smile.
"Fine, have it your way." I shook my head with a wry smile and let her be. It was, after all, a