"An Eight Extremes existence? How could that be?" Hei Zi stared wide-eyed, tongue-tied. Even Zhuang Ruoyue didn't know what to say for a moment. She lowered her head to look at me on her chest, her eyes filled with indescribable complexity.
"Heh. When Hun Dun Zi attained the Dao and created the New World, the order of creation fell into chaos. The Time Law I control is precisely the barrier preventing those immortals who attained the Dao from descending here and running amok. It's the shield protecting the immortals of the Nine Heavens from annihilation. What benefit would you gain if something happened to me? And what benefit would the countless living beings of the Nine Heavens gain? To put it another way, I rule the Nine Heavens. The disputes and wars throughout the Nine Heavens have gradually subsided, and everyone has entered a period of stable development. As for my governing ability, I won't claim it's exceptional, but in suppressing rebellions and maintaining checks and balances, I should at least get a passing grade, shouldn't I? I've only just begun governing the New World, so I don't have any dazzling achievements to show for it yet. But the fact that you can now enjoy plotting against Heavenly City here without being casually picked out and wiped out by an immortal who attained the Dao, all so they can avenge the grudge over your master's thermonuclear purification of the world—that's because I'm still up there shielding you from the wind and rain! Of all things, you're hoping I'll wipe them out for you? Is there a hole in your head?" I couldn't help sneering.
Hei Zi's expression shifted between dark and light as he listened. He had probably connected all the layers of cause and effect as well. Of course,