I secretly thought that this sort of thing couldn't be avoided. This Proving Dao Heaven was vast and boundless, and the various major factions were enormous and numerous, far beyond what I could imagine. The reason I had been able to keep my ears closed to the outside world all this time was, firstly, that the Heavenly Dao of the Genesis Heaven was incomplete and unable to merge with the others, indirectly preventing enemies from approaching. Secondly, the Three Pure Ones had communicated with the neighbors surrounding the Genesis Heaven and united against the enemies beyond the domain, rather than allowing them to first nibble away at my Genesis Heaven. That was what had given me a chance to catch my breath.
But now, with the change in the overall situation, I was no longer the same person I had been. So many Seven Extremes Proving Dao Immortals had successively entered my Genesis Heaven after proving their Dao in the Ninth Heaven, making the Heavenly Dao increasingly complete. Meanwhile, the Three Pure Ones and the other super-major factions had been declining day by day because they were helping me, allowing that Heart of the Universe to devour them step by step. What everyone had originally regarded as an unquestionable duty to protect the weak had now become a group of down-and-out households going hungry while guarding the gates for the rich. No one could accept that.
See? The Three Pure Ones had come precisely because of this. Along the way, they had inevitably first applied some eye drops to me, at least letting me know their circumstances. That way, it would be easier to get me to join the battle and serve as cannon fodder for them.
Just as expected, Shangqing soon pulled a face and said, "With the merger