"Is there... no way for you to leave this primitive age and return to your own time?"
Gu Qingshan asked cautiously.
Old Ape-Man said, "There's no way. Actually, this is the best ending I could hope for. Tell me what things are like outside now."
Gu Qingshan thought for a moment, but said nothing about the other matters. Instead, he said, "Some Tomb Guardians have betrayed their duty to guard the tombs..."
He recounted what had happened with the Six Paths War Priests and Six Paths War Generals.
"Haha... what a bunch of fools." Old Ape-Man laughed.
"Why do you say that?" Gu Qingshan asked.
Old Ape-Man said, "Their duty is to bear the pain of the apocalypse on behalf of the Human Realm. Once the Six Paths finish evolving, they'll enjoy unparalleled glory in the Human Realm. But now they've betrayed the Six Paths halfway through and abandoned their duty—"
"Their miserable fate was sealed long ago."
Gu Qingshan looked confused.
—Bear the pain of the apocalypse on behalf of the Human Realm?
That sounded a little off.
"The Human Realm has already been established. I don't understand why you say those people are bearing its pain," Gu Qingshan said.
Old Ape-Man replied, "Do you understand the word 'backup'?"
"I do," Gu Qingshan said.
"Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth; Wind, Thunder, Light, Darkness, and Sound; and even the Human Realm that has only just been established—all of them are merely backups. They're insurance, a means of ensuring that everything can return to its starting point, no matter what."
"I don't understand," Gu Qingshan said.
Old Ape-Man leaned forward slightly and fixed his gaze on him. "You understand that the Six Paths of Reincarnation is a mighty weapon of the Sequence of All Beings, don't you?"
"I do."
"You've