"Cultivators are thieves of heaven and earth. So long as they cultivate, they will inevitably consume the world's Spiritual Mechanism. Could it be that the only path in the future is to sever cultivation entirely, reduce the world to mortals, and ensure that no one cultivates ever again, so this world may endure forever?"
Though Qingchenzi and the Holy Sect behind him harbored far too many selfish motives, one aspect of their actions was correct.
The more cultivators there were, the weaker the world's capacity to bear them became.
From Qingchenzi's words, One Page Scholar could practically see it: cultivators continuing to emerge in the future, cultivation endlessly stealing the World Spiritual Energy, the world's origin being steadily depleted until it finally ran dry, everything returning to nothingness, and the Azure Realm dying completely!
That scene was almost easy to foresee!
And it was nearly irreversible!
Every step they took in cultivation was an injury inflicted upon this world.
Could the final path
really only be to turn the world mortal?
One Page Scholar's heart felt so clogged that he could barely breathe.
Whether it was Lin Yan or the other Heavenly Beings around him, all of them felt an overwhelming oppression!
Deathly silence filled the surroundings!
Yet at that moment—
"Hahaha! Is this truly the limit of your vision, you people?!"
Zhang Qingyuan's hearty laughter suddenly resounded. It was as though he had heard some absurdly amusing joke, and he burst into laughter, shattering the stifling atmosphere and drawing everyone's attention.
One Page Scholar and Lin Yan looked at each other, their faces full of Astonishment.
The other Heavenly Beings who had gathered were equally bewildered.
As countless gazes converged upon him, they saw Zhang Qingyuan looking vibrant and spirited, without the slightest trace of their own oppressive concern