Human hearts were hard to fathom. That was one lesson Ling Tian had learned over countless years. Still, he had great faith in Tu Tian and the others, believing they wouldn't stand by and do nothing when he fought the Lord of the Universe in the future—even if they didn't need to rescue their own friends and family the way Ling Tian, Chi Xue, and the others did.
That was right. Since the Lord of the Universe held their friends and family hostage, Ling Tian, Chi Xue, and the others who had emerged from the Demon God Forbidden Ground would inevitably fight him. But the Demon Slayer Alliance and the other cultivators who followed them might not. As the Creation Divine Tree had said, it would be best to place some restraints on those people. Otherwise, the rewards and the Creation Divine Tree's Origin Power used to cultivate them would go to waste, especially since the life force and Origin Power the tree could provide were limited.
"I hope so." The Creation Divine Tree didn't dwell on the matter. Then its tone shifted. "I don't care whether Tu Tian and the others risk their lives alongside you in the future. But from now on, you must place restrictions on any cultivators you invite to join you, so they'll have to fight beside you against the Demon God. Otherwise, wouldn't all that effort and Origin Power go to waste? You might as well devote everything to cultivating yourselves."
"Exactly. Inviting them will greatly improve your chances against that Demon God fellow. If the people you invite won't oppose him, then there's no point in having them follow you," the World-Ending Thunder Dragon chimed in. After a brief pause, it continued, "So from now on, you have to find a way to