In theory, the Lotus Cloud Sect should have been able to plant suggestions in these disciples without their knowledge, making them eternally loyal to the sect like puppets. Yet Ji Lian had not gone that far when designing the Immortal Master System.
Why?
Was it because he had shown the brother and sister a wider world?
Chen Xuan could not be certain.
Whatever the reason, though, this was good news for Liu Shuyue.
"Besides, I don't think your past efforts to care for the people were meaningless. Every ordinary person living in Qingzhou is a living, breathing human being, not some fabricated illusion," he continued. "They can't see the world beyond the sect. A cave dwelling in Mala Village and a single mu of farmland are their entire world. You kept those people alive through the famine, and that alone gives your efforts all the meaning they need."
"But they're like fish in a puddle. Now the water is drying up, Mala Village will disappear, and everyone will die-" Liu Shuyue looked at Chen Xuan. "Do we really have a way to turn this around?"
The others remained silent.
The twin siblings had created a cave heaven that could accommodate the Six Nations and endure for a thousand years. Clearly, their cultivation had reached heights ordinary people could scarcely imagine. A heart demon that even Cultivation Prodigies could not defeat was indeed beyond their capabilities.
"What we need to deal with isn't the heart demon, but the intruder upsetting this balance," Chen Xuan declared firmly. "As for
whether we can succeed, that's another matter. Of course, you can also choose to give up. Even if the Lotus Cloud Sect is destroyed, it won't affect you. I'm not telling you what to do. I only want you to understand that every