"Among cultivators, the strong prey on the weak. There's no right or wrong in that. But I believe this world needs right and wrong. It needs fairness. Even if we can never attain it, that is still my goal—even if I'm broken to pieces, even if we perish together, even if humanity itself ceases to exist. Humans aren't walking corpses."
"Lu Yin's counterattack against the Four Sides Heavenly Balance was right from the Lu family's perspective. He had the right to take revenge. But if humanity were wiped out by the Eternal Clan as a result, then from humanity's perspective, he would be guilty. If I'm still alive that day, I'll judge him and give him a fair trial. But if we convict him in advance over something that hasn't happened yet, who gets to decide? And who is this balance meant to serve?"
Elder Chan looked at the scales, his gaze complicated. "Is this also what your master meant?"
"I don't know. This is my decision."
Elder Chan nodded. "I understand. We'll let fate take its course." With that, he left the Great World of Arbitration. Before departing, he left them with one final remark: "This place wasn't abandoned. It's the Ancestor Land. A deserter will always be a deserter."
Lu Yin had no idea what was happening in the New Universe, much less that Elder Chan's attitude had changed. As far as he was concerned, Elder Chan's opinion wouldn't change what needed to be done. He couldn't give up on leading the Fifth Continent in a counterattack against the Tree Starry Sky just because Elder Chan had said a few things. He would respect the choices of those who followed him, but he wouldn't leave everything entirely up to them. What he'd told the Realm Mountain Head Seat