Chang Tian suddenly appeared and stepped in front of Chang Tu and Lu Yin, facing Chang Tu with a resolute gaze. "If you want to kill Xiao Zhi, you'll have to kill me first."
Chang Tu frowned. "Get out of the way." Chang Tian's gaze was unwavering. "Elder, you raised me. I should have listened to you, and I always did. Even when you forced Xiao Zhi to leave me, I didn't resist. But it damaged my state of mind. Fortunately, I had already broken through to the Eternal Life Realm then. Otherwise, I never would have broken through again. But haven't you noticed that I haven't made any progress since?"
Chang Tu's eyes widened as he stared at Chang Tian. Chang Tian closed his eyes, his voice low. "A flaw in one's state of mind is hard to mend. Fitting Twofold Universe Laws is no easier than cultivating from an ordinary person to the Eternal Life Realm. You've walked this path, so you know. I know it too. Ever since Xiao Zhi left with our daughter, I've never been able to walk that path again."
"You hoped I could shoulder the burden of the Eternal Life Civilization, but what you did nearly broke my back."
Chang Tu roared, "Don't you know the rules of survival in the Cubic Distance? Any contact with Human Civilization could expose us and draw the attention of a powerful Fishing Civilization. What then?"
"Often, the destruction of a civilization comes from something so small it goes unnoticed."
Chang Tian nodded. "Then let me leave."
Chang Tu's eyes narrowed.
Shocking Gate Supreme Lord stared blankly at Chang Tian's back, her expression complicated. Chang Tian smiled bitterly. "Let me leave. All these years, I've watched over the Meteor Realm and waited for Xiao Zhi to return,