A great upheaval had added another one-sixth. It was the greatest event in the universe.
Yet the feeling it gave all living beings now wasn't nearly so grave. It seemed almost understated.
And yet Human Civilization had indeed been acknowledged as one-sixth.
That acknowledgment meant humanity could no longer act without restraint.
Once humanity had something to care about, it wasn't so terrifying anymore. In the past, humanity had dared to do anything to establish itself in Outer Heaven. But now Outer Heaven could be considered theirs, too, and there were many things they could no longer do.
For the first time, they felt constrained in Outer Heaven.
That feeling of constraint grew even heavier when an order was issued.
"Unless necessary, coexist peacefully with the Main Dao."
The order came from Xiang City. Everyone knew it had come from Lu Yin; only he had the authority to issue such an order.
There was nothing wrong with the order. Now that they had become one-sixth, they obviously couldn't act as recklessly as before. In the past, they had had nothing to lose. Now, they did.
The order also came as a relief to the living beings of the Seventy-two Realms.
No matter how powerful humanity became, as long as they were constrained, rules would naturally become more effective. They hadn't expected their days of fear and anxiety to end this way, but for them, whether humanity perished or rose to the top changed nothing about the fact that Outer Heaven was ruled by the Dominators.
Now, humanity had simply replaced the Consciousness Master clan. That was acceptable.
In Xiang City, Lu Yin sat quietly in the back hills of the Heavenly Sect, sipping tea.
Mr. Mu arrived.
"Have you really made up your mind?"
Lu Yin set down his teacup.