Lord Mi fell silent for a moment, then continued. "The goal was the next era, but these few beings were already the strongest. It had taken that into account: they would inevitably realize that their cultivation methods were wrong for the next era. So how could it make them usher in a new era? Especially since, as time went on, these beings were increasingly looking for ways to stabilize their era. Left with no choice, it pretended to help them while proposing the Three Laws to earn their absolute trust. Meanwhile, it kept searching for a way forward."
"There was always a way out. It discovered Human Civilization."
"One Wang Xia had filled it with curiosity and awe toward humanity. If it hadn't helped those beings break through, Wang Xia would surely have been the strongest—even stronger than it. Now that Wang Xia's kin had appeared, if Wang Xia could be that invincible, then his kin could be too. Having them overthrow those Masters and usher in a new era was the best solution."
"So when those Masters wanted to destroy Human Civilization, it intervened. They trusted it too much, so they let Human Civilization continue to exist, raising the beings who cultivated under them like Gu. As for it, it went to that human civilization and helped it under a new identity. That identity was called... Mr. Free and Easy."
Lu Yin's body jolted. He stared at Lord Mi in shock.
Mr. Free and Easy?
That was something he'd never expected. He'd thought he'd seen the whole picture, but he hadn't imagined that Mr. Free and Easy was it.
Lord Mi closed his eyes and let out a long breath. "After waiting and surviving for countless years, this being had long since seen through the Universe Civilization. It had