"A cultivator should cultivate himself. I wholeheartedly agree with that."
"But your view of my Divine Path is biased, Emperor Lord."
"Among the countless trillions of living beings, not everyone has talent, not everyone can withstand danger, and not everyone can advance step by step along the path of cultivation."
"My Divine Path shelters living beings, allowing the weak to survive, the untalented to cultivate, and those with no hope of Transcendence to transcend."
"Every gain must come at a cost."
"They receive the protection of my Divine Path and offer their faith in return. This is a fair exchange."
Li Yue spoke solemnly.
As for having the potential of an Ancient God, he paid it no mind at all.
Did he need someone else to tell him whether he had the potential of an Ancient God?
"You forcibly create crises, then make them shower you with gratitude."
"And you call such conduct a fair exchange?"
The Ancient Emperor Lord chuckled.
"You said earlier that a cultivator should cultivate himself, Emperor Lord."
"Without crises, how could they cultivate themselves?"
"Though they believe in me, I cannot cut off their path of cultivation."
"The Human Race must strive to grow strong."
"My Divine Path offers protection, but not to raise a herd of swine."
Li Yue remained solemn.
"Interesting."
"Truly interesting."
"To offer sophistry before me."
"But I disdain to argue further with you over such a clash of great Daos."
"Though I have little affection for your Divine Path, I have never acted against it."
"I descended here only to break the measures Zhi left behind."
The Ancient Emperor Lord smiled.
Then-
He raised a hand and pointed.
At once-
An utterly terrifying radiance flew out of the Origin Will of the Three Thousand Dimensions!
And that was not all-