In response to Old Man Yao's words, Chen Changsheng glanced at the Giant Cauldron beside him and said calmly, "This is the greatest difference between you and me."
"In your eyes, lives can be traded."
"But in my eyes, every living being deserves respect."
"So, causing several great wars was your way of respecting living beings?"
Old Man Yao countered, "When the Forbidden Ground unleashed the Dark Turmoil, it was merely their way of survival."
"The strong devour the weak. There is nothing to argue about."
"But no matter how inhuman the Forbidden Ground's methods were, the damage they caused always remained within controllable limits."
"Now that you have driven these people from the Forbidden Ground away, do you know what consequences that will bring?"
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng poured another cup of fine wine down his throat and said, "Of course I know. The Forbidden Ground is like the beasts of the forest. As long as they are fed, they naturally will not begin slaughtering at will."
"But the Divine Beast lineage and the Three Religions Sages are more like living, breathing people."
"As time passes, they are destined to fight and kill because of their conflicts."
"Such slaughter will certainly be crueler and more enduring than the Forbidden Ground's Dark Turmoil."
Having received Chen Changsheng's answer, Old Man Yao said, "Since you know everything, why do you still insist on doing this?"
"If you truly care for all living things, then what you should do is reduce death, not let the living beings of the world suffer for the sake of laughable freedom and dignity."
As his words fell, Chen Changsheng's gaze had already grown somewhat unfocused.
Turning the wine cup in his hand, Chen Changsheng answered with something entirely unrelated. "With my cultivation, this wine should not