Hearing Chen Changsheng's answer, Li Chengyu did not know what to say for a moment.
Nether River Ancestor's name was renowned throughout the world.
He had never imagined that the path walked by the famed Sage Emperor would share such striking similarities with Nether River Ancestor's.
Seeming to sense the shift in Li Chengyu's emotions, Chen Changsheng said with a smile.
"It is not as exaggerated as you think."
"The path the Sage Emperor walks can indeed evolve into the situation I just described."
"But the key to distinguishing whether a Great Dao is righteous or evil lies not in the Great Dao itself, but in the person who wields it."
"If the Sage Emperor truly ended up in that state, then he could no longer be called the Sage Emperor."
Receiving this answer, Li Chengyu nodded slightly. "Thank you for clearing up my doubts, sir!"
"It is a small matter. Take my token and leave the Pill Epoch."
"I have already arranged your retreat route. Once you reach a safe place, you can begin a new life."
Looking at the Imperial Preceptor Decree Chen Changsheng held out to him, Li Chengyu remained silent for a long while before speaking.
"Sir, do you not intend to kill me?"
"Why would I kill you?"
"Because I am a flaw!"
Li Chengyu lowered his head and spoke. Chen Changsheng smiled. "In my eyes, you were never flaws. You are a group of living, breathing people."
"I had you lie low because there are things in this world that need people to do them."
"I would never place human lives on the scales merely for so-called benefits."
"Killing Long Aotian was the beginning of escalating the conflict, and it was also crucial to helping him break through in his cultivation."
"His Path of