Stepping Out of the Villa

Hearing Chen Fan steer the topic back to the beginning, Mo Longyou's expression froze slightly before he said, "We also call the inheritors of the Heavenly Dao the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao grants him power and everything far beyond that of ordinary people, and in return, he serves the Heavenly Dao loyally. The Heavenly Dao cannot directly interfere in the affairs of living beings, so that person intervenes on its behalf, controlling their lives and deaths. He created the Book of Life and Death to determine the lifespan of all living beings, and sent trusted subordinates to carry out its decrees, known as Judges. As for the person I mentioned, you should know who he is."

"The Heavenly Emperor." Chen Fan could not help but be moved. Looking across the world, only the Heavenly Emperor could possess such authority. And the reason he could be called the Heavenly Emperor lay largely in strength unlike that of other immortals—for instance, the Innate Supreme Physique of old.

Mo Longyou nodded. "Whether in the Immortal Realm or your realm, everyone respectfully calls him the Heavenly Emperor. But only later did we learn that the Heavenly Emperor was merely a puppet of the Heavenly Dao, obeying all its commands. Perhaps that was why the war between immortals and devils erupted in the Immortal Realm. From then on, there were no more immortals or devils, while mortals multiplied. Instead, the Heavenly Dao regained immense faith. When that senior said the Heavenly Dao had no need for immortals or devils, he should have meant this."

"Then why does it no longer continue cultivating a Heavenly Emperor to control everything indirectly? Why go to such trouble to reclaim this place through slaughter instead?" Chen Fan asked.

"Can't you see it? It is already cultivating a Heavenly