"But who among them knows that, though I stand in such a lofty position, I cannot act as I please? Our Daoist path values nonaction and governing in accordance with Heaven."
Lord Lao continued.
"Everyone in the Three Realms is watching me. If I make any rash move, it will throw the Three Realms into even greater chaos. If I go against Heaven's will, my Saint realm will fall away. And then no one will be able to preserve the stability of the Three Realms. When that happens, the Three Realms will descend into disorder dozens of times worse than it is now."
After speaking, Lord Lao stood silently atop the clouds.
Once one's cultivation reached a certain realm, one's heart gradually seemed to grow harder. In truth, it was not really becoming hard-hearted; one had merely seen and experienced too much. Nothing major could easily affect one's emotions anymore, which made one appear ruthless.
After taking control of the Three Realms, every action one took had a tremendous impact upon them. Thus, one had to think and rethink every decision.
Now that the Three Realms had become so chaotic, Lord Lao did not want to ignore it, yet he could not interfere either.
"Master, are we going back?" Kinkaku asked cautiously.
Lord Lao said, "It is rare for us to come down to the lower realm. Why don't the two of us take a walk around here and relax?"
Kinkaku's face brightened with delight. He did not like returning to Doushuai Palace.
The day Uchiha Shin had agreed upon with Cloud Dragon True Person was three days later. That was when the hundreds of thousands of demon soldiers would arrive at Cloud Gate Mountain, and it would be time for them to attack.
Uchiha Shin also had a sizable