Of course, that was only the Great Dao settling karma with you. The Heavenly Dao did not concern itself with such matters.
As long as you did not undergo the Great Dao lightning tribulation, you could do whatever you wanted without consequence.
But once you underwent the Great Dao lightning tribulation, you would truly suffer.
The Great Dao would settle every last karmic debt with you.
In the eyes of the Heavenly Dao, immortals and mortals were distinct. But in the eyes of the Great Dao, all were its children—regardless of strength or weakness, everyone was equal.
That was the most fundamental difference.
That was why it was said that of the forty-nine evolutions of the Heavenly Dao, one escaped—the one being a slender thread of life.
It referred to the Heavenly Dao, not the Great Dao. The Great Dao had no such thing as a slender thread of life. The Great Dao had no flaws; it was the most perfect state in the world.
The ultimate pursuit of countless cultivators was the Great Dao—a flawless Great Dao.
"Since that's the case, I'll give you a sun."
With a casual wave of Ye Lin's hand, the phantom of a Great Sun appeared in his palm. As Ye Lin released endless laws, the Great Sun in his hand grew brighter and warmer.
At another gesture from Ye Lin, the Great Sun in his hand flew toward the heavens. It continued expanding as it rose, eventually becoming a true sun hanging high in the sky.
The light that had vanished returned once more.
The Radiant Fruit was only responsible for emitting light; it did not bring warmth.
This Great Sun, however, was no different from a real sun. Its light contained warmth.
At that moment, the entire small world turned warm as