Xin Yi and Lianshan suddenly both stopped speaking.
Yun Xing let his tone return to smoothness once more. "This disciple also knows that no matter which design is chosen for the Thirty-Six Heavens, it is actually set up for the originally 'closed' system of the true realm. However, going from closed to open, if there truly isn't any buffer, the true realm and its related void worlds have only one possible outcome: fragmentation.
"At times like this, whether it's the Thirty-Six Heavens, the Ten Dharma Worlds, or the proposal from the Eastern Sea side, they all serve a buffering role. Because we lack the divine powers of the witch gods, it is destined that they cannot cover a reorganized world or provide all-encompassing care.
"Therefore, unlike the dual buffers of the witch gods' Outer Domain of the Nine Heavens and the Azure Sky Domain, this buffer will only be temporary... This so-called temporary might be one kalpa, it might be ten kalpas, or it might even be an even longer time, until the legal systems of the true realm and the endless starry sky completely interface with one another.
"During this period of time, it will be the breathing window for the hundreds of billions of living beings in this realm. As the laws of various void worlds gradually return to a single place, the Thirty-Six Heavens will naturally complete their mission—whether surviving or perishing will be decided by the situation of that time and the people of that time. This is this disciple's deduced train of thought; please, two revered teachers, critique it."
Lianshan remained silent, but Xin Yi soon laughed.
"It really sounds quite nice. When we compete with that side on designs, it's actually the idea of preserving our people while losing territory... According to what you