The Sword Immortal Maiden's voice echoed through the palace, gentle yet carrying the indifference of the Heavenly Dao.
This was not meant to emphasize anything, but to state certain natural laws that existed within heaven and earth. Only those who followed those natural laws to reshape the world could endure for long.
Any existence that violated natural laws would inevitably perish swiftly.
"These..."
"But, these, I know as well..."
"The principle of fairness between heaven and earth that you speak of..."
Yuan's voice unknowingly choked up. It was exceedingly rare for a quasi-Emperor to lose control of his emotions like this, and his voice held boundless sorrow. "But this is not the Immortal Sect and its citizens."
"The Immortal Sect values benefits, but it is not all about benefits. We did not come together for benefits alone!"
"Beyond benefits, emotions and ideals are equally important!"
Yuan looked at the blue-clad youth before him, his eyes slightly reddened. "Jiang Ding!"
"You and I are beings of the same era!"
"I am only a little over ten thousand years older than you. Given our current lifespans, that practically makes us childhood friends. From a mortal's perspective, we differ by only a few months in age."
"Now, in this era, you are the only peer of my generation I have left. Lu, Cheng Zhen, and the other outstanding Immortal Sect geniuses are all excellent, but they are not our peers. There is a profound gulf between us, a gulf brought by time. No one can overcome it. They have never lived through the years I experienced."
"I believed that you should be someone like me."
"No matter what we have experienced, how strong we are, or what paths we have taken, our cores are the same. We are all citizens who came up