Great Qian cultivators had to face not only the three barriers of Heaven, Earth, and Man that lay across the path of cultivation.
They also had to contend with the tribulation of Heaven's Lifespan Demand.
No one knew who had started it, but in any case, the most common method Great Qian cultivators now used to resolve the Heavenly Lifespan Lock Tribulation was to transfer it onto others.
Though the common masses were as insignificant as ants, so long as their numbers were great enough, they could offset the tribulation.
"Great Qian lacks the Dao of Causality. Even if a cultivator broke through a realm and caused a million deaths, there would be no price to pay. The Great Qian Court would not hold them accountable; it would instead help cover it up. But if Causality returned to its proper place, that would be another matter."
"Forget a million. Even the Causality of a thousand lives, once it erupted, would be more than Creation Realm cultivators could bear."
At that thought, Li Shun felt a trace of excitement in his heart.
After all, he had been caught up in others' Heavenly Lifespan Lock Tribulations three times in Cold Mountain County, Yunguan County, and Imperial Tomb Commandery. The helplessness of being trapped within them remained carved into his bones.
"Hmph. Let them slaughter innocents at will. If the Heavenly Dao of Causality punished them accordingly, they surely would not dare act so recklessly in the future."
Then Li Shun suddenly recalled that he, too, had triggered Heavenly Dao Severed Qi in Imperial Tomb Commandery, causing many innocent lives to perish in vain.
The excitement in his heart instantly subsided.
"If the Grand Dao of Causality truly returns to its place, I will likely have to act more carefully in Great Qian