Deep within Lu Qing's pupils, a scene of suspended lightning took shape, as though if he continued speaking, he too would welcome a Heavenly Tribulation.
"So that was it. No wonder they said that even a mere fragment of the Primordial Era's Temporal Light and Shadow, if it disrupted and muddled the originally ordained tracks of fate and Heavenly Secrets, would bring down Heavenly Punishment."
"The past has already become an imprint upon the River of Time. Trying to change the past is no different from using one's meager cultivation to contend against the Long River of Time."
"And the awareness of countless powerhouses—this is not something that can be accomplished merely by possessing boundless Dharma Power."
Lu Qing said nothing more.
Yet understanding instantly dawned in the old man's eyes.
An incomparably terrifying aura erupted from him.
"So that was it! So that was it!"
His body suddenly trembled. The tranquil Dao Heart forged through countless years of cultivation was stirred into towering waves.
"Emptiness and ruin. All for nothing."
The old Divine Calculator's gaze abruptly turned complex.
His emotions surged, and the surrounding space was violently shaken by his aura, ripples emerging one after another.
"Thank you, young friend, for telling me all this."
Lu Qing waited for him to calm down.
This ancient senior had held no hostility toward him from the moment they met.
As for why things had unfolded this way, Lu Qing considered how he had cultivated to this point, comprehended several Great Daos, and opened up another vast world. Both his comprehension and aptitude had risen in tandem, while his Fate Allotment and Heavenly Secrets had also revealed a hazy yet extraordinary aspect.
That was likely why the other party had fixed his attention on him.
"It seems my Heavenly Secrets Path still