Xiao Yun frowned and looked at Battle Sage. "Why does the Heavenly Dao of the Nine Heavens Continent World fall asleep when Ancestor Yang Mei kills the living beings of the Nine Heavens Continent World?"
This was the first time he had heard such an argument.
Before Battle Sage could answer, the Heavenly Emperor beside him explained, "Because the heart of Heaven is the heart of man. Of course, that is how we Human Race put it. In truth, you can understand it this way: the consciousness of the Heavenly Dao is the consciousness of all living beings within the world. Thus, once the living beings in a world suffer devastating losses, the consciousness of the Heavenly Dao will also weaken until it falls completely asleep."
Battle Sage nodded. "That's right. We were born of the world, so in truth, our bodies, souls, and consciousness are all parts of this world."
The law of conservation of energy!
Such a phrase suddenly surfaced in Xiao Yun's mind.
They themselves were part of the Nine Heavens Continent World, so their consciousness was also part of the Nine Heavens Continent World's consciousness.
Only those like Xiao Yun, who had attained immortality, could be considered truly free of this world—like a fetus in its mother's womb being born into the world.
"The heart of Heaven is the heart of man..." Xiao Yun murmured. He felt as though he had missed another flash of inspiration. Clearly, those words were very important to him, yet it was difficult for him to gain any insight into them for the moment. Even an epiphany would not do.
It was just like when Li Yun had seen the Lunar Mother Flame within the Lunar Yin True Water on the Lunar Star. He had felt the same way then.
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