At this thought, Chen Nianzhi hurriedly thanked it. "Thank you for lending me a hand. I am profoundly grateful for such a great favor."
"No need for thanks."
The Heavenly Dao spoke slowly, yet said indifferently, "I sought you out because I have a matter to entrust to you as well."
"Oh?" Chen Nianzhi paused slightly before asking at once, "Please tell me."
The Heavenly Dao spoke calmly, its hazy consciousness carrying a trace of regret. "To me, the countless living beings of this universe are all but passing clouds before my eyes, yet there are several children whom I have always regarded as my own."
"These five children are the Celestial Emperor, along with the four Heaven-Earth True Spirits: Teng Snake, Kui Ox, Great Roc, and Dragon Turtle."
"They were the first batch of life born when this universe first opened, formed through Heaven-Earth Resonance. They may be considered my direct children."
At this point, the Heavenly Dao paused briefly before continuing, "Now, the four Heaven-Earth True Spirits have all fallen to demons and been slain, but their origin soul spirits have sunk into the source of the Heavenly Dao."
"I wish to entrust these four children to you and send them into the Immortal Domain, where they may cultivate anew and embark upon an unfettered path of cultivation."
"I know you come from the Immortal Domain. You control that spatial rift leading directly there, and you can evade those beings outside and bring my children secretly into the Immortal Domain."
Chen Nianzhi was slightly shaken upon hearing this.
This universe was about to perish, and the Heavenly Dao itself would cease to exist. Yet before its death, the Heavenly Dao was still making its final effort to find a path of survival for its children.
At this thought,