As his words fell, Dao Ancestor Hongjun pondered inwardly:
Originally, he had been utterly unwilling to bring out this treasure.
If an ordinary Innate Sacred Being obtained the God-Slaying Spear, within a hundred years they would be corroded by the endless resentment of the demons within it, their Dao heart twisted until they became murderous weapon puppets that knew only slaughter!
Even though he had long decided to distribute all his treasures apart from the Creation Jade Slip among the three thousand Violet Firmament Guests, he had never included this spear in his plans.
It was precisely for this reason that, along the original course of fate, this spear left no trace in the later Primordial World, as though it had never existed.
"Yet, little friend, you are unlike the rest." Dao Ancestor Hongjun looked at Lingxiao, his gaze gentle yet carrying unquestionable certainty. "Your Dao heart is pure, you hold all living beings in your heart, and you have the All-Heavens Auspicious Cloud, a treasure formed from Pangu's vast righteous qi, guarding your sea of consciousness."
"With this spear in your hands, there will surely be no danger of backlash!"
"I bestow this spear upon you not to teach you bloodlust."
"It is only that: though you have no wish to harm others, they may intend to harm you."
"You may refrain from killing, but you must not lack the power to kill."
"Having a killing move and choosing not to use it is as different from having no killing move at all as clouds from mud."
"If you encounter those stubborn and incorrigible people who bring calamity upon all living beings in the future, use this spear to uphold justice on Heaven's behalf."
Dao Ancestor Hongjun was worried as well.
Holding all living beings in one's heart was