Tuo She slowly clasped his hands in the Human Race's customary salute, his gaze revealing restrained, profound contemplation.
The two figures stood one before the other. Starlight endured eternally, dust seemed frozen, and the entire world within the Star Fragments appeared to halt at this moment.
The atmosphere gradually grew oppressive.
Tuo She said in a low voice, "Immortal Venerable, this matter is no secret among the strongest myriad races. It is only that too much time has passed, and our identities are no longer important."
"So this was the true purpose behind destroying the Small Realms. It seems the former incarnation of the greater world was the same."
"Immortal Venerable, heaven and earth undergo reincarnation, and karma never ceases. Just as mortals walk toward their graves, just as cultivators perish in meditation and return to heaven and earth, so too do heaven and earth. The Small Realms are no exception."
Tuo She spoke with the weight of ages, his voice utterly calm.
"Only, the ordained cycle of the Three Thousand Great Worlds was altered by our Chaos Clan. Yet because of this, we suffered backlash as well. To carve out the territory of a Great World, the life essence of our Chaos Clan must be used to open it."
"Then you should hate the Ancient Saint Clan, rather than devouring the Nascent Souls and Primordial Spirits of Great World cultivators to cultivate, shouldn't you?"
Chen Xun revealed an unreadable smile and quietly set out an incense burner. "Yet judging from the emotions in your heart, and from the emotions of those evil spirits on the Extraterritorial Battlefield, you do not seem to hate the Ancient Saint Clan."
"It seems nothing can be concealed from the Immortal Venerable." A faint smile rested on Tuo She's lips. "My branch guards the