Qi Xiao looked at the silent First Fusion Immortal and continued, "If the True Immortal Realm could have been opened sooner, with the Domain transformed into a lower realm and an ascension passage established, the Ancient Human Race and the Primordial Immortal Clan would have long made their arrangements."
"This old man knows."
"But the karmic debts owed to heaven and earth by the Ancient Human Race should not be forcibly imposed upon the living beings of my Domain. Qi Xiao, even a child understands such a principle."
First Fusion Immortal's expression remained as still as an ancient well. He had long comprehended the principles of the world. "If I were to endure until death for the sake of the greater picture, what spirit would I have left to split open the heavens?"
"What spirit would I have left to slaughter the fiendish spirits of the Immortal Prison? What spirit would I have left to face the Ancient Immortal Forbidden Grounds alone? What spirit would I have left to dare tread upon the Nine Heavens and declare war upon my master?"
"This old man is First Fusion Immortal, the one and only First Fusion Immortal in these Three Thousand Great Worlds. None can block the path of my Dao heart."
Though First Fusion Immortal's voice was calm, it contained boundless profundity and resolve. Like the tolling of a great Dao bell, it rang through the void, as though one could hear the river of time echoing behind him.
Qi Xiao's brow trembled faintly. He took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "I understand. I will say no more."
"Thank you."
First Fusion Immortal nodded to Qi Xiao and slowly said, "It is merely that the arrival of this era has happened to fall upon my generation. It