"But..."
Xiao Yue hesitated, the doubts in her heart far from so easily dispelled.
Su Shi'er was not surprised. His thoughts shifted again as he continued explaining.
"I once encountered Miaofa Tathagata at close range and could sense it clearly. For her to propose such a method was also something she could hardly bear."
"Yet the Demonic Calamity ravages Azure Star, and the situation is truly dire. Every moment, far more than tens of thousands of living beings perish beneath the demons' hands."
"Those of the Buddhist sect possess the great wisdom to guide the world, the great compassion to pity the world, the great fearlessness to save the world, and the great dignity to encompass the world!"
When he had first heard this proposal, he too had been overwhelmed by emotion and found it difficult to accept.
But after speaking with Miaofa Tathagata and pondering it alone for a long while, his emotions had long since settled, and he could understand why she had made such a suggestion.
Sacrificing a small portion to save the majority was undoubtedly cruel to those being sacrificed.
Yet from a higher vantage point, doing so was indeed more beneficial to the entire Cultivation World.
Still, unless driven to the very last extremity, he would never consider such a method.
Everything he was doing now was no more than fighting for that slim ray of life beyond this method.
"That makes sense. No wonder you only mentioned the Nine Nether Blood Lotus before everyone earlier. If the Soul Cultivation Method were truly revealed, this Immortal Cultivation Holy Land would likely be swept into a storm of blood and carnage at once."
Xiao Yue nodded, approval shining in her eyes as she spoke.
Lin Hezhuo furrowed his thick brows, his face heavy with worry as