At any other time, if someone had dared shout at Celestial Venerable Taiyi like that, the old man would have unleashed an Immortal Art and annihilated their soul.
But after Shen Bing said those words, Celestial Venerable Taiyi could not utter a single word. All that remained was shock.
"Dry bones filling the Sea of Rebirth? The Yellow Springs flowing backward?" Celestial Venerable Taiyi murmured.
Shen Bing nodded firmly.
Celestial Venerable Taiyi looked up at the sky and sighed deeply. "The six paths have collapsed! Heaven and earth are in chaos! This is the Heaven-and-Earth Catastrophe."
Shen Bing inwardly scoffed. What's the big deal? It's just the loss of reincarnation. As the saying goes, death is like a lamp going out. Who has so much time on their hands that they'd go looking for their past and present lives...
Putting those stray thoughts aside, Shen Bing solemnly recounted everything he had seen in Hell.
One spoke in detail, and the other listened attentively.
When he finished, Shen Bing added, "Celestial Venerable, Hell's devastation probably extends beyond the Yellow Springs and the Sea of Rebirth. Getting the six paths of reincarnation working again will come at no small cost."
With a look of compassion for all living beings, Celestial Venerable Taiyi said, "Whatever the cost, the six paths of reincarnation must be restored. This concerns the very survival of all living beings in the Three Realms. We cannot neglect it."
Shen Bing looked at Celestial Venerable Taiyi with a smile, saying nothing.
Inside, however, he was complaining furiously. Since you said whatever the cost, and I've told you everything I should, how about being generous and giving me something?
*You can't seriously treat me as free labor, can you? Piss me off and I'll quit on the spot. Then let's see