[The half-finished [Star Fruit Position] merged completely, and your rank leaped from [Golden Core Perfection], drawing infinitely close to the threshold of [Nascent Soul].]
[Though you were not a True Lord, you had already glimpsed a True Lord's perspective.]
[You "saw" the entire world.]
[The karma of all things intertwined like silken threads, while the Destiny of all living beings surged like a mighty river.]
[Beauty, struggle, despair, hope... everything lay before your eyes.]
[You saw... everything!]
[You saw... the teeming masses of living beings!]
[And those you held dear in your heart.]
[You saw Chen Qingyan—gravely wounded and dying, his Dao foundation shattered, yet still struggling beneath the lightning punishment, attempting to break through to Foundation Establishment.]
[You wanted to help him, but the mighty power of the unseen Heavenly Will barred your way, leaving you unable to intervene.]
["Forget it." You withdrew your gaze and turned elsewhere.]
[You turned to look at... the members of the [Heavenly Gate].]
["So even I... could care about them?"]
[You laughed at yourself. "Truly beyond saving. Knowing it was false, why did I still have to look?!"]
[It seemed you were questioning yourself, yet also confronting your own heart.]
[But in the end, you still looked toward the members of the [Heavenly Gate].]
[Your intent manifested, and a wisp of your spiritual sense reached them.]
[But only Dao Wudi and Ji Bingyan noticed.]
[They sensed your presence at once!]
[Almost simultaneously, they shuddered and abruptly raised their heads, their gazes piercing the void to "meet" yours.]
["In the end... there was no escaping it?" Dao Wudi sighed softly, sorrow spreading through his eyes like mist.]
[Ji Bingyan pressed his lips together without speaking, his gaze filled with emotions too complex to express.]
[At that moment, the influence of [Heaven's Mandate] had been