Gu Changqing's words held neither coldness nor guilt. He was merely stating a fact.
Yet that simple fact was like a merciless sledgehammer, utterly shattering the last flicker of hope that had just kindled in the hearts of countless living beings.
Silence.
A silence more suffocating than a chaos storm enveloped the entire Sage Pure Land.
The almost frenzied yearning in every living being's eyes slowly faded at a visible pace, finally becoming a lifeless, ashen desolation.
Yes.
The hearts of all living beings sank.
Although there was a world Gu Changqing had brought into being inside the Chaos Bead, its status ultimately could not compare to that of the Primordial World.
Accommodating Golden Ao Island and the entire Interception Sect was already its limit.
If every living being between heaven and earth entered it, that newborn world would likely burst under the strain in an instant and collapse completely.
That would only become an even greater catastrophe.
Once they understood this, all living beings were left speechless.
They had neither reason nor right to blame Gu Changqing.
After all, he was a Jie Sect Disciple. It was only natural that he should protect the people of the Interception Sect first.
Resentment?
Defiance?
Before the absolute certainty of death, such emotions seemed pale and powerless.
Only boundless despair remained, drowning everyone's divine sense like an icy tide.
And yet.
Amid that deathly silence, when all hope had turned to ashes and all living beings could only bare their necks for slaughter.
That languid voice rang out once again.
He glanced around at the world, which chaos qi had thrown into utter disorder, where karma had been overturned and laws had crumbled, and spoke softly.
"Uh..."
"Today's catastrophe arose from the disorder of karma."
"In the end, we'll have to set