The impasse

"And they even said the flame of freedom will surely spread throughout the Multiverse and the heavens."

"They say the Holiness Order is a means by which Paradise Mountain oppresses all living beings, and that we, the gods of Paradise Mountain, are high above, never lowering our proud heads to look at the mortal world."

That brings us to this.

The Supreme Luan gritted his teeth.

"They must have the support of those rebellious Supreme behind them; otherwise, they wouldn't say or do such things!"

"Father, should we notify the Multiverse Interconnection Department to have these negative comments about Holy Paradise Mountain removed?"

"It's impossible to erase it all; the hearts of the people of my Holy Paradise Mountain have already scattered."

"Moreover, this approach goes against our original intention of establishing Multiverse Internet."

"Remember, we are the Holy Paradise Mountain, we live under Holiness Order. If we lead the way in destruction, the situation will deteriorate even faster."

"At present, it can still barely be maintained."

The Supreme Luan sighed and continued through gritted teeth.

"What's infuriating is that the rhetoric these people have started has led to many people blindly following them."

"Initially, most of them were people dissatisfied with their lives and unwilling to change themselves. Later, many uninformed people were also incited and began to oppose the Order of my Holy Paradise Mountain and support the restoration of the ancient era of Multiverse autonomy."

"Those with ulterior motives began to paint a rosy picture of an era of autonomy for them, and they actually believed it."

"Hmph, I think these people are really stupid."

"One hundred million years of peace have made them forget the suffering caused by the turmoil of the Multiverse in the past."

Supreme Jun said helplessly.

"Yes, they've long forgotten."

He stood up from his chair, opened the window, and looked out at the Holiness and magnificent Paradise Mountain. Bathed in the holy light of the Holy Paradise Mountain, a towering figure with silver hair and purple eyes appeared in his mind.

"Back then, it was His Majesty who led us step by step to subdue the entire Multiverse and bring peace back to the world."

"Now, a hundred million years after His Majesty's departure, they have forgotten everything about the great Lord of Heaven, forgotten His majesty, forgotten His Glory, forgotten His greatness."

"Especially those foolish followers; they're not the Supreme yet."

"If we were to truly return to that turbulent era, without the protection of the Holiness Order and the safeguarding of the Time Administration Bureau, they would be nothing more than slaves at the mercy of the Supreme."

"Everything they have will be taken away—their lives, their resources, their history, even their very existence will be altered."

"But they themselves will never know."

"Even wars between Supreme can easily annihilate the universe and wipe out all living beings."

They are just one of millions of skeletons.

"When that time truly comes, everyone below the Supreme will be nothing but ants."

The Supreme Luan remained silent.

"Sigh, what are these people thinking?"

"Furthermore, I recently met Gael and Daphne, and they told me that there has been too much chaos in recent years, and the Time Administration Bureau can no longer manage it all."

"Some Supreme beings deliberately released large numbers of mortals with opposing ideas about the Holy Paradise Mountain into countless universes and worlds. Once these people grew up, the first thing they attacked was the Church of Radiance and the Church of Holiness."

"They use the pretext that darkness breeds under the Radiance, and they keep saying that the Church of Radiance oppresses the people."

"But have they ever considered that there are indeed some dark things within our Church of Radiance that we sometimes fail to detect? But the real power is still in our hands, so we can still maintain a certain degree of fairness, allowing children from ordinary people and the poor to join, have food to eat, and have the opportunity to learn Transcendent and change their destiny."

"They themselves broke the rule of the Church of Radiance, but in doing so, they made their descendants nobles, ruling over all living beings generation after generation, while never giving the lower classes a chance to climb up."

"Luan, you're right. Under our Holy Paradise Mountain, there are indeed corrupt parasites in many systems, but overall, we can still maintain our integrity."

But now, the edifice is about to collapse.

The weariness on Supreme Jun's face deepened.

"I think if things continue like this, the Multiverse will be thrown into chaos again, and a situation of warring factions will emerge. That would be a good thing."

"My fear is that they'll fall apart again."

That brings us to this.

The Supreme Jun couldn't help but miss that great Emperor.

Your Majesty, when will you return?

"The Multiverse has been away from your radiance for far too long, so long that your Glory is almost forgotten."

As they talked...

This usually strong and resolute old Supreme was moved to tears.

"Your Majesty, I don't know how much longer I can hold on. The current situation in the Multiverse is just too difficult."

Looking at Supreme Jun's appearance, Luan Supreme Luan's face showed a worried expression.

She offered her advice.

"Father, if all else fails, we will resign from our positions in this Holy Paradise Mountain. You will no longer be the Holiness Grand Consul, and I will no longer be the Rotating Holy Governor. Let us return to our Source Universe and live in seclusion."

However, the Supreme Jun Lord Jun flatly refused.

No, I won't leave.

"I will stand firm in the Holy Paradise Mountain, to protect His Majesty's Glory and the Holiness Order!"

"Back then, His Majesty defeated me, but spared my life and instead granted me supreme power, allowing me to rule the entire Multiverse."

"To be honest, even His wife, the esteemed Queen Annatania, sometimes doesn't have the same Authority as me."

"That's such a huge level of trust."

"I have made my decision. I will live and die with the Holiness Order, and I will protect His Majesty's peace until the very last moment."

Even if it means death, I will not back down!

"Father... I understand."

The Supreme Luan sighed and nodded helplessly.

The Second Tier of Paradise Mountain.

Garden courtyard.

Annatania sat quietly in a chair under the apple tree, bathed in the warm holy light.

Gael, Anwyn, Raphael, Uriel, and the others looked anxious.

"Mother (Your Majesty), the Multiverse has deteriorated to this extent, what should we do?"

"The Time Administration Bureau encountered resistance once again. Ming Laite in the Mirror Sea has effectively established a separatist regime, the Holy Governor in the Northern Domain is disobeying orders, and an Angel Legion from Other Dimension was ambushed and attacked. Having barely broken through, they Returning Wilderness..."

Annatania smiled upon hearing this.

"I am aware of this situation, and I even know that before long, my Holy Paradise Mountain may only have the Central Region left, and I may not even be able to hold onto the Central Region."

"However, don't worry, do you know why all of this happened?"