"Can you imagine?"
"Aristocratic families everywhere, countless secluded sects, the Dao Alliance's Six Giants standing high above the rest, the Netherworld overseeing everything, and the Ten Yama Kings striking awe in every direction. The Unusual Person World of the Nine Provinces is so powerful and stable, yet if it made an enemy of someone beyond a king, it might vanish overnight."
The King of Reincarnation walked ahead, his tone inscrutable. Jiang Chen followed behind and could hear the chill in his words.
"These people are like ticking time bombs. They might not necessarily become enemies of the Nine Provinces, but what if they do?"
"This is the best of times, and the most difficult of times. Reincarnators emerge, ancient beings return to the world, and we people of the present have become mere supporting characters."
"The protagonists of this era wage wars and slaughter, with no room in their eyes for anyone else. Supporting characters can only meet the fate of lambs, slaughtered at others' whims."
"Boy, if the day came when you were reduced to meat on a chopping block, what would you want to do?"
Jiang Chen did not answer, because he understood that the King of Reincarnation already had his answer.
The other man paused, then suddenly brought up another subject.
"Have you ever heard the phrase 'Age of the End of the Dharma'?"
Jiang Chen nodded.
"Then do you know what the Dharma-ending Age means?"
"Great Sects can't survive, Spiritual Qi grows thin, and the path of cultivation becomes difficult," Jiang Chen said, sharing what he knew.
"All correct, but not specific enough. Why can't sects survive? Just how difficult does cultivation become? And does the Dharma-ending Age affect only humans?" the King of Reincarnation asked calmly.
Jiang Chen perked up as he listened.
"Please enlighten