"What problem?" Xu Zimo asked.
"The Universe Core needs a vessel, but that vessel cannot be me, nor can it be Zhou Yanjun."
"Because we are both from the Old Universe."
"We are not acknowledged by the new universe. If either of us became the vessel, we still would not escape destruction."
"So, we need someone from the new universe to become the vessel of the Universe Core."
"To grow alongside the Universe Core."
Mr. Qingshui said.
"First, this candidate must possess sufficient strength and talent."
"Otherwise, giving it to an ordinary person would only harm them."
"My first choice was the Undying Ancestor."
"As the ancestor of Undying Star, his strength and talent made him the most suitable candidate in the entire Third Universe."
"But after he came here and I told him of these matters, he shrank back."
"Why did he shrink back?" Xu Zimo asked in surprise.
"Because he could not bear the karma within it."
Mr. Qingshui said slowly.
"Once one bears the Universe Core, one must shoulder the goal of restoring the universe."
"That is karma."
"If you cannot accomplish it, you will ultimately be swallowed and drowned by the Universe Core."
"The Undying Ancestor believed he could not do it."
"So he left."
"Can you... do it?"
After Mr. Qingshui finished speaking, he looked calmly at Xu Zimo.
Xu Zimo also fell silent.
This was not something that could be accomplished easily.
Nor was it something he could agree to casually.
Once something went wrong, he would suffer backlash.
Mr. Qingshui smiled.
"You need not place too much pressure on yourself."
"If you can, then you can. If you cannot, then you cannot."
"Before answering this question, you may first think about what your future goal is."
"If you merely wish to become a