"Yes, great one." The monster was exceedingly respectful. As for whether that was what it truly felt, only it knew.
Of course, even if its respect was not sincere, it dared not harbor the slightest untoward emotion.
The strong remained strong. Even if "erosion" had caused gaps in his memory and left him unable to use certain means, he could still kill it thousands upon thousands of times in an instant.
It only hoped it could placate Di Yi and discreetly guide him away from this place.
Otherwise, heaven knew what would happen.
After all, it knew its own affairs best. The taboos and the heavens could not be called enemies, but neither could they be called harmonious.
On that point, one needed only to look at the grains of sand on the embankment. The taboos needed the spirit and form shed by the humanoid manifestations of the Great Dao, but who would willingly go to their death for no reason?
Even with an equivalent exchange, that was only a cup of water against a burning cartload of firewood. To form an embankment on such an enormous scale, one needed only to think about it to know that unspeakable "transactions" were involved.
"Does this place intersect with the heavens? Can one travel between them?" Di Yi asked.
"Yes, great one. If you wish to go to the heavens, you need only follow this river downstream to reach them." The monster betrayed neither joy nor anger in its behavior, though inwardly it was already surging with delight.
To the heavens, this place was supreme and difficult to contend with, but compared to this living being, it was simply the difference between heaven and earth. The sooner it coaxed him away, the sooner it could spare itself trouble.
"Treading the Stars"
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