"How can you two be so foolish?"
"In all these years, besides cultivation, have you never read any miscellaneous books, or historical records of the cultivation world? When spiritual energy recovered twenty thousand years ago, the Nine Yang Heavenly Dynasty was established. At that time, the Nine Yang Heavenly Dynasty had only six hundred million people, and the commoners could barely make ends meet.
The resulting Human Dao Destiny empowered the dynasty to the point that major sects retreated, and very few cultivators dared to enter the imperial capital of the Nine Yang Heavenly Dynasty at that time, let alone join forces to jointly annihilate it.
Who on earth gave you the courage to think that an imperial capital with a population exceeding sixty billion, with even fifty billion people already cultivating and far surpassing the level of mere sustenance, could be easily destroyed by you!
Have your brains been kicked by a donkey!"
"The reason why Human Dao courts are vulnerable is due to widespread chaos, due to rampant demons and monsters, due to the disintegration of the world, warring states, and the lack of unification!
Have you cultivated your brains away?"
After listening to the descriptions of the two individuals before him, Lord Xu Yang Tianjun was utterly exasperated. Why were these people so foolish and so ignorant?
"Celestial Lord, but there is no emperor in the secular world now.
We thought that without an emperor in the secular world, they would not be able to condense Human Dao Destiny, let alone utilize it. But we didn't expect them..."
Although they had suffered heavy losses.
Still, True Monarch Hu Hai wanted to defend himself.
"Idiot, who told you that Human Dao Destiny has any direct relationship with the presence or absence of an emperor? Human Dao Destiny, Human Dao Destiny, this thing is only related to people, and has nothing to do with an emperor. An emperor is not a necessary existence; he can be called an emperor, a Son of Heaven, a Human King, or any name.
As long as the land is unified, Human Dao Destiny can be condensed. Based on your descriptions, the terrifying population of the current secular world, coupled with the terrifying living standards, can gather immense Human Dao Destiny. Let alone cultivators like you at the Nascent Soul and Body Integration stages, even a hundred like me, a rogue immortal, would still be suppressed by the Human Dao Domain condensed by Human Dao Destiny, unable to resist."
"Stop talking about letting me avenge you. This seat cannot save you. It is natural for cultivators to retreat when Human Dao is flourishing.
No wonder the sect's destiny has been reduced by more than half.
Instead of thinking about revenge, you should first consider how difficult cultivation will be after your sect's destiny has been greatly depleted and is now detested by Human Dao Destiny. Although being detested by Human Dao is not as severe as being abandoned by Heavenly Dao and incurring heavenly punishment, it is certainly not a good thing. This Celestial Lord still has to undergo the rogue immortal tribulation in the future and cannot withstand this Human Dao aversion."
Although rogue immortals have the duty to protect their sects, it is only when they are able to do so. If they cannot, and it might even harm themselves, then their own well-being is paramount. Therefore, after kindly offering this advice, Lord Xu Yang Tianjun immediately severed his connection and karmic entanglement with the Kunlun Heavenly Sect's destiny.
He then expelled the two Body Integration cultivators before him from the secret realm, severed the connection between his secret realm and the blessed land of Kunlun Mountain, and took the secret realm away, wishing to have nothing more to do with the Kunlun Heavenly Sect.
All those who were attacked by Human Dao Destiny, besides being dead, would also drag down the destiny of various major sects through their karmic relationships with their sects.
And then, through the destiny of the major sects.
It would further implicate others within the sects.
The karma resulting from the consumption of thirty percent of Human Dao Destiny would largely be fed back to them. The cultivation of these sect members would be extremely difficult in the future, with intensified bottlenecks in each realm, increased inner demons, and the appearance of Human Tribulations in addition to Heavenly Tribulations during tribulations.
They would be treated the same as cultivators entangled with karma.
Most cultivators might not understand these situations, but Lord Xu Yang Tianjun, a rogue immortal who had lived for forty to fifty thousand years, was very clear about it. He did not want to fail to pass his next rogue immortal tribulation, which was why he hastily severed his connection with the Kunlun Heavenly Sect and distanced himself.
He was afraid of being implicated and affected.
The two Supreme Elders of Body Integration who were driven out of the secret realm were undoubtedly stunned. They were shocked for a while, and then they rushed to the Sutra Depository to check the miscellaneous books and notes that they would never have looked at before. Only then did they understand the meaning of Lord Xu Yang Tianjun and were on the verge of collapse.
This was because they were relying on breaking through to the Tribulation Crossing stage during this spiritual energy recovery era and then ascending to immortality.
Now, with the sudden addition of the Human Dao Aversion buff,
The difficulty of crossing the tribulation had undoubtedly increased by several notches, making it seem as if they were destined to be killed by Human Dao.
In addition, the cultivation process was not as smooth or effortless as before, which was a clearly perceptible change. This indicated that what was written in the books and what Lord Xu Yang Tianjun said were likely correct; they had indeed encountered great trouble.
At this moment, the two of them regretted not having seized Lord Xu Yang Tianjun earlier to ask how to sever their ties with the Kunlun Heavenly Sect. Now, they didn't even know where to find him if they wanted to.
They were incredibly anxious.
In order to find a solution, the two of them took up residence in the Sutra Depository, hoping to find some way to deal with the situation there. Even if it couldn't be completely resolved, some relief would be good.
Compared to the Kunlun Heavenly Sect, which quickly learned the consequences, other sects were in a worse situation, remaining completely unaware.
Fearing retaliation, they either hid away
Or sealed off their own blessed lands.
A few who had some understanding of the matter were afraid of affecting the mood of their future generations and dared not speak out directly.
Compared to their despair and dejection, ordinary people were mostly excited and overjoyed. This was because they had been worried about whether the country could protect them in the face of the imminent emergence of a large number of powerful demons and monsters at the Nascent Soul and even Body Integration stages. Now, they were not worried at all.
If so many cultivators at the Nascent Soul and Body Integration stages could be easily annihilated,
Then what about demons and monsters?
They did not know that the Human Dao Domain's methods could only be used in the imperial capital, and each use diminished its power. Once used multiple times, causing Human Dao Destiny to be consumed by more than half, there would inevitably be natural disasters and man-made calamities everywhere. Therefore, dealing with those demons and monsters would likely still require the means and weapons of cultivators.
However, they could not say this directly.
They could only prioritize appeasing the common people for now.
...
Meanwhile, at Ding Yun's family.
Guo Haiqian and his wife, who had just assisted the relevant organizations and helped many ordinary people and low-level cultivators, returned quickly as soon as they finished, feeling proud of themselves.
They felt they had also become heroes.
It wasn't until the incident with the imperial capital's Human Dao Domain occurred, and old-era cultivators were heavily ostracized, that they became extremely worried about Ding Yun's identity being leaked and were filled with anxiety.
Their emotions leaked out to the point of openly expressing their fear, as if they were afraid others wouldn't know they had something on their minds.