so……

They chose to give up!

The saying "Man dies for wealth, birds die for food" is true, but they are not yet at their wits' end. This opportunity is not insignificant, but it's not an extraordinary stroke of luck either.

This is not the time to gamble!

This kid has a reason to be confident. Since he's not stupid, he must have a solid foundation and the confidence to be fearless. In the current situation, it's best not to gamble.

If they gamble wrong, they could face death, and their sect and family could be destroyed. There are countless examples of this, so it's better to be cautious.

In dealing with people and things, it is always right to be prudent and steady. How can one plan for the long term if one does not plan for the short term?

Stay calm!

Of course, it would be a loss of face to just let Shi Feng go like that!

Therefore, these old guys naturally made sure to give themselves a way out when they spoke.

"So be it. Everyone has their own destiny. You can't force things. It goes against the natural order and might bring disaster. So let it be!"

"..."

Several old guys said similar things, in short, they gave people plenty of ways out, even bringing up the principles of Heaven.

In the path of cultivation, which one doesn't go against the will of Heaven, and which one doesn't follow the will of Heaven?

While they did create a step, it seemed a bit shameless.

Shi Feng: "..."

This is a bit too unexpected. What happened to the show-off and the slap in the face? This is it?!

never mind!

It seems a bit inappropriate to take action now that things have come to this point.

After leaving the ruins, Shi Feng's clone returned to his main body. At the same time, Shi Feng silently integrated the Law Lotus into his body, and his cultivation level soared once again.

In a flash,

More than a month,

On this day, Shi Feng suddenly felt something and entered the mortal world from the cultivation world.

All those without spiritual roots, or with the lowest level of spiritual roots, live in the mortal world. To them, anyone in the upper realm who casually reaches the Cave Profound Realm is considered an immortal.

The secular world is far from peaceful at this moment. The dynasty that has stood for eight hundred years is nearing its end. The emperor is incompetent, treacherous officials are in power, and natural disasters and man-made calamities have led to widespread suffering among the people.

In such a chaotic final period of a dynasty, countless people rose up in rebellion: peasant uprisings, aristocratic revolts, and numerous attempts to overthrow the court.

Too many people claim they want to restore peace to the world and allow the people to live and work in peace and contentment.

However... most of it is just slogans. When they are in power, what they need is not to overthrow the emperor, but to overthrow the desires in their own hearts. They don't care about the world being in harmony or the people; what they want is for themselves to be emperors.

Compared to the rebellions of aristocratic families, peasant uprisings were particularly deplorable. The peasants were still led by peasants who had never seen much luxury in their lives. With power in hand, they degenerated very quickly.

This time,

The world grew increasingly chaotic, with rebel armies constantly carving out their own territories, while the lives of ordinary people became ever more miserable.

Better to be a dog in times of peace than a human in times of chaos!

Only when you are in the midst of war can you truly understand the meaning of this statement.

There's a saying: "When a dynasty prospers, the people suffer; when a dynasty falls, the people suffer!"

Those high and mighty people seem to have lived similar lives, still indulging in revelry and drinking, with lavish feasts being commonplace.

Behind the red gates, meat and wine go to waste, while on the roads, frozen corpses lie—this is no different from the saying!

"Young Master, this chaotic world is better left untouched. Let's return to the Upper Realm!" Ling Yun said.

In her eyes, or rather, in the eyes of those in the cultivation world, the lives of a group of ants in the lower realm were utterly irrelevant to them. Their lives were not considered lives. Who would pity the death of an ant?

The throne!? That position that everyone desires is nothing but a joke.

"No rush, let's wait and see!" Shi Feng said.

For the next ten days or so, Shi Feng walked through the chaotic world, witnessing too much death and too much filth.

They exchanged their own children to eat!

On the cold pages of the book, there are only four cold words, but these four words represent something that happened in a bloody way. In chaotic times, human life is as worthless as grass, and the instinct for survival turns people into something other than human.

Although she was indifferent to worldly people, Ling Yun still felt a pang of pity seeing this scene, a feeling she couldn't quite describe.

"People in the secular world are people, and people in the cultivation world are also people. Human nature is unchanging; it is only the difference in position and desires that matters. In the end, they are all part of the Dao. Cultivating the mind in the mortal world! Cultivating the mind in the mortal world! What is being cultivated is one's nature! To make up for the weaknesses in human nature, to see through the origin, is the origin of man, the origin of heaven and earth, and the origin of the Dao!"

Those who rebel, if they all had enough to eat and could survive, would not resist or rebel, even if they were exploited too harshly.

This is the rule, and this is the way!

Balance, control, foolishness, weakness—a variety of methods and supernatural techniques?!

Observe and learn!

Ling Yun took Shi Feng's words to heart. After careful consideration, she gained some insight, and even her previously stagnant realm seemed to be on the verge of breaking through.

In a short time,

Ling Yun's gaze towards Shi Feng suddenly changed. She simply couldn't imagine how her young master could say such things if he truly had no cultivation or talent whatsoever, causing her cultivation to subtly break through his current level. Perhaps her young master did possess cultivation, and it was all just a way to conceal his true abilities.

However, Ling Yun didn't voice her questions. Since the young master was hiding this, she naturally couldn't bring herself to say it.

In a flash,

On this day

Shi Feng and Ling Yun encountered a young man whose sole purpose was to establish a moral compass for heaven and earth, to secure a future for the people, to continue the lost learning of the sages, and to usher in an era of peace for all generations.

Shi Feng was naturally delighted with this, even more so than with Ling Yun, for the successor to the Supreme Realm had already been chosen.

"Could it be that you are fighting for the common people?" This was Shi Feng's only question.

His answer was naturally yes, and Shi Feng then took him into the palace.

Like Shi Feng, he experienced that constructed environment, sacrificing himself to participate in the battle within that illusory world. Undoubtedly, the youth showed no fear towards him; only battle remained.

Whether he can pass that test is beyond Hao Shifeng's consideration. If he can pass, he can obtain the inheritance; if he fails, he will turn to ashes.

In an instant,

His body merged into that world, that desolate world, which plunged his heart into despair. His heart was filled with fear; no one could enter such a world without being filled with fear. Yet, he still entered that desolate world.

This world is not forbidden because of fear, but because of the desire for immortality.

If one is filled with fear and has no concern for the common people, one should not enter that world and accept the legacy of the strong.

As he entered the world, the darkness of the eternal night began to erode him, but even so, the fear in his heart did not dissipate. He had no choice but to fight. This was not out of selfishness, but entirely for the sake of the people.