Long Xun looked at Shu Naicha. After learning about these things, he was not overjoyed, but rather fearful and apprehensive. Dou Dou's eyes even showed a look of regret.

This gave Long Xun a sense of relief.

But his expression remained unchanged, and he said coldly, "I'm telling you this not to tell you how strong your backing is so that you can do whatever you want."

Shunacha's expression hardened, and he quickly lowered his head, which had been raised to look at the sky. His mustache trembled, indicating that he was also terrified.

Long Xun said, "Tell me exactly what I mean."

Shunacha thought for a moment, then said cautiously, "Father, the Phoenix God, the Ancient God, the New God... all devoted their efforts to protecting the world's growth, and so did my brother... but I..."

Long Xun frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "Don't understand?"

Shunacha felt uneasy under Long Xun's increasingly cold expression, her mind blankly recalling what Long Xun had just said. Stripping away the elaborate explanations, just listening to the literal meaning of Long Xun's words…

Qi was willing to commit suicide and perish for the creation of the world, losing his eternal life; Mu volunteered to become a caretaker to help living beings overcome the initial difficulties, and only after many attempts was he able to build the initial framework; Xun wrapped his dragon body outside the world to protect it, and all the harm in the chaos was blocked by his flesh and blood.

The ancient gods, in their efforts to address the needs of all living beings, expanded the reach of the cosmos. Many gods perished because their methods of creating planes were incomplete. The new gods contributed to the creation of the celestial world, working together to build the laws of the will and power of all beings, enabling smaller worlds to be born and become new life forms in the celestial world.

The system of rewarding good and punishing evil, the cycle of six realms, the power of merit, the power of the wishes of all beings... From the ancestral gods to the newly born gods, each of them diligently protects and expands the world. Even though their power is terrifyingly strong, this power has never been used for evil deeds or to indiscriminately kill the innocent.

They clearly have the means and power to do whatever they want, yet they have compassion for even the smallest lives and cannot bear to harm them.

The most powerful and elite beings have a vision that extends beyond a single person, race, or star; it encompasses the entire vast Tianyan Star Universe.

That is their responsibility, their glory, their home, every living being, their compatriots, and their children and grandchildren.

What kind of mindset is this?

As Shunacha's eyes gradually cleared, he looked at Long Xun's semi-transparent figure. The fear in his eyes faded little by little, replaced by deep respect.

“Father, the more powerful a being is, the more it should understand where its power should be used. But no matter where it is used, it should not cause harm to innocent people.” Shunacha stood up, the armored rat covered in scales like Godzilla, turning its head to look around Buzhou Mountain.

Even though the disaster subsided, the area that directly bore the brunt of the collapse of Mount Buzhou was completely destroyed. The earth cracked open into a bottomless chasm, and all the birds, beasts, insects, fish, and even primitive humans that should have lived there were dead.

No new life will ever live here again. The land has lost all vitality and is filled with malevolent energy. The only creatures that can remain here are mindless ferocious beasts and ghosts, as well as the dragons and bells.

This place was once so beautiful, but now it's all ruined.

Because of his lack of awareness of the seriousness of the matter.

Shunacha felt a deep sense of guilt, self-blame, and remorse. It was no longer because he was afraid of Long Xun's punishment and disappointment, nor because he had tricked his father. Instead, he truly understood that these were his sins.

Long Xun stared at Shu Nai for a long time, then asked noncommittally, "What do you plan to do?"

"Father... when the pillar of heaven collapsed, the earth's veins broke, accumulating endless death energy. From this day forward, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth will gradually thin, affecting future generations. Since I am born of rodents and am naturally adept at burrowing, I will go to the earth's veins to purify the death energy and reconnect them." With a flick of his terrifying tail, Shunacha shattered and swept away the mountain of rubble on the ground.

"I will not leave the earth's veins until the evil energy is eliminated."

Although Shunacha has obtained the bloodline of Longxun and can transform into a dragon, he is limited by his cultivation level and is now only a slightly stronger immortal beast. He can purify the earth veins, but he will also suffer greatly.

This is both making amends and punishing oneself.

Long Xun's illusory figure gently raised his hand, and Shu Naicha obediently bent down again, letting him lightly place his hand on the soft fur between the dragon horns on his head and rub it.

"Take care," Long Xun said calmly, and then disappeared.

Shunacha bowed again, found a bottomless crevice in the ground, and jumped in.

...

Time can heal all wounds. Even the most devastating catastrophes will eventually subside as long as the world remains intact. Under the relentless flow of time, everything will eventually return to calm.

And some beings have slowly forgotten the warning from that silver dragon that once held up the sky.

Long Xun's awakening this time was purely because an object full of malevolent energy flew across the sky above the Buzhou Mountain area.

As if a mountain range were hanging upside down, a huge silver mountain peak rose up from its fall, then fell down again. A dark red sword that had been flying rapidly in the sky was swatted down at the foot of the silver mountain like a fly.

A phantom appeared at the foot of the mountain, slowly solidifying as if it were a physical entity, but a hazy mist swirled around it, making it clear that this figure was different from ordinary people.

A gentle female voice came from the sky: "Zhulong, this sword has too much malevolent energy. I wish to reseal it and entrust it to the believers for safekeeping."

“Even after the seal, the malevolent energy remains. Leave it here, and I can purify it myself,” Long Xun said indifferently.

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