Balala: "Yes, she could do that, but she still has a doubt."

"She suspected that some kind of dramatic change occurred thirty time spans ago, which is the period when Tang Ming disappeared in our current future."

"She suspects that our future is not generated by your future authority randomly selecting a period of time, but rather that Tang Ming chose to do something in the real present time and space."

"For example, Tang Ming eliminated all factors that prevented him from 'fully controlling the entire spacetime' from that point on."

"After enduring for 51 time spans, he became completely fed up with us Dao Lords."

“Even though he is the sole ruler now, there are still Dao Lords like us who are theoretically on the same level as him in the ‘now’.”

“We are a thorn in his side, a thorn in his flesh.”

"So he decided to eliminate us, or at least to make us return to the Dao and never participate in managing anything again."

Yun Shou interjected, "Since he has survived for 51 time spans, why doesn't he try to seize control of energy and matter? Since he has the ability to bring you into harmony with the heavens, it shouldn't be difficult for him to do so, right?"

"...Because only I am the Lord of Information, only I know what price I need to pay after seizing power. At that time, Tang Ming did not know and dared not."

"Oh, there's one more problem, which is related to..."

"Can you wait until I finish speaking? Don't interrupt, show me some respect!"

Yun Shou: "Oh, okay."

He was a little depressed.

This is a reversal of the Heavenly Gang.

The consequences of what he did have come back to haunt him.

"Then I won't insert it."

Balala rolled her eyes, sensing the unspoken meaning in his words.

But you know what, the way she rolls her eyes now, with that look on her face... it really hits Yun Shou's heartstrings!

After all, he is still just a young Chu Nan.

"So, in that future version of myself, while unleashing my authority to an infinite level, I also asked a question."

"She left me with the specific questions behind the scenes, using the information about you, before she even asked that question."

"The question is—in the Boundless Sea currently under Tang Ming's control, has the true Information Dao Lord, the real her, been stripped of her power, and is she still alive?"

"And your simulator showed her last expression—she was smiling."

"If the version of me in the Boundless Sea were still alive, her expression would likely show a hint of resentment."

"Because if that were the case, I, being here, could seize your essential authority, and after becoming infinitely powerful, return to the current boundless sea. In that case, I would also pull her out, which is why she is unwilling."

"She was unwilling to let your essential authority become untouchable, because with my help, she, who had made a huge contribution to me, could also be rescued. She gave you the opportunity that she could have done on her own."

"But her laughter indicates that in the true present boundless ocean, 'I' have already died."

"Thirty time spans ago, Tang Ming had already used his power as the Lord of the 'Boundless Sea' to kill many Dao Lords and seize their authority!"

"This means... I am just an information Daoist whose lifespan was forcibly extended by 30 time spans by a fabricated future. The real me has already perished in the 'present'."

"Even if I could seize your essential authority, I couldn't touch your future authority, nor could I leave this future. Even if I chose to leave, I would already be gone from the real timeline, and it would all be for nothing!"

That's why she laughed.

"She laughed because she found her only way to survive; she realized she had made the right gamble! If she had set a trap, her death would have been a real death, and I had no right to try and save her!"

Balala finished speaking in one breath: "You can continue."

Yun Shou continued to interrupt—no, this was no longer interrupting.

"What does Tang Ming's killing of your Dao Lord have to do with this future I live in?"

In the future he is in, Tang Ming disappeared 30 time spans ago.

This indicates that the starting point of this future was that moment, but—why connect "the future begins at that moment" with "Tang Ming killing the Dao Master"?

Balala: "...Oh, right, you have a misunderstanding."

"The original Lord of the Ancient Dao was not born in the past as you guessed during your simulation. The Lord of the Ancient Dao was also born in a normally flowing spacetime."

“You should also be born in the ‘now’. You should be born in a present boundless sea controlled by Tang Ming, and then be captured by him the first time he uses his power.”

"The future we live in shouldn't exist in the first place."

"But it was born!"

"This can only mean one thing—Tang Ming has decided to completely prohibit the past and future from appearing in his timeline before the end of 30 time spans, even if it's authority!"

"Therefore, the future authority has captured a segment of time and space where 'the modern Dao Lord does not exist' from that moment on, and has flowed forward to this day."

From that day on, time was divided into two lines.

In the first current timeline, Tang Ming becomes the absolute ruler, perhaps wielding immense power over energy, matter, information, destiny…

In another future timeline, several monopolistic Dao Lords in the Land of Origin are still alive. Because so little time has passed, they are unaware that "now" has already disappeared from this timeline.

Yun Shou is situated on this second future line.

"A simple thought will make it clear. Since he's prepared to eliminate all other dimensions, how could he possibly let go of us Dao Lords who can unleash their power infinitely to overturn the table when necessary?"

Balala spoke softly, her voice tinged with sadness.

It seems to be a lament for the real, present Balala who has already died in that first timeline.

"You are my only chance to turn things around with her."

Yun Shou: "..."

The three martial arts masters following behind were all numb.

They couldn't understand what the two big shots in front of them were saying.

Time span, Dao Lord, essence, boundless sea, simulator, authority, future, present...

"What a sophisticated topic."

Wu Bingyuan, wielding the "Heaven-Shaking Palm," secretly transmitted his voice to Li Qinghe, the Tai'a Sword God beside him, and they began chatting idly.

"Is this how immortals and gods communicate?"

"Some of these are too profound. I wonder if we will have the opportunity to reach this point in our lifetime."

"Yes, I also want to become the Dao Master that these two immortals and gods spoke of."

"If it were me, I would choose 'now' and sweep away everything in this world!"

"Then I choose the future, to explore the endless future."

"Then I will choose to go there and help my Lian Dynasty."

The three dared not disturb the immortals and gods, and spoke to each other in what they thought was a very cautious and secretive manner.

Finally, they reached a consensus.

As expected of a seventh-realm immortal god who is three major realms higher than them, they are truly amazing!

(It's written in a convoluted way, but I've tried my best to shorten it. Otherwise, with all the explanations, these two chapters could easily jump to five or six thousand words.)