The voice of Heaven was completely flat, and Shen Sangruo even felt a chill in it.
"I have said that extreme flames can destroy everything in the world, and evil energy has filled the entire cultivation world."
"Given the intensity of that evil energy, do you think the beings of the cultivation world will be able to escape unscathed when you use flames to cleanse it?"
The difference between evil energy and the fiery, scorching heat is that after evil energy rages, the entire cultivation world will fall into a deathly silence.
After her flames burn, the cultivation world will only need to remain silent for a few years before it is revitalized.
The consciousness of the cultivation world is ultimately just the consciousness of the world; all it needs to consider is the survival of the cultivation world.
As long as life continues in the cultivation world, it is enough to support the operation of the cultivation world.
As for which lives these are, that's not a question the consciousness of the cultivation world needs to consider.
From the perspective of the consciousness of the cultivation world, it is acceptable to sacrifice all people and all living beings in the cultivation world for the survival of the entire cultivation world.
From the perspective of the cultivation world's consciousness, Shen Sangruo could understand.
But why should they be the victims?!
From the great chaos ten thousand years ago to the rampant spread of heretical cultivators today, so many people have already sacrificed their lives.
Ninghua Sect, Taichu Sect, Zhumiao, Immortal Lord Changli, Immortal Lady Qingluan, Daoist Wuwei, the Five Divine Beasts...
Everyone in the cultivation world is giving their all for it. Why should they be abandoned with just a casual remark?
She risked her life for this reason, not to personally send the remaining people and living beings in the cultivation world to their deaths.
Heaven saw the intense dissatisfaction and resentment in her heart, but made no reaction.
"You can now reclaim all your power and restart the cultivation world."
"This is your destiny, and also the destiny of the cultivation world; it cannot be changed."
The voice of Heaven carried an irresistible force, and then she felt a powerful force surge into her soul.
The flames conjured by the divine soul continuously overflowed with pure power, enough to burn everything in the world to ashes.
As Shen Sanruo felt the surging power within her soul, she was constantly pondering in her heart.
How can she save the cultivation world without sacrificing the remaining cultivators?
She stared at the indistinct figure ahead, certain that the Heavenly Dao would have a way.
Sensing her intense gaze, the Heavenly Dao's voice remained indifferent, repeating the same words: "I cannot interfere in any matters of the cultivation world. Such are the rules. Do not try to harm me again."
"Just a heads-up, the cultivation realm has been lifted. Act quickly, or someone might still survive."
"If things progress to the later stages, the entire cultivation world will be filled with evil energy, and under your flames, no one will be able to survive."
The Heavenly Dao's tone carried a hint of threat, almost forcing her to make a decision immediately, completely devoid of emotion.
The cultivation world continues its progress, and Shen Sangruo could never have imagined what was happening in the cultivation world at this moment.
Seeing that even the arrival of Heaven's will could not stop them from wreaking havoc in the cultivation world, those evil cultivators only became more rampant.
She forced herself to calm down and endure the torment in her heart; she couldn't take action yet.
The cultivation world shouldn't end like this! She has to do something more.
"You say you can't interfere with the fate of the cultivation world, then why did you hand over my power to me?" she said to the Heavenly Dao. "Isn't this a contradiction?"
"To bestow true power upon you is a requirement of the cultivation world's consciousness, and I must comply." The Heavenly Dao paused before coldly replying.
He was bound by the rules, and even if he watched the cultivation world be destroyed, he could not intervene.
However, the consciousness of the cultivation world is different. Given the opportunity, He will do His utmost to protect the existence of the cultivation world.
After all, the cultivation world came first, and then the Heavenly Dao. Sometimes, the demands of the cultivation world's consciousness must be followed.
Shen Sangruo suddenly laughed out loud, looking as if she had known it all along.
"If I say that if you don't save the rest of the cultivation world, I will not take action to eliminate the evil energy and will let the cultivation world be destroyed."
Do you think the consciousness of the cultivation world might pressure you again to agree to my request?
"Anyway, I don't care. Almost everyone I care about died in this catastrophe. I'm not a person of boundless love. Whether the cultivation world exists or not makes no difference to me."
The consciousness of the cultivation world does not care about the life or death of beings in the cultivation world, nor does it care about the continuation of the cultivation world.
At worst, everyone, including the cultivation world, would disappear—a "what's the worst that could happen?" attitude.
The consciousness of the cultivation world and the Heavenly Dao can use various excuses such as rules and restrictions to force her, so she can naturally turn the tables and use their rules in return!
"No matter what, I will not intervene." That was the only response Heaven gave her.
You can't discern the will of Heaven from a voice devoid of emotion.
The Heavenly Dao's reaction was within her expectations. "Fine, let's just keep at it like this and see who gets impatient in the end!"
Her voice also carried a hint of threat.
"Whatever." After saying this, Chen Sangri felt the blurry figure in front of her disappear.
As far as the Heavenly Dao is concerned, its task is simply to hand over all its power to Shen Sangruo. Once the task is completed, it naturally leaves without any mercy.
Before leaving, Tiandao waved his hand, deliberately bringing her above the cultivation world, where the current situation of the cultivation world was clearly visible.
Qi Chong and the evil cultivators all thought she was dead, so the remaining Ye Huai and others were no longer of any use, and the process of destroying the cultivation world suddenly accelerated.
But she had already made up her mind to fight against the heavens to the bitter end, so she could only turn her eyes away and ignore the tragic scene below.
Previously, she was too weak to fight against the evil cultivators; now she is powerful enough, but she can only restart the cultivation world and still cannot save the remaining people.
She was suffering a thousand times more than before.
Shen Sanruo originally thought that her tug-of-war with the Heavenly Dao would last a long time.
Unexpectedly, just half an hour later, the blurry figure reappeared in her sight.
"I can grant your request, but I can only protect a portion of the people from the flames."
It is clear that in the past half hour, the Heavenly Dao has been under pressure from the consciousness of the cultivation world.
"You are the sect master of Ninghua Sect. I will protect all living beings within the Ninghua Sect's territory. It just so happens that the Ninghua Sect has a series of treasures such as spiritual veins, which can serve as the origin of the new cultivation world."
Tiandao spoke very quickly, and his emotionless voice seemed to have planned out this approach long ago.
Shen Sanruo was momentarily confused and couldn't help but wonder if the Heavenly Dao had compromised and come to her as soon as its consciousness in the cultivation world began to exert pressure on it.
All those previous arguments with her were just to go through the motions.
The way of Heaven seems to be a little different from what she thought.
"you……"
“This is my greatest concession.” Heaven interrupted her, “You only have one day to cleanse yourself of the evil energy.”
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