NOVPUB"Heaven and Earth have Ruo Mu, day and night eroding life’s longevity."
"Life and death without Reincarnation, only Longevity remains..."
Li Ping was not frightened by the sudden appearance of Ruo Mu; instead, he recited slowly, without haste. He turned around and gazed directly at the oldest tree between the Xuan Huang heaven and earth.
Ruo Mu was sizing up the Faceless Saint Emperor, a flicker of confusion passing through its ancient eyes.
However, Li Ping’s subsequent words deeply furrowed the lines on Ruo Mu’s face.
"The Creation you possess was a gift from heaven and earth. Without the favor of the Xuan Huang Heaven Path, the so-called ’Yue Heng Wang’ would be nothing more than an ordinary tree."
"Heavenly Dao faces peril, yet you did not rise to the challenge, living in this world without dignity..."
"It was you who betrayed the Xuan Huang Heaven Path first, not heaven and earth abandoning you," Li Ping said with no hint of sympathy, outright mocking.
Ruo Mu’s expression seemed to freeze on his face, immobilized.
Meanwhile, the actual ancient wood body not far away rustled ever so slightly. Countless Cultivators, fruits hanging from its branches, also shook continuously.
"Rise to the challenge? When the Heaven Path of Xuan Huang is suppressed, what can I do? On the contrary, you, with the body of a Cultivator, devour the Heavenly Dao in your Cultivation. Speaking such words, don’t you find it laughable?" Ruo Mu stared at Li Ping for a long time, unable to discern his depth.
But Cultivators in the world are more or less the same.
Adding that the faint scent originally belonging to the Xuan Huang Heaven Path on Li Ping’s body made Ruo Mu still judge and retort.
Just trading verbal jabs, but not taking direct action.
It wasn’t that Ruo Mu’s temperament has suddenly changed for the better, but...
he simply couldn’t win.
Although it wasn’t overtly displayed, Ruo Mu’s spiritual sense was frantically warning him. Being the oldest Spirit between heaven and earth, Ruo Mu’s intuition had nearly reached the mystical level where he could foresee the possibilities of the future.
Ruo Mu was certain that if he were to fight this uninvited guest, the one to perish would definitely be himself.
And the pressure stronger than any Immortal Cultivator he had seen before on the opponent made Ruo Mu even more sure of his judgment.
Indeed. Ruo Mu was now seriously deteriorated, but after all, still alive.
Certainly not seeking his own death.
"What is wrong with taking back what is mine?" Li Ping no longer suppressed the aura of the devoured evil thoughts of Xuan Huang.
"This is?!" Ruo Mu immediately felt a great shock in his soul.
He naturally could distinguish between the scattered laws absorbed by Cultivators and the complete Heaven Path of Xuan Huang.
But how could this be?
"Great Supreme Lord Xuan Huang?" The thought flashed through Ruo Mu’s mind, but he dismissed it quickly.
Even though he had lost most of his powers, the deep connection with the Xuan Huang Heaven Path was still there. If there were a new Great Heavenly Sovereign, he wouldn’t be unaware.
"Taking back what is his, could it be the Heavenly Dao itself?" Ruo Mu thought incredulously.
This guess was hard to believe, but it matched the present situation best.
It was not yet certain, but this did not hinder Ruo Mu’s attitude changing abruptly.
"What brings you here?"
Li Ping naturally stated his intention to reclaim Ruo Mu’s power.
Without waiting for Ruo Mu to respond, Li Ping changed the subject: "At the time of the Heavenly Dao’s crisis, the XuanHuang Ancient Objects stood by, doing nothing. Thus, it was only natural that Heavenly Dao would reclaim your powers."
"Although external forces have helped the Heavenly Dao to revive, this reclaiming process has not stopped. Every drink and every peck is predestined. You have no reason to harbor resentment."
"I am here to put an end to it all."
Li Ping looked again at the towering, decaying ancient wood.
And the countless Golden Core Cultivators lost within it.
"However, it seems now that you have not done nothing. Even if your efforts were scant, you did indeed exert some force."
From Li Ping, a vast and gold power suddenly burst forth.
A giant gold hand appeared in an instant near the Ruo Mu itself, gently plucking one of the Cultivator fruits from the treetop.
With a light squeeze, the body of the Cultivator turned to dust, leaving only a damaged Gold Core suspended in the air.
Li Ping’s action of picking his own fruit did not cause the slightest ripple in Ruo Mu’s emotions.
Only in his eyes did an instinctive sense of relief flicker.
"Do you think the Cultivators of the Xuanhuang World are mistaken?"
The Baking Lifespan Space fell quiet for a moment, then Li Ping suddenly asked.
"More than just mistaken? I wish I could turn all these ungrateful beings into fruits and torture them for all eternity," Ruo Mu responded through gritted teeth.
"The Cultivators between Heaven and Earth have their faults, indeed. But their conflict with the Principle of Heaven and Earth is the root cause," Li Ping said very calmly.
"Why do Cultivators devour Heaven and Earth? It’s just because this is the only path they can take. The root of all this comes from the Celestial Dharma Bearer."
Li Ping’s voice echoed unceasingly, prompting Ruo Mu to fall silent.
This truth was clear to everyone.
But what could be done about it?
Contrary to the Logic of Heaven and Earth, the Law Transmission was too strong, even the Xuan Huang Heaven Path itself couldn’t resist. Let alone the Living Beings within the Xuan Huang World.
"I wish to rectify this Chaos, execute Law Transmission, and return to the heavens."
"Will you aid me?" 𝚗ovp𝚞b.𝚌om
Li Ping’s indifferent voice reached Ruo Mu’s ears.
Had anyone else said this to Ruo Mu, he would have laughed, turned them into a fruit, and hung them at the very top of the tree, ridiculing them night and day.
