482: The Elder's Thoughts

On a barren life planet within Shi Li's body, Chen De sat entrenched.

Originally, there were countless living beings on this planet, and Chen De could not bear to see them continue to suffer.

Thus, he personally took action to liberate every single living being on this planet.

Not just this planet, but the living beings of the entire Inner World of Shi Li were liberated by Chen De.

He sent them to the Holy Mother's Paradise of Bliss that any living being would yearn for—put down the butchers knife!

As for when they would achieve enlightenment, that depended on their own luck and virtue.

If their character was insufficient, failing to reach even the standard quality of an ordinary Holy Mother, let alone someone like Chen De...

Then they could only be left to continue enjoying their blessings within put down the butchers knife.

Only great people are qualified to suffer, and only great people will go and benefit all living beings.

Pray tell, what kind of pain can compare to living in this world, living amidst the ups and downs of worldly affairs?

Only someone like Chen De, who endures all kinds of pain, can truly be called a Supreme Holy Mother.

Inadvertently, a drop of crystal-clear tear light welled up in the corner of Chen De's eye.

If everyone in the world were a good person like him, how wonderful would that be?

I dare not think about it, I truly dare not think about it!

...Outside, Shi Li had already arrived on the planet where the Grand Elder resided.

He was standing before the portal of the small world, intending to pay a visit to the Grand Elder.

The relationship between the Grand Elder and the Supreme Second Elder was not like that between the Second Elder and the Third Elder, or between the Third Elder and Sect Master Yuan Chen.

Although the latter three had differences in strength, they ultimately remained within the same realm; the difference between them was more about status.

But Shi Li and Chang Qi were different; the gap between them was not just status, but also strength—a chasm-like difference in power.

This also meant that their relationship, whether on the surface or in private, was not that equal.

Because to the Grand Elder, it made no difference to the entire sect whether the three of them existed or not.

The power of the Immortal Law Realm Second Transformation was enough to suppress everything!

After conveying the request for a visit, it took quite a while before there was a response.

See, this is how capable people are; it's normal for them to have pride.

Unlike Chen De, who, even if he possessed heaven-defying abilities in the future, would treat all life equally.

No, not just in the future—even now, Chen De treats them all equally.

“What is it?”

The Grand Elder did not let Shi Li in, but instead faintly transmitted two words from the entrance of the small world.

“There is an important matter to discuss. That little fellow Yuan Chen couldn't make a decision and reported it to Hong Yu. Hong Yu also couldn't decide and came to me.”

“I thought about it, and this matter is enough to subvert the entire structure of the Xichen Domain. It is of great importance, and I cannot make a decision for the time being.”

“After all, if you don't nod your head on this, it cannot be done.”

Subsequently, Shi Li gave the Grand Elder a general overview of the matter, omitting many details.

“Is that so...”

“You may enter!”

Upon hearing the news Shi Li conveyed, there was another moment of silence at the entrance of the small world before a response was given.

The entrance to the small world slowly opened, revealing a passage wide enough for one person to pass through.

However, the image at the entrance remained murky and unclear, hiding the scenes within.

After entering, Shi Li saw an old man with white hair and an exceptionally long beard fishing there.

An expert of the Immortal Law Realm is in the realm of immortality; with infinite lifespan, time leaves no marks on an immortal.

Therefore, the age of every Immortal Law Realm expert cannot be judged solely by their outward appearance.

For example, Yuan Chen is Hong Yu's junior and presents himself as a middle-aged man, while Hong Yu appears as a youth.

The Grand Elder's age might be greater than the other three immortals combined, so an elderly appearance was fitting.

After entering, Shi Li did not speak but went to the old man's side and waited respectfully.

“Shi Li...”

After fishing for a long while, the Grand Elder Chang Qi, who had been squinting, slowly opened his clear eyes.

“Do you think that back in my day, the reason the Zhengyuan Sect did not unify the Xichen Domain was due to insufficient strength?”

Shi Li shook his head. “Naturally not!”

Before the Grand Elder stepped down as Sect Master, he was already a powerhouse of the Immortal Law Realm Second Transformation.

Such strength was already enough to sweep through all the forces in the Xichen Domain.

Furthermore, since Shi Li was already in the Immortal Law Realm at that time, he naturally knew how powerful Chang Qi and the Zhengyuan Sect were back then.

The Grand Elder did not offer an explanation but instead put down his fishing rod.

He threw a punch at the space beside Shi Li, actually blasting out a patch of void by force.

Shi Li did not dodge or avoid it, not worrying in the slightest that this move was aimed at him.

Because he felt he couldn't block it, nor could he escape it.

“Look,” the Grand Elder said, and Shi Li looked over.

He saw the Grand Elder open his right hand toward the void and then slowly clench it.

Countless terrifying energies surged frantically into the void, along with vast spatial power and temporal power... Before Shi Li's eyes, a world embryo was actually condensed out of thin air in that patch of void.

Then the world embryo began to develop, extend, and grow.

Under the injection of vast spatial power, the volume of the world's prototype did not appear to change from the outside; it still looked like a small ball.

But in reality, its internal space was constantly expanding, growing, and extending.

In the blink of an eye, it reached the size of a planet, and finally stabilized after expanding to the size of a standard star, no longer continuing its expansion.

Then, the space began to become increasingly solid, and a stable concept of space completely appeared within.

Time is attached to space; when a region of space has a relatively stable concept of space, the concept of time also stabilizes.

Under the continuous injection of the Grand Elder's power, the initial prototype of heaven and earth began to appear.

Earth, wind, water, and fire gathered; raging flames spewed from cracks in the ground, torrential rain fell from the sky, generating countless water vapors, and air currents began to form in the space, carrying these vapors to all parts... Thus, in just a few breaths, some primitive organisms were produced, followed by simple plants... Finally, under the accelerated evolution of the Grand Elder, the first human was born!

This was the most primitive tribal society, followed by slave society, feudal... Because this world allowed for cultivation, it ultimately failed to develop like Chen De's previous life.

All along, it remained in a relatively decentralized state, with multiple forces competing together.

Even for mortals, there were far too many opportunities to change their destiny.

Therefore, it remained in a direction of numerous sects for a long time, with countless geniuses changing their fates against the heavens.

But unification is a trend; even if it is extremely difficult, there will always be people working toward it.

Thus, the first Multi-Sect United Kingdom was born; it was unprecedentedly powerful, but also unprecedentedly full of contradictions.