The sound of the Heavenly Dao, like the morning drum of the Dao, seemed as if it had traveled from time immemorial, resonating in every corner of the continent, echoing in the ears of every creature.

The cultivators are born into this world, pursuing the Supreme.

The Heavenly Dao is the Supreme of a world, the highest ruler of a continent. No one ever thought, it turns out, the Heavenly Dao also has thoughts.

It stands high above the Nine Heavens, observing everything on the continent. In its eyes, all creatures are nothing but food reared in enclosures.

Even the strongest cultivator at the pinnacle of the continent, Wang Lin, is ultimately just a larger and more unruly beast within the enclosure, still just a creature within the pen in the eyes of the keepers outside.

Does it feel despairing?

Is it cruel?

Perhaps in the eyes of the ones being reared, the world is harsh; it's cruel, as living to the end cannot escape the fate of being obliterated and devoured.

However, in the eyes of the keeper, it is a perfectly normal thing.

It's just like nowadays, many people rear bullfrogs, rear fish, rear cattle and sheep—it's the same reason, as humans, it is normal to rear.

Yet, in the eyes of the cattle and sheep being reared, humans are merciless judges.

By the same logic, in All Heavens and Myriad Realms, one world folded over another, are you confident that when you rear another world, you yourself are not being reared?

Is it possible that you are also being reared by a higher, stronger creature?

All this is uncertain, no one can guarantee, nor can anyone clearly see, because if you do not reach a certain height, you cannot discern certain cruel truths.

...

Hearing these words, Wang Lin fell into silence, a long silence.

At this moment, something called the "Dao Heart" seemed to be gradually shattering....

When a person doesn't see the harsh truth, they always remain confident. If not, it proves they haven't seen the real truth.

Defying the Heavenly Dao....

Do I have that power....

The little master of the Heavenly Dao, it turns out the Heavenly Dao also has a master...

At this moment, not only Wang Lin but also cultivators across the continent, all teetered on the brink of collapse.

A person truly feels despair when they are silent.

But, just now, did the Heavenly Dao say that though a new era has begun, it would spare them?

Yet, it is unknown if this was just a teasing joke...

.....

At this moment, Wang Lin slowly looked up, facing the golden pupils in the sky, and asked word by word: "Will you... truly spare all beings?"

The moment these words were spoken, a glimmer of divine light flashed in the golden eyes of the Heavenly Dao, and an old, dignified voice responded: "Yes."

In fact, the three-year-old gift for Little Nannan was supposed to be the power of all living beings of this era offered in sacrifice, but something unexpected happened.

A hundred years ago, it brought Little Nannan here to play for a few days, never expecting to encounter the strongest cultivator of this world.

Wang Lin gave Little Nannan a gift, which unexpectedly, the little master quite liked.

He also secretly asked Little Nannan if she fond of this place, to which she replied: "Third Brother, it's quite fun here."

What the creatures of the whole Primordial Firmament Continent didn't expect was that their life and death were decided by a single sentence from a little girl.

To it, the Divine Astral Realm is just a relatively weaker Great Realm among the dozens of Great Realms it rules, to make the little master happy, letting it pass one era is nothing, with no significant impact.

Besides, perhaps it was the fortune of the Divine Astral Continent; they just happened to make the little master happy.

The people of the Lower Realm would never imagine that sometimes a decision by those in power above is just made in a fleeting thought.

.....

The next day.

Wang Lin sat in a daze on a cliffside. The new era had begun, but apart from himself, all other creatures had lost the memory of the previous day.

Now, all creatures of the Divine Astral Continent continue living as usual.

It knew that it was the means of the Heavenly Dao. Although it spared everyone, that does not mean it will always do so; when this era ends, creatures will still face another reckoning.

So, to be safe, it altered everyone's memories, making them forget the truth of the era's end, the truth of extinction awaiting all beings.

This ensures that within this era, no creature daring to challenge the Heavenly Dao will appear.

In this way, the Heavenly Dao's meticulous thoughts are incredibly frightening.

However, why did it erase everyone's memory but leave his behind?

Wang Lin knew it wasn't because the Heavenly Dao had overlooked it, but as if it were hinting at something to him.

At this moment, he recalled the words the old man had told him a hundred years ago...

Should he really flee from this continent?

Actually, deep inside, Wang Lin still couldn't bring himself to do it.....

But, remembering the power of the Heavenly Dao, just a single look was enough to render him powerless to fight.

Moreover, above the Heavenly Dao, there is a little master, so there must be a true master....

So, even if Wang Lin cultivated for another era, when it ends, challenging the Heavenly Dao again, his chances of success would be less than one in ten thousand.

At that time, creatures would be annihilated, including himself.

...

Even if that day, when this era ends, he truly defies the Heavenly Dao, what about the master behind it?

What kind of existence is he....

So, for the Divine Astral Continent, it is fundamentally a dead end.

.....

Unknowingly, Wang Lin sat quietly at the edge of the cliff for several years, witnessing the change of seasons, the transitions of snow and wind.

That day, a snowman who had been sitting quietly in the snowy mountains shook off the snow and realized it was a man, already unkempt and bearded.

The man slowly stood up, having found his answer, re-discovering his Dao heart.

He had let go of his obsession. In this stable era, he planned to accompany his family well, to be with them for the rest of their lives.

Once he is alone, he would leave this continent.

Perhaps, for those who had their memories erased, it is the best arrangement, because this era is still very long, and apart from himself, almost everyone from the previous era wouldn't live to see the end of this new era.

So, not knowing the truth is actually a good thing for them, allowing them to live peacefully, with everything full of hope.

He also understood that the Heavenly Dao retained his memory to make him understand the truth, also indicating that he should leave and not attempt to resist, thus giving him a chance to escape.

Wang Lin realized, he would continue to pursue higher realms.

The root of his failure was still weakness of power.

Just when Wang Lin turned to leave, he noticed a figure standing not far in front through the wind and snow.

Upon seeing this figure, Wang Lin's pupils also shrank.

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