"It is the nature of cultivation for the strong to devour the weak. This has nothing to do with right or wrong, but I believe that this world still needs right, wrong, and fairness. Even if I can never achieve it, this remains my goal. Humans are not the walking dead.”

"It is right for Lu Yin to attack the four ruling powers on behalf of the Lu family. He is entitled to his revenge. If humans are destroyed by Aeternus because of this, then he will be liable to the judgment of the entire human race. If I live to see that day, then I will judge him fairly. But how can he be convicted now by a future that has yet to occur? Who can decide when the scales have not yet settled?”

Arch-Elder Zen stared at the scales with a complicated expression. "Is this what your master intends as well?"

"I don't know, but this is my own decision."

Arch-Elder Zen nodded. "I understand now. I’ll head out."

The old man then left the Arbitration World, but before leaving, he spoke one last sentence. “This place is not the Forsaken Land, but the ancestral land. Deserters will always be deserters."

Lu Yin had no idea of what occurred in the Neoverse after his call, and he also was ignorant of the change in Arch-Elder Zen’s mindset. As far as Lu Yin was concerned, regardless of Arch-Elder Zen’s attitude, Lu Yin already knew what he needed to do. It was impossible for him to abandon his goal of leading his forces against...