Qi Jingchun's enormous Dao Manifestation stood like a pristine and ethereal monolith in the northernmost region of Eastern Treasured Vial Continent.

The clouds up above were surging incessantly while slowly descending toward his head.

Qi Jingchun looked up with a placid smile.

Right at this moment, an authoritative voice rang out from above the clouds. "Qi Jingchun, you must understand that the Heavenly Dao extends no sympathy to anyone. As someone who follows in the teachings of Daoism, it's understandable that you would be sympathetic toward the Jewel Small World. If you change your mind now, you can still be forgiven."

Accompanying this celestial immortal's voice were bursts of rumbling thunderclaps ringing out within the clouds, as well as brief flashes of lightning.

"Why are you wasting your time trying to reason with this fool? If he wants to oppose the will of the heavens, then he'll have to ask my fists for permission first!"

At the same time, an enormous golden hand reached down from the heavens, piercing a hole through the clouds, and a pillar of light descended right in front of Qi Jingchun's Dao Manifestation.

A sympathetic voice that resembled a Buddhist prayer rang out in the west. "Benefactor Qi, you must see the light of reason."

Qi Jingchun declared in a solemn voice, "Following the dragon-slaying battle, the town was blessed with immense fortune for 3,000 years, producing countless exceptional talents, but it's been severely overexploited. However, the rules were established by the four Sages, and the earliest group of cultivators who chose to settle in Jewel Small World raised no objections, so I naturally...