Chapter 595: Reasons for the war of the myriad worlds

The intersection of the Jia Yin Three Realms and the Jia Yang Three Realms could also be called the intersection of the Sun and Moon.

Light converged into one here, and the powers of the Great Yin and Great Yang achieved perfect balance. The two worlds were no longer Yin and Yang repelling each other, but Yin and Yang giving birth to each other, forming a perfect cycle, revolving around this point.

While rotating, they also continuously rushed towards the battlefield under the influence of the world cluster.

Maintaining all of this was the Child of Destiny known as the Balancer. To the native residents of the Jia Yin Three Realms and the Jia Yang Three Realms, this was a great existence that had protected them since ancient times.

Textbooks, historical records, orally transmitted legends, fairy tales, and fables all bore his name.

Even those culinary stories made up for advertising loved to write, “During one of the Balancer’s idle moments, he decided to visit a certain place and accidentally tasted a certain food.”

Such a widely circulated name among tens of billions of lives in the two worlds, he was practically the ancestor of civilization, a living Heavenly God.

At this very moment, the military leaders from the Jia Yin Three Realms and the Jia Yang Three Realms, one Yin and one Yang, were paying their respects to the Balancer, discussing how to face the upcoming war.

However, while it was called a discussion, it was actually ‘listening’.

No one would oppose or question the Balancer’s words, even if he offered ‘suggestions’ rather than ‘commands’. The Jia Yin Three Realms and the Jia Yang Three Realms had long been accustomed to obeying every word of this great elder. Stories from his youth were passed down by word of mouth, and even his sayings were compiled into a book called "Records of Sacred Words", which a group of clever people studied daily, chewed over repeatedly, and pondered their profound meaning.

At this moment, the two military leaders had arrived at the balance point.

The two looked at each other, then respectfully bowed towards the balance point.

At first glance, the lives in the Jia Yang Three Realms and the Jia Yin Three Realms were almost completely different.

One looked like an elegant, slender humanoid covered in white fur, with an indistinct face, appearing somewhat ethereal overall, not like a physical entity, but more like some kind of illusory projection.

The other was a sphere composed of blazing Yang Qi, with flames and thread-like clusters of Yang Qi constantly swirling on its surface, radiating intense vitality.

The lives of the Jia Yin Three Realms were directly born from the Great Yin Qi. Although they could reproduce, their reproduction rate was extremely slow, and only a very small number were born through sexual reproduction.

Most of their offspring directly emerged from the ‘Great Yin Qi Pool’ within their world. It was a bottomless well, with its opening reflecting the Great Yin of the sky. Dense Great Yin Qi condensed into solid droplets, and when the concentration of these droplets reached a certain level, a life form from the Jia Yin Three Realms would be born.

Sometimes, animals or plant seeds would emerge, and only on extremely rare occasions would a child of the Jia Yin Three Realms appear. At such times, the child would be taken back for nurturing.

This method of birth was relatively slow, but the people of the Jia Yin Three Realms also had very long lifespans and good cultivation talent. The number of Sixth Rank individuals was astonishingly high, roughly double or even more than that of ordinary Sixth Rank worlds, reaching hundreds of Sixth Rank individuals.

As a twin world, the Jia Yang Three Realms actually had the same method of birth, but they looked less alike. Due to the nature of Yang Qi, they were naturally not very suitable for shaping, so one side was a slender humanoid with white fur, and the other was a golden sphere.

Once, the two worlds were incompatible, often warring endlessly, and were also enslaved by the Sect Master world. However… they had now achieved peace and were no longer enslaved.

The two came before the Balancer together and respectfully said, “Balancer, please tell us how we should face the upcoming challenge. The opponent is so strong… what should we do?”

The Balancer’s posture seemed to combine the characteristics of both worlds.

At first glance, he was an elegant, slender humanoid, but his body was covered in golden fur, like brilliant golden threads, radiating vibrant vitality without being dazzling, possessing a gentle and refined feeling.

As for his face, it resembled an owl somewhat, appearing very serene.

Hearing his people’s sincere question, the Balancer calmly replied, “There’s no need to be so nervous. We just need to do our part.”

It sounded simple, ‘do our part’… but many, many people would die.

For all the worlds, this was a catastrophic war. The Jia Yang Three Realms and the Jia Yin Three Realms were very likely to be completely annihilated, their civilizations ending.

Therefore, the leader of the Jia Yang Three Realms asked worriedly, “Balancer, is this war truly necessary for us? It seems we don’t need to participate, do we?”

Participating in the war meant that the entire civilization could potentially end, especially in the current situation where they would be participating in the vanguard battle… the danger factor would directly skyrocket.

“The result of not participating, look over there.” The Balancer stretched out his hand, pointing to the distant band of light.

Right where the band of light was, hundreds of billions of worlds were torn apart by humanity to be made into Spiritual Artifacts, forged into rows of city walls for war fortresses.

“We are not facing Shaman Dao, but Dao Orthodoxy. If we voluntarily propose to withdraw to neutrality, Shaman Dao will definitely not do anything to us,” the leader of the Jia Yang Three Realms immediately replied.

That was true. As long as they were not enemies with Shaman Dao, Shaman Dao would do nothing, and would even readily let them leave.

Shaman Dao’s only requirement was not to be an enemy of Shaman Dao. Other than that, you were free to do anything; there was absolutely no compulsion.

“What if Shaman Dao loses? Can you still remain neutral?” the Balancer asked.

If Shaman Dao lost, neutrality would naturally be impossible. They would either abandon their Dao Orthodoxy and join Dao Orthodoxy, or die at the hands of Dao Orthodoxy, becoming a cold line of text in the natural resource catalog.

It’s just that—

“Shaman Dao loses…?” The leader of the Jia Yang Three Realms was stunned.

Shaman Dao would lose?

This concept had never entered his mind. In his eyes, Shaman Dao was incredibly powerful. Saying Shaman Dao would lose was like saying the Universe would be destroyed tomorrow.

It didn’t exist; there was no such possibility at all.

“See, you still haven’t realized what kind of war this is.” The Balancer looked up at the sky: “Shaman Dao will lose, and it’s very likely to lose very badly.”

“If we don’t contribute, Shaman Dao might lose very terribly, extremely miserably, but Shaman Dao won’t die. They can afford to lose, but we can’t. If Shaman Dao loses, it means we lose.”

This statement startled both military leaders, and they suddenly realized that it was indeed true.

Wasn’t this why so many worlds were willing to contribute to Shaman Dao?

“We are not fighting for Shaman Dao, but for our own world. Adjust your attitude. If you are unwilling to contribute, or even conserve strength, I’m afraid the outcome will not be pretty,” the Balancer said calmly.

“Yes,” both military leaders immediately nodded.

So many worlds probably realized this. Helping Shaman Dao was actually helping themselves. Dao Orthodoxy’s crushing force would obliterate everything; when the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken.

“Then… we shouldn’t participate in the vanguard battle. The vanguard battle is too dangerous,” the leader of the Jia Yin Three Realms replied at this point. “We can apply to withdraw to the rear and become a logistics world.”

“This is an opportunity for our world to advance to the Fifth Rank. If we can survive this war and achieve victory, then Dao Orthodoxy will also become our nourishment,” the Balancer said.

Dao Orthodoxy, becoming our nourishment?

This statement stunned the two leaders of the Jia Yin Three Realms and the Jia Yang Three Realms again.

To be honest, just like before, when they heard ‘Shaman Dao will lose’, they were completely incredulous.

Similarly, now hearing ‘Dao Orthodoxy will lose’, both of them were equally stunned.

Even though they had cultivated to the Sixth Rank, reached the limit of their world, ruled countless people, and possessed wisdom that was praised by others, enabling them to manage various affairs of the world in an orderly manner.

Even if they had already demonstrated their ability and wisdom, when faced with the answer that Dao Orthodoxy and Shaman Dao might lose, they still subconsciously chose to ignore it.

This was a form of cognitive bias.

It wasn’t that they didn’t know, but they subconsciously ignored it, entirely because this possibility was too terrifying, so much so that they dared not delve deeply into it.

If Shaman Dao and Dao Orthodoxy lost…

What kind of change would that be?

From their understanding, this was not some ordinary matter, unlike the minor issue of two countries warring where there was always a winner and loser.

The outcome of the Human-Shaman War would directly affect many Great Dao of all the worlds. For example, Shaman Dao might punch Dao Orthodoxy’s silver out, allowing the Universe’s ‘Five Metals’ to achieve Perfection again.

The consequences of that would be unimaginably vast.

A single silver was already like this; if more battle results were achieved, or even one side completely collapsed, what would that be like?

What would this Universe become?

Now, the common knowledge that all the worlds were accustomed to, such as world clusters and gravity, might well disappear.

The countless worlds that exist now might collapse, becoming ‘planets’ like those on Dao Orthodoxy’s side. World barriers are not indestructible. If the Dao that world barriers rely on for existence is changed, the Universe will be completely reshaped as a result.

The techniques and personal Dao paths that countless cultivators rely on for their existence might be completely overturned, and even their own lives might not be able to withstand such drastic changes and be destroyed.

There is a very simple example to describe this change.

On Earth, if the global average temperature fluctuates by just one degree, it will lead to drastic environmental changes. Approximately 6% of insects, 8% of plants, and 4% of vertebrates will lose suitable habitats, and the population affected by water resources will increase by 7%. Many species in between will easily go extinct.

If a one-degree temperature change is already like this, then what would you think if you were told that 800 million years ago, Earth experienced a ‘Snowball Earth’ period, where the Earth’s temperature was minus 50 degrees Celsius, globally extremely cold, and even the equator was frozen?

The Earth today has rainforests, oceans, glaciers, deserts, hot springs, grasslands…

So, is all of this inherently meant to be?

No, none of this is inherently meant to be; it is even ‘precarious’. All of this exists merely as a ‘current coincidence’, a natural adjustment that occurred by chance under the current temperature rule.

But how many people will ‘take it for granted’?

How many people would think that waking up to a cool and comfortable temperature of ten or twenty degrees Celsius every day is a matter of course?

Probably ninety-nine percent of people would think so.

Including the two leaders of the Jia Yin Three Realms and the Jia Yang Three Realms, they also subconsciously thought so.

The victory or defeat in their minds was merely about the distribution of benefits, the future changes in power dynamics, and the possible change in the object of their allegiance.

But that’s not right. This kind of victory or defeat, for the Human-Shaman War, was just a child’s game.

Their victory or defeat would have a more profound and grander impact!

Only truly farsighted individuals could see the future, because after the Human-Shaman War, the temperature of this world might reach two hundred degrees Celsius, or it might drop to minus fifty degrees Celsius. At that time, the ecology would be completely different.

This was a major reshuffling of the ecosystem. The future of the Jia Yin Three Realms and the Jia Yang Three Realms would undergo completely different changes after this war. They might be shattered, or they might truly advance to a Fifth Rank world.

If they advanced to a Fifth Rank world, then as the Child of Destiny common to both worlds, the Balancer might even Break through the cultivation shackles of a Child of Destiny and reach the Fourth Rank.

At the Fourth Rank, in Boundless Outer Domain, one could even be considered ‘stable’. If the Human-Shaman War continued next time, then the Jia Yin Three Realms and the Jia Yang Three Realms could become generals, not vanguards.

The Balancer keenly noticed this point.

And not just him—

With trillions of worlds participating in the war, how many of their wise leaders had noticed this point?

This was a future that only intelligent people could see, but there were too many intelligent people in all the worlds.

The Balancer seemed to have already seen that brutal slaughter, countless people dying senselessly in battle, and countless worlds annihilated by a casual move from a Great Power.

Precisely because of this, they had to seize this opportunity. They were the vanguard!

In the entire battlefield, with trillions of worlds participating, there was only one vanguard battle zone.

And among the countless worlds in the vanguard battle zone, there was only one vanguard world!

And this vanguard world was the Jia Yin Three Realms and the Jia Yang Three Realms!

This was an unprecedented opportunity, a trial of life and death. If they could survive it…

The Balancer looked up at the sky.

That band of light hung calmly in the sky, asserting its presence over the firmament of countless worlds, as striking as a pale golden aurora, and never dimming day or night.

Then, his pupils contracted!

He then suddenly stood up and cast a spell into the sky!

Immediately, he sternly shouted at the two world leaders, “Go back! Prepare for battle! Enemy attack!”

With a flash, he left the balance point.

Almost simultaneously, in Boundless Outer Domain, several Grotto-Heavens were crushed by two Fifth Rank individuals.

Banners flew, and a Dao Orthodoxy army appeared in Boundless Outer Domain!

The enemy had escaped Li Qi’s observation and directly rushed into their faces!