"Phew, the Abyss paid a much bigger price this time than the losses suffered by the Heavenly Dao..."
White Tiger was grinning from ear to ear, laughing at the setback of the Abyss. Right now, it even wished it could laugh out loud toward the sky.
Whenever it thought of the way the Abyss had slinked away previously, White Tiger felt incredibly refreshed, the frustration that had been building up for many years due to the manipulation of the Abyss seemed to dissipate somewhat.
"The power it brought forth this time was strong, but it was merely a force congealed from the Law. For it itself, it shouldn't count as much."
Chen Hua looked upwards thoughtfully. He then slowly spoke after making a quick comparison in his mind between this encounter with the Abyss Will and the last one.
"But based on what you all described previously, the number of Laws swallowed up by the Abyss this time did indeed lead to a more severe loss for the Abyss."
Upon hearing this, everyone got a bit excited. This was entirely an unexpected joy; they thought the losses were irreparable, but who would have thought that the Abyss Will would actually deliver itself to their doorstep?
"However, the actions of the Abyss this time were a bit strange..."
Grand Saint of Nine Spirits had an animal instinct and sensed something amiss, frowning as it spoke.
"It is indeed fishy. The feel I got from the Abyss this time is completely different compared to the last time."
Chen Hua also looked grave. Among all the cultivators present, he was the closest to reaching the Tenth Realm and crucially, he had once fought against the Abyss, so he knew the situation better than anyone.
When he saw the Abyss Will emerging from the bronze door this time, Chen Hua immediately sensed something wrong, but it was an urgent situation at the time, and naturally, he didn't have the leisure to think much about it. He could only act first to save Grand Saint of Nine Spirits and the others who were ambushed by the Abyss Will.
Liang Yi didn't feel much before since he had never truly fought the Abyss. However, whenever facing the Abyss, his Cliff Sword Intent inside him became exceptionally violent, almost urging Liang Yi to strike with his sword.
But after hearing the conversation between his master and the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits, and thinking back on the entire event, he too realized that the Abyss seemed to have gone too far this time.
Using some unknown method to deceive the Heavenly Dao and enter the Demon Spirit Ancestral Land, had it not been for Uncle Orange bluffing and delaying, the total annihilation of the Laws of the entire Demon Spirit Ancestral Land would have been a minor issue. The most severe loss would have been if Yue Bai, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, and all the genius members of the Demon Clan were wiped out!
Now, his junior sister was still nervously holding Yue Bai, carefully checking if there were any injuries.
The subsequent ambush by the Abyss Will surprised everyone too, but thankfully, it was saved by the master's Law of Karma.
"Uncle Orange, do you know anything?"
Liang Yi quietly nudged Uncle Orange, who was squatting beside him on the right, as no one should know better about the Abyss than Uncle Orange.
"Eh? Oh... the Abyss..."
Uncle Orange seemed lost in thought, appearing spiritless. Liang Yi had to call him before he came back to his senses and heard Liang Yi's question.
"The Abyss Will has gained sentience."
Uncle Orange suddenly stated with a confident expression.
Liang Yi felt a bit strange inside. Uncle Orange's demeanor was now very different from his previously lazy demeanor, looking much more serious now. Liang Yi wasn't very surprised about his Eighth Realm cultivation, after all, he was Heavenly Dao in his past life, it was normal for him to be a bit incredible?
In the novels, the sons of the Heavenly Dao were all incredibly fierce, advancing small Realms in three days and large Realms in five days. It made sense that Heavenly Dao incarnate was a bit more powerful.
But what Liang Yi really cared about was that previously, while discussing his domain of Disruption, Uncle Orange would occasionally look at him from the side with a very strange gaze.
Though Uncle Orange's glances were quite discreet, he still perceptively noticed them multiple times.
This made Liang Yi extremely curious; Uncle Orange's gaze was full of hesitation, as if there was a significant decision waiting for Uncle Orange to make.
But since Uncle Orange didn't speak and seemed intent on hiding it, Liang Yi didn't feel it was right to probe further. Everyone has their secrets; there was no need to pry too deeply.
Maybe Uncle Orange would suddenly have an epiphany and decide to become a monk, maybe even asking Liang Yi to perform a sterilization surgery on him?
Liang Yi silently commended himself for his corporate-level understanding in his heart.
"Has sentience?"
Uncle Orange's statement attracted everyone's attention.
"Having sentience is a landmark stage in the process of the Heavenly Dao becoming stronger. But I didn't expect that before the Heavenly Dao could develop sentience, that split-off from the Heavenly Dao, the Abyss, would actually reach this stage."
Uncle Orange explained to everyone his carefully analyzed and deeply contemplated guess, which came to him in a flash of Spirit Light.
A Heavenly Dao that maintains development of a world in an emotionless, law-defined, self-interest-prioritized manner is indeed the best shape for world development.
But this also determines the extent to which a world can rise...
Because from what Uncle Orange understood, the Tenth Realm is not the End of Dao. At least, the founder of the Abyss, who initially passed by and dripped corrupted blood, certainly wasn't of the Tenth Realm!
Uncle Orange, who was once the Heavenly Dao, also desired to climb beyond the Tenth Realm, but always felt that something was missing. It was only after reincarnation that he realized it was missing a portion of emotions.
Those who pursue Dao sometimes like to sever all emotions and desires, as if becoming devoid of emotions turns them into cultivation maniacs, which they believe aids in improving their cultivation.
But in Uncle Orange's eyes, this is a completely backward behavior, because in his view, cultivation has three stages.