At this moment, the ancient cultivators had basically all gathered. These people seemed to possess very high levels of cultivation, capable of killing the few insignificant individuals before them in an instant.
Even Ye Fan himself could not contend with the combined power of Pan Gu, Fu Xi, and Nuwa.
But these ancient cultivators dared not act rashly, because Zhuo Junwu was not an ordinary human cultivator. He bore the inheritance and trials of the Lihuo Sect, and even held one of the sect’s greatest secrets. This secret was also what enabled Zhuo Junwu to possess the power to oppose the ancient cultivators.
"Ye Fan, I advise you to turn back before it’s too late," Fu Xi said. "You should know the current situation. We won’t kill you, because you can save the heavenly tribulation and save those you wish to protect. Right now, the entire human race on Earth is waiting for you to guard them, and if you choose to listen to this person, you will have to transform from a savior into a demon. Mankind on Earth will die because of you."
Zhuo Junwu said, "Ye Fan, actually, if you want to protect humanity on Earth, the heavenly tribulation can also help you achieve that. The true purpose of the heavenly tribulation is to kill those ancient cultivators whose cultivation has approached the critical threshold, not ordinary humans. As long as these humans are protected in a relatively safe dimension, you can still return to Earth, and no one will know your relationship with these people."
Ye Fan looked at Zhuo Junwu, appearing somewhat incredulous, and said, "Master, let me ask you this: since you say the purpose of the heavenly tribulation is to kill those ancient cultivators nearing the critical threshold, what about me? My cultivation is already higher than most of them. Won’t the heavenly tribulation destroy me as well?"
"It won’t. As long as you pick up this Divine Weapon in front of you, you will become one of the ancient cultivators. How would you be destroyed because of that? Everyone will witness your achievements. Although you may be the destroyer of this original world, you’re actually also a liberator. Future generations of humanity will be grateful to you, because it is your destruction that brings about a new beginning for the cosmic space, and you are the one who creates all of this," Zhuo Junwu continued to encourage Ye Fan with his words.
Ye Fan closed his eyes and shook his head, saying, "I now completely distrust you, because, as far as I know, the heavenly tribulation only brings disaster. Regardless of what it brings in the future, at least it is accompanied by slaughter and destruction. While it may be true that humanity’s fragility and destruction are due to the law of the jungle, you creators who created humanity do not have the right to destroy humanity. As a human, my last limit is to protect this order. Although our lives were created by you, you do not have the right to take them away."
When Ye Fan said these words,it was as if they hit the ground with a resounding force. Pan Gu, Fu Xi, and others watched Ye Fan, while Zhuo Junwu and Shen Biancheng were also desperately persuading Ye Fan to join their camp. It seemed that Ye Fan had become the key factor in deciding the ultimate battle at this moment.
"Ye Fan, do you really want to persist in your stubbornness?" Zhuo Junwu said. "Do you think that by helping humanity and saving the heavenly tribulation, these ancient cultivators will spare you and the people you want to protect? You are currently aiding and abetting, these ancient cultivators have no regard for any principles. If you cannot defeat them, after the heavenly tribulation, humanity will be preserved, but you and the woman you care about will die, and even Earth will face retaliatory destruction from them."
When Zhuo Junwu spoke these words, Ye Fan was at a loss for words, because what Zhuo Junwu said was true. The situation was indeed like this: if he could not surpass the cultivation of Pan Gu and others, the final outcome would only be his own death. Whether it was Pan Gu, Fu Xi, or even Nuwa, these three harbored intentions to kill him, differing only in their urgency and severity. Previously, Fu Xi wanted to help him, but now Fu Xi seemed to have changed his previous stance.
"Ye Fan, we never said we wanted to kill you," Pan Gu suddenly spoke up.
Ye Fan said, "What meaning does it have to deceive me now? It’s no secret that you want to kill me, and I have neither been curious nor have I blamed you, because if someone were to threaten my life, I wouldn’t let them off easily either. And now I’m faced with a dilemma. From my perspective, what my master says is not completely unreasonable."
Nuwa sneered, "What, you still think you can threaten us and make us spare you? Do you have that qualification?"
"No matter how proud you ancient cultivators are, this matter is not for you to decide alone. If you have the ability, you can kill me on the spot, and I wouldn’t have to make my own choice. Otherwise, you can only watch me, and perhaps in the future, I will make even more of my own choices. Do you think I would let you off easily? If I choose to save the heavenly tribulation, then after saving it, I might even kill you, leaving you no chance to continue threatening me!" Ye Fan said.
Nuwa’s face displayed a mocking smile and said nothing more, while Fu Xi asked, "Ye Fan, we will no longer interfere with your choice. Decide for yourself, but even if you choose to abandon the light for the darkness, it will be the result of your own doing. In your long life, this will be your most erroneous choice, and humanity will become the sacrifice for your one careless choice!"
Ye Fan ignored the ancient cultivators, looked up at Zhuo Junwu, and said, "Master, please allow me to call you that for the last time. Must I now choose between the heavenly tribulation and justice?"
Zhuo Junwu frowned and said, "Ye Fan, it’s not a matter of right or wrong now. The heavenly tribulation is just the term the ancient cultivators use for it, and its main significance is to change the order of the cultivation world, not to destroy humanity. And after the heavenly tribulation, perhaps the cultivation powers of the entire world will change, and you might find other methods to cultivate power... You’ll become the master of this world. Isn’t that the result you’ve been pursuing?"
Ye Fan shook his head and said, "I never wanted to be a master. I just don’t want others to interfere with my peaceful life. Under these conditions, if the heavenly tribulation can be resolved and the ancient cultivators can be sealed, then I can stand with the heavenly tribulation, because my main goal is to protect those I love and even all of humanity. But if the heavenly tribulation seeks to not only destroy the ancient cultivators but also humanity, I will never support it, because in my view, the heavenly tribulation is not justice at all. This matter indeed has distinctions between right and wrong!"
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