Chapter 969

Ye Hei: "Of course. True Lord, what's your world like?"

Yang Jian: "My world doesn't seem to have anything special."

Hu Yifei: "Alright, that question was wrong. Then, True Lord, do you have someone you love?"

Yang Jian: "As a heavenly enforcer, how could I break the law by falling in love with a mortal?"

Erlang Shen: "Your side is strict, but mine only forbids mortals and gods from loving each other."

Yang Jian: "The heavenly decree is the same, but as an enforcer, I should lead by example and do better."

Erlang Shen: "That's true."

Hu Yifei: "Are the heavenly decrees on both sides the same? How can we guess their identities then?"

Su Xiao: "I also feel this is troublesome."

Xiao Yan: "I'm laughing so hard. Now I finally understand the predicament Tang Seng faced when encountering the real and fake Sun Wukong."

Gongshui Sanye: "At a time like this, of course your husband should figure it out."

Su Xiao: "Exactly! Taixuan Brother can deduce heavenly patterns—he should know the story arcs of both worlds and reverse-engineer the plot, right?"

Yang Jian: "Deduce heavenly patterns? As a Jin Xian himself, can he really deduce them?"

Hu Yifei: "Though both are Jin Xian, Dao Jun is an invincible presence to you. Deducing your heavenly patterns shouldn't be hard."

Erlang Shen: "That's true. I must say, as a Jin Xian, Dao Jun's strength is overwhelming—no wonder he's called Dao Jun."

Zhang Taixuan: "I've calculated it. The animated version of 'The Magic Lamp' is your story, Erlang Shen; the TV drama version of 'The Magic Lamp' is your story, Yang Jian."

Su Xiao: "So fast?"

Xiao Yan: "Let me see! Wow, Erlang Shen, you're the main villain!"

Hu Yifei: "That's childhood trauma. When I was little, watching Erlang Shen, I literally wished he'd die."

Erlang Shen: "Am I really that hated?"

Su Xiao: "Hmm, the other one is the Jiao Shu version of Yang Jian. Though he doesn't look like Jiao Shu, he's still very handsome, fitting mainstream aesthetics."

Erlang Shen: "What villain? I was upholding heavenly law!"

Yang Jian: "Your enforcement of heavenly law was rather crude."

Erlang Shen: "At least I didn't betray the heavenly court and rewrite the heavenly decree like you did."

Yang Jian: "The decree forbidding mortal-god love has caused suffering to countless beings—it had to be changed."

Su Xiao: "No, the decree forbidding mortal-god love isn't necessarily bad. After watching 'The Complete Collection of Postmodern Immortal Novels,' you'll understand how sacred the rule against mortal-god love truly is."

Hu Yifei: "Ah, why did you post those modern-era immortal dramas? My eyes are going blind!"

Sun Wukong: "Why is everything white? Is this a funeral hall or the heavenly realm?"

Jin Chan: "To destroy all life for love—how could any immortal do such a thing? Even Buddha never went this far."

Xiao Yan: "Ah, why did you make me remember this? 【Stunned】"

Erlang Shen: "What the hell is this? Destroying heaven and earth for love? Who did heaven and earth offend? This isn't a god—it's a demon!"

Yang Jian: "Indeed, it's demonic behavior. These characters, though bearing divine titles, have none of a god's duties—they're sheer nonsense."

Yang Jian: "I must reconsider revising the heavenly decree. Though the rule forbidding mortal-god love caused suffering to my mother—and possibly my sister in the future—it protects all beings of the Three Realms. If mortals and gods could love, gods would interfere in mortal affairs too easily."

All beings of the world. If humans and gods could fall in love, then gods would too easily interfere in mortal affairs.

Erlang Shen: "Exactly. A single god is still terrifying to ordinary humans—a single thought could bring world-ending disaster. I feel my responsibility has grown heavier."

Su Xiao: "Wow, this directly eliminates Chen Xiang's chance to change the heavenly decree."

Erlang Shen: "There's no other way. If I once had even a sliver of doubt about the heavenly law, now I am its most loyal supporter."

Yang Jian: "Well said. I won't say more—I must go stop my sister from descending. If I don't, she'll suffer."

Su Xiao: "Has Yang Chan not descended yet? Hasn't she met Liu Yanchang?"

Yang Jian: "Not yet. Thank goodness Dao Jun warned me—otherwise, the consequences would've been unimaginable."

Erlang Shen: "You're lucky. I had no such fortune—my sister's already been crushed beneath the mountain!"

Su Xiao: "By the way, if gods love other gods, shouldn't that be harmless? Why must Yang Jian restrain himself? Do gods have to abstain from sex?"

Erlang Shen: "Gods certainly don't need to abstain!"

Su Xiao: "Then why?"

Sun Wukong: "Sister Su, I assume you've read the story of Yu Gong?"

Su Xiao: "I have... You mean—if gods mate, since their lifespans are infinite, their descendants will multiply endlessly."

Erlang Shen: "Exactly."

Su Xiao: "But isn't it true that the more powerful a being, the harder it is to produce offspring?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Gods live forever. Even if they bear one child every ten thousand years, over infinite time, they'll produce countless descendants. These descendants consume vastly more spiritual energy than mortals—placing a heavy burden on heaven and earth."

Much, a considerable burden to heaven and earth.

Zhang Taixuan: "Beyond burdening heaven and earth, this easily triggers divine massacres, occupies celestial positions, and blocks later cultivators from becoming immortals. Without the hope of becoming immortal, mortal cultivators lose all motivation. Under such conditions, the cultivation civilization becomes stagnant, eventually collapsing and triggering world-ending disaster—or heaven and earth reboot into another path, crushing the immortal civilization into dust."

Completely lost all motivation. Under such circumstances, the cultivation civilization would become stagnant water, eventually leading to civilizational collapse and a world-ending disaster. Or, heaven and earth would reboot another civilization.

Zhang Taixuan: "Either outcome is a colossal disaster."

Zhang Taixuan: "Whichever it is, it is a colossal disaster."

Su Xiao: "Now I see—the heavenly decree wasn't made arbitrarily. It follows the natural flow of heaven and earth, aiding its evolution."

Zhang Taixuan: "Naturally. The Jade Emperor and Wang Mu of any world are at least Jin Xian, with profound cultivation. Even if they can't articulate the patterns of cosmic evolution, they intuitively understand what heaven and earth require and what they forbid, crafting rules to prolong the heavenly court's existence."

Could also intuitively understand what heaven and earth required, what they forbade, and establish corresponding rules to prolong the celestial court's existence.

Erlang Shen: "Listening to Dao Jun, my mind is suddenly clear. The true reason behind the heavenly law is this!"

Yang Jian: "The Dao Lord isn't just immensely powerful; he also has profound insight into the Dao of Heaven."

Su Xiao: "Huh, True Lord, you're back?"

Yang Jian: "I'm back. Just as my sister was about to leave, I snatched the Precious Lotus Lantern and locked her up."

Su Xiao: "That's too cold-hearted of you. Locking her up outright—won't she become even more rebellious and scheme to escape?"