Chapter 668: A Filial Son, A Good Brother

"Do you not feel a prick of conscience doing this? Don't forget, he is your ally," the Management Hub could not help but ask aloud.

He had never seen such a shameless person.

"Ally? Is this Management Hub of yours too naive? Did he and I swear a blood oath or conclude a pact? Without that, what kind of ally can this be considered?" Li Heng responded with a smile.

"The Void Balance is wary of me because of my strength, and it associates with me because of profit. If there were no profit involved, do you think the Void Balance would speak to me so politely? Do you really think the Void Balance has no opinion on the death of Hun Xuan?"

Li Heng's words left the Management Hub speechless.

Ever since he was jointly created by the nine Dao Lords, he had been impartially operating the various laws of the Great Void, much like the Great Dao runs the sun and moon without emotion, or the Great Dao nourishes all things without seeking fame; he had no interest in the infighting between these intelligent beings.

Now that he had come into contact with it, he could only lament that the hearts of these intelligent beings were truly too dark. If things continued this way, even if the Ominous and Terror did not appear, the Great Void would be played to destruction by them.

Li Heng ignored the Management Hub.

He looked toward the Void Balance and spoke.

"Since that is the case, what do you think these two Great Dao Runes are worth, and what information can they exchange for? If you are only going to provide a superficial introduction, such as saying there are nine Dao Lords, then forget it; I already know that kind of information."

The Void Balance felt a chill in its heart. This Li Heng clearly knew more than it had anticipated. Ordinary information would likely not suffice to dismiss him; it seemed it would have to bring out something real.

"What are you saying, Fellow Daoist?"

"Rest assured, rest assured, how could I cheat a Fellow Daoist in this regard? The value of these two Dao Lord Runes is top-tier across the entire Great Void, enough to exchange for a great deal of information!"

"However, as the saying goes, quantity is not as good as quality. A hundred pieces of miscellaneous information are not as good as one weighty piece of news, so I will give you two choices: do you choose quantity or quality?"

As a businessman, the Void Balance understood very well that there was an information gap between Li Daoren and itself, and this information gap was the foundation of its profit.

Although the two were now implicitly allies, even close brothers must settle accounts clearly. A transaction is meant to make money and gain more benefits; otherwise, why would it trade?

It wanted to reap the benefits of an ally as well!

"Fellow Daoist, this choice truly puts me in a dilemma. What if we add in the favor you previously owed me?"

Li Heng laughed.

"Do you intend to use it here? This favor is indeed worth me telling you a lot of information that cannot be called high-quality."

The Void Balance responded.

It said that people were usually desperate to repay such favors, but it still had to clarify, lest the favor be repaid and this Li Daoren regret it later, becoming incredibly troublesome.

"Then let's count them together."

Li Heng answered casually.

He was not yet at the point where he needed the Void Balance's favor to accomplish some great undertaking. Since there was a good opportunity now, he might as well use it; he had intended to do so anyway.

"Good, then listen carefully, Fellow Daoist!"

The tone of the Void Balance became increasingly serious. The surrounding Void was sliced open, no longer belonging to the Great Void, forming its own Causality and Fate, independent as a Small World, in order to avoid risks.

Then, it revealed secrets from endless ages ago...

After a long time, the severed Void returned to the embrace of the Great Void, and Causality and Fate reconnected with the Great Void. If anyone were to employ time-space backtracking methods here, they would absolutely never discover that this patch of Void had once been severed, much less be able to eavesdrop on the various messages that had passed through the Void. The Void Balance also vanished without a trace, returning to its true form, leaving only Li Heng behind.

The Management Hub voiced its disdain in secret.

"I thought this fellow had some great secret, and it was just this? Honestly, Li Heng, you would have been better off asking me. As long as you are determined to resurrect the Dao Lords, I guarantee I will tell you everything I know without reservation."

Li Heng could not be bothered to pay attention to this blowhard.

The Management Hub had spoken for so long, yet it hadn't uttered a single word of information that should or shouldn't have been revealed. On the contrary, the information obtained from the Void Balance this time was his greatest harvest, allowing him to learn of an ancient secret.

"Interesting. Should I get involved?"

Li Heng muttered to himself, lost in thought.

He soon snapped back to reality, temporarily pushing these matters to the back of his mind, and looked at Ditian and Dixuan, who had not been rescued by Diluo and were now despairingly closing their eyes, waiting for death.

"Your Reincarnation Dao Lord cannot save you. What will you do now?" Li Heng asked with a light laugh.

"At this point, there is only death."

Ditian answered calmly.

"Are you sure you want to do that? I kill, and you cannot be resurrected. All the various resurrection methods you left in that Reincarnation Era, whether it be your True Spirit Mark or your Soul Lamp, are all useless. In this situation, are you sure you really want to die?"

Li Heng wore a smile that was not quite a smile.

"What is there to fear? Death is just death. In the current situation, is there any other way besides death? Death is nothing more than an Eternal slumber, or perhaps another great journey; that is all."

Ditian said.

He naturally wanted to live.

But the avatar sent by his own father had been blasted to pieces, so what was the point of thinking about living? Death was the best ending. Perhaps he might even return after endless ages.

"And what is your opinion?"

Li Heng looked at Dixuan.

"My opinion is that I want to live."

"To be honest, Senior, I really want to hug your thigh right now and say I want to be your dog. I still have utility value; I can help you deal with my big brother."

"But I thought about it, and decided against it. After all, I am very clear that this only applies to situations where the gap in strength is not large, so that I have utility value. But now the gap in strength is like the Heavenly Abyss; I will not be so ridiculous as to think I still have value to be used."

Dixuan also said this calmly.

Li Heng blinked and exclaimed.

"You all are truly fearless in the face of death. I must say, for Diluo to have sons and brothers like you is simply his good fortune. I am almost reluctant to let you die. After all, you should also know that death is actually a luxury."

The two felt a tightening in their hearts. Had the worst possibility arrived?

"Relax, don't be nervous. You still have some utility value; after all, I like to watch the fun. So, I need a filial son, and I also need a good brother. How about it?"

Li Heng said with a smile.

Not long after, Li Heng watched the two depart, each inscribed with the mark of the Great Reincarnation, acting as his chess pieces to cause trouble for that Reincarnation Dao Lord, Diluo.

"You want the Great Reincarnation, don't you? I'll send it to you."

Li Heng muttered to himself, then set the matter aside. His Dao was not Reincarnation, so this matter was not worth his excessive concern; his attention remained on the information revealed by the Void Balance.