Chapter 1165 - 1265: We're Not Leaving

Only when the sect develops can those Sect Leaders be at ease, and return outside the wall with renewed hope.

Some things must be done in one impressive burst, or else it will falter after a second try, and exhaust by the third.

Just like they are now, if they keep lingering here, contemplating how to resolve the relationship with the Power of Heaven and Earth outside the wall, they'll be forever stuck with ideas, endlessly thinking.

But if they go back, they will be caught up in other matters, and won't think much about these issues anymore, as they believe surely others are also pondering solutions, making their own thoughts irrelevant.

If everyone thinks like this, then even after ten thousand years, they will find no solution.

If they truly endure for such a long time, it's likely they would have long forgotten the matters beyond the wall, because by then, the older generation of Cultivators will have nearly vanished, leaving only the young generation who don't even remember these matters, possibly spanning several generations.

After all, Cultivators do not have endless lifespans; especially those with low cultivation, their lifespan is short. Of course, "short" is relative only to other Cultivators, not to ordinary people, as compared to ordinary humans, their lifespans are extremely long.

Even at the fifth layer of Mystical Cultivation, their lifespan can reach several hundred years, so while many Cultivators find this ample, for those unable to advance, it feels quite limited.

Because, if you keep advancing, your life becomes endless, as each advancement adds significantly to your lifespan. If you continue to advance, lifespan becomes meaningless, because every advancement significantly extends your life, making lifespan just a number for you.

But lifespan is crucial for those who have long been unable to advance, as they have no opportunities for advancement, nor does their lifespan increase. Without an increase, it means that once their time is up, they will face death.

Some, unable to advance in power, turn to other pursuits, such as integrating into the ordinary world. There, they can be seen as significant figures, ensuring they can live happily for the rest of their lives. However, if one doesn't enter the ordinary world and continues striving for advancement, facing death without advancement will be extremely painful, living a life of constant anguish.

Those who integrate into the ordinary world, despite knowing their lifespan is limited, derive joy from the time they have, doing things they want, unlike those constantly seeking advancement, living in anxiety.

Those striving for advancement are deathly afraid, so until they find a way to advance, they live in dread, constantly wondering if they can advance.

Once they find no way, they might descend into madness.

Of course, not everyone succumbs to madness, but a significant number do.

Some even resort to insidious paths, joining the demonic ways to find a means of advancement, but such methods are brutally bloody, as all normal methods failed to grant them advancement. Thus, in the demonic ways, they resort to insidious, risky methods.

Once they tread the insidious path of the demonic ways, there is no turning back; it's a point of no return.

The demonic ways' insidious methods are addictive, as the power comes too easily, making past efforts seem futile, encouraging them to resort to such bloody methods for quick gains. Though it costs them their humanity, some choose survival over morality, driven by extreme selfishness, caring only for themselves.

"So, does this mean we'll waste our lives and time here if we can't think of any solution, making all our efforts pointless, only to wait for the Wall Guardian Elder to slowly move the boundary of the wall outward?" someone among them sighed and said.

Upon hearing this, the others shared similar thoughts, acknowledging the great likelihood of failing to find solutions, as dealing with the Power of Heaven and Earth beyond the wall seemed impossible, having no means even to address the Power of Heaven and Earth within the wall, let alone harm the external force.

They never had a Magical Treasure for reference in the past, leaving them doubting their capability to solve the Power of Heaven and Earth beyond the wall.

The most practical, secure method now is to let the Wall Guardian Elder gradually move the wall, slowly expanding the inner space outward. Though this is a slow process, it's a strategy for gradual territorial expansion, taking advantage while the outside remains under the array's shield to cautiously extend outwards.

After all, should negative energies like Demonic Qi or Evil Qi fill the outside, the Wall Guardian Elder would have no means to move the wall, as moving the wall requires ensuring no hindrance from negative energies outside first.

Otherwise, once the Wall Guardian Elder moves the wall, the negative energies will breach the gap, beginning immediate contamination within the wall.

"I agree to stay here; I refuse to return so disgracefully, to be mocked by those left guarding the sect, especially after I vowed to them when leaving, that I'd accomplish great deeds, securing abundant resources so they could cultivate without worrying as volunteers."

In the midst of their anxious indecision about staying or leaving, someone unexpectedly stood and spoke, this statement becoming the last straw that broke the camel's back for everyone else.