It's pessimistic.
But it's the truth.
In the war between the two realms, the Evergreen Immortal Realm cannot win.
And neither can the Lingxu Immortal Domain.
Both are destined for destruction...
The war between the two realms has lasted for countless ages. Its essence and factions have quietly shifted over this endless passage of time.
Initially, the Heavenly Dao of both realms lacked self-awareness.
They were akin to supercomputers, instinctively operating according to preset programs, unable to detect changes, and continuing to function as designed.
Qin Yu, although newly appointed for just one day, was fundamentally different. When he reviewed the past, he immediately realized something was amiss.
A war of worlds!
It was a war between two worlds, but also a war involving countless living beings within each world.
The boundaries should have been clear-cut.
Living beings rely on the heavens and earth for existence. When a world perishes, the true souls of its inhabitants are extinguished.
Even if they escape to another world, they will vanish in an instant, with no possibility of altering the outcome.
Only Da Luo Golden Immortals, who transcend the long river of time, sever their bonds with heaven and earth, and gather all their past and future selves, can achieve immortality independent of their world's fate.
Yet, even they will eventually die!
When a world is annihilated, the crystalline wall of the world that shelters all beings will collapse in an instant.
At that moment, the omnipresent chaotic energy in the Sea of Chaos will obliterate everything.
Even Da Luo Golden Immortals cannot resist it.
Chaotic energy, the origin of all things and creation itself, is deadly for beings of insufficient strength.
For Da Luo Golden Immortals, it is equally toxic, corroding their magic power, physical bodies, primordial spirits, and true souls—everything.
While some of the most powerful might refine and neutralize small amounts using immense power, the cost far outweighs the gain.
For every unit gained, at least ten thousand are consumed.
They also need additional time and resources to heal from the damage.
In simpler terms, it's a losing proposition.
Only those who attain the realm of Hunyuan Da Luo Golden Immortal can freely roam the chaos and harness chaotic energy for their own use.
No matter how powerful a Da Luo Golden Immortal becomes—reaching the twelfth heaven at the pinnacle of their realm—they can only rely on their immense strength to endure and remain in the chaos for a brief time.
Ultimately, they too will be consumed by chaotic energy.
This means that the fates of living beings and their worlds are interconnected. When one prospers, the other does too; when one declines, so does the other. In the war between two realms, the sides are absolutely fixed and unchangeable.
The only option is for one side to survive while the other perishes!
For those below the Da Luo Golden Immortal level, there is no chance to defect or betray their world.
If a world perishes, those who haven't attained the Da Luo realm will surely die!
Even if a Da Luo Golden Immortal defects, they may not escape death but might endure suffering worse than death.
The Heavenly Dao of the opposing realm, an entity akin to a supercomputer that follows preset programs and instincts, will never accept such traitors or recognize their contributions.
Instead, it will classify them as remnants that must be eradicated.
Yet reality is absurd...
The Evergreen Immortal Realm has traitors.
From the perspective of the Heavenly Dao and the heavens themselves, these are betrayers and defectors.
And not just one, a few, or a group.
Nearly all the powerful beings have defected!
Seven pinnacle Da Luo Golden Immortals at the twelfth heaven, and the remaining one hundred thousand Da Luo Golden Immortals, are all defectors!
A near-total betrayal!
Among those below the Da Luo Golden Immortal level—Golden Immortals and Taiyi Golden Immortals—few have defected, still fighting and bleeding for the world that nurtured them.
But it is meaningless.
In a great world, imbued with the might of the heavens, the billions of them are like mere ants to the one hundred thousand Da Luo Golden Immortals.
This is why Qin Yu says the Evergreen Immortal Realm is beyond saving.
It is destined for destruction.
The same applies to the Lingxu Immortal Domain.
The Lingxu Immortal Domain faces the same problem. Its strongest beings at the top have entirely betrayed the heavens that nurtured them, perhaps even more thoroughly.
The war between the two realms, originally a battle between two absolutely opposing factions, has now evolved into a conflict with three or even four factions.
Both great worlds have been drained to their cores, with their essence reduced to less than one percent of their peak, rendering them doomed to destruction.
There is no way to reverse this fate...
Even though Qin Yu, as a self-aware Heavenly Dao, exists, there is still nothing he can do.
All he feels is deep powerlessness.
As the Heavenly Dao of a great world, he is naturally immensely powerful; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to nurture one hundred thousand Da Luo Golden Immortals and countless billions of beings above the Golden Immortal level.
And this isn't even the limit.
But the power of the Heavenly Dao doesn't lie in combat.
If the Evergreen Immortal Realm were at its peak, Qin Yu could have descended divine thunder to annihilate Da Luo Golden Immortals without difficulty.
Even a Da Luo Golden Immortal at the ninth heaven could be struck down with one thunderbolt—or ten, a hundred, or a thousand if necessary.
But now, he is far from his peak and is restrained by the Heavenly Dao of the Lingxu Immortal Domain. The rules of the two worlds are entangled and devouring one another, making it difficult to eliminate even an ordinary Da Luo Golden Immortal.
Moreover, there are seven pinnacle beings at the twelfth heaven, an extreme that he couldn't deal with even at his peak.
Thus, he doesn't dare act rashly.
If he acts, he might only kill minor figures but alert all Da Luo Golden Immortals instead.
Worse, he could expose his own existence, accelerating the already inevitable destruction of the Evergreen Immortal Realm by countless times.
This is not baseless speculation.
The world is like a nurturing cradle for countless beings but lacks much offensive or defensive capability, making self-preservation difficult.
This is why it nurtures powerful beings.
To have them protect the world.
But now, the one hundred thousand Da Luo Golden Immortals nurtured by this world have nearly all betrayed it, becoming a force capable of destroying the world millions of times over.
This is no exaggeration.
Did you not see the Kunxu Venerable of the ninth heaven annihilate a billion miles in one move?
Without restraint or a counteracting force, he alone could destroy a great world in no time.
What about those dozens of individuals, hundreds or even thousands of times stronger than him at the twelfth heaven?
Or the simultaneous actions of one hundred thousand Da Luo Golden Immortals?
The scene is unimaginable...
...
Why has the war between two realms, which should have been fought from absolute positions, turned into a near-total betrayal by the strongest figures?
Why are they no longer fighting for the world that nurtured them, leading to the current situation?
Why betray?
What benefit could they gain?
To understand this, we must return to countless ages ago...
Countless ages ago,
The Evergreen Immortal Realm was a top-tier great world, drifting with the tides of the Chaos Sea.
(Great worlds are divided into ordinary, high-level, and top-tier.)
The Chaos Sea is boundless and directionless, with no reference points. One day, as the Evergreen Immortal Realm drifted, it trembled instinctively.
A profound longing emerged, and the entire world trembled with joy. In an instant, the Heavenly Dao instinctively adjusted the world's direction and sped forward.
In that direction, another top-tier great world was also speeding towards it.
This was the Lingxu Immortal Domain!
Without a moment of hesitation, like moths to a flame, the two top-tier great worlds collided.
This was to embrace their destined fortune.
Yes, fortune!
For both worlds, it was a supreme opportunity, even though the outcome inevitably meant one would be destroyed. They pressed forward without hesitation.
This was the fortune of the worlds, an opportunity for both top-tier great worlds to ascend to the realm of Hunyuan Worlds!
It was a fortune beyond measure!