She suppressed Jiang Fan, originally paving the way for Silver Moon Venerable.
The sages of the Central Earth frowned deeply.
They could not agree, of course!
The Great Wine Sacrifice of Taicang State spoke: "We..."
However, Jiang Fan interrupted him, saying, "It’s fine!"
"I won’t accompany you to the battle!"
The entire audience was in uproar!
To crusade against the Heavenly Realm was a great undertaking in Central Earth, initiated by Jiang Fan, which he was excluded from at the moment of success.
Did he truly not resist?
The Nameless Sage said, "How could this be? If you don’t go, neither will I!"
The other sages and those in the Divinity Transformation Realm also became indignant.
Taking the credit fell upon Jiang Fan, and they could not accept it!
"Everyone!" Jiang Fan took a deep breath and said firmly:
"Please prioritize the bigger picture!"
"Please do not feel unjust for my sake."
"Everything I have done is not for merit."
"I only wish to destroy the Heavenly Realm so that future generations will no longer suffer from the giant’s scourge, and people a millennium from now won’t undergo the tragedies of our generation."
"Now, the Central Earth army is strong and banners unfurl like clouds, their vigor swallowing the mountains and rivers like tigers, and victory is in sight. My personal strength is negligible, and whether I participate or not no longer matters."
"So, I ask you to unite and move forward, all for Central Earth!"
The entire place fell silent.
Be it the Nascent Soul army or the Divinity Transformation Realm, everyone was moved.
Anyone could sacrifice for Central Earth.
But who could, like Jiang Fan, give their wholehearted dedication, have all their honor taken away, and still shout for the greater good, willingly hiding their fame and stepping into the shadows of history?
He truly loved Central Earth and sympathized with the long-enduring suffering of its people.
At this moment, everyone respected him from the bottom of their hearts.
Even more than the sages.
Jiang Fan bowed to them from afar and said, "Central Earth is entrusted to all of you!"
Everyone was completely moved.
Vice Palace Master You’s eyes turned slightly red and said, "For Central Earth, Starfire Venerable exhausted himself."
"We, the cultivators of Central Earth, are not afraid of a battle!"
"Going to the Heavenly Realm, even at the cost of life, I have no regrets!"
Golden Scale Venerate also felt something in his heart, his shoulders trembling, and he looked up laughing:
"Where is the old horse carrying the corpse soul, we’ll never return until the Heavenly Realm is broken!"
"Our Demon Continent, swears to destroy the Heavenly Realm unto death!"
The shout of the two Venerables triggered a loud echoing roar:
"We’ll never return until the Heavenly Realm is broken!!!"
The deafening shout, enough to move the heavens and earth.
The sages of Central Earth were filled with tears and sorrow within their hearts.
The sages from beyond were also deeply shocked.
"This... what kind of madness... no, what kind of noble ideal does this world hold?"
"From the age of utmost prosperity, back to the wasteland, Central Earth still retains such people."
"Central Earth... its legacy remains unbroken."
Even the Phoenix Dynasty Great Sage was shaken by this.
This era’s Central Earth was even more idealistic and vibrant than the era a thousand years ago.
In a haze, she dreamed back a thousand years.
Her surroundings filled with faces of old friends, all passionately devoted to Central Earth, talking and laughing, envisioning the future of Central Earth, imagining how carefree life would be a thousand years later.
Scenes as vivid as if they were right before her eyes.
She remembered that she once was among them.
She once sacrificed herself wholeheartedly, once stood up for the world’s people.
When did she leave them behind?