Collapse Iron: The Five Heroes of the Clouds Won't Let Me Go

Zhenzhu completed her studies and left a few days later.

This time, the harvest was plentiful, representing a huge leap for Zhenzhu.

Zhenzhu was preparing to board the spaceship sent by the company at the Starship Harbor when Bai Heng waved goodbye with a handkerchief in hand.

"Waaaaah~ Why are you leaving so soon? Can't you stay a little longer?"

Zhenzhu twitched the corners of her mouth, revealing a polite but distant smile.

"The Strategic Investment Department has already approved a long holiday for me. There must be a lot of things piling up at the company waiting for me to handle, so I'm sorry, I can't have a few more days of leisure."

Jingliu nodded:

"It's alright, Zhenzhu, you don't need to worry about her. This silly fox is just too sentimental. Her sadness comes and goes quickly. Just leave her alone for a while and she'll be fine."

Bai Heng immediately burst into tears:

"Whoa! Kagami-ryu, how could you think of me like that? You have no heart!"

Jingliu: "Bai Heng? (Unconcerned)"

After some playful banter, Zhenzhu boarded the spaceship and left with a smile.

Cheng Xiao learned about Zhenzhu's experiences in Luofu through Yu Zhao, and fortunately, his family members came to his aid.

Inside the Azure Immortal Boat, Cheng Xiao was using the Tiger Talisman to help Yue Yu and Jiang Yue balance the disordered power within their bodies.

The month of fetal movement affected their lunar frenzy, making it even more chaotic and thus damaging their very foundation.

Once Cheng Xiao has balanced and relieved the situation, there will be no backlash as long as he doesn't overuse his power.

This time, Yueyu and the others are connected with the Moon of Fetal Movement, and their lives are bound together as a result.

"Actually, there is a way to solve this once and for all," Yue Yu said.

"What method?"

"Hoo-ro. If we could swallow the crimson heart within his chest, even we fox-people would no longer suffer the pain of the Moon's Fury. Instead, we could use it as power to become stronger!"

"But you know the consequences. Inheriting the Red Heart means you'll also become the leader of the Buli people. At that time... will you stand on the side of the Buli people, or the fox people?"

Yue Yu shook her head, somewhat confused.

"I am a pure fox-human... If I become the leader of the battle, then the Bu Li people will also... Well, I can't guarantee that, because at that time the Bu Li people will no longer be a threat, but a force that can be used. Maybe I will really protect the Bu Li people because of this, even if the fox-humans hate them deeply."

Yue Yu scratched his head in annoyance, and Cheng Xiao laughed:

"There's a great solution: since you don't want to make choices, why not let the people who are making those choices do it?"

"What do you mean?"

"If you ever meet someone who catches your eye, nurture her, since she is a half-breed of Bu Li and a fox."

"That's interesting. I understand. Thank you for your kind words. If I do encounter an interesting half-fox, I will train her to reach my level."

Cheng Xiao nodded happily.

"Then it's settled. And have you forgotten that I can do divination? I guarantee that the person you meet will definitely not disappoint you."

With the matter of Yao Qing temporarily resolved, Cheng Xiao did not take the Star Chariot, but instead used his physical body to directly cross the star sea and return to Luofu.

But as he transformed into a shooting star and traversed the universe, a sudden change occurred.

It is mutual.

The figure of the balanced deity emerged faintly.

Cheng Xiao was somewhat surprised; this was the second time he had seen Hu.

The Equilibrium Star God has spread His existence throughout the universe; He has merged with the Dao and become part of the rules of the universe.

Now, this phantom seems to be a collection of fragments of balance gathered together here.

Good medicine tastes bitter, while honey can be harmful. Balance is key to healthy growth; choices lead to freedom of creation.

An obscure voice echoed in Cheng Xiao's mind, and Cheng Xiao pondered its meaning.

But it quickly disappeared, and another deep, respectful voice appeared.

Balance...eternal focus and patience...beauty and ugliness, joy and sorrow, good and evil, love and hate...addition and subtraction ultimately lead to zero.

Cheng Xiao immediately recognized the voice as belonging to the [Arbitrator], who believed in balance.

Arbitrators champion the concept of equilibrium, creating and interpreting countless opposing ideas solely to satisfy their obsession with balance.

Rules made by mortals are always full of loopholes. Therefore, arbitrators have spent countless years fixing past errors, always placing the hope of achieving equilibrium in the next "patch".

The appearance of the arbitrator was a sign of reverence for Cheng Xiao.

After all, Cheng Xiao was a balanced demigod, and their second object of worship.

A series of complex messages entered Cheng Xiao's mind. They were various anomalies that appeared after the Yin-Yang rules were replenished and balanced.

Cheng Xiao remained silent, then sighed softly.

"So that's how it is. This is the dilemma I've been facing, and now I need to make a choice to gain freedom...?"

"I apologize, it was my fault for being biased. In order to maintain balance, I shouldn't have favored the Immortal Boat alone. I didn't expect that [Lan] would become stronger because of my bias, and [Pharmacist] would also gain stronger power as a result."

"It seems I have to give up something to restore balance to the universe, so that I too can be free from the constraints of rules and gain true freedom."

【balanced...】

The arbitrator's admiring and reverent voice rang out again, and Cheng Xiao chuckled:

"The Mutual will never respond to you, it will only give you orders, but I am different. Alright, alright, before fulfilling the responsibility of balance, let me do what I am supposed to do first. I will ask you believers to take good care of the people I care about."

The sound like an ancient bell resounding in my mind disappeared, it seems I received instructions from Cheng Xiao.

The phantom of them disappeared, turning back into specks of starlight that scattered throughout the universe.

Cheng Xiao understood that this was a mutual act of helping him.

He may not be crowned a god, but the responsibilities of a god have already begun to shift onto him.

After all, he brought the principle of yin and yang balance into the path of destiny, just like when others start a company, they are both bosses. Cheng Xiao joined with projects and funds and had nearly half of the shares.

His project was excellent, taking the company to the next level, but it also brought more risks.

But if Cheng Xiao doesn't control himself well, the building might collapse and the walls might crumble, and the entire world would have to bear the consequences.

Therefore, in order to achieve freedom of development, one must make choices and give up some things.

What Cheng Xiao had to give up was the immortal boat.

He is far too biased towards the Immortal Ship, even more so than Lan. A demigod resides on the Immortal Ship, and his almost boundless tolerance and assistance to it has already broken the rules and disrupted the balance.

Taking advantage of the situation to salvage the trouble he caused, the balance of Yin and Yang is also an extreme, equilibrium... there is no need for the word "extreme".

Therefore, he wants to modify and relax the rules of Yin-Yang balance so that it does not forcibly and without limit increase the size of the opposing sides.

The entropy of the universe has a limit; if its size becomes too large, it will eventually burst the cosmos. (Nanook, overjoyed: Ride! Join the destruction!)

A path of balance should never lead to the destruction of the universe.

Cheng Xiao is ready.