In the end, any debt accumulated must be repaid. The world's investments never come without a price.
On this day, Lu Ping'an witnessed the fall of the stars.
"....Within the contract for ascension to godhood, there is bound to be a clause—when the world faces mortal peril, deities must salvage it at all costs."
"This is likely a fundamental logic of the world's divine system. After all, in some sense, deities connected to the world are still a part of it. Saving the world is, in essence, saving themselves."
Usually, this isn't anything grave.
Even if such a situation were to arise, one could attempt to sever ties and flee directly... During his time in the Silent Mountain Range, Lu Ping'an had already seen enough.
However, severance requires time, cutting involves sacrifice, and this time it came too "abruptly."
At least, those deities likely didn't realize, up until the moment they were forced into mortal descent, that they'd end up personally entering the fray.
