"Even the image of the dragon is copied from the Sixth Era, yet you claim you're not indulging in fantasy?"
The greatest enemy is also the greatest source of power. Even if the fictional universe is destroyed, as long as there is imagination, it will reappear. Thus, such destruction is incomplete. Moreover, the real fictional universe is doing just fine!
"The reason the future is the future is because it's uncertain. If it were certain, wouldn't it become..."
Shang Lin originally wanted to say that certain things belong to the past, but upon thinking carefully, many people were active in the historical era, reshaping the course of history. Just because you become a figure recorded in history or a famous person in books doesn't mean you stop changing the future. In the world of the past, they were still active and conducting all kinds of ingenious research.
Thinking this way, there's nothing certain about the Sixth Era.