I, Chu Xinghe... Don't Want to Let Them Down!

This was a sleepless night for Chu Xinghe!

Because as one group of fellow disciples left, another group arrived!

Everyone knew that Senior Brother Xinghe's journey would be difficult, perhaps even more so than his journey in the Demon Star Continent!

After all, Demon Star Continent was accompanied by the Beast God at that time. Although it was separated from the original continent, some things about the Demon Star Continent are still known!

But the world beyond the Star Gate is almost entirely unknown.

Elder He and the Holy Mother of Wujiang sent a large number of ancient books, fearing that Xinghe might not be able to solve any problems he might encounter...

The Grand Elder, along with Mu Bai and the others, prepared a vast quantity of various pills, and even had a complete set of alchemy furnaces and medicinal herbs!

Hu Wenhai delivered a massive amount of talismans... Although he knew the Spirit-Sealing Domains inside might be unusable, Hu Wenhai assured Xinghe, "Don't worry, Senior Brother Xinghe, I've bundled them up in bundles... They're as big as bricks, enough to crack someone's head open if necessary!"

The most straightforward of the Strength Barbarian Evil Spirits Man Sheng, trembling all over, arrived here supported by a group of his Strength Barbarian Evil Spirits. He carried a bucket and said, "Senior Brother Xinghe, this is over twenty pounds of blood... I really can't draw any more... If I draw any more, I might die..."

Regarding Man Sheng's impulsive act of drawing blood, Chu Xinghe remarked... "Why do you always have to pick on one person to fleece?"

You Strength Barbarian Evil Spirits, do you think you're the Man Sheng with any bloodline? Isn't the blood of the other Strength Barbarian Evil Spirits blood too?

The group of Strength Barbarian Evil Spirits were stunned by this question for a long time!

Finally, everyone exclaimed, "Holy crap! Yeah!"

Why only draw Man Sheng from Mansheng...? We all have blood... We almost killed Senior Brother Man Sheng by drawing blood from him while trying to give blood to Senior Brother Xinghe!

So it seems we all have blood!

So a group of Strength Barbarian Evil Spirits immediately drew more than a thousand kilograms of blood, filled a large jar, and insisted on giving it to Senior Brother Xinghe!

Many of Xinghe's junior brothers Strength Barbarian Evil Spirits, said, "Senior Brother Xinghe, take this... take this!"

Why are you being so polite?

These things are all made in our own country... What's there to be embarrassed about taking our own stuff!

So take this... If you need blood, just let me know, senior brother. Even if you just want to eat blood tofu every day, we can arrange it for you...

Hearing what his Strength Barbarian Evil Spirits brothers said, Chu Xinghe almost vomited...

This is a directive to the kitchen: they're banning the making of blood tofu from now on!

What kind of nonsense is this? You guys are human... I have no interest in human blood...

However, Chu Xinghe also knew that this blood was probably the most precious thing his junior brothers and sisters of the Strength Barbarian Evil Spirits could think of that they possessed!

So they just wanted to give Senior Brother Xinghe their most precious things to take with them, regardless of whether he would need them or not, it was their heartfelt wish!

So Chu Xinghe accepted it!

One group of fellow disciples came and went, and Chu Xinghe's room was brightly lit today!

Countless fellow disciples lined up outside, waiting to give Senior Brother Xinghe the most precious things they could think of!

Even as dawn broke, the fellow apprentices were still queuing up!

"Alright... go back now... your Senior Brother Xinghe has received your sentiments!" Gu Mingchao appeared in the Spirit Crane Palace with his hands behind his back!

Hearing the Holy Lord's words, the disciples reluctantly left!

After all the disciples had left, Gu Mingchao entered Chu Xinghe's room.

The next second, a flash of flame appeared between Gu Mingchao's brows, and the Flame Divinity was already in Gu Mingchao's hand!

"Xinghe... take the Flame Divinity with you! Although it contains Spirit-Sealing Domain, the Flame Divinity can help you hold on for a while!" Gu Mingchao said, handing the Flame Divinity Spark to Chu Xinghe.

But this time, Chu Xinghe refused!

"Holy Lord... I have the Phoenix Divine Fire inside that allows me to regenerate infinitely... The Flame Divinity is really useless to me!" Chu Xinghe definitely couldn't accept the Flame Divinity right now!

Good heavens... Although Chu Xinghe knew that if he brought the Flame Divinity and threw it inside, he would definitely get more rewards!

But I'll surely die if I go in this time... I'll definitely lose my Flame Divinity!

If the Flame Divinity were truly lost, it would be a huge blow to the Holy Lord, so Chu Xinghe cannot do it!

Seeing that Xinghe refused to accept the Flame Divinity, Gu Mingchao didn't press the matter further.

Because Gu Mingchao also knew that Xinghe was right. If the Phoenix Divine Fire could not restore Xinghe within the Star Gate, then the Flame Divinity could not help Xinghe either!

Just as Chu Xinghe was telling his Holy Lord not to worry, that his three souls and seven spirits were all at home, and that even if something happened, it wouldn't be a big problem, Gu Mingchao suddenly had an object in his hand!

It was a grasshopper doll made of straw!

This grasshopper doll was enveloped in a layer of light, showing that it was very well preserved... Even after so many years, its color has not changed at all!

It still retains its original luster!

The moment Chu Xinghe saw the grasshopper, even he couldn't help but chuckle...

Who the hell accidentally spilled tears in my eye?!

Others may not remember this grasshopper doll, but Chu Xinghe certainly does!

That was one of the gifts I gave to everyone in the entire clan when I returned from my first trip down the mountain that year, after I angrily bought several streets' worth of goods and then packaged them into blind boxes!

The one Shendu drew back then was this grasshopper doll!

To be honest, Chu Xinghe himself had almost forgotten about this incident... because for Holy Lord Gu Mingchao of that era, what treasures hadn't he seen?

In Chu Xinghe's opinion, this grasshopper doll was probably tossed away by the Holy Lord long ago and could never be found anywhere!

But Chu Xinghe was wrong...

All these years have passed, but Gu Mingchao still places the grasshopper doll in the most important position in his heart!

Perhaps no one has ever given Gu Mingchao such an inexpensive gift in his entire life!

Gu Mingchao, the strongest man in the world, has countless people dreaming of giving Gu Mingchao the most precious gifts every day, fearing that Gu Mingchao might not think the gifts are valuable enough!

But few people know that, in Gu Mingchao's eyes, all those so-called precious treasures combined are not as valuable as this grasshopper doll!

Because that was the first gift Xinghe gave him!

Looking at the grasshopper doll, Chu Xinghe felt as if he had been transported back to the past!

To be honest, Chu Xinghe n't buy gifts for the entire sect that time out of genuine kindness; in fact, he just wanted to cause trouble for the sect!

However, what Chu Xinghe didn't know was that the Holy Lord regarded that gift as the most precious gift in the world!

Chu Xinghe knew that, after all these years, the grasshopper doll he had given away against his will back then was now full of sincerity!

At that time, Chu Xinghe genuinely hoped that the sect would suffer losses and wished that the sect would collapse so that he could quickly gain power and leave!

But from that time until today, with each passing event, not only have the fellow disciples and elders of the sect changed, but Chu Xinghe himself has also changed.

From Chu Xinghe, who initially thought it would be best if the sect collapsed, to later realizing he only wanted to weaken the sect... and now, seemingly unintentionally, yet deliberately, nurturing one fellow disciple after another...

Chu Xinghe is like this grasshopper doll... He may have acted against his will at first, but now it's all true!

If it weren't for genuine sincerity, do you think the Samsara Divinity would have ended up in Ma Liang's hands?

If it weren't for genuine sincerity... Elder He have survived and even obtained the Fate Divinity?

If it weren't for genuine affection, could the Beast God obtain the Beast God Heart?

Chu Xinghe knew that he had changed... Although he had been trying to weaken the sect, his bottom line had never been crossed again!

And this bottom line is Chu Xinghe's last line of defense in his fight against the Misfortune Compass!

"Xinghe... I really like this grasshopper plushie, but there's only one. Ji Ya likes it too, so could you bring one back for her this time, so we can have a pair?"

Gu Mingchao spoke with a smile, his tone as if he were genuinely asking Xinghe to bring him a gift!

But Chu Xinghe knew... the Holy Lord wasn't asking for a grasshopper doll; the Holy Lord was telling him that no matter what... he had to come back alive!

"Good!"

At this moment, Chu Xinghe himself didn't know why he had Ghost Envoy uttered the word "good"!

I was planning to die in there... How about I use my Xinghe Divinity to buy a grasshopper doll for the Holy Empress?

But when the words were on the tip of his tongue, Chu Xinghe only managed to utter one word. "Okay!"

"Alright... that's our agreement. Remember, I want an exact replica of the grasshopper plushie!"

Gu Mingchao didn't say anything more. He stood up, nodded to Xinghe, shook the grasshopper doll in his hand, and then turned and left...

Watching the Holy Lord's figure gradually disappear, Chu Xinghe sighed!

"Xinghe... Don't forget not only the Holy Lord, but also my gift!" The Grand Elder appeared out of nowhere, looking at Chu Xinghe with a smile!

"Xinghe... and us old folks too!"

"Yes, yes, Senior Brother Xinghe, we want some too!"

"Junior Brother Xinghe, the gift I got last time wasn't worth much, so let's do another blind box this time... I'm definitely going to try for something good!"

"Senior Brother Shen Chun, with your terrible luck, what good luck do you have at all..."

"What's wrong with my luck? I'm incredibly lucky!"

A group of fellow disciples had appeared out of nowhere... Watching them playfully bickering, Chu Xinghe smiled...

But for some reason, Chu Xinghe said, "I was laughing, and then tears started streaming down my face... Who the hell stuffed bricks into my eyes?"

"What are you doing...? A tiny Star Gate, what is it to me...? You can just take it as you please! Don't worry! There will be gifts! There will be gifts!"

Chu Xinghe slowly opened his mouth. At this moment, Chu Xinghe... suddenly didn't want to die...

This is... the Misfortune Compass... You've struck again, haven't you...? I'm courting death here and you can't find a way to break it, so you're resorting to this, huh...

Okay... you win. Can I just concede this round? I won this round outright...

This journey to the Star Gate, I'll strive to survive... not for myself...

All for these people who are waiting for my gift, Chu Xinghe!

I, Chu Xinghe... don't want to disappoint them...