Stalling

"Old Sword, you keep saying I'm the Heavens Chosen, but you saw what's happening outside."

"Can I really defeat such an invincible Golden Winged Great Peng?" Ye Xiaoyao felt somewhat doubtful.

Hearing Ye Xiaoyao's words, Old Sword could not help rolling his eyes.

"You think too highly of yourself. No one said you had to kill him."

"According to the Elder Council's intelligence, that Golden Winged Great Peng descended as an avatar. Even with heaven-reaching methods, it can only remain in this realm for a few hundred years."

"No matter how the human race's situation develops, endure it and it will pass," Old Sword said within Ye Xiaoyao's mind.

"A few hundred years? By then, the Cultivation World will have long been occupied by the Demon Race." Ye Xiaoyao was somewhat panicked.

"You're overthinking it. The human race is not as fragile as you imagine."

"Before that Supreme Venerable of the Elder Council ascends, he will surely leave behind contingencies. So your task is to find a safe place, enter seclusion, cultivate for a few hundred years, and then come out."

"That will be your era," Old Sword said.

Hearing this, Ye Xiaoyao nodded.

"It's just a pity that, despite using every method possible, I still couldn't contact that Great Grandmaster in Artifact Refining." Ye Xiaoyao sighed.

"It's fine. Take it slowly. It's only an Immortal Artifact Spirit Sword; you'll have a chance to obtain one eventually," Old Sword comforted him.

Ye Xiaoyao stood up, intending to head to the Affairs Hall at the Elder Council Headquarters to accept a few missions.

Through his efforts, he now counted as a half-core member of the Elder Council.

He was qualified to exchange Contribution Points for Immortal Artifacts, but the amount of points required was enormous. Accumulating them bit by bit would