Everyone had selfish motives. He, Lu Yunxiao, could not possibly give the Ancient Emperor's Legacy to Gu Xun'er and then hand the Emperor-grade Nascent Pill to Gu Yuan.
That was unrealistic!
Giving the Ancient Emperor's Legacy to Gu Xun'er was both an expression of his affection for her and repayment for the Gu Clan's kindness in raising him.
Gu Xun'er possessed the Gu Clan's Divine Grade Bloodline.
If she became a Dou Di, the Gu Clan's bloodline could flourish for at least another ten thousand years.
Even the greatest debt of gratitude would be fully repaid by then.
As for Gu Yuan himself, it was not as if he could not become a Dou Di.
Once Lu Yunxiao opened the Plane Passage someday and Origin Qi reappeared, Gu Yuan could still become a Dou Di.
It would merely take many more years.
But for now, it was not yet time to reveal these matters.
Without a Dou Di to back them up, opening the Plane Passage might not be a good thing.
If another plane invaded then, they might not even have the strength to fight back.
So, for the sake of caution, it was best to keep these matters hidden for now.
He understood all too well the obsession of people like Gu Yuan, who had been trapped at a bottleneck for thousands or tens of thousands of years.
Their yearning for the realm of Dou Di might interfere with their judgment.
If they learned of the Plane Passage's existence, they might forcefully break it open.
And no one knew whether the Plane Passage could withstand the attacks of a Peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng Expert.
If the Plane Passage reopened, the Dou Qi Continent would be exposed once more.
What they might encounter then would be utterly impossible to