"How do you hope I will choose?"
After thinking it over, Perfected Lord Xuanmiao decided to ask Gu An's attitude.
Everything he had today was entirely due to Gu An's support. He believed Gu An would not harm him; even if he was to serve as Gu An's chess piece, he would do so willingly.
Gu An replied, "Naturally, I hope you can accept it. And perhaps, in the future, you may be able to use this fleshly body to rank among the immortals."
Perfected Lord Xuanmiao narrowed his eyes and asked, "You hope I will infiltrate the Heavenly Court?"
How clever!
Gu An said earnestly, "Immortals and gods do exist, but they look down coldly upon all living beings. There are even immortals and gods committing evil in the mortal realm. I feel that something may have gone wrong inside the Heavenly Court that created the immortals and gods."
The reason he had chosen to give the Demon God Body to Perfected Lord Xuanmiao was, first, because he truly wanted to help Perfected Lord Xuanmiao change his fate, and second, because Perfected Lord Xuanmiao yearned for immortals and gods, so he could be sent to the Heavenly Court as Gu An's eyes and ears.
The Heavenly Court's fate was complex and could not be divined, but if he arranged informants, he could likewise investigate the internal situation of the Heavenly Court.
After hearing this, Perfected Lord Xuanmiao felt that his words were reasonable. The immortals and gods of today were indeed strange. He had not seen immortals and gods save the world; instead, many catastrophes had arisen because of immortals and gods.
"Then I am willing to seize this fleshly body. Many thanks for your grace!"
Perfected Lord Xuanmiao immediately knelt and kowtowed to Gu An.
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