Everything Was Arranged by Fate

Although Xuanlong's intelligence was outdated and no different from saying nothing, Lu Bei still accepted the goodwill and even presented an important piece of information in return.

Lu Bei leaned close to whisper a few words into Zhao Wuyou's ear. Her expression changed drastically, and in the end she raised a hand to cover her face, hiding her crimson lips that refused to close.

"How about it? Isn't this intelligence far more explosive than the Three Divine Artifacts?"

"Sect Master Lu, you..."

Zhao Wuyou stammered. It took her a long while to recover from the shock before she replied with a bitter smile, "The Bloodline Curse has shackled that evil dragon, Mighty Chu. Its removal is also a good thing for Wu Zhou. The Heavenly Sword Sect has no interests in common with Mighty Chu, so Sect Master Lu helping undo the curse was truly unwise."

Only then did she finally understand why Lu Bei had not cared in the slightest when the information about the Longevity Seal had leaked.

The curse had been lifted, and Mighty Chu no longer had the greatest reason to recover the Three Divine Artifacts.

If one had to speak of the remaining value of the Three Divine Artifacts, it was probably only to commemorate the founding emperor, Gu Tianyin. All three artifacts had come from the late emperor; losing even one would be an act of filial impiety by his descendants.

King Yuanji and Gu Yuanping had both entertained this thought. But when they saw Lu Bei gather the Three Divine Artifacts and defeat Reincarnation Heart Venerable, and when Ao Yi had once commented that Lu Bei and Gu Tianyin had virtually identical personalities, they could not help feeling suspicious.

Perhaps, maybe, possibly...

Not to mention reincarnation—there had been no such ancestor in the