Monkey's words naturally made some people deeply wary, but Gu Sheng left decisively, not giving them any chance to speak. For now, this matter could only be left at that.
Gu Sheng returned to the quarters arranged by Jade Pool Holy Land with the stone egg. One after another, divine patterns that had been drawn long ago surfaced. After Gu Sheng placed the stone egg into the grand formation, dazzling radiance shone upon it, and the stone egg began to tremble violently.
Dragon Maiden could not help advising him from the side, "What you're doing is far too offensive. The Undying Heavenly Emperor is the god of the Primordial Races. If you attack the Undying Heavenly Emperor's descendant, the Ancient Ancestral Kings and even the Great Saints won't let you off."
"Don't worry. I never planned to take his life. This good-for-nothing isn't worth me personally killing."
Gu Sheng spoke calmly from the side. His words left Dragon Maiden visibly stunned. She had assumed that Gu Sheng had made such a grand display because he intended to refine the Undying Heavenly Emperor's descendant alive, yet he now said he had no intention of taking its life.
Seeing Dragon Maiden's confusion, Gu Sheng explained calmly, "I want to cultivate a divine ability that requires Divine Phoenix Blood of extremely high purity. His bloodline is barely adequate.
"His father should have been the most suitable candidate, but unfortunately, I'm no match for him. His younger brother has an even stronger bloodline, but unfortunately, I can't find him either. Moreover, his younger brother is protected by the Undying Heavenly Blade. After thinking it over, I could only look for this abandoned good-for-nothing."
The bewilderment on Dragon Maiden's face deepened. She then stared at Gu Sheng and said, "Wait. Are you saying that the