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"While the Demon God Realm was indeed powerful, I had visited the Ancient Immortal Realm and exchanged words with Immortal Venerable Li. I discovered that Immortal Venerable Li truly possessed the bearing of a hegemon. Among the several great worlds, I fear there was no one who surpassed him." I offered the reminder calmly.
Lu Sheng shook his head, but smiled. "Immortal Venerable Demon Lord, you haven't met him, have you? If you had, I'm afraid you wouldn't say that. If not for the Demon Lord back then, how could Li Xiangru have achieved his current stature? He would probably still be a wandering loose immortal. You should know that when Ancient Immortal Li Gu of the Ancient Immortal Dao fell, heroes rose together. The various paths that had originally been forcibly united all stood up to resist. When they declined, they couldn't even secure a foothold. As for Li Xiangru, legend had it that he was born one with the sword, but without a towering tree to shelter him, didn't he ultimately end up banished to the Outer Court? It was only because the Demon Lord possessed a discerning eye, recognized his talent, and treated him with courtesy that Li Xiangru was able to borrow that momentum and rise to power. Of course, Li Xiangru was tremendously capable himself. Otherwise, how could he have achieved what he had today?"
I smiled. Didn't every household say its own master was formidable? Standing from the Demon God Realm's position, Lu Sheng was obviously even more inclined to say so.
Seeing that I seemed somewhat unconvinced, Lu Sheng raised his head slightly and said after a moment of contemplation, "It's a pity, too. Even someone as clever as Immortal Venerable Li could be so short-sighted. Back then, how much did our