So annoying~
He was obviously so handsome, so why did he have to have a mouth?
After seeing his guests off, He Jiu could not help but stroke his chest and steady his breathing.
Even now that he had reached Return to Truth, Return to Simplicity, he had rarely felt this way even back when he was in Unity of Heaven and Man.
Yet today, just a few words from someone else had shattered his defenses.
It seemed his cultivation of the heart was still lacking.
Hoo~
He Jiu let out a long breath.
How difficult was the Ascend to Heaven in One Step that he had always pursued? He might even have to endure the test of Divine Punishment; if he failed to pass it, he would be reduced to ashes.
He absolutely could not leave behind the slightest flaw.
Throughout the records of the human race, all those who achieved great things had Ascended to Heaven in One Step and endured heavenly tribulations.
The Human Sovereign had borne four tribulations, while the Overlord had borne three. Both had left their names throughout the ages. He did not seek to reach such heights as those predecessors, but he still wanted to attempt Ascend to Heaven in One Step!
Xu Yue's few mocking remarks had instead shattered He Jiu's originally imperfect heart, allowing him to begin piecing it back together.
Originally, after three years of accumulation, He Jiu had fought one against four at the Xingyun Banquet and, with Wang Siyuan's assistance, completed Ascend to Heaven in One Step. It had clearly been a rather forced success.
One could say that He Jiu's original purpose of existence was to forcibly demonstrate Ascend to Heaven in One Step before Meng Qi!
That was all!
Thus, in the later stages, this former