The Choice

Dongmuzhou.

In a building that has been slightly renovated and is used as a command center.

Their expressions, Gu Jinlai, were filled with astonishment.

The four True Lords in front of him— Lu Zhanxian, Youquan True Lord, Jing Yunshan, and Leng Ningshuang—were no exception.

"The True Person Wushi has been navigating the spirit realm for a hundred years?"

All eyes Gu Jinlai, immediately fell on Lu Zhanxian, Primordial Spirit True Lord who had lived for over a hundred years and had witnessed the great battle a hundred years ago. "Isn't this True Person a terrestrial immortal? When did he switch to cultivating as a celestial master? And he has even cultivated to the point where he can come into contact with the true spirit world, and even manage the true spirit world?"

"Transforming into a Celestial Master..."

Lu Zhanxian pondered for a moment before slowly saying, "For some truly peerless geniuses, perhaps no matter which path they choose, they can achieve unimaginable accomplishments in the eyes of ordinary people, like the Immortal True Person..."

His expression was somewhat complicated. "In the future, whether I hear that he has cultivated into a True Immortal of the World or the Creator, I will not be surprised."

"A true immortal!? A creator!?"

Gu Jinlai solemn.

Lu Zhanxian's evaluation of Wushi True Person is actually so high!?

"I, and many others of our time, don't actually believe that the Heavenly Emperor could become the number one in the world. He may have simply had better fortuitous opportunity than the Beginningless True Person, obtaining the Heavenly Sword, which is more powerful than the World Sword and the Heart of the Stars, but the Beginningless True Person..."

Lu Zhanxian sighed, "I concede."

Gu Jinlai, people have looked upon this supreme True Lord.

Lu Zhanxian, whose name means "slaying immortals".

Slay the true immortal on land!

Just from this title, you can see how proud he is.

How confident are they in their future?

Of course, as it turned out, his confidence was nothing more than youthful arrogance.

He thought that with his talent, he would not only be able to cultivate to become a true immortal on land, but also kill a true immortal on land.

But so far, he has been wasting his time on the Primordial Spirit True Lord...

This already proves what it means to have lofty ambitions but a fragile fate.

However, putting all that aside, it's still clear how ambitious Lu Zhanxian is.

Right now, however, he genuinely admires the True Person Wushi.

Judging from this, this is a true immortal on land...

"In fact, two hundred years ago, before the divine weapon appeared, everyone had a common understanding that the next few hundred years would inevitably be the era of the Beginningless True Person. At that time, he was undoubtedly the strongest person in the world. The Heavenly Emperor? He wasn't even Celestial Person. The most discussed topic was how far the Beginningless True Person could go, becoming the first True Immortal on land in Qiantian in hundreds of years!"

Lu Zhanxian sighed.

"A true immortal on land before the emergence of divine weapons!?"

His Gu Jinlai tightened slightly.

Before the divine weapon appeared, in the Qian Tian region, only one sage was born every hundred or even several hundred years—a true immortal on land...

It's practically a myth.

Of course, the area of Qian Tian at that time was not as large as it is now, and its potential could not compare with that of today.

"The emergence of divine weapons ushered in a great era for terrestrial immortals. The biggest winner was the Heavenly Emperor, who emerged with the supreme divine weapon, the Heavenly Sword, and established the Heavenly Immortal Palace, which at one point overshadowed the Three Pure Ones Palace. However, in the eyes of many ancient forces, the Heavenly Emperor... was probably regarded as a nouveau riche."

Lu Zhanxian paused, then continued, "This is also why the Heavenly Emperor was attacked by the masses... If the identities of the Heavenly Emperor and the Beginningless True Person were switched..."

He didn't say anything more.

After all, back then they were on the side of the Celestial Emperor's Heavenly Immortal Palace.

"So, with his talent, he really can cultivate to become a Heavenly Monarch, and even a third-step Heavenly Monarch..."

Gu Jinlai, he couldn't help but think of the mysterious Heavenly Lord he had encountered in the real spirit world.

The mysterious Heavenly Lord of that era was overjoyed to learn that he was the Heavenly Lord of the native Qian Heaven and hoped that he would go to find him...

It is evident that the Heavenly Lord was a person from the Qian Heaven and Earth Realm.

Furthermore, according to Zhang Lihuo, if one were to say where in the Qian Heaven Realm there is the most likely place to have a Supreme Heavenly Lord, it would be none other than the Great Qian Imperial Family and the Three Pure Ones Palace...

The True Person of Beginningless, doesn't that match up?

It seems he wanted him to work with him to sort out the spirit world?

"Palace Master, the Sanqing Palace has invited four sages from all over the world, intending to combine the power of the six sages to jointly kill the Heavenly Sword Master Xuan Tianzun. These four sages should refer to Di Luo, Tai Yuan, Li Mufeng, and you, Palace Master. What do you think?"

Lu Zhanxian looked at Gu Jinlai.

"Xuantian Venerable..."

Gu Jinlai, he has been squinting his eyes slightly.

He had met Xuan Tianzun from afar when Xuan Tianzun was still in the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Unfortunately, he was very cautious at the time, and because he didn't understand the true value of the Heavenly Sword, no real conflict broke out between the two sides.

Now...

"Xuantian Zun has two divine weapons in his possession."

The True Lord, standing to the side, said with a gleam in his eyes, "Moreover, the Heavenly Sword is the number one True Person weapon in the Qian Heaven, and the World Sword is even more so, perhaps second only to the Heavenly Sword. Although this is because its wielder is the number one True Man Wushi in the world, this alone shows the true power of these divine weapons. With your talent and ability, Palace Master, if you could obtain either the Heavenly Sword or the World Sword, you might be able to successfully recognize it as your master. At that time..."

His words also made the eyes of the other True Lord present, including Gu Qingmei and other Gu Clan, light up.

With their talents and achievements Gu Jinlai, if they could also obtain the power of divine weapons, they would be even more powerful.

At that time...

The entire Qiantian region will likely enter an era belonging to both Gu Jinlai, and to the Lingxiao Palace, for some time to come.

Just like the Sanqing Hall, which has always held the position of the number one sect in the world for many years.

Do you think Xuan Tianzun is so easy to deal with?

Gu Jinlai True Lord.

His words startled the several Primordial Spirit True Lord, who then quickly made a connection.

"If Xuan Tianzun was truly no match for Wu Zhong True Person, this sage of the Yu Xu lineage would never have announced this news to the world and summoned the four sages, including Palace Master Ni, to join forces against him."

Following Gu Jinlai's train of thought, Leng Ningshuang added, "Furthermore, the World Sword, a divine weapon that originally belonged to the Sanqing Palace, was actually taken away by Xuan Tianzun..."

The truth is about to be revealed.

"True Person has been defeated!"

Lu Zhanxian said heavily, "Based on my understanding of Wuzhong True Person, unless there is no other way, given his possessiveness, he would never call on others to deal with Xuantianzun. The fact that he released this news only proves that even if he and the two saints, Wunian True Person, joined forces, they would not be confident of killing Xuantianzun. That is why he had no choice but to call on the four saints, including the Palace Master, to combine the power of the six saints to kill him."

Lu Zhanxian's words were immediately accepted by everyone.

For a moment, their gazes inevitably fell back on Gu Jinlai.

Although the Heavenly Sword and the World Sword are formidable divine weapons, they are...

Xuan Tianzun was so powerful that even the two great saints, Wu Zhong True Person and Wu Nian True Person, could not do anything about him.

Should we heed his call to deal with Xuan Tianzun...?

It all depends on whether the Palace Master is willing to take the risk for the two divine weapons.

Gu Jinlai, he remained silent, meeting the gazes of the crowd.

The two divine weapons are indeed tempting.

But...

Human greed is insatiable; like a snake trying to swallow an elephant.

The power of Xuan Tianzun has already been demonstrated.

Even the Immortal True Person, who wielded the World Sword, was unable to defeat him and even had the World Sword taken away from him.

It should be noted that this True Person is a figure from the same era as Wushi True Person, Tianji Emperor, and Imperial Tutor Tai'a. He has been a Saint for over a century, and his strength is far beyond that of any newly promoted Saint.

With his current Cheng Ying mecha, he might be able to fight against newly promoted saints, but if he were to face Wu Zhong or Wu Nian True Person, who are considered strong even among saints, he would most likely be no match for them.

At most, they can rely on their "eternal" nature to fight to the death.

But it's meaningless.

If he were to fight Xuan Tianzun to the death, Blood Demon Emperor Luo, Wu Zhong True Person, Wu Nian True Person, and Imperial Tutor Taiyuan would never easily let him take away the Heavenly Sword and the World Sword.

That will inevitably lead to another fierce battle.

"Over the years, the Qian Heaven Realm has only been able to prevent the Demon Realm Rift from spreading significantly thanks to the efforts of the True Person in managing the Spirit Realm. Now that the True Immortal Wushi has fallen, the Qian Heaven Realm will inevitably suffer a great change. Not to mention the large number of Demonic Spirit that have emerged from the expansion of the Demon Realm Rift, even the Endless Mountain that has been blocked by Li Mufeng, the East Sea across the sea, and the Three Thousand Great Swamps where no living beings exist may all turn their attention to the Qian Heaven Realm."

Gu Jinlai had already made up his mind. "Humanity should not continue to fight among themselves at this time. I estimate that even the True Person Wushi would not want to see the human race go into civil war because of his life or death, which would eventually lead to the fall of Qiantian and the suffering of all living beings."

"That's true, but we must first secure our internal stability before we can fight external threats... If Wushi True Person truly guarded Qiantian silently for a hundred years, we are all essentially living in peace because of him. Yet Wushi True Person, who sacrificed so much for Qiantian, was assassinated by Xuantian Zun. His crimes are no less than crimes against humanity. If such crimes go unpunished, once Qiantian and the surrounding Demonic Beasts forces go to war, countless people will take chances, line their own pockets, and outwardly comply while inwardly disobeying..."

Lu Zhanxian voice.

Gu Jinlai shook his head. "What I did was only my personal decision. I will not interfere in the choices that Blood Demon Emperor Luo, Imperial Tutor Taiyuan, and Li Mufeng, who guards the Northern Cold State, make."

After saying that, he turned his gaze to the other two Muzhou: "We need to speed things up!"

"Need to speed it up further?"

Leng Ning Shuang, who was standing to the side, was slightly taken aback.

"Although I don't know whether the Demonic Beasts outside the Qian Tian Realm are unwilling to enter the Qian Tian Realm because they are afraid of the power of the Beginningless True Person, or because they have their own goals and need to attack other dynasties' holy lands, but... it's better to be prepared."

Gu Jinlai, "Increasing speed may lead to casualties, but to be on the safe side, we must take Muzhou as quickly as possible and establish defenses there."

His abilities are limited.

If chaos ensues in the future, he may not be able to protect the entire Qian Tian, nor can he become a savior.

But now that he is in the south, facing the Three Thousand Great Swamps, he naturally has to shoulder the responsibility of defending against the invasion of Demonic Beasts from the Three Thousand Great Swamps.

It's not particularly sacred or noble.

Those in positions of authority should fulfill their responsibilities.

That's all.