Gu Qingshan stood rooted to the spot, feeling himself stiffen from head to toe.
Even he, who had never cared about saving face and had tricked countless people, felt his cheeks grow hot at that moment.
He looked around. The great cultivators were still kneeling on the ground, holding their welcoming bows to greet the immortals.
They had frozen completely too, motionless.
--What was going on?
We'd clearly exhausted our Spiritual Power to summon Mount Sumeru and have it kill this fiend. How had things turned out like this?
What was Big Tabby Cat? And what was Little Angel? Why did they sound so strange?
Most importantly--
Why did all these immortals from the heavens seem so familiar with Gu Qingshan?
So after all their efforts, had they summoned people who were all on his side?
As the cultivators' minds raced, the highest-ranking celestial immortal, the Nine Heavens Ten Earths Most Supreme Mysterious Venerable, spoke.
He clasped his hands toward Gu Qingshan and asked with a smile, "Six Paths Reincarnation Envoy, was it you who summoned us?"
Gu Qingshan seized on the words like a ladder to help him down. He hurriedly said, "It wasn't me. Actually, these cultivators wanted to use your hands to kill me."
"Kill you?" The Nine Heavens Ten Earths Most Supreme Mysterious Venerable looked surprised.
The celestial immortals all looked puzzled.
Gu Qingshan then recounted the whole story in detail.
As soon as the celestial immortals heard it, they could no longer hold back.
"Hmph! I never thought the cultivators of the mortal world could be so despicable," Purifying Altar Envoy said angrily.
"That's right. With the great tribulation looming, they're still thinking of bullying someone who has contributed to the entire Cultivation World." The Great Emperor shook his head.
"Biting the hand that feeds