Guide Envoy

"Who was he?" Every member of the younger generation present asked themselves the same question.

Who could be so monstrous as to kill a Saint in a few moves? They had never seen anything like it.

In the open field, intense killing intent spread out, while vast blood qi blanketed the entire area, dyeing the whole world a dark red.

It was the blood qi and killing intent they had accumulated through years of battle, neither of which had ever faded.

Yet Xu Changqing alone remained calm and peaceful, without the slightest trace of killing intent. He merely appeared somewhat cold and indifferent.

A young man holding a paper fan walked up beside Xu Changqing, studied him carefully, and asked in confusion, "Fellow Daoist, why have I never heard of your reputation in the Starry Sky?"

Logically speaking, any expert capable of instantly killing a Saint Beast or slaying someone with a special constitution in a few moves would be discovered, and word would eventually reach the Imperial Pass through special channels.

Xu Changqing's eyes were unfathomably deep, like the secluded spring under the moon. He did not answer, merely gazing quietly at the city ahead.

The young man held his paper fan, a mild smile on his face. Dressed in a green robe, he looked like a scholar, but he was somewhat awkward now.

Why was this white-haired young man so impolite? He had approached to build a rapport and learn more about this figure who ought to be recorded in the younger generation's history, yet the man clearly had no intention of acknowledging him.

"Fellow Daoist, where are you from?"

"Fellow Daoist, what is your name?"

As long as I am not embarrassed, then the embarrassed one will be this white-haired young man.

But clearly, the young man had overthought it. Xu Changqing simply did not want to deal with anyone and was quietly waiting for the gates to open.

"Hey, brat, someone's talking to you. What's with that sour face? Looking for a beating?!" At that moment, a burly man riding a Primordial Wasteland ancient beast approached Xu Changqing. Vast blood qi surged from his body like an ocean.

He appeared to be another expert who had just emerged from the Trial Path.

What he hated most were people like Xu Changqing who ignored others. Besides, why was he so expressionless? He looked as though everyone owed him something, which was irritating to look at.

As for why he was so irritable, it was naturally because he knew that scholarly young man.

"Lin Feng, long time no see. Did this brat offend you?" The burly man, riding an ancient beast resembling a qilin, smiled as he looked at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng was the young man holding the paper fan. He was exceptionally handsome and refined; when some women saw his face, they could not help blushing. He was truly handsome.

Unfortunately, cold sweat was now pouring down his forehead. He hurriedly moved away from Xu Changqing, dragging the burly man away with him.

Xu Changqing did not stop them. He was merely a Half-Saint piece of trash, not worth his attention.

"What's wrong? Why are you sweating?" the burly man asked in confusion.

Lin Feng condensed the power of his Nascent Soul into a thread and moved his lips slightly. "Old Han, stop talking, or we'll die."

"Did you see the corpses behind that white-haired man?"

The burly man looked behind Xu Changqing and immediately discovered that the two corpses radiated an aura that made even him suffocate. They were two Saints.

"And?"

"He killed them. He instantly killed that Saint Beast and slew a Heavenly Pride with a special constitution in just a few moves..." Lin Feng gestured toward Xu Changqing.

The burly man was dumbfounded as well and swallowed hard. Of those who could reach this place, which one was not a ruthless figure? Even Saints who made it here might not necessarily be able to enter.

After all, most people here were Half-Saint experts, with almost no Saints among them. But Xu Changqing was an exception. Not only was he a Saint, he was also an expert capable of easily killing Saints.

Boom!

Suddenly, terrifying pressure erupted from atop the city wall. A middle-aged man clad in black armor stood on the wall, staring coldly at the crowd before speaking. "Silence! Before the Imperial Pass gates, no killing or fighting is permitted!"

"Otherwise, don't even think about entering!"

The aura erupting from him made many of the younger generation present unable to breathe. The suffocating sensation made their eyes bulge wide. It was too terrifying.

"At least a Saint King!"

"Why is he fine?!"

Of everyone present, only Xu Changqing remained calm. He stood quietly where he was, silently watching the soldier atop the city wall.

Soon, the area fell silent. The Saint King captain merely stood atop the wall and gave Xu Changqing a deep look before withdrawing.

Buzz!

A gentle aura swept through the area like a spring breeze, restoring the younger generation present. They all turned to look toward the city gates.

They saw a blurry figure floating in the middle of the gates. Chaos Qi shrouded the figure, making it impossible to see clearly, not even whether they were male or female.

They did not possess the slightest aura, appearing no different from an ordinary mortal.

"I am your Guide Envoy. Next, I will tell you the rules of the Emperor's Road."

"Within the cities of the Emperor's Road, you may not engage in major battles or kill others. Any grievances must be settled only after entering a trial site."

An aged voice spread throughout the open field.

"Also, do not provoke those whom you cannot afford to provoke." As they spoke those words, the Guide Envoy gave Xu Changqing a deep look.

As the Guide Envoy of the ancient road and a Great Sage expert, they naturally knew about the human race's experts in the Starry Sky.

According to the Heavenly Prides from the Burial Emperor Star at the Fiftieth Pass, two even more monstrous figures had yet to arrive.

Everyone present turned their gazes toward the silent Xu Changqing. Even the Guide Envoy had warned them not to provoke him.

It seemed this was an exceptionally terrifying figure.

"Come with me. This is not your battlefield." In an instant, the Guide Envoy appeared before Xu Changqing. Dense Chaos Qi covered their face, while their eyes resembled brilliant Divine Lamps.

Xu Changqing nodded and followed behind the Guide Envoy.

The Guide Envoy asked again, "Where is the other one?"

They were naturally referring to the Woman in White.

Xu Changqing shook his head without speaking.

Then the Guide Envoy suddenly asked, "Xu Changqing, after severing your emotions, why do you still wish to contend on the Emperor's Road and Become Emperor? Should you not remain detached from the world and concern yourself with nothing?"

"Or are you running away?"

They did not understand. A person without emotions would have no goal, yet having a goal meant possessing some form of emotion.

Still, they wanted to see what Xu Changqing's Dao heart was like.

Xu Changqing's expression remained incomparably calm. Nor did he care how the Guide Envoy knew his name. He said, "That depends on how you understand the word 'emotion.'"

"In my view, emotions are the most troublesome thing on the path to Become Emperor."

"Of course, any of you may refute my view. Everyone sees things differently."

"Some believe that being Wuqing means having no ambition, pursuit, or emotions at all, that one should stand above the world and look down upon the Starry Sky."

"Some believe that leaving an opportunity within reach untouched, without any desire to take it, is Wuqing. If you take it, that means you are greedy."

"But if you do not take it, how will you rise? How will you attain the Dao? Thus, this is contradictory."

"I do not wish to explain any further."

The Guide Envoy listened quietly. They were unlike other Guide Envoys; all they wished to do was quietly be themselves.

However, they had a purpose in asking these questions.

They did not want to leave Xu Changqing within the first dozen or so human race passes either. He was already a Saint, and the first fifty human race passes would be of little use to him.

It would be better for him to go directly to the Golden Seven Cities. That was where the major Younger Generations of the universe gathered and first met one another.

Under the complicated gazes of the younger generation, Xu Changqing followed the Guide Envoy and vanished.

The Guide Envoy was an expert of the Imperial Pass. It was said that even the weakest among them were Great Sages.

Even a Great Sage had warned them not to provoke that white-haired man.

After Xu Changqing disappeared, people soon began emerging from the ancient road one after another.

PS: I have to take the Subject Two driving test these next few days. I have to get up at seven every day, and I'm numb already.

Thank you all for your rewards.