Guide Envoy

"Who is he?" Every member of the younger generation present asked themselves this question.

Who was so monstrous as to kill a Saint in just a few moves? This was something they had never witnessed before.

On the open grounds, a thick killing intent spread, and vast blood energy covered the entire place, turning the whole world a dark red.

That was the blood energy and killing intent they had accumulated over years of battle, never fading.

But Xu Changqing alone was calm, peaceful, completely devoid of any killing intent. The entire person only appeared slightly cold.

A young man holding a paper fan walked up to Xu Changqing, carefully sized him up, and asked with confusion, "Dao brother, why have I never heard of your renowned name in the starry sky?"

Logically, anyone who could instantly kill a sacred beast in one move and slay a special constitution expert in a few moves would be discovered, and news would spread into the Imperial Pass through special means.

Xu Changqing's eyes were deep and profound, like a secluded spring under the moon. He did not respond to the man's words, only quietly gazing at the city ahead.

The young man held a paper fan, a peaceful smile on his face, dressed in a green robe, looking like a scholar. But at this moment, he was also somewhat embarrassed.

Why was this white-haired youth so rude? He had come to build a connection, wanting to learn about the younger generation's recorded history, but this person clearly had no interest in acknowledging him.

"Dao brother, where do you come from?"

"Dao brother, what is your name?"

As long as I'm not embarrassed, the embarrassment falls on this white-haired youth.

But clearly, the young man had overthought it. Xu Changqing had no intention of acknowledging anyone, only quietly waiting for the gates to open.

"Hey, brat, someone's asking you a question. What's with the sour face? Looking for a beating?!" At that moment, a burly man riding a Primordial Ancient Beast approached Xu Changqing. He radiated vast blood energy, like an ocean.

He looked like another expert who had just emerged from the Trial Path.

What he hated most was living beings like Xu Changqing who ignored others. And why the expressionless face? It made it look like everyone owed him something—just seeing it was irritating.

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

"Lin Feng, long time no see. Has this brat offended you?" The burly man rode a beast resembling a qilin, smiling as he looked at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng was the young man holding the paper fan. He looked handsome, with a refined and striking appearance. Some women would unconsciously blush at the sight of his face—he was very good-looking.

But unfortunately, cold sweat was now pouring down his forehead. He quickly moved away from Xu Changqing, dragging the burly man along with him.

Xu Changqing did not stop them. A mere Half-Saint trash was not worth his attention.

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

Lin Feng condensed his Primordial Spirit power into a single thread, his lips barely moving as he said, "Old Han, don't say any more, or we'll die."

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

The burly man looked behind Xu Changqing and immediately noticed two corpses emitting an aura that even he found suffocating—they were two Saints.

"And then?"

"He killed them. One move instantly killed that sacred beast, a few moves killed that Heaven's Pride with a special constitution..." Lin Feng gestured for the burly man to look at Xu Changqing.

The burly man was also stunned, swallowing his saliva. Anyone who could make it here was no pushover, and even Saints who reached this point weren't guaranteed entry.

Because most here were Half-Saint experts, almost no Saints. But Xu Changqing was an exception—not only a Saint, but one who could easily kill other Saints.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a terrifying pressure erupted from the city wall. A middle-aged man in black battle armor stood atop the wall, coldly watching the crowd, then spoke: "Silence. Before the Imperial Pass, no killing, no fighting!"

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

The aura he released made it hard for many of the younger generation present to breathe. The suffocating sensation made their eyes bulge—it was too terrifying.

"At least a Saint King!"

"Why is he fine?!"

Of everyone present, only Xu Changqing remained calm, standing still in place, silently watching the soldier on the wall.

Soon, the crowd quieted down. The Saint King captain merely stood on the wall, gave Xu Changqing a deep look, and then withdrew.

"Hum!"

A gentle aura swept through like a spring breeze, and the younger generation present all recovered. They turned their gazes toward the city gate.

They saw a blurry figure suspended in the middle of the gate, shrouded in Chaos Qi, impossible to see clearly—not even whether it was male or female.

It even had no aura at all, looking like 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, no great battles, no killing. Any grudges must be settled only in the training grounds."

An aged voice spread across the entire open space.

"Also, there are people you must not provoke—do not provoke them." When saying this, the Guide Envoy gave Xu Changqing a deep look.

As the Guide Envoy of the ancient road and a Great Sage expert, he naturally knew of the human experts in the starry sky.

According to those Heaven's Prides from the Burial Emperor Star at the Fiftieth Pass, there were two even more monstrous figures who had yet to arrive.

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

It seemed this was an extremely terrifying figure.

"Come with me. This is not your battlefield." The Guide Envoy appeared before Xu Changqing in an instant, his face thick with Chaos Qi, his eyes like radiant Divine Lamps.

Xu Changqing nodded and followed behind the Guide Envoy.

The Guide Envoy asked again, "And the other one?"

He was naturally referring to the Woman in White.

Xu Changqing shook his head and did not speak.

But the Guide Envoy suddenly asked, "Xu Changqing, after you severed your emotions, why do you still want to contend on the Emperor's Road and seek to Become Emperor? Shouldn't you be transcendent and detached from worldly affairs?"

"Or are you running away?"

He was somewhat puzzled—a person without feelings had no goals, and having a goal implied some kind of emotion.

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

Xu Changqing's facial expression was utterly calm, and he did not mind how the Guide Envoy knew his name. He spoke, "That depends on how you understand the word 'emotion.'"

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

"Of course, anyone can refute my view, since everyone sees things differently."

"Some believe that being emotionless means having no ambition, no pursuit, and no emotions at all—that one should look down on the mortal world from on high, gazing upon the Starry Sky."

"If a stroke of fortune comes to hand, you feel no greed and simply leave it untouched—that is some people's understanding of emotionlessness. If you take it, that means greed."

"But if you don't take it, how can you rise? How can you achieve the Dao? So this is contradictory."

"I don't want to explain too much."

The Guide Envoy listened quietly. He was different from other Guide Envoys; all he had to do was faithfully be himself.

But he asked these questions with a purpose.

He also did not want to place Xu Changqing among the human race's dozen or so passes, because Xu Changqing was already a Saint, and the first fifty passes of the human race would not benefit him much.

It would be better to go straight to the Golden Seven Cities, where the universe's various Younger Generation gathered—the first place they would meet.

Under the complex gazes of many of the Younger Generation, Xu Changqing vanished along with the Guide Envoy.

The Guide Envoy was a powerhouse from the Imperial Pass, and it was said that even the lowest cultivation among them was a Great Sage.

Even a Great Sage was advising them not to provoke that White-haired man.

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

ps: I have to take the driving test for Subject 2 these days, waking up at seven every day. I'm completely exhausted.

Thanks to all the big shots for the tips.