"You must be joking, Heavenly Venerable."
Li Yue wore an awkward yet polite smile.
By now, however, he had begun to guess what was going on.
Returned ahead of time?
Was the Spirit of Minglou something Heavenly Venerable Minglou had deliberately arranged?
Perhaps there was something in it that benefited Heavenly Venerable Minglou?
And because the Spirit of Minglou attacked me, Heavenly Venerable Minglou had no choice but to return and stop him?
But why would Heavenly Venerable Minglou stop him?
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind before suddenly settling on a name.
The First Emperor of Qin.
Had Heavenly Venerable Minglou recognized the Qin Ge Golden Man when it appeared?
Did he think the First Emperor of Great Qin stood behind me?
Was he afraid the First Emperor of Great Qin would settle accounts with him?
Although it was only a guess, he felt it was very likely.
After all, a moment earlier, the Spirit of Minglou had still been controlling Minglou Divine Mountain to attack and suppress him.
And a moment later—
Just as he truly manifested the Qin Ge Golden Man, Minglou Divine Mountain went out of control, and Heavenly Venerable Minglou appeared.
"I am not joking."
"Your talent is unparalleled in this age, young friend. Your future accomplishments will far surpass mine."
"Might I ask where you placed in the Peak Divine Path Grand Assembly?"
Heavenly Venerable Minglou asked curiously.
He had not participated in this Peak Divine Path Grand Assembly and knew nothing of its inner workings.
But in his eyes—
The deity before him was simply astounding.
At the Ten Halls God King divine rank, his strength had already reached an utterly terrifying level.
"The Dao Ancestors were kind enough to favor me."
"And allowed me to take first place."
Li Yue spoke modestly.