Opening the Duluo Gate
Heavenly King Luan Sheng was actually Gu Huaifeng. That truly came as a surprise...
But even the Pope of the Ten Thousand Spirits Sect on the Western Continent had had his identity replaced by Mofa Heavenly King. In that light, Luan Sheng infiltrating the Western Continent was not all that outrageous.
As for the "Gu Huaifeng" He Ping had just killed, he was likely merely a stand-in—or an extraordinarily sophisticated deception, one that fooled heaven and earth and swapped the sky for the day. It seemed that even He Ping had failed to notice.
"Heavenly King Luan Sheng."
The voice of the Immortal Palace's primordial spirit rang out again.
"You are correct. If you mean only the qualification to inherit the Immortal Palace, there would be no issue even if it were handed to Fu Ziting... However, Your Excellency's aim is not the status of the Immortal Palace's successor."
"That's right."
Gu Huaifeng—Heavenly King Luan Sheng—spoke bluntly. "You should know perfectly well why I have truly come. Hand over what lies beyond the Duluo Gate at once!"
"That will not do."
The primordial spirit replied coolly, "I can decide to grant Gu Huaifeng the qualification to inherit the Immortal Palace, but I ask Your Highness the Heavenly King to turn back and return home. Do not cross the line."
"Cross the line?"
Heavenly King Luan Sheng raised one eyebrow and sneered. "A mere primordial spirit of your Duluo Immortal Palace dares speak such words before this Heavenly King? You are truly shamelessly boastful."
"It is not shameless boasting."
The primordial spirit's tone remained indifferent. "What lies beyond the Duluo Gate was originally prepared for the Lord of the Divine Court. The Heavenly King is a giant of the Divine Court, but not its Lord, nor are