[Your encounter with Ant True Person drew attention not only from the Beast Emperor, but from the Righteous Dao cultivators as well.]
[A gleam flashed in Xingyao's eyes.]
[Seeing this, the Treasure-Filled True Person hurriedly warned him, "Old Ant, don't forget why we came here today!"]
[Ant True Person coughed lightly and was about to speak.]
[But you spoke first. "As the sect master of the Taihua Sect, I invite Ant True Person to join us as a supreme elder, enjoying the honored status of a guest attendant."]
[Ant True Person waved a hand. "Sect Master Chen, I appreciate your kindness. But I've grown accustomed to living freely and doing as I please. I cannot bear restraints."]
["Today, my brother, sister, and I entered Many-Treasure Mountain to contend for an immortal treasure. Though you and I hit it off, Sect Master Chen, that remains our purpose."]
[Three Mountains Purple-Gold Light gathered in his palm once more, and his voice grew solemn. "I will not hold back."]
[You merely smiled faintly at his words. "You're right, Brother Ant."]
["Unfortunately—you are no match for me."]
[Ant True Person's brows shot up. "Sect Master Chen, do you take me for the likes of Fu Hai or that Flood Dragon? They are merely my juniors."]
["Seventeen hundred years ago, my name already shook the East Sea."]
[Your expression remained calm. "Times have changed, after all. The glories of the past have all dissolved into mist and clouds."]
[Ant True Person straightened his tall, thin frame slightly, his expression growing more solemn. "Very well. Let me see what a hero of this age can do!"]
[Before his words had faded, purple-gold radiance surged from his entire body. A towering dharma aspect resembling him materialized behind him, its pressure as imposing as a mountain.]
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