After bidding farewell to the Ancestor, Wu Chu made his way back, his mind weighed down with worries.
The joy of obtaining the Four Swords of Immortal Slaying and the formation diagram still couldn't dispel his inner conflict. He didn't even have the mind to wonder what Tongtian would do in the future without the Four Swords of Immortal Slaying.
Although he had obtained this Grandmist Purple Qi, Wu Chu had no intention of refining it.
On one side lay friendship and kindness spanning countless ages; on the other, the temptation of attaining the Dao.
Compared with the temptation of attaining the Dao... this choice shouldn't have been too difficult. Yet he had hesitated. Wu Chu couldn't understand why, so he silently asked Yibao.
Yibao spoke in his heart. "Maybe deep down, you want to return to the Earth where you once lived! Are you worried that if you become a saint with the Grandmist Purple Qi, you won't be able to leave this world?"
Wu Chu shook his head. "I don't think so! Look, hasn't Master been staying just fine in the Outer Chaos? In the Investiture of the Gods World, after the Six Saints wreaked havoc in the Primordial World, weren't they ordered by the Ancestor not to set foot in the Primordial Land?"
"Could it be that deep down, you've always thought the Grandmist Purple Qi was poisonous?"
"That's not it. If it can help me become a saint, I'd accept it even if it were poisonous."
"Could it be that you feel bad about taking Hong Yun's opportunity?"
"..."
At some point in life, everyone inevitably faces difficult choices.
When faced with family, love, and friendship, choosing whether to remain faithful or betray someone truly tested one's humanity. Many people said that the only reason someone