One Who Wields Creation

Seeing Lu Ren lost in thought, Cheng Guo smiled. "You said those two often wanted to find an opportunity to deal with you. But now that they've set foot on the Path to Ascension, they'll have no choice but to press forward. If they fail midway and wish to return, time won't permit it. I'm afraid those two will disappear from your world for good.

"Besides, you intend to remain at Hanging Mountain permanently. Even if they become Golden Immortals, coming after you again would be extremely troublesome."

Lu Ren smiled. "That is good news. Not bad at all."

After a pause, Lu Ren asked, "By the way, do you know someone named Tongtian?"

He had long wanted to ask someone about this. Tongtian had entered the Path to Ascension wielding four swords; he was certainly no obscure figure. Yet Lu Ren had never heard of him even at Hanging Mountain. It was truly surprising.

"Tongtian?" Cheng Guo thought for a moment, then shook her head. "I've never heard of him. Did he also come from your present world? So many Celestial Immortals have emerged from your world. For it to be capable of supporting the emergence of so many Celestial Immortals is genuinely astonishing."

After Lu Ren told Cheng Guo of Tongtian's origins, she sighed with feeling. "Now that is a true cultivator. He disregards everything in pursuit of the ultimate. Only by giving up can one gain."

"I think he never stayed at Hanging Mountain. After sensing the auras of so many Celestial Immortals, he likely took the initiative to avoid this place."

Lu Ren pondered for a long time and could only reach that conclusion. Though Tongtian was unruly and proud, sensing the auras of so many Celestial Immortals would surely have made him wary.

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