Xu Changqing lowered his eyes.
He had pondered the matter of Tribulation Transcendence for a long time.
Ever since the Origin Dao Heavenly Scripture's deduction had been completed, he had been waiting for a suitable opportunity.
Limited by his own realm, the Origin Dao Heavenly Scripture had currently only reached the fifth realm.
And that was already the limit of the Void Refinement Realm.
Once he entered the Body Integration Realm, not only would his cultivation rise, but more importantly, the heavenly scripture could naturally advance to the sixth realm, perhaps even charge into the seventh.
As long as he succeeded, he would no longer enter the Five Elements, leap beyond the Three Realms, and never fall into reincarnation.
Although even then, he would still be unable to confront a Great Dao Venerable who commanded the River of Time head-on, he would at least possess the strength to protect himself.
Coupled with the powers of time and space from the Torch Dragon Transformation, with all these trump cards stacked together, even against an existence on Zhen Yuanzi's level, it was not as though he lacked the strength to fight.
But those were matters for later.
Right now, Xu Changqing was still on Jade Balance Star, the roots of the Creation Green Lotus were still spreading beneath his feet, and the Great Dao Venerable's gaze was still casting sidelong glances his way.
Therefore, he had to keep pretending.
Not for himself, but for Xu Ping'an, for Xu Mu, for Xu Xiao, and for the bloodlines Ruo Qunshuang and Bei Qingtang had left him.
The Xu Lineage had achieved what it had today.
In the Spirit Plant Bureau, Pill Cauldron Division, and Wind and Thunder Directorate, Xu Family descendants accounted for thirty percent.
Their commercial branches had spread throughout the Four Mortal