[Just as you pondered this, "Confucian" spoke again, the Great Dao's Voice lingering in the air:]
["Might you help our Confucian Dao overthrow the Great Qian Dynasty's rule and preserve my Dao Lineage, fellow Daoist? Should we succeed, I will reward you handsomely!"]
[And the instant those words fell—]
[Within your sea of consciousness, a golden talent that had lain dormant for a long time suddenly lit up.]
[It was [Golden Talent: The Only Player]!]
[You opened it and found it was the [Mission System]. In a rare turn of events, it had actually responded and issued a mission.]
[Purple time-limited mission: Help "Confucian" overthrow the Great Qian Dynasty's rule and preserve his Dao Lineage during the ninth era in the [Supreme Martial Arts World].] [Mission summary: In this ninth era, the "Confucian" Dao is in decline. The three Supreme Existences, "Buddha," "Dao," and Martial, have all but monopolized the chessboard of this ninth era.] [Find a way to break the deadlock.] [Mission reward: [Heavenly Fire] Great True Lord (Nascent Soul Late Stage) cultivation method!]
[It was actually a time-limited mission.]
[Though it was only purple, it still delighted you.]
[You had been worrying about having no further cultivation methods for [Heavenly Fire].]
[Moreover, its requirements aligned perfectly with your current Group Mission—it was practically a free gift!]
[Thus, through the "Number One Other-Self" possessed by "Old Self," you responded with the Great Dao’s Voice:]
["May I ask what the reward would be?"]
[Although the mission guaranteed a reward, you would not offer help for nothing.]
[Seeing you respond, "Confucian" hurriedly said:]
["One-fifth of my authority!"]
[One-fifth of his authority?!]
[Your heart jolted.]
[You had not expected that reward.]
["Old Self" and "Confucian" both followed paths of idealism. It would be no exaggeration to say that the abilities