An Kai desperately needed the knowledge inside the Immortal's head.
First, he slapped the Immortal to death, fulfilling his dying wish.
Then he captured the Immortal's true spirit and gave him one of the four precious [Divine Attendant] slots within his [Domain].
It was also a way of doing something for Teacher.
After all, Teacher had said more than once that he had failed the Immortal.
All in all, An Kai believed he was doing a good deed.
Besides that.
There was another important reason.
Dong Mu's sudden abnormal behavior had given him a sense of impending danger.
He had only witnessed Teacher's actions through the [Divine Court Fourth Layer].
He did not know the whole story.
And the Immortal's answers had only added another layer of uncertainty.
That was what finally made An Kai resolve to act.
He would keep the Immortal around-a god who had personally experienced the Divine Court's history and knew its secrets.
All these strange occurrences made An Kai feel as though a pair of invisible hands were pushing him forward.
That feeling unsettled him.
His sense of danger had reached an unprecedented peak.
Especially after learning the origins of the gods from the Immortal.
An Kai had abandoned his assumption that gods were merely a group of powerful beings.
All those reasons combined had finally made An Kai decide to give the Immortal a [Domain] slot!
Inside An Kai's [Domain].
Hearing that familiar reply.
The Immortal's true spirit froze...
He had indeed died.
Yet he had not.
A true spirit was the foundation of a living being.
It served the same purpose as a "soul" in An Kai's previous life.
Normally, a being only acquired a "true spirit" after reaching the [Unity] realm.
But the Immortal was different.
He was native to the