Regardless of how others viewed the Heavenly Dao Exaltation caused by Yang Zhen, Yang Zhen himself kept grimacing and almost cursed.
Therefore, there is no absolute right or wrong. What seems absolutely wrong from one perspective may not be wrong from another.
Throughout history, whether in the Cultivation World or on this blue planet, the topics of right and wrong, good and evil have been discussed to death.
Looking at the lifelike Three Lives Flower in mid-air, Yang Zhen suddenly felt a surge of heroic spirit, for some reason.
Since I was born into this world, it's no longer a matter of whether the world tolerates me or not. I decide when I'm born and when I leave.
At this moment, the Grand Elder said with a smile, "I didn't expect that young friend Yang would have such a high level of awareness. As you said, we have indeed been too selfish. But as you can see, many of our fellow practitioners here are under the threat of the Three Lives Flower. Are we just going to stand by and watch them die?"
Yang Zhen rolled his eyes, wanting to say "What's it to me?" but then he thought about it again. There was no right or wrong in Yang Zhen stopping the Grand Elder and others from destroying the Three Lives Flower, but it was far too wrong of Yang Zhen to disregard the lives of so many cultivators.
Anyone can pass the buck.
Yang Zhen winked at the Grand Elder, and instead of answering, asked, "What does the Grand Elder think?"
"This..." The Grand Elder paused, clearly not expecting Yang Zhen to turn the question back on him with a single sentence.
Almost everyone's gaze fell upon the Grand Elder. After a moment's contemplation, the Grand Elder spoke, "How about this: I will preserve the lives of many fellow cultivators, while young friend Yang will unravel this millennia-long mystery? What do you say?"
Upon hearing the Grand Elder's words, almost everyone present gasped in unison, even Elder Jian and the others showed surprised and strange expressions.
A hint of hesitation flashed across the Third Elder's face. He turned to look at the First Elder and hurriedly said, "First Elder, this... I'm afraid it's not quite right."
The Grand Elder glanced at the Three Lives Flower in mid-air. Since it wasn't yet a matter of life and death for everyone, he asked, "Is there something wrong?"
The Third Elder paused, glanced at Yang Zhen, and remained silent.
What's wrong with that?
Don't you have any self-awareness?
What are we here for?
Initially, the goal was to kill Yang Zhen, avenge the previous humiliation, retrieve the Nine Realms Exquisite Pagoda from Yang Zhen, and then break the restrictions placed on the Heavenly Holy Maiden Tianxuan Holy Maiden Tianxuan to obtain her inheritance.
Later, the Grand Elder, truly eager to recruit talent, conceived the idea of bringing Yang Zhen under his wing.
That's fine, the crowd wasn't entirely against it, although they felt a bit resentful. After all, it was the Grand Elder's business, so they could only let it be.
But what about now?
Hearing Yang Zhen's words, although they provoked a great uproar from the Heavenly Dao, everyone felt that Yang Zhen was just being unreasonable and sophistry. The Grand Elder actually took the initiative to resist the terrifying disaster brought by the Three Lives Flower, and asked Yang Zhen to unravel the ten-thousand-year grand plan of the Holy Maiden Tianxuan?
If Yang Zhen Yang Zhen were to see through this grand scheme spanning millennia, wouldn't the inheritance of the Holy Maiden Tianxuan be given to him for nothing?
What was the Grand Elder thinking, making such a sacrifice?
Even if Yang Zhen's talent is unparalleled throughout history, it's still not enough to achieve this level.
The Yaoguang Holy Son stared at the Grand Elder with a livid face, a hint of resentment flashing in his eyes, and fixed his gaze on Yang Zhen.
Little did Yang Zhen know that with just one glance, the image of the Yaoguang Holy Son was completely branded as that of a dead man.
Yang Zhen wouldn't kill people casually. Let alone kill someone, Yang Zhen would even avoid stepping on an ant on the ground to prevent himself from being crushed.
However, not killing indiscriminately does not mean that Yang Zhen is someone who can be bullied by others. The sinister gaze of the Yaoguang Holy Son seems to want to devour Yang Zhen alive. How could Yang Zhen wait until the Yaoguang Holy Son rises up and brings endless consequences?
The entire Ten Mountains World fell into a deathly silence. Yang Zhen winked at the Yaoguang Holy Son from afar, as a final farewell.
The Grand Elder suddenly burst into laughter, ignoring Elder Jian and the others' words, and said to Yang Zhen, "Time is running out, young friend Yang, what do you think?"
Yang Zhen had no idea what the old man, the First Elder, was up to. But no matter how he looked at it, seeing through the grand scheme of things over ten thousand years was much safer than enduring the terrifying disaster brought by the Three Lives Flower.
Could it be that this old man has had a change of heart after seeing how handsome this Sage of Saunter is?
That's quite possible.
Yang Zhen was quite confident in her appearance.
However... one should always be wary of others. Yang Zhen looked at the Grand Elder with a puzzled expression. The old man had a smiling face and showed no sign of setting a trap.
When it comes to scheming, this Sage of Saunter is a grandmaster. Even if the Grand Elder sets a trap, Yang Zhen is confident he can climb out and drag the Grand Elder and his ilk down with him. He immediately laughed and said, "Alright!"
"Elder!"
The Yaoguang Holy Son, his eyes blazing with fury, stood behind the Grand Elder, avoiding Yang Zhen's gaze, and said through gritted teeth, "What merit does Yang Zhen possess to deserve such concession from you?"
The Grand Elder sighed, looking expressionlessly at the Yaoguang Holy Son, and shook his head, saying, "Haven't you realized yet? There's no inheritance on the Ice Coffin of the Holy Maiden Tianxuan!"
"What?"
Upon hearing this, a Yaoguang Holy Son's eyes. He glanced at Yang Zhen with a gloating expression, just in time to see Yang Zhen wink at him.
The Yaoguang Holy Son didn't know what Yang Zhen meant by blinking, but judging from the Grand Elder's words, even if Yang Zhen had grasped the grand scheme of ten thousand years, he wouldn't be able to obtain any inheritance. That made him feel better.
Thinking of this, the Yaoguang Holy Son regained his calm and composed expression, and even nodded to Yang Zhen from afar.
The Holy Maiden Qingquan frowned, her gaze towards the Yaoguang Holy Son filled with intense contempt—utter contempt, beyond even disappointment.
There were no expectations to begin with, so where does the disappointment come from?
Yang Zhen stared blankly at the composed Yaoguang Holy Son, wondering what he had said to the Grand Elder that had miraculously restored his composure. He couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.
Why wasn't that petty guy furious?
The aura emanating from the Three Lives Flower grew increasingly intense, so intense that everyone present felt a sense of unease.
Yang Zhen knew that the time was almost up, and looked up for a long time at the ice coffin and the Three Lives Flower of the Holy Maiden Tianxuan.
These bastards, do they think I, the Sage of Saunter, can't see that the Holy Maiden Tianxuan has no inheritance whatsoever?
No, it's not that there's no inheritance at all; it's that the best inheritance of the Holy Maiden Tianxuan has already been obtained by this Sage of Saunter, and you didn't know that, did you?
In fact, no one present knew that Yang Zhen had entered the restricted area not for the inheritance of the Holy Maiden Tianxuan, but simply to repay a favor!
I wonder if the Yaoguang Holy Son would still have such a nonchalant expression if he knew that Yang Zhen, whom he thought he could never have, had not only received the inheritance of the Holy Maiden Tianxuan, but had received it twice.
No matter how many schemes you have, how could you possibly guess what this Sage of Saunter is up to?
And you all know that the Holy Maiden Tianxuan didn't leave any other good things for this Sage of Saunter?