He immediately collected his thoughts: "I am fortunate not to have failed in my mission. That person has agreed to take us into the Cloud Sea Immortal Palace. Jian Shifei and the others have already brought him here, and they will arrive in five hours."
He then raised his head and looked at Zhu Guangyin with a hesitant expression: "Imperial Lord, half a day ago I received news that not only have the rules changed for this Cloud Sea Immortal Palace contest, but some powerful gods are also planning to intervene. Your avatar is currently regaining strength and will reach First Grade in five or six years, so why take such a risk?"
He believed that now was not the right time for Zhu Guangyin to face those gods directly.
This was extremely risky.
"Of course, there is something I must fight for."
Zhu Guangyin gave a faint smile: "But don’t worry, I’ve been acting alone these days to prepare for this matter."
As he spoke, he placed a white mask on his face.
At this moment, Zhu Guangyin’s aura changed drastically, becoming subtle yet mysterious, with a faint Temporal Power swirling around him.
He then took out several masks from his sleeve and tossed them to the Ancient Sword. "From today on, you may not refer to me as Imperial Lord but call me Sorcerer Shi Zhiming. Also, it’s not appropriate for you to use your current appearances. Take these."
Ancient Sword gazed intently, closely observing Zhu Guangyin.
He noticed that there was no trace of Zhu Guangyin left on this person, not even the Qiu Long tattoo on his neck.
Ancient Sword relaxed his expression and also placed a mask on his face.
He was someone presumed dead, and appearing with his current appearance would clearly indicate to others that Zhu Guangyin’s avatar had descended to the world.
"By the way!" The Wind and Thunder Ancient Sword suddenly remembered something and took out a book from his sleeve, holding it in front of him: "The Heavenly Mechanism Martial Arts Manual released on October 30th has been sent to Cangzhou Tianhai County. I acquired a copy at a high price from the black market in Tianhai County.
In the Heavenly Mechanism Martial Arts Manual, Chu Xisheng of the Formless Divine Sect has already topped the Qingyun General List! Recently, he fought to a draw with Purple Eyebrow Heavenly Monarch Shui Ruge, who ranks fourth in the Qingyun General List and possesses Fourth Grade cultivation!"
"Hmm? So it means this person’s combat power is already on par with a Fourth Grade Saint?"
The sword-like eyebrows behind Zhu Guangyin’s mask raised; he knew Ancient Sword paid great attention to Chu Xisheng.
In the Time Secret Realm, it was this very person who caused Ancient Sword’s defeat to Fang Bu Yuan.
Zhu Guangyin was also highly interested in this Human Clan youth.
If there had been a choice, how could he have let the Wood Sword Immortal realize his wish and step into the God Realm?
It was precisely this person that left him with no choice but to compromise and allow both sides to get what they wanted.
Zhu Guangyin raised his hand, summoning the Heavenly Mechanism Martial Arts Manual into his grasp, marveling, "Impressive, indeed the most outstanding prodigy among your Human Clan. With his talent, he was bound to reach this point sooner or later, but I didn’t expect it to happen so quickly. It seems you might have another encounter with him during this Immortal Palace expedition."
The eyes of the Wind and Thunder Ancient Sword gleamed momentarily, which was exactly what he anticipated.
He had been following Zhu Guangyin for several months.
Now, his cultivation had undergone a tremendous transformation.
Just as Zhu Guangyin was browsing through the Heavenly Mechanism Martial Arts Manual, Ancient Sword suddenly felt the entire sky darken briefly,
surprised, he looked up at the sky, only to see a brilliant scarlet radiance separating from the Great Sun in the sky, rapidly plummeting toward the ground.
Ancient Sword was startled and hastily lowered his head,
the scarlet radiance was so dazzling, like a new Great Sun, resplendent and magnificent.
Just one glance made Ancient Sword’s eyes ache.
"That should be a descendant of ’Yang God’ Tai Hao."
Zhu Guangyin seemed indifferent, having already found the article about Chu Xisheng in the Heavenly Mechanism Martial Arts Manual, quickly perusing through it.
The celestial phenomena around them couldn’t pique his interest in the slightest.
"The things within the Cloud Sea Immortal Palace might not matter to others, but that guy cannot avoid competing for them. You don’t need to worry, compared to those entering the Cloud Sea Immortal Palace this time, that little Three-legged Golden Crow is insignificant."
A hazy blue Divine Power encircled Zhu Guangyin’s sight, seemingly penetrating through the Time River, glimpsing into the future.