Bi Yuan remained silent for a moment and said, "I am indeed somewhat puzzled about this point, but he is on the Innate Sacred Path, and he has evolved into the Great Sun Golden Crow. Nuclear fusion energy for the Great Sun Golden Crow is almost equivalent to an Innate Divine Ability. It’s not hard to understand why he could easily master this method, right?"
As he spoke, he looked at Xuan He: "I know, for us to survive, we must be very cautious and carefully evaluate each newcomer. However, given our current difficult situation, if we continue to be extremely wary of outsiders, it will only eventually lead to a loss of morale, creating a vicious cycle..."
"Those who are not firm in resolve or who are indecisive, we would rather not have!"
Xuan He stated firmly.
"It’s not about resolve; every creature has an innate tendency to seek fortune and avoid misfortune. The Profound Immortal Realm is different from our Immortal Shadow Realm; they have not yet been devoured and destroyed by the Xuanhuang Realm. In other words, they don’t have unresolved hatred with the Xuanhuang Realm. If we don’t show enough sincerity, why would they choose to oppose the Xuanhuang Realm to the end..."
Bi Yuan said sincerely.
But before he could finish, Xuan He interrupted: "Your approach will only plant a huge hidden danger within the Immortal Shadow Association. Remember, our power is not equal to that of the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty! Once exposed, could you bear the responsibility if hundreds of lives are sacrificed?"
Upon seeing this, Bi Yuan didn’t continue to argue with him but simply said, "I don’t think the Tianshu Guardian Army, or even the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty, would place a genius with a Great Dao Golden Immortal Level Spiritual Realm who is less than a hundred years old into our Immortal Shadow Association as a pawn."
He then smiled wryly: "Honestly, it’s not worth it. Such a genius should be nurtured as a Star God by the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty."
"How do you know their target is only our Immortal Shadow Association!? What if they have bigger ambitions, wanting to use our association as a springboard to target the Immortal Xia Association, and even find a route into the All World Alliance!?"
Bi Yuan fell silent, and after a while, said, "Sect Master Xuan He, at least for now, Gu Jinlai is not our enemy. We shouldn’t treat him as if he is."
"Not an enemy? With so many suspicious points, can’t you see his identity is questionable?"
Xuan He said, laying out a document again: "Or can you explain how he managed to transform old methods into new ones in less than a month?"
"His Star Map... was it actually initially completed?"
Bi Yuan was slightly taken aback.
"Or why do you think I would personally come here with a team?"
Bi Yuan didn’t know how to respond for a while, and it took some time before he said, "Perhaps... he is truly a genius..."
But even saying this, he couldn’t continue.
Completing the Star Map in a month, that is really...
Even calling him a genius doesn’t suffice.
After a long pause, he finally said, "If he truly were a pawn, he wouldn’t make it so obvious, exposing flaws that anyone could easily see."
"Then why not test him? Maybe a test could reveal his true nature."
"People can’t endure tests, especially someone whose lifespan is not yet a hundred, and whose Spiritual Realm is already comparable to a Great Dao Golden Immortal."
Bi Yuan looked at Xuan He, dissatisfied: "He is not like us; do you want to push him towards the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty, letting them gain another Star God?"
"It’s exactly because they are different from us, that he has a way out, and no deadly feud with the Xuanhuang Realm, making it most likely that he would have already sided with the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty, masquerading as someone from the old methods era, to infiltrate our Immortal Shadow Association."
Xuan He looked at Bi Yuan, who was still speaking for Gu Jinlai, took a deep breath, and said coldly, "You tell the Association Master your reasons, and speak no more to me."
With that, a crystal stone appeared in his hand, with ripples swirling on its surface.
Bi Yuan’s expression was somewhat complex, but he did not stop him.
Before long, a figure condensed from the crystal stone.
It was the Association Master of the Immortal Shadow Association, Mu Wuying.
"Association Master."
Upon Mu Wuying’s appearance, Bi Yuan, Xuan He, and the others present simultaneously bowed in salute.
"I am already aware of the truth of the situation."
The Association Master contemplated and slowly said, "There are indeed too many questionable points about Gu Jinlai; we cannot treat his existence with simple observation."
"Association Master..."
"I know what you want to say, don’t worry, this is the Immortal Shadow Association, and with you and Xuan He here, nothing will go wrong."
"It’s not about things going wrong, but rather..."
Bi Luo said somewhat powerlessly, "It’s about human hearts."
"You consider him a genius; since he is a genius, he should receive exceptional treatment."
Mu Wuying said: "If he can prove his identity, I will personally recommend him to join the All World Alliance, to receive the best cultivation; I believe that is exactly what he desires."
"I am fully aware; it’s just a test and won’t cause him any real harm. Necessary caution won’t evoke his displeasure. Once we compensate him sufficiently, he will instead feel more secure."
At this moment, Xuan He spoke again.
Bi Luo opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but ultimately couldn’t utter a single word.
"To prevent him from suspecting anything, I will go now."
Xuan He said, glancing at Bi Luo: "Don’t worry, I know my limits."
Bi Luo was left speechless.
At this time, Gu Jinlai was casually chatting with Zhang Yu, a newly acquainted Profound Immortal on the Mechanic path.
"The quality of mecha materials can be judged in two aspects: firstly, its structure, and secondly, its energy conductivity, thirdly, its resistance to Devouring power. Resistance to Devouring power is related to the Dao Patterns inscribed with Star Power. This is something we who have yet to touch Star Power need not consider. The rest, structure, pertains to material strength and so forth, and energy conductivity actually refers to Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures."