Of all the people present, probably only the White Tiger Demon Emperor, with his overflowing affection, found Li Beifei adorable. But Gu Changsheng was clearly used to it.
"Who are you?"
The avatar of the Heavenly Sword Immortal Venerable looked at Gu Changsheng. Although two people had suddenly appeared, he used "you" instead of "you all," clearly not taking the White Tiger Demon Emperor seriously. His attention was focused on Gu Changsheng.
"Me? I'm the awesome master he was just talking about!" Gu Changsheng said, pointing at Li Beifei with a calm tone.
"I see. I wonder what method you used to evade the restrictions set by this venerable one, but even if you are a Celestial King, now that you've entered the Heavenly Origin Secret Realm, you shall become nourishment for this venerable one's resurrection!"
The avatar of the Heavenly Sword Immortal Venerable spoke thus. He had reached the most crucial moment. As mentioned before, he couldn't suppress or discern the strength of those above the True Immortal level. However, he clearly regarded Gu Changsheng as a Celestial King-level expert, and a newly emerged Celestial King from the Heavenly Sword Great World at that, otherwise, he would have recognized him.
As for experts from other Great Worlds, the avatar didn't dwell on it. The grand formation laid down by the main body before his death was something even Celestial Venerable experts wouldn't dare to forcefully breach. The Heavenly Saber Immortal Venerable had been blocked by the grand formation for three million years.
Beyond Celestial Venerable? The avatar didn't even dare to consider that level. How could an expert beyond the Celestial Venerable level possibly be interested in his inheritance?
Countless thoughts flashed through the avatar's mind in an instant. In summary, he judged Gu Changsheng to be a new generation Celestial King expert from the Heavenly Sword Great World.
"Celestial King, if you had appeared earlier, I might not have been able to do anything to you, but now, it's too late!"
The avatar sneered. Then, the entire palace exploded with a boom. A mass of energy radiating a rich life force enveloped the avatar, and his aura was constantly changing.
At this moment, the Heavenly Origin Secret Realm also underwent drastic changes. The endless golden ocean was boiling, and wisps of profound aura converged from all directions towards the center, ultimately landing on the avatar.
And the avatar seemed to have become different, more vibrant, more like a living being.
Gu Changsheng protected the two behind him, not interfering with the changes in the Heavenly Sword Immortal Venerable's avatar at all.
True Immortal, True Immortal Peak, Celestial King…
The aura of the Heavenly Sword Immortal Venerable's avatar continued to rise, and his cultivation level also increased continuously. In just a few breaths, his cultivation reached the level of a Half-Step Celestial Venerable, and a terrifying pressure spread throughout the entire Heavenly Origin Secret Realm.
"After devouring you, and then seizing that kid's body, this venerable one can be completely resurrected!"
A look of cruelty was revealed in the avatar's eyes.
Gu Changsheng remained unmoved and asked, "Are the citizens of the Heavenly Sword Great World just ants that can be abandoned and sacrificed at any time to you?"
The avatar was stunned, and then a look of mockery appeared on his face.
"Didn't you see the answer just now?"
The answer he was referring to was the fact that he had devoured all the life essence of all the cultivators who had entered the Heavenly Origin Secret Realm. Among them were descendants of other Celestial Kings, and even descendants of his own family. But even so, for the sake of the illusory opportunity of resurrection, he had ruthlessly devoured them without hesitation.
This was a tyrant!
This was Gu Changsheng's assessment of the Heavenly Sword Immortal Venerable, the kind of tyrant who would rather the world betray him than he betray the world. Gu Changsheng had seen many such people. The Supreme Ancient Emperors who had launched dark turmoil in the mortal realm were this type of person, but compared to the Heavenly Sword Immortal Venerable, the Supreme Ancient Emperors of the mortal realm were a bit lacking.
The cultivators who entered the Heavenly Origin Secret Realm, when added together, outnumbered the existing living beings in the mortal realm. But the Heavenly Sword Immortal Venerable devoured them without the slightest hesitation.
"A person like you is a great threat to the human race if you live!"
Gu Changsheng said.
"What?" The Heavenly Sword Immortal Venerable's avatar was puzzled.
"Idiot, my master means you can go die peacefully," Li Beifei gave the avatar two middle fingers. He didn't have the slightest goodwill towards this person who coveted his body. If he wasn't so outmatched, he would have reduced the avatar to ashes.
"Impudence!"
The Heavenly Sword Immortal Venerable's avatar's face instantly became extremely gloomy. Even though he had taken a fancy to Li Beifei's body, he was still extremely angry at Li Beifei's insulting words and provocations. He had already decided that he wouldn't rush to seize Li Beifei's body later. He would roast his soul for ten thousand years and let him taste all the tortures in the world!
Li Beifei felt a chill in his heart from the Heavenly Sword Immortal Venerable's avatar's cold gaze, and he quickly hid behind Gu Changsheng. "Master, leave it to you!"
"Hopeless!" Gu Changsheng glared at him. He provoked others without ability and was scared by just a look. What a disgrace!
Li Beifei nodded contentedly, his skin so thick that it was astonishing.
"Since your Sword Body and Sword Bones have awakened, then watch carefully. Your teacher will only use one sword!"
Gu Changsheng said to Li Beifei. Upon hearing this, Li Beifei immediately straightened his attitude and called out to Old Six in his body, asking Old Six to help him. He knew that Gu Changsheng's next sword would not exceed the Heavenly Sword Immortal Venerable's current cultivation level, but it was not something he could see through. However, he had a cheat. Don't panic. Even if he couldn't see through it now, he could let Old Six record it and savor it slowly later.
I'm so smart, Li Beifei thought smugly.
"Draw your sword!"
After hearing this, the Heavenly Sword Immortal Venerable's avatar laughed loudly, as if he had heard the funniest joke in all the heavens and realms.
"You dare to draw your sword in front of me? Who gave you the courage?" The Heavenly Sword Immortal Venerable's avatar was extremely arrogant. In the heavens and realms, since the beginning of time, there had never been a strong person who had achieved the Immortal Emperor position purely through the Sword Dao. And he, the Heavenly Sword Immortal Venerable, was a Sword Dao Immortal Venerable who had almost achieved the Immortal Emperor position. In the Sword Dao, he was qualified to be arrogant and proud. Now, hearing that Gu Changsheng was going to draw his sword in front of him, and it seemed to be with the nature of teaching a disciple, how could he not laugh? But after laughing, it was boundless anger.
"This venerable one has fallen for three million years, and even any Tom, Dick, or Harry dares to flaunt their sword in front of this venerable one!"
The Heavenly Sword Immortal Venerable's avatar exuded a furious aura, and the void shattered inch by inch. His gaze was cold and arrogant, and his sword intent was intense, like a unsheathed sword, revealing its sharpness to the world.
His sword intent and sword force rose to the extreme, and his aura and momentum also climbed to the pinnacle. If the secret realm was not transformed from the Heavenly Sword Immortal Venerable's own divine sea, it would have been destroyed by the shocking momentum he exuded.
But even so, the sword intent, which could be described as shaking the past and present and shaking the earth, also penetrated the Heavenly Origin Secret Realm's heavy restrictions and radiated outwards.
The Crimson Flame Immortal King and the Profound Night Immortal King, who were sitting on the Nine Heavens, felt this familiar sword intent and were both shaken.
"Could it be… is our guess true? The Immortal Venerable left the Heavenly Origin Secret Realm in order to resurrect!"
Xuan Ye's expression was complicated. As for the Heavenly Origin Secret Realm, just as Gu Changsheng had said before, they had long speculated, but they had no choice. Their Heavenly Sword Great World urgently needed a strong person who could stabilize the situation.
"Perhaps!"
The Crimson Flame Immortal King's face was not very good-looking either, but he still comforted him: "If that's the case, at least our world can be preserved, can't it?"
"Yes…"
Xuan Ye sighed.
(Gonna grab some food first)
