In the City Lord's mansion of Dihong City, Zhao Kai, the gatekeeper, was currently receiving a distinguished guest.
This distinguished guest was from the Council of Elders, and besides the guest, there was also a female Saint-level expert. With Zhao Kai's experience and insight, he could tell at a glance that this female Saint was not human. She exuded a natural, cold aura. If he wasn't mistaken, she should be a serpent妖族 (demon race).
As for the distinguished guest from the Council of Elders, he didn't recognize him. However, he appeared to be an old man whose face and eyes showed the vicissitudes of countless years. Zhao Kai's intuition told him that this was a powerhouse beyond the Saint level, at least a quasi-Emperor.
With this thought, Zhao Kai respectfully led the two into the hall and invited the old man to sit in the seat of honor, while he stood respectfully to the side.
The old man was naturally the Old Supreme, and the one beside him was the Serpent Princess, She Ji, from the Serpent-man race.
The Starry Sky Ancient Road reform had been underway for a year, and everything was proceeding in an orderly manner. However, because Gu Changsheng had just lifted the restrictions, not many Saints had been born from the races trapped on the ancient stars. Therefore, most of the ancient stars were still guarded by humans.
She Ji had been assigned to Dihong Star by the Council of Elders. Her arrival at Dihong Star was precisely to replace Zhao Kai's position and become the new gatekeeper of Dihong Star.
However, when the Old Supreme heard about Dihong Star, he insisted on coming along. Naturally, those in the Council of Elders didn't dare disobey. The Old Supreme was a genuine True Immortal powerhouse and was naturally highly respected.
"You…"
"Junior Zhao Kai, Senior can call me Little Zhao!" Zhao Kai understood and immediately introduced himself.
The Old Supreme nodded and said, "You must have received the notice about the Starry Sky Ancient Road reform, right?"
Zhao Kai nodded and said, "Junior is aware!"
The Old Supreme nodded, looked at She Ji beside him, and said, "Her name is She Ji, from the Serpent-man race. She will be replacing you as the new gatekeeper. After you return to Ancient Road Star to receive your reward, you can return to your family."
Zhao Kai's face showed great joy upon hearing this, but he hesitated and asked, "Senior, may I ask what this reward entails?"
In the past, there was no such thing as a reward for being a gatekeeper. Or rather, becoming a gatekeeper meant that his family would receive the protection and support of the Council of Elders, which was the greatest reward. Now that he was to return to Ancient Road Star to receive a reward, he really didn't know what it was.
"This is a decision made by His Majesty the Holy Emperor out of consideration for you. The rewards vary depending on the length of time each person has served as a gatekeeper. You have been a gatekeeper for over two thousand years, so you should be able to receive three Nine Revolutions Life Extension Pills," the Old Supreme said.
"Three Nine Revolutions Life Extension Pills?" Zhao Kai's eyes widened. The Nine Revolutions Life Extension Pill was no less than an immortal divine medicine to him. It was a pill that could directly extend one's lifespan by several thousand years. It was a true life-extending divine medicine, and there were three of them. This was like a bolt from the blue for him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Holy Emperor!" Zhao Kai expressed his gratitude to Gu Changsheng in the dark.
"His Majesty the Holy Emperor said that this is what you deserve, so there's no need to thank him," the Old Supreme said.
"Yes!" Zhao Kai responded respectfully, but his respect and admiration for Gu Changsheng in his heart reached a new level.
The Old Supreme felt the changes in Zhao Kai's emotions and couldn't help but sigh at His Majesty the Holy Emperor's methods of managing his subordinates. It could only be said that he was indeed the Holy Emperor revered by all races.
"Little Zhao, how much do you know about the inheritance of the Dihong Immortal?" Suddenly, the Old Supreme asked this question.
"The legend of the Dihong Immortal?"
Zhao Kai was stunned. He was a Saint King Realm Third Level cultivator and had been stationed on Dihong Star for over two thousand years. He had naturally heard many legends about the Dihong Immortal's inheritance. He had also explored Dihong Star, but even after searching the entire Dihong Star, he couldn't find any trace of the Dihong Immortal. Therefore, he personally believed that this was just a rootless legend.
However, since the Senior had asked, he would naturally answer truthfully.
"Junior has heard of this legend and has searched Dihong Star without finding any traces of the legend. Therefore, Junior believes that this is just a false legend," Zhao Kai said.
"A false legend?" The Old Supreme shook his head, disagreeing with Zhao Kai's words. However, he also confirmed that Zhao Kai didn't know much about Dihong. The rest would have to wait for him to find it himself.
"Alright, I've conveyed what needs to be conveyed. The rest of the handover will be left to you." After saying that, the Old Supreme's figure flashed and disappeared.
"As expected of a quasi-Emperor powerhouse, appearing and disappearing unpredictably," Zhao Kai exclaimed.
"Quasi-Emperor?" A strange smile appeared on She Ji's face.
"Fellow Daoist She Ji, did I say something wrong?" Zhao Kai asked.
She Ji nodded and said, "The Old Senior is not a quasi-Emperor. Not long ago, he was still a Supreme powerhouse. Now, he has surpassed the Supreme."
"Surpassed the Supreme? Then wouldn't that be becoming an Immortal?"
An exclamation from Zhao Kai echoed from the City Lord's mansion.
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After leaving the City Lord's mansion, the Old Supreme came to the extraterritorial starry sky. He looked down at Dihong Star from a high vantage point. His super powerful divine sense, belonging to an Undying True Immortal, spread overwhelmingly towards Dihong Star. He carefully probed Dihong Star.
As someone who had experienced the Era of Destruction, he naturally knew that Dihong was not just a legend, but there really was such an Immortal.
This Immortal had already become a legend before he had even embarked on the path of cultivation.
Dihong was not actually surnamed Di, as people said, but was called Dihong Shi. In his memory, Dihong Shi had a deep relationship with the Red Dust Heavenly Emperor. It was rumored that the two were sworn brothers. He didn't know if this was true.
However, he believed that the legend that Dihong Star had Dihong Shi's inheritance was true. It was just that the inheritance was hidden too deeply, so it hadn't been discovered.
Perhaps His Majesty the Holy Emperor had discovered it, but with His Majesty the Holy Emperor's strength, he probably wouldn't be interested in Dihong Shi's inheritance.
"Hmm?"
The Old Supreme's expression paused. He sensed that a unique fluctuation was emanating from a space-time node in a certain direction of Dihong Star. This fluctuation could not be sensed even by a Supreme. Only he, as a fellow Immortal, could sense the slight fluctuation.
This fluctuation was exclusively for Immortals. Immortals and Holy Spirits below Immortals were two different dimensional beings. No matter how strong the Supreme Realm was, it would be bound by heaven and earth and have a limited lifespan. Now that he had become a True Immortal, he didn't dare say that he could surpass His Majesty the Holy Emperor who had just become Emperor, but His Majesty the Holy Emperor had relied on the Azure Dragon Undying Medicine to live a second life because His Majesty the Holy Emperor's battle strength was heaven-defying, but the essence of his life was still in the category of "human."
The Old Supreme collected his thoughts and went towards the sensed spatial fluctuation.
At this time, Li Beifei and Bai Yifei and others had almost reached the teleportation altar of Dihong Star. They were thinking of quickly heading to the subsequent checkpoints so that they would have the opportunity to meet the Heavenly Eye Imperial Daughter.
Bai Yifei's saying that he wanted to find the Heavenly Eye Imperial Daughter for help was not just talk, but was really taking action.
As for Li Beifei's contemptuous gaze, he regarded it as Li Beifei's negative emotions arising from envy, jealousy, and hatred.
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