"On your own initiative..."
Jin Donglai narrowed his eyes.
To be honest, he didn't believe that this was Li Xiangxue's own decision.
Although they are of the same human race and have been on good terms with Brother Daoist Jiang, this is after all a matter concerning the safety of the Five Spirit Realms. How could the five major holy places not keep a close eye on it?
It can be said that as soon as Li Xiangxue and his group entered the Five Spirits Realm, various surveillance methods were arranged.
After about a month of observation, the temperament and character of the twelve members of the exchange delegation, except for an old man named Lou Youzhi, were almost completely understood, including Li Xiangxue.
Especially Li Xiangxue.
Shy and indifferent.
Almost all those who were responsible for secret observation gave these two evaluations.
I have to say, this is very unnatural.
Because it is difficult to connect these two words together, let alone to infer the past based on them.
Even at the beginning, Jin Donglai thought that Li Xiangxue was the one who hid the most.
After all, the real cunning person does not appear to be cunning at all.
However, after personal observation and subsequent personal contact, Jin Donglai discovered that these two words were truly the best evaluation of Li Xiangxue.
Faced with the enthusiasm of the female disciples of the Five Spirits Palace, he would panic, feel shy, and be embarrassed.
When faced with wealth, power, and treasures, they treat them as dirt.
It’s like a piece of life is suddenly missing, skipping from childhood to youth and growing directly to middle age, retaining the youthful shyness of a child, but also the indifference of seeing through the world.
But no matter which one is the real Li Xiangxue, it does not include the experienced man who schemed against the entire Five Spirits Realm.
"No, definitely not you."
Jin Donglai looked directly at Li Xiangxue and said firmly, "Even if it wasn't Brother Jiang Daoist, there must be someone else who instructed you to do this."
“…”
There was a moment of evasion in Li Xiangxue's eyes.
"It's not that I look down on you, but for someone who can devise such a scheme, the confidence in his every move cannot be hidden."
Jin Donglai closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose. "But you don't have to panic. I don't intend to pursue anything."
"If I'm not mistaken, the master behind you must have given you some advice on how to deal with this situation, right?"
"Let me think about it..."
"Although the upper limit of the Five Spirits Realm is high, it is no longer possible to breed a second-class status. Moreover, if it continues to degenerate, even if it is not invaded by evil spirits, sooner or later it will completely lose the conditions for cultivation."
"Although Baiyujing is at a lower level, it is only temporarily lower."
"If the Five Spirit Realm can be incorporated into Baiyujing, the upper limit it can reach will definitely not be weaker than the current Five Spirit Realm."
"What's more, Baiyujing will not only not decline, but will even continue to grow stronger..."
As he spoke, Jin Donglai opened his eyes and smiled, "I am now very curious about what reasons he is going to use to convince me that Bai Yujing will be safer wandering in Daxu with Fellow Daoist Jiang than in the heavily arranged Five Spirit Realms."
“…”
Li Xiangxue opened his eyes wide and looked at Jin Donglai as if he had seen a ghost, with goose bumps all over his body.
Because what Jin Dong said was almost exactly the same as what Zhang Shunyi told him, except for the wording.
And in the end, Jin Donglai was able to guess that there was such a "reason" for the killing.
Is this the tacit understanding between wise men?
After a long while, Li Xiangxue took a deep breath and asked instead of answering, "Senior, do you know how old the Regent is now?"
"Eh? Age?"
Jin Donglai was slightly stunned, thought for a moment and replied: "In the Five Spirit Realm, under normal circumstances, it would take at least two thousand years for a human to cultivate to the third level. Although the level of the Tianxuan Realm is slightly lower, Brother Jiang's aptitude is far superior to that of ordinary people... I think he should be less than a thousand years old, right?"
"hehe."
Li Xiangxue smiled and shook his head, then raised his right hand and spread out his five fingers.
"Five hundred years old?!"
Jin Donglai trembled all over and his pupils contracted violently.
You know, the lifespan of ordinary mortals in the Five Spirits Realm is more than 500 years.
Considering that life span will increase dramatically after one is promoted to a higher rank, does that mean Brother Jiang still has more than ten thousand years left for cultivation?
In that case, promotion to the second-class rank is almost certain.
And the life span that increased dramatically after being promoted to the second-class rank...
A hope for first-class status? !
Jin Donglai's heart suddenly became hot.
However, Li Xiangxue still shook his head and said calmly, "There is still half a year before the Regent turns 50."
“…”
Jin Donglai's eyes, brain, expression, movements... everything was completely frozen at this moment.
He thought of himself when he was fifty.
A golden crow that has not yet transformed and can only speak. Although the innate have given him considerable strength at this age, he has not even started practicing in the true sense.
What about the other human beings in the Five Spirits Realm?
For example, Huo Bufan.
Huo Bufan has good qualifications and is considered to be at the top level among the human race.
But when he was fifty years old, he seemed to be still in the long realm of the Spirit Transformation Stage, polishing his innate divine text, and was not even at the fourth level.
By the time he broke through to the fourth level of human immortality, if I remember correctly, he would be almost 500 years old...
But now, Brother Daoist Jiang, fifty years old, is of the fourth rank?
Jin Donglai's thoughts were in a state of confusion, and he stared at Li Xiangxue, wanting to refute.
However, Li Xiangxue's eyes were as clear and sincere as ever, without any trace of guilt for deception.
In addition, there is no need for Li Xiangxue to falsify this information.
Because I can ask Brother Jiang for confirmation at any time.
"I see……"
Jin Donglai slowly exhaled, "This is not a simple strategy, this is a naked conspiracy. A third-class rank at the age of fifty? Haha, I'm afraid that even among the thirty-three rings of heaven, there is no other example like this."
"Moreover, everything we know can only be regarded as part of the regent."
Li Xiangxue continued, "I guess, it is very likely that the regent's methods or confidence are far more than these."
"Guess? I'm afraid it's not you?"
Jin Donglai glanced at Li Xiangxue with a smile.
"Who else but me?"
Li Xiangxue shrugged his shoulders, knowingly asking the question, making it clear that he was going to put the blame on himself.
"Never mind. At least this shows that you are indeed a good person."
Jin Donglai shook his head in a mixture of anger and amusement, his face hesitant: "However, the merging of the two worlds may not be that easy to achieve."
"I'd like to hear more about it."
Li Xiangxue's face became serious, and he sighed again in his heart.
As expected of the Prime Minister, he has taken everything into consideration.
"The current Five Spirit Realm is no longer ruled by the Five-Colored Divine Bird Clan alone."
Jin Donglai smiled calmly, "The ones who really make the decision are the Grand Elders of the five holy places. Among the five Grand Elders, my clan brother Shui Yunzi and I are easier to convince. As for the other three..."
"this……"
Li Xiangxue was a little surprised and asked, "Over the past month, I have also learned something from the disciples of the Five Spirits Palace. It seems that only the Grand Elder of the Wood Spirits Palace is wary of the Regent. The other Grand Elders can be said to have a close relationship with the Regent."
"No matter how good our friendship is, how can it override the continuation of our species and the belonging of the world?"
Jin Donglai sighed, "My clan brother and I were easily persuaded. The main reason was not because of our friendship or trust with Daoist Jiang, but because we are members of the Five-Colored Divine Bird Clan, and our lifespans are extremely long, so we naturally think long-term."
"Perhaps when my brothers and I are alive, the Five Spirits Realm can be maintained as it is now, but what about after we die?"
"For those children and grandchildren who have already been blessed with happiness, there is still a long road ahead for them to live, and we have to consider which decision will be better for them."
"By the same token, Fellow Daoist Huo and the other three also have descendants to worry about, but their descendants do not have such a long lifespan. Naturally, it is safer for them to keep the Five Spirit Realms as they are."
"so……"
Jin Donglai suddenly paused, and then changed the subject: "Unless Daoist Jiang can produce evidence to prove to Daoist Huo and the other two that he has enough ability, there will be no real hope for the merger of the two worlds."
Before he finished speaking, Li Xiangxue's brows were already deeply furrowed.
He was entrusted by Zhang Shunyi to seduce Jin Donglai, but he did it without telling Xu Chong, and even to some extent went against Xu Chong's wishes.
If everything goes well, and the supreme elders such as Jin Donglai take the initiative to propose the merger of the two worlds, then the matter will basically be done. No matter how kind-hearted Xu Chong is, he will not push away benefits that are delivered to his doorstep, let alone such a benefit that is beneficial to both sides.
But if before the matter is accomplished, Xu Chong needs to step forward in person to prove the benefits of Baiyujing and his own strength to the Five Spirits Realm... then the matter will completely change.
The bottom line is that no matter whether this matter can be accomplished in the end, the subordinates' self-assertion will be transformed into Xu Chong's ill-intentions.
Of course, this situation was also included in Zhang Shunyi's explanation.
"If your negotiations have come to this, then just give up on this matter."
'Why?'
'The merger of the two worlds affects millions of lives, what a big deal it is. We can be bad guys, but Brother Xu, as the Lord of Baiyujing, must not be. Once he becomes the one with ulterior motives, the integration of the lives of the two worlds will become difficult. If things go wrong, a war may even break out in Baiyujing. Instead of that, it is better to follow Brother Xu's original plan... Not to mention, this matter was originally my own decision, how can I let Brother Xu bear the blame for me?'
'I see……'
This was the last conversation between the two before they were sent on a mission to the Five Spirits Realm.
I originally thought it wouldn't be that serious, but I didn't expect it to develop to this point.
Li Xiangxue sighed helplessly, "If that's the case, then let's just leave it at that..."
Before he could utter the word "stop", a violent earthquake suddenly occurred.
A blinding white light shot up into the sky from the main mountain range of the entire Golden Spirit Holy Land.
Be it Li Xiangxue, Jin Donglai, or those disciples of the Jinling Palace who were in the mountains, no matter how high their cultivation level was, they all lost the ability to perceive the outside world in the white light.
The sound and the picture disappeared together, and only white light remained in the whole world.
Fortunately, the glare of the white light only lasted for a few breaths before it turned soft. Before everyone even had time to panic, they could perceive the images and sounds again.
Jin Donglai was concerned about the Five Spirits Realm, so he soared into the sky without thinking, while Li Xiangxue followed one step behind.
The two of them flew straight up along the white light, looking for the source of the strange phenomenon.
About an incense stick of time passed, Jin Donglai was the first to break away from the white light.
"This is?!!!"
Jin Donglai's whole body trembled violently and his eyes widened.
In his vision, it was not only the Golden Spirit Holy Land that had abnormalities, the other four holy lands were also experiencing the same problem.
Lights of white, green, black, red and yellow shot up into the sky from five directions and converged together in the sky, dyeing the entire Five Spirits Realm incomparably brilliant color.
And in the center where the five-colored light converges, a human figure can be seen faintly.
"The rules are celebrating. This is the Five Elements rules celebrating!"
Jin Donglai stared at the figure intently, "Which fellow Taoist has been promoted to the Jade Immortal Realm?"
"Fellow Daoist Fire? Brother? Fellow Daoist Earth? Or Fellow Daoist Wood?"
"No, that's not right!"
"None of the four are close to a breakthrough, unless one is deliberately hiding his abilities."
"and……"
"Forget about being promoted to the Jade Fairyland. Even if you are promoted to the Saint Fairyland, at most it will cause celebrations from the corresponding rules. It is impossible for the five elements to celebrate together!"
"All five elements congratulate each other. There is only one possibility..."
Jin Donglai was frightened by his sudden thought, and almost trembled as he spat out four words: "The Emperor of Heaven... is coming back?!"
"What did you say about returning, senior?"
At this time, Li Xiangxue finally passed through the white light and flew to Jin Donglai.
Jin Donglai turned a deaf ear and stood as stiff as a wooden man.
Such an abnormal behavior made Li Xiangxue's heart sink, and he thought to himself, could it be that Xuwu had found the Five Spirits Realm?
However, just as he followed Jin Donglai's gaze and saw the figure looming in the five-colored light, a familiar feeling arose spontaneously.
"Uncle Xu?"
Two words came out of his mouth.
"What uncle?"
Jin Donglai woke up as if from a dream and turned his head suddenly.
"Well……"
Li Xiangxue's expression froze slightly, and he said, "He is the Prince Regent. According to seniority, I call him uncle."
"Regent?!"
Jin Donglai grabbed Li Xiangxue's shoulders and pointed at the figure in the distance: "You said that was Brother Jiang?!"
Jin Donglai's reaction made Li Xiangxue's heart move suddenly, and he nodded and said, "It does feel familiar. He is either one of the people who came to the Five Spirits Realm with me, or the Regent."
"It couldn't be anyone else!"
Jin Donglai said firmly, "Among the people who came with you, there is not even one person of the fourth level. It is impossible for them to attract the congratulations of the five elements. As for Brother Jiang Daoist..."
Xu Chong’s last contact with the people in the Five Spirits Realm was to ask for the sacred texts and secret techniques of the major holy places.
Since then, no one has seen Xu Chong again.
It is almost unnecessary to guess that Xu Chong must have found a quiet place and concentrated on studying how to integrate the skills of the two worlds.
If the person at the center is really Xu Chong, then there is no doubt that a new martial art has been created.
But the problem is...
Can a new martial art alone cause such a big commotion?
Jin Donglai gritted his teeth for a moment, stomped his feet hard, and rushed towards the center quickly.