Duan Yanzhuo was stunned. After a long while, he muttered, "So that's why Shizun told us to practice Supreme Emotionless Dao. Once we master it, the life and death of our disciples and descendants won't matter so much."

"Heh, have you mastered it then? If you really thought it didn't matter, why were you so angry when Duan Shikong died? Shouldn't you have been as still as water?"

Daoist Ziwu questioned.

"I... Then what exactly do you want me to do? You won't be satisfied until you force me to become enemies with Shizun and the others?"

Duan Yanzhuo became agitated, like an angry bull, panting heavily.

It was clear that he was struggling internally.

Compared to him, Yun Lan had always been very restrained.

However, restraint didn't mean he wasn't struggling. His complex gaze had betrayed his true thoughts.

"I'm not forcing you to become enemies with them, I just hope you can respect your own heart... Showing off muscles doesn't make you a real man. A real man always respects his heart and fights for it!"

Daoist Ziwu said meaningfully.

Duan Yanzhuo sighed and stopped talking. His mind had clearly softened a lot.

But he wasn't completely convinced. He turned his gaze to Yun Lan, as if asking what he thought.

"Junior Sister Ziwu, I've always known what you're thinking. You haven't changed in five hundred years. You've always resented Shizun and the grandmasters, haven't you?"

Yun Lan asked.

Daoist Ziwu snorted softly. Not denying it was an admission.

"Actually, I don't mind becoming enemies with Shizun and the grandmasters, because to be honest, I don't really agree with their methods either. And I even think that they might not necessarily absorb us into the Celestial Realm in this tribulation."

"Because as far as I know, the competition for resources is even more intense in the Celestial Realm. What's more, in their eyes, we're just a delicious meal!"

"Will a lion really let a rabbit join the pride? It's hard to say."

Yun Lan analyzed logically and systematically.

Compared to Duan Yanzhuo, he was clearly the more rational one.

And he himself thought so: "However, I still don't agree with your approach, because from a rational point of view, believing that Shizun and the others will keep their promise gives us a one-in-ten chance of survival, a glimmer of hope. But if we oppose them, we'll have no chance of survival!"

"Shizun and the others have already joined the Heavenly Dao and become Celestial Immortals. You know how strong those immortals are. Do I need to say more?"

Yun Lan was indeed very rational, but also cowardly, a kind of resigned cowardice after seeing through everything.

"Who says there's no chance of survival? I believe that with Chen Xiao around, we have a chance!"

Daoist Ziwu said solemnly. She still highly approved of the man she had chosen.

However, Chen Xiao, upon hearing her words, secretly complained in his heart, "So you also think we only have a slim chance..."

"Heh, him?"

Yun Lan smiled disdainfully. "He is indeed strong. To be honest, his strength and abilities have shocked me. He is already more powerful than the three of us, the Sect Leaders."

"If he had another five hundred years, I couldn't imagine how high he would grow. But... does he have five hundred years?"

"He doesn't even have a year. The Heavenly Dao will descend on the Nine Provinces at any time. With his current level, even if he gathers all five Sacred Relics, what can he do?"

"Maybe he can deal with one immortal, two immortals, or even ten immortals, but what about a hundred? A thousand? Besides, what we saw five hundred years ago were just ordinary immortals. Those stronger ones didn't even have a chance to出手(chū shǒu - make a move), because no one was worth their time."

"Tell me, in this situation, what is it but suicide to follow him?"

Yun Lan's question was sonorous and forceful, deafening.

Speaking of which, he suddenly thought of something and added sarcastically, "Moreover, he can't even unleash the true power of the God-Slaying Sword right now, so how can he talk about slaying immortals?"

"Heh, saying that only proves that you don't understand Chen Xiao at all!"

Ziwu said with a sneer.

"Yes, I don't understand him. I'm not his Dao companion."

Yun Lan said acrimoniously.

Ziwu didn't mind his words. On the contrary, she was very proud. "Yes, I formed a Dao partnership with him. You didn't even have a chance. My man doesn't have those inclinations!"

"I'm talking to you about serious matters. Stop interrupting. In my opinion, Chen Xiao's greatest strength lies in his ability to grow. He's like a weed. As long as you give him a little bit of space to survive, he can grow quickly and stubbornly."

Chen Xiao awkwardly touched his nose. Although Ziwu was praising him,

he was still present after all, and hearing such words made him want to dig a hole in the ground with his toes!

He now wanted to learn from Yun Lan and turn his back to everyone so he wouldn't be so embarrassed.

At the same time, Daoist Ziwu continued, "Di Mo appeared in Hou Tu City a few days ago."

"What? There's such a thing? How didn't I know!"

Duan Yanzhuo's eyes widened, and he shouted excitedly. It seemed that there was some kind of feud between him and Di Mo.

"Of course you don't know, because as soon as he appeared, Chen Xiao eliminated him and turned him directly into a Soul Crystal!"

Ziwu continued.

"Is that what you wanted to tell us? Although Di Mo is strong, even the three of us can defeat him, not to mention Chen Xiao! His strength is already above us."

Yun Lan said matter-of-factly.

"No, you're wrong."

Daoist Ziwu shook her head and said, "The situation at the time was that Chen Xiao used the Seven Gods and almost risked his life to defeat Di Mo. His strength wasn't as strong as it is now!"

"And this only happened three days ago."

Hearing the last sentence, Yun Lan was immediately dumbfounded. "What? How is that possible? How could he grow so much in three days?"

"If your statement is true, his strength has at least doubled... if not more!"

"How did he do it?"

Yun Lan really couldn't figure it out, not at all.

After all, he had lived for seven or eight hundred years, seen and heard a lot, and seen countless so-called geniuses, but he had never heard of anyone like Chen Xiao.

After all, for people whose cultivation has reached their level, it is extremely difficult to improve their strength in a short period of time, let alone double it.

"It's very simple, because he refined Di Mo's Soul Crystal."

Daoist Ziwu said casually.

*Pa ta*—

Hearing this, Yun Lan froze completely.

Duan Yanzhuo even exaggeratedly shouted, "Junior Sister Ziwu, are you kidding me? You must be kidding me!"

"That's Di Mo's Soul Crystal, that's Di Mo! How could it be refined in just three days, no, less than three days? That's impossible, is he still human?"

Duan Yanzhuo spoke incoherently. The reason why he was so excited was because, according to the normal cultivation speed of cultivators,

it would take years, decades, or even hundreds of years to consume a Soul Crystal of Di Mo's level.

How could anyone do it in less than three days?

Yun Lan answered Duan Yanzhuo's question: "This kid isn't human. Senior Brother Duan, have you forgotten? He was created by the White Emperor, and the White Emperor said that his background is not small!"

After a brief shock, Yun Lan accepted this reality. Chen Xiao's growth rate was indeed difficult to measure with common sense.

And he also made his own decision.

"Ziwu, to be honest, you've persuaded me!"

Hearing this, Ziwu's beautiful eyes flashed, and she immediately breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

Because as long as Yun Lan was persuaded, Duan Yanzhuo would be even easier to handle... She wouldn't even need to say more.

However, before Ziwu could completely relax, Yun Lan began to say "but."

"However, I have a condition. As long as he does it, then I, Yun Lan, and the Heavenly Sect I lead, will be loyal to him and be at his disposal!"

"What condition?"

Ziwu frowned slightly. She knew that Yun Lan's condition would not be simple.

In fact, that was indeed the case. When Yun Lan said his condition, Ziwu gasped.

"The condition I'm talking about is that he must pass the God-Slaying Sword Formation!"

Hearing this, Duan Yanzhuo's eyes lit up, and he also said, "That's a good idea. As expected of Junior Brother Yun, you're so quick-witted! If that kid Chen passes the God-Slaying Sword Formation, our Human Sect will also be loyal to him in the future and listen to everything he says."

Ziwu frowned and asked, "When? Can the time be set three days later?"

"No, it's today, right now!"

Yun Lan said resolutely, "If he is willing to agree, we will immediately activate the God-Slaying Sword Formation. Of course, if he doesn't agree, we won't make things difficult for him. We will still be friends, after all, he is your Dao companion."

"This matter is no small matter. Allow me to discuss it with him."

Ziwu sighed and pulled Chen Xiao aside.

"Ziwu, what's there to discuss? Just agree to him."

Chen Xiao felt that if this was his only chance to win over the Immortal Hidden World, he would go all out and it was his inescapable duty.

However, Ziwu was very conflicted. "Chen Xiao, you don't know how powerful that God-Slaying Sword Formation is. To be frank, with your current strength, if you enter the God-Slaying Sword Formation, there is a high probability that you won't be able to come out alive..."

"Is it that exaggerated? What's the origin of this God-Slaying Sword Formation? Is it related to my God-Slaying Sword?"

Chen Xiao couldn't help but ask.

"It's actually a little related."

Ziwu thought for a while and said, "The God-Slaying Sword is a Sacred Relic of the Eternal Immortal Emperor, and the God-Slaying Sword Formation was also created by the Immortal Emperor!"