CHAPTER 1153: CHAPTER 875: SELFISHNESS

The clash between the Great Power and the Evil God gave Gu Jinlai a valuable opportunity.

He pushed his speed to the extreme, constantly shuttling and quickly moving away from the Cosmic Core.

As he moved away, he couldn’t help but glance back at the Cosmic Core.

"Cosmic Oddity."

He already knew that his true identity was not some Primordial Reincarnation, but the Cosmic Oddity used by the Primordial to carry the Trinity in breaking through to the Three Saints Realm.

Back then, when the Primordial obtained him, they were trying every method to nurture him.

The so-called relatives, parents, and bloodline on Blue Star were actually part of the Primordial’s attempt to nurture him.

The entire lineage of the Gu family was the layout left during the Primordial’s nurturing process.

As a result, all members of the Gu family excelled in "Spirit," deemed geniuses.

Through generations, this process finally reached Gu Jinlai, fulfilling the conditions necessary to house Qing Lian, which was the Primordial’s intention.

Thus, to allow for better growth, the Primordial brought him to the Longevity World.

A world similarly used for their layout.

The fact that the Venerable Xuan Tian occupied the Longevity World but never devoured it served as the best proof.

And the true origin of this Cosmic Oddity...

Came from there—the depths of the Cosmic Core.

"Primordial, Daoist Ancestor..."

Gu Jinlai muttered to himself.

He withdrew his gaze, and his figure shuttled as the Cosmic Core grew increasingly distant.

In less than a month, he appeared on the outskirts of the Heart of the Cosmic.

Upon reaching the outskirts, he seemed to sense something, dividing a part of his Divine Sense Ability.

His figure directly appeared at the foot of the Primordial Immortal Mountain.

This was precisely where his courtyard was located in the Primordial Immortal Mountain.

At that moment, a small gathering seemed to be taking place in the courtyard belonging to Qin Yiren not far away.

Apart from Qin Yiren, Qin Yuyan was also present, along with Yan Xiang, and several Immortal Golden Immortals Gu Jinlai did not recognize.

Upon Gu Jinlai’s arrival, Qin Yiren immediately sensed it and stood up in surprise, "Changqing has arrived."

"Changqing? Is it... Ancient Immortal Venerable? No, it’s the Great Ability of Ancient?"

"He’s here!?"

Yan Xiang and others rose simultaneously.

"Let’s go pay our respects to the Great Ability of Ancient."

Qin Yuyan immediately suggested.

Since discovering that Gu Jinlai was the Primordial Reincarnation, the Qin family’s influence had risen dramatically in the New Fire Star Sea, let alone in the Taibai Star Domain.

In just a few hundred years, the territories and businesses had permeated every corner of the New Fire Star Sea, and they had established good cooperative relationships with many Immortal Venerable Level forces, with routine profits increased tenfold compared to before.

If this level of profit continued, they might only need a dozen Cultivation Cycles to accumulate and purchase a Great Dao Divine Stone.

With a Great Dao Divine Stone, the Immortal Seeds in their family, who were stuck at the Golden Immortal Peak, would have the hope to advance to the Immortal Realm.

At this trend, in three to five eras, the number of Immortal Golden Immortals in the Qin family could possibly reach double digits, truly becoming a top-tier great family.

If they were willing to accumulate their wealth, in several tens of thousands of years, they could exchange for a Great Dao Primordial Crystal...

Both Qin Yuyan and Qin Yuanzhen, as Honorable Daoists, even had the prospect to advance and become Immortal Venerables.

A force at the Immortal Venerable Level with the backing of a Great Power.

If they truly reached such a level, the glory of the Qin family in their hands would surely peak since its founding.

"This is only reasonable."

"Being able to witness the true appearance of the Great Power of Ancient, even if only once in the Immortal Immortal Realm, is still a considerable honor for us."

Several other Immortal Golden Immortals also stood up in succession.

Especially those Immortal Golden Immortals who had never seen Gu Jinlai before, their expressions were filled with excitement, nervousness, and...

Restraint.

As the group swiftly made their way to Gu Jinlai’s courtyard, Qin Yuyan also transmitted a message to Qin Yiren, "Yiren, Changqing is the Primordial, but the Primordial is not Changqing. You must remember this. By rights, since he has confirmed his identity as the Primordial Reincarnation, we should honor his former title—Primordial Venerable Sage. However, that might come across as too distant, diminishing the bond between him and our Qin family, so we should tentatively address him as the Great Ability of Ancient, do you understand?"

"If it’s to avoid weakening the bond between us and Changqing... and the Great Ability of Ancient, wouldn’t calling him Changqing feel more intimate?"

Qin Yiren inquired.

"The Great Ability of Ancient can act freely, but we cannot lack discretion. Otherwise, this relationship could hardly endure in the long term."

Qin Yuyan replied solemnly, adding, "You must remember, Gu Jinlai is merely the Primordial Reincarnation, he is ultimately not the true Primordial Venerable Sage."

Qin Yiren listened and murmured to herself, "Just the Primordial Reincarnation, not the true Primordial Venerable Sage..."

Although she had been somewhat mentally prepared for this over the years, hearing it stated so plainly by Qin Yuyan, she still couldn’t help feeling a sense of wistfulness.

...

"Great Ability of Ancient."

"Yan Xiang, greets the Venerable Sage."

The group quickly came to Gu Jinlai’s side and respectfully bowed.

Gu Jinlai, who was waiting for something, also turned his gaze to the group, smiling with a nod: "No need for formalities."

He glanced at Qin Yuyan and Qin Yiren, the pair of jade-beauties, about to say something when he felt a force of summoning from the Primordial Immortal Mountain.

Along with it was the aura of great powers guiding him.

"Ancient Immortal Venerable, please ascend to the peak of the Primordial Immortal Mountain."

"We welcome the return of the Primordial Venerable Sage."

"Congratulations to our Human Clan for gaining yet another great power."

As these great powers spoke, a beam of rainbow light, like a rainbow bridge, projected down from the peak of the Primordial Immortal Mountain, illuminating the entire mountain.

The dazzling array of colors and the radiant rainbow bridge, combined with the powerful divine sense of the great powers resonating over the Primordial Immortal Mountain, stirred the entire mountain, causing numerous Immortal Golden Immortals and Immortal Venerables, who happened to have a part of their divine sense in the Primordial Immortal Mountain, to appear and look into the void.

"Is that... the Great Ability of Ancient!? The Primordial Reincarnation Body of the Great Ability of Ancient!?"

"The news is true, the Great Ability of Ancient has indeed recovered to the strength of a great power, decisively killing the Great Immortal Venerable of the Star Spirit Yan Clan, Yan Xuan, against interference from a super divine system of divine spirits, and annihilating a divine system composed of tens of thousands of divine spirits in one fell swoop!"

"Recovering to the strength of a great power so quickly!? Hasn’t it been less than a thousand years? What does this signify? Could it be... that from now on, the period of weakness experienced by great powers will be significantly reduced? Perhaps, one day, they will no longer be weak, rendering the cleansing power of the Daoist Ancestor ineffective?"

Various discussions continued to emerge from the Immortal and Immortal Venerables’ mouths.

The Primordial Immortal Mountain rarely became so lively.

Seeing this, Gu Jinlai, who originally intended to chat with them for a few words, had to restrain his thoughts and said to the two of them: "Let’s talk another day when there’s time."

With that, following the guidance of the rainbow bridge, he ascended as if lifted by clouds, heading straight for the peak of the Primordial Immortal Mountain.

Qin Yiren, who was previously debating whether to follow Qin Yuyan’s suggestion and change Gu Jinlai’s title from Changqing to Great Ability of Ancient, watched as Gu Jinlai, not even having the chance to say a word, left from the foot of the Primordial Immortal Mountain under the guidance of all the great powers, splendidly departing for the mountain’s peak. In a daze, she seemed to finally realize the gap between them at this moment.

A mountain, where the view from the foot and the peak being markedly different, represents clearly distinct strata.

At the mountain’s peak, one can reach out and touch the clouds and colorful clouds that fill the sky.

At the mountain’s foot, she can only bow her head, bend down, and be accompanied by dust and dirt.

At that moment, it seemed something precious in her heart suddenly vanished without a trace, leaving only emptiness.

...

The peak of the Primordial Immortal Mountain.

Supreme Council.

At this moment, all the great powers had already hurried to arrive.

Although all present were in a state of dividing a part of their divine sense like Gu Jinlai, the presence of nineteen great powers was complete.

Even...

He could sense the existence of secretive auras.

"Haha, we should call you Primordial now. Primordial, congratulations on returning to the position of great power."

Emperor Xi, who had a good relationship with Gu Jinlai, was the first to speak, smiling as he made a virtual gesture and pointed to a certain place in the Supreme Council: "Having regained the strength of a great power, you are now part of the highest echelon of our Human Clan. Now, you can consolidate a throne belonging to you in the council!"

"It’s better to still call me Gu Jinlai."

Gu Jinlai pondered for a moment and said: "I am not the same person as Primordial."

"We already know about your situation."

Emperor Xi said: "The battle a month ago with the Evil God, we have already understood the whole story and the karma involved. Although you are not the true Primordial, in some ways you are also part of Primordial. Your life, from nothing to existence, was nurtured by Primordial, and your relationship is akin to that of a main body and an incarnation, a divine spirit and a subordinate god."

"But divine spirit and subordinate god are inherently not the same entity, are they?"

Gu Jinlai said.

His words made some of the great powers look at each other.

Some great powers even frowned, discussing among themselves, looking at Gu Jinlai with some peculiar glances.

Seeing this, Gu Jinlai showed no sign of retreat or fear, and directly said: "What, all of you, just because I am not the Primordial Reincarnation Body, does that mean I am not part of the Human Clan, or cannot become a great power among the Human Clan?"

He glanced at Emperor Xi: "Didn’t you say that whether one belongs to the Human Clan, the most important thing is the recognition of the Human Clan? And I have always considered myself as part of the Human Clan."

The great powers present, including Emperor Xi, did not speak for a long time.

Clearly, they did not agree with his statement.

Finally, the leader of the Human Clan, the master of the Creation Immortal Dynasty, the wielder of the Creation Divine Artifact, and the strongest of the Human Clan, the Creation Immortal Emperor, personally spoke: "Back then, Primordial mentioned plans concerning you to me, but since there were many uncertainties during implementation, even he didn’t know if the plan would succeed. This can be deduced from the fact that after such a long passage of time, your return was finally witnessed. For you, Primordial poured out countless efforts, even risking his life. Now, as long as you’re willing, Primordial can return..."

"Do you know what my condition for willingness is?"

Gu Jinlai said.

"We certainly know, and we also understand what you are worried about."

Emperor Xi responded: "But you’re not dying; instead, you will integrate with Primordial in a form of coexistence, reaching towards a greater realm of life. This is not a bad thing for you."

"I am very puzzled by what kind of mindset allows you to so naturally say such things, where one life must sacrifice to fulfill other lives."

Gu Jinlai stared directly at these great powers.

"Everything you have was given by Primordial. Without Primordial, you wouldn’t have your current achievements, wouldn’t qualify to sit here and converse with us, or... you wouldn’t even exist. Do you understand?"

The Creation Immortal Emperor slowly stood up, casting a heavy gaze upon Gu Jinlai: "I believe you understand! And now that you have achieved success and glory, reached the pinnacle of great power, are you going to abandon your origin, act ungratefully, and occupy what is not yours?"

"A person should not be so selfish."

Emperor Xi said faintly.