The more excited Ye Cangyan was, the calmer Su Guang became. After he gently threw the demon pill into He Qing's storage bag, he said gently, "Why are you so impatient, Demon Lord? A moment ago, weren't you still saying that everything is determined by fate? If it's fate, what are you afraid of?"
"you..."
"The divine essence is an extraordinary thing. If you get it, you will have the root of immortality. As long as your heart is firm, you will ascend to heaven one day, and you can become an immortal without even experiencing the heavenly tribulation." Su Guang glanced at the panicked Ye Cangyan with a dull look, but said in a very happy tone: "Congratulations to the Demon Lord."
Even He Qing understood the blatant threat, let alone Ye Cangyan?
Looking around, among all the cultivators in the world, no one has succeeded in ascending for many years? This divine essence is thousands of times stronger than any ancient magic weapon or ancient technique. Once it is known to others, Yue Qingru will probably be stripped to the bone.
Ye Cangyan's facial muscles were trembling with fear and anger, as if he was going to pounce forward and kill Su Guang with his sword to seal his mouth. But perhaps because he was worried that he would be no match for Su Guang, or because he was afraid of Su Guang's omniscience, Ye Cangyan did not do so in the end.
Seeing the aura around Ye Cangyan surging or calming, Su Guang stood up slowly, straightened his robe and walked out of the pavilion, overlooking the vibrant Yushan Mountain below, and smiled sneerly: "Ye Cangyan, you still have time to think about it, but I don't have much patience." He turned his back to Ye Cangyan fearlessly and stood within the opponent's attack range.
"…"
The wind on the high slope rustled countless petals and flowed around the pavilion. The air filled with the fragrance of flowers was mixed with a faint murderous aura.
When the tea had cooled, Ye Cangyan's murderous aura suddenly dissipated. He lowered his head, and with his hands, as if extremely tired, he rested them on the stone table in the pavilion, and said in a dead voice: "Please...give me a little more time..."
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Ye Cangyan left with slumped shoulders. He could not even see his figure anymore and did not look back.
He Qing put away the storage bag, came to Su Guang and stood shoulder to shoulder with him, and said in a calm tone: "It seems that the Xiaoguang Sword must be in your pocket."
Su Guang raised the corners of his lips slightly and said calmly: "All creatures in this world, whether they are demons or humans, have weaknesses. No matter how righteous he sounds, he will still be held hostage by others."
He Qing lowered his eyes and said hesitantly: "He will be controlled by you because he has feelings."
Su Guang suddenly chuckled, "Master, you are too naive. He was threatened by me not only because he has feelings, but also because he is selfish. If Yue Qing has immortal roots, he will ascend to become an immortal in the future and will surely enlighten the demon clan with his immortal arts. The Yushan demon clan, which can only survive in the gap between the immortals and demons, will be above all the cultivators in the world at that time."
He Qing didn't want to admit Su Guang's statement, and deliberately said, "If it is true as you said, how could he and Le Ling hand over the divine essence to me so easily?"
Su Guang looked back at He Qing with a smile, and touched her head, saying patiently: "Le Qingru is not yet ready to ascend. Now she is carrying the divine essence, just like a child walking through the streets with a pile of gold. You are only one step away from ascending. Not only do you not covet this powerful demon pill, but you also protect Le Qingru. You are the best person to keep it, aren't you?"
He Qing was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "You really have a plan that is perfect. You can even find something as secret as this."
"Do I find it strange?" Su Guang raised his eyebrows and said softly, "That thing is mine."
"What?"
Looking at the little demons chasing and playing at the bottom of the slope, he said with a smile that did not reach his eyes: "God, once fallen, is nothing. No matter how powerful it was when it was alive, after falling, it is just a wisp of wind, and nothing will be left. The reason why this divine essence is still useful is only because I am still here."
He Qing was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses. He looked at Su Guang with extremely complicated eyes and was speechless for a moment.
This divine essence is like the essence of a cultivator, right? Just a little bit of essence can make a person become an immortal. How powerful are the ancient gods? With this, why would they need to practice hard?
Although Su Guang did not look at He Qing, he seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, and said slowly: "The ancient gods left behind countless skills because they knew that human nature loves leisure and hates work. If they were allowed to ascend easily, the order they created would be equivalent to nothing."
He Qing had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and he moved closer and asked: "It wasn't you who set the threshold that people have to practice to become immortals, was it?" After all, among the ancient gods, only Su Guang understood human nature, and the other eleven had no emotions.
Su Guang smiled, pinched He Qing's cheek and praised, "You are so smart."
He Qing opened his hand and asked again: "Then, does Ye Cangyan know that this divine essence belongs to the demon god?"
"Of course he knows." The smile on Suguang's face faded a little: "This divine essence fell into this Yushan Mountain along with the Xiaoguang Sword when I was hit in the vitals and stripped of my divine nature. He got the Xiaoguang Sword, so of course he can tell that this is mine."
He Qing thought: If that's the case, then it makes sense why Ye Cangyan bet on Gu Changnian.
He saw that Gu Changnian was the son of destiny and was born to deal with the devil. If the seal of the devil was broken, the divine energy might be taken back, so he had to use Gu Changnian to suppress the devil again.
Heaven, in order to make Su Guang fall, it can be said that he has good intentions.
Ye Cangyan was hunted by the Immortal Sect and came to Mount Yu, where he discovered the Xiaoguang Sword. Due to the divine power, Ye Cangyan was able to fight against the Immortal Sect invisibly. Le Qingru, on the other hand, joined the protagonist group at Lingshan and led the protagonist group to Mount Yu to obtain the Xiaoguang Sword.
Everyone seems to make their choices spontaneously, but if you think about it carefully, it seems that they are all moving according to the trajectory of destiny written by heaven.
Everyone is like a puppet in the hands of Heaven, and every step they take is in line with the path set by Heaven.
He Qing hugged himself unconsciously and rubbed the goose bumps on his arms.
Su Guang caught a glimpse of He Qing's action from the corner of his eye, and he pulled her into his arms and asked softly, "Are you cold?"
With He Qing's cultivation, she wouldn't feel cold even on a normal snowy day. She shook her head and suddenly hugged Su Guang with her backhand.
Only this person does everything from his heart, is not controlled by the laws of nature, and does not compromise with the destiny of heaven. Only this person... is so real... so real that it is reassuring.
Su Guang's eyes slightly opened: This was the first time He Qing took the initiative to hug him, and he hugged him with such force, as if a drowning person grabbed a piece of driftwood.
Su Guang, who should have been disgusted by this mentality, unexpectedly felt a little happy.