588 Golden Finger (1/2)
”These wake-up companions… do they have some objections?”
Wang Lu immediately caught the key point. There were more than one Earth Immortal in the group of immortal tombs, and most of them felt that the present Nine Regions was in a dire state. Then...
”What are they going to do?”
Xuan Mo said, ”On the day we decided to retire and become dormant, we pinned all our hopes on the future generations. It was a decision made under great controversy. It could even be said that it was a decision pushed forward by our leader alone. If not for his great prestige among the Earth Immortals, and the obvious strength superiority that he showed in the upper realm battle, we might not have given up so decisively.”
Wang Lu said, ”Now that they have woken up again, are they unwilling to be left out?”
Xuan Mo said, ”No one really wants to be left out. When we raised the banner of the Earth Immortals, we rallied the top masters of Nine Regions of the time. Each one was a living legend, so how could they be willing to be under anyone? But since you don't live in that era, you can't understand our hatreds toward the Fallen Immortals. It was a far more painful choice for us to give up our revenge. At that time, the leader promised that in the future, Nine Regions would be stronger, and there would be rarely seen geniuses among geniuses. By then, that guy would open the group of immortal tombs to take our heritage and Nine Regions would truly have the strength to contend against the Fallen Immortals. However…
”However, we saw the present Nine Regions has degenerated, the surrounding spiritual energy exhausted, and the cultivators are weak, leading a befuddled life as if they were drunk in dreaming, not knowing that the crisis is coming. The sacrifice and humiliation that we endured in the past simply became a joke.”
During her speech, there were a few more people that appeared in that pale world, each with different shapes. However, without exception, they all have amazing power.
Among which, one who had a youthful look had his eyebrows flew up as he looked at Wang Lu and Wang Wu. ”Xuan Mo, is this the person that you choose?”
Xuan Mo corrected him, ”Not me, but Elder Brother Ming… Well, I also believe that he is the person that is worth looking forward to.”
”Zhong Shengming is indeed formidable—more than ten thousand years ago, he was very formidable, but the group of immortal tombs has been dormant for too long, and his primordial spirit was not even complete, splitting into Demon and God, two bodies. How could he make a sound judgment in that kind of situation? As for you… your eyes have always been good, but your heart is soft and easy to shake. Once other people gave kindness to you, it is difficult for you to judge calmly. This person helped you dispel your demon heart so it's normal for you to have a preference for him.”
As the young looking man spoke, he overturned Zhong Shengming and Xuan Mo's judgments, and it seemed that Xuan Mo had no choice but to accept it.
Wang Lu turned around and looked at the young looking man. Inwardly, he guessed that this young-looking man was probably a small leader of the ancient Earth Immortals team.
Just then, the young-looking man also looked at him. At first glance, his eyebrows jumped slightly. ”Void Spirit Root? It's indeed somewhat worthy. But, seeing that you're cultivation time is not too short, how come you're still in Jindan Stage? The cultivation speed of Void Spirit Root is very fast. In the past, Immortal Qin soared into immortality in just twenty years. Even if the current Nine Regions lacks the surrounding spiritual energy, after cultivating for more than twenty years, you should not be just in Jindan Stage. Moreover, what is it about the model Great Dao that congealed inside your golden core? Zhong Shengming's primal chaos heaven splitting sword qi is all right, but what is the other half? The combination of the two is simply a mess!”
Having said this, the young-looking man even became a bit angrier.
”At that day I have already said it, we must fight them to the end. Our lineup is formidable, and we were launching a surprise attack, so we can't necessarily achieve a positive result. But the boss had to pin his hope on the future generations! And you guys unexpectedly all also agreed!”
Upon hearing this, Xuan Mo's face sunk. ”Are you questioning his decision?”
”Yes, I am questioning! What's so surprising about it? When he was still living, I constantly questioned him. And now that he is dead, and I have witnessed the degrading situation of Nine Regions, of course, I even more want to question! You all honor him as if he was a god, but for me, he was just an ordinary person!”
Xuan Mo angrily said, ”Bai Ze, you're too impudent!”
Bai Ze laughed. ”Is this the first day you knew me? I have always been this impudent, that was why boss appointed me as the deputy. Because apart from me, none of you wastes dare to be impudent!”
Xuan Mo's whole body trembled and then her eyes turned toward the crowd behind Bai Ze.
”What about you guys? Are you just going to get away with it?”
The crowd gave no answer.
Bai Ze's face turned serious. ”Xuan Mo, Boss is also human, not a god or an immortal. It is true that he is better than any of us, but it did not mean that he would not make mistakes. And when he makes a mistake, someone must point it out for him. That's the meaning of my existence. And I will continue to question his decision and sing against him so that he can always make a judgment rationally and calmly. Before you realize this, you are not qualified to accuse me of being impudent.”
Xuan Mo shook her head somewhat in pain. She could not fully accept this statement.
Bai Ze said, ”You all have no reservation about your trust in him, and in the end, only pushed all of your responsibilities on him. Once the boss makes a mistake, it is tantamount to disappointing the trust of all of you. And now, isn't everything obvious? Boss' judgment is wrong. His bet on the later generations is undoubtedly a wrong bet.”
Xuan Mo still wanted to argue, but Bai Ze interrupted her, ”I know that you're very optimistic about this Void Spirit Root. Yes, he is indeed formidable. Although at present, there are many problems in his cultivation, as long as he inherits the things in this group of tombs, in a few decades, he would be able to keep pace with us, and even catch up with leader's achievements. However, what can he do alone? He is strong, but can he be as strong as those immortals who cultivate in the immortal world? The reason why we constructed the group of immortal tombs is in the hope that it can form a Nine Regions with unprecedented prosperity, a Nine Regions with thousands of Earth Immortals that no one would dare to invade. Xuan Mo, tell me, does the present Nine Regions have the qualifications to deter people from invading it easily?”
Xuan Mo took a breath but did not speak.
No matter how much she admired their former leader, she had to admit that there were so many differences between Nine Regions and what was once they envisioned.