Chapter 1159: Chapter 1159

Creation Immortal Emperor, Emperor Xi, Kunwu, Fate, Shadow and other Great Powers exchanged a subtle glance.

They felt a bit more at ease in their hearts.

After all, he was merely a life that had existed for a thousand years.

Yet he still harbored such vanity.

Of course, it was merely a wish not to disappear unnoticed, but to go out with a bang at the final moment.

In such a situation, none of these Great Powers stepped forward to dampen his spirits.

"Rest assured, I will make arrangements to clear your name soon! At that time, we Great Powers will personally speak out, apologize for the misunderstanding of your betrayal of the Human Clan, restore your innocence, and you shall welcome the primordial moment in the depths of the Heart of the Cosmic, becoming a legend remembered by countless people in the history of the Human Clan."

Emperor Xi spoke with a solemn tone.

As if making a promise.

But Gu Jinlai knew that when it came to core interests, the promises of those in Upper positions were worthless.

If they were truly honest and trustworthy, they wouldn’t have risen to such heights.

All their generosity at this moment was to ensure the smooth return of the primordial, to showcase the path above Daoist Ancestor revealed by the Three Saints Realm.

"If you have any other requests, you may state them once and for all."

Creation Immortal Emperor said.

Gu Jinlai calmly replied, "Prepare yourselves well in the next ten years, and after ten years, we’ll journey together to the depths of the Heart of the Cosmic."

Creation Immortal Emperor said, looking at Gu Jinlai, he said in a deep voice, "Even though you might think my words were overly ceremonial, but... you are indeed crucial to the future of the Cosmic, to whether the war between the Six Great Races and the Evil God will erupt, thus, I hope ten years later you will honor your words."

"In ten years, we’ll meet again in the depths of the Heart of the Cosmic."

Upon saying that, his figure vanished without a trace.

Creation Immortal Emperor and the others used the authority of the Immortal Immortal Realm to sense, and upon sensing that he had indeed left, each of them revealed a smile.

"Easier than we imagined."

"Easy to the point of surprise, but when considering that Gu Jinlai, after all, is just a being of a thousand years who spent most of that time in seclusion cultivation, still retaining rich emotions, swayed by feelings, it’s understandable."

Heavenly Mechanism Tower Master said.

"His incarnation going to the Fire Cloud Palace, was it to bid a final farewell?"

Emperor Wa also found it novel, "Human nature is truly a wonderful mode of thinking."

This sensation, many Great Powers hadn’t experienced such a fluctuation for a long time.

Seeing another Great Power of the same level being influenced by such things to make misguided judgments brought a sense of novelty akin to seeing a panda.

Gu Jinlai’s easy submission undoubtedly announced to everyone — there is an honest man here, let’s hurry and bully him.

Next, if he dare harbor any thoughts he shouldn’t have, just threaten him with the lives of those around him, his family, and Sect members.

As long as some are killed, the goal can be easily accomplished.

"This is a good thing, handle the Fire Cloud Palace well, don’t let him harbor emotions."

Creation Immortal Emperor said with a smile while glancing at the crowd, "No time to delay, let’s begin the preparations."

The dozen or so Great Powers present nodded.

However, Kunwu said somewhat reluctantly, "Do we really have to involve other races’ Great Powers? This is, after all, our Human Clan’s plan."

"The path of the Three Saints Realm isn’t easy to tread; otherwise, the mishaps during primordial’s reincarnation wouldn’t have occurred, moreover, you must realize, even if primordial succeeds in the end, the key point still lies in the Cosmic Oddity, and the number of Cosmic Oddities in the vast starry sky isn’t numerous, in future we might even need to delve into the Cosmic Core, snatch Cosmic Oddities under the watchful eyes of the Daoist Ancestor, this is absolutely not something a mere one or two Great Powers can easily achieve."

Creation Immortal Emperor said calmly, "So, alliance is inevitable."

"For beings like us, the significance of a race is merely to maintain a personality anchor and to carry out trivial tasks conveniently, the so-called racial hatred is utterly meaningless to us; in turn, those truly achieving the Annihilation Realm, nearing Eternal Life can be regarded as our peers. Ordinarily, peers might have conflicts, but now facing the Daoist Ancestor... we need to cooperate."

Other Great Powers nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Creation Immortal Emperor directly said, "Then let’s contact the Supreme beings from other races... due to unforeseen circumstances in Xuanhuang, awakening primordial still requires supplementing Evil God Power, this act can only be carried out on Evil God’s turf, best if each race sends many Great Powers, this way even if Evil God wishes to turn hostile, we will have enough power to ensure foolproof success."

"I’ll contact the Innate Sacred."

"I’ll head to negotiate with the Alien Demon."

"Then I’ll take a trip to the Mechanical Clan..."

With shared interests, the Great Powers appeared very united.

Soon each took on a task.

Gu Jinlai was unaware of the subsequent changes happening in the Supreme Council.

At this moment, his True Body was heading towards the Heart of the Cosmic, while one of his incarnations was rushing to Fire Cloud Palace via the Realm Gate.

On his way to Fire Cloud Palace, one after another Great Power of the Supreme Council appeared in the Immortal Immortal Realm, admitting their misjudgment regarding Gu Jinlai’s betrayal of the Human Clan, and sincerely apologized to him.

The news spread, causing another uproar.

Great Powers were forever the magic stabilizer level existence for a clan.

Those races possessing Great Powers were further termed as elite races, second only to Supreme Race which holds Creation Divine Artifact and is guarded by the Supreme beings.

It was precisely because every Great Power was of immense importance that when it was initially believed that Gu Jinlai had betrayed the Human Clan, many cultivators throughout the Human Clan were filled with righteous indignation.

Now, the matter of Gu Jinlai’s betrayal has been clarified as merely a misunderstanding...

Even though many feel that the Supreme Council’s prior decision announcing his betrayal of the Human Clan was somewhat hasty, yet...

Haven’t all the Great Powers already apologized?

Naturally, everyone chooses to forgive them.

Additionally, with Gu Jinlai’s name cleared and his honor restored, it equates to the Human Clan gaining an additional Great Power, and after a period of uproar throughout the entire clan, it has turned into a scene of jubilation.

Among them, those who can most deeply feel the warmth and chill of relationships are undoubtedly the people of Evergreen Hall, the Changqing Sect, and the Qin Family.

However, they have no grievances.

To wear a crown, one must bear its weight.

Over the years, the Qin Family has flourished because of the influence of Gu Jinlai, enjoying many conveniences, so when Gu Jinlai encounters a crisis, it is natural for them to be implicated as well.

A family has never been a collection of individuals but a united collective.

When one person attains Dao, even the pets ascend to heaven.

If anyone in the family holds a high position, everyone in the family can be protected by them, and their status and position rise correspondingly.

This kind of bond may fade over long years.

Just like many Great Powers may not keep their families close to heart.

But as a family develops over countless years, it naturally evolves into a true colossus.

They undergo a fundamental transformation from an ordinary family into a prestigious clan or lineage.

Gu Jinlai’s experiences made everyone in the Qin Family undergo great upheavals, but undoubtedly, it awakened them from such an illusionary prosperity. Henceforth, they will devote more time and energy into building themselves rather than relying too much on the banner of Gu Jinlai, the Great Power.

When Gu Jinlai’s incarnation crossed the Realm Gate to the outer perimeter of the Fire Cloud Palace, multiple figures inside the Fire Cloud Palace were already waiting there.

Despite the fact that it was only an incarnation and not his True Body, the Fire Cloud Palace still dispatched the Emperor Bai and Emperor Yan, a lineup of two Great Immortal Venerables.

Additionally, there were also ordinary Immortal Venerables like Hong Luan, as well as Qin Yuyan, Yan Xiang, and others who were originally familiar with him, accompanying them.

Upon seeing Gu Jinlai’s incarnation arrive, both Emperor Bai and Emperor Yan stepped forward simultaneously and clasped their hands, "Hahaha, with your great arrival, the Fire Cloud Palace shines gloriously."

Gu Jinlai nodded at them.

"Great Power Gu, please, we have already prepared a banquet for you to welcome and honor you..."

Emperor Bai said with a warm smile.

As if the recent incident of the Fire Cloud Palace capturing those related to Gu Jinlai never occurred.

Moreover, clearly Gu Jinlai came here merely as an incarnation, yet this Supreme Realm Great Immortal Venerable was treating him as if meeting his True Body, leaving no room for negligence.

"No need to be overly formal. I just came to check on the people from the Evergreen Hall."

"Of course, of course. Let us first escort Great Power Gu to the Evergreen Hall."

Emperor Bai added promptly, "Rest assured, Great Power Gu, all of them are safe and unharmed. None have been mistreated. Regardless of past misunderstandings, most of them belong to our Fire Cloud Palace, and we could never have mistreated them."

Gu Jinlai believed this point.

Not because the people of the Fire Cloud Palace were genuinely merciful, but...

The time was too short.

Gu Jinlai estimated that if he hadn’t appeared for hundreds or thousands of years, the people of the Fire Cloud Palace might start executing those associated with him one by one.

However, he reappeared after just a few years. Based on a Great Power’s timeframe, they probably hadn’t even had the chance to implement any punishment.

"The issues at hand were handled somewhat inappropriately by a few of the emperors, but they had their reasons. After all, it concerns the stability of the Cosmic. If the Evil Gods truly break out of the Heart of the Cosmic, all matter, energy, and lifeforms in the entire universe would be degraded by them. Sacrificing a small portion of people could save everyone. As leaders, they naturally had to make such trade-offs."

Emperor Yan advised from the side.

Gu Jinlai nodded but did not respond.

Not just Gu Jinlai, likely even Emperor Yan himself didn’t believe his words. Thıs content belongs to novel-fire.ɴet

It’s merely a way to give each other a way out, making the scenario less awkward.

Gu Jinlai glanced at this Great Immortal Venerable.

He remembered that when he first came to the New Mars Sea, the Qin Family earnestly wanted him to become a direct disciple of this Emperor Yan, yet this Emperor Yan kept delaying...

This is probably their first official meeting.

But now, Gu Jinlai has already become a Great Power. Just his incarnation descending means a Great Immortal Venerable like Emperor Yan has to personally accompany him, speaking kindly to placate his mood.

Such are the vicissitudes of life.

The future is unpredictable.

Just like now, everyone thinks he has already surrendered.

That he came to the Fire Cloud Palace to see these "friends and relatives" for the last time.

The future of these Great Powers, and even this entire Cosmic, has reached a critical juncture of life and death.

And where that juncture leans depends entirely on Gu Jinlai’s decision at that moment.