Sword Lonely is an old fox.

Lonely Sword looked at Chu Xinghe.

"Young man, the following matters will be troublesome for you, but rest assured, this Old Man will protect your safety."

Chu Xinghe's voice trembled slightly.

"I... I will cooperate well."

Lonely Sword nodded and pointed a finger.

Layers of Restrictions appeared on Chu Xinghe's body.

"These Restrictions can protect your life; next, I have some arrangements for you."

"Follow me first."

Chu Xinghe followed Lonely Sword into the main hall, trembling with fear.

Heaven One, Heaven Two, Mo Ru, and the Dragon Clan Elder were all calmly drinking tea.

Hopefully, this Old Man wouldn't do something that everyone would be unwilling to see.

Chu Xinghe followed Lonely Sword to a place where no one else was present.

"Young man, how about joining my Sword God Sect?"

Chu Xinghe's brow furrowed, his eyes filled with confusion.

"Alliance Leader, I don't understand your meaning, and I also need to ask Senior Li's opinion."

Lonely Sword hunched his body.

"You indeed have a very powerful talent; that junior Li Taixuan took an interest in your talent, and so did I."

"You haven't yet stepped into the world of Cultivation, so you don't know the dangers within."

"Li Taixuan set his sights on you, which led to Wen Rushui targeting you. Now, using your life to lure out Wen Rushui is simply too risky."

"Within this Tongtian Alliance, there are Wen Rushui's spies. If we use you for a setup, Wen Rushui will surely find out."

"But Li Taixuan only wants to use you to fish out Wen Rushui without considering your safety. To tell you the truth, with this Old Man's strength alone, it would definitely be difficult to deal with Wen Rushui."

"Both are Quasi-Emperor Experts, but Wen Rushui is still young, while I am already old. My Qi and blood have already withered; I might fall after this battle."

"Don't look at it as an Alliance now; as soon as this Old Man dies, these forces in the Alliance will be the first to not let my Sword God Sect off."

"Your talent is good; I can protect your life in this battle. I only hope you survive and leave a Legacy for the Sword God Sect."

Hearing this, Chu Xinghe's gaze changed.

This Old Man wouldn't say so much to a talented young man with no cultivation.

He had already discovered that he was faking it.

Thinking of this, Chu Xinghe's attitude was no longer one of fear or dread.

"How did Senior discover it?"

Seeing Chu Xinghe's tone change.

Lonely Sword leaned on his cane.

He found a chair and sat down.

He brewed a cup of tea for Chu Xinghe.

"Sit. This Old Man didn't expect you to admit it so quickly."

Chu Xinghe sat down and looked at Lonely Sword across from him.

Lonely Sword didn't speak but took out a sword.

When the heaven opening sword first appeared, it jumped slightly.

Lonely Sword placed the heaven opening sword in front of Chu Xinghe.

"Return this thing to you. When this sword first appeared, I also thought about bringing it back, but this sword is no longer the sword it once was."

"Even if I brought it back, it would only be a memento."

"I guessed your identity because I don't believe in coincidences."

"Everything seems to have no place for suspicion, but this Old Man has lived too long; many things can be understood at a glance."

Chu Xinghe didn't speak.

"Actually, the day the heaven opening sword appeared, I knew my Sword God Sect was already being used as a pawn. One day, the person who calculated against the Sword God Sect would appear before my eyes."

Lonely Sword finished the tea in his cup in one gulp as he said this.

Chu Xinghe picked up the teapot and refilled Lonely Sword's cup.

"Back then, the heaven opening sword was in the hands of someone called Young Master Destiny. You go by this name, don't you?"

"Although later someone named Shi Jingfeng also said he was called Destiny, this Old Man feels that he doesn't have that kind of wisdom."

"That boy is wise beyond his appearance, much like the former me, needing someone's guidance to slowly open up."

"To be precise, you aren't called Destiny either."

After Lonely Sword finished speaking, the water in the teacup automatically overflowed, leaving a 'Chu' character on the table.

However, the moment it was revealed, it dissipated and vanished.

"How did Senior discover it?"

Lonely Sword gave a laugh.

"This world is inherently full of various irrationalities; often, the more seemingly bizarre and impossible something is, the more it represents the truth."

"When I sensed the second appearance of the heaven opening sword, I began to calculate."

"Who was the mastermind behind these events? When I considered that you might not be dead, everything could be explained clearly."

"The very right step you took was to push Shi Jingfeng forward, and you could even make the Ancestral Dragon Bloodline appear."

"Heaven-Devouring Demonic Body, Ancestral Dragon Bloodline, heavenly dao spirit manifestation, emperor road—one link after another, pressing step by step, catching people off guard."

"You are like a bystander hiding in the back, never revealing your tracks."

"But the more it's like this, the more this Senior suspects that you are the person hiding in the back."

Chu Xinghe narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Senior has a good Wisdom Eye. Since Senior even allowed the Sword God Sect's Sect Master to appear and be killed when the heaven opening sword appeared for the second time, why was that?"

Lonely Sword chuckled twice.

"The Sword God Sect has declined; even the Sect Master belonged to someone else."

Chu Xinghe was stunned; he hadn't expected such a thing.

"Senior just let it be?"

Lonely Sword shook his head.

"My Lifespan is exhausting, there is no successor, and I am powerless. Even if it's another force's mole, at least they are seriously developing the Sword God Sect."

Chu Xinghe was speechless; this Old Man's game of borrowing a hen to lay eggs was even better than his.

This Old Man was also quite devious.

"Why did Senior choose me?"

This time, Lonely Sword took the initiative to pour a cup of tea for Chu Xinghe.

"The Mo Family and the Dragon Clan can follow you in your mischief; this Old Man also wants to have a moment of passion before his Lifespan ends."

"Actually, when Shi Jingfeng was exposed that time, his death would have been the best choice, but you didn't do that."

"You, kid, still have a bit of true feeling in your heart; that's what this Senior values most."

"A person can be ruthless and heartless, but they must also have their own persistence."

"If we win, maybe this Senior will have a chance to take a step forward."

"If we lose, it's nothing more than death."

"This Senior's Lifespan is near its end; sooner or later, death will come."

"By taking a gamble, maybe I can borrow some more years from this damned Heavens."

Chu Xinghe didn't speak.

He could see the persistence in Lonely Sword's heart.

Becoming an Emperor.

But that step couldn't be taken, from being full of confidence to not being able to find the direction.

Then being abandoned by this era, with Lifespan slowly withering away.

No one would be reconciled to that.

Lonely Sword took out a jade pendant.

"That day when I destroyed the Corpse Raising Grounds, thinking back, I seem to have seen several similar places."

"This thing should be helpful to you."

Chu Xinghe took it and investigated.

He secretly noted down these addresses and then destroyed the jade pendant.

Watching Chu Xinghe's actions, Lonely Sword nodded with satisfaction.

"Why do you always hide in the shadows, kid? Wouldn't it be better to step out? With your current power, even if you stepped out, no one would dare ignore you?"