168: A helpless compromise

But they did not know that this was a difficult choice made by the Ancient Heavenly Venerable after deep consideration.

After all, existences who have reached their Realm of power no longer need the support of so-called orthodoxies.

The reason they remained in their respective worlds was because they each had orthodoxies or blood relatives left there.

Therefore, if they could get Gu Jixiao to hand over an immortal emperor artifact to guard the Abyss Cave, or even win him over, it wouldn't be out of the question to let his Ancient Heavenly Emperor Dynasty establish an Legacy in their worlds.

"Ancient, this is absolutely unacceptable! If we let that Ancient Heavenly Emperor Dynasty enter, what difference is there between our world and being invaded by the Saint Realm?"

The Demon Venerable's expression was extremely unsightly as he spoke out to dissuade him.

But the Ancient Heavenly Venerable waved his hand: "Do you think we still have a choice now? Furthermore, we no longer need faith, do we? Letting his Ancient Heavenly Emperor Dynasty enter in exchange for an immortal emperor artifact to guard the Abyss Cave, and even befriending him..."

"In my view, this is a guaranteed profitable deal. Or are you willing to use the immortal emperor artifact in your own hands to guard the Abyss Cave?"

Each of the four Quasi-Immortal Emperors possessed only one immortal emperor artifact. The immortal emperor artifact that had originally guarded the Abyss Cave was the fifth one they had painstakingly found after searching the entire Chaos.

If they were forced to hand over the immortal emperor artifacts in their hands, their strength would likely be greatly reduced, instantly making them the bottom-tier existences among the four Quasi-Immortal Emperors.

Therefore, upon hearing the Ancient Heavenly Venerable's words, the Demon Venerable's expression became even more unsightly. But in the end, he let out a helpless sigh and chose to compromise.

After all, one was a matter of face and the other was a matter of strength; he could clearly distinguish which was more important.

Seeing that the Demon Venerable had also agreed, the Myriad Demon Heavenly Venerable let out a long sigh and could only choose to compromise as well.

As both the Myriad Demon Heavenly Venerable and the Demon Venerable chose to compromise, the Ancient Heavenly Venerable looked towards Gu Jixiao and cupped his hands.

"Fellow Daoist, the three of us are willing to allow your Ancient Heavenly Emperor Dynasty to enter the Four Realms. So, can you agree to return the immortal emperor artifact to us?"

Seeing them agree, and since Gu Jixiao was a man of his word, he raised his hand and tossed an immortal emperor artifact to them.

"The immortal emperor artifact that belonged to you has already been used by me to protect the safety of the Saint Realm. I cannot return it to you for the time being, so take this immortal emperor artifact to guard the Abyss Cave instead."

An immortal emperor artifact can change its appearance according to its master's will, so there was no need to worry about whether it was the original sword.

Seeing Gu Jixiao hand them an immortal emperor artifact, the Ancient Heavenly Venerable caught it and intended to refine it.

However, upon sensing the True Spirit power within it, the Ancient Heavenly Venerable's expression turned somewhat gloomy.

"Fellow Daoist, for you to still leave your True Spirit power on this immortal emperor artifact is a bit too inappropriate, isn't it?"

Beside him, the Myriad Demon Heavenly Venerable and the Demon Venerable's expressions also turned ugly upon hearing the Ancient Heavenly Venerable's words. They immediately summoned their immortal emperor artifacts, ready to go to war with Gu Jixiao again.

But Gu Jixiao merely gave a cold snort, his posture suggesting he didn't care for the three of them at all.

"Why can't I leave my True Spirit power? I only agreed to let you take an immortal emperor artifact to guard the Abyss Cave; I never agreed to give you an immortal emperor artifact."

In Gu Jixiao's view, providing an immortal emperor artifact to guard the Abyss Cave was already his limit. As for giving them one? That was nothing but wishful thinking.