20: So, are you laughing at me?

The prosperity of the Central Region made it the heart of the Heavenly Saint Continent.

Countless forces sought to establish their legacies within the Central Region.

Naturally, the Grand Pavilion of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion also maintained its Legacy in the Central Region.

At this moment, Gu Jixiao arrived outside the Grand Pavilion of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion under the guidance of Wu Tianxie.

Although it was merely a merchant guild, its scale was no less than that of a massive city.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, this is the Grand Pavilion of my Heavenly Treasure Pavilion."

Wu Tianxie's pride was hard to conceal as he looked toward Gu Jixiao and introduced the place.

Gu Jixiao's eyes couldn't help but brighten as he secretly began to scheme in his heart.

This Heavenly Treasure Pavilion is certainly prosperous, and with branch pavilions spread across the entire Heavenly Saint Continent, should I find an opportunity to just seize it? I am quite short on money, anyway.

However, Gu Jixiao was a man who paid attention to having a justifiable cause; he would need to find a suitable reason.

"Since we've arrived at your Heavenly Treasure Pavilion's Grand Pavilion, have your Late Stage Great Emperor come out."

Back when they were still at the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty, Wu Tianxie had found a suitable method.

That was to bring Gu Jixiao to the Grand Pavilion and let Gu Yue personally spar with the Late Stage Great Emperor there.

Firstly, it would prove that Gu Yue was a genuine Peak Great Emperor.

Secondly, it would make those old fogies within the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion willing to befriend Gu Jixiao.

After all, when a Peak Great Emperor has come knocking on your door, he didn't believe they would continue to oppose Gu Jixiao.

Seeing that Gu Jixiao was somewhat impatient, Wu Tianxie didn't dally any longer. With a thought, he sent the message to the high-level members of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.

At this time, the Elders still within the Grand Pavilion listened to the Pavilion Master's transmission, their faces showing a hint of confusion.

After all, given the Pavilion Master's temperament, if he found any chance to go out, it wouldn't be like him if he didn't play around for a year or half a year.

Could something have happened?

Thinking back to the Pavilion Master's previous transmission, his tone was indeed much more anxious than usual.

At this thought, the group of Elders from the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion soared into the sky and soon arrived before Wu Tianxie.

Gazing at the Elders of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, Gu Jixiao was also slightly surprised.

He hadn't expected that Supremes, which were extremely rare outside, would be so numerous in the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion; he even vaguely sensed that a few of them had reached the level of Quasi-Emperor.

Noticing Gu Jixiao's surprise, Wu Tianxie introduced them with a face full of pride.

"In my Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, anyone whose cultivation has not reached the Supreme Realm does not have the qualification to become an Elder."

"Pavilion Master, what happened?"

Seeing Wu Tianxie return with a junior at the Void Refining Peak by his side, a Supreme Realm manager asked with slight confusion.

As the conversation turned to official business, Wu Tianxie's expression became serious.

"Ahem, actually, I have given it some thought. Perhaps we should seriously consider the conditions of the person Shen Qingyu mentioned."

As Wu Tianxie finished speaking, the Elders present looked at each other, clearly not knowing why the Pavilion Master was saying this.

Seeing that the Elders didn't understand his meaning, Wu Tianxie felt a bit helpless.

"My meaning is that I intend to gift the method for shaping an Immortal-Grade Spiritual Root to that Fellow Daoist, and I also plan to gift him a portion of the resources required to shape an Immortal-Grade Spiritual Root."

Following Wu Tianxie's words, the Elders present finally reacted and began to dissuade him one after another.

"Pavilion Master, you cannot! Such resources are extremely precious even for our Heavenly Treasure Pavilion. How can we gift them to an unknown junior?"

"Exactly, Pavilion Master, this must not be done. Even if we agree, the Old Ancestors will absolutely never agree."

"We ask the Pavilion Master to rescind the order."

"What if I told you that Senior is a Peak Great Emperor?"

Wu Tianxie said in a low, eerie tone.

"So what if they are a Peak Great Emperor, even if—wait, Pavilion Master, did you say a Peak Great Emperor?"

One of the Elders had been about to vent his anger, but upon realizing it was a Peak Great Emperor, he was instantly struck dumb.

Looking at the surrounding Elders, all of them had shut their mouths.

After all, if it really was a Peak Great Emperor, they would need to deliberate carefully.

However, one Elder countered, "Pavilion Master, how do you know if the other party is a Peak Great Emperor?"

As that Elder asked the question, everyone else also realized the point.

Indeed, Great Emperors were extremely rare in the vast Heavenly Saint Continent, let alone a Peak Great Emperor who stood at the summit.

Even their Heavenly Treasure Pavilion did not have a Peak Great Emperor.

Their doubts were naturally within Wu Tianxie's expectations.

"I naturally thought of this point as well, which is why I brought him back to the Grand Pavilion to let him have a fight with the Old Ancestor."

"If he can defeat the Old Ancestor, wouldn't that prove the other party is a Peak Great Emperor?"

"But will the Old Ancestor agree?" an Elder asked, his tone slightly hesitant.

The Old Ancestors of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion were the previous Pavilion Masters who had gone into seclusion after breaking through to the Great Emperor Realm, thus becoming Old Ancestors.

Every Old Ancestor was like a stabilizing pillar; unless the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion faced a catastrophe, the Old Ancestors would not emerge into the world.

Most importantly, a rule was set five hundred years ago that Great Emperors were not allowed to emerge.

Therefore, it was hard for them to believe that an Old Ancestor would emerge for such a matter, and even harder to believe that a Peak Great Emperor would appear in the tiny Southern Barrens.

Hearing their concerns, Wu Tianxie gave a cold laugh.

"The rule back then was that Great Emperors must not emerge, but it did not stipulate that Great Emperors cannot take action."

"Furthermore, the rules were set by Peak Great Emperors. If the one emerging is a Peak Great Emperor, do you think those three Peak Great Emperors would still dare to restrict them?"

As he finished speaking, the Elders fell silent.

Indeed, if it really were a Peak Great Emperor, then it seemed the rule would exist in name only.

"Alright, this matter is settled. I will go find the Old Ancestor."

After Wu Tianxie finished speaking, he immediately intended to head to the Forbidden Ground to contact the Old Ancestor.

In the Heavenly Saint Continent, those who could break through to the Great Emperor Realm were as rare as phoenix feathers, and most importantly, even after breaking through to Great Emperor, one's Lifespan was only about thirty thousand years.

A very few Great Emperors, with the help of Lifespan-type Heaven And Earth Treasures, could reach a limit of forty thousand years of Lifespan.

Thus, to live longer, most Great Emperors who felt they could not break through to the Realm above Great Emperor would choose to seal themselves, only breaking the seal to emerge when necessary.

The Great Emperors of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion were no exception.

With that, Wu Tianxie went straight to the Forbidden Ground.

Only the group of Elders and Gu Jixiao remained on the spot.

Seeing Wu Tianxie leave, the Elders looked at Gu Jixiao. Sensing that he was only at the Void Refining Peak, they didn't take him to heart, thinking that he must be the servant of that Peak Great Emperor; otherwise, how could he have come along with the Pavilion Master?

At this thought, a Quasi-Emperor Elder looked at Gu Jixiao, his eyes constantly sizing him up. After a good while, his tone was slightly curious.

"Are you the servant of that Peak Great Emperor?"

"Oh? Do I look like a servant? I am the master of that Peak Great Emperor."

The smile on Gu Jixiao's face was like a spring breeze, but it caused all the Supremes present to burst into loud laughter.

After all, for a Void Refining cultivator to be the master of a Peak Great Emperor, only a madman would believe such a story.

"Hahaha, kid, this kind of joke isn't funny."

"Exactly, exactly. If you are the Peak Great Emperor's master, then I am the Peak Great Emperor's father."

"Kid, a Great Emperor must not be insulted. You had better not say such things."

Hearing their laughter, the smile on Gu Jixiao's face vanished visibly, and an icy sensation followed.

"So, are you laughing at me?"