The sect is full of evildoers, but I am the eldest brother.

Upon hearing this, the Supreme Sage's pupils suddenly contracted, and he abruptly turned around, his sharp gaze fixed on the Hundred Refinements True Ancestor: "Who?"

Now that things had come to this, the Hundred Refinements Ancestor decided to stop hiding it.

He didn't directly say who the Imperial Pearl had been handed over to, but instead glanced quickly at Gu Yi, who was locked in a stalemate with Mo Xinren, and changed the subject, saying, "I am a loser."

"Some things are beyond my control, and beyond my ability to change..."

"I have let my teacher down and betrayed my original aspirations..."

"I can no longer shoulder this heavy hope, so I place this hope on others."

Even knowing oneself to be a "loser," is it still an escape from reality...?

Mingrui's judgment in choosing disciples is truly appalling.

Seeing the True Ancestor of Hundred Refinements like this, the Sage of the Supreme Realm looked down on him even more, to the point that even his teacher, the Sage of Bright Wisdom, felt a chill down his spine.

"But wise man, it is true that I am a failure..."

The Hundred Refinements Ancestor exhaled a breath of turbid air, then said firmly, "But I will not run away. I will stay and stand with everyone in the sect, through thick and thin!"

They may have shirked their responsibilities, but they couldn't escape their own conscience.

In some ways, Mingrui, this young disciple, is indeed honest.

But what's the point?

Now that things have come to this, what's the point of saying anything more?

Is it possible to salvage the situation at this point?

Yu Ji Xian Shi was one of the former leaders of the Hundred Refinements Pavilion.

We will not give up easily unless absolutely necessary.

But now, things are already out of his control.

Even he himself was powerless to change all of this.

Not to mention...

It was those who came after him who stood behind him...

"What do you want to say?"

Yu Jixianshi's attitude was neither cold nor warm.

Although he looked down on the Hundred Refinement True Ancestor who led his sect into a fire pit, after years of cultivation and experiencing countless trials and tribulations, he had long since become indifferent to many things.

An incompetent disciple, failure is failure.

There's nothing worth pursuing.

The most urgent task is to figure out how to solve this mess.

The others will come later.

What I want to say is that the remaining hope is far more precious than despair!

The Hundred Refinements Ancestor spoke with a sincere and earnest expression.

But it was precisely his lack of strength and his nonchalant attitude that gradually made Yu Ji Xian Shi's eyes show a hint of impatience.

"I don't need you to teach me how to do this."

The Wise Man snorted and said coldly, "Hope is certainly valuable, but what is even more valuable than hope is finding meaning in life!"

"To be or not to be, that is the question."

Even if the person standing before him was a true leader, the Hundred Refinements True Ancestor could remain calm and composed. He said without changing his expression, "Existence precedes essence. Meaning is not discovered, but created. It is found in suffering and touched in the infinite within the finite... If you give up now, it is tantamount to breaking your own future and burying yourself!"

"Is the Imperial Pearl on that kid?"

The wise and virtuous man suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, the Hundred Refinements Ancestor's gaze faltered slightly.

He didn't expect that the Imperial Sage would not play by the rules at all.

He then spoke from the bottom of his heart.

The focus of the Supreme Sage remained on the Imperial Pearl.

"who is he?"

The wise man asked again.

The two sentences, "Who" at the beginning and "Who is he?" at the end, represent different meanings. The former asks who the Emperor Pearl was handed over to, while the latter inquires about the origin and identity of Gu Yi, the Hundred Refinement Ancestor.

Seeing that the Hundred Refinements True Ancestor remained silent, the Supreme Sage, as if he had expected it, said expressionlessly:

"This person is not one of my Hundred Refinements cultivators, is he?"

"You should know the immense significance the Emperor Pearl holds for my Hundred Refinement Pavilion!"

"But you..."

His eyes were fixed on the Hundred Refinements Ancestor, and he said, each word piercing the heart: "Acting on your own initiative and being self-righteous, you handed over the Emperor Pearl, which is a treasure passed down through generations of the sect, to an outsider. Your actions are just as foolish as those of your stubborn teacher!"

"You're even more hopeless than him!"

"If I had known this would happen, I would never have agreed to give the Imperial Pearl to Mingrui!"

The facts were right before their eyes, and the Hundred Refinements Ancestor was rendered speechless by the insults.

He wanted to explain something.

But when the words were on the tip of my tongue, I didn't know how to begin.

Seeing the Hundred Refinement True Ancestor silently lower his head, the Supreme Sage suddenly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, turned around and said, "Step back, this is none of your business, I have my own arrangements."

After a moment, they saw that the Hundred Refinements Ancestor had not yet retreated.

Yu Ji Xianshi frowned: "What, are you questioning my decision?"

“Sir, you are wrong about one thing.”

The Hundred Refinements Ancestor slowly raised his head and said calmly, "My late master was not foolish. On the contrary, he was very intelligent, more intelligent than anyone else!"

At this moment, a benevolent face gradually emerged in the mind of the Hundred Refinements Ancestor, changing from unfamiliar to familiar, from blurry to clear.

That was his teacher, a wise and virtuous man, who had already followed in the footsteps of his predecessors.

Some say that the wise and virtuous official is neither wise nor brave, and his virtue is not worthy of his position. Others say that only the leaders of the Hundred Refinements Pavilion throughout the ages are qualified to be the wise and virtuous official.

Some even say that the reason why the great sage promoted Mingrui to the rank of sage was because of the prestige of the imperial sage; otherwise, how could an academic scholar be worthy of the title of "sage"?

But in reality, everyone who becomes a sage has their own extraordinary qualities.

Even wise and virtuous people are no exception to this.

However, compared to the meticulous and wise Yu Ji, the wise and intelligent scholar who specialized in academic fields, he was far less respected than the former, who was a leader.

But this does not mean that wise and virtuous men are inferior to those who are wise and virtuous.

Almost all the rules and regulations within the Hundred Refinements Pavilion were once handled by wise and sagacious individuals. They were constantly improved and perfected by him, which ultimately led to the creation of the Western Heaven Overlord at his peak!

Whether they are Imperial Sages, Wise Sages, or those who have been granted the title of "Sage" throughout history, each one is unique and outstanding!

"I once asked my late teacher what the meaning of life is."

The Hundred Refinements True Ancestor looked directly at the Supreme Sage and said neither humbly nor arrogantly:

"My teacher told me that the meaning of life is not just about living. The key is whether our actions have any inherent meaning for us!"

"My late teacher also said that life doesn't need meaning; only meaning needs life. And whether that meaning is meaningful or not depends not on others, but on... oneself!"

"We, ourselves!"