The villain is utterly immoral; with a dragon charging right in his face, how could he possibly lose

"This is... Celestial Emperor Tianyu?"

Gu Qing withdrew his gaze, lost in thought.

He saw the Great Dao of Heavenly Fusion in Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao is either the reincarnation of the Celestial Emperor Tianyu or his successor.

Regardless of who Lin Zhao is, she is his enemy.

The Celestial Emperor Tianyu inherited the Star Dao lineage, but he destroyed the Star Dao lineage and transformed it into the Boundless Divine Sect.

It can be said that although the two have no personal grudges, they are destined to be mortal enemies because of their struggle over the Great Dao.

Unless Lin Zhao is willing to surrender to him and acknowledge his orthodoxy.

"Ok?"

Lin Zhao suddenly frowned slightly, noticing a gaze sweeping over him.

However, under his divine sense, he did not find anything unusual, as if it were an illusion.

He glanced at the servants around him and saw that they were all looking at him with infatuated and covetous eyes.

Lin Zhao's face was grim, and he used his Taoist magic to create an avatar.

There is a fundamental difference between an incarnation and a clone.

An incarnation is a body temporarily formed using one's own Taoist magic or a drop of divine blood; it cannot last long and its magical power is limited.

The clones are independent entities, but they are connected by their origin and are in fact one.

Lin Zhao concealed himself and left the Immortal Medicine Garden, heading towards the Treasure Pavilion.

He couldn't wait any longer; with Mo Wantang watching him so closely, waiting any longer would be pointless.

Besides, who knows how long Gu Qing will be in seclusion?

Lin Zhao silently entered the core of the treasure pavilion, startling the artifact spirit.

"Who exactly are you?" the spirit asked in a deep voice.

"You already guessed who I am, didn't you?" Lin Zhao said calmly.

"You are... the master? You must be the master."

Although the beautiful and ethereal fairy before him was very different from the wise and powerful Celestial Emperor in his memory.

But that's not the point. This isn't the first time the Celestial Emperor Tianyu has done something like gender transformation.

Lin Zhao was able to ignore the formation and enter the core of the magic weapon. Apart from the Heavenly Emperor, who was its master, he couldn't think of anyone else who had this ability.

Upon realizing this, the spirit of the artifact was so excited that its old face turned red and its whole body trembled.

He knew that His master was exceptionally talented and could not possibly perish; sooner or later, He would make a powerful comeback.

"Hmm!" Lin Zhao nodded and asked, "Did Gu Qing leave behind any of the Star Mother's legacy?"

The spirit immediately replied, "It wasn't passed down, but he definitely obtained the method for refining companion artifacts."

"These are the materials he needs to refine his companion artifact, but he is missing a World Stone. Please take a look, Master."

As the spirit spoke, a pile of ores and immortal gold floated out.

Lin Zhao glanced at it, then with a slight movement of his fingers, stored all the ores and immortal gold into his storage ring.

After asking a few more questions, Lin Zhao looked disappointed when she couldn't get any answers.

"Master, Gu Qing has emerged from seclusion. You should leave now." The spirit looked worried.

Although He firmly believed that Lin Zhaoqiang was invincible, Gu Qing's Heavenly Bow and God-Slaying Arrow were too terrifying, and only an Immortal Emperor could defeat them.

Lin Zhao was once an Immortal Emperor, but that was only in the past.

Without the Immortal Emperor Dao Fruit, one is no longer an Immortal Emperor; at most, one possesses only a few Immortal Emperor techniques.

"He's out of seclusion?" Lin Zhao's expression was one of wild joy, but then her face turned grim.

Such important news, and Shu Yue didn't tell him? Clearly, he'd been tricked by Shu Yue.

"Heh, you mere ants, you've truly made the right choice in your death."

Lin Zhao's gaze was icy, and he was amused by Shu Yue and Mo Wantang.

Considering his stature, having schemed against the Celestial Emperor and plotted for millennia, how could he be so easily outmaneuvered by two mere ants?

“Master…” The spirit’s expression remained unchanged. Could Lin Zhao be here to kill Gu Qing?

Lin Zhao took a deep breath and said, "Pretend I was never here."

Before the words were even finished, the person had already disappeared.

……

"Master!"

Lin Zhao arrived at the Boundless Heaven Palace, walking through the air. Dressed in white, she was exceptionally elegant and graceful, displaying unparalleled charm in every gesture.

He looked at Gu Qing with a cool and aloof expression, exuding a pure and otherworldly aura.

"..."

Gu Qing's face gradually darkened.

Is this bastard trying to seduce him?

Judging from Lin Zhao's aloof and ethereal appearance, she fully embodies the essence of womanhood, and probably has undergone numerous gender transformations.

Gu Qing felt increasingly disgusted the more she thought about it.

Such perversion is better left unaddressed by the Great Dao.

"Master, I am at least a late-stage Immortal King, why are you making me cultivate immortal herbs?"

Seeing this, Lin Zhao knew something was wrong.

Isn't Gu Qing rumored to be greedy for money and lustful?

Moreover, this is definitely not unfounded; just look at the current state of the Boundless Divine Cult.

Almost all of them were stunningly beautiful.

Furthermore, when Gu Qing first seized power, he didn't fight for power, but instead seized profits, monopolizing the Chamber of Commerce and the mines.

Doing this in a world where the strong rule is utterly foolish.

This shows just how greedy and lustful Gu Qing was.

However, Gu Qing looked at him with disgust as if he were looking at something dirty, showing no sign of lust at all.

"You want to become a sect elder? Fine! Kneel down, release your soul, and let me implant the slave mark on you," Gu Qing said coldly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhao's heart sank to the bottom. Without thinking, he fled.

Imprinting a slave mark on him is clearly an attempt to kill him.

But Lin Zhao really couldn't understand why Gu Qing would do this.

Did they find out his background?

impossible!

Lin Zhao immediately rejected the idea.

He never revealed it to anyone, and even those with divine eyes could not discern his origins, nor could anyone deduce his identity.

Could it be that Gu Qing thinks he has ulterior motives and wants to kill him?

Even so, we shouldn't look at him like he's something dirty.

"Ha! Do you think you can escape?"

Gu Qing sneered and did not immediately chase after him; he had intended for Lin Zhao to escape.

After all, this is his territory, and if a fight breaks out, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Gu Qing stepped into the Scripture Pavilion, reached out and grasped the artifact spirit in his hand, his supernatural power passing directly through the array of restrictions.

"You..." The spirit was horrified and only managed to utter the word "you" before it was crushed to death.

After absorbing and refining the essence of the artifact spirit, Gu Qing finally set off to chase after Lin Zhao.

The God-King treads through time.

A river of time appeared beneath Gu Qing's feet. Going upstream, he caught up with Lin Zhao in an instant.

"I shouldn't have run away."

Upon seeing Gu Qing blocking her way, Lin Zhao's eyes revealed regret.

Only now did he realize what a foolish decision he had made.

Within the Boundless Divine Cult, Gu Qing certainly wouldn't dare use the Heavenly Bow and God-Slaying Arrow.

After all, the Heavenly Bow and God-Slaying Arrow were too terrifying in power; the moment they appeared, they could annihilate all the disciples of the Boundless Divine Sect.

As long as Gu Qing doesn't go mad, he won't unleash the Heavenly Bow and God-Slaying Arrow.

Therefore, he might still have a glimmer of hope in the Boundless God Cult.

"It's human nature to run away when you encounter danger, especially since you don't know I have the God King's Time-Traveling Technique," Gu Qing said calmly.

Gu Qing communicated with the God-Slaying Arrow through his soul and sensed that its killing intent had been fully released, so he immediately recalled it.

To deal with an old monster like Lin Zhao, we must use the Heavenly Bow and God-Slaying Arrow.

Otherwise, who knows if he has any backup plans, such as hiding clones or splitting his soul?

Moreover, Lin Zhao is a quasi-Immortal Emperor, and Gu Qing has no confidence in defeating Lin Zhao.

The difference in spiritual realm is like divine retribution.

Especially at higher realms, the gap becomes greater, with each realm representing a new world.

"makes sense."

Lin Zhao nodded, then asked in confusion, "Why do you insist on killing me?"

He really couldn't figure out where he had given himself away.

"You're from the Star God Cult, aren't you? I saw long ago that the spirit of the Treasure Pavilion harbored ulterior motives, which is why I tampered with the ores and immortal gold..."

Summoning the God-Slaying Arrow takes time, so Gu Qing didn't mind chatting with Lin Zhao about it.