"You must know that your time is running out."
Ye Kai spoke calmly.
Lu Miaozu's face turned bitter, but he quickly composed himself and sighed lightly, "The desires of the mortal world and the impermanence of life—only when faced with the end do I truly understand the meaning of 'human effort ultimately has its limits'!"
"If it weren't for the Emperor being here, I fear that in my emotional turmoil, I would have already fallen into the Six Paths of Reincarnation. It's just that I am unwilling; I made too many mistakes back then, let down the woman I loved, and even caused trouble for this child, Xiu Xuan..."
"Ha, you’re not so bad after all. Your spiritual realm seems to have made a subtle breakthrough; it’s not in vain that this Sect has wasted time talking to you."
Ye Kai raised his cup again, savoring the drink with closed eyes as he softly said, "Since you’ve vaguely guessed something, let me be straightforward: I will take your life. From now on, you will serve under this Sect as part of the Saint Seiya Zodiac, helping us manage this world."
"Bang!"
Lu Miaozu fell to his knees with a thud, his face pale and beads of sweat streaming down his forehead. "Great Emperor, forgive me!"
How could he have forgotten that the person before him was no ordinary being, nor just an ordinary immortal? This was someone on par with the Jade Emperor, a supreme being who governed the Three Realms and Six Paths.
Why did he let his mind get muddled and adopt a posture of retreating while advancing?
Wasn’t that courting death?
Fortunately, this supreme being didn’t seem to hold much against him; instead, he was invited to join the Saint Seiya Zodiac.
In shock and fear, Lu Miaozu dared not say anything further. After all, even if he became a member of the Saint Seiya and held the title of Palace Master of the Zodiac, what difference did it make?
He was still just a mortal!
Ye Kai looked at Lu Miaozu's pale face in surprise. Frowning slightly as he pondered, he guessed a few things. He quickly spoke up; otherwise, if this old fellow were to die right there, it would be troublesome.
"Get up. Everyone knows that 'there are deities three feet above one's head,' yet no one is willing to believe it. Why is that?"
He digressed again: "Because immortals are rarely seen; because of the desires of the mortal world—fighting for fame and profit. But in the end, who in this world can escape death? No matter how stunningly beautiful you are or how much you reign over vast lands as an emperor, in the end, you will merely become dust."
"Once you've seen the vast sea, nothing else can compare; apart from Mount Wu, there are no clouds worth looking back at. In a garden full of flowers, I am too lazy to look back; half my path is due to cultivation and half due to you."
After another sigh, Ye Kai suddenly felt a pang of embarrassment. How did he get off track again? He quickly dismissed his poetic thoughts and said, "From now on, you will be the Aries Bronze Saint, stationed at the Aries Palace of the Zodiac."
Before his words had even settled, he had already tossed out the cube. Otherwise, once he opened his mouth, who knew what else would spill out.
Little did he know that those few sentences had left others in shock!
Shang Xiuxun looked at the old man with a face full of despair, her heart filled with mixed emotions. She should have hated him, resented him, but unexpectedly, the old man was nearing his end. Even so, he hadn’t come to say a word to her.
Was her mother’s tragedy about to repeat itself?
She remembered how her mother had held her hand tightly before passing away, softly saying, "Don’t hold a grudge against him. Don’t resent him; it’s not easy for him either!"
She really wanted to shout out a 'why'!
But by the time she came back to her senses, her mother had already left this world.
She couldn’t do it!
She truly couldn’t!
Why should she forgive him?
Watching her mother suffer from longing and melancholy until her final breath, how could she not hate that fickle 'father,' that heartless man who abandoned his wife?
Just like now, even though she told herself not to forgive him, her heart was already aching painfully, and tears flowed uncontrollably.
Her mother was gone; was this old man going to leave too?
However, she soon heard that the Supreme Deity of the Celestial Realm intended to take the old man under his wing as a Bronze Saint and make him the master of the Aries Palace in the Zodiac.
In an instant, her heart was filled with both resentment and anger, yet at the same time, a strong sense of joy arose within her.
As she broke into a smile through her tears, she was unaware of just how captivating she appeared at that moment.
Ye Kai originally intended to bridge the gap between Lu Miaozu and Shang Xiuxun, as this was a significant highlight in the Original Work. Every time he thought about it, complex emotions would rise within him.
Perhaps it was only under such circumstances that he would reminisce about his past 'home,' recalling his parents and that kind grandmother who dedicated her life to supporting her husband.
Thus, regardless of which of these two points it was, he was eager to see how Lu Miaozu would interact with his daughter once he recovered.
It would surely be quite interesting!
"Aries Bronze Saint, Lu Miaozu, thank you Supreme Emperor of the Infinite Purple Weeping Willow."
Snapping back to reality with a light chuckle, Ye Kai looked at Lu Miaozu, now clad in armor. He stepped forward, patted Lu Miaozu's shoulder, and spoke again, "Do not resist."
As soon as the words left his mouth, the two suddenly appeared in the System Space. At that moment, a beam of light descended from the Great Light Sphere above, completely enveloping Lu Miaozu.
In just three to five minutes, a sphere composed of countless living black threads slowly settled into Ye Kai's palm.
Gazing at Lu Miaozu, who had fallen into the deepest slumber, he softly asked, "God, have you collected everything?"
"Yes, Lord God. It has all been collected and organized."
"Then let's proceed with the experiment. Whether it's this magical energy or his original knowledge, once compiled and sorted out, let's see if it can be integrated into the Bio Warrior's body."
With a slight smile curling at the corners of his mouth, Ye Kai chuckled before leading Lu Miaozu out of the System Space.
It seemed that this time's harvest was quite satisfactory!
After a period of experimentation, it was likely that true martial arts masters would emerge among the Bio Warriors.
What Grandmasters, Sages, Martial Sovereigns, or Sword Masters? They were merely slightly stronger grasshoppers in comparison.
After all, we are Lord God; we can already mass-produce masters at the Grandmaster level!
In the future, when venturing into other Low-Level Fantasy Dimensions or martial arts Dimensional Worlds, with just a wave of our hand there could be millions of Grandmaster Realm experts. Just thinking about it was exhilarating!
Hahaha...
While teasing the adorably naive Wei Zhenzhen and sipping on wine, I was planning to wait for Lu Miaozu to wake up when suddenly, a report came in from my subordinate.
"Lord God, we have discovered Yang's Treasure Vault beneath the Chang'an Galloping Horse Bridge. However, there is an even larger Palace Complex below it..."
"What?"
Ye Kai exclaimed, "There's an even larger Palace Complex? Are you kidding me?"
What could that be, an Underground Palace Complex?
Could it possibly be some emperor's tomb?
Or perhaps this Yang's Treasure Vault wasn't built by Lu Miaozu at all, but was merely a flashy decoy?
Isn't the Evil Emperor's Relic also hidden inside?
It seems I've stumbled upon something quite intriguing!
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