"Master Gui."
Li Yao would be lying if he said that he was not gloating after killing a Pangu in person. He intentionally asked, "Do you still think that the son has to die if the father wants him dead?"
Gui Suishou smiled casually. "Of course, I still think so. After I heard the history of the rise of the Imperium of True Human Beings and the truth about the Path of Ultimate Benevolence, the feeling was even stronger!
"I believe that the Pangu civilization might've implemented their own 'Monument Plan' when they were on the brink of destruction. But what they scattered to the sea of stars were not just monuments but also seeds.
"Right now, after hundreds of thousands of years of brewing, the seeds have sprouted and blossomed again.
"My young friend Li Yao has slain a member of the Pangu civilization, which is certainly worth celebrating. But what the incident has given us is that it is possible for the living Pangu to survive for hundreds of thousands of years or even longer through hibernation!
"The universe is a vast place with infinite worlds. You don't think that there is only one member of the Pangu civilization in the entire universe who is in the hibernation state, only to be found and killed by you by accident, do you?
"What if there are other members of the Pangu civilization who have woken up from hibernation in other places, and there is no hero such as my young friend Li Yao to kill them, or what is worse, what if he is greeted by the people of the Holy League who are controlled by the Path of Ultimate Benevolence?"
Clear brilliance beamed out of Gui Suishou's dirty eyes like that of an innocent child.
Li Yao was so angry that his teeth were itching. The old tortoise was always like this. He liked to say things that would ruin the mood, but nobody could argue with him!
"Then, Master Gui, you can go and study the relics of the Pangu. What are you doing here?"
Li Yao said gloomily.
"I'm here specifically to wait for my young friend Li Yao," Gui Suishou said unhurriedly.
Gui Suishou said unhurriedly, "I wonder, can we have a deeper talk after you finish your conversation with the Immortal Cultivator?"
Li Yao scratched his head. "Is it because of the Tombstone Plan? We can talk about it later. The focus and most of the resources of the Glorious Sunlight Group will be devoted to the opening ceremony of Kunlun! "
"Yes and no."
Gui Suishou said, "While the Tombstone Plan requires a lot of funds, it is not urgent. I'm just curious about my young friend Li Yao and want to collect as much information about you as possible."
This time, Li Yao was really puzzled. "Why?"
"I am a historian. I want to leave the last mark of the glory of our civilization as much as possible. The so-called civilization is not just cities, relics, and relics. More importantly, it is people!"
"A city is not a civilization. A magical equipment is not a civilization. A human is a civilization!"
"I feel that my young friend Li Yao is an interesting model of our civilization. Your life experience, your words, and your behavior should be a vivid 'tombstone' so that the brand-new civilization billions of years later can understand what the so-called 'Cultivators' are all about.
"Therefore, I'm planning to write a biography for my young friend Li Yao. It will be sealed in the 'tombstone' in the future and passed on for ten million years, fifty million years, a hundred million years, and five hundred million years!"
"To some extent, it will be sort of an 'immortality' for my young friend Li Yao, won't it?"
Gui Suishou said delightedly, with an expression that seemed to be saying, "You should be grateful that I've been so nice to you."
Li Yao, on the other hand, had goosebumps all over his body. His face turned weird.
He had never dreamed that his story would be passed on for thousands of years. It was too … weird!
The old tortoise's brain was indeed different from that of ordinary people!
Li Yao immediately felt that he had turned into an unearthed relic or a well-preserved mummy that was being evaluated, dissected, and studied by some green-skinned puppets with three heads and six arms.
He shuddered and said something perfunctory to Gui Suishou. Then, he stepped into the prison cell.
"Senior Su!"
Su Zhang and Guo Chunfeng were the only two people in the prison cell, one sitting and the other lying.
It was called a prison cell, but it was not creepy at all. The ivory ceiling and the apple-green walls made it look more like a ward with all the facilities. Other than the barriers around the bed, there was not the slightest air of imprisonment or interrogation.
Su Zhang's face was obviously much better than five days ago. It seemed that he had adapted to the life in the Cultivators' civilization quickly. Right now, he was sitting cross-legged on the bed, holding a crystal processor in his hands while he browsed through a jade chip attentively.
The five days were not entirely fruitless. Su Zhang had traded some valuable intelligence for a crystal processor and the profile of the Xing Yao Federation.
Right now, the two parties had a basic understanding of each other.
"Fellow Cultivator Li, we meet again."
Seeing that Li Yao had come in, the old Immortal Cultivator put down the crystal processor and smiled casually. "I didn't know that you would accomplish such a great undertaking at such a young age. You are a pillar of the Cultivators of the Heaven's Origin Sector. I was truly blind!"
Li Yao's lips twitched.
Towards Su Zhang, it was also very difficult for him to give rise to a strong feeling of hatred.
Perhaps it was because the two of them had fought side by side, or maybe it was because Su Zhang had never done anything inhumane in front of him!
"Senior Su, do you have anything to say to me?"
Li Yao cut to the chase.
"Exactly. Over the past few days, I traded some intelligence for a few files on Fellow Cultivator Li. The more I read, the more surprised I was. Such a young hero as Fellow Cultivator Li is rare even in the Imperium!"
Su Zhang glanced at Guo Chunfeng and sneered. "If I have to confess, I would rather communicate with a righteous Cultivator such as Fellow Cultivator Li than fall into the hands of those who will do anything to achieve their purpose!"
Guo Chunfeng scratched his nose. Even though he was somewhat embarrassed, there was not the slightest sign of it on his face.
Li Yao raised his eyebrow and said, "Senior Su, have you thought it through and decided to confess everything?"
"It's not impossible for me to confess everything, but I want to make sure of it first," Su Zhang said with a smile.
Su Chang smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Li, since you consider yourself to be the most standard Daoist, you will definitely adhere to your righteous Daoist heart and will not be easily shaken, right?"
Li Yao nodded his head. "Of course!"
"I know that the Xing Yao Federation has a 'Constitution of Cultivators'. Law is the minimum standard of belief. So, you will definitely abide by the law, right?"
"Exactly!"
"If you see other people breaking the law, a 'real Cultivator' such as yourself will certainly not sit by and watch. You will certainly help and punish the criminals, right?"
"Of course."
"If you do not do anything, your belief will be tarnished, too. You will not be able to pass the test. In serious cases, your belief may even collapse, and your level will plummet, right?"
"So what? What are you trying to say, Senior Su?"
Su Chang nodded quickly and said, "Then I don't understand. Fellow Cultivator Li and I have fought side by side and fought a bloody battle. We have established a small friendship between us. Why is Fellow Cultivator Li turning a blind eye to my imprisonment?"
"I'd like to ask, which law of your country have I violated? So that your country's secret service organization can imprison me indiscriminately, restrict my personal freedom, and even attempt to torture me?"
"Such a serious violation of human rights is truly outrageous. Are you not going to stand out and uphold justice, Fellow Cultivator Li? Where is your belief? "
Li Yao was dazed for a moment. He blurted out, "Aren't you an Immortal Cultivator?"
"So what?"
Su Zhang said frankly. "Is it a crime to be an Immortal Cultivator in your country?"
Li Yao was dazed for a long time. He turned around and asked Guo Chunfeng, "Brother Guo, is it a crime to be an Immortal Cultivator?"
Guo Chunfeng frowned. "I don't think … I don't think there is a crime to be an Immortal Cultivator."
"That's right. There is no law against it. If it is not a crime to be an Immortal Cultivator in your country, why have you captured me?"
Su Zhang leaned against the bed and said shamelessly, "Even if it is a crime to be an Immortal Cultivator, why are you so sure that I am an Immortal Cultivator? Do the Immortal Cultivators have any unique biophysical features? Or is it because the word 'Immortal Cultivator' is carved on my forehead? Or is it just because I am bragging?
"Yes. I am from the Imperium of True Human Beings, and I once claimed that I was an Immortal Cultivator. Is that evidence enough?
"Tang Qianhe is from the Imperium of True Human Beings, too. She claimed to be an Immortal Cultivator, too. What happened in the end?
"It is inappropriate to convict me of a crime based on a few words and a few stories that I told you, Fellow Cultivator Li."
Li Yao blinked. "It does seem inappropriate."
"You misunderstood us, Senior Su."
Guo Chunfeng coughed and said, "We did not capture you because you are an Immortal Cultivator, Senior Su. It is only because you are suspected to be a threat to the national security of the Federation that we restricted part of your freedom and conducted a thorough investigation."
"What a joke!"
Su Zhang said disapprovingly. "Before I jumped to this area, I had never even heard of the name 'Xing Yao Federation'. Also, my final destination was not the Tian Yuan Realm at all. I was only using this place as a springboard because I was attracted by the waves from the integration of the Heaven's Origin Sector and the Blood Demon Sector!
"Since I have never heard of the name of the Xing Yao Federation, how can I possibly be a threat to the national security of your country?"
Li Yao frowned. "But you are preparing to invade us!"
Su Zhang replied innocently, "As far as I know, the Imperium of True Human Beings has never declared war on the Xing Yao Federation or any political entity in the universe. Why are you talking about 'invade'?
"Even if there is a war between countries, what does it have to do with a peasant like me? I am just a traveler in the sea of stars who is satisfied with the pleasure of discovering more Sectors! "
Li Yao sneered. "A peasant? There was such a huge military base outside, as long as one was not blind, they could see it! Besides, aren't you an official of the Immigration Bureau of the Imperium? "
Li Yao took out the 'green card' that Su Zhang had given him and waved it in front of him.
"I am just a common civil servant," Su Zhang said without blinking.
Su Chang lied without blinking. "I don't think an official of the Immigration Bureau of the Imperium can threaten the national security of your country. As for the war base … The universe is a vast place, and dangers lurk everywhere. Who doesn't bring some self-defense magical equipment when they are out? Are there no weapons on the carriers of your country at all?"
"Most importantly of all, even if I have been armed to the teeth, I haven't landed on the territory of your country at all! Your territory is in the Tian Yuan Realm. Is this place the Tian Yuan Realm? Your country has no jurisdiction or law enforcement authority here at all. Why are you arresting me? "
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