This was Transcendence!
Accompanied by a gust of wind, his soul body slowly dissipated in front of everyone's eyes.
The experts in the cave looked at Kui Lin. Just now, Gu Li had made it clear that Kui Lin was the one to decide whether or not he wanted to work with them.
Not only that, but from their conversation just now, they knew that Kui Lin was hiding many things from them.
Cracks began to appear in the alliance that had once trusted each other.
Most of the people here were selfish. Otherwise, they wouldn't have betrayed their own clans for the sake of their own interests.
Kui Lin's concealment made them a bit more apprehensive, but no one was willing to shed all pretense of cordiality in a situation like this. If they wanted to survive this new era, they needed to rely on the youth from before. Kui Lin held the absolute right to negotiate.
"Demon Emperor!"
After a long moment of silence, a rough-looking man with green eyes and a full beard broke the silence.
"We won't ask too many questions. We can pretend we didn't hear what you just said. All we care about is transcendence. If you still want to maintain our alliance, I suggest that you … hand that An Lu over to that young man just now. "
"That's right. We're all gathered here for the sake of Transcendence, right? Demon Emperor, all you have to do is hand over An Lu to that youth …. "
The others also spoke up as if they were grasping at straws of life. This could indeed be counted as their life-saving straw.
No one could escape the end of an era. Now that the Master of the Stars had taken the initiative to cooperate with them, what reason did they have to refuse? Furthermore, the Master of the Stars didn't seem like a good person. They didn't believe that the youth would help them escape their doom for no reason.
All he wanted was one person. So what if he gave her up?
"All of you, shut up!"
To their surprise, the Demon Emperor roared, his aura surging like a wild beast's.
His shout made the other allies stop trying to persuade him, but it also wore away the last vestiges of their patience.
In an instant, the gazes of the people in the cave changed.
They stared coldly at Kui Lin. After his roar, Kui Lin sensed the others' gazes and suddenly understood. These people were the leaders of their respective realms. They weren't subordinates he could casually scold.
"We can still maintain our alliance in the near future, but the outcome will depend on your choice. Demon Emperor, good luck."
After glancing at the Demon Emperor, the bearded man left the cave.
They were all clan leaders or leaders of top-notch forces. Previously, they had lowered their stance slightly to give the Demon Emperor some face. After all, he was one of the three Great Emperors.
It was just that their modesty seemed to have caused the Demon Emperor to forget his original position.
In terms of status, they were actually equal.
Some of the others left, while others stayed behind.
The Demon Emperor sat in front of the bonfire with a sullen expression. He looked at the burning flames and fell into deep thought.
If Gu Li had asked for anyone else, he might have agreed. But why did he want An Lu of all people?
An Lu was a woman of the Devil Race and was born with the Heavenly Devil Soul Body.
A Heavenly Demon Soul Body would not appear for hundreds of millions of years. Even a Demon Emperor would not be able to obtain a Heavenly Demon Soul Body.
In order to capture her, Kui Lin had schemed and plotted against her clan in secret. He'd even massacred her entire clan.
So long as he could obtain Zhou Wu's celestial fate and devour An Lu's Heavenly Demon Soul Body, he'd be able to take another step forward.
Perhaps, after taking that step, he'd transcend.
Why did Gu Li have to want her?
Even now, Kui Lin didn't want to let her go. He didn't care about his allies who'd left. As long as he could take the step of transcendence, everyone else would be useless.
"I almost forgot to tell you," said Gu Li.
At that moment, Gu Li's soul body reformed in the cave.
The remaining experts didn't say a word, but Gu Li looked around and smiled.
"It seems there's been a disagreement among you? That's fine, I came here to help you resolve your differences. Kui Lin, are you still thinking that even without me, you could always find another Master of the Stars? Let me tell you, that Master of the Stars hates you demons the most. "
Then Gu Li's expression shifted. He glanced at the sinister-looking man next to him. "And your Flying Serpent Clan."
His gaze fell on Xiao Ting. "And your Xiao Family."
After pointing out these clans, Gu Li crossed his arms and snorted.
"And the rest of you. Based on my understanding of that guy, he hates anyone who betrays his own clans. If you want to transcend, your only hope is me. Help me seize celestial fate. Everything is to pave the way for me. That's the only way you'll have a chance at survival.
"As for whether or not you can seize this opportunity, it's all up to him."
With that, Gu Li's gaze fell on Kui Lin.
"I'll give you three days to think about it. Are you going to let An Lu go or not? If you let her go, we can talk later. If you don't, you absolutely, positively must not give me a chance to transcend. "
Gu Li glanced darkly at the silent Kui Lin, then smiled and said, "Don't worry.
"Right, let me tell you something you might not know. Transcendence doesn't mean transcending beyond ruler. True transcendence means you can transcend at any level. So long as you take that final step …. "
….
You can transcend at any level.
Ye Zichen looked into Han Nan's eyes and thought back to what he'd just said. He felt like his brain wasn't enough to process everything.
What did Han Nan mean just now?
Transcendence didn't require you to reach the ruler realm. You could transcend at any level. Didn't that mean even at the spiritual body level, you could become a transcendent expert?
"Uncle Han, what you just said …."
"That's your misunderstanding of transcendence. You might think that transcendence is the highest realm and that you have to cultivate step by step. But in reality, transcendence's true meaning is to truly break free from the shackles of the Laws. "
Han Nan's words opened a new chapter in Ye Zichen's life. He listened intently, afraid to miss even a single word.
"From a supreme to a diviner, from a diviner to a ruler. At the end of the day, all of this is within the boundaries of the Laws. But transcendence is to break free from the Laws. To put it simply, cultivation is a framework. You advance step by step according to that framework. Transcendence is to break free from that framework! "
As he explained, Han Nan continued to draw on the table.
Through his drawings and his explanation, Ye Zichen could say that he truly understood the chill of transcendence.
It was like the Laws required you to walk forward or backward, but that was all the Laws could control.
Transcendence was to walk left or right. Once you took that step, you would no longer be bound by the Laws.
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