"To save Zhou Xuan, I will not intervene. Why do we, who have lived long at the God-level, survive? It’s by... being cautious and meticulous, never taking risks lightly."

The Eternal Life Sect Leader added, "My concerns are not about saving Zhou Xuan, but rather—the behavior of the Incense Fire Taoist God earlier seemed very strange."

"What’s strange?"

Tiancan Monk asked.

"Last time we were in Yellow Field Prefecture, the Incense Fire Taoist God regarded Zhou Xuan highly, and their relationship seemed out of the ordinary. However... today’s Taoist God is completely indifferent, not caring at all whether Zhou Xuan lives or dies."

"What’s the big deal? We at the God-level, after cultivating our divine skills, find our human nature fading step by step.

They are at the Heavenly God Level, compared to us, their emotions become even more indifferent. Today’s feelings may seem deep, but after three or five days, they discard those so-called emotions. For them, it’s normal."

"That’s not the case."

The Eternal Life Sect Leader shook his head, pointed to the sky, and said, "Our indifference at the God-level is due to the elixirs in the heavens. Coupled with prolonged isolation in the heavenly dome, it greatly changes our temperament.

But those at the Heavenly God Level are often people filled with passion. They are guardians of the human world, without a grand vision for the world or an enduring love for all beings, they can’t become Heavenly God Level,

The Incense Fire Taoist is definitely not a cold and heartless person."

"Is there such a notion?" Tiancan Monk asked in surprise.

The Eternal Life Sect Leader nodded, saying, "I also heard this from the Four Great Divine Lords when I inadvertently visited the Time Realm a few years ago."

"That’s odd indeed. The Incense Fire Taoist God and Zhou Xuan have such a good relationship, and he’s a person with passion. Why wouldn’t he care whether Zhou Xuan lives or dies?"

The Eternal Life Sect Leader listened on the side, and suddenly, as if realizing something, he hurriedly wanted to speak but stopped abruptly before uttering a word, gesturing to Tiancan Monk: "Come closer to my ear."

"Talking in riddles," Tiancan Monk complained, but truthfully, he leaned in.

The Eternal Life Sect Leader whispered, "Old Can, I suspect that the Incense Fire Taoist God I invited is a fake."

"Ah?"

"When I went to invite the Incense Fire Taoist God, I used the Sky Dome Hourglass to go to the Space-Time Realm, but before I was halfway through, I encountered the Incense Fire Taoist God riding a donkey, as if he was waiting for me."

The more the Eternal Life Sect Leader spoke, the more surprised Tiancan Monk became.

"I haven’t detected any flaws in this fake Incense Fire Taoist God, which means he’s much stronger than me."

"Much stronger than you?" Tiancan Monk was even more surprised.

In the heavenly dome, the Eternal Life Sect Leader is certainly not the strongest at the God-level, but he is undoubtedly among the more formidable ones.

If we were to line up the strength of those at the God-level in the heavenly dome, the "Sixteen Stances" of Five Questions Mountain, the former "Gong Zheng," and "Bi Fang" are undeniably first-line God-level.

And the Eternal Life Sect Leader belongs to the second-line upper tier.

If the Eternal Life Sect Leader says the "fake Incense Fire Taoist" is much stronger than him, then the opponent’s strength is naturally at the first-line God-level.

"No, even in Bi Fang’s dream, trying not to show any flaws before me is extremely difficult. This fake Incense Fire, his strength surpasses Bi Fang significantly... he may have reached the Heavenly God Level."

"Hiss."

Tiancan Monk immediately took a deep breath, a Heavenly God Level impersonated the "Incense Fire Taoist," and after thinking for a while, he asked,

"What’s his motive? Like Buddha Country people, coming to snatch elixir, snatch Green and Red Fish?"

"Think about it, if he’s after the elixir and Green and Red Fish, what should he do? Shouldn’t he save Zhou Xuan? If Zhou Xuan dies, who will refine that Seven-Colored Golden Pill?"

The Eternal Life Sect Leader said this, then cautiously glanced at the Incense Fire Taoist: "Old Can, we better not speculate on the mind of this Heavenly God Level, but judging by his indifferent attitude towards Zhou Xuan’s survival, even if we enter the play field, we can’t save Zhou Xuan."

"If a Heavenly God Level wants Zhou Xuan dead, then no one can save him, unless... unless..."

"Unless what?"

Tiancan Monk asked.

"Unless the ancestor of the Zhou Family’s Troupe could awaken... Once the Nuo God wakes up, Zhou Xuan might have a chance to survive."

"The Nuo God is the strongest Heavenly God in Jing Country, with unparalleled war intent. Even if a Heavenly Venerate descends, they might not gain the upper hand."

The Eternal Life Sect Leader was speaking when suddenly, a scorching gaze enveloped him.

This gaze seemed to be cast down from the sky.

He suddenly looked up and saw a pair of flickering eyes among the rolling black clouds.

"It’s Mr. Yan."

The Eternal Life Sect Leader quickly closed his eyes to sense, and he perceived a person sitting behind that eye in the sky... that person had a fat head, big ears, and a lump on his throat, none other than the Palace Master of "Changsheng Palace"—Qing Yangyu.

"Tonight at Mingjiang Prefecture, how intriguing, Buddha Country people have come, Tun Jia Taishang makes an appearance, the colorful play that disappeared for over two thousand years is resurfacing,

there’s a Heavenly God Level impersonating Incense Fire, the Palace Master of the heavenly dome silently observing, a convergence of storms."

The Eternal Life Sect Leader’s chest rumbled with resonant thunder. Witnessing such a scene firsthand, even in his long life, is hard to encounter.

Tiancan Monk doesn’t understand Heavenly God Level, but he understands Qing Yangyu, he asked the Eternal Life Sect Leader: "Leader, you say Qing Yangyu, daily indulgent in the effects of elixirs, ignoring worldly affairs, did the sun rise from the west today? He’s actually seated at the channel, overlooking the human world."