"So your destination is the Dragon Spiral Mountain in the Seventh Heaven, huh. Do you intend on going straight there?" Kelan asked after hearing his plans.
"That… I am not sure yet. I am afraid that I might reveal my presence if I ascend normally," Yuan shook his head.
When a player successfully ascends to the next realm, there will always be an announcement, and it paves the way for the other players, allowing everyone to ascend.
"However, if I wait for the other players to ascend for me, it'd take way too long."
Kelan then asked, "Why do you have to evade the Celestial Emperor, anyway? Did you do something to offend him?"
"I don't know." Yuan shook his head.
In reality, he had an idea why the Celestial Emperor was hunting him, but he didn't want to reveal information about his past lives if he didn't need to. Besides the Demon Sealing Faction and those following him, nobody else was aware of his past lives.
"The Celestial Overlords could help you, you know? I don't know about the rest of the faction, but Celestial Overlord Xu wouldn't hesitate to confront the Celestial Emperor for you. If you reveal your talents to the others, I'm sure they'd also be willing to assist you." Kelan said.
Being one of the most powerful factions in the Nine Heavens, the Celestial Overlords had more than just fame to their name. If they truly wanted, they could force even someone as powerful as the Celestial Emperor to act.
However, Yuan immediately rejected that idea and said, "No, I cannot involve the faction, especially when the Celestial Emperor is clearly hostile toward me. I don't want to cause you guys trouble."
Kelan frowned and said, "Wrong. As you're already a member of the Celestial Overlords, we are obligated to protect you—unless you committed treason or did something we cannot defend, such as murdering innocent mortals or being a demon worshiper."
"Did you do anything that would harm our reputation?" Kelan asked him with raised eyebrows, his tone somewhat nervous. He truly wouldn't be surprised if Yuan had done something he wasn't supposed to do.
"What? Of course not. I did no such thing in this life." Yuan said.
Kelan found Yuan's phrasing a little weird and oddly specific, but he didn't think too much about it.
"Then there should be no problem with the Celestial Overlords helping you. If the Celestial Emperor is truly hunting you down, we will have to get involved sooner or later."
"..."
Yuan fell silent. He wasn't sure if he should get the Celestial Overlords involved.
'No... Now that I think about it, the Celestial Overlords clashing with the Celestial Emperor might be inevitable since the Celestial Overlords was founded by one of my past lives…'
After a moment of silence, Yuan nodded, "Okay. However, don't let the Celestial Emperor know that I am still in Cultivation Online—the Nine Heavens, just in case."
"Can't you just sneak him there?" Wu Zao asked. freewebnσvel.cѳm
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