After listening to the Immortal Venerable’s explanation, Wan Lei finally understood. He had initially believed these events were real, then thought they were orchestrated by the Immortal Venerable. After the explanation, he realized they were indeed real and not arranged by anyone.
“So, your entry into the Five Elements Hall was also inevitable, because you needed to save her. I have been watching all these things, but I never intervened, wanting to see how you would perform.
Later, you were made difficult by the disciples of the Fire Hall because you killed many of their disciples; this is your karma.
After entering the Five Elements Hall, you bribed Qi Heng and went to investigate the so-called truth.
Because the information you could obtain was limited, you mistakenly thought that the five Hall Masters were us. Just as Xi Sha returned to the Water Hall, you bullied Xi Sha…”
Wan Lei was taken aback. Brother, I really didn’t bully Xi Sha. Why do even you think I did? I’m just an ordinary Tai Xu realm junior.
“However, Xi Sha’s personality is indeed too weak; to be bullied by a child like you.
You mistakenly thought she was us, so you kept interrogating her. Xi Sha knew everything but couldn’t tell you directly. The more you pressed her, the more wronged she felt, and eventually, she exploded.
Li Yan is short-tempered and likes Xi Sha, so naturally, he sought revenge on you.
I then seized the opportunity to arrange the task for the Great Sage Equaling Heaven.
This is the second thing I did.
The reason for arranging this task was that with your strength alone, it was impossible to rescue Fang Xiaoyu from the internal prison of the Five Elements Hall.
The monkey king’s doppelganger and the thousand faces would better help you conceal your identity. Think about it, without these two divine abilities, could you have saved her?”
Wan Lei immediately shook his head. Escaping the prison alone was impossible.
“Sending you to the East to learn was, on one hand, a test of your intelligence and courage, and on the other hand, you needed the monkey king’s help, and the monkey king also needed your help.
You possess the Creation God Disk, a divine artifact created with the combined power of us six. It is unique in the world. It is, in essence, a complete primordial universe, and its function extends far beyond being a shield or a laser emitter.
This item is of great importance; it must not be lost or fall into the hands of the demon race.
Your Creation God Disk can help the monkey king gain enlightenment. Perhaps he can truly forge a unique path to becoming an Immortal Venerable.
The third thing I did was modify the rules of the arena and release the Creation Tower missions.
You utilized the arena rules to gain merit points, which is acceptable, but I didn’t want you to do that.
You are a heavenly talent personally cultivated by us Immortal Venerables. How can you gain fame by bullying weaker disciples? You should be the strongest among your peers. Otherwise, how can you live up to the name of being cultivated by an Immortal Venerable?
Therefore, the new mission I arranged for you is to win first place in the Creation Tower.
The title of the strongest殿子 of the Five Elements Hall is what befits your status and our cultivation.”
A sense of pride gradually rose in Wan Lei’s heart.
He had always been thinking about how to earn merit points, even resorting to shameless methods like accepting challenges from Water Hall disciples and bullying the weakest among his peers.
But the Immortal Venerable considered his honor, his status and reputation, and his pride, making arrangements for him.
“After that, you entered the prison system. You bought bombs to blow up the prison, to blow up the main peak of the Five Elements Hall, and you secretly swapped keys to break into the prison. I didn’t interfere with any of this.
The fourth thing I did was the fourth task.
Issuing you the mission to break into the prison was to help you clear your name. After all, breaking into the prison and killing hundreds of fellow disciples were crimes punishable by death.
With the mission I issued serving as your endorsement, and then reviving those you killed, others would no longer accuse you of being guilty.
The mission I issued to others was to capture Wan Lei alive. Golden Immortals were forbidden to act, and any irrelevant individuals were also forbidden to intervene.
Finally, Qian Long violated the order. We will punish him for this. However, your ability to escape from Qian Long’s clutches shows that you are quite capable.
All I did was this. Every major accomplishment you made was your own decision, with its own destined trajectory. I was like a mechanic, tinkering and adjusting along your path, fixing minor details to help you walk your destined road.”
Wan Lei put down the fruit in his hand, his eyes turning red.
He had always complained that the rules of the Five Elements Hall targeted him, that the Immortal Venerable targeted him, that the whole world bullied him, unaware of the immense effort someone had put in for him behind the scenes.
Fang Xiaoyu tightly held Wan Lei’s hand, gently patting his back. Everything was understood without words.
After a long while, Wan Lei looked up. He had calmed down and asked the question that had been bothering him.
“This junior thanks the Immortal Venerable for his great kindness. I will dedicate my life to repaying this favor, no matter the cost.
However, there is something I shouldn’t ask, yet feel compelled to, and I would like to ask boldly: Why are you so good to me? Why do you pour so much effort into cultivating me?”
Does loving someone require a reason? Yes.
Then, does being inexplicably good to a stranger require a reason?
It requires it even more.
There is no such thing as unmotivated goodness. Everything has a purpose, especially at the level of an Immortal Venerable.
Seeing Wan Lei ask this, Wan Qingyi, who had been constantly eating, stopped. Xia Dayu, who was playfully holding the girl in his arms, also became serious. Even Wang Xiaoyu’s restless little feet stopped moving. Everyone adopted a solemn demeanor.
The sudden shift in atmosphere made Wan Lei a little nervous.
“Because… you are the ninth sequence of the God Creation Plan.”
“God Creation Plan? Ninth sequence?”
Tu Xian Zun’s words stunned Wan Lei.
“Yes, the God Creation Plan. Only the Saint Hall Elders of the Five Elements Hall know about this matter. No one else does. It can be considered one of the highest secrets of the main plane.”
Such a high level of secrecy? Is it appropriate for us to know?
“To understand the God Creation Plan, you must first understand what a god is. Do you know what a god is?”
Wan Lei looked at Wan Lei and paused. It was clear he was genuinely asking Wan Lei, not just setting the stage for what was to follow.
Since the great one was asking, Wan Lei had to answer.
This god should not be a god of the divine race. Such gods are plentiful and easy to find. Moreover, Dada had personally said that the divine race was actually flawed. Even reaching the level of a High God was difficult for them. Humans, on the other hand, could cultivate to become Saints on their own, while the High Gods of the divine race were born that way.
Therefore, the god that the Immortal Venerable himself would personally create must be that unfamiliar term.
“It is the Only God.”
Wan Lei answered truthfully.
“Yes, it is the Only God. Like the five of us, the gods we are creating are also such gods.”