Scourge Messenger

Chapter 453 What if I don't agree?

Celestial Bird Master said calmly, "Once you become a true disciple, the Immortal Lord will have other arrangements. How can you presume to make your own decisions?"

"After I become a true disciple, will the others be exempt from the Ascension Path?"

"What if they still insist on taking the path to immortality?"

Tianqin Zhenren's face darkened.

He could have made the decision himself. After all, he had taken these children from him, and releasing them would have been a simple matter of his word. However, Tiger Vanguard did not immediately accept the invitation from the Blissful Immortal Lord, but instead made some demands.

A gift from the Celestial Lord is not to be bargained over!
Is it even your place to make demands here?!

More importantly, if it weren't for him, Celestial Bird True Man would never have been reprimanded by Blissful Immortal Lord. Now, his soul is aching, and his Dao foundation has even crumbled by three-tenths. As a powerful henchman of an Immortal Lord, how many years has it been since he's been in such a sorry state? If Tiger Vanguard hadn't been a pawn in the power struggle between the two Immortal Lords, and a highly anticipated successor on the path to immortality, Celestial Bird True Man would have already turned him into mincemeat and fed him to the birds!

"If they choose the path to immortality, I will not accept the position of true disciple," Tiger Vanguard said slowly. "I will accompany them on their journey to immortality."

Upon hearing this, everyone on the observation deck was shocked, and they all looked at Tiger Vanguard with disbelief.

"Kid, do you know what the true teachings of Blissful Paradise mean?"

"If it weren't for the path to immortality, why would the Immortal Lord have paid attention to you?"

"Do you know what you just said? Quickly bow your head and admit your mistake, lest you miss this incredible opportunity!"

Only the Celestial Bird True Man sneered inwardly.

Sure enough!

He had also heard about Golden Eagle Island buying people from the Central Plains. According to his observation, the boys and girls on Anlan were not related and were all strangers.

To give up a seat as a disciple of the Celestial Lord of Bliss in order to save a stranger? What a lame reason! How could a normal person refuse an opportunity or even offend a Celestial Lord for the sake of a stranger? This is clearly a deliberate attempt to stay and continue challenging the path to immortality!
It's not difficult to break the deadlock; Celestial Bird Master can simply let the others go. But if he retreats, who knows how many more steps the opponent has in store for him.

As the saying goes, "He who has mastered all the ways of Heaven will not rest until he achieves his goal." Now that he has entered the realm of the supernatural power of destiny, he must not let his opponent lead him by the nose any longer!
A sonic boom was heard in mid-air, and Tiger Vanguard's defensive barrier was ripped apart like thin paper. He was sent flying more than ten feet away. Bai Zhou immediately rushed over and pulled him up. He saw that half of Tiger Vanguard's face was swollen from the blow and his lips were bleeding. He was about to explode, but Tiger Vanguard held him back first.

Celestial Bird Master snorted coldly. If this little girl showed even the slightest disrespect, he could take the opportunity to beat her into a pulp as a warning to others. A little girl who relied on others to pass the path to immortality, even if he killed her, would not damage the reputation of the Blissful Immortal Palace in the slightest.

"An invitation from a celestial lord is not open to bargaining," he said calmly.

"So you're going to kill me?" Tiger Vanguard stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his face showing no fear: "I just cleared the Ascension Path, and you're going to kill me? Are you afraid that I'll challenge the Ascension Path multiple times and cause you to lose everything?"

"Little brat, let's not even talk about the fact that your abilities are not enough to dominate the path to immortality," said Celestial Bird Master coldly. "Even if you pass the path to immortality a hundred or a thousand times, the rewards you win are not a drop in the ocean for the Celestial Palace. How could you ignorant children possibly imagine the value of the Celestial Palace?"

Despite saying this, Celestial Bird True Man indeed refrained from making a move. He was willing to teach this brat a lesson to uphold the dignity of a Celestial Lord, but if he were to actually kill him, what would become of the Ascension Path? What would the guests think? No matter the reasons, they would only conclude that the Blissful Immortal Palace was a sore loser. Of course, the Blissful Immortal Palace had an eight-hundred-year reputation, which couldn't be shaken by a mere Tiger Vanguard. Even if he were killed, at most a few people would make fun of him, but over time everyone would forget about it. Who would stand up for a mortal?
But the Immortal Lord behind the scenes went to great lengths to plant Tiger Vanguard, surely he had other backup plans?
Immortal Celestial Bird suddenly realized that this was perhaps the Immortal Lord's purpose. He had brought Tiger Vanguard here, and he had arranged the path to immortality. There was no suspicion of wrongdoing on his part. Now, the only way to stop Tiger Vanguard from challenging the path to immortality was to forcibly kill him—but doing so would shatter the Immortal Palace's golden reputation!
Once the golden body is broken, a crack can be made to exploit!

This brat is here to die, otherwise why isn't he afraid? Why is he so arrogant?
His death will be the first domino to fall and overthrow the Blissful Immortal Palace!
The Blissful Immortal Palace has already stepped one foot into the trap of the Life Divine Power!
Suddenly, Celestial Bird True Man received a message from the Immortal Lord, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. After a moment of silence, he said, "You said you challenged the Path to Immortality to save your companions who came with you?"

"Yes."

"Why? Do you have a compelling reason to save them?"

"Because you brought them here, they didn't have to suffer this undeserved misfortune," Tiger Vanguard said. "Because I can save them, because I am a partner of justice!"

"The Immortal Lord had promised me that as long as I took thirty steps, he would allow me to immediately return and continue challenging the Path to Immortality with them." Tiger Vanguard looked at the ceiling. "Is the Immortal Lord going back on his word?"

"Be bold!"

With a loud shout from Celestial Bird Master, Tiger Vanguard appeared unharmed, but collapsed onto the limp porridge and vomited it out with a wailing sound.

“You cannot challenge the Path to Immortality,” said Celestial Bird Master. “Since ancient times, the Path to Immortality has only been allowed to be challenged by mortals; Foundation Establishment Messengers are not permitted to enter.”

"I am not a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

"But you have the Foundation Establishment Pill, which means you may be able to establish your foundation after embarking on the path to immortality, making you equivalent to a Foundation Establishment messenger."

This annotation was clearly tailor-made for Tiger Vanguard, because no one would challenge the Ascension Path after obtaining the Foundation Establishment Pill. Even for a Third-Stage Great Perfection Messenger, the Ascension Path is dangerous.

However, Tiger Vanguard did not hesitate and stuffed the jade box into Bai Zhou's arms: "Now what?"

The Heavenly Bird Immortal's judgment was truly accurate. This brat would rather give his Foundation Establishment Pill to someone else than give up his path to immortality... Ha, what's the difference between this and openly provoking someone? How could there be such an absurd person or such an absurd thing in the world?
The behind-the-scenes immortals have stopped pretending; they intend to use Tiger Vanguard as a pawn to destroy the Blissful Immortal Palace! The Blissful Immortal Palace either has to watch Tiger Vanguard destroy the gamble on the path to ascension, or it has no choice but to disregard its reputation and kill Tiger Vanguard!
Tiger Vanguard, Tiger Vanguard, truly a vanguard!
Although he was furious, Master Tianqin calmed down instead.

"You're going to guide them one by one out of the path to immortality?"

"Two are also fine, which would take about sixteen rounds."

“There’s no need for such trouble. In two days, it will be the Nine Heavens Protection Birthday Banquet of the Immortal Lord Xuanji Jile. You only need to walk the Ascension Path once at the banquet to celebrate the Immortal Lord’s birthday, and your companions will be released immediately. Jile Island will also send them back to Golden Eagle Island.” True Man Tianqin said, “But in order to celebrate the birthday, are you willing to start from prison and at least take fifty steps on the Ascension Path? Without this wonder, it would be insufficient to celebrate the Immortal Lord’s nine hundredth birthday.”

A child, starting from the prison route, must take at least fifty steps!
The people on the observation deck were dumbfounded. Some looked at Tianqin and then at Hu Xianfeng, their faces showing sudden realization. They quietly retreated to avoid being drawn into the vortex.

In the vast hall, only the voice of a fearless newborn calf could be heard.

"What if I don't agree?"

(End of this chapter)