Ruo Shuiqiu, the殿主 of the Wind Hall, was the only one to achieve sainthood in recent years. Among the Four Beauties of the Five Elements Hall, she was known for her cold demeanor.
"Fortunately, you met later. Your unreliable, goofy personality truly could influence Fang Xiaoyu, making her personality more normal. We are very pleased."
Hearing this, Fang Xiaoyu covered her mouth and chuckled. Wan Lei's head was full of black lines. Was this praise or criticism?
As Wan Yi was speaking, Xia Dayu interjected. It was evident that although the Five Elements Hall had five Immortal Venerables, the ones in charge were actually the Earth Immortal Venerable and the Gold Immortal Venerable.
"Therefore, we did not interfere too much with your life trajectories before. Once you met our initial criteria, all paths were your own choices.
And in the future, we will still not interfere too much. At most, we will offer some guidance and help. Your path is still one you must walk yourselves. How far you can go still depends on you.
When we were still in the Infinite Realm, we passed through the Thunder Wind Realm. After we finished modifying the Thunder Star Sea, we felt a prophecy from the Positive Plane.
At that time, we didn't even know what the Supreme Rank was. The prophecy said that wind and thunder together could complete the Supreme Rank.
Later, after we became Immortal Venerables, we understood what it meant. Perhaps the wind and thunder in the prophecy would indeed come from the Thunder Wind Realm, so do not belittle yourselves, nor put too much pressure on yourselves. The hope of the Positive Plane rests on you two."
This is such great pressure, when we are just two children...
Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu exchanged glances. They were beginning to understand. Although they were only the ninth sequence, with eight groups ahead of them, due to various flaws, others had little hope of becoming Immortal Venerables. Their situation was relatively better.
In other words, this God-Making Plan is just the two of us? What happens if we die? What a waste.
No, Immortal Venerables can revive others. They definitely wouldn't bear to let us die. If we die, they can just revive us.
"You wishful thinking, revive?"
Xia Dayu suddenly sneered.
Wan Lei was greatly alarmed. Immortal Venerable, this is not right. How can you pry into others' minds so casually?
"If you die, it means you weren't destined for it, not the chosen ones of destiny. We will then select the next group. We will definitely not revive you.
Unless one of you dies, and the other pays five million merit points for revival, or if you have five million in your account balance before you die, we can make an exception to revive you once, but merit points will be deducted.
The rules cannot be broken."
"Uh... alright, we will cherish our lives very much."
Xia Dayu continued,
"But you must also be aware that if you are killed by demons below the Demon Venerable rank, we can revive you. However, if a Demon Venerable takes action, they will directly annihilate your true spirit.
At that time, if your true spirit cannot return to the River of Time, it will be as if all traces of your existence have been erased, and even we cannot revive you."
"Junior understands, but a Demon Venerable shouldn't personally deal with us, right?"
"Who can say for sure? If a Demon Venerable knows that you are the backup candidates for the two Immortal Venerables of Thunder and Wind, I think with Han Fengxue's personality, he will definitely spare no effort to kill you."
"Who is Han Fengxue?"
This name sounds a bit like a name for someone from the Positive Plane, not like a demon.
Upon hearing this name, all five Immortal Venerables became solemn. Looking at their expressions, they seemed even grave.
"Wan Lei, you must engrave this name firmly in your mind. This person is our Positive Plane's greatest enemy, without exception.
Do you know about the protagonist template? You probably don't.
The so-called protagonist is a person born with immense destiny at a time of crisis for a world. Moreover, the protagonist's rank can grow.
Your current protagonist rank is only for that small place, the Thunder Wind Realm. Although you have improved and grown now, you are not yet considered a protagonist rank of the Positive Plane.
As for the protagonist template of the Positive Plane, it is still us five.
From the beginning of our cultivation, we have possessed the protagonist template of the Positive Plane. We have been invincible all the way, cultivating to become Immortal Venerables and saving the Positive Plane.
Do you think our protagonist template is powerful? Actually, there are even more powerful ones.
Han Fengxue possesses the protagonist template of the Infinite Vastness, the Positive and Negative Planes."
"This... is he that powerful?"
The Positive and Negative Planes plus the Infinite Vastness, doesn't that encompass all known worlds? In such a vast world, to still be able to overpower the Five Immortal Venerables and obtain the strongest protagonist template, just how powerful is this person?
Xia Dayu recounted Han Fengxue's past,
"Han Fengxue was born in the Southern Border of the Immortal Realm Continent. The Han family was a small family with only Core Formation cultivators. Han Fengxue was exceptionally talented, reaching Foundation Establishment in his teens.
At that time, I was still studying the Dao of Alchemy in the Ziyang Sect. During a visit to the Bai family, I happened to encounter the Bai family's expedition and went with my friend Bai Hanjie.
The Han family was a vassal of the Bai family but colluded with another major power. The Bai family intended to make an example of them.
In that battle, I, with my Foundation Establishment cultivation, killed a Core Formation cultivator of the Han family.
But neither of us knew that there was a Han Fengxue in the Han family who escaped.
After his entire family was wiped out, Han Fengxue swore to destroy the Bai family and avenge himself. He went into hiding, had constant opportunities, and even unintentionally acquired demonic energy from the demon race, transforming into demonic armor, which made him even more powerful."
Good heavens, he really is a protagonist template. His family was destroyed, he bears deep hatred, goes into hiding, has endless opportunities, and finally kills the villain for revenge.
What a great plot.
"The five of us were the strongest juniors in the Southern Border at that time. The combined strength of the five of us could kill Heavenly Tribulation at the Core Formation stage. However, before the great battle in the Southern Border later, we encountered Han Fengxue.
As protagonists, we who were always invincible, were utterly defeated by Han Fengxue. In the end, we had to rely on armor teleportation to escape with our lives.
To be able to defeat the Five Immortal Venerables in their youth single-handedly, one can imagine how strong this person's talent is."
"Later, in the Battle of the Hidden Treasure Realm, I defeated him again and killed him, but he possessed the greatest destiny.
After we killed the resurgent Demon God Qiong Dian, Han Fengxue took over Qiong Dian's soul.
Then, under the guidance of the Demon Venerable of the Negative Plane, Han Fengxue disguised himself as Qiong Dian and went to the Negative Plane.
He reshaped his demonic body, conquered various territories, and eventually became the Demon Emperor.
At that time, there were six great Demon Venerables in the demon race: Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Thunder, and Wind.
The Positive Plane cultivates the Dao, while the demon race cultivates heart demons, which are negative emotions.
The six Demon Venerables were Pride, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, and Lust.
Missing were the Gold attribute and the Jealousy heart demon Demon Venerable.
Han Fengxue was of the Gold attribute. Fueled by his intense jealousy towards me, he ascended to become the seventh Demon Venerable of the demon race."