Am I the only one who didn't ascend?

Chapter 576 The End of the Crossbow
Amid the cheers, Wang Luo opened his eyes.

Perhaps it was the exhaustion of the continuous attack scripts that made the joyful faces in sight seem to be stuck together by damp ink spots. And the sincere cheers gradually became harsh.

Of course, the harsh person was completely unaware of this, and even came up to Wang Luo, asking him questions enthusiastically.

"Master Wang Shan, Master Wang Shan, how did you do it? Can you tell us about it?"

"Yes, yes. We have never really known how to handle this kind of script. Often the main business line will be stuck for a long time in the early stage. After finally coping with the depression caused by the long-term war, the turnover of the Demon Lord is already so high that it is incomprehensible..."

"How can I trigger the hidden mission stably? At first glance, the character Quan Ruhai really looks like an ordinary old customer, right? Is there any trick to this?"

"Master Wang, Master Wang, do you have a girlfriend? What kind of food do you like to eat?"

At this moment, the voice of a kind but dignified old man instantly suppressed all the noise.

"Girls, give Master Wang some time to rest. I will ask him to share his experience with you later. Now, you should also go down and rest. You have all worked hard during this period."

So the groups of excited ink dots surrounding Wang Luo immediately surrounded the old man and chattered non-stop.

"Old man, it's a deal!"

"We agreed to a promotion, a raise, and a long vacation!"

"And introduce Zhu Wang's handsome brother to us!"

The old man was very polite about this. He stretched out his arms, and used his wide sleeves like a broom to sweep all the girls out of the door. Then the door slammed shut, leaving only the sound of angry knocks on the door.

After that, the old man came to Wang Luo and first took a cup of tea soaked with countless petals from the tea table not far away. As the true energy in his hand turned into just the right amount of heat, the teacup immediately exuded a sweet and refreshing floral fragrance.

Wang Luo felt that the fatigue in his head was swept away in an instant, and his vision became clear and sharp again. So he also clearly saw the slightly apologetic expression of the old man in front of him.

"Master Wang, have a cup of tea first to replenish your energy. Those girls are really something. I told them to serve the guests first and then satisfy their curiosity... Unfortunately, when the Zhouguo people are enthusiastic, it's hard to say how disciplined they are."

Wang Luo smiled, took the teacup and said thank you.

"Thank you for your help, Changshengjun."

The old man sighed, "This is really embarrassing. When it comes to hard work, how can a muddleheaded person like me compare to you, Lord Wang Shan? Thanks to your tireless efforts, you broke through three major scenarios by yourself, and Zhou Guo's Taixu Front barely regained its position... The sudden attack of this Demon Lord is really hard to guard against."

Wang Luo said: "It's just the last gasp of a spent force. We have already survived the most difficult times. Now we don't even need Tianzun to show up to fight against him. The script in the scroll is correct about this."

Changshengjun nodded and sat down next to Wang Luo. After Wang Luo drank most of the scented tea and his face regained its full luster, he said, "Although it is the last gasp of a spent force, many places are already shaky and not as good as Lu Gao. Over the past two years, although the general situation is indeed improving, the consumption of manpower and material resources by all parties is so frightening that every time I read the relevant reports, I can't help but feel thrilling."

Wang Luo thought for a moment and responded politely: "Zhou and Guo played a pivotal role in the battle, and the world will never forget it."

Changshengjun laughed: "Master Wang, you misunderstood. I don't mean to take credit for Zhou and Guo. After all, no country is better than Zhu Wang in terms of merit. And in terms of consumption of manpower and material resources, the rest of us are even more lagging behind. In recent years, Zhu Wang's sacrifice has been seen by everyone and cannot be forgotten. In the early days of the war, it was Zhu Wang who provided the most scroll production capacity and supported the strategic depth of the Immortal Alliance. And when Taixu Tianzun suddenly became afraid of fighting and tried to withdraw in the second year, it was Zhu Wang who did not hesitate to draw the elite of the country to go to various scrolls... and built a high wall with his flesh and blood to delay the counterattack of the Demon Lord. Master Wang, at that time, you and Lord Lu fought on various fronts, which was shocking and unforgettable."

Wang Luo was dazed for a moment when he heard this. The memories of fighting with Taichu in thousands of different ways in the scrolls came flooding back like a tide...

After a moment, Wang Luo shook his head and whispered, "The plan was proposed by Zhu Wang, and even the overall preparations in the early stages were all made by Zhu Wang. So when encountering twists and turns and accidents, it is natural that Zhu Wang should be the first to stand in the way. There is nothing to brag about."

Changsheng Jun sighed, "Master Wang Shan, that's what you said, that's what the truth is... But many times, being able to put the truth on paper into practice is already the work of a sage, and sages have the power to subvert people's hearts at any time. In the second year of Taichu's counterattack, Taixu Palace Lord Ge Libang once pleaded guilty to Qingyuan Jun, but Qingyuan Jun did not pursue or blame him, but encouraged him with warm words. Everyone thought that Qingyuan Jun was taken advantage of by Lord Lu, but that night, Qingyuan Jun and I happened to have a drink alone, and he revealed some of his true feelings under the influence of alcohol. Until now, he probably disagreed with the Tianzun strategy of the Immortal Alliance in his heart, and he always believed that his own plan was the best. However, when he saw with his own eyes the investment and sacrifice of the Zhuwang people in this war, he really didn't have the confidence that he could do the same. So, he has no right to blame anyone at all."

Wang Luo said: "What determines the direction of history is often not wisdom and intelligence, but sacrifice and awareness."

Changshengjun nodded and said, "Yes, these are the original words of the Lord. They are also rare in the general education textbooks and are her original words."

Wang Luo couldn't help laughing when he heard this. As the founder of the Immortal Alliance, Lu Zhiyao's influence will probably run through the entire history of the Immortal Alliance, and her words will naturally be remembered by future generations in various ways. But considering her own speaking style, those famous quotes about her are destined to be polished.

These polishings are not for tampering, but to lower the threshold and facilitate communication. Similarly, Changshengjun came to him on purpose and polished the true feelings just now, which was naturally to pave the way for better communication.

"So, what else do you have to advise me, Changshengjun?"

The old man was a little helpless when he heard this: "So, in the eyes of Master Wang, I am so utilitarian? Just think of me as an old comrade who has fought together on the long-term front and comes to visit and comfort you, right? However, I do have a favor to ask you, or rather, a question to ask you."

Wang Luo was a little curious. From the standpoints of both parties, it was hard to imagine what the problem was that had to be asked in this way.

"Tianzun, I mean Tianzun on the crescent moon, what's going on now?"

As soon as the old man finished speaking, Wang Luo felt a slight chill in his body. He looked at Changsheng Jun with some surprise, with a solemn and awe-inspiring expression, and then looked at the exquisite teacup in his hand.

The glass flowers of the Flower City Licheng are a symbol of "sincerity". Soaking its petals in the spiritual spring can not only refresh the mind, but also has the effect of "dispelling lies and clearing up misunderstandings". It is certainly appropriate as a consolation supply to someone who has been fighting non-stop, but... After pondering for a moment, Wang Luo shook his head and cleared some doubts from his mind.

There is nothing wrong with Changshengjun's question. To this day, countless people in the entire Immortal Alliance want to ask the same question.

Taixu Tianzun, what happened?

In fact, this problem can even be traced back to the beginning of the long war. When Taichu Tianzun descended in the second round, he sent down 108 clones and won 105 games. At that time, when Taixu Palace Lord Ge Libang faced the representatives of the 100 countries of the Immortal Alliance, one of the explanations he gave was: Taixu Tianzun was actively avoiding the battle.

This is actually a phenomenon that goes against common sense, because the reason why the Immortal Alliance regards the Heavenly Lord who has protected them for thousands of years as an enemy is based on two core cognitions.

First, although Tianzun has made great contributions, he has no "will" of his own. In other words, he is like a totem puppet, with only symbolic meaning but no actual personality. For such an existence, when it hinders the development of the Immortal Alliance, it should naturally be thrown aside. There is no need and should be no need to engage in sentimental relationships.

Second, the existence of Tianzun did hinder the development of the Immortal Alliance. Its intolerance of heresy made it difficult for the Immortal Alliance to successfully recover Jingzhou and even Luzhou.

Therefore, taking advantage of the battle between Tianzun and letting it perish together with Taichu became the natural choice for the Immortal Alliance.

But now, Taixu Tianzun's performance is clearly shaking these two core cognitions.

Does a celestial master who actively avoids fighting really have no will of his own? Does a celestial master who sees a demon master but does not fight to the death with him really have no tolerance for heresy? Objectively speaking, among the two celestial masters, Taichu and Taixu, only Taichu is absolutely intolerant of heresy, while Taixu's attitude is much milder or more ambiguous.

There are naturally various hypotheses about this, such as the environment in which Taichu grew up was a false fairyland constructed by a group of ancient demons with extreme imagination. The more he explored in the starry sky, the more he would lose the essence of "human", that is, the human heart. However, Taixu Tianzun was high above the crescent moon, watching over the human world for more than a thousand years. What he saw and heard were all kinds of human conditions, and naturally he would be tainted by the breath of human beings.

But such a hypothesis undoubtedly shook the foundation of the Immortal Alliance, especially in this long-term war, it was a deadly chronic poison, so Gribang and even Lu Youyou chose to suppress all opposing opinions at that conference. After that, no matter what the actual attitude of each country was, at least on the surface, they took a resolute attitude to crack down on these hypotheses.

However, when the war came to the second year, when Taixu Tianzun showed more and more unreasonable behavior, those heresies revived. And the reason why the second year was the most difficult year was precisely because when facing the strong attack of foreign enemies, chaos broke out within the Immortal Alliance.

Now, the wildfire of civil strife seems to have spread to Changshengjun.

However, it is now the third year of the war.

After going through the most difficult second year, most people were no longer particularly interested in those heresies.

No matter what Taixu Tianzun was thinking, it is impossible for both sides to pretend that nothing had happened and restore everything to the state before the war. To put it bluntly, since they have offended each other, they might as well offend each other to death.

In addition, the long-term battle in the Grand Illusionary Realm had indeed passed the most difficult turning point. After the Grand Demon Lord had devoured more than 20,000 Grand Illusionary Scrolls and torn the entire illusion into pieces, he had also lost more than 15,000 avatars, and was indeed at the end of his strength.

By the third year, when Taichu once again created his avatar and descended into various scrolls, he was no longer so powerful that it was unreasonable. Even though he had some numerical and mechanical advantages, the Immortal Alliance had enough ways to deal with him and even win the battle.

The best among them is Wang Luo.

Since the first year of the long war, or the first battle, he has always been fighting on the front line, facing Taichu again and again, and then again and again before Taixu arrived, he marked Taichu with the mark of failure so that Taixu could reap the rewards later.

Of course, Wang Luo was not invincible during the three years of the war, and even had more than one near-death experience, but to this day, he still frequently appears on various fronts. And when Taixu occasionally strikes and Taichu is at the end of its strength, he often plays the role of a savior who saves the world single-handedly.

In a script similar to the snack story just now, he really defeated Taichu Tianzun in the parallel flower city by himself, and digested everything about that incarnation into a mass-produced scroll script.

With the vastness of the Immortal Alliance, those who can face the Demon Lord and win like him are rare, but they are not unique. Just last month, Mo Lin's veteran Huang Long, with the help of Yulong Jun, defeated the Demon Lord who descended on the Holy Mountain Illusion. As Taichu became weaker and weaker, the Immortal Alliance no longer needed Taixu Tianzun in the illusion battlefield.

Therefore, there was nothing wrong with Changshengjun asking himself this question. Today, there was indeed no need to hide the secret any longer.

Therefore, Wang Luo did tell the truth honestly.

"do not know."

Changshengjun was silent for a long time, and the slight chill in his eyes gradually dissipated. This result was not unexpected, but it still made the old man feel tired.

"So you, Master Wang, don't know either..."

Wang Luo asked back: "Is this question important?"

Changsheng Jun said: "It's not that important to say that. If it was really important, I shouldn't ask you in such an occasion. But, maybe it's just my intuition as an old man. I always feel that even if this question is not important, it must not be ignored."

After a pause, Changsheng Jun seemed to have difficulty describing what he was thinking, so he simply changed the topic and said, "Speaking of which, my Lord, is she doing okay?"

However, it was this question that made Wang Luo's face suddenly gloomy.

Good question, hits the mark.

(End of this chapter)