The questioning voice caused the lively atmosphere inside the Immortal Palace to pause.
The one speaking was a young man dressed in a purple robe, his attire luxurious, and his aura dignified.
"I thought it was someone important, but it's just Gu Weishen from the Celestial Sect."
The person who recognized the purple-robed youth spoke up, their voice tinged with some frustration.
"Gu Saint Son, we have never witnessed the Human Emperor's majesty firsthand, but so many of our fellow humans have borne witness to it. How could it possibly be fake?"
Many others joined in, trying to boost the morale of the human race and strengthen everyone's resolve.
But Gu Weishen was here, pouring cold water on them, denying the existence of the Human Emperor. What was his real intention?
"Heh, witnessed? By you, or by me? Or perhaps by some big power in the Eastern Wasteland with a reputable name?"
Gu Weishen shook his head disdainfully.
"Don't talk about that fleeting supreme being from a few days ago, or the rumors about the human Empress that spread near Ice Snow City.
It's the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin, the coffin carried by a tower. It's a breathtaking spectacle, but it ends after four lifetimes. Everyone, don't you find it ridiculous?
Even the supreme Ancient Emperors could only live two lifetimes with the help of immortality potions.
How could this so-called Human Empress, who suddenly appeared, live through four lifetimes against the heavens? Is that even possible?
Moreover, if this was really a major human force from the Eastern Wasteland, then the news would be somewhat credible.
But where did this information come from? Just a small town in the human realm, from some commoners who've never seen much of the world—how could we trust such news?"
Gu Weishen spoke eloquently, leaving the entire Immortal Palace silent.
Indeed, as he said, the rumors about the Empress's appearance had many suspicious points.
Most importantly, no powerful figure had been there to witness it firsthand.
The witnesses were mostly ordinary people who weren't even cultivators, and even those cultivators present were of low strength.
The messages they conveyed were likely exaggerated, and couldn't be trusted.
In fact, the Feather Clan and the Nine-Headed Divine Lion Clan could confirm this event.
But their people who went to investigate Ice Snow City had been obliterated by the overwhelming power of the Ancient Emperors.
Because of this, the kings and ancestors of both clans were too fearful to spread the news.
Thus, most of the rumors in the Eastern Wasteland about the Empress came from ordinary people and low-level cultivators near Ice Snow City.
Naturally, their credibility was low.
That's why Gu Weishen was able to raise doubts and silence everyone.
"So, how do you explain the news about the Complete Saint Body from a few days ago?"
Someone asked, unwilling to accept Gu Weishen's argument, bringing up the events of the Complete Saint Body.
The appearance of the Complete Saint Body had shaken the entire Eastern Wasteland, with its overwhelming aura felt by all living beings across the region. This could not possibly be a lie.
"The Complete Saint Body... perhaps there's another hidden truth behind it..."
Gu Weishen scanned the room and lowered his voice.
"I only learned of this after overhearing a conversation between our Sect Leader and the Supreme Elder.
Our Sect Leader speculated that the powerful figure who appeared that day might have been an ancient quasi-emperor from our human race, one who had lived many eons ago.
But now, his lifespan was near its end, and he was on the verge of breaking through into the Dao. Reluctant to fade away in obscurity, he emerged to shine in his final moments.
Thus, he set up this scene, shaking the ancient clans, and then vanished from the world to seek a place to attain the Dao.
As for the so-called Human Saint Body legend, that's naturally not true.
Everyone, what is an Ancient Emperor? Unrivaled in the heavens and earth! No one can match them in all nine heavens and ten lands!
Only one supreme existence can be born in a lifetime, and the Ancient Emperors can sweep away all non-supreme beings. That's the unbreakable law of the world!
But now, what's being spread around? That the Human Race has a Saint Body, one that, after reaching completion, can battle against an Ancient Emperor without even reaching the supreme Dao realm!
Heh, don't you find that laughable?
Non-supreme beings, even at the peak of quasi-emperor realm, are no match for an Ancient Emperor.
How could such a bloodline exist, one that, once completed, could oppose an Ancient Emperor without entering the Dao realm? It's ridiculous!
Our Sect Leader speculates that this old quasi-emperor is likely fabricating this lie to justify his own power.
After all, he never entered the supreme Dao realm—he was just a quasi-emperor—and naturally carried the aura of an emperor-level expert.
But who in the Eastern Wasteland has seen a true Ancient Emperor? No one!
Not even the ancient royal ancestors of the ancient clans have seen one!
So, when our human quasi-emperor appeared, shaking the Eastern Wasteland with his extraordinary strength, and no one had ever seen a true Ancient Emperor,
they naturally believed him to possess the power of an Ancient Emperor.
And even if someone saw through it, it wouldn't matter, because he had already fabricated a perfect excuse for his origins.
The Complete Saint Body? Naturally, it's not a supreme Dao existence, but it can stand alongside the Ancient Emperors...
In this way, the plot would be flawless, and no one could uncover the truth.
Our Sect Leader even suspects that the strange events near Ice Snow City, the legend of the so-called Human Empress, might have been another trap set by this old quasi-emperor..."
Gu Weishen spoke with confidence, his words logical and persuasive.
His analysis left everyone in the Immortal Palace shaken.
Was Gu Weishen's argument valid?
It seemed too plausible.
And everything could be explained away.
At the quasi-emperor level, one could indeed carry some of the aura of an Ancient Emperor.
No living being had seen a true Ancient Emperor.
So, it wasn't hard to understand how people could mistake a quasi-emperor for a supreme Ancient Emperor.
But still, the crowd didn't want to believe his words.
After all, if they accepted Gu Weishen's argument as true,
they would have to admit that the human race had never produced a true supreme Dao being!
There was no such thing as an Ancient Emperor.
Nor was there such a thing as the Complete Saint Body.
The human race was without the supreme Dao!
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