Ye Chen's words made Gu Huang feel extremely aggrieved.
In fact, Gu Huang also felt that it was inappropriate to sacrifice Murong Xue.
However, as a member of the royal family, the burden on his shoulders was too heavy. It was so heavy that even though he knew it was not a good choice, he still had to persevere.
Therefore, in the end, in the face of Ye Chen's reproach, he could only shake his head and snort coldly. "You know too little inside information, so naturally you don't know so much. However, you and I are not the final decision-makers, so no matter how much you say, it won't affect the overall situation."
"The decision-makers?" Ye Chen's expression was solemn as he muttered to himself.
"That's right."
Gu Huang's expression returned to calmness as he said coldly, "In the end, Supreme Dao warriors like you and me are just at the bottom of the hierarchy. The real decision-makers are those powerful ancestors. For example, your master, Taishō, is one of the decision-makers."
Gu Huang's words made Ye Chen tremble uncontrollably.
"Even your own master, Taishō, is involved in this matter."
Noticing Ye Chen's abnormal state, Gu Huang's eyes revealed a hint of helplessness. "Now you understand why we can't refuse to sacrifice Xue 'er. Even an expert like Taishō is not confident that he can protect the Wu Huang Dynasty. He can only let Xue' er integrate with the Origin of the World. You can imagine how dangerous the situation of the Wu Huang Dynasty is at the moment."
Ye Chen stared at Murong Xue and remained silent for a long time before he slowly opened his mouth. "How long will it take for the integration of Xue 'er and the Origin of the World to officially begin?"
"What do you want?" Gu Huang's expression suddenly changed, thinking that Ye Chen was going to take the opportunity to make trouble.
Ye Chen waved his hand and said with a resolute expression, "Nothing. I just want to do my best to stop Xue 'er before she fuses with the World Origin. If I can't stop it, then I'll accompany Xue' er in fusing with the World Origin."
Murong Xue, who was in Ye Chen's arms, seemed to have sensed Ye Chen's emotions. Her expression suddenly changed. She wanted to say something to stop Ye Chen, but as soon as she moved, she spat out a mouthful of blood. Immediately, her body fell into Ye Chen's arms and she passed out completely.
Murong Xue cultivated the Art of Three Lives Reincarnation to make her soul more selfless and pure.
However, her feelings for Ye Chen had a huge impact on the purity of her soul.
Therefore, the more emotional they were, the worse Murong Xue's situation would be.
Holding Murong Xue tightly in his arms, Ye Chen did not think of a way to treat Murong Xue.
Given Murong Xue's current situation, even if he wanted to treat her, there was no way at all.
Gu Huang frowned. After staring at Murong Xue for a while, he sighed softly and said, "Now I kind of understand why Concubine Jing asked Sister Yingxue to come here personally to deal with this matter. In this case, I don't mind telling you. Ten years at most. Within ten years, Sister Yingxue will definitely fuse with the World Origin. As for how long it will take, I'm not too sure."
"Ten years." Ye Chen gritted his teeth.
Ten years seemed to be a long time, but in fact, it was just a moment.
At his level of cultivation, every time he cultivated, it would take a long time. A few years might pass in a closed-door cultivation.
Therefore, ten years' time was really not considered much to Deity Realm martial artists.
Moreover, the time Murong Xue would fuse with the World Origin was not necessarily ten years. It was very likely that she would fuse with the World Origin in a much shorter time.
However, as Ye Chen said, if he could not save Murong Xue, Ye Chen was willing to accompany Murong Xue to fuse with the World Origin.
Anyway, one of his doppelgangers was now a deity. Ye Chen also had a lot of experience in fusing with the World Origin.
"Within ten years, I must save Xue 'er, and then find my sister and the others." Ye Chen secretly made up his mind.
With the change in his mentality, Ye Chen's expression also began to change.
Opposite him, Gu Huang felt the change in Ye Chen. At first, he was astonished, then disdainful, and finally fell silent.
Although he still felt that Ye Chen's idea at the moment was a little overconfident, as a warrior of the Divine Path, if he did not even have this little bit of ambition, he did not deserve to be called a warrior at all.
To be honest, deep in his heart, even Gu Huang did not regard Gu Junlin as his goal.
However, he knew how terrifying Gu Junlin was. Therefore, deep in his heart, he had more doubts about himself. He could not be like Ye Chen, who confidently said that he would surpass Gu Junlin in the future.
"Ye Chen, I want to remind you that if you really want to save Sister Yingxue, don't think about reaching the sky in one step. At least, you have to do it step by step. The more stable the situation in the Wu Huang Dynasty is, the longer the time for Sister Yingxue to fuse with the World Origin. Otherwise, Sister Yingxue may be forced to fuse with the World Origin tomorrow." Gu Huang said calmly.
"Thank you for the reminder." Ye Chen nodded to Gu Huang.
Although the eldest prince of the royal family did not believe that Ye Chen could save Murong Xue, obviously, he still hoped that Ye Chen could do it.
Therefore, at this moment, he deliberately reminded Ye Chen, pointing out a way for Ye Chen to save Murong Xue.
Handing Murong Xue in his arms to Gu Huang, Ye Chen watched Murong Xue and Gu Huang leave.
At this moment, Murong Xue's situation was special. The more she met Ye Chen, the more unstable her mood was, and the more serious her injuries were.
Therefore, Ye Chen allowed Gu Huang to take Murong Xue away.
Moreover, before completely solving Murong Xue's problem, Ye Chen would have to be careful every time he met Murong Xue.
After meeting Gu Huang and the others for a short while, the sky gradually darkened.
It was the darkness before dawn. It was much darker than the darkness in the middle of the night.
In the dim night, Ye Chen's eyes seemed to become brighter.
Murong Xue's situation was a headache, but for Ye Chen, at least this night's meeting let him know the specific situation of Murong Xue. Moreover, he already knew the road he should take in the future.
As the eldest prince of the royal family, Gu Huang knew the situation of the royal family and the whole Wu Huang dynasty much better than Ye Chen.
Therefore, his last suggestion was of great help to Ye Chen.
What Ye Chen needed to do now was to stabilize the situation of the Wu Huang dynasty as much as possible. As long as the Wu Huang dynasty could stabilize the overall situation, those high and mighty decision-makers would not force Murong Xue.
In this way, Ye Chen would have more time.
However, this was only a temporary solution. What Ye Chen really needed to do was to improve his strength as much as possible and become one of the few strong people in the Wu Huang dynasty. By then, Ye Chen would naturally become one of the decision-makers mentioned by Gu Huang.
Only by becoming a decision-maker could he really begin to decide Murong Xue's future.
Even if Ye Chen could reach the level of Gu Junlin, it would not be impossible to forcibly reverse Murong Xue's fate of integrating into the world.
"This is the path I want to walk from now on." Ye Chen stood in the middle of the small courtyard, his expression gradually becoming more and more resolute.
At the same time, the morning glow gradually appeared in the distant sky.