The Driver nudged Lan Jue with a low chuckle. "So, Jewelry Master, do you dare admit to your relationship with the Goddess?
If you dare admit it, I bet the Westerners will tear you to shreds with their glare. "
Lan Jue shrugged helplessly. "Sooner or later they'll find out. The Goddess has a life too. She's mine."
The Driver laughed heartily. "Why don't you go out there and say it!"
Lan Jue glared at him. "Don't be a liar. If you have the time, you might as well spend it on becoming a Reflection of Heaven and Earth. The sooner you break through, the better it'll be for everyone.
I'm going to the Legion. "
Star Division had stayed behind. What awaited them was a difficult battle. They had more than a dozen Paragons, but the aliens would be stronger than them.
It was hard to say who would come out on top.
Before leaving, Lan Qing had told Lan Jue that if the aliens were too strong, they shouldn't fight. They should teleport back to Middle Heaven, and then they would have no choice but to abandon Angel.
Lan Jue didn't want that to happen. He wouldn't leave until the last possible moment.
He wasn't afraid of the aliens sending a large force after them. If they did, they'd be able to divert some of their forces away. The pressure on the frontlines would lessen.
Star Division had more than a thousand soldiers, divided into brigades of about a hundred men each. Each brigade was led by a Paragon.
Lan Jue himself was in command of one of his own. Zeus's four Amazons, the students he'd brought with him from the university, and a few other Adepts.
Lan Jue didn't use Thor. Mechas didn't mean much to him now that he was a Paragon.
Instead, it was a burden.
A dozen brigades were spread out across the planet, waiting patiently.
Although the army had left, they'd left behind enough supplies.
Advanced radar.
The planet's defense system was complete.
Lan Qing had left An Lun's experts in charge of the planet's defenses.
Star Division.
Su Xiaosu was in charge.
They knew very well that even though they were not at the frontlines, the war here was equally important, and perhaps even more dangerous.
Still, Lan Jue wasn't worried. It wasn't just the average Paragons who were left behind.
Jueti and Roxanne were also there.
Originally, Lan Jue hoped that Jueti would follow Lan Qing to the frontlines. With his father's powerful protection, Lan Qing would be safer.
However, Lan Qing said that his father and Lan Jue would be more useful together because with Zhou Qianlin, Jueti would be able to use more of his strength in battle without having to worry about losing his life force.
If the frontlines needed it, they could also teleport there as soon as possible.
In the end, Jueti chose to remain on Angel. He and Roxanne didn't lead Star Division. Instead, they stayed with Lan Jue and Zhou Qianlin.
With his father and mother, two Infinite-level Paragons, there was no need to worry.
Lan Jue was full of confidence.
In fact, even now he didn't know when his father would reveal his full power.
How strong could he be?
"Dad." Lan Jue finished his meditation and saw his father standing in front of him.
Jueti stood by the window, looking out. He seemed to be deep in thought.
After absorbing the vital energy from the crystal, Jueti looked younger. He looked like his and Lan Qing's older brother.
"You're awake?" Jueti turned to look at him and Zhou Qianlin.
Because of the power of faith, Zhou Qianlin had almost broken through to Nirvana several times. Fortunately, she had Jueti and Roxanne at her side to help her.
She managed to keep her powers under control.
Lan Jue, on the other hand, was at the peak of Reflection of Heaven and Earth.
Zhou Qianlin let out a long sigh.
"I've got it under control, but ….
I don't think I'll last much longer. "
Looking at Zhou Qianlin, Jueti's eyes softened. The kind girl had left a good impression on him.
It wasn't because of Zhou Qianlin's Empress Domain. When she sacrificed herself to save Lan Jue, she left a good impression on Jueti.
So, even though he knew this was arranged by the Clairvoyant, he didn't object to Lan Jue and Zhou Qianlin being together.
Jue Di smirked. "Suppressing your cultivation is a way to build up your foundation. It's one of the best ways to cultivate.
Others can't do it even if they want to.
You have a great opportunity to seize it.
If you can't control yourself anymore, take advantage of the situation. "
"Yes, Uncle," Zhou Qianlin said respectfully.
"A-Jue," Jue Di said. "I heard from your mother that she brought up the idea of creating an immortal realm. What do you think?"
Lan Jue nodded. "I support it.
If we could create an immortal realm, it would be a great boon to humanity. At the very least, we'd be able to face the alien invaders calmly.
If it weren't for universal protogenia, father, you would have dealt with the alien home worlds long ago.
Humanity wouldn't be in such dire straits. "
Jueti's eyes darkened. "Yes!
That's why I'm inclined to create an immortal realm. But it won't be done in a day.
My research has yielded some results, but it's still not enough.
However, I benefited a lot from absorbing that Life Crystal this time.
The way the aliens operate their energy is different from ours, but some of their methods are similar.
The Monarch avatar's vital crystal contains fragments of memories that are very important to me.
I'm beginning to understand how they're evolving. "
Lan Jue's heart skipped a beat. "Evolving something like an immortal realm?"
Jue Di nodded. "Of course, this is only a general idea. If we can defeat the alien home worlds in the future, we'll have Monarch's vital crystal. Then I'm confident we can extract the complete formula.
This is the product of countless years of hard work and refinement. More importantly, we need an energy core to create an immortal realm.
Monarch has been working on this core since it first became Monarch. That's why it's always been a planet.
We're close to success. "
"But the difference is that the aliens have never experienced anything like this before. Our human world, on the other hand, has had an immortal realm since ancient times.
With our knowledge and the alien home worlds' understanding of the universe, I'm fifty percent certain we can create a small immortal realm. Once we have it, we can improve our cultivation, and one day we'll be able to create a real immortal realm. "
Lan Jue was deeply moved by Jadefall's words. If they could create an immortal realm, it would be a boon for them.
Now it seemed the aliens' appearance was an opportunity.
Lan Jue went on. "Dad, when I broke through to Paragon, I sensed the North Star Emperor's aura and had a few guesses. I don't know if I'm right, but I'll tell you. Based on the laws of the universe, our immortal realm …"
At that moment, he told them his thoughts.
When he told him that humanity's immortal realm was defeated in a battle with this universe, Jueti couldn't help but be moved.
Even at Jueti's level, he had no way of knowing how powerful the ancient beings were.
Jue Di's own heritage was strong, so he had some understanding of it.
But his understanding was different from Lan Jue's.
He hadn't thought about it too much.
It wasn't until recently that he had the idea of rebuilding the Immortal Realm that he began to ponder more about it.
But he'd been a Paragon for many years, and had long since lost the opportunity to absorb the primordial spirit of an immortal realm.
His thoughts weren't as deep as Lan Jue's.
"It's possible that what you're saying is true. In other words, when this universe first came into being, humanity was a competitive force.
Universes have ages, and our universe is relatively young.
If the ancient immortals really did compete with it and lose, it's a miracle that our race was able to survive and not be obliterated by universal protogenia. "
Lan Jue thought for a moment, then said, "Dad, do you think it's possible that in that collision, the universe won, but in some ways it was assimilated by our immortal realm? Or perhaps it was assimilated.
Why else would there be fragments of the Great Emperor of the North Star's spirit?
With the power of universal protogenia, it shouldn't be a problem for it to erase all traces of the immortal realm. "
Jueti's eyes flickered. "That's a possibility.
And if we look at it from another angle, what if our immortal realm won?
What would have happened, have you thought about it? "
Hearing this, Lan Jue was shocked. Indeed, he'd never thought about it from this angle. Yes!
If the immortal realm had won, what would have happened?
What would have happened to the gods?
What would have happened to the Buddhas of the Western Paradise?
They'd become the universe, so where would they be?
Jueti patted him on the shoulder. "We'll never know the secrets of the ancient past. But what we can do is make ourselves as strong as the ancient powers. If we can do that, then one day we'll reach that point. Then we'll know what these secrets are.
Are you interested in exploring it together in the future? "