#578 - Qin Zhengqiu's real motive

Could it be that the Heavenly Dao and Qi Luck of this world only allow one person to become an immortal?

The moment he heard this question, Wei Changtian immediately recalled the story of "meeting an immortal in a dream" that he had fabricated to trick Qin Zhengqiu into killing Xiao Feng.

Looking at the latter's back, he subconsciously wanted to answer, "Of course it's true."

But just as the words reached his lips, a thought flashed through his mind like lightning.

Wait, why is Qin Zhengqiu asking this?

You should know that he doesn't know about the True Immortal that Kui Long once produced. Even if he did, that immortal would probably be long gone after a thousand years.

In other words, from Qin Zhengqiu's perspective, there shouldn't be any immortals in this world right now.

Yes, with the help of the Moon Picking Sword, Qin Zhengqiu has already reached the pinnacle of power. Now, he may be only one step away from First Grade, or perhaps he already is First Grade.

But no one in the world knows what conditions are required to go from First Grade to True Immortal.

How could Qin Zhengqiu... Wait a minute!

Suddenly, Wei Changtian's Adam's apple bobbed, and he felt a chill run down his spine.

Only now did he realize something, and from it, he extended a terrifying guess... a guess about the matter of "why Qin Zhengqiu didn't want the True Dragon's forehead scale."

Perhaps, what Qin Zhengqiu wanted all along was not the First Grade.

He just wanted to become an immortal.

[True Dragon Forehead Scale (Special Item), can increase the user's Great Realm by one level, without any restrictions, 5000 points]

From the moment he obtained the True Dragon Forehead Scale, Wei Changtian's plan for using this item was to help himself break through from Second Grade to First Grade.

Although he later had to use the forehead scale in advance to deal with the Zhenshan Camp, he had indeed planned to do so before that.

And this undoubtedly meant that in Wei Changtian's mind, First Grade was already the pinnacle of martial power in this world.

This kind of thinking actually wasn't a problem.

Because in the original novel, Xiao Feng didn't break through to First Grade until the grand finale, and there was no description of True Immortals from beginning to end.

But when the Moon Picking Sword technique from outside the plot appeared, everything changed.

The Moon Picking Sword can help people break through to First Grade, while the True Dragon Forehead Scale can ignore any rules and raise one's Great Realm by one level.

So, what if you first use the Moon Picking Sword to cultivate to First Grade, and then use the forehead scale?

The original novel mentioned that First Grade is "half-immortal", so wouldn't going further be "True Immortal"?

Wei Changtian hadn't thought about this carefully before, after all, he's only Third Grade now, and this step is still very far away.

What's more, he had already given up on the Moon Picking Sword.

But just because he hadn't thought about it, doesn't mean Qin Zhengqiu hadn't.

Perhaps the reason why the latter didn't want the True Dragon Forehead Scale in the first place wasn't because of kinship, but simply because he didn't want to "waste" such a treasure.

Because if he had accepted the forehead scale at that time, he would have had to use it immediately, and would have lost the opportunity to become an immortal.

That's why Qin Zhengqiu deliberately refused, wanting to wait until he broke through to First Grade before using this treasure to "ascend to immortality"!

...

The sunlight shone through the military tent, illuminating every corner of the tent.

But Wei Changtian, who was inside, was already soaked in cold sweat.

After that series of thoughts, several breaths of time had passed.

Qin Zhengqiu had also slowly turned around, waiting for his answer with a blank expression.

"Grandfather..."

Forcibly suppressing the emotions in his heart, Wei Changtian knew he had to say something now, so he pretended to hesitate and asked:

"Why do you ask this?"

...

Qin Zhengqiu didn't answer his question, but asked again in a calm tone.

"Changtian, you don't need to ask why I'm asking. Just tell me whether this matter is true or false."

"These are the words you once said to me personally. I think you shouldn't have forgotten them, right?"

Crap!

As expected!

Looking at Qin Zhengqiu's expression, Wei Changtian understood that his guess was most likely true.

In that case, he couldn't give a definite answer no matter what.

Because in Qin Zhengqiu's eyes, this grandson of his is the "most powerful" competitor on his path to immortality!

So once Qin Zhengqiu believes that only one person in this world can become an immortal, then his own fate is imaginable.

Perhaps, the sword that the former used to kill three thousand soldiers outside Guanghan City in one move was not a "misunderstanding" that killed him...

"Grandfather."

Thinking of this, Wei Changtian slowly revealed a trace of struggle on his face.

He deliberately avoided eye contact with Qin Zhengqiu, and only lowered his head and said "with difficulty":

"Actually, the matter of meeting an immortal in a dream was all made up by me..."

"At that time, I had a life-and-death feud with Xiao Feng, but this person had great supernatural powers, and I had failed to kill him several times before."

"I wanted to ask Grandfather to help me eliminate the enemy, so I made up such a story."

"Made up?"

Hearing Wei Changtian's explanation, Qin Zhengqiu was only slightly stunned, and it was impossible to tell from his expression whether he believed this set of excuses.

"Then why were you able to walk through the three hundred steps of the Tongtian Road?"

...

"That's because, in order to attract Grandfather's attention, I obtained a treasure that can shield my aura in advance."

Wei Changtian continued to make up stories with a "guilty" face: "I originally only wanted to try my luck, but I didn't expect that this treasure could actually deceive the Tongtian Road..."

"Is that so?"

Looking at Wei Changtian, Qin Zhengqiu narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.

However, after a moment, his expression returned to normal, and he sighed softly:

"Alas, Changtian..."

"Actually, you didn't need to go to such great lengths."

"I am your grandfather. If you ask, I will naturally help you. Why would you need to fabricate such a story?"

"Yes, I was confused at the time."

Following Qin Zhengqiu's words and admitting his mistake, Wei Changtian's eyes were quite "sincere": "Now, I hope Grandfather will forgive me."

"Forget it, let's leave it at that."

Shaking his head, Qin Zhengqiu didn't say anything more and turned to walk out of the military tent.

"Changtian, don't forget the meeting at Lingbo Pavilion on the day after tomorrow at midnight."

"Yes, grandson will not forget."

Following Qin Zhengqiu out of the tent, Wei Changtian replied softly: "Grandfather, take care."

"Mm."

...

The midday sun was dazzling, and many demon beasts were drinking water on the banks of the Sha River, stretching out endlessly as far as the eye could see.

Soldiers in the camp came and went, orderly and well-organized, and the dust raised by their footsteps reflected a hazy golden light.

Soon, Qin Zhengqiu's figure disappeared at the end of the horizon.

And after he left, the respectful look on Wei Changtian's face disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Wei Changtian didn't know if Qin Zhengqiu believed his explanation, nor did he know if Xu Suisui had told him anything else.

But one thing was certain.

That is, even if the Moon Picking Sword didn't make Qin Zhengqiu go mad, his maternal grandfather was no longer the "person" he was before.

Sure enough, mankind's pursuit of greater power is like the pursuit of power.

Not only is it endless, but they can sacrifice everything for it.