Before he could say anything, another person appeared covered in a cold gray mist, and a slight smile appeared on his face as well.
"How are you, my dear friend? Ha-ha-ha-ha! We haven't seen each other since the Ruler's Path Unification Ceremony. Nice to meet you again!"
That person looked at him with a small smile, then spoke telepathically:
"Yuto, how are you? You're ruining my work here."
Yuta's facial expression changed to a frown as he looked at him.
"You ruined your work? You completely ruined my plan! I gathered the Beast Lords to fight their arch rivals and enemies, as a prelude to this war!"
Yuta's tone of voice was cold, yet he had no intention of interfering, he found that this person's intervention had some benefits.
"Okay, get on with your work, man."
The two of them turned their gazes towards the orchestra, who was terrified, yet he couldn't help but smile after hearing that person's words.
It gave him great power, which made greed settle in his heart and appear clearly in his facial expressions, which were predominantly submissive.
He knelt down next to that person and said:
"Thank you, my lord. In the name of the God of War, I declare my submission to your tyranny!"
The person did not comment on anything, but nodded in agreement, and the Orc Lord immediately disappeared from his place.
The person turned his gaze towards Yuta, who was looking at him with a small smile.
"So, how are you, Venerable Venerable Lotus Flower, Jihao Yuxuan?"
Signs of astonishment appeared on his face as he listened to Yuta's words, before he spoke in a surprised tone:
"Why do you think I am not the last venerable on the chessboard, Ping Tao Shen?"
Yuta laughed out loud as he looked at him.
"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! If you were truly the Last Venerable on the chessboard, Ping Tao Shen, I would have them face you in a game of chess; it only awards anything to the one who defeats his opponent in it, and possesses the soul of the loser."
"But you were loaning them your power, and then taking their souls as payment for that loan. Isn't that what happened? And that is the method of one person, and that is you, Venerable Venerable Lotus Flower, Jihao Yuxuan. Isn't what I said correct?"
A look of admiration appeared on his face, so he put his hand on his chin and tilted his head slightly.
"You are a wonderful person, Great Venerable Creator, Yuuto. You truly deserve to be the Emperor of the Ruler's Path and a Great Creator."
Yuta's face turned cold as he looked at him, and he started talking to himself in an annoyed tone:
"Annoying! What is Venerable Venerable, Lotus Flower, Jihao Yuxuan, a Level 5 Pavilion Master doing here? Even the weakest entity at my level wouldn't be able to defeat him. I can only use 3% of my strength... Haha, that's okay. I don't have any enmity with him at the moment."
"Venerable Venerable, Lotus Flower, Jihao Yuxuan, is one of the few entities who have recently reached the fifth level. It is an opponent that is difficult to confront through normal methods. However, him collecting the souls of absolute entities, such as the ruler of the Black Wolf, the Orcs, and the Goblins, at the moment, indicates that he has completed the ability to use his wing, and that he had to pay the price for its use in order to be able to use it again."
After Yuta came out of his thoughts, a slight smile full of cunning appeared on his face, realizing Jihao Yuxuan's secret.
"Since you have reached the fifth level of your Pavilion, aren't you surprised that the name of Venerable Venerable Heaven's Blessing's Pavilion is the Pavilion of Absolute Blessing, and that Kyunai possesses the Pavilion of the Absolute Hunter?"
"And this is not the most important question. Have you wondered why your wing is a little darker in the second half?"
A look of confusion appeared on Jihao Yuxuan's face, so he snapped his fingers to reveal his true appearance: a man with attractive, well-proportioned features, pinkish-crimson hair that reached his waist, tied into a ponytail, and eyes with lotus-shaped irises. He was wearing a hanfu that mixed charcoal black and crimson red.
Yuta showed his true appearance in turn, then smiled slightly and said:
"Want to know a piece of information or two that might benefit you in the future? Consider it an equal exchange."
Venerable Lotus Flower Venerable Jihao Yuxuan's eyes widened as he listened to Yuta's words; Yuta was a cunning old fox, willing to do anything to advance his personal interests.
However, he had no problem listening to him, he was able to kill him easily, and he would have been welcomed into the rest of the twenty-five paths if he had wanted to kill the Ruler's Path Emperor.
But Yuta's confident looks made him surprised; Yuuta was one of the concepts of the Ruler's Path, and so he possessed ninth-level immortality.
Killing him would have led to the extinction of the ruler's path, which in turn would have led to the extinction and disruption of the story of I Am Inside My Novel.
His master could compensate for the path that was perishing, but the death of both of them would cause an imbalance, something that Venerable Lotus Flower Venerable Jihao Yuxuan was not aware of. The same goes for the protectors of the Sacred Tree of Existence, who betrayed it, forcing it to blow itself up and travel back in time to the moment it was born.
"I'm listening to you, Yuuto. Yes, as you said, my wings suddenly grew stronger over thirty thousand years ago."
Yuta snapped his fingers as he looked at it, and a beautiful table appeared with a teapot and two cups made of the finest glass, as well as some delicious desserts.
Yuta gestured to Venerable Lotus Flower Venerable Jihao Yuxuan to sit down, and the two sat down without saying anything.
Yuta poured tea for himself and Jihao Yuxuan, a slight smile on his face.
"Don't worry, it's not poisoned. I'm not the Venerable Poison Maker, after all."
Then he handed him the cup without allowing him to speak, and continued quietly:
"The reason your power has increased is because the Death Path Master, Bo 00 01, and I have become one entity again. That is why the Ruler's Path shards in each pavilion have merged with the Death Path shards."
Venerable Lotus Flower Venerable Jihao Yuxuan's eyes widened as he listened to Yuta's words, then he spoke in surprise:
"Again? Were you two part of one entity before?"
Yuta nodded his head in agreement, then replied:"Yes, it was me, the Death Path Master, Bo 00 01, and the rest of the path masters within one entity. So, have you now understood how to develop your Pavilion to the Absolute Fifth Level?"
A malicious smile appeared on Venerable Lotus Flower Venerable Jihao Yuxuan's face as he drank his tea.
"Then, I have to kill the Venerables who have the same pavilion in the other paths, and collect the fragments of the paths to finally ascend to the absolute level."
Yuta took a piece of candy and ate it, then sipped his tea and said:
"Yes, you're right, Venerable Venerable Lotus Flower, Jihao Yuxuan. That's one way. After all, she won't have much difficulty, unlike my Aunt Qionai, who had to kill the masters of the twenty-seven sub-wings of the Hunter Pavilion, after she reached the fifth level of her Pavilion, to obtain her Absolute Pavilion. After that, she had to kill people who possessed the same pavilion in the other paths to reach the Absolute Level."
Venerable Lotus Flower Venerable Jihao Yuxuan's eyes widened as he listened to Yuta's words, then he spoke in a calm tone:
"What do you want from me? It's time to tell me your request, Great Venerable Creation, Yuuto."
Yuta's smile turned cold as he listened to Jihao Yuxuan's words.
"Well, there are only 504 years left until the beginning of the War of the Paths, and 600 years until the end of the fifteenth era of the Beginning Chronology, which is the era called the Beginning and the End. Then we will move to the first era of the End Chronology, the first is called the End of the Beginning and the Origin."
Venerable Lotus Flower Venerable Jihao Yuxuan's eyes widened even more, his confusion and desire to know Yuta's true intention increasing.
"I know that, but what do you want to get to?"
"I want your help in the coming war, for you to fight alongside me, and develop your wing to the ultimate level. Secondly, we will meet at the Palace of the Supreme Venerable Union two centuries from now, which is why I need your help and some matters to settle with some Venerables. You can refuse, but your chances of survival in the other paths are close to zero."
Venerable Lotus Flower Venerable Jihao Yuxuan kept thinking about Yuta's words; His words were logical. The existence of animosity between the paths since the era before the First Beginning makes wandering off your own path a death wish and nothing more.
"But before I answer you, Yuuto, you are nothing but a fragment of a powerful entity, the one that created all twenty-seven paths of existence, right?"
Yuta was astonished by Venerable Lotus Flower Jihao Yuxuan's conclusion, and kept looking at him until he was able to control his facial expressions, so as not to appear shocked.
"Yes, you are right. I am a fragment of the entity that created this story called I Am Inside My Novel. Too bad I am neither a reader, nor a hero, nor a descendant."
"There are those who got those roles, but as for me being a fragment, that's enough, isn't it? Life doesn't give you everything in the end."
A slight smile remained on his face as he spoke with clear sarcasm:
"Yes, you're right. Stealing the role of hero from Nobara or Aron, even that's an accomplishment to be proud of."
Yuta's eyes widened mischievously after hearing Jihao Yuxuan's words.
"You're good at manipulating other people's emotions, but I have a question: Why didn't you manipulate the Snake Ruler, Nagazis, of all people?"
A sigh of frustration escaped Jihao Yuxuan's mouth as he looked at Yuta.
"The story begins..."
Flashback
As Azaris Noazaki was heading towards the ruler of the snakes, Nagazis, he was stopped by the rain that suddenly started falling without warning.
"It's raining! Indeed, the spring rain is so wonderful and refreshing!"
That was the tone of Azaris Noazaki's voice, as he ran and attacked the snake ruler, Nagazis, at times and dodged her attacks at other times.
The Lord of the Snakes, Nagazis, turned her gaze towards the Sword Saint, Azares Noazaki, who seemed strangely absent-minded, and his gaze was incomprehensible.
Tears were flowing from her eyes, and she couldn't control her feelings; It was a fateful day when she hated rain all her life.
On the same day, she lost her most precious possessions, her parents, at the hands of the Noazaki family, with the help of Daniel de Moliard, several centuries before Azares Noazaki was born.
The Lord of the Snakes, Nagazis, kept looking at the Sword Saint, Azaris Nozaki, as she listened to his words, before she burst out laughing hysterically, trying to hide her shock.
"Peaceful family? Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! A peaceful family, as you say! To you humans, it might have been, but from my point of view, your family were monsters, Azaris Noazaki!"
Her body began to shrink until she took on a human form, with blackish-green hair and snake-like eyes. She was extremely beautiful, carrying a coal-black whip with a pointed end, and her facial features were so cold that it made the ground freeze around her.
"Sword Saint, Azares Noazaki, you are truly pathetic."
Nagazi's facial expression changed as she looked around, finding herself in an endless void, and in front of her was Jihao Yuxuan, covered in gray mist, with a small smile on his face.
"How are you, Lord of the Snakes, Lady Nagazis?"
Nagazis's eyes widened as she looked at him, then she spoke coldly, leaving no room for any discussion of any kind:
"I want to return immediately. I don't want anything from you. It seems that you are the one who made the ruler of the Black Wolf powerful, and you want the rest to do the same. And for what? To get something in return, like their souls or enslavement?"
"I don't care about power, do you understand? My life is about to end, and I did not avenge my family, even when I was able to. So, goodbye."
The God of Snakes immediately left the place, without waiting for the response of Venerable Lotus Flower Jihao Yuxuan, who was in shock at what he heard.
The Black Wolf Lord, the Orc Lord, and the Goblin Lord all wanted that power, so why did she reject it and leave immediately?
The reason she was able to leave was because the Venerable Lotus Flower Venerable, Jihao Yuxuan, had not made it impossible to leave the place; But keep it possible,No one has ever refused free power.
"She is truly impressive, the only snake ruler worthy of the title of ruler among those gullible fools."
End flashback
"The Ruler of the Snakes, Nagazis, is very intelligent; she was able to deduce the reason for the increase in the strength of her companions. However, she wants to die at the hands of the Sword Saint, Azaris Noazaki."
Venerable Lotus Flower Venerable Jihao Yuxuan quietly drank the tea, then raised his fingers to change the place, turning the space into an extremely beautiful garden.
Speak comfortably:
"It's better than this cold void... Shall we walk around for a bit, Yuuto?"
Yuta looked at him suspiciously for several seconds before agreeing.
"Okay, let's go."
A slight smile appeared on his face as he and Yuta got up from their chairs, and the two chairs and the table immediately disappeared without leaving a trace.
Yuta and Jihao Yuxuan began to wander around the garden, ignoring their comrades who were fighting the Goblin Lord, who was greatly strengthened by Jihao Yuxuan.
As they walked around a corner of the garden, Jihao Yuxuan picked up a lotus flower close to him.
"Do you know why I was called Venerable Venerable, Lotus Flower?"
Jihao Yuxuan's tone of voice was calm as he smelled the scent of the lotus flower.
Yuta looked at him in surprise for several seconds before answering:
"Because when you use your wing, an embodiment appears that looks like a lotus flower, but with a hundred leaves."
Venerable Lotus Flower Venerable Jihao Yuxuan returned the flower to its place, then got up and said:
"You're right, Yuuta, and that's why. As for reincarnation, that's one of the differences between us and humans who are called Venerables years after achieving that status. As for us, we're born with our own title and wing. Rarely do two people have the same master wing."
"As for humans, they are known by the titles they acquire, which is why titles have lost their value; there are hundreds of thousands of Demon Lords, Heavenly Demons, Heavenly Court members, Celestials, Imperials, and Heavenly Court members. Even that Venerable Heaven Breaker, there are hundreds of thousands who hold the same title, and you are one of them, Yuuto."
"As for the titles we have, there is only one person who holds each title, while the rest are just imitators."
"You're right about that. Titles and names are just things created to make life easier and create an image of being unbeatable."
Jihao Yuxuan looked at Yuta with a slight smile, then got up and brushed off non-existent dust from his clothes, before speaking calmly:
"But, let's continue our tour."
Venerable Venerable, Lotus Flower, Jihao Yuxuan, and Yuta remained walking around in the garden that Jihao Yuxuan had created, without speaking.
They were focused on their next steps, so talking was useless.
Meeting the other Venerables is imminent, followed by the War of the Paths, and then comes what is unknown to them. It may be more dangerous than the War of the Paths itself, and it may only be a period of calm until the First Ending Era, the First Era, ends.
As Yuta walked around, a system screen appeared right before his eyes.
\[The Mystery Market will be held as scheduled, several days after the end of the school year, on Monday, July 15, 675.\]
\[All you need: a Level 5 Storage-type Gu Kun, a Level 9 Heaven Thief Gu, and several other things you need.\]
Yuta smiled inwardly as he looked at the system screen, and spoke in his heart:
"Very well. The first phase is almost complete. I have to get some things done during the vacation, and then it will be finished once and for all."
"Help her, okay?"
\[As you wish, Yuuto. I will visit your other half.\]
A slight smile appeared on Venerable Lotus Flower Venerable Jihao Yuxuan's face as he looked towards Yuta, then he split the presence in front of him and said:
"It seems it's time to say goodbye, Great Venerable Creation, Yuto. As for helping you in the War of Paths, yes, I will help you. But killing Venerables, do it yourself."
Yuta said nothing after hearing Venerable Venerable Lotus Flower Jihao Yuxuan's response; His participation in the war was an important achievement, and as for killing the annoying reverends, he was able to do it without anyone's help.
Then he entered into the existential part, as this was an ancient ritual between the venerable people, indicating mutual trust between the two parties.
"Good luck, Venerable Venerable Lotus Flower, Jihao Yuxuan."
"So do you. You're going to need a lot of luck."