"When the Xian lineage controlled Xianxia, the world did not develop as foretold."
"You and the people behind you, fearing you couldn't control the world, thus resorted to murder!"
"But the Qihai Prophecy instructed that one branch of the Xian lineage must be preserved. That's why you didn't annihilate them completely!"
"Am I correct?" Xian Wanchuan asked the Grand Chairman of Xianxia, speaking calmly and softly.
The Grand Chairman suddenly burst into mad laughter, muttering, "It wasn't me who said it... he said it himself, it has nothing to do with me..."
After that, he kept repeating this phrase, ignoring everyone's questions.
Gu Ya and Xian Wanchuan walked out of the cockpit together. Gu Ya said, "I understand now. The Grand Chairman's words have merit. The prophecy in the Qihai Prophecy will truly come true in the future. Brother Xian, I want to..."
"No, you cannot want!"
Xian Wanchuan cut Gu Ya off decisively, continuing, "I cannot be the Grand Chairman of Xianxia. If we follow the prophecy, you will lose your life."
Gu Ya grabbed Xian Wanchuan's wrist, gripping it tightly, and looked at him with determination.
"Brother Xian, I believe in you, and you must believe in me too!"
"Obey what the prophecy says, become the Grand Chairman of Xianxia. Then, completely defeat the Black Star Empire and fulfill our ideal."
"As for my situation, you don't need to worry, I'll find a way."
Xian Wanchuan clenched his jaw, his eyes filled with unwillingness. He said, "Gu Ya, compared to our ideal, your life matters more to me!!"
"You saved me and rekindled hope. Now, you want me to push you into a fire pit? I can't do it!"
"There's one more thing, Gu Ya."
Xian Wanchuan looked at Gu Ya and said, "There's a logical loophole here."
"The Xian lineage can break the Qihai Prophecy, yet the Qihai Prophecy still requires the preservation of one branch of the Xian lineage. Why? Doesn't that strike you as strange?"
"I suspect that the person who issued the Qihai Prophecy, or some mysterious higher being, is manipulating things from behind the scenes!"
"And its true purpose is unknown to anyone."
Gu Ya gazed at Xian Wanchuan, speaking clearly, "Brother Xian, if the prophecy is destined to come true no matter how we change the course of events, then I fear my time is short. The logical loophole you mentioned can be considered later."
"What I'm thinking is, we should use the prophecy to break the prophecy!"
"You want me to become the Grand Chairman of Xianxia and the Great Pontiff of the Chongli Cult, and then..."
Xian Wanchuan's voice trembled slightly. He couldn't bear to say the words that went against his conscience.
Gu Ya nodded and finished Xian Wanchuan's sentence, "On the surface, we'll go along with it, and you'll hunt me across the world. This will secure your position and lull the enemy into a false sense of security."
"In secret, through the Chongli Cult, we'll find the Kungga Society. Tell me, and I'll find a way to locate the source of the Qihai Prophecy and destroy this evil scripture completely."
"This certain death must be broken by me alone."
"One more thing, you are a descendant of the Xian lineage. I believe you can break the prophecy!"
"But!" Xian Wanchuan said, "That's precisely where the strangeness lies!"
"A hen paying respects to a weasel—it's either foolish or malicious!"
"And I absolutely do not believe that a being capable of issuing the Qihai Prophecy would be so foolish as to not understand this principle!"
"This means it must be concealing a larger conspiracy!"
Gu Ya raised his voice a few decibels and said loudly, "Brother Xian!! At this point, do we have a choice? If you don't do it, how will we find the Kungga Society and the Qihai Prophecy? How will we destroy it?"
Xian Wanchuan sighed deeply, looking up at the magnificent starry sky.
Gu Ya waited quietly for his reply.
On one side was the eradication of the world-harming Black Star Empire, bringing clarity back to humanity, fulfilling the last wishes of their ancestors, and clearing their names.
On the other side was Gu Ya's life!
Xian Wanchuan's heart felt like it was burning on a fire, filled with anguish and confusion.
Memories flashed by,
From childhood,
From a lowly wanderer to the Great Commander of the Starfall Army, second only to one person.
From a prisoner of Xianxia to Gu Ya's right-hand man.
Finally, Xian Wanchuan recalled Gu Ya's words from earlier: "I believe in you, and you must believe in me too!"
Xian Wanchuan finally nodded and said, "Alright, I promise you, Gu Ya."
"We'll use the prophecy to break the prophecy!"
Hearing Xian Wanchuan's affirmative reply, Gu Ya breathed a long sigh of relief. With a tired smile, he released Xian Wanchuan's wrist.
"Then let's begin!"
Three mechs unleashed fierce flames, rising from the ground and flying towards Xianxia City.
Time passed, and a week later,
Xian Wanchuan, seated in a hoverchair, wearing the Grand Chairman's prosthetic skin mask and the Xianxia Grand Chairman's uniform, entered the conference hall.
The vast conference room was full, quiet, and solemn.
The top brass of Xianxia were all present, sitting upright and gazing forward.
Xian Wanchuan calmly observed those below.
This was a scene he had once dreamed of,
And a scene he thought he would never achieve.
Now, his wish was granted.
Two years,
From being the Great Commander of the Starfall Army invading Xianxia, to a prisoner of Xianxia, and then to the Grand Chairman of Xianxia.
These real experiences felt like a dream, something he dared not imagine.
Behind all of this, Gu Ya had been the driving force, helping him achieve it.
The hoverchair slowly advanced. In the nearly thousand-person grand conference hall, only the subtle, pleasant hiss of the hoverchair could be heard.
Shu Feizhang, seated in the front row, looked at Xian Wanchuan and nodded slightly.
Ye Zhenjun's gaze followed Xian Wanchuan.
The hoverchair stopped steadily.
The towering rostrum resembled a throne. Xian Wanchuan looked down at the audience and smoothly took the microphone.
"I announce..."
With the voice modulator, his voice was identical to the Grand Chairman's.
"All Xianxia warriors who participated in the pursuit of Gu Ya will be rewarded according to their merits."
Xian Wanchuan's image and voice were broadcast nationwide, and even globally, through Xianxia's most authoritative media.
Numerous holographic images played in sync.
"Xianxia's first and second War Gods, Ye Zhenjun and Shu Feizhang, to rescue me, feigned cooperation with Gu Ya to gain his trust, and then defeated him."
"This matter is settled and requires no further discussion."
"I, on behalf of all the people of Xianxia, will do my utmost to hunt down Gu Ya."
"Furthermore..."
"The Black Star Empire has been plaguing the world for a long time. If this malignant tumor is not removed, the world may never know peace."
"I declare that the nation of Xianxia, starting from the issuance of this decree, will fully mobilize its forces to attack the Black Star Empire."
The world erupted!
Whether in the luxurious mansions of the wealthy or the tents of the slums,
Upon hearing the words of the Grand Chairman of Xianxia, everyone was filled with righteous indignation.
The world's leading nation had finally firmly stood on the front lines of resistance against the Black Star Empire.
In the war rooms of various countries, on the holographic operational sandtables,
The vast territory of Xianxia was ablaze in red.
Tens of thousands of Xianxia mechs,
Assembled from various war zones, soared into the sky, pointing their swords towards the Black Star Empire.
The people of the world hoped that Xianxia could save this fragmented world from the abyss of war.
The spark of hope burned in people's hearts.
Yet, at this moment, Xian Wanchuan's heart was filled with immense sorrow.
One week ago, on the night Gu Ya parted ways with him.
Both of them knew that after this parting, they didn't know when they would see each other again.
Gu Ya said solemnly, "Brother Xian, I have great confidence in you. You are not someone who can be swayed by power."
Xian Wanchuan gritted his teeth, tears welling up in his eyes, unable to speak.
Gu Ya smiled and said, "Brother Xian, go ahead boldly. Remember, your dream is my dream."
"I am not greedy for power or wealth. If I wanted them, I wouldn't be who I am today."
"But power and wealth are tools to achieve dreams."
"I personally sent you to the pinnacle of world power precisely to realize our shared dream."
"As you said, it's a win-win situation; no one loses, hahaha!"
Under Xian Wanchuan's gaze, Gu Ya calmly walked into the mech cockpit.
On the way back to Xianxia City, Xian Wanchuan meticulously studied every action and habit of the Grand Chairman.
Just as Gu Ya had said, Xian Wanchuan's imitation was very successful.
When the mech landed in front of the Grand Chairman's mansion, and he stepped out of the cockpit in his hoverchair,
Everyone knew that the true Grand Chairman of Xianxia had been safely rescued.
Refusing the arrangement of medical personnel by others, Xian Wanchuan's wife, Shan Meng, disguised herself as a doctor and presented him with a comprehensive physical examination report.
As for the DNA, with the real Grand Chairman of Xianxia serving as a "blood bag," there was naturally no problem.
The prophecy of the Qihai Prophecy had been fulfilled.
Xian Wanchuan, deceiving the masses, ascended to the throne of the Grand Chairman of Xianxia.
No one questioned his existence, just as everyone firmly believed that with Xianxia's participation, peace would eventually arrive.
But only those who followed Gu Ya knew,
The real decisive battle had just begun.
At this moment, Gu Ya, piloting his mech, hovered over the ocean.
He gazed at the land of Xianxia, smiling in satisfaction, and scratched Bai Ying's head. "Daughter, did I do the right thing?"
Bai Ying snuggled comfortably in Gu Ya's arms, closing her eyes and enjoying the pleasant sensation of being scratched. She said, "Dad, you once asked me if my increasing resemblance to humans was a good thing or a bad thing."
"After calculation, I've found the answer. Do you want to hear it?"
Gu Ya smiled and said, "Tell me. I want to hear if a creation made of mechanical parts, systems, consciousness, and reversed mechanical blood factors can provide an answer that satisfies humans."
"Then please, Dad, adopt a similar physical structure, and you'll understand my answer better."
Gu Ya smiled slightly, quickly mechanized his body, and asked softly, "Can you tell me now, daughter?"
Bai Ying looked up at Gu Ya, code rapidly flashing in her eyes.
Gu Ya's mechanical pupils suddenly emitted a faint blue micro-holographic panel, like wearing two small blue square lenses.
Corresponding code also flashed within the micro-holographic panel.
Gu Ya's upturned lips gradually smoothed out, and his expression became stiff.
Bai Ying said faintly, "Dad, I have now mastered the new abilities gained from understanding fear and worry."
"Don't blame me, Dad. Daughter just doesn't want you to die."