"Yes, there is a high possibility." Chen Mengli nodded. "I have been to many small worlds, and many of them have a background in immortal cultivation. I am very familiar with the principles of the upper realm, but this world of immortal cultivation... is a little special."
Gu Qingze was only surprised for a moment before calming down. "Then if the upper realm doesn't exist, where are those who ascend there?"
Shen Mengli pondered for a moment: "...probably all dead."
Gu Qingze's pupils contracted rapidly upon hearing this: "Doesn't that mean... Ling Xiao is in danger?"
There was a hint of panic and anxiety in his voice. "After all, Ling Xiao is being forced by the maintainers to follow the plot... He will ascend in the finale... If ascension means death, then Ling Xiao..."
Seeing his panic, Chen Mengli smiled helplessly: "Junior Brother Gu, I haven't finished explaining the reasons for my inference. Besides, it will take a long time for him to progress through the plot and ascend to heaven. It's not that long..."
"I'm sorry, I..." Gu Qingze also realized his loss of composure, "It's just that the thought of Ling Xiao being in danger... or even dying, makes me feel sad."
He panicked for a while before forcing a smile: "Senior Sister Shen, just continue talking, don't worry about me."
Hearing this, Shen Mengli looked at him strangely, patted his shoulder, and asked with some concern: "Are you really okay?"
"It's really okay, Senior Sister Shen, just keep talking." Gu Qingze smiled, "It just so happens that I also want to hear Senior Sister Shen's opinion."
"Yes." Chen Mengli looked at him, "The reason you wanted to pass the Wuyou Pavilion's trial before was to obtain a treasure with a trace of immortal energy, change the main storyline, and make the maintainer actively find you and negotiate with you."
"But after you obtained this treasure, that is, this scepter, the maintainer did not come to you. This is also what you are confused about."
"That's why you came to me again, asking me to help you analyze the aura of the immortal realm on the scepter." She continued, "But... after analyzing this scepter, I didn't find any aura of the upper realm."
"Combined with the fact that the maintainer didn't come looking for you, it means you haven't disrupted the plot to the point where he'd have to come looking for you. In other words... even if you obtained a treasure imbued with the aura of the immortal world, it wouldn't be considered a serious disruption to the plot..."
Shen Mengli stopped talking after that.
Gu Qingze understood the meaning behind her words, and his inner feeling of powerlessness grew even stronger. "But I...other than this, there is no other way...to seriously disrupt the plot to the point where the defenders have no choice but to come to see me."
"Besides, I also learned such a cruel truth... equating ascension in this world with death..."
His voice was trembling and painful. "I don't know if Ling Xiao knows this. If he doesn't know, if he does...it would be hard. I can't just watch Ling Xiao die, right?"
Seeing that he was a little out of control, Chen Mengli said in a soothing tone: "Junior Brother Gu, calm down first. You are really a little worried and confused."
There was a hint of tenderness and comfort in her voice. "I think...since Junior Brother Chu wrote a note specifically to reassure you, he should have an idea in his mind."
"And..." Shen Mengli looked at him, "Do you feel anything is strange?"
"Strange?" Gu Qingze forced himself to calm down and listened carefully to Chen Mengli's words.
"Yeah." Shen Mengli nodded, "I actually always had a feeling that the protector of this world is a little strange."
"Of course, these are just my guesses. Just listen to them casually. Don't blame me if you guess wrong."
After a long string of "disclaimers", Chen Mengli continued: "When I first came to this world, I felt that there was something wrong with the defenders of this world."
"Something's wrong?" Gu Qingze asked "humbly", with a hint of curiosity and exploration in his tone.
"As for the maintainers and the reformers... I heard all about them from Senior Sister Shen. As for the other aspects... I'm really confused. Senior Sister Shen, why don't you speak frankly and help me see the light."
Chen Mengli glanced at him and said, "Then I'll speak frankly."
"Generally speaking, Protectors and Transformers are at opposite ends of the scale, existing in opposition. Given this, they will certainly do their utmost to either achieve their goals or stop the other. This is especially true when the Protectors have the upper hand."
Gu Qingze asked, his voice filled with confusion: "But... the reason why the maintainer didn't stop it is because Senior Sister Shen didn't cause any adverse effects on this world, and he hasn't noticed Senior Sister Shen's existence yet?"
Chen Mengli shook her head: "I thought so before...but now I feel that this situation does not exist."
Her tone was firm: "The protector of this world is much higher in level than me. He can't be unaware of me."
Gu Qingze continued to ask, "Could it be that Senior Sister Shen didn't interfere in the affairs of this world? So, even if he found out, he felt that it would not affect you and didn't care about it."
Chen Mengli shook her head again: "Even so, under normal circumstances, once the maintainers discover the transformers, they will expel them from this world without hesitation to ensure that everything is safe."
"Imagine a person holding a knife. Although he doesn't usually do anything bad with the knife, he always holds the knife and waves it in front of you. In order to avoid potential danger, what should you do?"
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