Cao Ya had his reasons for agreeing to Gan Lun Dasheng's request to redeem his life with divine resources, instead of killing him on the spot like Golden Dasheng did.
With the emergence of countless races, there are numerous royal families and even more kings. Among them are many immortals such as the Sixth Great Sage, the Fifth Sage King, and the Fourth Sage.
As for the various supreme ancient imperial weapons, there is no need to elaborate further.
After the death of the Golden Great Sage, Cao Ya ignored the Golden Mace. Such an ultimate artifact could not be trapped by anyone except an emperor who had attained enlightenment. It would also consume too much power and distract him, which was unwise.
After a while, the golden mace will return to the Golden Cave and once again take up its place among the descendants of the Golden Ancient Emperor.
And that golden cave was not home to just one great sage.
Other royal families, or some powerful royal families, are basically the same; there are more than one Great Sage who has been sealed away in this world.
Even if some of them have not yet recovered, when it comes to the critical moment of life and death, these powerful beings will inevitably recover, and the ultimate ancient emperor weapons will be sublimated to the extreme, showing the supreme Dao and law of the ancient emperor, just like the reappearance of the primordial emperor.
This is not a good thing for the human race. If they attack together, even if they can hold off the attack, the casualties will be extremely tragic.
Therefore, the human race displayed its might, suppressed the ancient races, and thwarted their sharp edge. Then, the world was handed over to the younger generation to contend for, and the older generation should not act recklessly.
The golden age belongs to the younger generation.
This is actually a good thing for the human race.
The myriad races belong to the ancient past, beings sealed away until now. Ultimately, their numbers cannot compare to those of the human race, which is distributed throughout the world.
Moreover, Cao Ya believed that with Ye Fan and the others present, the young prodigies would not lose to the ancient gods and goddesses.
Considering this, given that the Golden Great Sage has already been killed and the "killing the chicken to scare the monkey" effect has been achieved, granting the request of the Ganlun Great Sage and allowing him to redeem his life with divine resources would be the better choice at present.
When Cao Ya annihilated the Golden Great Sage with a flick of his finger, Gai Jiuyou unleashed his Tribulation-Crossing Immortal Melody and the "Soldier" Secret Technique, combined with the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar, and also killed a Great Sage of the Reincarnation lineage.
The Great Sage of the Reincarnation lineage died, perishing with resentment. The light of his Feathered Azure Gold Battle Armor gradually dimmed, and he floated on the battlefield outside the realm, but no one touched the battle armor.
Although the deities within these ancient imperial weapons generally do not awaken, if someone deliberately offends them, or if the ancient emperors are on the verge of extinction, the deities will sense this and revive—a complete revival, akin to the reappearance of an ancient emperor, capable of shattering the heavens and sweeping across the universe.
Therefore, no matter what kind of imperial weapon or artifact it is, no one else would dare to covet it.
Unless it's something like the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar, which was originally left behind by the Ruthless Great Emperor and can only be obtained by those with the right destiny, then cultivators who have no connection with the Ruthless Great Emperor can also use the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar.
But those kinds of imperial weapons and royal armor are really too few.
Furthermore, the Azure Gold Battle Armor and Golden Mace clearly do not belong to this category.
Seeing the Golden Great Sage and the Great Sage of the Reincarnation lineage fall one after another, the White Tiger Great Sage, the Primordial Lake Great Sage, and the Great Sage of the Beast God lineage all had grim expressions and withdrew, no longer fighting against the human race's saints.
If the fighting continues, they don't know if Jiang Taixu and Elder Wei Yi will live or die, but they probably won't survive.
Gai Jiuyou's expression remained unchanged, but that Daoist voice still resounded throughout the universe, sweeping towards the three Great Saints.
This action undoubtedly enraged them, and they shouted:
"Gai Jiuyou, are you really going to fight to the death?"
They had already clearly shown weakness, yet Gai Jiuyou still insisted on coercing them. This was far too arrogant, showing that he didn't take them seriously at all.
He is, after all, a Great Sage, and wields an ancient imperial weapon of supreme power. Even if he is no match for the enemy, he should not be humiliated in this way.
“The fish may die, but the net may not necessarily break,” Gai Jiuyou said, his voice deep and resonant, his cultivation reaching the heavens, a rare sight throughout history.
Cao Ya's eyes flashed, understanding Gai Jiuyou's intention. He took up the Western Emperor Pagoda, stepped forward, and surrounded the three ancient clan saints from another direction.
Upon seeing Cao Ya approach, the Great Sage of Primordial Lake, the Great Sage of White Tiger, and the Great Sage of the Beast God lineage all had their expressions change drastically, becoming quite ugly.
The meaning is already quite clear; they will understand without needing to say anything more.
“We are willing to redeem our lives with divine resources,” said the Great Sage of Primordial Lake, his face ashen.
How could they not understand Cao Ya and Gai Jiuyou's renewed threats? Wasn't it all about resources?
Of course, the ancient sage's act of admitting defeat also shattered the pride in the hearts of all the ancient races, leaving them with a sense of unease and a feeling of impending doom, as if the sky were falling and the earth were collapsing.
The schemes of all races ultimately backfired, burying themselves in their own graves.
Since they chose to coerce in the first place, and are now powerless against it, if they do not wish to perish, then submitting themselves and seeking divine redemption is the only option.
The royal families of Fire Scale Cave and Blood Phoenix Mountain, however, had no such worries, because they had not participated in this great battle.
Therefore, the ancient clans' great saints who participated in this battle naturally had to pay the price for their choices.
Life or resources.
This is a realistic situation. Although Cao Ya and his group had many concerns, the Great Sage of the White Tiger, the Great Sage of the Primordial Lake, and the Great Sage of the Beast God lineage had taken the initiative to provoke trouble and provided their reasons. Cao Ya and Gai Jiuyou naturally wanted to seize the opportunity and extort a large sum of money from them.
If you're unwilling? Ha, the lessons of the Golden Great Sage and the Great Sage of the Reincarnation lineage are still fresh, their bodies barely cold.
"We also use divine power to redeem people..." The Great Sage of the White Tiger and the Great Sage of the Beast God lineage all had gloomy faces, feeling very aggrieved and ashamed, but there was nothing they could do.
This is a cultivation world where the strong rule, and the strongest shall be king!
Which ancient emperor or sovereign was not an invincible being in his time?
Power and fame are entirely rooted in one's own strength, and nothing else.
The Emperor's son's prestige was nothing but an illusion.
Moreover, that was because the Heavenly Emperor's son possessed unparalleled bloodline and extraordinary talent, with the potential to attain enlightenment. Otherwise, even with the remaining prestige of the Undying Heavenly Emperor, the Heavenly Emperor's son would not have such a high status today.
"Don't try to fool us." Cao Ya smiled, the Western Emperor Tower floating in his hand. The imperial aura gradually subsided, but the threatening meaning was still strong.
“That won’t be the case,” the three ancient clan saints replied grimly.
When have they, who are of royal lineage, ever been threatened like this?
However, being weaker than others and not wanting to die, one cannot be stubborn and has to give in.
Gan Lun the Great Sage watched from the sidelines, secretly pleased. How could he be the only one who suffered a loss?
Seeing the Great Sage of Primordial Lake, the Great Sage of White Tiger, and the Great Sage of the Beast God lineage suffer setbacks, he suddenly felt less upset.
Especially considering that the Golden Great Sage and the Great Sage of the Reincarnation lineage were directly annihilated by Cao Ya and Gai Jiuyou's attacks, their souls and bodies vanished, and they turned to ashes.
Compared to them, the Great Sage Ganlun felt that he had only given away some divine resources, which was already very acceptable.
This mentality is quite normal; people are more concerned about inequality than scarcity.
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