Han Sen didn't believe him, of course. He didn't try to convince Yu Shan-shin, either.
He wanted to help Phyllostachys Longipes, but he didn't want to do it himself.
Seeing Han Sen leave, Yu Shan-shin smiled. He wasn't angry at Han Sen's rejection.
After returning to the little jade island, Han Sen continued to absorb King class genes. He wanted to level up The Story of Genes to ninth-tier King class as soon as possible.
Han Sen called Gu Qingcheng over to talk about Phyllostachys Longipes. Gu Qingcheng listened quietly, and then said, "Yu Shan-shin is right. No matter who goes, Sky Palace will need someone to go to the Very High. That cannot be changed."
"There are so many people in Sky Palace. There is no need for me to go," Han Sen said quietly.
Gu Qingcheng shook her head. "It's not that simple. Otherwise, Sky Palace Leader wouldn't have locked up his student. Sky Palace can't decide who to send. They need that person to impress the Very High. Otherwise, they won't succeed. That is why Yu Shan-shin has the patience to talk you out of it."
"I'm not crazy. I wouldn't go even if they asked me to. Why would they want me to beg the Very High to be their slave?" Han Sen lifted his lips.
"You can't say that. For ordinary people, joining the Very High is something they can only dream of. But you and Phyllostachys Longipes are special.
If you weren't special, I don't think the Very High would want you, "Gu Qingcheng said with a smile.
"Is there no other way?" Han Sen asked.
"That depends on Sky Palace's attitude. If they don't want to offend the Very High, one of them will have to go."
The two of them discussed this for a while, but they couldn't come to a conclusion. With their current power, compared to the Very High, they were still nothing. They wouldn't be able to do anything.
"Since Phyllostachys Longipes hasn't been taken away, that means there's still room for negotiation. Let's slowly think of a way." Han Sen recuperated as he searched for a way to help Phyllostachys Longipes.
"Brother Han, are you going to join the Very High's gathering?" Yun Suyi came to Little Jade Island, and she looked angry.
"What Dao Assembly?" Han Sen asked curiously. He had been recuperating on the island and had never heard of any Dao Assembly.
Yun Suyi explained, "It is a geno art exchange between the Very High and the younger generation of Sky Palace. It is called a discussion, but it is actually just the Very High speaking on the stage, and we are listening."
"What are they talking about?" Han Sen asked curiously.
"The Very High know a lot of geno arts. They know the geno arts of every race. They can talk about anything."
"Is there such a good thing?
Let's go and listen. "
Han Sen didn't really want to listen to the geno arts. He just wanted to confirm that the Very High Exquisite was the same Exquisite he had seen in the core area.
He set a time with Yun Suyi. The next evening, Han Sen brought Bao'er and Gu Qingcheng with him. He met up with Yun Suyi and the other Sky Palace students, and they all went to the gathering.
The gathering was held on Thousand Lake Island. The island was very strange. In the center of the island, there was a lake. The lake's water flowed out, and the entire island looked like a series of terraced lakes.
The Very High held their lectures on the center of the lake. There was a lotus platform there that was the size of a football field. It floated in the center of the lake, and there were many stone pavilions around it.
When Han Sen arrived, the pavilions were already filled with Sky Palace students. Ordinary students could only listen to the lectures in the pavilions. Only a few of the more important students were allowed to sit on the lotus platform and talk with the Very High.
The Very High sat at the head of the table. The Sky Palace students sat on either side of the table. Usually, it was the Sky Palace students who asked questions, and the Very High answered them. It was like a teacher answering a student's questions.
Thousand Feather Crane and the Yun sisters led Han Sen and Gu Qingcheng to the lotus platform. The Sky Palace students were all familiar with Han Sen, and they all came forward to greet Han Sen. They even asked Han Sen to sit at the head of the table.
Han Sen had only wanted to find a place to listen, but he couldn't refuse. The Sky Palace students kept trying to persuade him, and Han Sen had no choice but to sit at the head of the table.
It wasn't that the students of Sky Palace were trying to flatter him. The story of how Han Sen had fought Meng Lie in the systems of chaos had spread throughout the universe. Everyone knew about it. A King class that could beat Meng Lie was a King class, and that meant he had the right to be the leader of all the Kings and half-deifieds in Sky Palace.
Plus, Han Sen was quite famous in Sky Palace. He and Phyllostachys Longipes were known as knife and sword masters. They had even been a lecturer. If Phyllostachys Longipes hadn't come, it would have been normal for Han Sen to sit at the head of the table.
Not long after, the two sides of the lotus platform were filled with Sky Palace students. But the center seat was still empty.
"The Very High sure are arrogant," one of the Sky Palace students said coldly.
Because of what had happened with Phyllostachys Longipes, the Sky Palace students weren't very happy with the Very High. This meeting wasn't as peaceful as it had been in the past.
While everyone was talking, a white jade carriage appeared out of thin air. The jade beasts that pulled the carriage looked like lions and beasts. They looked like legendary auspicious beasts. They were obviously special.
Han Sen looked at them and was shocked. He didn't know what species the jade beasts that pulled the carriage were, but judging by their presence, he could tell they were deified xenogeneics.
Six jade beasts that looked exactly the same as one another were pulling the carriage. Not even the leader of Sky Palace could enjoy such luxury. Two young people of the Very High were receiving such treatment. Han Sen was surprised by how powerful the Very High were.
Actually, Han Sen was wrong. The white jade carriage didn't belong to Exquisite. It was a tool that the Very High used when they visited other races. It was a public item. It didn't belong to any one of the Very High.
The carriage slowly approached the lotus platform. The beautiful jade door opened, and a man and a woman stepped out.
Just as Han Sen expected, the woman was Li Keer's third sister, Exquisite. But this time, it wasn't Li Keer next to her. It was a man.
A man and a woman walked to the front of the main seat and bowed slightly to the crowd. The man said indifferently, "Sorry for the long wait. If there is nothing else, the Dao Gathering will officially begin now. If you have any questions, please feel free to raise them. We, Senior Brother and Junior Sister, will do our best to answer your doubts."
"That's a bit too much, isn't it?
They say this is an exchange meeting, but it sounds like a teacher talking to a student, "Han Sen thought to himself.
While they were talking, Exquisite and the other Very High man sat down in the main seats. The man looked at the Sky Palace students on either side of him.
The first person he saw was Han Sen, who was sitting in the main seat. Then, he saw Gu Qingcheng.
When the man looked at Gu Qingcheng's face, he was shocked. He stared at Gu Qingcheng for a while before looking away.