Gu Han was stunned again by the words, then stroked his beard and smiled warmly, saying in a gentle voice, "Indeed. Only Jun Mo Xie sees things most clearly."

Jun Mo Xie continued, "You just said that if you die, you won't be able to see anything about the future, so why bother caring what happens to the world after you die? In my lifetime, I dedicated myself wholeheartedly to the nation, the people, and the realm! But after my death, why should I still concern myself with the world being overwhelmed by floods?"

Gu Han froze and forcefully plucked off one of his beard hairs. This Jun Mo Xie, they had just barely agreed with him a couple of times, and then he started going off the rails again. This man's conduct was truly baffling!

"Furthermore, you are dying to defend your honor, dying to defend your dignity! Is that not so?" Jun Mo Xie spoke voluminously, "Every day, people die this way in this world. A wife commits adultery, the husband is cuckolded, and in a fit of rage, he seeks out the illicit lover to fight for his dignity, ultimately perishing. Isn't that also in defense of his dignity? How different is that from your situation, fundamentally?"

Jun Mo Xie logically continued, "Since everyone is fighting for their dignity, for their honor, for the inviolability of their interests, isn't there no fundamental difference? Why must your deaths warrant a few words of lament from me? Will my lamentations… allow you to ascend to immortality?"

Gu Han was so angry his beard trembled, his hands and feet shook, and his face turned visibly blue.

If the time and place were appropriate, Gu Han would have immediately challenged Jun Mo Xie to a fight to the death!

This was too humiliating!

They fought bravely and died for the sake of the entire continent, yet in his mouth, they received the same evaluation as those hapless men whose wives cheated on them! This was utterly unbearable! Truly unforgivable!

"Jun... Mo... Xie!!" Gu Han gasped heavily, his eyes looking exceptionally ferocious, roaring in a low voice.

"Elder Gu, you have lost your composure." Jun Mo Xie kindly reminded him.

"I lost my composure… I lost my composure, you deadhead!" Gu Han panted heavily, "You wretched thing who can anger people to death just by opening your mouth! You truly infuriate me to no end!"

It must be said that sharpness of tongue was certainly not the forte of this Elder from the Celestial Saint Palace.

Although his face was flushed red, he couldn't manage to utter many harsh words.

Just as Jun Mo Xie was about to speak again, Gu Han stretched out a hand, panting, to stop him, "No! Don't speak yet, wait until this old man has finished before you do."

Jun Mo Xie was taken aback. What was all this? How had he suddenly become addressed as "You" (formal)?

"Beyond the great war, there is another hidden danger: Zhan Lunhui! This person is still alive!" Gu Han took several deep breaths to calm his agitation. After more than three thousand years, his emotions had never fluctuated so violently.

Even when he learned that Zhan Lunhui had stolen the Nine Illusory Quicksand, he hadn't felt this stifled.

"Regardless of whether the Three Great Sacred Lands remain after this battle, you must be cautious of Zhan Lunhui!" Gu Han managed to steady his breath and spoke in one continuous stream, "And… the Nine Illusory Quicksand, this thing is extremely useful for the Divine Soul. Moreover, the quantity Zhan Lunhui stole is so enormous. If you encounter him, you must be careful! Absolutely do not… underestimate him! The terrifying nature of the War Maniac is still beyond what someone at your current level can imagine!"

Jun Mo Xie was silent for a moment, then said, "Thank you!"

"Thank me for what, rubbish!" Gu Han grumbled crossly, "It’s already a great stroke of luck that I wasn't angered to death by you right then and there…"

"But I wonder if Senior's mood is as agitated as it was just now?" Jun Mo Xie asked, blinking.

Gu Han gave a helpless smile, "I know what you mean. You want to first enrage me until I explode, venting your anger to lessen your own will to die, right? However, your efforts were in vain, and I was angered for nothing."

He let out a long sigh, his expression dejected, "The heritage of the Three Great Sacred Lands has continued to this day for over ten thousand years, a result of countless people's efforts. I have presided over the Three Great Sacred Lands for two generations, spanning over five thousand years! And the Celestial Saint Palace of the Three Great Sacred Lands is practically the crystallization of my life's blood! When Heaven Pillar Mountain collapsed and the Celestial Saint Palace was destroyed, my strength plummeted from its peak to where it is now… I realized then that my life's path had reached its terminus! You don't need to say anything more."

"You are mistaken. I never said I wanted to stop you from dying!" Jun Mo Xie was silent for a moment, "I just want to request one thing of you." "Request something of me? That's rare. Speak!" Gu Han said straightforwardly.

"The atmosphere among the Three Great Sacred Lands right now is a bit too pessimistic, too tragically heroic. Gu Han, look at your subordinates—each one looks as if they are carrying a volcano, their faces twisted, their bodies filled with an urgent desire to die in battle at any moment!" Jun Mo Xie snorted coldly.

"Correct. This is the proper spirit for us to sacrifice ourselves for the continent! Is there anything wrong with that?" Gu Han was perplexed.

"I am not questioning your determination, much less asking you to discard this will to die. I am requesting that even if you must die, you die with the greatest possible value!"

Jun Mo Xie pointed, "Gu Han, including yourself, everyone in the Three Great Sacred Lands now holds the same idea. So I ask you, once the great war officially begins, how many Sacred Land masters will rush to self-detonate with eager anticipation?"

Gu Han froze.

Indeed, as Jun Mo Xie said, many people in the Sacred Lands held this thought. As soon as the war started, they would rush into the midst of the alien race and self-detonate to death—seeking swift release! Killing the enemy while atoning for sins.

"The power possessed by a Saint Sovereign expert can easily kill hundreds of alien warriors and dozens of Netherworld Ghost Ninjas; it can even take down several peak-level Mad Blade Earth Ninjas! And only by self-detonating at the very end can they take many more with them as collateral. Isn't it a waste if you immediately resort to self-detonation and die?"

Jun Mo Xie said lightly, "Even if you must die, die with your maximum value! If you can kill ten thousand people before dying, why self-detonate after killing only a hundred? Since you are resolved to fight to the death, why not utilize your final reserves of worth to the fullest?!"

"Therefore, I request that you fight with a normal mindset! Only when there is truly no way out, when there is absolutely no option left, should you self-detonate!"

Jun Mo Xie flicked his eyelids, two icy rays of electric light shooting out from his eyes, "Don't think I am heartless! This statement isn't just for you; I have said the same to my brothers, and it applies to myself as well! Because this is not just your war; it is our campaign! To speak of the dead, with the current meager numbers of the Three Great Sacred Lands, you are at most a fraction of our side!"

"Death is a possibility for anyone in this battle! It is possible that all of you people perish, and I still live! But it is also possible that all of our side is wiped out, and the people of the Sacred Lands are the ones who survive in the end! No one can be certain of these things! Actions determine the outcome; fate is decided by Heaven!"

Jun Mo Xie slowly turned his head, "Elder Gu, you have lived for over five thousand years; your understanding of war's cruelty must be clearer than mine! War is like this; no one ever guarantees: 'So-and-so will certainly not die in this conflict,' and yet that person might be the first to die, the fastest to perish! So, please do not entrust your final arrangements to me. I may not necessarily survive; perhaps I will need Elder Gu to help collect my corpse."

"Perhaps there won't even be a corpse to collect, because if I am destined to die, I will certainly drag as many enemies as possible down with me before my last breath! To lighten your burden a bit! I hope you can do the same. At the very least, do not prematurely explode like firecrackers for the admiration of the utterly worthless glory of the Three Great Sacred Lands! If I wanted to hear a bang and see fireworks, I wouldn't need to travel here!"

Jun Mo Xie slanted a cool glance at Gu Han, saying faintly, "Therefore, I request that you absolutely do not die so foolishly, absolutely do not die so unintelligently! Because if you do, even if you die, I will look down on you! Look down on you immensely!"

"Even if you commit suicide out of apology after the victory, I certainly won't stop you. But in this war where hope is slim, please fight with all your might; don't just focus on rushing to self-detonate! Do you understand?!"

Gu Han was utterly stunned!

Yes, everyone on his side already felt that this battle was hopeless, at least for the people of the Three Great Sacred Lands, which is why they had decided on this path of sacrificing themselves for righteousness.

However, could he refute Jun Mo Xie's words? By what right could he be certain that Jun Mo Xie, the Heavenly Punishment lineage, and the Evil Monarch's Mansion forces would not die?

One remark awakens the dreamer!

If he was already this pessimistic, merely wanting to hand all responsibility over to Jun Mo Xie and close his eyes to everything? This was inherently an extremely irresponsible and selfish act!

"It seems… it seems this old man was wrong! I almost made a huge mistake again!" Gu Han sighed shamefully. He felt utterly disgraced and ashamed! Just now, he had felt quite tragic and heroic, but now, he realized he was just a complete fool! The one who truly failed to consider the overall situation was himself, and everyone in the Three Great Sacred Lands!

"Death is an easy thing; just close your eyes, and everything ends. However, in this world, there exist countless things more brutal than death!" Jun Mo Xie said leisurely, "Do not assume that death settles everything; only cowards use death to escape! Right now, you are such a group of cowards eagerly seeking to escape responsibility through death!"

Gu Han broke out in a cold sweat, his heartbeat quickening noticeably.

"If you have nothing else you wish to say, I believe our conversation ends here. I have my own matters, and many battle arrangements await my planning! As for Elder Gu, I sincerely hope you can pacify and persuade those cowardly men of yours who are solely seeking death, to wake up!"