Long Chen was startled. He hadn't expected this old sweeper to reveal his identity as the Nine Star successor. Was he trying to tell him?
"Don't be surprised. In the Immortal Realm, there are many Nine Star successors, and you conceal it well. By fusing the Seven Absolute Xuanyang Technique with the Galaxy Sky Technique, it's enough to deceive everyone.
And your Nine-Star Overlord Body Technique has already broken free from its original framework; its aura is very different from the Nine-Star heirs I've met.
So, you don't need to worry about your identity being exposed for now. You can focus on cultivating at Lingxiao Academy for a while. The old man said with a smile.
"Thank you, senior,"
Long Chen hurriedly bowed in greeting. He hadn't expected the old man to see through his identity, but hearing the old man's intentions, he would keep it a secret for him, which put him at ease.
"Senior, have you met any other Nine-Star heirs?" Long Chen asked.
"I've seen hundreds of them, right?" The old man said.
"Then where are they?" Long Chen said excitedly. He really wanted to meet them. His own Nine-Star Overlord Body Technique had completely gone off track, and he wanted to ask others, hoping to find a proper cultivation method.
"They're all dead. The last one I saw was also 5,700 years ago." The old man shook his head and said.
Long Chen was speechless—all his excitement was for nothing.
"You don't need to think about finding others, because once the identity of the Nine-Star heir is exposed, it will attract endless powerful fighters to hunt you. Super experts will come in full force, fighting to the death."
So, you should focus on your cultivation at the academy and not let trivial matters disturb your mind.
As the saying goes, 'The earth does not grow nameless grass, and heaven does not produce useless people.' Everyone's birth is determined by fate, whether a commoner, an emperor or a general, or a prodigy.
All of these are the driving forces that keep the world's gears turning. Bad things may not be bad, and good things may not be good either. Whether good or bad, only the future will know—why worry about the present? The old man said.
Long Chen nodded. Hearing the old man's words, his mood instantly improved significantly, and the knot of frustration in his heart was untied, as if the whole world had lit up.
The old man was right. Looking back, many of his experiences were terrible at the time, but for him now, without those bad things, he wouldn't be who he is now. So, before the results came out, everything was unknown. Why bring trouble and worry unnecessarily? Since the future is uncertain, just do it.
"By the way, senior, does our academy have the Great Brahma Heaven Scripture?" Long Chen suddenly asked.
"Yes, there are seven volumes in total. It is said that the Great Brahma Heaven Sutra consists of nine volumes, and our academy is the most complete, with seven volumes. The Great Brahma himself only keeps eight volumes, and the ninth volume remains a mystery." The old man said.
Long Chen was both surprised and delighted to hear that there were seven volumes of the Great Brahma Heavenly Sutra. But when he heard the latter part, he was taken aback:
"Wasn't the Great Brahma Heaven Sutra created by the Great Brahma Heaven? How could he only have eight volumes? The
old man shook his head and said, "First came the Great Brahma Sutra, then the Great Brahma Sutra. The creator of the Great Brahma Sutra was someone else." "
Long Chen's heart raced wildly. He had always thought the Great Brahma Heaven Sutra was created by the Great Brahma Heaven, but it turned out he wasn't. This discovery was astonishing.
"Since the Great Brahma Scripture wasn't created by the Great Brahma Heaven, how does he have the face to call him the Great Brahma Heaven?" Long Chen asked.
The old man smiled slightly and said, "I can't say it, I can't say it." "
Long Chen found this old man increasingly mysterious. He knew too much, but simply refused to speak.
"Come on, help me up. I've rested enough, so I have to get back to work." The old man reached out his hand and said.
Long Chen hurriedly and carefully helped the old man up, took the broom, and said, "How about I help you sweep?" The
old man shook his head and said, "Some things may look simple, but they're actually hard to do. With your current mindset and temper, you don't have the ability to do this. Child, go ahead and focus on your work." Long
Chen respectfully bowed to the elder before leaving. He grew even more curious about this mysterious elder—just what kind of person was he?
But today, his words had greatly inspired Long Chen. Some of the truths he couldn't understand before now suddenly became clear.
He finally understood the academy's various incomprehensible behaviors. Perhaps sometimes, governing by non-interference is the best form of governance.
According to the old man, all things in heaven and earth have their own destiny, like a strand of stars rolling forward. All living beings are born to propel the galaxy forward.
Whether right, wrong, good, or evil, all are forces that push the world forward. As the saying goes, 'Lone yin does not give birth, lone yang cannot grow.' The two generate and counter each other, yet complement each other.
The old man's words today had greatly inspired Long Chen. His previous gloomy mood instantly vanished, and once he was in a good mood, Long Chen went home and slept soundly.
When he woke up, Long Chen felt refreshed. All the fatigue he had left over from the battle with Chu Kuang had vanished. His blood surged through his body, and he wished he could immediately find a few people to fight. His energy was so high it seemed like it was about to ignite.
Long Chen grew increasingly hopeful about the inner courtyard. He had once seen in the historical books of the Divine Dao Scripture Pavilion that a powerful fire cultivator had appeared in the academy, and that fire cultivator had once used the Great Brahma Heaven Sutra. Therefore, Long Chen suspected that the academy contained the Great Brahma Heaven Scripture heart method.
However, Long Chen wasn't sure. This time, when he asked the old man, he immediately found the right person. The academy actually had the Great Brahma Heaven Scripture, and it had seven volumes in total. You have to know, Long Chen had only mastered the first three volumes of the heart method.
Thinking about the four more volumes of the Great Brahma Heaven Sutra to come, Long Chen felt an itch in his heart, wishing he could rush into the inner courtyard to study immediately.
Time passed slowly. Long Chen still had three days before officially entering the inner courtyard. Not wanting to waste time, he went straight to the Divine Dao Scripture Pavilion to continue studying.
In three days, Long Chen absorbed the knowledge here like crazy, storing it all in his mind, whether useful or not.
After talking with the old sweeper, Long Chen realized that his view of the world was still too one-sided, and the gap in realm was too great.
Long Chen spent three days absorbing countless knowledge, and only when his head was splitting with a splitting headache did he feel like his head was about to explode, so he quickly stopped.
After absorbing so much knowledge, Long Chen needed some time to digest it. After coming out of the Divine Dao Scripture Pavilion and resting for a while, Mu Qingyun, Luo Bing, and the others arrived.
Everyone bid farewell to the outer sect disciples who came to see them off, boarded flying boats, and flew back toward the inner sect. This time, everyone was full of energy and fighting spirit, because they knew that entering the inner sect would bring a whole new world waiting for them—opportunities and challenges coexisted, making them both nervous and excited.
They flew all the way to the inner gate. The guards at the gate saw Long Chen come down and their expressions changed. Their wounds hadn't healed yet, and they saw Long Chen again.
After quickly checking Long Chen and the others' nameplates, they let them pass without saying a word, which made Luo Bing and the others chuckle. As expected, villains need their skills. Meeting Long Chen, they suddenly became obedient.
As they walked forward, a portal appeared ahead. Entering the portal was the true inner gate. Someone was already waiting for them in front of the gate.
However, when they saw one of the group—Luo Bing, Luo Ning, Mu Qingyun, and the others—their expressions changed. Meanwhile, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Long Chen's mouth, and he chuckled:
"Chu Huairen, I didn't expect you to come to greet me. I'm a bit surprised."