You promised yourself to be a caged bird, but you became the supreme young master?

Chapter 112 Back to the point

The old man, who appeared out of nowhere and was identified by the remnant soul as having reached the Void Refinement stage, did not look at Lu Heng immediately. Instead, he looked around the secret realm with a lost and dejected expression.

Surprisingly, the most unlikely possibility is that the trial in this secret realm is related to a Void Refinement expert.

Too--

If you think about it carefully, apart from the unparalleled Body Refinement Secret Realm, no one has ever been able to pass the final level of the secret realm.

Lu Heng smiled helplessly. His handsome and refined face, though not quite a grimace, almost broke down in tears.

Putting everything else aside, it's important to know that the trials in this secret realm were not established by the Heavenly Demon Sect thousands of years ago, but rather by an even more ancient Sword Sect.

That Fangjian Sect might have been the original master of the secret realm, and everyone else was a later arrival. The old man who appeared after the trial ended might be the powerful figure from that lost Fangjian Sect.

The original owner of the secret realm appeared, and to him, everyone who entered the secret realm was probably an uninvited guest.

What to do? Lu Heng rolled his eyes inwardly. Apart from when he first came to this world, it had been a long time since he had felt like complaining.

We'll just have to see how it goes.

Are you planning to hold a grand event?

However, Lu Heng did not dare to make any rash moves. In front of a powerful being who was suspected to be at the Void Refinement stage, any small action would be a joke.

Not long after, the old man looked at Lu Heng with a peaceful expression and asked, "Young friend, what year is it tonight?"

How many years have passed since the Sword Sect was founded?

"This is no longer the Great Qian Dynasty. What dynasty is currently in power?"

"I apologize, but I do not know how many years have passed since your esteemed clan was established. We are currently in the Great Qi Dynasty, in the 137th year of the Kaiyuan era."

"I also know that your sect's secret realm was once taken over by a sect called the Heavenly Demon Sect thousands of years ago, and it is now located within the territory of Qinghe City, Qingzhou, Great Qi Dynasty."

Lu Heng dared not conceal it. As a secret realm above the Refining Realm, the Refining Void Secret Realm must contain divine souls that are enough to crush those in the Refining Realm.

Even the weakest Refining Spirit True Person could easily crush him in terms of divine soul.

When the difference in spiritual essence is too great, it may still be impossible to read minds directly. That would involve the most fundamental secrets of the spiritual essence, and even a more advanced soul-searching technique could not possibly uncover everything.

However, one can judge whether the other party is hiding something and whether what they say is true or false simply by observing their words and actions.

All of this was just what the remnant soul told Lu Heng.

However, the fact that the old man, who was suspected to be a powerful figure in the Void Refinement Realm, did not go to the extreme of searching the soul right away still relieved Lu Heng.

Of course, it's also possible that the afterimage left behind by this powerful being did not have the ability to search for souls.

Lu Heng had no intention of offending anyone; he couldn't afford to gamble, no matter the outcome.

Even the slightest trick left behind by a powerful being at the Refinement of Emptiness level is enough to annihilate him on a physical or even spiritual level.

Moreover, no matter how arrogant Lu Heng was, he would never have the thought of offending a senior whose strength far surpassed his own.

Senior, fellow Daoist, although the theory of an ant is a bit vulgar, it is not without reason.

"Yeah?

So many years have passed in the blink of an eye.

"I've finally waited for you."

Even the most powerful beings in the Void Refining Realm can only sigh at the passage of time.

However, the old man's last words startled Lu Heng.

"Young friend, I have no ill intentions, otherwise there would be no need to go to such lengths."

However, this secret realm, and the trials within it, were indeed left behind because of you.

Otherwise, they would have been taken to Zhongzhou by the Sword Sect back then.

A secret realm is still very valuable.

The remnant soul within the jade pendant at your waist should be aware of this in your heart.

Did it sleep for thousands of years because of the fragmentation of its soul, yet escape the passage of time?

I really don't know if it's lucky or unlucky.

However, it's still too obvious.

As it happens, I left behind a nearly ten-thousand-year-old Soul-Nourishing Tree within the secret realm as a vessel, which I will now give directly to you, my young friend.

At this point, the old man looked at the Heavenly Demon Jade Pendant at Lu Heng's waist, a smile on his peaceful face.

"How did you know I would come here, senior?"

Feeling completely seen through, Lu Heng subconsciously asked.

But the remnant soul told him with certainty that not only could the powerful beings of the Void Refining Secret Realm not predict the future, but even true saints could not truly foresee the future.

"The Way of Heaven? Destiny?"

The old man who had sighed looked up at the sky, his smile gone, leaving only an indescribable feeling.

Under the Heavenly Dao, even a Void Refinement expert feels insignificant.

"Young friend, there's no need to be surprised. When I advanced to the Void Refinement stage, I came into contact with the Heavenly Dao."

I received a divine mandate: thousands of years later, an extraordinary individual with great fortune will come to this secret realm.

If we can establish a good relationship with them, we can avert a major calamity for the Sword Sect at that time.

It is not a prophecy.

It was simply fate; this was bound to happen.

The old man patiently explained the reason to Lu Heng.

Several thousand years have passed, and if his original body has not become a saint, then it is highly likely that he has already passed away.

However, as a powerful figure cultivated by the Sword Sect, the old man had a very deep affection for the Sword Sect.

This is also the fundamental reason why he made preparations according to destiny, and why he now appears kind and approachable in front of a younger generation.

Lu Heng understood instantly.

This is ridiculous!

After going through half the ordeal, it turns out it was his destiny as the chosen one that was working its magic!

He was worried and afraid for a while.

Compared to the previous opportunities of destiny, this opportunity in the secret realm may indeed bring considerable gains, but the words of this Void Refinement expert who left his afterimage thousands of years ago are also very clear.

There is no love without a reason, and there is no hate without a reason.

The reason why this Void Refinement expert would leave behind a trial for a visitor who had been here for thousands of years.

It wasn't out of a desire to pity talent, but rather to forge a good relationship, enabling Lu Heng to help his Sword Sect overcome a major calamity.

Even if the Sword Sect, which can produce Void Refinement Realm experts, were to rise or fall thousands of years later, it is unknown whether it would prosper or decline.

Even a starved camel is still bigger than a horse.

Lu Heng was extremely unwilling to bear such a heavy karmic burden for an opportunity whose origins were still unknown.

But when you're under someone's roof, you have no choice but to bow your head.

He seemed to have no other choice, but in this situation, was the cause and effect truly a good one, rather than a bad one?

Lu Heng couldn't help but think.

Clearly, he could think of all of this, and as an elder who had reached the Void Refinement stage, it was impossible for him not to have thought of it.

Reaching out to stroke his beard, the old man, dressed in robes far more retro than those of the Great Qi Dynasty, smiled and said, "Young friend, would you be willing to listen to what this old fellow prepared back then?"

Lu Heng could only listen attentively.

"First of all, I have refined this secret realm into a treasure of the secret realm. Although it used to be the secret realm of the Sword Sect, I have taken the liberty of giving it to you, my young friend."

That's going back to the point.

Lu Heng instantly changed his mind.

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