A man from the Big Dipper, starting his charlatanship at Mount Tai.

Osamu Kobayashi nodded: "Okay, now I know how I am in your eyes."

"Do you know what kind of image you have in my heart?"

"...What image?"

Xia Jiuyou originally didn't care about her image in Lin Xiu's eyes, but considering that she still needed Lin Xiu to fight against her at the same level, she softened her stance for once.

Under Xia Jiuyou's gaze, Xiaolin Xiu stood with his hands behind his back, calmly and confidently saying:

In my heart, you are a pitiful person.

Xia Jiuyou: "......."

"what?"

Xia Jiuyou didn't understand what it meant to say that she was a pitiful person.

"You said, what if a person has no father, no mother, and only a master to depend on for survival?"

"And soon after, her master will also meet his destined end."

"Is such a person truly a pitiful person?"

Xia Jiuyou's breath hitched for a moment, her delicate hands clenching her white robe tightly as she stared intently at Xiao Linxiu, trying to find any trace of mockery or lies on his face.

But the child's face only showed pure confidence and certainty.

Xia Jiuyou thought for a few seconds and finally realized something. Her eyes quickly filled with glistening tears.

.......

"You mean... Master is going to die?"

"How could Master possibly be dead? And what makes you think you know that?"

Xia Jiuyou's eyes trembled with tears as she stared intently at Lin Xiu.

It was precisely because she didn't want to accept the possibility that Gai Jiuyou would die that she searched everywhere for divine medicine and eventually found the Eastern Wilderness.

Lin Xiu not only knew that she was an orphan, but also that she had a master, and even made a prophecy that her master would die in the future!

Although everyone dies eventually, Xia Jiuyou did not think that Lin Xiu meant that her master would die of old age!

"Why?"

"Of course it's because I can predict the future?"

Xiao Lin Xiu raised his hand, and an ancient abacus appeared in the void. The abacus was neither metal nor wood, but was composed entirely of flowing symbols of the Dao, with each bead evolving its own ultimate principles.

The Calculation Tablet.

The moment the abacus appeared, the surrounding chaotic energy stilled. Xia Jiuyou could sense that this artifact exuded a profound and unfathomable aura, unlike any other magical treasure in the world.

Lin Xiu lightly tapped the abacus beads with his fingertips, and the beads began to deduce and collide on their own, emitting a crisp "crackling" sound. Lin Xiu's gaze fell on Xia Jiuyou, and the Daoist symbols on the abacus flowed accordingly, reflecting Xia Jiuyou's life trajectory.

"Xia Jiuyou embarked on the path of cultivation at the age of five and began to sense the Sea of ​​Wheels."

“Your master, Gai Jiuyou, used a semi-divine medicine to build your foundation, which took three whole years, laying an incredibly solid foundation for you.”

"At the age of eight, you completed your Foundation Establishment and officially embarked on the path of cultivation. From then on, your journey has been smooth, and you have never encountered any bottlenecks. Your foundation is incredibly solid, and your combat strength is enough to make you a leader among your peers. Am I right or wrong?"

With each word Lin Xiu spoke, Xia Jiuyou's face paled a little more.

Some of these things she herself couldn't even remember. But Lin Xiu's account was spot on, as if he had witnessed them firsthand, demonstrating the accuracy of his deductions!

The more accurate the information, the more frightened Xia Jiuyou became!

Chapter 207 The Truth of the Dark Turmoil

After deducing Xia Jiuyou's life story, Lin Xiu couldn't help but nod, marveling that Gai Jiuyou truly deserved to be a Supreme Being, knowing the importance of Foundation Establishment and having gone to such great lengths to help Xia Jiuyou establish his foundation.

[Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Xia Jiuyou was able to break through to the peak of the Quasi-Emperor realm in the original story?]

Lin Xiu remembered that in the original story, after Gai Jiuyou died in the Dark Turmoil, Xia Jiuyou cultivated while collecting Gai Jiuyou's blood and bones. Even when she later met Ye Fan, she still looked haggard.

But... even so, she still managed to cultivate to the peak of Quasi-Emperor, which shows how powerful her talent was and how solid her foundation was.

.......

After Lin Xiu recounted her life story, Xia Jiuyou's gaze towards him lost its previous sharpness, replaced by pure hope.

She knew that Lin Xiu was truly skilled in divination.

But the more she knew, the more distressed she became, because it meant that what he said was true, and her master would really leave her ahead of time!

Realizing this, Xia Jiuyou pursed her red lips, looked at Lin Xiu with her bright, rosy eyes like a little rabbit, and asked in an unprecedentedly pleading tone:

"Can you tell me... how my master died?"

Xiao Linxiu was somewhat bewildered by Xia Jiuyou's tearful appearance.

Educating a little devil is indeed quite interesting, but seeing Xia Jiuyou looking so pitiful, he couldn't bear to continue bullying her.

......

Lin Xiu looked at Xia Jiuyou's appearance, sighed, and shook his head, saying:

Crying won't solve the problem.

“I will tell you what you want to know, but before that, I have a few questions to ask you.”

Xia Jiuyou wiped her eyes haphazardly with the back of her hand and nodded vigorously.

"Okay, go ahead and ask."

"Do you know what the Divine Source is?" Lin Xiu asked.

Xia Jiuyou was taken aback, not understanding why Lin Xiu suddenly asked this, but she still answered honestly:

"Divine Source is the finest of all sources, containing a vast amount of essence. It can aid cultivators in their practice and also preserve living beings, slowing down the passage of life."

"Yes, that's right."

"Then do you know that there is something in this world called the Immortal Source?"

"Immortal Source?" Xia Jiuyou's eyes showed confusion.

"I've only ever seen this term on fragments of ancient books. The books say that Immortal Source is something from the mythical era, long since extinct. Judging from the descriptions in the ancient books... Immortal Source seems to be even more precious than Divine Source?"

Lin Xiu chuckled: "It's more than just precious. Whether as pure essence or as a means to seal cultivators, the effects of Immortal Source far surpass those of Divine Source."

Xia Jiuyou nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

"What exactly are you trying to say by telling me all this?"

Lin Xiu did not answer, but instead continued to ask:

"The second question is, do you know what kind of beings are those forbidden creatures that slumber in the forbidden zones of life?"

Xia Jiuyou frowned in thought: "Master once mentioned that an ancient supreme being slumbers in the forbidden zone, whose cultivation is beyond comprehension. But what exactly it is... Master never went into details."

"A supreme being?" Lin Xiu chuckled. "That's not entirely wrong. Then let me ask you another question: do you know what a Great Emperor is?"

Xia Jiuyou answered very quickly this time.

"The Great Emperor is the supreme realm above the Quasi-Emperor. There can only be one Great Emperor in a lifetime, who suppresses the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and is revered throughout the universe. The most recent Great Emperor was the Azure Emperor ten thousand years ago."

"You're mostly right, but there's one thing you're wrong about," Lin Xiu commented.

"Which point?" Xia Jiuyou asked, puzzled.

Under Xia Jiuyou's gaze, Lin Xiu said in a deep voice:

"A single emperor can exist in a single era."

"The so-called 'one emperor per generation' means that only one great emperor can align with the Heavenly Mandate and rule over all paths."

"Generally speaking, an emperor can live for 10,000 to 12,000 years. If there is an elixir of immortality, he can even live a second life."

"But besides that, if the emperor wishes, he can also live even longer. If this method is adopted, multiple emperors can coexist in one lifetime."

"In what way?" Xia Jiuyou felt an unprecedented curiosity.

"To commit suicide."

"Suicide?"

Xia Jiuyou's pupils contracted sharply, and the flash of inspiration that had crossed her mind was successfully connected!

"you mean!"

"What I mean is... those supreme beings slumbering in the forbidden zones, they were all once great emperors, ancient emperors, and celestial beings."

"Later, many of them could not withstand the passage of time and wanted to live forever, so they cut themselves, fell from their imperial status, sealed themselves with immortality, and have been living on ever since."

Xia Jiuyou was struck dumb, frozen in place.

"Great Emperors? The forbidden zone... is it full of Great Emperors who committed suicide?"

The information was so shocking that Xia Jiuyou's mind went blank.

From childhood, she had listened to her master recount the legends of the Great Emperors, filling her heart with awe. But now Lin Xiu was saying that those Great Emperors all chose to sever their own lives and escape into forbidden zones, all in pursuit of immortality?

"This...this is impossible..."

Xia Jiuyou felt a sense of shattering as her dream shattered into reality.

While there's nothing wrong with seeking immortality in itself, isn't self-mutilation just too low-class?

Lin Xiu smiled knowingly, recalling a meme he had seen in his previous life.

First Incarnation, Peak Emperor in His Prime: Invincible in the world, without rivals, his only wish was to become an immortal. Supreme Ruler of the Forbidden Zone? Stay obediently in the Forbidden Zone and wait to die; anyone who dares to come out, this Emperor will kill you on the spot!

The Second Incarnation, nearing the end of his lifespan, the Great Emperor: Holy crap, I even used the elixir of immortality, and it's already been over 20,000 years? No way, I have to commit suicide! I'm not reconciled! I haven't become an immortal yet! Come, come, fellow Daoists from the forbidden zone, make room.

Ah, time...

Lin Xiu sighed inwardly. Even a genius like the Great Emperor would have his ambition and pride stripped away by the passage of time, leaving only the obsession with becoming an immortal.

The path to immortality has driven countless people mad throughout history.

.......

After a sigh, Lin Xiu continued:

"In short, while the Immortal Source is wondrous, it cannot seal a complete Great Emperor."

"But if one cuts himself and falls in cultivation level, he can be sealed in the Immortal Source for a long time."