I Have Countless Past-life Identities-Chapter 172 - 93: Ungrateful Descendant, Kneel and Kowtow to Mr. Ji Now!? (Part 2)

But strangely enough!

Jixia seemed to be born with innate knowledge, avoiding many complex paths, and instead heading straight along the most correct one, directly towards the many pavilions and the direction of the 'Song Ancestral Hall', strolling away!

Had he been here before?

Chen Jing's mind was full of questions.

Meanwhile,

Tantai Yao looked at Xu Qin, who was deep in thought, and suddenly spoke, seemingly casually starting a conversation:

"Your master..."

"Which one in the Zither Sword Pavilion?"

Xu Qin was taken aback, and even though she was nearly thirty now, she still felt like a junior in front of this person and instinctively said:

"Ah? Senior... Do you have any connection with our Zither Sword Pavilion?"

"My master Xu Nian is the Zither Sword Pavilion Master. I don't know if senior..."

Xu Qin, who was originally sneaking a glance, could no longer hold back as Tantai Yao spoke:

"Did you have an old relationship with the Sect Leader of our lineage?"

Hearing this, a reminiscence appeared in Tantai Yao's eyes:

"An old relationship..."

"I, Tantai Yao, used to be a Dharma Transmission Elder of the Zither Sword Pavilion, and..."

There was some hesitation and reluctance in his eyes:

"I am your master's master."

"According to tradition, you should call me... Grandmaster?"

Grandmaster... Tantai Yao?

Xu Qin's beautiful eyes widened, and she couldn't help but think of the name under the faded portrait: Tantai Yao.

Alongside the name, there was a line written in Xu Nian's elegant handwriting: 'Ultimately unattainable for you'.

Immediately, it lit up in Xu Qin's mind, making her heart like a clear mirror in an instant!

"So the person in my master's heart was actually Grandmaster? But..."

It seemed like Tantai Yao sensed the turbulent waves in Xu Qin's heart.

He asked:

"How has your master been doing in recent years?"

Xu Qin snapped out of her recollection and shook her head:

"My master's end is near, I'm afraid..."

She hesitated to speak further and looked at Tantai Yao again:

"If Grandmaster has some free time, perhaps you could return to the mountain for a visit?"

The end is near!

The four words made Tantai Yao's single arm suddenly tremble, his fist involuntarily clenching tightly, as if his state of mind had been fiercely shaken.

But after a moment, he couldn't help but relax, his eyes naturally reminiscing the past, recalling the silhouette before he left.

The woman in the goose-yellow dress, with gentle eyebrows and bright eyes, stood with her back to him, arms open, embracing the entire Zither Sword Mountain.

Making a promise with him to clear the barrenness after he left, to plant the mountain full of sunflowers, and to establish a prestigious sect stronger and more grandiose than the Zither Sword Pavilion destroyed by the Flood Dragon!

Then, one day when he returned triumphantly after defeating the Flood Dragon...

From afar, he could see a brilliance illuminating the darkness in his heart.

But Tantai Yao failed to achieve it, instead failed to break through, failing disastrously, once again reliving the helplessness when Black Mountain was overwhelmed by the Flood Dragon 'Gua Hua'.

He couldn't face going back to the mountain, nor did he know how to face Xu Nian.

Not everyone in this world is a genius.

Not everyone can naturally break through to the fourth step.

However, the Third-Step Primordial Pill is enough to block 90% of the talented martial artists in the world.

Xu Nian,

was one of them.

Xu Qin's few words.

Almost shattered Tantai Yao's already flawed state of mind into pieces.

...

Guardian Mansion, Song Ancestral Hall!

Hearing the noise outside.

Chen Zhao clasped his hands behind his back, squinted his eyes, and stood before the shrine dedicated to 'Song Chai Xin', pondering something unknown.

"The hall is nice, who is it dedicated to?"

Suddenly, an untimely young voice rang out.

As Jixia's figure gradually appeared from the end of the road, getting closer and closer, Chen Zhao had not yet moved, but the officials of the Guardian Mansion beside him and his attendants were already as if facing a great enemy:

"How dare you!"

"Who are you? Don't you know this is a shrine, the most important place of the Guardian Mansion?"

A Great Innate level aura was revealed, and just as someone wanted to stop him, Chen Zhao shook his head and gestured with his hand:

"No need, he's here at the Guardian Mansion following a Third-Step Primordial Pill."

"If the one outside wanted to act, who in this vast Guardian Mansion could resist?"

With Chen Zhao's Second-Step, Third Realm Carefree power, his Divine Soul could envelop the Guardian Mansion, so when Tantai Yao's presence was not concealed, it was more dazzling than a torch.

But after a lifetime of storms and tempests, what grand scenes had he not seen?

At this moment, Chen Zhao, leaning on his cane, turned around, without much fear on his face, just calmly gazing at Jixia: 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"Truly a hero among the young."

"At such a young age, to gain the favor of such a powerful figure, you are destined to be extraordinary."

"I've heard about your affairs from my son."

Saying this, there was an apologetic look in Chen Zhao's eyes:

"Fault in teaching my son, a laughable matter."

"Afterwards, I will provide satisfactory compensation to you, young man."

Surrounded on both sides, followers, guards, and Great Innate level experts clustered around Chen Zhao, as if facing a formidable enemy.

But Jixia, acting as if there was no one around, walked up to Chen Zhao, as if he was an equal, smiling unceremoniously:

"What, does the Black Mountain Guardian also intend to bully others with authority?"

"Instead of thinking about how to make them pay for the wrongs your descendants committed, you only think about compensation. If compensation worked, what would we need the Government Office and the Demon Hunting Department for?"

"Or are you saying..."

"Chen Guardian, do you also believe in the creed that the bigger the fist of the martial artist, the bigger the rules?"

Chen Zhao shook his head:

"The things my descendants did, I am completely unaware of."

"But as I do not know you, young man, if there is a way to make amends, I would prefer to try to do so."