My Dreams Connect to Ancient Times-Chapter 64 - 63: He Comes From the Future

The Guardian Storage Room.

A dead silence.

Time passed. Lu Xuan exited his state of Supreme Forgetting Emotions. He looked at his silent master, timidly shrunk his neck, and asked:

"Master... is there a problem with this?"

The Old Master snapped back to his senses and cleared his throat twice.

"No problem, no problem at all. In fact, I was just about to guide you in comprehending Supreme Forgetting Emotions. The fact that you could grasp it on your own is quite impressive."

He truly didn’t know what to say. The surprises—or rather, shocks—this disciple of his delivered were getting bigger each time...

After a moment’s thought, the Old Master changed the subject.

"By the way, what was that you were mumbling about Guangcheng Palace and Dragon Tiger Mountain just now?"

He was slightly puzzled. Dragon Tiger Mountain he could overlook, but Guangcheng Palace...

The eavesdropping Primordial Celestial King sensed trouble. He altered fate, correcting the course of the Years.

Lu Xuan, who was about to explain in detail, unconsciously changed his mind and gave a simplified account:

"Replying to Master, two factions from my home have come looking for me, causing a bit of trouble..."

After a pause, he put on a shameless, bashful look and asked:

"Master, you said before that if someone bigger bullies someone smaller, I could come tell on them..."

The Old Master gave him a sidelong glance.

"What, is it an Upper Celestial Venerable causing you trouble? Or perhaps an Ancient One who oversees all of history?"

"Huh?" Lu Xuan was bewildered. ’Upper Celestial Venerable? Ancient One?’

’What are those?’

He shook his head.

"Neither. It’s two Earth Immortals..."

"How does an Earth Immortal count as a bigger foe bullying a smaller one?" the Old Master said with disdain. "Your eldest senior brother could fight and kill Demon Beasts of the Earth Immortal Realm when he was just a newborn infant."

He paused, then continued,

"Hmph. When I spoke of a bigger foe bullying a smaller one, I was referring to the level of Upper Celestial Venerables, Ancient Buddhas, or even Ancient Ones. Only they can be considered ’big’... Of course, I can also suppress Earth Immortals, True Immortals, and the like for you, but..."

Lu Xuan shrank his neck, thinking, ’This is bad,’ and scooted backward a little.

Sure enough, the Old Master sneered, a Jade Ruyi in his left hand and a ruler in his right. But in the next moment, for reasons unknown, he put the ruler away and said calmly,

"I can indeed pave your path, making it completely smooth. I could annihilate anyone who schemes against you and erase any tribulation or disaster that comes your way. And with your talent, even without facing any hardships, you might still have a sliver of a chance to reach the Supreme realm."

Lu Xuan said nothing, listening quietly.

"However," the Old Master’s expression remained serene, "if you do not experience tribulations, do not face suffering, do not endure hardships, then at the end of your path, you will only have a sliver of a chance to enter the ranks of the strongest in this era."

With that, the old man gently stroked his long beard and added,

"So, are you willing?"

Lu Xuan didn’t answer. After a long moment of contemplation, he asked,

"Then if this student endures the tribulations and faces the suffering on my own, what will my future be?"

"There is a risk of falling. Of course, the chance of entering the ranks of the Supreme will also be greater... but only slightly. At the same time, you will gain an exceedingly faint hope of surpassing the supreme and highest beings of All Realms and Celestial Realms."

"May I ask, Master, what is the supreme and highest of All Realms and Celestial Realms?"

"In the Great Heaven and Earth, there are Nine Dao Fruit Seats. A single Dao Fruit Position can bear one or two beings, and such beings are the supreme and highest."

"Nine Dao Fruit Seats, but they can hold eighteen beings?" Lu Xuan was stunned. He couldn’t understand how nine seats could accommodate eighteen people.

’And what exactly is a Dao Fruit Position?’

Before he could dwell on it, the Old Master asked,

"So, what is your choice?"

This time, Lu Xuan answered quickly, without any hesitation.

"I want to fight for that slim chance, the chance to surpass everyone! If my path is not one of solitary supremacy, how can I bring about World Clarity?"

"Are you certain?" the Old Master asked quietly. "I am not being sarcastic. If you are willing, I can indeed personally sweep away all your enemies."

"I am certain," Lu Xuan’s voice rang with conviction.

"Shang Shan."

Only then did the Old Master reveal a smile.

Had Lu Xuan chosen the former path, then no matter what happened in the future, he would have remained just a junior, a descendant.

The Great Dao is a lonely walk; the higher one climbs, the more desolate it becomes!

He, the Supreme, never lacked for descendants; what he lacked was a Fellow Daoist who could walk beside him. This was why he had bestowed upon Lu Xuan the Daoist name Profound Clarity!

Clarity could simply mean clarity, it could be the clarity that brings World Clarity, or it could even be the clarity of The Three Pristine Ones!

Which it would be depended on fate and Dharma.

After a long while, the Old Master said softly,

"Go open the door. We have a guest."

The very next second, a knock came from the main door of the Guardian Storage Room.

Lu Xuan was a little surprised. He quickly ran over and pulled open the heavy Bronze Gate.

"Senior Brother Guangcheng??"

Standing outside was none other than Guangcheng Zi.

"Junior Brother." Guangcheng Zi smiled heartily and walked into the Guardian Storage Room, speaking as he went, "I met Zhang Ling in the Qi Region of the Human World. He couldn’t get away, and he was about to send you a letter when he saw me, so he asked me to bring it to you..."

Before he could finish, Guangcheng Zi saw the old man sitting cross-legged inside. His expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly bowed in a grand salute.

"Greetings, Supreme Grandmaster!"

"Mm," the Old Master nodded and gestured with a finger. "Sit."

Lu Xuan and Guangcheng Zi both obediently sat cross-legged on the rush cushions.

"Pay me no mind. You two may continue," the Old Master said with a smile. "I will only listen for a moment before I leave."

Guangcheng Zi bowed reservedly. His gaze swept over the Jade Ruyi in the old man’s hand and he froze for a second, but he didn’t dwell on it. Instead, he took a letter from his robes and handed it to Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan first thanked him solemnly, then quickly opened the letter to read.

[To my junior brother, Lu Xuan,]

[I have arrived in the Qi Region and met Duke Huan of Qi. He is a bit less impressive than I imagined, but still decent. I am now preparing to join him in his campaign against the Qin Kingdom.]

[Duke Mu of Qin from the Qin Kingdom is no simple character, but I, your senior brother, am not concerned. Junior Brother, just wait for my fame to soar!]

[Oh, right! The other day, Master gave me three rulers for no reason at all. It hurt like hell! Be extra careful recently, Junior Brother, and don’t anger Master. The feeling of that ruler... it’s hard to put into words!]

The letter ended there.

Lu Xuan guiltily shrank his neck. ’I absolutely cannot let Senior Brother Zhang find out the real reason Master punished him...’

’He’d definitely come after me with a vengeance!’

"Ahem." Guangcheng Zi cleared his throat. With the Supreme Grandmaster right there, he felt restless and unable to stay seated any longer.

Immediately, Guangcheng Zi prepared to take his leave.

"Now that the letter is delivered, I won’t impose any longer..."

Just as Lu Xuan was about to reply, a thought struck him and he quickly asked,

"By the way, Senior Brother Guangcheng, do you know of the Guangcheng Palace on Ancient Kongtong Mountain?"

"Hm?" Guangcheng Zi was surprised. "That is one of my Daoist practice grounds. I was even planning to establish a lineage there in a few thousand years... What’s wrong?"

Lu Xuan was stunned. He then asked again,

"Then... is Second Grandmaster the Ancient Ancestor of the Jade Void Lineage?"

Guangcheng Zi was even more baffled. He looked at Lu Xuan as if he were looking at an idiot. ’Isn’t that obvious?’

’If Master isn’t the Master of Jade Void, then who is?’

’Who would dare to be?’

He couldn’t help but ask,

"Junior Brother, what... what is this all about? And why are you suddenly asking about Guangcheng Palace?"

Lu Xuan fell silent, not knowing how to explain. He was already starting to worry.

He wasn’t the only one worrying. The eavesdropping Primordial Celestial King was worried too. ’If this questioning continues, my cover will be blown...’

Fortunately, the Old Master, who had been silent all this time, looked up and said faintly,

"Xiaoxuan does not belong to the current era; he comes from the future. He was just telling me that in his time, in the future, the Guangcheng Palace Daoist Lineage is looking for trouble with him."

As his words fell, both Lu Xuan and Guangcheng Zi were utterly thunderstruck!!