Secret Records of the Leader of the Beichen Sword Sect-Chapter 1036 - 528: Louguan Temple (2)

"Young General, Young General’s arrangements are all set, but isn’t that her son? It’s just the Young General."

The temple master remained unmoved, smiling as he slowly spoke,

"As long as they come from their mother’s womb, if they’re not the mother’s son, whose son are they?"

"That’s true. The son that comes from one’s own womb, how could a mother not recognize him."

Chen Xuantian nodded, suddenly turning his head to gaze at the Deaf and Mute Taoist who was staring blankly at the flying butterflies while munching on the red fruit hidden in the basket,

"How old is he? Thirteen?"

The temple master’s smile instantaneously disappeared.

Chen Xuantian leisurely turned his head, smiling while looking at the fierce eyes, blackened face, and hands that appeared like Dragon Claws with bulging veins of the Daoist, who was forcing himself to remain seated,

"Oh~ wow~ you really can stay calm~ I would’ve made a move for sure~ impressive stability~"

The temple master straightened his back, stared fiercely at Chen Xuantian, his face savagely resembling a tiger ready to pounce, evidently wanting to make a move, but after a long while, he retracted his fierce expression and spoke through clenched teeth,

"The Dou Family defended the territory and expanded the borders, making great contributions to the country, shedding green blood, yet the entire family died unjustly."

"So many years have passed, and you still refuse to let them go?"

"Spare those you can, let them go."

Chen Xuantian picked up his tea, blew on it, and opened his eyes, meeting the temple master’s gaze with his red eyes and black pupils,

"Fellow Daoist truly is loyal, coupled with immense power, capabilities are unparalleled, your martial arts knowledge is deep but unexposed."

"I’m sincerely not flattering you, I’ve genuinely never seen someone mastering both magic and martial techniques, proficient in all styles, and capable of teaching a group of muscle-bound fools the True Inheritor’s way, successfully training thirteen Nascent Soul Martial Gods."

"With your skills, you could be master of a mountain in the Mystic Sect, why settle in this barren land, looking after those Dou Family orphans?"

"Moreover, no matter how ungrateful the Nangong family is, you watched them grow up, didn’t you?" 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Can you really bear to see your years of hard work destroyed in an instant? Sacrifice them all just to protect this one heir from peril?"

"Make sure you have thought it through before answering, don’t deceive me."

The temple master remained silent for a long time, then raised his head and stared at Chen Xuantian,

"You mountain people, always chanting about Reversing Fate, Defying Heaven."

"But what do you understand about heaven, about fate?"

"I used to be like you, thinking man can conquer heaven, as long as one’s skills are strong enough, one can reverse Qiankun and achieve great things."

"But as I lived longer, I understood. Heavenly Destiny is hard to defy."

"If you lack earth-shattering skills, you are merely an ant crushed under the Heavenly Dao."

"Like today, you’ve counted every step, wanting to annihilate the Nangong family entirely, leaving them no chance."

"And I’ve calculated and calculated, yet found no chance to overturn fate, simply because I’m not as strong as you, unable to defy the destiny you’ve written."

"But don’t be smug, one day you’ll encounter a stronger opponent, and your fate will be no different from mine."

"Ultimately, what you call destiny is merely momentary success achieved through scheming, aided by circumstance."

Chen Xuantian wouldn’t let go just because someone surrendered, he only smiled and listened to him finish.

And the temple master no longer looked at him, instead turning to stare at the Deaf and Mute Taoist gazing blankly at the butterflies,

"However, Heavenly Destiny is hard to defy has yet another meaning."

"One day, the Dou Family’s bloodline will save all of humanity."

"This is the legacy of our Louguan Taoist Ancestor, passed down through generations."

"Our Louguan Temple, generations built grass huts, observing Qi and the stars, what we seek is one day to witness the Great Dao."

"Therefore, in the past, we abandoned being Tai Chang, incurring the Emperor’s wrath, yet still preserving the Dou Family’s solitary bloodline."

"So today, we battle wits with Three Constellations, fight to the death with Mystic Sect, yet must protect the Nangong bloodline from extinction."

"Because since our Louguan Temple foresees that day, we must preserve his life."

"Not for the salvation of humanity, but to prove our Dao."

"As long as our Dao can witness the day the Dou family’s descendants save humanity! Then we prove the path we’ve taken is correct!"

"Our Louguan Taoists are not babbling nonsense! Not wasting time! Certainly not sacrificing in vain!"

"Our Dao truly can observe destiny! Know the future!"

"Someday, we will certainly see that eternal and unchanging true Dao!"

"This! Is Heavenly Destiny!"

"This! Is Enlightenment!"

"This! Do you understand, as you keep nodding your head endlessly?"

Chen Xuantian smiled and nodded,

"Alright, alright, alright."

The temple master looked at him, unhappy,

"Alright what!"

Chen Xuantian smiled and pointed at the Daoist, who was staring cross-eyed at the butterflies on the pen tip,

"Seems rather interesting, I’ll help you preserve his life, prove your Dao, and when the time comes, let’s see how he saves humanity."

The temple master wore a face asking if he thought he was foolish, who indeed was trying to destroy the Nangong family, and he had the audacity to trick him.

Chen Xuantian shrugged,

"We mountain people defy heaven, change fate, what grudge would we have against a child. As long as they’re not seeking their own death, I give them a chance.

"Moreover, coincidentally, I recently formed a group, preparing to save the world, with quite a few peers among them."

"If you’ll trust me, no, if you’ve calculated and found no issues, then let me take him along, I’ll take him as a child, let him play and fly together, consider it preserving a path for the Dou Family, avoiding the risk of this kid following the wrong person and getting misled."

"And for you, I can also give you an opportunity to reverse fate. Although I don’t know whose son Nangong Che is, taken secretly by you to replace the Dou Family’s child, his death might be inconsequential.

"But I can see, you’ve indeed poured considerable effort into Nangong Ou."