In the spring of year 6823 of the New Calendar, Lu Xuan, an unregistered resident of the Federation, hid outside a high school classroom and secretly learned a Cultivation Skill, embarking on the path of Cultivation.

On the same day, he returned home and had a dream, just as he always did. In the dream, he was in the Guardian Storage Room during the Spring and Autumn Period in Chinese history（770-481 BCE）, and the current Keeper of the Records was named Li Er, also known as Laozi.

Later, Lu Xuan dreamed that he became the succeeding Keeper of the Records, became Confucius's second teacher, became the senior brother of Zhang Daoling, the Ancestral Celestial Master, and became the honorary father of the First Emperor...

Even later, someone unearthed a roll of bamboo slips from the ground, on which an event was recorded.

[The eighteenth Keeper of the Records, Lu Xuan, his Sword Qi like a waterfall, assassinated Duke Huan of Qi in his bedchamber]

Gently stroking the Candle Dragon's head, Lu Xuan noticed his second master's arrival. With a thought, he spoke to the Candle Dragon:


"I have allowed you to see Emperor Jun again. Will you serve me?"


The Candle Dragon respectfully lowered its head, its voice hoarse.


"I serve only the Daoist Ancestor. But before the Daoist Ancestor appears in the Current World, I can take you as my master, as long as you... remain an enemy of Taiyi."


With a thought, Lu Xuan recalled the Candle Dragon into the Heaven-Opening Banner. 'This being is not weak. It's not a Daluo, but it's comparable to one, similar to Senior Brother Xuandu and Lishan Old Mother.'


'If its mind hadn't collapsed that day, and if I hadn't been wielding the Heaven-Opening Banner, the outcome would have been uncertain.'


Composing himself, Lu Xuan gracefully rose and bowed.


Chapter 523 - Chapter 16: Primordial Doesn't Spoil the Younger Generation, the Immortal Slaying Sword Array Stands