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"Disciple Xiao Lin, pays respects to Master!"
When Old Man Zhen asked for his name, Xiao Lin respectfully performed three heavy kowtows this time.
Conditions were limited, and since Old Man Zhen was merely a remnant soul, this simple ceremony was all they could manage for an official acknowledgement of a master.
"Xiao Lin, is it? Not bad, not bad. At such a young age, you already possess the cultivation of a Dou Huang and Heaven Realm Soul Power. Especially the latter; even in my era, very few peers could achieve this!"
Old Man Zhen's tone carried an indescribable sigh of emotion.
Xiao Lin's own outstanding talent was likely one of the reasons he was willing to teach everything he knew without reservation. However, judging by how Old Man Zhen could see through Xiao Lin's situation at a glance.
During his peak period, his Soul Power, regardless of his Dou Qi cultivation—must have been at least no weaker than Xiao Lin's. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to see through this "old fox" Xiao Lin so completely.
Of course, Xiao Lin had already guessed as much.
Don't be fooled by how weak Old Man Zhen's soul appeared now, looking as if it might dissipate with a single gust of wind. One must not forget that Old Man Zhen had survived for an unknown number of years with this remnant soul body!
Moreover, he had just used the last of his Soul Power to forcibly activate the properties of the Formation Pavilion and distort the time difference between the inside and outside.
Furthermore, when Xiao Lin first stepped onto the ninth floor of the Formation Pavilion, Old Man Zhen was able to distort the surrounding space, preventing Xiao Lin from discovering him immediately.
If this man hadn't possessed Heaven Realm Soul Power during his peak, Xiao Lin wouldn't believe it even if he were beaten to death. Therefore, Xiao Lin didn't find it surprising at all that Old Man Zhen could see through him.
"Master, since you are not a member of the Myriad Desolate Sect here, then which sect do we belong to?"
Since he had acknowledged him as master, there were certain things Xiao Lin had to ask clearly. This was not only out of politeness but also out of responsibility toward himself!
"The sect we belong to... it is truly a distant memory. However, before I built this Formation Pavilion for the Myriad Desolate Sect, our sect had already been destroyed by enemies from beyond the heavens."
"At that time, my cultivation was still low, and because I happened to be away from the sect, I luckily escaped the disaster. I once thought about rebuilding the sect, but with my strength alone, I ultimately failed to realize it!"
"Later, the Myriad Desolate Sect also encountered a powerful enemy. I wanted to lend a hand, but I ended up being buried here along with them. As for the name of our sect, it is called the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, and it was famous throughout the Dou Qi Continent for the Dao of Formations."
Xiao Lin's words once again stirred up Old Man Zhen's memories of the past.
However, since Xiao Lin had now acknowledged him as master, it was indeed appropriate to let him know some of these secrets regarding the sect.
Suddenly, Old Man Zhen thought of something, and a look of hesitation appeared on his face. To be honest, if he simply wanted to pass down his skills, he hadn't intended to inform Xiao Lin of this information.
But now it was different. Xiao Lin was now considered a member of their Myriad Formation Spirit Palace; he felt he should tell the other party!
Yet, thinking of the danger involved, Old Man Zhen hesitated again.
"Master, is there something you wish to entrust to me?"
Sensing his Master's inner hesitation, Xiao Lin asked at the appropriate time.
After struggling with the thought for a while, Old Man Zhen finally gritted his teeth and decided to let Xiao Lin know this information. As for whether Xiao Lin would ultimately go to that place, it would be entirely his own choice.
But as a Master, he could not strip his disciple of the right to know!
Xiao Lin hadn't expected that his simple act of acknowledging a master out of respect for Old Man Zhen would lead to such an unexpected pleasant surprise!
It had to be said, this apprenticeship was truly worth it!
"Xiao Lin, I do have one thing I wish to entrust to you. However, you must first promise me that before your strength is sufficient, you absolutely must not take any risks! Otherwise, I would rather take this secret to my grave!"
At this moment, Old Man Zhen's expression became incredibly solemn. Seeing this, Xiao Lin's expression also became grave.
"Master, I promise you. Before my strength is sufficient, I will never touch the matter you speak of!"
Xiao Lin naturally had the personality of a cautious "old fox."
Now that Old Man Zhen had such a solemn expression, his brain would have to be malfunctioning to want to joke around with his small life.
One must know, he was working hard just to survive until the grand finale of the Battle Through the Heavens story. As long as his grandson Xiao Yan became a Dou Di, he could cling to those thighs and ascend!
He wouldn't do anything unnecessary!
In the original story, when Xiao Xiao's father, Xiao Yan, ascended to Dou Di, her cultivation directly soared to an Eight-Star Dou Sheng.
As Xiao Yan's biological grandfather, although his bloodline was one generation further removed than Xiao Xiao's, if nothing went wrong, he should at least be able to soar to a Five-Star Dou Sheng once Xiao Yan became a Dou Di.
Since that was the case, there were some risks that Xiao Lin simply didn't need to take!
But if his strength was sufficient, then those risks would no longer be risks.
"Don't be nervous. It's actually not a huge matter."
"It's just that when your rank as a Spiritual Array Master has improved enough to see through the secret I left in those 'Guide to Elementary Formations,' then go back to the old site of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace to take a look."
"When the sect faced the enemies from beyond the heavens, although it was eventually destroyed, that enemy should have also perished within our Myriad Formation Spirit Palace's old site."
"So many years have passed, and I don't know what finally happened between the ancestors of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace and that enemy. But it is certain that the old site of our Myriad Formation Spirit Palace possesses a degree of danger!"
"Therefore, before your strength is sufficient, you must never go back to explore!"
To avoid scaring his newly accepted disciple, Old Man Zhen's tone seemed somewhat forcedly relaxed. However, it wasn't hard to hear from the content of his words that the old site of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace was definitely dangerous.
Otherwise, since Old Man Zhen had luckily escaped the destruction of the sect, how could he not have gone back to see his own sect afterward?
Therefore, there was only one explanation: the danger of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace's old site was something that the Old Man Zhen of that time could not handle.
This made Xiao Lin even more cautious.
At the same time, the "enemies from beyond the heavens" that Old Man Zhen mentioned multiple times also caught Xiao Lin's attention. Those who could be called enemies from beyond the heavens were likely not native to the Dou Qi Continent.
In that case, where did these so-called enemies come from? Others might not be clear, but how could Xiao Lin, who had awakened his past life's memories, be ignorant of this?
"Enemies from the Great Thousand World? The Fiend Clans? Or people from the Great Thousand World itself wanting to seize the resources of a lower plane?"
Both of Xiao Lin's guesses were actually possible.
Although the probability of this enemy being from the Fiend Clans was higher, it truly couldn't be ruled out that they were natives of the Great Thousand World.
After all, who could guarantee that a person from the Great Thousand World who discovered a lower plane would be a person of high moral character? Take someone like Hun Tiandi, for instance.
Xiao Lin could guarantee that if Hun Tiandi discovered a lower plane, he would undoubtedly rule it on the spot!
The Great Thousand World was certainly not lacking in existences even more ruthless than Hun Tiandi!
However, matters concerning the Great Thousand World were still too far away for the current Xiao Lin, so he didn't need to worry too much.
If he found that the old site of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace was truly too dangerous, he simply wouldn't touch it.
After all, looking at the entire original story of BTTH, there were no powerful enemies from outside the Dou Qi Continent; there was only the Hun Clan constantly causing trouble.
In this regard, compared to the neighboring Sky Profound Continent, the Dou Qi Continent could be called blissful!
Therefore, Xiao Lin had already decided that he would absolutely not touch any strange and dangerous places, lest he accidentally release some Great Demon King and make a mess of the Dou Qi Continent.
Thus, Xiao Lin listened to every single word of Old Man Zhen's warning.
"If my cultivation is not high enough, I will absolutely not go to the old site of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace!"
Xiao Lin silently made a vow in his heart!
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