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nTranslator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

nOld Demon Han paused for a bit and took a deep breath before continuing, “Having broken into Saint level now, I guess I have nothing to hide.

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n“During my travels many years ago, I stumbled upon a huge secret.

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n“The founder of Great Xia, Liu Ling, hailed from a noble clan that had isolated itself from the world. He was an important member of his family.

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n“Legend has it that important members of these kind of clans that isolated themselves from the world would have a jade piece that verified their identities.

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n“As long as a member gets their hands on such a piece of identification jade, this member would be accepted back into the clan and be fostered.

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n“Even if the one holding the piece of jade is not a member of the main family, having this piece would allow one to gain something nonetheless.”

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nLi Mu nodded as he listened to Old Demon Han.

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nHe’d never expected that the founder of Great Xia would have had such a past.

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nClans isolated from the world…

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nHe thought that he’d overheard the members of the Xuan Sect talking about this before.

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nThe powers that such clans commanded were every bit equal to those of the Xuan Sect.

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nSo that was why the grand founder of Xia had been able to conquer the entire country and keep it for so many years, eh?

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n“Is this the identification jade that you are speaking of?”

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nLi Mu took out the piece of jade that he’d gotten from the stone room and handed it to Old Demon Han.

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nThe man took the piece in his hand and had a good look. He paused for quite a long time, seemingly steeped in his recollections.

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nSuddenly, he seemed to have realized something as he inspected the jade piece. He threw his head back and looked at Li Mu with a terrified look on his face. “This…you a…are, you really are tha…”

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n“I’m not.”

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nLi Mu knew that Old Demon Han had mistaken him for that dead old person from the stone room.

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n“You, sir, are living yet another life!”

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n“I’m really not him.” Li Mu shook his head.

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nHe then continued right away, asking, “Do you know where this clan is?”

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nAll of a sudden, he noticed that the look in Old Demon Han’s eyes seemed to be off.

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nThat look seemed to be saying something like:

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nYeah, right, let’s just keep pretending that you know nothing, eh?

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nYou wanna lie to me saying that you’re not him? You really think I’ll believe you?

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nYou’ve got something like this on you, and you’re frighteningly powerful.

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nWho else would you be if you’re not Liu Ling?

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nOld Demon Han just wouldn’t believe him, no matter how hard Li Mu tried to explain himself.

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nHe had no choice but to let Old Demon Han keep on misunderstanding him.

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nThe man followed right behind him when Li Mu emerged from the dungeon.

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n“You’ve not seen the stars in the night sky for years. Feel free to gaze as much as you’d like. But let me remind you that there are now three Saint-level warriors out there in the city. They’re all more powerful than you are, and they’ve been out there looking for you as of late.”

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nLi Mu turned around and informed Old Demon Han about all this as soon as they emerged from the dungeon.

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n“Thank you for the reminder, sir.”

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nOld Demon Han then took off for Mount Yan as soon as he’d finished speaking. He stopped when he got to the mountain.

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nLi Mu was able to sense that Old Demon Han was watching him in secret.

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nWho cares?

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nIf he likes thinking that I’m someone else, let him.

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nI’ll just ask him about the clan when he no longer believes that I’m Liu Ling.

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nHe stood in the compound of the Shouning Palace.

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nHe looked up at the stars.

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nHe was in his 30s, and so was the emperor.

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nTime passed just as quickly as it had back in his past life.

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nHe was all grown up before he even realized it.

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nOld Demon Han sorted out his meridians at Mount Yan, then internalized all that true qi that Li Mu had infused him with.

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nHis powers saw significant growth after that.

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nIt took only two days for Old Demon Han’s powers to grow from early Saint level to the peak of the first tier of Saint level.

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n“Shouning Palace? That old guy is actually a eunuch of Shouning Palace?”

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nLi Mu’s true identity caught him off guard and baffled him.

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nThe figure who had been wearing green robes had the same aura signature.

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nEven his facial features vaguely matched those of that man.

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nHow could this be possible?

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nThe founder of a nation had come back to life again just to castrate himself and live as a eunuch?

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nWhat was the point of living such a life then?

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nEspecially so given the appearance of Concubine Jing of that “cold” palace.

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nWhat a beauty…and a widow.

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nWouldn’t this be a terrible waste then?

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nOld Demon Han, who was feeling stunned as his jaw dropped to the ground, wanted to head into the palace, grab Li Mu by the collar, and interrogate him.

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nWhat is the meaning of this?

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nWhy are you doing this?

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nHaven’t we trained for our entire lives just to get our hands on riches and prestige?

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nHow could you cast everything aside just like that?

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nA beauty is right beside you, and power is within your grasp.

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nThe life span of a person is only decades, and even those who are cultivators only live for centuries.

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nWe would all return to dust one day.

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nWhat are you doing not enjoying whatever you can in the last years of your life?

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nEven if you’re not that grand ancestor, you, sir, are at least a Saint-level warrior.

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nWhy are you a eunuch instead?

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nOld Demon Han felt his mind crumbling.

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nHis presence somewhat leaked out as the state of his being fluctuated under all these bursts of emotions.

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nBack in the Shouning Palace~

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nLi Mu looked in the direction of Mount Yan.

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nWhat is that dude doing?

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nWhy doesn’t he fear losing control of himself with all those emotional fluctuations going on?

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nAt the same time, elsewhere~

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nIn a brothel somewhere in the city, a well-mannered young man’s head jolted in the direction of Mount Yan.

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n“What’s up, brother?”

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nThe middle-aged man by his side, who had his arm around a girl asked, seeing how the young man’s face had turned so serious.

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n“Carry on. I’ll be back in a short while.”

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nThe young man forgot all about the two girls who had been in his arms mere moments ago and left the building.

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nThe girls cursed as a result.

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nThe young man headed straight for Mount Yan as soon as he left the brothel.

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nBack in the brothel, both the middle-aged man and the stout man looked at each other with puzzled expressions.

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n“Come here, boys! Let’s play some fun games today, and the one who loses has to take off all their clothes.”

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nThe girls in their arms had turned their heads.

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nTheir soft words had ensnared them, casting them into a world where pheromones reigned supreme.

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nBoth of them then thought for a bit.

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nThat brother of theirs was a Saint-level warrior at the fifth tier.

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nWhat danger could he run into in this country anyway?

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nEven if he were to be caught in a pinch, it’s not like the two of them could do anything about it, and actually we might just be in his way.

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nThe stout man kissed the girl in his arms right away.

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n“You naughty boy!”

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nThe middle-aged man simply lay down and let the girls do as they pleased with him.

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nBack at Mount Yan~

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nInside a cave~

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nOld Demon Han was still unable to calm himself down.

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nHe had been trying very hard to do it.

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nMan, I guess only by being able to cast aside the trappings of the mortal realm, can one truly be great.

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nHe noted that his state of mind couldn’t compare with that guy’s.

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nHe began to review himself.

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n“Good words. Only by being able to cast aside the trappings of the mortal realm can one reach the peak of warriorhood. However, you and I are still both men. I never expected to see someone with such vision and knowledge in the mortal world.”

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nA soft-spoken voice could be heard coming from outside the cave.

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n“Who goes there?”

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nOld Demon Han was startled.

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nWhat level is that person at?

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nHe’s already outside the cave, and yet I couldn’t sense him.

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n“Peak of the first tier of the Saint level. I take it that you’re the guardian of the royal palace, no?”

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nThe young man walked into the cave.

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nOld Demon Han’s pupils contracted.

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nThis man was far more powerful than he was.

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n“I take it that you’re from the Xuan Sect?” Old Demon Han probed.

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nHe remembered his savior had told him that there were several Saint-level warriors from the Xuan Sect in the city.

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nHe didn’t answer the young man’s question.

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n“I am indeed. Seems as if you know quite a lot.”

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n“I happen to know enough.”

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nHe had been in contact with those from the sect when he was young.

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nThey had had a high opinion of him, thinking that he was quite a genius and wanting to take him back to the Xuan Sect.

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nHe’d learned of the rules of that sect and found them to be restrictive, and so he had run away.

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n“I see.” The young man nodded and continued, “I’d like to ask you something.”

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n“What would that be?”

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nOld Demon Han frowned.

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nWhy do all these capable people like asking me stuff so much?

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n“Do you know Dugu Feng, and where he’s been?”

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n“Dugu Feng, eh. A name I haven’t heard for quite a while.” Old Demon Han began recollecting and then asked, “Didn’t he go with you people from the sect?”

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n“So, you haven’t seen Dugu Feng around then?”

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n“No, I haven’t.” Old Demon Han shook his head adamantly.

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n“Very well, then.”

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nThe young man turned around and left, disappearing from the cave.

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nOld Demon Han wiped the sweat off his brow and emerged from the cave.

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nGosh, that was scary! If I am ever going to hide in a cave again, I’ll sure as h*ll find one with a backdoor. If these people were to turn hostile, I’d at least be able to run.

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nBack in Shouning Palace~

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nLi Mu took a look at Mount Yan.

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nHe’d never expected that a warrior from the Xuan Sect would actually look for Old Demon Han over there.

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nLucky for him that nothing untoward had happened.

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nHe then sensed that Old Demon Han had found himself another cave.

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nLi Mu was baffled.

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nPeople don’t usually stick their necks into dangerous places. This guy really is something indeed.

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