A Hundred Years Hence, Contesting the Fruition; Heroes of All Heavens Gather at South Heaven

"Patriarch."

In East Heaven's Kaiyuan Heavenly Palace, the young attendant beside Kaiyuan Heavenly Venerable seemed somewhat hesitant.

Kaiyuan Heavenly Venerable looked fondly at the child and asked, "What is it that you do not understand, little one?"

After hesitating for a moment, the young attendant finally asked, "Patriarch, why do you and the other two Heavenly Venerables think so highly of that Penglai Lingyuan?"

"Is it because he is formidable and clever?"

Hearing this, Kaiyuan Heavenly Venerable burst into hearty laughter and patted the young attendant's head. "Formidable? That counts. Clever? That counts too."

"But those are not the most important things. The main reason is that he himself has lived up to expectations."

As he spoke, Kaiyuan Heavenly Venerable gave the child an example. "Little one, look. There are two bottles before you, both sealed shut. You shake them. One contains the sound of water, while the other makes no sound. Now you are thirsty—which bottle do you choose?"

Without a moment's thought, the young attendant replied, "Naturally the one that makes the sound of water. It must contain water."

Kaiyuan Heavenly Venerable nodded. "Exactly. The other bottle may also contain water, but you cannot be certain. Yet the bottle that makes the sound of water certainly contains water—that is something you can be sure of."

"In our East Heaven, whether Tianhe, Penglai, or Qinghua, there are many outstanding people. Some are clever, some diligent, some possess formidable abilities, and some have profound blessings and destiny. It may be said that they are all fine seedlings."

"But Lingyuan is both clever and diligent, possesses cultivation, and has deep fortune and merit of his own. Naturally, he stands out all the more."

"Whether it is the Zhao generation of our Tianhe Dao Sect, the Yuan generation of Penglai, or the