"Whew..."
Song Changsheng turned and glanced at the dark, unfathomable hall behind him, then let out a long breath of turbid qi. So what if he was first among the Five Academies? Before those two, he was still as fragile as a child. He had not even seen when they made their move—perhaps it had only taken a sentence, a glance.
He lowered his head to look at the jade slip that had somehow appeared in his hand. Written upon it in ancient seal script were the words: "Primordial Star Record."
The jade slip was new, yet this ancient seal script was a relic from several eras ago.
He roughly skimmed through it, and his pupils could not help widening as he said in disbelief, "This is..."
Song Changsheng's heart churned with uncertainty. He simply could not imagine why True Monarch Lingji had given him something so precious. These Heavenly Secrets Masters always did things that left others utterly baffled.
Forcing down the shock in his heart, he left the Grand State Master's hall as quickly as he could...
After he departed, the Grand State Master, standing beneath the resplendent Star Chart, slowly spoke. "This old man thought you had many questions to ask him. I did not expect it to be so simple."
True Monarch Lingji leisurely replied, "Not every word needs to be spoken aloud. He may not answer truthfully, and this old man may not necessarily believe him. Isn't this just perfect?"
"Then, have you obtained the answer you wanted?" The Old National Teacher turned around and fixed his gaze on those eyes as still as an ancient well.
"One could say so. But all of this still needs time to prove it."
"What did you deduce from him?"
Hearing this, True Monarch Lingji gently shook his