An hour later:
Phoenix Emperor and Shitian Emperor met their teacher, who was also an elder of their Lineage.
The elder flipped through the materials, his brows tightly furrowed.
"Are you certain that the names this Ancient Person mentioned at the end were all forbidden words?"
"Certain!"
"Even his own name was a forbidden word."
"The master of the Heavenly Court he mentioned was also a forbidden word."
The elder consulted ancient records, then began calling in more people.
A day later:
One elderly man and woman after another arrived.
All of them were historians—some studied orthodox history, while others studied unofficial histories.
Together, they reviewed the conversation with Chu Qing.
Though Chu Qing had spoken with them for less than ten minutes,
he had provided a great deal of information.
However,
much of that information consisted of forbidden words.
This gave everyone a headache.
Then the group began summoning friends and colleagues again:
One day...
Three days...
One month...
More and more scholars gathered.
They rummaged through heaps of old papers. Finally, a scholar who studied unofficial histories suddenly slapped his thigh.
"Found it!"
Rustle!
Over a thousand elderly men and women surrounded the scholar. "What did you find?"
The scholar of unofficial history said rapidly, "I found records concerning the Heavenly Court!"
Everyone's eyes lit up.
"Quick, let us see!"
As long as they found records of the Heavenly Court, they could find the master behind it.
During the exchange across time and space, the name of the Heavenly Court's master had been a forbidden word.
But in their era, it was not forbidden at all.
"Find the master behind the Heavenly Court, search for their major deeds, and trace their enemies."
"Then we can determine that Ancient Person's identity."
The crowd grew excited and began examining the