The True Face of the Ancient Ruins

Meng Chao said sincerely, "Teacher Lei, you've already helped me tremendously with founding the Fallen Star Society and devising training plans."

"But it's not enough, far from enough. Compared to the potential hidden within you, I should have helped you far more."

Lei Zongchao said, "I've always hesitated over whether I should invite you here. For all these years, I've been alone here, truly lonely. So whenever young people showed even the slightest glimmer of brilliance, I was more than willing to invite them here, give them whatever help I could, and guide them to stride forward on the path of Spirit Energy Martial Dao.

"Those whose potential and performance fell far short of yours all received my guidance and support. Sometimes, they did not even need genuine instruction. Just a tiny bit of affirmation and encouragement was enough to drive them steadfastly onward along the road of exploring life's limits.

"But you are different.

"I can roughly assess where those children's limits lie, tailor the most detailed training plans for them, and help them safely, steadily, and swiftly reach their own peaks.

"But I cannot see through your limits, nor do I know how to guide you so that you can unleash your strongest potential. I even fear that if I interfere rashly, I'll be pulling up seedlings to help them grow, making a clever move only to ruin everything, and wasting your talent instead.

"This is something that has never happened in my long cultivation career.

"So, I never contacted you directly. I merely provided you with the necessary help through the Bureau of Anomalous Beasts.

"Originally, I had looked forward to seeing just how powerful you could grow without my interference.

"But in the end, I changed my mind and invited you here. I even raised the