"Kuang Tu, the people of the Eternal Life Dao Palace have rather plain, ancient-sounding names." Messiah slowly approached and looked at the tall man on the beach.
"These are not names. Over the long years, we have long forgotten our mortal names. As we walk through the Vast World, all that remains are the Saints' codenames and Dao titles."
Kuang Tu smiled. "Rong Cheng, Zhi Ji, Wen Meng, Teng Shou, Liu Qi. Most of these names are merely our honorific titles within the Eternal Life Dao Palace, names taken upon joining the organization. They symbolize abandoning the past, severing familial ties, and setting one's sights on the distant future of the universe. These Eternal Life titles reveal a few characteristics, while true names are rare."
As he spoke, he recited the names one by one, his eyes fixed unwaveringly on the black-haired, black-eyed youth before him.
After a long while, he finally smiled. "You are a clever fellow. You showed no change in expression at any name I spoke, so I could not tell who had leaked my private information."
"But that means—"
Kuang Tu slowly frowned, his heart jolting. "Among the nine members of the Eternal Life Dao Palace, someone also has a close connection with you? Publicly, they are hunting you across the Myriad Realms, but secretly, they are conspiring with you? They betrayed our Eternal Life Dao Palace and have continuously leaked our intelligence?"
Kuang Tu's expression gradually darkened. "Who exactly are you? What do you intend? You must have lurked in secret for who knew how long. First, you broke free and defected, then you created that earth-shattering mysterious phantom before. Now you have come looking for me. What you seek must be enormous."
Messiah's expression remained unchanged.
*Never mind whether I am plotting anything else.