Lu Yuan considered himself quite composed.
Even if it was composure deliberately maintained out of vigilance.
Yet when he heard Heart Demon Thunder Emperor's words, he was still startled.
If he had not known that Heart Demon Thunder Emperor had no reason to kill him—after all, if not for the monk's sake, then for the Buddha's; even for Heavenly Emperor's sake, Heart Demon Thunder Emperor would not make a move against him—
he might really have thought that Heart Demon Thunder Emperor was deliberately trying to disrupt his state of mind, intending to use some mental Secret Technique to trigger his inner demons and attack him, turning him into one of those Earth Supremes.
But regardless.
Whether it had been intentional.
Or merely an offhand remark.
Things such as cultivation techniques and Dharma bodies, if shown to others—even under the banner of enlightenment—posed tremendous risks to their owners.
Thus, after his initial astonishment.
Lu Yuan did not agree immediately.
Instead, he discussed the matter with Heart Demon Thunder Emperor in a negotiating tone. "Senior is broad-minded and may not mind, but I am an ordinary person. I cannot pretend to be deaf and dumb. What I know, I know; what I do not know, I do not know. Why not discuss the Dao with me on this matter, Senior? Otherwise, holding such highly confidential things as cultivation techniques and Dharma bodies truly leaves me uneasy..."
"There is nothing to be uneasy about."
Heart Demon Thunder Emperor looked at Lu Yuan before him.
At this young man.
Perhaps Lu Yuan was no longer young.
At around twenty-five, Lu Yuan was already a fully grown man by ordinary standards, capable of serving as the pillar of a household. Indeed, those who married a little earlier—say, at fourteen or fifteen, had their first