"If I don't cultivate the Primal Chaos Scripture, would I be useless to you?"
Lin Xuan trusted the feeling brought by the Karma Runes.
The deeper his cultivation of the Primal Chaos Scripture became, the heavier that sense of unease grew. That alone already explained a great deal.
"Oh?"
Shenzang was surprised for a moment. "Your mind is surprisingly sharp, Benefactor."
"Indeed. This poor monk has waited ten thousand years for a peerless genius capable of perfectly cultivating the Primal Chaos Scripture."
"Yet I never expected the Benefactor to be such a monstrous talent, far beyond this poor monk's expectations. At least these ten thousand years were not spent in vain."
"Tsk..."
"Master, are you done pretending? Planning to tell me everything now?"
Lin Xuan clicked his tongue, but inwardly raised his guard to the utmost.
Shenzang smiled and shook his head. "Benefactor, mind your words. My Buddha is enlightened. You have the right to know, and this poor monk ought to tell you."
Lin Xuan curled his lip in disdain.
The hell was this enlightenment? He was obviously confident to the extreme, convinced that he could control everything.
Shenzang ignored him and began speaking at length.
Very quickly, Lin Xuan heard the whole story and learned the full sequence of events.
It had to be said, Sanskrit Sound Temple's scheme was truly terrifying in its sheer scale.
According to Shenzang, everything Sanskrit Sound Temple had done was merely to allow Shenzang to live a second life in reverse.
For all these years, Shenzang had been waiting—waiting for someone who possessed the Nine Profound Exotic Power and could cultivate the Primal Chaos Scripture.
Only then, upon his return, could he step back onto the peak he had once reached, perhaps even surpass it by far.
He had not fallen. He