Although he had no idea how he had been transported from the "outside world" into this Kolo space, after hearing Kalasios's brief explanation, Hao Ren could still be certain that his "crossing over" had triggered some observable phenomenon—and that phenomenon had happened right under the eyes of the Sanctuary People.
He carefully asked when the Sanctuary Investigation Team had set out and found that it perfectly matched the time he had fallen into Kasuan Sacred Hall.
The high-ranking cultivator had never expected things to develop so dramatically. One moment, he had been planning the perilous wilderness journey ahead and how to locate the ancient sacred hall that had been cut off from contact for a thousand years. The next, his mission target was standing right in front of him—and was a genuinely living person!
"Are you telling the truth?" Kalasios asked, somewhat incredulous. "You really came out of Kasuan Sacred Hall?"
"Absolutely. I woke up inside it." Hao Ren spoke frankly, while his mind raced. Should I keep using that bluff about being an 'Ancient Guardian' in front of a genuine Sanctuary Person like Kalasios?
After thinking it over, he decided to discard the title. He had previously used the name Ancient Guardian to make things more convenient while operating in the Kingdom of Tarus. At the time, he had been unable to explain his origins to Veronica, so he had simply gone along with her assumptions and invented an identity for himself. But now, he no longer needed that convenience.
The high-ranking cultivator before him had come in search of a "miracle." In that case, an "otherworldly visitor" was precisely such a miracle.
Of course, the more important reason was that Hao Ren felt pretending to be an ancestor in front of a native Sanctuary Person would be extremely