"Was the Joyful Zen Sacred Art given to Su Hao by you?"
The Essence-Devouring Divine Turtle had actually noticed long ago a peculiar aura emanating from Su Hao's power.
It simply had not paid it much attention at the time.
Or rather, Su Hao's attainments in the Sword Dao had been too dazzling, overshadowing everything else.
"Yes." The Six-Tusked White Elephant nodded, seeing nothing that could not be said.
"So it was actually the one in the Buddhist Palace who instructed you to give it to Su Hao?" the Essence-Devouring Divine Turtle asked hesitantly.
"How could that be! When I was young, I spent some time with the Joyful World Honored One. I memorized it from a stone stele on his cultivation rock."
The Six-Tusked White Elephant rolled its eyes at him again. "Don't turn everything into some conspiracy theory. My encounter with Su Hao was actually an accident..."
It could not help sighing with emotion. Back then, it had mistaken Su Hao's identity and taken him for the Human King, causing its plans to go off course. The Twelve Heavenly Maidens following Su Hao had also begun because of that.
"Hehe." After hearing this, not only did the Essence-Devouring Divine Turtle fail to dispel its doubts, it instead nodded thoughtfully, its gaze growing even more certain. "You think it was coincidence, an accident, but those great figures grasp the secrets of heaven. Even the wind stirring leaves, the grass and trees sprouting, may all lie within their calculations. You giving that cultivation art to Su Hao may have been part of someone's design long before you gained sentience—perhaps even before you were born."
"Perhaps." The Six-Tusked White Elephant fell silent for a moment. Rarely, it did not immediately retort. It said solemnly, "Perhaps. Even now, I can see the