Heaven and Earth Origin Energy had always surrounded Lin Heng, spontaneously flowing into his body.
Yet Zhang Yuan could not see any signs of cultivation on Lin Heng. There was not a trace of Internal Breath within his Meridians or acupoints.
To verify his suspicions, Zhang Yuan instructed Qu Yang beside him, "Junior Brother Qu, go to the nearby towns and villages and inquire about this child's background."
Qu Yang accepted the order and immediately went out.
Not long afterward, he returned and reported Lin Heng's circumstances. "Senior Brother, this child is called Lin Heng. He used to live with an Old Beggar known as Old Lin, and they often begged nearby. Lin Heng's name was also given to him after the Old Beggar asked someone to name him."
"According to the locals, neither of them knew martial arts; they were merely ordinary people. The last time the two appeared before others was ten days ago, when Lin Heng bought medicine for Old Lin."
"I investigated the traces around the area and found a fresh grave. Old Lin must have fallen seriously ill and died several days ago. Lin Heng spent a long time burying the Old Beggar. Since he had not gone out begging for so long, he ran out of food, grew too weak from hunger to walk, and remained in this Thatched Hut waiting for death."
"And then, he became what you see before you."
As he spoke, Qu Yang glanced at the murder scene before them.
Hearing this, Zhang Yuan had basically confirmed his suspicion.
Lin Heng, starving as he waited for death, had encountered the human trafficker named Wu Chou instead—and that had awakened his Sword Dao Potential.
Sword qi this powerful, from someone who had never cultivated, yet capable of driving back even him