Beside the Cold Pool, Li Chunsong stared at the scene before him and froze.
He wore an expression halfway between laughter and tears.
"So he's the 'Key' to the Dao Ancestor Inheritance?" the Sixth Elder exclaimed.
The Restriction left behind by the Dao Ancestor was probably impossible for even all the Dao Sect higher-ups to break by force.
But this kid could come and go as he pleased, unhindered, thanks to the power of the Dao Canon within him!
It was as if the Dao Ancestor had personally certified him: This kid is my successor.
At the thought, Li Chunsong couldn't help puffing out his chest again, his spirits soaring as he nearly hummed to himself.
"The only person in a thousand years to master the Dao Canon, Chu Huai Xu, hailed as the Dao Ancestor's successor—that was me. No, this seat! I brought him up the mountain!"
"Without Li Chunsong, the Dao Canon's legacy would have been lost!"
"A thousand-year break in the inheritance of a Cultivation Method!"
"My contributions will be remembered for generations!"
And so, Chu Huai Xu's "fly mount" flew back to the main hall on Inquiry Peak with its chest puffed out and head held high.
Everyone saw his expression and couldn't quite make sense of it.
Clearly, they'd all been chatting just now instead of using their Spiritual Sense to follow what was happening.
When Han Shuangjiang entered the Dao Ancestor Secret Realm, a surge of energy had spread throughout the Dao Sect, and they had sensed it immediately.
But Chu Huai Xu possessed the "Key" and could enter as easily as if he were going home, so he had made no sound at all.
Seeing Li Chunsong acting like this again, Jiang Zhi felt his eyelids twitch.
Earlier, the old fool had gone