The Man Cast Out by the Heavenly Dao

The old Daoist hadn't been lying. What he'd been able to learn had all happened before he cultivated the Words Follow the Law.

That was back when he'd still been a peerless prodigy.

Back then, the Four Poles Hall didn't even exist. There were only four losers he'd beaten to a pulp.

The Heavenly Dao Sect's plans had been no more than a rough outline, so there hadn't been much he could learn.

After he cultivated the Words Follow the Law, he'd fallen silent. He'd even been driven out of the upper world and sent to a small world, where he'd faded into obscurity.

Naturally, he'd had no chance of learning anything more.

So his first words were a warning to Hanyu, lest he get his hopes up too high.

Hanyu nodded solemnly. That was fine. He'd take whatever information he could get.

Even just pulling aside the Heavenly Dao Sect's mysterious veil would be a remarkable achievement.

The old Daoist's second statement made Hanyu and Muzi Li perk up. They both leaned in to listen.

"Want to know where the Heavenly Dao Sect and Yanluo Hall came from?"

The two nodded furiously. This had to be a huge secret!

"Actually, it's not much of a secret. There just aren't many people left who know it."

The old Daoist let out a sigh. In the battles with Yanluo Hall that followed, the previous generation had been all but wiped out.

"First of all, both the Heavenly Dao Sect and Yanluo Hall originated in the Central Continent. How's that for a shock?"

His opening line left Hanyu and Muzi Li gaping. Shock hardly covered it. It was downright terrifying.

Like a stone tossed into a thousand-layered lake, the revelation sent waves of astonishment across their faces.

This was far too explosive.