Losing at the Starting Line of Life

True Lord Eternal Fire couldn't help but ask, "May I ask, what is your relationship with the 'Sage'? Are you... the Sage?"

Could this Sage Silence Pool be a contingency plan for 'resurrection' left behind by the Sage?

After embarking on their own 'path', Tribulation Immortal with the Heavenly Mandate Talent can advance half a step further in the Tribulation Immortal realm, becoming 'Longevity Immortal' and completely escaping the crisis of their lifespan running out.

Having escaped the crisis of lifespan... the Longevity Immortal will try every means to leave themselves a backup plan for 'resurrection'.

After all, those Longevity Immortal are not the "Heavenly Dao," nor are Immortality; they will still die.

As long as there is a backup plan of 'resurrection', even if the Longevity Immortal die unexpectedly, they will have a chance to make a comeback. Although 'resurrection' will definitely come at a huge price, as long as they have another chance, they can quickly return to their peak with the arrangements they left behind in life.

Could the 'Sage Silence Pool' be a backup plan for the resurrection of Sage?

[Sage Silence Pool] glanced at the expectant True Lord Eternal Fire, shook his head, and said, "I'm sorry, I am not Sage. Sage have long since Body-and-Soul Annihilation, with no hope of revival."

The Sage died in the final battle for the 'Heavenly Dao'. His opponent had become the Heavenly Dao; how could it possibly allow the 'Sage' a chance to make a comeback?

Regardless of whether the 'Sage' left behind any contingency plan for resurrection, with the greatest enemy becoming the 'Heavenly Dao,' all such contingency plans are rendered useless.

True Lord Eternal Fire felt another wave of disappointment and asked, "Then what is the matter with your existence?"

"I am 'Sage Silence Pool Sage,' a special hybrid that gradually formed after the saint used that 'talented ability' to bite off a piece of [existence] from that mysterious 'Longevity Immortal' during their great Longevity Immortal," [Sage Silence Pool] replied calmly.

That mysterious 'Longevity Immortal' eventually became the Heavenly Dao.

"If you really have to put it that way... you can consider me a product of the 'Sage' after his death," [Sage Silence Pool] added.

"Sounds interesting." Venerable White stared at the 'Sage Silence Pool,' the hybrid existence created after Sage bit off a piece of [existence] from the 'Heavenly Dao'... I really want to study it carefully.

The 'Sage Silence Pool' felt a little uneasy under the Venerable White's gaze.

"So, Sage Silence Pool... Sir, what is your purpose in staying in this space and guiding us into it?" Song Shuhang asked.

It's impossible to include them all just to promote the life of Sage, right? According to Shuhang's guess, the most likely reason is to leave behind something like 'the Sage Inheritance'.

True Lord Dustfall and Drunken Hermit also had their eyes light up. If it were the 'inheritance' of Sage, not to mention the two of them, Sixth-Grade True Lord, even Seventh-Grade Venerable, or even Eighth-Grade or Ninth Grade beings, would be interested.

The legacy of Sage is the legacy of an 'Longevity Immortal,' and moreover, the legacy of a powerful Longevity Immortal is closest to the Dao of Heavenly Dao.

Sage Silence Pool nodded and said, "The reason I have stayed here is to pass on the legacy of the 'Sage'."

Just as I expected!

Song Shuhang's eyes lit up—a refined and elegant scholar, dressed in Confucian robes, with an otherworldly air, this was the 'cultivation style' he had been looking for. When he first entered the cultivation world, he practiced the <Basic Vajra Fist Method>, and he had always thought that when he reached the Second-Grade Realm, he would find a few Confucian School techniques to harmonize his cultivation.

If given the opportunity to receive the teachings of Confucian Sage, he would definitely give it a try.

Song Shuhang asked, "How can one obtain the legacy of Sage?"

"Obtaining the inheritance of Sage is no easy feat," said Sage Silence Pool with a serious expression.

True Lord Eternal Fire, standing to the side, also asked earnestly, "Please tell us, sir, how to obtain the inheritance."

"Well then," Sage Silence Pool sat up straight and said seriously, "First, I want to ask you a question. When you were born, were there any unusual celestial phenomena? For example, purple aura coming from the east, or auspicious clouds filling the sky and earth, or the room where you were born being bathed in light? At the very least, was there something like Divine Dragon entering your womb?"

Song Shuhang: "..."

Upon hearing Sage Silence Pool's words, he immediately had a bad feeling—did he have to be born with all sorts of amazing abilities to receive the inheritance of Sage, just like the Sage?

On one side, True Lord Eternal Fire shook his head—there were no unusual phenomena at his birth. In fact, even now, in the entire Cultivation World, it is rare to hear of any cultivator being born with extraordinary phenomena appearing in the sky.

True Lord Dustfall also shook his head.

Lay Buddhist Most Transcendent also shook his head.

Then, everyone's gaze fell on Venerable White without prior arrangement—if there was anyone in the Cultivation World most likely to be born with extraordinary phenomena in the sky, it would be Venerable White.

However, Venerable White shook his head. "I don't know what I looked like when I was born. I remember being an orphan when I was little and never seeing my parents. From the time I became conscious, I have lived alone."

"How could this be?" Song Shuhang exclaimed in surprise.

True Lord Eternal Fire, True Lord Dustfall, and Drunken Yue Lay Buddhist all looked incredulous.

What kind of parents would have the heart to abandon the young Venerable White? Or, how blind must Venerable White's parents be to abandon him as a child?

This is a lucky star! Just placing it in your home will guarantee abundant wealth and all good fortune, right? Holding him when he was little, you might even stumble upon all sorts of rare and precious treasures.

Wait a minute...

Song Shuhang suddenly remembered something.

The Venerable White's good fortune seems to come with preconditions. His good fortune often carries a risk to the lives of those around him.

For example, True Lord Yellow Mountain once said that when he was shopping with Venerable White, a meteorite suddenly fell from the sky and hit him. If he hadn't reacted quickly enough, the meteorite would have hit him directly. After Venerable White cut open the meteorite, he obtained a large amount of rare metal materials in the Cultivation World, which he then split with True Lord Yellow Mountain.

In other words, if you want to ride on the Venerable White's luck—first, you need to be tough enough. You have to make sure you survive.

Thinking about it this way, perhaps it will make a little easier to understand?

At this moment, [Sage Silence Pool] sighed softly, "It seems that none of you were accompanied by any extraordinary phenomena at birth. In that case, it's regrettable that you are not qualified to inherit the 'legacy' of the Sage."

The most basic condition for the succession of Sage is that extraordinary phenomena must accompany his or her birth.

Song Shuhang: "..."

The three True Lords: "..."

Venerable White: "..."

Just as I thought!

This is like losing completely at the very starting line of life.

After a moment, Venerable White chuckled, "So, in other words, all our hard work entering this cave will ultimately yield nothing?"

"It seems that's how it is," replied True Lord Dustfall.

The Drunken Yue Lay Buddhist sighed, "What a pity! The Sage's legacy is right before my eyes, yet I have no way to obtain it."

"Is the profound teachings of Confucian School destined to be unattainable for me?" Song Shuhang sighed softly.

With his hands clasped behind his back, True Lord Eternal Fire's mind raced—he was recalling which Confucian School disciple was born accompanied by an 'extraordinary phenomenon'.

At the same time, he had another plan in mind—it was time to implement the 'more births, more children' plan. He wanted those young Confucian School to hurry up and diligently produce offspring.

With so many births, surely there will be one or two whose births are accompanied by unusual phenomena, right?

Just as everyone was either disappointed, regretful, or making plans, Venerable White said, "Since none of us will gain anything, why don't I study the [Sage Silence Pool]?"

To be honest, he wasn't really interested in the 'Sage Inheritance'. He had a ton of cultivation techniques, martial arts skills, spells, and legacies. Some he created himself, some he acquired through trade, some he obtained during adventures, and some he was forced to give to him by many dying old cultivators.

The Venerable White has so much to practice that he can't possibly finish it all. Whether he gains or loses one more ' Sage Inheritance 'Sage Inheritance' or one less, it makes absolutely no difference to him.

In contrast, this [Sage Silence Pool] greatly interested him.

This is something related to the 'Heavenly Dao', I wonder if it has flesh and blood? Or is it a structure similar to a spirit? Or is it just a pure energy body?

So, Venerable White slowly approached the Sage Silence Pool.

"What are you doing? Don't come any closer. Even if you are Seventh-Grade Venerable, you will be repelled before you even touch me. I am a very special being, don't make a mistake," Sage Silence Pool warned.

The Venerable White chuckled and continued to approach little by little.

This scene looks quite comical.

Song Shuhang muttered to himself, "I hope Senior White won't damage the Sage Silence Pool. He's great at taking things apart, but his reassembly skills are terrible."

"Wait, young friend, what did you just say?" Sage Silence Pool's ears perked up, and he immediately heard Song Shuhang's low murmur, "He wants to tear me apart?"

Venerable White stared intently at Song Shuhang, then quickly reassured him, "No, I absolutely won't dismantle you. You are, after all, a living being, not an electrical appliance. I'll just study you a bit; I won't harm you."

"I refuse!" Sage Silence Pool shouted, "Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer! If you do, I'll repel you!"

Sage Silence Pool sensed something strange about this 'Venerable,' and was even able to detect fluctuations in 'spatial ability' emanating from him.

Could it be that he mastered the Space Law at the Seventh-Grade? If the other party uses spatial power, they could make contact with him.

Just as he was thinking this, he saw that spatial fluctuations actually appeared on Venerable White's hand!

Holy crap, what kind of human is this? They can use spatial powers at the Seventh-Grade?

The Sage Silence Pool was surprised, then seemed to remember something. "Don't rush, that's right, don't rush. Although you can't obtain the 'Sage Inheritance,' I have other things to give you."

"What is it?" True Lord Eternal Fire asked cooperatively.

"How about I play a 'Sage’s Lecture on the Dao' for you? Not only that, each of you can learn a spell or secret technique from me!" Sage Silence Pool hurriedly said.