The Flame Man did not attack again. Instead, he burst into laughter and asked Yang Chen such a question.
Yang Chen was truly startled by his words. He could not help becoming somewhat guarded and vigilant, yet he concealed nothing. "How did Senior know that this junior cultivates the Grand Unity True Scripture?"
"Heh heh heh... because the Grand Unity True Scripture was a cultivation art created by this old man himself!" The Flame Man's tone brimmed with pride.
"What? The Grand Unity True Scripture was created by Senior? Could Senior be Grand Unity True Lord? No, that is not right, nor is it possible. Although Grand Unity True Lord came from an era far removed from mine, the resources in our region were insufficient to support someone becoming a Daoist. Moreover, Grand Unity True Lord's era was still separated from that of the Five Inheritance Palaces by quite a stretch." Yang Chen thought it over carefully, muttering to himself as he found it utterly impossible to make sense of.
He had certainly admired Grand Unity True Lord greatly, and had once lamented that he lacked the fortune to obtain the complete Grand Unity True Scripture. Otherwise, his control and use of flames would surely have risen another level in power.
But admiration was admiration. He felt that, no matter how formidable Grand Unity True Lord had been back then, he could at most have reached the Demigod Stage.
At the absolute most, he might have been like Lingyan, reaching the early True God Stage.
Yet the early True God Stage was a limit. It was not that Grand Unity True Lord lacked ability, but that the resources were insufficient. Their region had been chosen as a breeding ground for evil cultivators; if its resources could have supported someone cultivating