The Young Realm Overlord's Revelation Shook the Star River

Jiang Ding landed in front of the library, a little dejected, and walked toward its depths.

"Senior Jiang Ding!"

"He looks so young, just like in the books..."

People around him buzzed with discussion. Some were mortals speaking in hushed voices; others were cultivators exchanging divine-sense messages. Excitement filled their words, as though they were seeing someone from the news for the first time.

Since the college entrance exam in year 11127, nearly two hundred years had passed. Now he had appeared before the public again and become known to a new generation of citizens.

"Be careful!"

"That old senior might be a pervert. Those characters in TV dramas and movies... the Child Matriarch... they all say..."

"Shh..."

One voice, however, was rather less pleasant to hear.

Jiang Ding looked over. A little girl in her thirties was gossiping.

He wanted to argue, but he pursed his lips and walked past her, looking as calm as a breeze.

Inside, he was roaring,

wanting nothing more than to shout right beside her ear.

What do you mean, "old senior"? Do you even know how to talk?

I'm only sixteen!

Look around. Who here isn't many times older than me? Zhang Junsheng, True Lord Dinghai, Myriad Mechanisms Heavenly Lord—which one of them doesn't have an age whose leftover years far exceed mine?

I'm still young, all right!

Forget it. I'm generous enough not to hold it against you... Forget it, forget it...

He took a deep breath, then another, then yet another.

Jiang Ding's expression remained unchanged as he strode deeper into the library.

"Senior Jiang, this question..."

"Senior Jiang, when it comes to refining magic power during Core Formation, how should I..."

At the same time, others' eyes lit up. They stepped up beside him, bowed, and brought out questions they