Empty Boat, Self-Erasure (please support the first paid chapter!)

"Could it be that no Sage has ever woven them all together and mastered the strengths of the Hundred Schools?" Li Shun asked in surprise.

Elder Wei shook his head with a scoff and was about to answer, but something seemed to occur to him, and his smile gradually faded.

He seemed to sink into some memory, his gaze slowly clouding.

Only after a long while did he cast an almost imperceptible glance at the sky overhead and say quietly, "If anyone in this world had the best chance of encompassing the Hundred Schools, it would have to be Emperor Gan. Unfortunately..."

His voice broke off abruptly.

"Elder Wei, do you know what realm the Sages of the Hundred Schools actually belong to?" Li Shun pressed.

"Not every one of the Hundred Schools has a Sage. Those called Sages can summon the majestic might of Heaven and Earth with the slightest gesture. The world reverently calls their realm the 'Heaven and Earth Realm.'"

"There were already few Sages in this world. After the Four Saints Entering the Capital vanished without a trace all those years ago, even fewer remained who could claim that title."

With that, Elder Wei let out a long sigh, then turned his gaze back to Li Shun. "You may go. After saying so much in one sitting, this old man is rather tired."

Li Shun could only bow and withdraw.

Just as he was about to step out of the courtyard, he suddenly spoke. "Forgive my boldness, Senior, but I have yet to ask your honored name."

Elder Wei made no attempt to conceal it. "I am Wei Wuqi," he said evenly.

Wei Wuqi... Li Shun silently repeated the name to himself.

Yet in the very next instant, Wei Wuqi's cool, eerie voice reached him. "Unless