Great Zhou.
It was already a time of war.
Too many lords across the land no longer obeyed the Great Zhou dynasty.
Some overlords even used ceremonial cauldrons for cooking on the same level as the Son of Heaven's.
This was called overstepping the rites.
At that moment, Laozi was browsing books in Great Zhou's royal library. Ordinary people were not allowed to read the books here, but Laozi was an exception.
He had read widely and knew almost everything.
Even the Master he later met called him a dragon-like figure.
The lamplight flickered.
The wind had picked up a little.
Laozi raised his head and looked at his visitor.
Unlike the Master, Laozi offered no greeting and gave it no further thought, continuing to read.
"Weren't you just talking to me?"
Ye Zhuo did not understand. Before he traveled here, Laozi had been talking about him.
Why was he so calm now that he had arrived?
"Perhaps that was my future self, or perhaps my past self."
Laozi knew who Ye Zhuo was. Without even seeing the seven-colored auspicious clouds outside, he recognized him at a glance.
"I've read about you in ancient texts, Divine Lord. Or should I say..."
Laozi said no more and simply looked at Ye Zhuo.
"Go on."
Ye Zhuo wanted to hear what Laozi could come up with.
Li Er, can you really know the future?
"Should I call you Demon King, Demon Shadow, Demon Lord, or Demon God?"
After saying that, Laozi bent over his desk and continued reading.
"How do you know?"
"Without entering the Highest World, no matter how many places you visit in the Myriad Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms, or how far you travel, you are still no more than an ant.
Every world among the heavens is a