[Heavenly Court, events of a bygone epoch, the elder's identity]

["An interesting junior." His voice was low.]

[You hurriedly bowed. "Thank you for saving my life, senior."]

[He nodded slightly, his expression calm. "It is time we talked."]

[You weighed your words, then cupped your fists and asked:]

["May I ask, senior... why have you deigned to remain here?"]

[The question was tactful, but its heart was clear: What exactly do you want from me?]

["My purpose..." The elder's gaze shifted slightly. An intangible perception swept over your entire body, as though probing for something.]

["Naturally, I have one. But it may not be a bad thing for you."]

[His brows suddenly drew together slightly, as though he had discovered something unusual:]

["I never examined it closely before, but looking again now... I actually cannot see through the origins of the [Heaven and Earth Wonder] you use? Truly astonishing."]

[You were not surprised.]

[Chen Qingyan had once said something similar.]

[This [Heaven and Earth Wonder], generated directly by the Talent [Beloved Object], seemed to possess some innate ability to veil the workings of heaven.]

[Every time you used [Beloved Object] in a simulation, you obtained that same ancient-looking bead. It was called a [Heaven and Earth Wonder], but you had never discerned anything about its origins either!]

[Generally, [Heaven and Earth Wonders] had attributes, granting considerable benefits to those who refined them under particular conditions.]

[The same applied when cultivating related spellcraft: gaining initial mastery was easier for them than for other cultivators.]

[Yet after so many simulations (you had chosen memories in the first two), you still had not discovered any advantages offered by this [Heaven and Earth Wonder]...]

[Still, you did not particularly care. As long as it was safe, that was enough. For everything else, you could rely on your [essence] at [ninefold limit-breaking].]

[Whether in cultivating