Hearing this, Xu Taiping froze on the spot.
A moment later, he immediately asked the Old Daoist:
"Please enlighten me, Elder!"
The Old Daoist turned to glance at Xu Taiping and gave a sly smile:
"Little Taiping, although your parents, like your grandfather, were mere mortal bones, as ordinary as ordinary could be."
"Your experiences from birth to being adopted by Xu Zhian were truly heart-stopping, full of strange twists and turns."
Just as Xu Taiping was about to ask him to elaborate, the Old Daoist raised a hand to stop him, then looked at him with a smile:
"If you and I survive this Heaven-Treading Contest, I will tell you that past without leaving out a single word."
"Otherwise, what use would knowing it be?"
Although Xu Taiping was brimming with curiosity, he still nodded firmly and said:
"You're right, Elder!"
The Old Daoist chuckled and said without looking back:
"When the time comes, you'd better have Hidden Immortal Wine ready. Without good wine, even the most wonderful story has no flavor in the telling."
Xu Taiping smiled as well:
"As much as you can drink!"
Boom...!!
Almost at the same moment, accompanied by an ear-piercing burst, a blinding pillar of light descended from the sky and slammed straight toward the ground.
This time, the pillar landed right beside Xu Taiping.
"Sister Lingyue, congratula..."
Just as Xu Taiping thought Sister Lingyue would be the chosen one, he discovered that the person enveloped in the golden light was neither Fairy Lingyue nor Lin Buyu, but Lin Buyan, who stood beside Lin Buyu!
Xu Taiping asked in bewilderment:
"Why is it you?"
The others beside him were equally puzzled.
Even Lin Buyan herself looked bewildered:
"I'm not afraid of this Heaven-Treading journey, but surely... it shouldn't be my turn?"
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