Inside the palace.
Dongguan looked through the information again.
Summoning "Tianqi" had been his request.
But at the same time, it had also been brought about by Tianqi's own achievements.
Getting his name to reach the ears of a Universe Master was an accomplishment in itself.
After all, once Dongguan had left the infant at the orphanage entrance, he had never paid attention to him again, and that neglect had been deliberate.
In fact, this had also been a test for the Sacred Number Civilization.
Could a child who was a blank slate, with nothing accumulated from a previous generation, grow into his own?
This was an inspiration he had drawn from Lord Xuxing and True Shadow Venerable.
Although he had no memories, Tianqi possessed a trace of Dongguan's soul essence, which meant they shared similarities.
It was hard to say what would happen beyond Immortal, but before reaching World Lord, Tianqi had the potential to cultivate on his own.
Of course, it was also possible that someone who originally had potential would take the "Eternity Ones" path, damaging that potential and ultimately failing to reach that point.
But that possibility had not come to pass, which also showed that, at the very least, people would not be forced to become "Eternity Ones."
That "Eternity Ones" path was actually something of an aberration.
However, because Dongguan himself hoped the Sacred Number Civilization would not abandon the technological path, yet could not deny the longing for longer lives among those who devoted their energy to technological research, he considered himself unable to resolve this issue.
To be honest, even if those pursuing research could take the "Eternity Ones" path, they still needed to redeem it themselves.
There were two methods. One was to research the technology themselves, decipher the Eternity Ones