The elderly Song Que passed the Eight Heavenly Blade Techniques to the Desolate Heaven Emperor, then died of old age

"But what did that have to do with me?"

Shi Hao had merely sent his consciousness into the Myriad Worlds Chat Group to take a look and saw that Group Leader Great Immortal Divine Charlatan was pulling the wool over the eyes of Song Que, who had just joined the group.

Shi Hao wasn't very interested, so he couldn't be bothered to keep reading the chat messages.

Shi Hao continued drinking beast milk.

"Gurgle... glug..."

He became an emotionless beast-milk-drinking machine. Seeing the skill points on his [Beast Milk System] panel increase was enough to satisfy him!

But-

Shi Hao wasn't interested in Group Leader Great Immortal Divine Charlatan pulling the wool over Song Que's eyes.

Song Que, who had just joined the group, was very interested in Shi Hao, though!

So Song Que @mentioned Shi Hao in the Myriad Worlds Chat Group.

Shi Hao was a little surprised to receive a notification from the Myriad Worlds Chat Group that someone had @mentioned him. Who was it?

He sent his consciousness into the Myriad Worlds Chat Group to check.

Myriad Worlds Chat Group, chat interface:

Heavenly Blade Song Que @Desolate Heaven Emperor: "Future Heaven Emperor, are you interested in learning my blade techniques?"

Heavenly Blade Song Que: "Though all my strength combined might not measure up to yours at five or six years old, I'm very confident in my blade techniques. They have already reached the pinnacle of blade arts."

Heavenly Blade Song Que: "Well? Will you learn them?"

Group leader Great Immortal Li: "You want the Desolate Heaven Emperor to learn your blade techniques?"

Heavenly Blade Song Que: "Group leader, is that not possible? I'm already over ninety, and I have one regret left in this life: I haven't been able to pass down all my blade techniques."

Heavenly Blade Song Que: "If the future Heaven Emperor could learn my blade techniques..."

Song Que stated his intention outright!

The Song Que who had joined the Myriad Worlds Chat Group was not the young Song Que, but an elderly one.

This Song Que who had joined the Myriad Worlds Chat Group was already over ninety. He had a premonition that his allotted time was nearly up. After joining the Myriad Worlds Chat Group, Song Que had been thoroughly bamboozled by Group Leader Great Immortal Divine Charlatan and successfully convinced that Group Leader Great Immortal Divine Charlatan was indeed extraordinary.

But Song Que himself was nearly dead of old age, so he asked Group Leader Great Immortal Divine Charlatan whether he had a way to extend his life.

But Group Leader Great Immortal Divine Charlatan was just an ordinary person himself. What the hell did he know about extending someone's life? He could only fob Song Que off with bullshit about lifespans being determined by heaven and the like.

Song Que lost interest in Group Leader Great Immortal Divine Charlatan.

When a man was nearly dead of old age, what else could he think about?

Song Que did, however, read through the Myriad Worlds Chat Group's chat history with great interest. Afterward, he became interested in the group's "Desolate Heaven Emperor"!

He thought that if the blade techniques he had created over his lifetime could be inherited by a future Heaven Emperor, just imagining it was exciting and delightful!

Song Que was a man for whom "there was nothing beyond the blade." He had spent his entire life pursuing the ultimate heights of the blade!

Song Que had also given guidance to many young martial arts geniuses, but unfortunately, not one of them had been able to inherit all his blade techniques.

His blade techniques were simply far, far too difficult!

If I could get the future Heaven Emperor to learn my blade techniques...

Myriad Worlds Chat Group, chat interface:

Desolate Heaven Emperor: "Sure!"

Shi Hao knew how formidable Song Que was.

Song Que was offering him blade techniques for free. How could Shi Hao possibly refuse?

He'd be a fool to turn down something free.

Heavenly Blade Song Que @group leader Great Immortal Li: "Look, group leader, the Desolate Heaven Emperor himself says he'll learn my blade techniques."

Heavenly Blade Song Que: "Group Leader Great Immortal, I trust you know what my blade techniques are like. The Desolate Heaven Emperor in this chat group is only three years old. There's no harm in him learning my blade techniques, is there?"

Group leader Great Immortal Li: "He can indeed learn them."

Heavenly Blade Song Que: "Desolate Heaven Emperor, my blade techniques are the fruit of my life's work! I'll pass them on to you now! I hope you can learn them all!"

[Group notification: Group member Heavenly Blade Song Que has sent the file "Eight Heavenly Blade Techniques" to group member Desolate Heaven Emperor.]

[Group notification: Group member Desolate Heaven Emperor has received the file "Eight Heavenly Blade Techniques" sent by group member Heavenly Blade Song Que.]

Heavenly Blade Song Que: "There, Desolate Heaven Emperor, you can see all my blade techniques now, can't you?"

Desolate Heaven Emperor: "Yes. Thank you for passing your blade techniques on to me."

Heavenly Blade Song Que: "No need to thank me. If you're truly grateful, then carry my blade techniques forward and make them flourish!"

Heavenly Blade Song Que: "Before I die, to be able to pass the blade techniques I've spent my life on to a future Heaven Emperor in this wondrous chat group..."

Song Que never finished sending his message.

Because-

[Group notification: Group member Heavenly Blade Song Que has died.]

Desolate Heaven Emperor: "Group Leader Great Immortal, how did Song Que die? This... what do we do?"

The group leader, Great Immortal Li Xiang, was dumbfounded too, because Song Que had suddenly died!

And...

The Song Que who had joined the Myriad Worlds Chat Group was over ninety!

The martial arts of Song Que's world didn't do much to extend one's lifespan!

In that case-

Group leader Great Immortal Li @Desolate Heaven Emperor: "Shi Hao! Don't panic. Song Que died of old age!"

Group leader Great Immortal Li: "He was probably too old, and after joining my Myriad Worlds Chat Group and passing his blade techniques on to you, a future Heaven Emperor, he got excited and passed away."

Zhang Sanfeng: "Song Que lived to be over ninety and, before his death, was able to pass the fruits of his martial arts labors on to a future Heaven Emperor. I suppose he died peacefully of old age with his wish fulfilled!"

Zhang Sanfeng: "I, this old Daoist, am a hundred years old this year too. Alas, what a pity that there's no one to inherit all my martial arts."

Zhang Sanfeng @Desolate Heaven Emperor: "How about it, Your Majesty the future Desolate Heaven Emperor? Why don't you learn my martial arts too?"

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