Suspicions About Southern Dipper and Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan's Gossip
A headache, a nuisance...
That was what Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan and Punk Lü Yuan both agreed on after reaching that conclusion.
Because if their deduction was correct, then there was currently another transmigrator in the Ancient Immortal Cultivation Realm besides Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan.
And to pull this off, they had to be at least at the Dao Embryo stage or above-
As for why the possibility of a fellow transmigrator being around was a headache rather than a pleasant surprise, that hardly needed explaining.
And that was what concerned them.
Considering the worst possible outcome, Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan fell silent and thought for a moment before asking Punk Lü Yuan what he thought:
"Then, if that really is the case, do you think He knows I exist?"
"Or is the immortal actually..."
Hearing the question, Punk Lü Yuan slowly sat down at ease in the surroundings modeled after the plaza downstairs.
He too paused for a long time before answering.
"That's almost impossible to verify. After all, we know too little right now, and we can't rule out any possibility for the time being-"
"But if I had to say, I'd lean toward the immortal not being the one."
Having given his judgment, Punk Lü Yuan explained his reasoning. "After all, He was able to give you an Immortal Book that drew in even a Golden Core True Lord, and make a prophecy that you would surely form a Dao Embryo..."
"If He really is a fellow transmigrator, with a cultivation level that must be above the Dao Embryo stage, why would He need to push the Ancient Immortal Cultivation Realm into its current state?"
"Surely He isn't like a certain turtle, doing it just for fun?"
Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan thought about it and agreed. Judging by the bearing he had witnessed when the book was bestowed beneath the tree that day,
no matter how he looked at it, the "immortal" wouldn't be like the Azure Mysterious Lord, who had committed every evil imaginable, in the webnovel he had read in his previous life.
"Then, if we rule out the immortal, the most suspicious one is [Southern Dipper], the First Manifest Under Heaven."
Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan pondered for a while, then spoke softly. "At least, from what I currently know of the cultivation world from Liu Bang, only He, with His boundless immortal might, could be the one behind all this."
Punk Lü Yuan nodded. "Right, he's the most suspicious, so that brings us back to your first question."
"Namely-does He know you exist?"
"No, that's not how I should put it. If He really is the one behind all this,"
"then He should have known you existed back when the Immortal Book drew in Liu Bang, who might be your biological father."
Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan didn't deny it. It was a very reasonable guess. "So the more accurate question is, does He know I'm a transmigrator?"
At that, the two looked at each other. After each pondering for a minute, they gave their thoughts at the same time.
Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan: "He probably doesn't know."
Punk Lü Yuan: "Either is possible. That's the answer."
Neither was particularly surprised to hear the other's answer.
After all, it was perfectly normal for them to disagree, so Punk Lü Yuan raised a hand, signaling Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan to explain first.
Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan didn't waste time. He spoke according to his own thinking. "Assuming that the First Manifest Under Heaven is the one behind all this, then if He knew I was a transmigrator, He should at least have tried to stop Liu Bang."
"After all, although I don't know why He's doing all this, letting a variable like me, who knows the course of history He's driving forward, come into contact with Liu Bang like that"
"could very well cause some unexpected change to everything He's set in motion, couldn't it?"
Having said that, Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan looked at Punk Lü Yuan and waited for his opinion. But Punk Lü Yuan didn't reason it out as he had, saying only a few words in all.
"The immortal bestowed the book-" That was his answer. Brief as it was, Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan understood what he meant.
Because the immortal's bestowal of the book had happened to him when he knew little about cultivation, he had never felt any horror or lingering fear over it from beginning to end.
But if he told Liu Bang or the other high-level cultivators about it, surely it would frighten them into a cold sweat.
Especially [Southern Dipper] Himself.
He was at Dao Embryo Peak, according to Liu Bang, and the First Manifest Under Heaven in the Ancient Immortal Cultivation Realm for nearly a thousand years!
Yet one day, out of the blue, an immortal whose cultivation was above the Dao Embryo stage had appeared without a sound and bestowed an Immortal Book upon Lü Yuan...
In those circumstances, even if he knew Lü Yuan was a transmigrator, would He dare make a rash move?
"Of course."
Punk Lü Yuan interrupted Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan's train of thought and shrugged. "Whether that fellow transmigrator is actually [Southern Dipper] remains to be seen from your future investigations."
"Right now, these are all just our guesses. It's too early to jump to conclusions."
"But in any case, since an immortal bestowed a book on you, at least for now you don't need to worry about a fellow transmigrator shooting you in the back."
Indeed, with the immortal's bestowal and the Immortal Book protecting him, he didn't really need to worry too much about the threat of a fellow transmigrator.
"But this is still a puzzle that makes us unable to hold back from wanting an answer immediately, especially for us-"
That said, Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan thought it over and sighed.
"Forget it. There's no rushing this. I'll consider it again when my cultivation is higher and I've seen more of the world."
Punk Lü Yuan was very satisfied with that answer. He had been afraid Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan would grow so anxious over it that he would live in constant fear, unable to bear the uncertainty.
After Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan finished with his topic, Punk Lü Yuan began talking about his own recent experiences.
There wasn't much to say about them, really. He simply reported his cultivation progress and his advances in Law Techniques, swordsmanship, and talisman arts.
Of course, he also wove accounts of his daily experiences into his story for Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan.
There was so little entertainment on his side that he was bored enough to listen to even these things with relish.
"Speaking of which, how are things progressing between you and that girl?" Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan suddenly asked.
"What progress... oh, you mean Lin Qi?" Punk Lü Yuan was taken aback at first, but then realized who he meant.
"About Lin Qi, haven't I made myself clear? Right now I'm keeping her on the hook with the Spirit Stone Vouchers I have, while helping her build up her account and giving her a taste of the benefits..."
"Once school starts, as the pressure of cultivation and everything else mounts, I expect she'll soon become financially dependent on me."
"Then I can officially start squeezing her dry and using PUA on her. Surely the accumulated resources of someone with Purple Mansion, Two Divine Abilities can give me quite a few surprises..."
"Stop-"
Punk Lü Yuan was abruptly cut off in the middle of his account.
After listening to him ramble on with such a pile of useless information, Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan could hardly bear to watch.
"You've already told me all that, so of course I know. But who asked you about that? I'm asking how things are progressing romantically between you two."
Romantically...
Meeting Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan's gossip-hungry gaze, Punk Lü Yuan raised an eyebrow.
"Could you stop acting like a gossiping old woman? Besides, what kind of progress could she and I have made in that regard? We're only eight, you know-"
Ancient Cultivator Lü Yuan smiled with interest.
"I don't think either of you has the right to say you're eight when one of you is probably in his late twenties mentally and the other is over a hundred."