Immortality from Taming Elephant-Chapter 338 - 176: Observer of the River of Time, Fourth Grade, Five Emperors Tribulation Body
When passing by the place where Xin Nanyan was again, Xu Guang’s steps slowed for a moment.
Xin Nanyan imparted his teachings in a way that was somewhat... bizarre.
The other party didn’t even ask his name, but directly led him into a dream, letting him learn about the two-thousand-year history of this world, and then even gave him a Qi Refining Technique that might be practiced under the gaze of the Ancient God.
Even to his own child or direct disciple, no one would do such a thing on a first meeting, right?
Either Xin Nanyan had reached the end of his resources and desperately wanted to find someone here who could go to ’Hongze’.
Or, he had other motives.
But in any case, he did impart teachings to him.
Xu Guang stood respectfully in front of the skeleton suspected to be Xin Nanyan, bowing solemnly three times.
He did not leave his name like those before him.
"I, the junior, will never forget the grace of the senior’s teachings. I wonder if the senior can tell me how to help you?"
Xu Guang stood quietly waiting.
After a long time.
A breeze blew by.
A vague voice came.
"Strive... to walk out of Hongze, tell... Purple Dipper."
Xin Nanyan never reappeared; if not for the ’Ascension to Heaven’ lingering in his mind, Xu Guang would not have thought a skeleton could revive and impart teachings to him.
Xu Guang bowed once more, then turned and left.
After Xin Nanyan mentioned something akin to a request, he actually felt relieved. Having received teachings without further demands had worried him.
Call it cautious or cowardly.
But this is only human nature; there’s no such thing as a free lunch in the world.
Luckily, the conditions Xin Nanyan raised were not something like slaying an Ancient God.
Otherwise, he truly wouldn’t be able to handle it.
However, from the time he met Xin Nanyan, it seemed he deliberately avoided mentioning the Ancient God. The matters involving the Ancient God were discovered in his dream.
Could it be...
Discussing the Ancient God here would be detected by it?
The true essence of the existence of the Ancient God, and what is its purpose for descending?
Xu Guang dared not think too much about it. Since even someone like Xin Nanyan took great care to avoid mentioning the Ancient God, he, a small figure, should not even think about it.
...
Upon exiting the valley, Zhong Baihua was confronting Ah Wei.
Xu Guang sneered, "You old dog, quite the skill you’ve got. I didn’t even notice you were trying to siphon my lifespan?"
Zhong Baihua was entangled by the vines growing from Ah Wei’s body, an invisible magnetic field lingering around Ah Wei, as if gravity and heavenly phenomena were completely altered.
He wore a bitter smile on his face.
"I was wrong, brother. I know I’m wrong, Brother Xu, please be gracious..."
Xu Guang just stood in front of Zhong Baihua, quietly staring at him.
Though the man’s intentions weren’t pure, in this place of life and death, there indeed lay hidden great opportunities.
Of course, Zhong Baihua’s talk of stimulating potential between life and death was utter nonsense!
The Ten Thousand Laws Sect had discovered this place long ago; if it truly could stimulate potential, the sect would have kept this secret and likely surpassed the Dianyin Sect, becoming the number one Daoist Sect.
It’s just that Zhong Baihua got incredibly lucky and encountered the Mysterious Bodhi Tree that sprouted inside.
He too was foolish to believe the information that claimed potential could be stimulated between life and death. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
But I can’t fully blame myself; sometimes reading too many web novels leads to this.
Now he’s curious as to what happened to that Bodhi Tree.
This time, he might as well count his misfortunes as blessings, as not only does he have hopes to break through the Fourth Grade, he’s also found a way for a Qi Refiner to continue strengthening.
He suddenly remembered something, that when he previously comprehended the path of the Nine Great Sacred Bodies, the log on his panel seemed to have updated.
He opened the panel.
Narrator?
What kind of profession is this?
Without hesitation, Xu Guang chose to take on the job.
[Successfully employed, acquired profession - Narrator]
[Name: Xu Guang]
[Professional Talent (Narrator): Silent Observation: As a Narrator, you have the power to observe from the side of the river of time. Along the river of time, bubbles may occasionally appear, containing information buried by the river, and you will faithfully record this information.]
[Skills (Narrator): None]
[Note: The Narrator cannot take any action on the river of time. You will never be able to acquire skills unless you wish to be swallowed by the river of time.]
[Next employment requires Narrator profession to be above Level 5]
Xu Guang frowned. This profession...
Why is it so peculiar, only having one talent? Never able to acquire skills? To obtain information buried by the river of time and faithfully record it?
This profession, why is it so peculiar?
The information buried by time, what is it, how to obtain it, the probability, does the information have any value to me? None of this is reflected.
’Forget it, I guess it’s going to be another profession that gathers dust for a long time.’
Xu Guang planned to first upgrade it to Level 5, see the value of the information obtained, and then decide whether to invest in it.
"Brother Xu, what are you looking at?"
Looking at Zhong Baihua, Xu Guang thought for a moment but didn’t sever ties with him. After all, due to a twist of fate, he did gain benefits.
...
On the road, the two continued to probe each other with conversation.
Zhong Baihua wanted to know what exactly Xu Guang obtained.
Xu Guang wanted to know what method Zhong Baihua used to silently borrow his lifespan to infiltrate.
The two went back and forth, equally cautious and cunning.
Xu Guang was puzzled; this old dog comes from a great sect like the Ten Thousand Laws Sect and is a genuine direct disciple. How could his nature be more cunning than some people in Jianghu?
He had seen many old silver coins, and the likes of Nan Xuan and Shi Moyun astonished him greatly.
If not for a fortuitous encounter with Shi Moyun, he really would have had no confidence in finding that person.
