Chapter 1608 Past Events in Heavenly Palace

Ye Bufan said, "Dad, let bygones be bygones. This isn't your fault."

"Little Fan is right. Let bygones be bygones. From now on, our family will be happy together."

Changsun Dongju said, "By the way, Brother Tian, how did you come here? And how did you become a princess of the Heavenly Palace?"

"This…"

Hearing this question, Lin Zhentian's old face flushed. He hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "Changsun Qiulan showed me that fake DNA report. I was confused for a moment, felt utterly disheartened, and left the Imperial Capital alone.

According to my thoughts at the time, I wanted to escape the Mortal World and become a monk. But on the way, I suddenly met an old man. He said my Physique was extremely special and suitable to be his Disciple, and asked if I was willing.

At that time, I thought about it. Cultivating and becoming a monk were not too different. In short, both meant leaving the Imperial Capital and the troubles of the Mortal World, so I followed him."

Changsun Dongju said in surprise, "Brother Tian, was that person not a swindler? You were already in your early twenties at that time, and it seemed too late to Cultivate."

Ye Bufan, however, had a different view. With his father's current cultivation, it proved that the old man was definitely not a swindler.

Indeed, Lin Zhentian shook his head: "Not a swindler. Later, I found out that my Master was Wei Wuyai, the current Palace Master of the Heavenly Palace."

Changsun Dongju asked again, "Oh! If that's the case, why did he take you as a Disciple? Don't people usually start Cultivating Martial Dao from a young age?"

Lin Zhentian said, "I didn't think that much at the time. I directly followed Master to the Heavenly Palace, and only later did I realize that Master's lifespan was nearing its end.

The old man said my Physique was special, not that I was a Martial Dao Genius, but rather that I was most suitable for the灌顶 (Empowerment) method.

After going up the mountain, Master helped me adjust my Physique. Three days later, he performed the Empowerment Great Law, passing on his entire cultivation to me."

Ye Bufan suddenly understood. He had heard Situ Changkong mention before that Wei Wuyai, the founder of the Heavenly Palace, was a legendary figure. He never expected him to become his father's Master.

This also explained why his father, who started Cultivating halfway through his life, could possess such formidable cultivation. It turned out to be all from the Empowerment Legacy.

"There's such a thing, Brother Tian, your luck is truly too good."

Changsun Dongju was extremely excited, genuinely happy for her man, and then asked resentfully, "But after so many years, didn't you ever think of going back to see me and understand what really happened?

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"Well, to be honest, I haven't left the Heavenly Palace for so many years."

Lin Zhentian explained somewhat awkwardly, "Although my Physique is extremely suitable for Empowerment Legacy, I couldn't fully accept Master's cultivation. At that time, I only inherited about 70%.

Even so, it took me three full years to completely comprehend it.

Before Master passed away, he specifically instructed me to diligently Cultivate and strive to improve my cultivation, so that I could cope with future crises, ensure the safety of the Heavenly Palace, and the peace of China.

So for all these years, I have been diligently Cultivating, doing my best to improve my cultivation.

It's just that the path of Martial Dao is truly too difficult. After twenty years of diligent cultivation, I have only just advanced from the Early Stage of the Emperor Realm to the Middle Stage of the Emperor Realm, which is still an unattainable distance from Master's former Great Perfection of the Emperor Realm."

Upon hearing him say this, Changsun Dongju no longer pursued the matter.

Ye Bufan asked somewhat puzzled, "Senior Wei Wuyai has been famous for many years. Even when he took you as a Disciple, he should have been over a hundred years old. After so many years, did he not have any Disciples? Why did he only take you in when his lifespan was nearing its end?"

As a Legacy holder of the Ancient Medical Sect, he naturally knew that the best way to Cultivate Martial Dao was to start from a young age, and this kind of Empowerment Legacy was not the optimal choice.

Firstly, the Empowerment Legacy method itself is extremely rare, and not many people know about it.

Secondly, one needs to find a suitable Disciple, and such a suitable Physique is one in ten thousand.

Even if found, one cannot inherit 100% of the Legacy. There will definitely be losses in between, and the risk is extremely high. If there is even a slight mistake, both people will face the end of having their forms and spirits annihilated.

Even if, like his father, one safely and smoothly inherited the Legacy, it still limited the potential for improvement. Further improvement becomes doubly difficult, which is why his father Cultivated for many years and only advanced one Rank.

"Master told me about this before he passed away…"

Lin Zhentian began to recount, "He had taken a Disciple a long time ago, and he was extremely satisfied. He had very high Aptitude and had already reached the Martial Saint Realm fifty years ago.

However, as time went on, he gradually discovered that this person's character was corrupt. He would do anything for his own selfish gain.

Whatever he wanted, he would get it by any means necessary, completely disregarding justice and fairness.

Master naturally knew this wouldn't do. How could such a character govern the Heavenly Palace?

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How could he protect China!

Later, he tried every possible way to teach him, but that person only agreed superficially and actually did not change at all, until later, in order to seize a thousand-year-old ginseng, he even destroyed a small School.

It was then that Master became furious and directly expelled him from the School.

Originally, the old man wanted to cripple that person's cultivation, but he couldn't resist the other party's bitter pleas. After all, there was so many years of Master-Disciple affection, and he finally softened his heart.

He only made the other party swear to stay away from China and never step foot there again for the rest of his life."

Ye Bufan shook his head: "Senior Wei was foolish! This is letting a tiger return to the mountain, with endless future troubles."

Lin Zhennan sighed and said, "Yes, after that person left, Master regretted it a bit. If he were still alive, he could suppress him, but once he passed away, that person would probably make a comeback, and it would be a disaster for China.

But it was too late to regret. That person was already nowhere to be found. To eliminate this hidden danger, Master searched everywhere for Disciples with good Aptitude, preparing to take another Disciple, hoping that in the future, he could inherit the Heavenly Palace's foundation and continue to protect China.

It was a pity that he was disappointed. He searched for decades but couldn't find a suitable Disciple until his lifespan was nearing its end and he met me.

When he passed away, he left two last wishes: first, that I should seal the news of his death and not announce it to the outside world.

Second, that I should seize every moment to Cultivate diligently and improve my cultivation as much as possible.

Because although that person's character was corrupt, he was extremely talented in Cultivating. Decades ago, he was already a Martial Saint Rank expert. How terrifying he is now is unimaginable."

Ye Bufan nodded. Wei Wuyai's move could be considered locking the stable door after the horse has bolted, but it was unknown if it would be effective.

He asked, "Did Senior Wei ever mention that person's name?"

Lin Zhentian said, "He did. That person's name is Feng Qianli."

"Feng Qianli? I don't seem to have heard that name."

Ye Bufan frowned, trying to recall. He had been in the Western world for so long and had come into contact with top-tier experts, but he had never heard of anyone named Feng Qianli.

Lin Zhentian said, "It's normal that you haven't heard of him. Later, Master also searched for him for a long time, but there was no news at all. This person seemed to have vanished into thin air.

Logically speaking, with his character and ability, he should not be able to control his desires and would stir up trouble wherever he went, but for some reason, he just disappeared."