I Can See Through All Things' Information Chapter 1372 - 834: Gathering Storm
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"Potian Taoist Patriarch?" Yu Jian's soul quivered upon catching Lu Qing's words. "What sparks Your Excellency's curiosity in the matters concerning our Sect’s fifth-generation patriarch?"
A flicker of astonishment crossed the face of the white-robed woman and Qing Xii, who hadn't anticipated Lu Qing's question on this topic.
"So, Potian Taoist serves as your sect's fifth-generation patriarch—my apologies for the ignorance," Lu Qing noted with realization.
"The Sky-breaking Sword Sect boasts an ancient lineage, yet merely the founding ancestor and the third-generation one carried the name ’Potian’. Our founding ancestor departed this life soon after founding the sect; thus, I presume Your Excellency isn't referring to him."
Yu Jian answered with deep respect.
One detail he left unsaid was that, during its early days, the Sky-breaking Sword Sect amounted to little more than a minor group, barely registering amid the endless starry expanse.
The founding ancestor's cultivation level wasn't notably advanced—he had merely attained the Primordial Spirit Five Tribulations prior to his demise.
It was solely through the guidance of the fifth-generation patriarch that the sect ascended to true glory.
Yu Jian felt certain that someone of Lu Qing's formidable power wouldn't fixate on the founding ancestor; clearly, it was the fifth-generation figure in question.
"I understand now. This isn't a weighty issue. Simply put, I happened upon a sword dao legacy that Senior Potian Taoist once bestowed by accident. I merely sought to confirm if that Potian Taoist matches your sect’s fifth-generation patriarch."
"The Sky-breaking Sword Qi that Your Excellency employs—now it all makes sense," Yu Jian grasped at last.
Previously, he had wondered in confusion how Lu Qing mastered such refined Sky-breaking Sword Qi, surpassing even the sect's elite disciples in proficiency.
Should the man have gained the fifth-generation patriarch's external legacy, such skill posed no mystery.
After all, among the sect's top ten vital sword dao legacies, five hailed directly from the fifth-generation patriarch's creation.
"That confirms it then. The sword dao legacy in your possession likely stems from our sect’s fifth-generation patriarch's deliberate placement.
Our fifth-generation patriarch relished wandering the vast universe and often scattered fateful chances across diverse realms for destined souls."
"The sword dao legacy you came by must represent one of those chances the fifth-generation patriarch prepared," Yu Jian clarified.
"Then, I am indebted to your Sky-breaking Sword Sect. Might I inquire about the present location of your fifth-generation patriarch?" Lu Qing pressed further.
Curiosity about Potian Taoist lingered strongly within him.
In truth, this figure ranked among the earliest Primordial Spirit Realm powerhouses Lu Qing had ever crossed paths with.
Though witnessed only through the illusory realm of the legacy, the awe it inspired echoed sharply in his recollections still.
He burned with desire to uncover the realm and might now wielded by that legendary entity from more than a hundred thousand years past.
"Should Your Excellency seek details on the fifth-generation patriarch, regretfully, disappointment awaits."
Yu Jian stated: "Sky-breaking Sword Sect annals record that roughly seventy to eighty thousand years back, following his final journey abroad, the fifth-generation patriarch failed to return home.
Subsequent searches by our other ancestors across numerous regions turned up nothing.
Hence, even the Sky-breaking Sword Sect remains ignorant of the fifth-generation patriarch's location."
"Seventy to eighty thousand years without a whisper?"
Shock gripped Lu Qing. Such an outcome lay beyond his expectations—perhaps...
"It's nothing like what you suspect," Yu Jian seemed to pierce Lu Qing's mind and hastened to elaborate, "The fifth-generation patriarch’s soul lamp endures unquenched. Yet, his precise position eludes us entirely.
Attempts with inter-domain message talismans or sect's hidden summoning arts draw no reply from him."
"Quite so, the abrupt vanishing of the fifth-generation patriarch endures as an enduring enigma for the Sky-breaking Sword Sect,"
At that moment, the white-robed woman joined the discourse.
"Legends claim Senior Potian Taoist's prowess back then defied measurement, cresting at the Unity Realm's pinnacle—the mightiest across neighboring Immortal Domains."
"Yet, after that solitary voyage, he faded from sight, his destination unknown to all."
"Without his absence, vile groups such as the Black and White Temple and Pavilion of the Enchanting Immortal could never have grown so unchecked; Potian Taoist abhorred wickedness fiercely and would have eradicated them ages ago!"
"Exactly!" Yu Jian bobbed his head vigorously. "During the era when the fifth-generation patriarch presided, the Black and White Temple lingered as a mere secondary faction. Only millennia after his vanishing did it surge forth as the dread demon path entity it forms today."
"I hadn't realized such hidden depths existed," Lu Qing seemed to gain sudden insight.
Deep down, he mused that it aligned perfectly with his suspicions.
Potian Taoist had truly contended with the Suan Ni, having scaled to the Unity Realm's apex seventy to eighty thousand years prior.
Per Yu Jian's account, though vanished, Potian Taoist yet drew breath.
Across countless ages since, his cultivation must have delved into realms of even greater, incomprehensible depth.
"I've long held profound respect for Senior Potian Taoist, but to think I'll lack the fortune of meeting him," Lu Qing voiced his sorrow.
"The Sky-breaking Sword Sect persists in hunting for traces of the fifth-generation patriarch, yet alas, over tens of thousands of years scouring the stars, we've gleaned no clue to his fate,"
Yu Jian echoed the sigh.
The fifth-generation patriarch's disappearance stood as the profoundest sorrow for their Sky-breaking Sword Sect.
With the fifth-generation patriarch present, fiends and demons in this cosmic region would have faced swift annihilation.
At these words, a stir arose in Lu Qing's mind.
Across tens of thousands of years, the Sky-breaking Sword Sect's cosmic hunts yielded no sign of Potian Taoist, hinting he might have departed this realm altogether.
Elsewise, his prolonged absence from the sect defies reason.
"Does it parallel Gui Xu Taoist's case, ascending to the Upper Realm for unknown causes?" Lu Qing pondered silently.
He withheld this theory aloud, opting instead to clasp his hands and declare, "My gratitude to fellow Daoists for the warning; I'll tread warily against the Black and White Temple."
"Given your strength, provided you stay within the Heavenly Origin Great World, even if the Black and White Temple unleashes its full demonic horde, they'll find no way to harm you,"
The white-robed woman offered what seemed a pointed caution.
From overhearing Lu Qing's exchange with Yu Jian, her belief in his alignment with the Righteous path strengthened further.
Therefore, she yearned all the more for Lu Qing to evade the Black and White Temple's insidious plots.
"Appreciated, Senior, for your counsel."
Lu Qing offered thanks without committing to lingering in the Heavenly Origin Great World.
Once the white-robed woman departed alongside Qing Xii and Yu Jian, Lu Qing lifted his eyes skyward, gaze piercing keenly.
He had earlier guessed that the Black and White Temple might dispatch mighty experts to ambush him beyond. The woman's presence validated that hunch, bolstering his assurance.
"Six projected Unity Realm powerhouses—truly, they rate me highly."
He drew back his stare, composure settling over Lu Qing anew.
The instant after, his form dissolved into nothingness, reentering the subterranean cave mansion.