The Prodigies War

Chapter 1419 Visiting Lone Man

Chapter 1419 Visiting Lone Man

Under the gaze of the mysterious woman, Lin Xun shook his head.

“I’ll leave this for later.” He looked calm. There was no unwillingness or any other emotion in his expression.

His path had to be taken one step at a time. After learning that the only way to solve the mystery behind his own identity was to set foot on the Ancient Nebula Road, Lin Xun knew that he must not rush!

He was not yet a Saint nor was he ready to tread the Ancient Nebula Road, and there were still a lot of things to do.

Meanwhile, what this Omega Secret-Realm concerned was just too important!

Because of this treasure, his mother, Luo Qingxun, had been seen as a traitor and hunted down so many years ago, then exiled to this world with her bloodline power destroyed.

This secret-realm would play an extremely crucial part if Lin Xun wished to learn about what had happened back then. Therefore, he naturally could not tolerate the possibility of being rejected by the Omega Door.

Right now, he wasn't sure if he could push open this door, so he’d rather not go and do so in order to maintain a firm grasp on the Omega Secret-Realm.

As long as it was still there, then sooner or later, he would have an opportunity to open this door!

The mysterious woman was stunned by Lin Xun’s decision. From what she knew about his personality and firm mindset, she had thought that he would choose to push the door without hesitation.

The fact that he didn’t made her feel a little disappointed inside, But immediately, the disappointment was replaced by approval. "Knowing when to stop is a kind of great wisdom."

Lin Xun laughed with self-deprecation, "You praised me too highly, Senior. I just feel that pushing the door right now is a bit presumptuous.”

The mysterious woman had only thought that Lin Xun might have a chance to be able to push open the Omega Door, but after hearing him say this, she believed that his chances were actually very high!

Even if this was something that would happen in the future, she already started to anticipate it.

It was simply a near-impossible miracle that a young Supreme King could peer into the ‘something from nothing’ realm and break through the karmic obstacle of ‘knock at the heart and ask for the truth.’ This had already given her quite a surprise.

How could she not look forward to the day when Lin Xun pushed open the Omega Door?

......

Mind Cleansing Peak, Lin Clan.

After over twenty days, Lin Xun came out of his seclusion.

"Young Master, during your seclusion, our clan...” Lin Zhong appeared, wanting to report on the recent situation of the Lin Clan.

Lin Xun interrupted him with a smile, "Uncle Zhong, there's no need to report these things to me from now on.”

Lin Zhong was stunned.

Lin Xun explained, "I’m bound to leave within ten years. It’s time for the Lin Clan to elect the next leader."

Only then did Lin Zhong understand. He said with a complicated expression, "I see, Young Master. I will definitely look after the Lin Clan!"

Then, he remembered something and said, "By the way, Miss Jingxuan dropped by a while ago and said that she wanted to see you at the palace after you came out of seclusion."

Lin Xun was surprised. "Has something troublesome happened again in the empire recently?"

Lin Zhong shook his head. “None that I know of.”

Lin Xun thought for a bit and nodded.

......

Imperial Palace, Qianyuan Hall.

“Lin Xun, you’ve finally come.”

Seeing Lin Xun arrive, Zhao Jingxuan got up from her desk with a smile. She welcomed him into the hall and led him to his seat before personally pouring him a cup of tea.

The maids and guards in the hall were taken aback. There were rumors that Her Highness and the leader of the Lin Clan had a good relationship, but they didn’t expect it to be this intimate.

Can it be that they’re...

The thoughts of the maids and guards couldn't help but roam.

"All of you shall step down now." Zhao Jingxuan waved her hand and dismissed them. When only she and Lin Xun were left in the hall, she took out a jade slip and handed it to him. "These are some of Lu Boya’s deeds. He is definitely not a simple person. Just take a look at it and you'll understand."

Lin Xun received the jade slip and carefully read it.

Before long, his expression changed.

The pieces of information recorded in were all very brief, recording only a few things, but every single one was extremely astonishing.

He had established the empire’s Divine Workshop. The various standard rune battleships developed there had all been constructed based on the rune knowledge taught by Lu Boya himself.

In short, he was the founder of the Divine Workshop and had been referred to as Elder Lu back then.

In addition to this, Lu Boya had also started the Rune Master Association, the founders of which were a group of rune grandmasters personally selected and led by him.

He had also been involved in the founding of Qinglu Academy. By the great emperor’s decree, Lu Boya had joined hands with the principal and built this number one academy of the Ziyao Empire.

‘Qing’ represented the last name of the principal, and ‘Lu’ represented the last name of Lu Boya.

The system of employing talents for the empire through prefectural, provincial, and national exams had also been compiled and formulated by Lu Boya before being implemented and promoted by the great emperor.

At the same time, the establishment of the Dark Night Sacred Hall and Blood Kill Camp, and the assessment system for rune masters were all more or less related to the name Lu Boya!

Reading all this, even Lin Xun was astonished.

He had expected that Mister Lu had left footprints in the empire, but he didn't expect that there would be so many of them, and that his influence on the empire would be so far-reaching!

Whether it was the Divine Workshop, the Qinglu Academy, the Rune Master Association, the Dark Night Sacred Hall, or Blood Kill Camp, they were all important divisions of the empire that influenced its whole power structure.

Who would dare to believe that Lu Boya had a hand in all of them?

Even the creation of such a wonder like the rune armaments, which had been widely promoted in the empire, had come from the wisdom of Lu Boya!

Only now did Lin Xun finally understand why the power structure of the lower world was so different from that in the Ancient Wasteland Domain.

In the latter, there were many ancient dao lineages and countless clans.

But there were no empires like the Ziyao Empire. There was also no Divine Workshop, Rune Master Association, nor were there various rune battleships and armaments.

It could be said that while the Ziyao Empire was extremely inconspicuous, being located in the lower plane that was far from a match to the Ancient Wasteland Domain, it was able to develop and demonstrate a different type of cultivation structure.

This, without a doubt, was inextricably linked to Lu Boya.

And why was he able to do this?

Apart from the fact that he himself was a terrifying existence of the Quasi-Emperor stage, it was also because he didn't come from the lower world or the Ancient Wasteland Domain at all. Instead he had come from the other side of the starry sky!

"All of this information has been sealed in the imperial treasury and is extremely scattered. If you hadn't asked me to collect it, then I wouldn't have believed that this Mister Lu would be so formidable," said Zhao Jingxuan as she took a seat, her voice carrying admiration.

"He created so many great things for the empire, yet always kept a low profile. Truly an admirable character." Lin Xun smiled wryly. "Not to mention you, even I didn’t know these things."

"It's just that not a single bit of information about his origin and or anything else could be found, it's like a blank slate." Zhao Jingxuan frowned. "It’s just abnormal for someone to do so many things for the empire and still remain unknown."

“I was raised by him, but it's only now that I am learning about these things. It's indeed very abnormal, but...I know why," said Lin Xun.

“You do?” Zhao Jingxuan was surprised.

"It's complicated. In a nutshell, he hid his identity and covered up things about himself just so he wouldn’t be discovered by his enemies," sighed Lin Xun.

“Enemies?” Zhao Jingxuan became more and more stunned.

“Yeah. I’ll tell you all about this in the future. Right now, I still haven’t figured it all out yet and only have some speculations,” said Lin Xun.

Zhao Jingxuan nodded. Knowing Lin Xun, he wouldn’t keep it from her and would speak when the time came.

She moved onto the next topic. "By the way, I had the Ninth Prince and his mother imprisoned in the imperial tomb. How do you...plan to dispose of them?"

Lin Xun frowned a little, then looked at Zhao Jingxuan. "One of them is your half-brother and the other is your father's concubine, so it’s improper for me to decide this. How about...we just wait for your father to return and leave it to him."

A smile bloomed on Zhao Jingxuan's stunning face. "I know you don’t want to put me in a tight spot, but you don't have to be so careful at all. Whatever you wish, I'll do it for you."

Lin Xun smiled. “Forget it, let’s not make things difficult for your father.”

Zhao Jingxuan's lips curled up into a prideful arc. "You probably don’t know, but my father dotes on me the most. Since he isn’t here right now, we can just punish them first and ask later. It’s not like he can bring himself to punish me then."

Lin Xun couldn’t help but laugh out, “Hah, I finally understand what they mean by siding with an outsider rather than your own family.”

Zhao Jingxuan was mortified. She glared at Lin Xun. "Talking like the outsider isn’t you. And you actually dare to mock me in my territory. Believe it or not, I can have you castrated and keep you in the palace as a eunuch. How about that?"

Cold sweat instantly seeped out on Lin Xun’s head.

In the end, Lin Xun chose not to overstep. The reason was very simple: it was impossible for the ninth prince and the ninth prince’s mother to turn the tables anymore. From now on, they might have to spend their whole lives guarding the imperial tomb.

More importantly, they undeniably had a familial bond with Zhao Jingxuan and the great emperor. Having them in his consideration, Lin Xun could not go overboard.

Little did he know that Zhao Jingxuan had long given a secret decree to cripple the ninth prince and his mother Meng Rong by abolishing their cultivation. This punishment was crueler than actually killing them!

"Right, this shouldn’t be delayed. Come with me to the Rotating Stars Hibernating Moon House." Zhao Jingxuan got up. "My parents didn't leave any clues before they left, but I already know that they went to the Blood Kill Battlefield. Moreover, I learned that the only way to go there was to look for a person called Lone Man at this restaurant."

“Lone Man?”

Lin Xun immediately recalled that time before he had joined Blood Kill Camp, when Blood Kill King Zhao Tailai had taken him to the Rotating Stars Hibernating Moon House. They had enjoyed an exceptionally delicious meal there.

There, he had met the old man known as Lone Man.

To this day, Lin Xun still remembered how Zhao Tailai had secretly informed him that Lone Man was not a simple character!