Chapter 1123: Chapter 1123: Lin Shen’s Speculation
Lin Shen felt as though a small cat was scratching at his heart, leaving him utterly uncomfortable. He wanted to ask the woman so questions, but he wasn’t the Ancient Realm King, and feared that the mont he opened his mouth, she might stop talking altogether, leaving him with no information at all.
But remaining silent was no solution either. The woman couldn’t possibly keep talking endlessly on her own—sooner or later, she would realize sothing was off.
“How on earth did she mistake for the Ancient Realm King? Is it because I resemble the Ancient Realm King? Or is it that my aura is similar to his? Or could it be that sothing on belongs to him?” Lin Shen pondered carefully.
If it were simply a matter of looking like the Ancient Realm King, that argunt didn’t hold much weight—after all, he had been wearing armor the entire ti, and the woman hadn’t seen his face at all, so that possibility seed slim.
“Then the only explanation is my aura or so object on that led her to mistake for the Ancient Realm King. But what could it be?” Lin Shen reflected on whether there was anything in his possession linked to the Ancient Realm King.
There were four things on him that had a direct connection to the Ancient Realm King.
The pets Xiaoye and Xiaona, as well as the cultivation techniques “Immortality Scripture” and “Stepping on the Immortal Court.”
“I’ve always kept Xiaoye and Xiaona well hidden. No one has ever discovered them before. This woman is trapped in the temple and unable even to leave—she hasn’t discerned my true identity. If she could sense Xiaoye and Xiaona, then why would she have mistaken them?”
Lin Shen shifted his thoughts: “The Stepping on the Immortal Court technique has already been altered beyond recognition. Even the original author would have difficulty identifying it, and I haven’t even used it. Many people have seen use Surfing Fist, and none of them have recognized it as connected to Stepping on the Immortal Court. The chances of it being identified are quite low.”
“That leaves only the Greed for Life and Fear of Death Elixir. I haven’t been able to cultivate other Evolution Skills successfully—either they require modifications or they fail entirely. But the Immortality Scripture was barely altered; it’s been operating within my body all this ti, even Evolution Theory couldn’t assimilate it. Could this truly be the Ancient Realm King’s Evolution Skill, and the temple-bound woman sensed it?” Lin Shen thought long and hard, and concluded that this was the most probable explanation.
Lin Shen remained silent for so long that the woman couldn’t hold back any longer: “Did you really co here just to mock ? You ungrateful, heartless, and rciless scoundrel! Have you forgotten who it was that saved you from life-threatening danger when you were being hunted by Divine Beings after entering the Southern Heaven Gate? Have you forgotten who helped you open the Immortal Gate and enter the Celestial Court, granting you unprecedented fortune? Without , you’d have died countless tis already. And now you co here to laugh at ? What right do you have?”
The woman’s words grew increasingly charged, and her voice, which had been gentle initially, turned sharp and piercing.
Lin Shen recalled the bits and pieces he had overheard in the Star God Palace regarding the Ancient Realm King. Though the details were scarce, they were enough to allow him to piece together so critical information.
The Ancient Realm King, like Wei Wufu and Di Esi, had entered the Six Great Star Regions through the Southern Heaven Gate and had clashed with the Star God Palace.
The difference was that the Ancient Realm King hadn’t been captured by the Star God Palace, unlike Wei Wufu and Di Esi; instead, he had managed to escape.
Previously, Lin Shen had always assud that the Ancient Realm King’s escape was due to the Southern Heaven Gate being less well-guarded at the ti and his strength surpassing both Wei Wufu and Di Esi, allowing him to flee.
Now, after hearing the woman’s words, Lin Shen realized that another key aspect of the Ancient Realm King’s successful escape was this woman’s involvent.
“So, does this an she isn’t a Ghost God, but a Divine Being of the Six Great Star Regions? An ordinary Divine Being would have a hard ti entering the Star God Palace, let alone getting close to the Southern Heaven Gate—and rescuing soone from the Star God Palace would be absolutely impossible. Unless she herself was a Star Divine Official, and an advanced one at that, it wouldn’t be conceivable.”
“Since she is a Star Divine Official, then the Immortal Gate and Celestial Court she referred to must be tied to this place. Earlier, Little Star also ntioned that the Ancient Realm King could summon the Celestial Court’s gate here. No ordinary Divine Official could gain access to this location or enter it unless this woman was originally a Star Constellation Master.” With this reasoning, Lin Shen felt as though the entire matter had beco much clearer.
Lin Shen reviewed his thoughts once more. According to logic, this woman ought to be the Star Constellation Master of the Southern Star God Palace. When the Ancient Realm King entered the Southern Heaven Gate, she, for so unknown reason, helped him greatly. She provided considerable benefits and even guided him to this Ghost God-infested place, enabling him to enter the Immortal Gate and reach the true Celestial Court, where he gained trendous fortune.
But why this woman was now trapped within the East Emperor Temple was sothing Lin Shen could no longer fathom.
“Wait a minute. If this woman was already a Star Constellation Master during the Ancient Realm King’s era, then she would have had considerable opportunities to eventually beco a Great Divine Official. The Southern Region’s previous Great Divine Official before Wu Qing… wasn’t she missing? Could it be her?” Lin Shen felt a pang of regret for not thoroughly investigating the Southern Star God Palace’s background.
He didn’t even know the na or gender of the previous Great Divine Official of the Southern Region, making it impossible to confirm his theory.
But considering how long ago the Ancient Realm King’s era had been, would that Great Divine Official have truly been able to live for such an extended period?
Another thought struck him—Shi Zhongqing, renowned as the longest-living Great Divine Official, had sat in the position for the longest period as well. It seed he had lived through the Ancient Realm King’s era.
If the previous Southern Region’s Great Divine Official were close in age to Shi Zhongqing and happened to be a woman, then this possibility would beco highly plausible.
“Since you refuse to keep your promise and won’t help escape, then just leave. If you don’t leave now, I’ll start cursing.” The woman’s voice carried an icy blend of anger and sha.
Lin Shen didn’t dare respond and continued standing there in silence. Sure enough, the woman held true to her word—she began to curse.
Perhaps her hatred for the Ancient Realm King had simply reached its peak, as her curses were vile and obscene. Even though Lin Shen knew the curses weren’t directed at him, he couldn’t help but feel his expression turn odd as he listened.
Originally, he’d thought that amidst her ranting, the woman might accidentally reveal so useful information; yet what ca was purely vulgar language. All it did was pollute his ears and his mind—he gained absolutely nothing.
The woman seed tireless, letting loose a torrent of profanities as unstoppable as a flood. Lin Shen couldn’t help but chuckle bitterly to himself.
“You despicable Ancient King, you’re a thousand tis damned, lowly and shaless, filthy and depraved! Those repugnant ideas—only a dimwitted lunatic would even conceive them… Refining your own daughter into a pet… Only soone as twisted as you could do sothing so horrid…” The woman’s tirade grew increasingly outrageous, but a single phrase left Lin Shen stunned.
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