After passing the assessment, Ling You, who entered the Diling Academy, quickly came to prominence, inquired about the location of Jiuyao Mountain from various channels, and finally set foot in this holy place after a lot of hardships!

After that, he made his way through many wonderful scenes, and finally came to the final destination of his trip, an unremarkable cave.

He was greeted by an unexpected, but reasonable character.

"Xuan...... Xuanshi?!"

It's been a while since he crossed over, and Ling You has made up a lot of common sense when he asks himself...... When the face that matched the rumored portrait appeared completely, Ling You would not be able to recognize the person in front of him unless he was blind, it was the Xuan Master who dominated the continent and created a prosperous era back then!

But what shocked Ling You even more was that this rumored first person in ancient and modern times was already a dying old man with gray hair at this moment. But I saw that his eyes were closed, his expression was painful, his body was haggard, skinny, and his limbs were firmly locked around the cave with black chains!

"This ...... What the hell is going on!"

Ling Youmeng, according to all the rumors he had heard, Xuanshi was an invincible existence in the world, subduing the overlord, establishing the Five Courtyards, and being invincible, who could let him overturn?

"Ahem...... Cough. Who is it?"

Just when Ling You was shocked, the old man in front of him felt something, and he woke up slowly, and when he saw Ling You, he was stunned at first, and then smiled bitterly: "Ling? hehe...... Why? It seems that I am really old enough to have such hallucinations......"

As soon as these words came out, Ling You was stunned, but immediately he thought of a classic routine, and couldn't help but say loudly: "Xuanshi...... You, do you know my father?"

"Your father?"

The old man's eyes burst into light: "You...... Child, do you have the surname Ling and your single name is 'You'?"

“！！”

Ling You shuddered, although he had some guesses, he was still shocked when it came to the end!

Xuanshi ...... The most powerful ability thousands of years ago is actually related to the ancestors of his predecessor?

But the timing is completely wrong!

Just wondering in his heart, the old man was already kind, and said with a hint of relief: "I can't think of it...... Ling's child is already so outstanding......"

“...... Xuanshi, what the hell is this?"

Looking at Ling You's puzzled expression, the old man said: "Child, don't worry, wait for me to think about it......" said, slowly closed his eyes, and after a while, he opened them, and his eyes were full of ancient wells, but they seemed to contain the wisdom of countless years!

In just an instant, he made it clear the cause and effect of Ling You's coming here.

"Alas...... They really have a heart. ”

The old man let out a long sigh and told Ling You everything he had calculated, as well as the many solutions to the disturbing puzzles.

It turned out that Xuanshi created a prosperous era back then, not as easy as recorded in the annals, but after a lot of hard struggle. At that time, the mainland was full of heroes, overlords were rampant, and even some extremely powerful races among the heavens and thousands of races intervened...... In order to realize the ideal of "everyone is like a dragon", Xuanshi is not alone in the world.

At that time, many young heroes inspired him and followed him...... Among them, including the parents of Ling You's predecessor.

However...... After the end of the war and the opening of the prosperous era, in the darkness that the candle flame could not illuminate, there was a sudden change! In order to solve the hidden danger of the prosperous world, Master Xuan personally went to the dangerous place of Jiuyao Mountain, once careless, encountered a plot, and lost his freedom!

Ling You's predecessor's parents also died in that battle. But the initiator didn't expect that Ling's father and mother had cultivated the art of nirvana outside the body, and then in the form of a yin crow and a bird, in order to rescue the Xuanshi, they had been laid out for thousands of years - at the end of this game, they were finally reborn and gave birth to Ling You.

However, Ling's father and Ling's mother never expected that the long years had worn out their strength. Even if you are lucky enough to be reborn, you are already a wasted person, and there is no possibility of practicing and carrying out your plan, on the contrary, you will be seriously ill and may die completely at any time!

In this case, Ling's father and Ling's mother's only hope is Ling You. It's a pity that the descendants of mortals can only be ranked in a small place like Leicheng, and if they want to go further, they will at least need time to polish......

But Ling's father and Ling's mother can't wait for that time.

Therefore, they left the introduction of everything in the old house - the map of Jiuyao Mountain, and the inexplicable will.

The plan, to put it bluntly, is actually very simple.

It's nothing more than a two-sided consideration - if Ling You has some adventures in the future and has the ability, then he can succeed them and become the ideal inheritor, and if not...... Then let him stay away from the crisis and be a mortal with peace of mind, which can be regarded as a little selfishness of being a parent......

"Original...... That's the truth!"

After listening to everything, Ling You couldn't help but be moved, both for his predecessor parents to follow their ideals and disregard for death...... I am also moved by the personality charm of this person!

Thousands of years of pursuit...... Xuanshi, what kind of person is he?

Ling You took a long breath, respectfully hugged his fists and said, "Master Xuan, I want to ask, who imprisoned you in the first place, and if he really succeeded, why is Jiuzhou now Haiyan River clear?"

"Is the Haiyan River clear? That's really good, I'm afraid that under the Pinghu Lake, the dark tide is surging!" said the old man, "as for the ...... Who was plotting against me, but it was the last person I expected—my, Shadow!"

"What!?"

Ling You's pupils shrank: Shadow? Do you mean a doppelganger? Can ...... Isn't it said that the doppelgangers are all extensions of the subject's consciousness? How can they turn back?

“...... Back then, by chance, I was able to condense my own shadow and gather the creation of heaven and earth to become a great help. I should have thought a long time ago that such a peculiar life would sooner or later give birth to self-consciousness...... It's just that at that time, I was fascinated, and I didn't expect that this shadow would turn back and imprison me here at the moment when I broke through the hidden danger of the prosperous world and was the most relaxed in my heart......"

The old man sighed: "What he means is that he wants me to also taste the taste of losing my freedom and being dark forever...... He also said that he would replace me and become the king of this world, and never be a 'shadow' again!"

"This ...... But the younger generation has never heard of such a thing! All the rumors are only until you founded the Five Courtyards and mysteriously disappeared soon after......"

Ling You was puzzled when he heard this.

"Then I don't know. Perhaps, this doppelganger has some kindness after all......"

The old man shook his head.

"This ......"

Ling You was puzzled, and was about to think about it again, when the old man said slowly: "Okay, child, those old things, let's put them aside for now...... I have been imprisoned here for many years, and my life has withered, and my days are numbered. I can die, but my ideas, my learning, must be passed on......"

With a fall, Ling You's body shook: "What do you mean?"

"Huh...... This question should not be asked of me, but of you—do you want to inherit my mantle?"

The old man smiled kindly.

"Of course!"

Ling You nodded without even thinking about it!

Just kidding, this is a Xuan Master, the founder of the Five Academies, and the first person in the world! His mantle is unlearned, and he doesn't learn it if he's stupid!

After this period of hard work, he didn't say anything else, but the power of divine consciousness was absolutely "enough"!

In this way, everything is ready!

"It's just...... You're ...... with your hands and feet right now Hmm, I'd better find a way to get you out first......"

With a twitch of the corner of his eyes, Ling You said.

“...... These chains are very troublesome, and you will not be able to break them for a moment, and besides, preaching by heart, why do you need to use your hands and feet?"

The old man smiled, and immediately, he gently exhaled a breath of hot air, and pictures gradually appeared in the mist, each of which was exquisite and mysterious, as if brewing infinite wisdom and truth!

There is no doubt that this is the real thing, purer than 24k pure gold!

"This, this is ...... Blow up and preach?, you really deserve to be the first person to preach! This is a forced ...... Uh, no, this kind of preaching method, the younger generation is convinced!"

Ling You clenched his fists heavily.

"Huh...... Realize it well, these mastery skills are far more powerful than the five realms of Daogang, it is normal for you to not understand it now, remember it firmly and slowly realize it......"

The old man smiled, his eyes full of kindness.