I Pick Up A Bunch Of Attributes

367 One Cannot Judge a Book by Its Cover

It had to be said that Feng Xia’s idea was extremely bold.

From the current clues he had, the villagers in this mysterious village were very likely the Lingyun descendants from back then. For some reason, they guarded this place and silently resisted the weirdness.

This meant that the old men and women in this village might be the people who knew Lingyun Kingdom the best in this world!

It would be extremely difficult to fool them.

!!

However, if he could deal with them…

Then, his identity as the State Preceptor of Lingyun Kingdom was basically confirmed!

“S-State Preceptor?!”

The moment he heard these two words, the village chief’s face twitched violently.

Long before Feng Xia opened his mouth, the village chief had already made a prediction and mentally prepared himself to know this young man’s true identity.

However, at this moment, his heart still beat wildly and he almost screamed.

Others might not know, but how could he not know?

The reason why they were guarding this place was because it was the orders of the State Preceptor. The elusive State Preceptor had appeared when the calamity was wreaking havoc in the world. In the end, he had made a long plan that lasted for thousands of years!

The relocation of the ancestral temple was also part of the plan.

“You are the State Preceptor? That’s impossible!”

Immediately, the village chief wanted to shake his head and deny it, but he was still stunned.

At this moment, he suddenly recalled that he had never seen the State Preceptor’s face from the beginning to the end!

Not only had he never seen his face, but he did not even know the State Preceptor’s name.

Even if he wanted to deny it now, he still could not say anything.

“Why not?”

Feng Xia smiled and took a step forward.

The village chief took a step back instinctively.

Feng Xia took another step forward, and the village chief took another step back.

“Do you know why… I ordered the ancestral temple to be moved here?”

Feng Xia asked with a smile as he looked around.

Yep.

He also wanted to know the answer to this question.

The village chief retreated again. With every step he took, his aura weakened. At a certain moment, he suddenly shouted loudly and an extremely terrifying aura erupted from his body. Like a trapped beast, he roared hoarsely and charged at Feng Xia.

“I don’t know why the State Preceptor moved the ancestral temple here, but one thing is certain…”

“Back then, the State Preceptor left behind a seal to identify himself!”

“Now, show me that seal!”

“Now! Immediately!”

The village chief’s attack was too sudden and did not allow for time to hesitate. It seemed that if one hesitated or could not show the seal, one would be killed on the spot.

However, even under such circumstances, Feng Xia still had an indifferent expression.

It was as if he did not see the village chief’s actions, nor did he feel the shocking murderous intent.

The air seemed to have completely frozen. Time seemed to have only passed for a breath, but it also felt like countless years had passed. The village chief’s palm stopped in front of Feng Xia and all the attacks disappeared.

He looked a little lost and in disbelief.

“It’s really… it’s really you?”

“Of course it’s me.”

Feng Xiang smiled and nodded. His tone and posture were flawless.

However, in his heart, he was completely sure of one thing—the seal that the village chief mentioned actually did not exist at all!

If it really existed, the village chief would have asked for it from the start instead of shouting hysterically when he was about to collapse from the stress.

Feng Xia had already had his suspicions when he was communicating with the mother emperor. Perhaps there was indeed a State Preceptor in the history of Lingyun Kingdom. However, other than His Majesty Lu Tiancheng, no one had seen him before.

Therefore, he simply stood there and did nothing.

Plan successful √

“Why… why are you only here now?”

After receiving Feng Xia’s affirmative answer, the village chief’s body swayed and he lost his balance. He fell to the ground. “So many years have passed… but you never appeared… We all thought that you had already…”

“… Sorry.”

Feng Xia was silent for a moment before he said one word.

At a time like this, whatever he said was wrong.

“It’s no use apologizing to me.”

The village chief shook his head with difficulty. After a moment of silence, he said excitedly, “Speaking of which, since you’ve reappeared, does that mean that the horn for the counterattack…”

Feng Xia immediately shook his head. “Don’t ask about heavenly secrets.”

He thought for a moment and added.

“His Majesty has his own arrangements.”

...

Regardless of whether Lingyun Kingdom really had a backup plan, he naturally could not spout nonsense here. Otherwise, it would arouse suspicion. Therefore, he hurriedly changed the topic and put his hands behind his back.

“Let’s talk about your experiences over the years.”

“His Majesty…” The village chief was silent. “Of course he’s right. All these years, we’ve been following the orders from back then…”

Feng Xia was a silent listener.

At the same time, he finally had a general understanding of the true history of what happened back then.

That year, the tribulations of Lingyun Kingdom erupted with incomparable ferocity and was unstoppable. Defensive lines were quickly torn apart one after another, and countless living beings died. From then on, destruction descended.

Even the backup plan prepared by the Lingyun Emperor was not of much use. Under the terrifying calamity, they could only struggle at death’s door.

Darkness descended. It was boundless and enveloped the entire Profound Origin World.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, a mysterious person who called himself the State Preceptor of Lingyun Kingdom appeared. He claimed that he had been preparing for this day since the founding of Lingyun Kingdom.

His appearance was like a weak but firm light, illuminating the path for the survivors in the boundless darkness.

“After receiving your order, we sent a total of 72 True Spirit Realm cultivators to move the ancestral temple here to suppress the source of the weirdness. After that, 196 years passed and a guy called Yan Luosheng came to find us. He said that he was here to build an immortal inheritance site on behalf of the Hall Master of the Three Lives Hall….”

...

The Hall Master of the Three Lives Hall?

When he heard these words, Feng Xia’s heart skipped a beat.

If he had just transmigrated, he naturally would not know what these words meant.

However, he had heard about the so-called Hall Master of the Three Lives Hall from the Hundred Nether Sect’s demoness, Yan Wuyou…

The first Hall Master of the Three Lives Hall—the 16th Prince of Lingyun Kingdom, Lu Chenhai!

As for Yan Wuyou, she was a descendant of the Yan Clan of the Three Lives Hall.

“Yan Luosheng… Wait a minute, could this guy be the First Ruler?” Feng Xia suddenly thought of a question and his expression suddenly became quite interesting. “The First Ruler was a subordinate of Patriarch Chenhai?”

“Wait! Doesn’t that mean that Yan Wuyou… she’s the little princess of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons?”

As he thought, a silly face appeared in Feng Xia’s mind.