Chapter 86 The Formerly Unrivaled Strongest

  "Let Zhao Lao see the joke," Xiao Gu no longer restrained himself, his entire body's bones and muscles wriggled and quickly returned to their original shape. Since he had been seen through, there was no point in hiding it anymore.

  "Nefan's eightfold, the king's battle strength, and with a treasure in his body plus several unparalleled martial arts techniques. Indeed, he is worthy of being a young powerhouse who stirs up the immortal world's winds and clouds. His future achievements are boundless!" Zhao Lao said with admiration as he looked at Xiao Gu, who had returned to his true form.

  "Mr. Zhao laughed and said, 'Compared to you, I'm still far behind,' replied Xiao Gu modestly."

  "You little stinker, dare to try me out? I've eaten more salt than you've walked roads," Old Zhao scolded with a smile.

  "Haha, isn't this curious?" Exposed in her intentions, Xiao Gu was not embarrassed.

  He originally wanted to probe Zhao Lao's cultivation by making a detour, but he didn't expect Zhao Lao to be so formidable and see through it at a glance.

  "The little guy is quite curious about my old man's cultivation, huh?" Zhao Lao said with a smile as he glanced at Xiao Gu, not taking his curious expression seriously.

  "It's nothing, I just think that Master Feng is definitely not an ordinary person, so I have some admiration for him, heh heh, just admiration," Xiao Gu said perfunctorily.

  There were too many secrets on his body, and once they were exposed, the consequences would be unthinkable. So, even if Zhao Lao looked very kind, Xiao Gu didn't dare to reveal anything, after all, if he made a mistake, it would cost him his life!

  "Haha, this little rascal has a few of my old man's mannerisms, so cautious and cunning. However, you're being overly anxious," Zhao Lao said with a glance at Xiao Gu, shaking his head in dismay.

  "Really? Is there?" Xiao Gu was pretending to be silly and confused.

  "Alright, if I don't make it clear to you, I'm afraid you little brat won't be at ease," Zhao Lao said with a bad tone.

  "You possess the elixir of immortality, and also have an oil lamp. Moreover, in your sea of consciousness, there is a legendary divine object, the Five Elements Sacred Tree, which originated from the mortal realm. There's more, but this old man is too lazy to say. However, I surprisingly can't see through the depths of your sea of consciousness, which is quite strange," Zhao Lao said, almost to himself.

  What Zhao said was nothing, but in Xiao Gu's heart, it had stirred up a stormy sea.

  His own origin had always been his biggest secret, and he had never told anyone about it. Other things didn't matter, but how did this secret get out? For a moment, Xiao Gu was both terrified and shocked, but he became even more curious about Zhao Lao's true origins.

  He had asked Lao Wang Ba before, and this guy obviously knew something, but he was unwilling to tell Xiao Gu even if he was beaten to death. Even when Xiao Gu wanted him to follow himself to see Zhao Lao, this guy made excuses to shirk.

  "Aren't you curious how this old man knew all these things?" Zhao Lao said with a hint of playfulness, looking at Xiao Gu's constantly changing expression.

  "It turns out that Old Zhao is a transcendent being, I was disrespectful," Xiao Gu said with a solemn bow.

  "There's no one better than me in this world, now I'm just a useless person. Zhao Lao waved his hand and continued, 'Perhaps in the past, the things inside your body could have sparked some interest in this old man, but now... cough, cough...'".

  A violent cough interrupted Zhao Lao's words, but Xiao Gu had already understood what he meant and felt a great relief in his heart.

  However, for Zhao Lao's everything, Xiao Gu was even more suspicious.

  Half a while later, Zhao Lao finally caught his breath, which was largely due to Xiao Gu's help. Although it was only Nie Fan's eightfold, helping someone tidy up their body wasn't a problem either. Of course, Xiao Gu also had the intention of probing Zhao Lao's mind.

  However, upon further investigation, Xiao Gu was surprised to find that Old Zhao was indeed a useless person, just as he had said himself. This made Xiao Gu even more curious.

  To know that this method is infallible, once an external force enters the body of a practitioner, his own power will automatically resist it. Even if he is a very powerful practitioner, he cannot control it, and nature will take its course!

  "Little guy, you can rest assured now," Zhao Lao said with a smile, but it was accompanied by an inexplicable sense of sadness.

  "Sorry, Old Zhao, I..."

  "It's nothing, I'm just curious how a useless person like me would know so much," Zhao Lao shook his head.

  Xiao Gu did not speak up, he knew that Old Zhao's words would not end there.

  "Ten thousand years ago, I was also a top strongman in the world, and also an extraordinary genius. In less than a thousand years, I stepped into the ancient emperor's peak realm, which can be said to be a rare talent in ten thousand years. You come from the human world, do you know the name of Ren Huang? At my peak, I was on par with Ren Huang," Zhao Lao sighed.

  What, Xiao Gu was frightened at that time, Ren Huang, one of the Three Emperors, is not divided into upper and lower, this is also too terrifying!

  Before Xiao Gu could finish his sighs, Old Zhao continued speaking.

  "At that time, I was also one of the strongest who had hoped to set foot in the Emperor's realm. Some people even predicted that I might have been able to break through to that legendary realm. Unfortunately, during that great disaster back then, not dying was already a stroke of luck," Zhao Lao sighed bitterly.

  For the legendary boundary, Xiao Gu did not understand. The boundaries he knew were only nine: Nie Fan, Kui Dao, Wu Ding, Fa Huan, Shen Tuo, Mie Du, Sheng Lin, Gu Di, and Tai Huang.

  Whether there is anything next, Xiao Gu doesn't know, but after listening to Old Zhao say this, it seems that after Tai Huang, there is still another level of realm, which makes Xiao Gu startled.

  Tai Huang can dominate the nine heavens and ten lands, seeing through ancient and modern times with one glance. What's next? Xiao Gu dare not think about it, having the potential to impact that realm, Zhao Lao's terror is imaginable.

  "Never mind, I'm just a useless old man now. Even if I linger on for another hundred thousand years, it's all the same - I've reached the end of my road," Zhao said sorrowfully.

  "What's going on with you, with your cultivation, how could you end up in this state?" Xiao Gu was truly puzzled. As a strong expert at the peak of the Ancient Emperor, he should be able to dominate the three thousand great worlds and reverse the cycle of the six paths, yet he had been injured to such an extent, which was really inexplicable.

  "There's nothing much to say, a great war injured the origin, I may have eliminated strong enemies, but I was also cursed. For these million years, if not for relying on the power of the soul being strong enough, I'm afraid I would have died long ago," Zhao Lao said this with an inexpressible melancholy that even made Xiao Gu sink into it.

  "As for knowing your origin, it was just a small thing," said Zhao Lao with emotion.

  "Is there any way to help you recover?" Xiao Gu was unwilling, and it would be a pity if such an invincible strong man fell like this.

  "No, not even the elixir in your hand or the Golden Dragon's Spring can cure it. Don't bother trying, ten million years of struggling to survive is enough," Zhao Lao seemed to know Xiao Gu's mind and shook his head slightly.

  It's not difficult for a peak ancient emperor to live for tens of thousands of years, but Zhao Lao's soul has been consumed and it's hard to continue on.

  "Is there really no other way?" Xiao Gu said somewhat despondently.

  "Heh heh, I've lived long enough, and I called you here to leave my last things to you. Some things were originally supposed to disappear with me, but after seeing you, I think it's better to leave some behind," Zhao Lao said with a comforting smile.

  "Why not leave it to Jian Yi Shixiong? After all, Jian Yi Shixiong is no worse than me," Xiao Gu furrowed his brow.

  "I passed on the sword technique to him, which means I've passed on my strongest legacy to him. As for what I want to give you, he's not suitable," Zhao Lao nodded slightly, seemingly very satisfied with Xiao Gu's temperament.

  "But..."

  "It's alright, don't mind these," Xiao Gu wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Old Zhao.

  "Alright, thank you, disciple," Xiao Gu no longer declined. Perhaps this was the last wish of an old man who had once been invincible in heaven and earth. How could he refuse?

  "Good," Zhao Lao Da was overjoyed.

  "In this life of mine, there's not much left behind, and even less for you. Just some insights from my cultivation, and a few small trinkets, I hope they can be of help to you," Zhao Lao said with a sigh of relief.

  Xiao Gu's heart was racing, the cultivation insight of a former Emperor Peak strongman, this is a priceless treasure! It's simply impossible to obtain, and something left behind by a former Emperor Peak strongman can't be ordinary, right? This is simply an unprecedented great opportunity!

  However, Xiao Gu's face did not reveal any excited expression.

  "Good, as expected, he's indeed worthy of being chosen by my old man, his temperament is not bad," Zhao Lao smiled and sighed.

  "Zhao Lao has given his misguided praise, and Xiaozi is indeed very pleased," said Xiao Gu with a smile.

  "Hmm, come here, I'll use my divine sense to imprint all these things in your mind, and when you reach a certain level, you'll understand," said Zhao Lao with a smile.