The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 1600: Chapter 1697: The Greatest Person of All Time

Fang Lin halted as he pushed the door and entered, immediately turning his gaze towards the figure sitting in the courtyard.

An elder in yellow, not particularly tall, was sitting on a stone bench with a weathered face exuding a somber aura.

At this moment, the yellow-clothed elder was also watching Fang Lin, his eyes evaluating and scrutinizing.

Fang Lin furrowed his brows, his heart on alert. This sudden appearance of an old man in the courtyard, whom he had failed to notice before entering, clearly indicated that the elder possessed profound cultivation and extraordinary abilities.

However, Fang Lin was no stranger to turbulence, his movements hesitated only slightly, before he calmly closed the courtyard door and walked inside, approaching the yellow-clothed elder with measured steps.

The yellow-clothed elder remained seated on the stone bench, showing no intention of standing up or saying anything, just watching Fang Lin with intense eyes.

“Who are you?” Fang Lin, coming closer, scrutinized the yellow-clothed elder unreservedly and directly questioned him, his expression slightly hostile.

What a joke, this old man sneaks around in my yard, who knows what for? Regardless, hiding here without greeting is suspicious for anyone.

The yellow-clothed elder cracked a smile, “I am Li Yuanshan.”

Fang Lin shook his head: “Don’t know you.”

The yellow-clothed elder paused, then showed a bit of bitterness: “Indeed, not many people remember the name Li Yuanshan nowadays.”

Fang Lin showed impatience: “What do you want here? Who sent you?”

The yellow-clothed elder shook his head: “No one sent me. I merely wanted to meet you and ask you some questions. I hope you can answer truthfully.”

“I don’t even know who you are, why should I tell you anything?” Fang Lin replied rudely.

The yellow-clothed elder smiled, “I am the father of the current Tang Emperor.”

Upon hearing this, Fang Lin immediately showed a look of surprise on his face.

The father of the current Tang Emperor? Does that mean this old man is the former Old Emperor Tang?

Fang Lin had encountered the Old Emperor Qin and the Old Yuan Emperor, both of whom are still suppressed in the Sky Swallowing Palace.

This yellow-clothed elder before him, is he really the former Old Emperor Tang?

Fang Lin looked at the elder suspiciously, obviously not quite believing it, as Fang Lin had never met Old Emperor Tang and had no idea what he looked like.

“Young friend, no need to doubt, I indeed was the Tang Emperor in the past. Now, however, I am merely a free and unconcerned person, of no significance,” said the yellow-clothed elder, Li Yuanshan.

Fang Lin snorted, “Whether you are the Old Emperor Tang or not, it doesn’t matter to me.”

Li Yuanshan gave a wry smile, “It seems you have quite an animosity towards me. But it doesn’t matter, I just came to ask about those two old fellows, are they still well?”

“Which two old fellows?” Fang Lin intentionally feigned ignorance.

“The former Old Emperor Qin and Old Emperor Yuan, those two old fellows didn’t listen to advice back then and took action for their son, eventually falling into the hands of your Sky Swallowing Palace. Just wondering if they are still alive?” Li Yuanshan said with a sigh.

Fang Lin expressionless: “They have been suppressed by my Sky Swallowing Palace. What now? Are you trying to find out about the situation of the two old emperors and plan to initiate a rescue with Yuan Country and Qing Nation?”

Old Emperor Tang, Li Yuanshan, still shook his head: “They have become prisoners under the Sky Swallowing Palace due to their own faults. Moreover, even if a rescue were to be undertaken, we currently do not possess the strength to do so.”

Having said that, Old Emperor Tang slowly stood up and gave a slight bow to Fang Lin: “I have learned what I wanted to know. As a return, my young friend can ask me one question. As long as I am able to answer, I shall tell you.”

Fang Lin looked at Li Yuanshan with a strange expression: “Is that possible?”

Li Yuanshan wore a serious expression: “This is how I have conducted my life, gaining and losing but never owing anyone.”

Fang Lin thought to himself, this old man is quite interesting.

However, Fang Lin was also pondering what to ask. Currently, he had many things he wanted to know, but he estimated that this Old Emperor Tang might not be able to solve his doubts.

“My young friend, take your time to think, I’ll wait patiently. It surely won’t be a matter of waiting for a decade or two,” said Li Yuanshan with a smile, not minding if Fang Lin took a bit longer to think.

Fang Lin frowned and thought for quite a while, finally coming up with a question: “Among the Nine Countries, apart from the Heaven King of East Pole, are there any other Immortal masters?”

This question had always been something Fang Lin wanted to know. Ostensibly, in the Nine Countries, only the Heaven King of East Pole was an Immortal master, but since the ancient catastrophic breakdown had initially formed the Nine Countries thousands of years ago, over those years, there must have been some extraordinarily talented individuals. Could it really be that only the Heaven King of East Pole attained Immortality?

In Fang Lin’s opinion, within thousands of years, it was possible for other Immortal masters to emerge, provided they had sufficient talent along with some fortunate opportunities.

Yet, up till now, among the Martial Artists Fang Lin had encountered in the Nine Countries, only the Heaven King of East Pole had reached the Immortal realm, none of the others had.

The Pavilion Master of Sealing Sword Pavilion was suspected to be a person from ancient times, and whether he was dead or alive was also unknown, so he couldn’t be counted in this matter.

Old Emperor Qin and Old Emperor Yuan, although powerful, were merely Half-step Immortals, still a bit away from stepping into the true Immortal realm.

Considering the present Old Emperor Tang, his cultivation should be similar to that of Old Emperor Qin and Old Emperor Yuan, unlikely to be of the Immortal realm.

Thus, Fang Lin had such doubts.

When Li Yuanshan heard this question, he did not show much surprise but simply nodded, stroking his beard and said: “Speaking of Immortality, the Heaven King of East Pole can be regarded as the foremost person of this era; he achieved what we couldn’t. However, there indeed are other Immortal masters within the Nine Countries, perhaps some remnants from ancient times or heirs of ancient legacies. The only one who truly stepped into Immortality by his own strength is the Heaven King of East Pole.”

After speaking, Li Yuanshan then bowed again to Fang Lin and quietly left the yard.

Fang Lin’s expression grew a bit somber; the words of Old Emperor Tang, Li Yuanshan, made Fang Lin sense a looming crisis.

“Just as expected, there are other Immortal masters in the Nine Countries, but from Old Emperor Tang’s implication, even if there are other Immortal masters, they are merely ancient remnants or those luckily inheriting ancient legacies, similar to Dugu Nian’s sudden achievement of the Immortal realm,” Fang Lin quietly thought to himself.

After Old Emperor Tang left, Fang Lin took out the Message Transmitting Jade Slip and exchanged some information with Dugu Nian, who was far away in the Sky Swallowing Palace, also informing her about some of the things he knew.

Dugu Nian also told Fang Lin some surprising news.

People from the three sects actually came to the Sky Swallowing Palace!

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