"You could call it a test, but not really a test."
"To enter the main city of the Ancestral Martial Realm Sect, there are two methods. The first is to enter the main city first, then gather the keys."
"The second is to discover a key first, obtain clues from the key fragments, and once all the fragments are assembled, the location of the main city will also be revealed."
"Originally, because of certain circumstances, the main city was hidden, leaving only the second method."
"Who would have thought that in the current cultivation world, there would be talented individuals capable of summoning our Ancestral Martial Realm Sect's hidden main city back into view."
Sikong Changsheng spoke with a smile and a sigh.
When this matter was brought up, Chu Feng didn't know how to respond.
He knew that it was the Crouching Dragon Martial Sect's power that had been utilized to make the Ancestral Martial Realm Sect's main city appear.
"As for the Tan Family — back then, there were kind-hearted people among them, so I left a key fragment with the Tan Family."
"At the same time, because of the bond we shared in those days, I also prepared to give the Tan Family a helping hand. I planted a bloodline awakening formation within their bloodline."
"It was originally meant to be activated back then, but unexpectedly, a calamity occurred afterward. I fell into a deep sleep, and the duration of that sleep turned out to be far longer than I had anticipated."
"By the time I woke again, more than two hundred years had already passed."
"Fortunately, the bloodline formation I had placed could be passed down through generations, and by that point it had already been inherited by Tan Yu."
"It was right when Tan Yu and his sister had lost their family and joined the Sun Moon Sect — the very time they needed strength the most."
"I activated the formation that had been buried in the Tan Family's bloodline upon him."
"Under normal circumstances, his bloodline was artificially created. With my design, even after awakening, cultivation would be fraught with difficulties. He would need someone with discernment to help him before Tan Yu could ultimately achieve success."
"So at the same time as his bloodline awakened, the formation buried within the Tan Family also underwent a change — all in order to attract someone who could help Tan Yu."
"Of course, the change in the formation came with no notification. One would need to be clever enough to connect it to Tan Yu."
"Because those qualified to hold the key — kindness was only one requirement. Ability was even more important, especially the observational skills of a Spirit World Master."
"I had originally hoped to find among the destined individuals who helped Tan Yu those who possessed both ability and a kind heart, and guide them to activate the formation key left within the Tan Family."
"But it turned out that not only was no one able to connect the changes in the Tan Family's formation to Tan Yu —"
"Furthermore, Tan Yu's bloodline had just awakened. Instead of meeting a benefactor, he attracted disaster."
"Two hundred years passed like that — and finally, you arrived. Someone truly willing to help him."
"Normally, even if you had helped Tan Yu, it wouldn't have been so easy to obtain the key fragment."
"But because you entered the main city of our Ancestral Martial Realm Sect first and passed the main city's trial, I am giving you the key directly."
After speaking, Sikong Changsheng pointed a finger at Chu Feng, and a white mark drifted toward Chu Feng, merging into his body.
"Return to the Tan Family's formation site. With this mark, you'll be able to obtain the key fragment," Sikong Changsheng said.
"Senior, according to your design, even after Tan Yu's bloodline awakened, he would still need someone's help — the purpose being to find the destined individual. Now that the key fragment has already been obtained by me, does Tan Yu's cultivation path still need those obstacles?"
"You truly do care about him. I certainly chose the right person."
"Rest assured — the destined individual has been found. From now on, his cultivation path will be smooth and unobstructed. At the very least, the awakened bloodline will no longer go astray."
"But in the end, it is an artificially created bloodline. His ceiling will ultimately be limited — at least, he won't be able to compete with true geniuses like you."
"Oh, and Chu Feng — regarding the matter of having met me, please keep it a secret," Sikong Changsheng said.
"This junior understands." Chu Feng nodded. Such a powerful existence choosing not to reveal themselves naturally meant they did not wish for outsiders to know of their existence.
But having encountered an ancient being of this caliber, Chu Feng's mind was filled with questions he wanted to ask.
So he spoke again: "Senior, do you know what happened during the late ancient era?"