Chapter 1005: The Angry Old Man

This was a tangled mess of grudges and grievances, and Jiang Chen could see right through it.

Although Sky Whale Supreme had his complaints about the master of the Glazed King Pagoda, from the sound of his voice, it wasn't pure hatred—there seemed to be some strange, twisted bond of grudges mixed in.

"All right, the past is the past. Little fellow, what's your name?"

Jiang Chen had intended to give a false name, but inside the Glazed King Pagoda, there seemed to be no point in hiding. He said honestly, "My name is Jiang Chen, though for special reasons, I've been going by Zhen Shi. I am the young master of Peacock Sacred Mountain in Glazed Royal City."

"Peacock Sacred Mountain?" The old man paused, then shook his head. "Never heard of it."

"You've never heard of Peacock Sacred Mountain?" Jiang Chen was genuinely taken aback.

"Is that so strange?" Sky Whale Supreme shot back.

Jiang Chen smiled bitterly. "Peacock Sacred Mountain is the current ruler of Glazed Royal City. They've controlled it for several thousand years."

"Only several thousand years?" Sky Whale Supreme scoffed. "Then do you know how long I've been dormant here? Let me calculate roughly—at least a hundred and fifty thousand years. And that's a conservative estimate. The last genius to enter the Six Palaces of Inheritance in the Glazed King Pagoda was over twenty thousand years ago."

Hearing this, Jiang Chen understood completely.

To the people of Glazed Royal City, Peacock Sacred Mountain might seem ancient. After all, the Peacock Great Emperor had ruled for thousands of years, spanning countless generations.

But when compared to the history of the Glazed King Pagoda, those few thousand years were nothing. The last genius to enter the Six Palaces of Inheritance had been twenty or thirty thousand years ago. At that time, Peacock Sacred Mountain probably didn't even exist yet—or if it did, it was likely just some minor faction.

However, Jiang Chen wasn't particularly shocked by this leap across time. After all, in his previous life, he had lived through a million years. A hundred and fifty thousand years, while long, wasn't enough to truly astonish Jiang Chen.

Seemingly noticing Jiang Chen's calm reaction, Sky Whale Supreme showed a trace of surprise. "Jiang Chen, boy, judging by your reaction, you don't seem very surprised by that time span. At your young age, do you even understand what that means?"

Jiang Chen smiled faintly. "Of course I do."

"You'd be strange if you did." Sky Whale Supreme clearly didn't believe him. "If you truly understood, how could you react so calmly after hearing that number?"

In the past, Sky Whale Supreme had seen two other geniuses enter the Six Palaces of Inheritance. Their reactions to that time span had been remarkably consistent—they were utterly stunned.

"Senior, must I act shocked to satisfy your peculiar sense of entertainment?" Jiang Chen couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Well..." Sky Whale Supreme was momentarily at a loss for words, but he still refused to concede. "You say you know—then explain it."

"The lifespan of a Great Emperor is merely five to ten thousand years, and few live past ten thousand. Only by breaking through to the Heavenly Position can one achieve a qualitative leap in lifespan. But even Heavenly Position powerhouses are not immortal. They too face natural calamities and earthly tribulations—the so-called Five Calamities of Heaven and Man. Therefore, a hundred and fifty thousand years is an extraordinarily long period, even for a Heavenly Position powerhouse."

Jiang Chen's explanation was remarkably detailed, leaving Sky Whale Supreme dumbfounded.

He had assumed this was some rash, ignorant youth, but to think this young fellow could analyze the matter with such precision.

It seemed the boy truly understood the meaning of that time span.

But if he did, how could someone barely thirty years old remain so unfazed by such an immense stretch of time?

What kind of formidable mental fortitude would that require?

Sky Whale Supreme suddenly realized that his interest in this young man was growing ever stronger.

He let out a genuine sigh. "Good lad, so you being able to enter here really wasn't just luck. Impressive—truly interesting. I'm starting to find you rather promising. Oh, you mentioned you're currently using the alias Zhen Shi—why is that?"

Having been alone for a hundred and fifty thousand years, once the old man's mouth was set loose, he became a complete chatterbox with no end in sight.

Jiang Chen was happy to exchange more with him. The more he could learn about the Six Palaces of Inheritance, the better.

Without hesitation, he recounted his origins and experiences in detail, all the way through the destruction of Danqian Palace.

He even told Sky Whale Supreme about the Danxiao Ancient Sect and the Wanxiang Ultimate Realm, holding nothing back.

Because Jiang Chen knew there was no need to hide anything. He was certain that Sky Whale Supreme must also be an ancient powerhouse who had lived through the Ancient Demon Calamity.

From the way the old man spoke, he was certainly a power beyond the Great Emperor level—a definite Heavenly Position powerhouse. As for exactly what tier of Heavenly Position cultivator he was, Jiang Chen couldn't be sure. But he was confident that the inheritances he had obtained from the Wanxiang Ultimate Realm might not even catch Sky Whale Supreme's eye.