506: Legend has it that all good things must come to an end (4k)

Shang Family, side courtyard.

Shang Chengfeng sat gloomily, feeling distressed.

The short, plump elder secretly observed Lin Yang.

Although Lin Yang did not reveal any Extraordinary aura, his extraordinary demeanor made the elder involuntarily look at him a few more times.

Recalling what Zhang Bu had just said, the short, plump elder proactively spoke, "Zhang Bu mentioned that Your Excellency Lin Yang was recuperating here. I observe that Your Excellency Lin Yang seems to have no injuries now."

He wanted to probe Lin Yang.

Shang Chengfeng was too obedient to Lin Yang.

This made him very wary.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Excellency. I suffered a head injury and lost some memories; I have no physical injuries," Lin Yang also secretly observed the short, plump elder, then smiled and replied.

"Amnesia?" The short, plump elder couldn't help but frown.

Amnesia is caused by soul damage, which is beyond his capabilities.

Moreover, the mention of amnesia made him realize it would be difficult to extract any information.

What could one possibly probe from someone who has lost their memory... "That is truly a pity. Amnesia is a rather complex issue, requiring slow recuperation and waiting for the right moment to see if it can be recovered," the short, plump elder slowly stated.

Lin Yang nodded slightly.

The short, plump elder said nothing more, merely watching Shang Chengfeng fiddle with glass marbles.

Suddenly.

The short, plump elder spoke again, "Previously, a powerful individual resided with the Shang Family. Did Your Excellency not ask that powerful individual to treat you?"

"That person was able to heal Chengfeng's soul injury. Treating Your Excellency's amnesia should also be very simple."

Lin Yang smiled slightly, "That powerful individual is very fond of Chengfeng, but I am merely an unrelated outsider. How could I presume to ask that person to treat me?"

The short, plump elder was startled, then chuckled, "It was my slip of the tongue."

"Your Excellency also likes Chengfeng?" Lin Yang said leisurely.

"I wish to take this guy as my disciple," the short, plump elder nodded and said. "It's just a pity that this guy seems somewhat unwilling."

On the way back just now, he had emphasized his intention multiple times, but Shang Chengfeng consistently refused.

Even Zhang Bu refused in the same way.

So, he planned to stay at the Shang Family for a few days, get familiar with Shang Chengfeng, and then bring it up again.

"It is truly Chengfeng's good fortune to have a prominent figure like Your Excellency wanting to take him as a disciple," Lin Yang said.

The short, plump elder's eyes flickered, "Your Excellency has met me for the first time; how do you know I am a prominent figure?"

"Zhang Bu just sent me a message saying that Your Excellency is very strong, suspected to be above Extraordinary. An existence above Extraordinary is indeed a prominent figure," Lin Yang chuckled.

The short, plump elder narrowed his eyes, saying with a half-smile, "Has Your Excellency seen many existences above Extraordinary before?"

"Why do you say that?" Lin Yang countered.

"Hehe, since Your Excellency knows I am a prominent figure above Extraordinary, yet can still chat with me so casually, without any restraint or fear, you must have seen quite a few."

The short, plump elder chuckled.

Not to mention Lin Yang, who appears not to have reached the Extraordinary realm; even a Super-Order Extraordinary Warrior would be respectful and awestruck when facing an existence above Extraordinary.

Yet Lin Yang remained completely calm throughout.

This is not an attitude an ordinary person could possess.

Lin Yang smiled, "They are respectful and polite to Your Excellency because they seek something from you, or fear angering Your Excellency and inviting disaster. I neither seek anything from Your Excellency nor have any grievances with you, so naturally, I don't need to fear Your Excellency."

"That's an interesting perspective," the short, plump elder also laughed.

Although this reason doesn't stand up to scrutiny, on the surface, there's nothing wrong with it.

Then, silence fell again.

A few hours later, the short, plump elder's eyes moved slightly, and he suddenly got up and left, "I still have some matters to attend to, so I won't disturb Your Excellency. I will come to see Chengfeng tomorrow."

"Please take your time, Your Excellency," Lin Yang rose to see him off.

After the short, plump elder left, a sharp glint flashed in Lin Yang's eyes, "There's a surge of spiritual power of space power. He is also an extremely powerful space power user."

Yes, that's right.

Lin Yang sensed the presence of space power from this short, plump elder.

"He is indeed a good master, capable of protecting Chengfeng."

Then, Lin Yang waved to Shang Chengfeng, "Chengfeng, that Your Excellency just now wanted to take you as his disciple. Why didn't you agree?"

"Chengfeng is unwilling," Shang Chengfeng said, lowering his head.

"Why are you unwilling? That Your Excellency is very strong, an existence above Extraordinary. If you apprentice yourself to him, no one will dare to bully you again," Lin Yang said.

"You are good to Chengfeng," Shang Chengfeng whispered.

Lin Yang couldn't help but laugh heartily, "Chengfeng, I will leave here one day. You need a more suitable master."

If not for the fact that he would eventually return to the Ten Thousand Universes, Shang Chengfeng would indeed be a very suitable disciple.

Such talent is truly rare and hard to come by.

But he cannot stay here for long.

As for taking Shang Chengfeng back to the Ten Thousand Universes with him... Not to mention that this is Shang Chengfeng's hometown, where his family resides.

Moreover, after he returns to the Ten Thousand Universes, he will also go to war with Northern Branch Rock and others.

At that time, it will be a Life-or-death situation.

Taking Shang Chengfeng back with him might not guarantee his safety.

Therefore, when he saw the short, plump elder earlier, Lin Yang let Shang Chengfeng appear.

Finding a master for this boy in the Ten Thousand Realms Universe is the most suitable option.

Although Life-attribute healing abilities are strong, there are not many combat methods in the early stages. If other races knew, they would definitely concentrate their forces to kill Shang Chengfeng.

He needs a powerful backing.

That short, plump elder is not bad.

He has Spirit Realm strength and is also a space-attribute user.

It is estimated that in this Ten Thousand Realms Universe, he is among the top tier of existences.

With such a powerful individual as his backing, Shang Chengfeng can safely enhance his Life-attribute power.

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, are you leaving Chengfeng?" Shang Chengfeng suddenly looked up.

"You boy, you're missing the point! The point isn't that I'm leaving, but that you need a powerful master!" Lin Yang said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Chengfeng doesn't want to!"

Shang Chengfeng uncharacteristically did not listen to Lin Yang, just shaking his head repeatedly in refusal.

"You silly boy, let's just humor you for now."

Seeing this, Lin Yang didn't press the issue too much.

He would talk about it after his mind returned to normal.

Then, Lin Yang added, "Chengfeng, starting today, you don't need daily treatment anymore. Remember to sleep more every day."

Shang Chengfeng's soul injury was mostly healed, and with that short, plump old man around.

Lin Yang found it inconvenient to continue treating Shang Chengfeng, but even without treatment, Shang Chengfeng would recover on his own after a period of time.

The top-grade spiritual universal substance coupled with the catalysis of spiritual power, and the numerous mental and willpower-type extraordinary substances used before, all these things would continue to influence Shang Chengfeng's soul for a period of time.

Before he fully recovers, he only needs to sleep more and recuperate.

Next, after Zhang Bu returned, Lin Yang called him over and directly asked, "Do you know about the Forbidden Power that Miss Shang used before?"

That black mist directly extracted Life force, which was extremely domineering and strange.

This reminded him of the "Forbidden God" power wielded by people from the Taixuan Ancient Dynasty in the Ten Thousand Universes.

Both are Forbidden Power.

And they also look somewhat similar.

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All of them result in the loss of Life force and instant death after use.

He now somewhat suspects that it is the same kind of power, just with different external manifestations.

"Forbidden Power..."

Zhang Bu inevitably thought of Shang Qingluo's tragic state after using Forbidden Power earlier, sighed, and said:

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, I don't know much either. I only know that this is a legend that has existed since very ancient times."

"According to the legend, the entire Ten Thousand Realms Universe once suffered a terrifying catastrophe, and the bringers of the catastrophe were the wielders of Forbidden Power."

"Later, the wielders of Forbidden Power mysteriously disappeared, but they left behind some Forbidden Power sources."

"As long as one can find a Forbidden Power source, one can obtain some Forbidden Power by sacrificing one's own Life."

"Forbidden Power can greatly increase the power of the sacrificer, but afterwards, death is inevitable."

"However, some powerful Forbidden Power sources were reportedly later sought out and eliminated one by one by the powerful individuals within the Ten Thousand Realms Universe, leaving only some relatively less powerful Forbidden Power sources scattered in various places within the Ten Thousand Universes."

"My Miss Shang happened to encounter a Forbidden Power source by chance."

"That's all I know."

Lin Yang's eyes flickered, "Is that Forbidden Power source still there?"

"It's not. Forbidden Power sources are one-time use," Zhang Bu shook his head in reply.

"That's so peculiar?"

Lin Yang frowned, then asked again:

"Did the legendary wielder of Forbidden Power die, or did he simply disappear?"

"This..." Zhang Bu scratched his head, saying somewhat awkwardly:

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, please forgive me, I am just a small person. All of this is gleaned from records. Such existences are usually beyond our comprehension. The truth of the matter is probably only known to the most prominent figures."

"However, historical records do not mention that the wielder of Forbidden Power died; it only says that he suddenly disappeared later and never reappeared."

As he spoke, Zhang Bu quietly lowered his voice slightly and slowly said:

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, there are also some legends that say that existence might have gone to a world beyond our Ten Thousand Realms Universe!"

"Oh? A world beyond the Ten Thousand Realms Universe? Do you know if other worlds exist beyond the Ten Thousand Realms Universe?" Lin Yang raised an eyebrow.

Zhang Bu shook his head again, "I don't know. These are all rumors, because according to historical records, the wielder of Forbidden Power was incredibly powerful, beyond description. It is said that no one could kill him, and he chose to disappear on his own to explore the mysterious world beyond the Ten Thousand Realms Universe."

"As for whether there are other cosmic worlds beyond the Ten Thousand Realms Universe, that is not something we small people can know."

As he spoke, he seemed to recall something else, and his voice softened a few more points:

"Oh, right, Your Excellency Lin Yang, my Miss Shang once said that when she sacrificed the Forbidden Power source, she saw some images. Among them was a completely dark, boundless area that seemed to belong to no universe. She speculated that this dark area should be the mysterious world beyond the Ten Thousand Realms Universe that the wielder of Forbidden Power wanted to explore."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yang's eyes narrowed, "A completely dark, boundless area?"

He was secretly surprised in his heart, could it be the Unknown Space? Is there also an Unknown Space here?

"Zhang Bu, did your Miss Shang not mention any more information about that completely dark, boundless area?" Lin Yang then asked.

"No, those images were disjointed. My Miss Shang said it might be partial memory images intentionally left behind by the wielder of Forbidden Power when he was spreading the Forbidden Power sources, or perhaps he wanted to convey some message to the sacrificer," Zhang Bu added.

"Oh... I see," Lin Yang nodded slightly, then stopped asking questions.

Zhang Bu knowing this much was already the limit.

To inquire further, he would probably have to interact with the Spirit Realm existences here in the Ten Thousand Universes.

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, that adult next door wants to take Young Master Chengfeng as his disciple..." Zhang Bu hesitated for a moment, then said softly.

"I know. I also intend for Chengfeng to apprentice himself to him, but Chengfeng doesn't want to right now. Let's talk about it after his mind fully recovers in a while," Lin Yang nodded.

"Ah? You want Young Master Chengfeng to apprentice himself to that adult?" Zhang Bu was stunned.

"Yes, why?" Lin Yang said casually.

Zhang Bu was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth and suddenly said, "Your Excellency Lin Yang, Young Master Chengfeng was saved by you, and my strength was also bestowed by you. You have given too much to us. If Young Master Chengfeng is to apprentice himself to anyone, it should be to you!"

There was something he didn't say: he felt that the short, plump elder was just coming to take advantage and reap the benefits.

Even if his young master were to take a master, only Your Excellency Lin Yang would be worthy!

"Haha, Zhang Bu, about taking a master, it doesn't matter who it is. I've already observed that Your Excellency next door is capable enough to protect Chengfeng."

Lin Yang laughed:

"I know you're very grateful, but there are some things I can't explain too clearly to you right now. In short, I cannot take Chengfeng as a disciple. Both you and Chengfeng should apprentice yourselves to that Your Excellency. It can be considered me finding you a good backing."

Zhang Bu was completely stunned.

After a long silence, he bowed deeply to Lin Yang and said, "Your Excellency Lin Yang, Young Master Chengfeng and I will forever remember your kindness. However, the matter of taking a master is too important. Although you request it, I would like to wait until Young Master Chengfeng has fully recovered and let him decide, if that's acceptable?"

"Suit yourselves," Lin Yang said no more, turning to say, "Chengfeng no longer needs daily treatment. I will stay here for a few more days, and once the Tang Family matter is resolved, I will prepare to leave."

"Ah? You... are leaving?" Zhang Bu felt an inexpressible sadness and panic.

"All good things must come to an end. My memory has also recovered somewhat, and I need to go do some things," Lin Yang said with a smile.

Over the past six months, he had absorbed a lot of spiritual universal substance. It was time to absorb the spiritual power from other planets.

"Aren't you waiting for Young Master Chengfeng to recover before you leave?" Zhang Bu tried to persuade him to stay.

"No, I can't bear farewell scenes," Lin Yang shook his head.

Originally, he had planned to wait until Shang Chengfeng was completely well before leaving, but now he had changed his mind.

The appearance of this short, plump elder was enough to protect the entire Shang Family.

He also didn't want to make it difficult to part when the time came.

Farewells are always the hardest.

Now he was just waiting for Tang Xuzhang's teacher from the Tang Family to arrive.

Let's see how that short, plump elder handles it.

If he handles it appropriately, Lin Yang will leave with peace of mind.

If it's not quite appropriate, then he will have to reconsider the matter of Shang Chengfeng taking a master.

After all, this old man has a history.

Previously, at the Le Bo Mining Area, he wanted to take Zhang Bu as a disciple but did not directly kill the two Tang Family members for Zhang Bu.

This was also one of the reasons Zhang Bu was unwilling to apprentice himself to him.

Now it remains to be seen whether this old man is truly reliable.