The Way of The Dao

"Little friend seems to have several disciples, eh?"

A calm but old voice was heard almost after a few seconds when Ling Tian finished speaking.

Ling Tian was unfazed by Feng Ye's presence, his gaze still observing the sea of stars.

"You can say it." Ling Tian spoke faintly without taking his eyes off the moon.

Feng Ye watched Ling Tian who was looking at the scenery without showing arrogant airs or even pride and became more and more convinced that he really did have the mentality of a mature adult. Ling Tian was showing no signs of immaturity, let alone behaving like all the young people who were just growing up.

But Feng Ye's question about Ling Tian's identity persisted. How could he have such a mature and calm mind? How come he behaved as if he was an old man who had gone through all the vicissitudes of life and had seen the secrets of the universe and life? It is as if Ling Tian had lived thousands of years and would not frown even if the sky fell.

This is not what would appear in a young generation, but in someone who has already lived his life and reached a high degree of maturity.

Feng Ye could also see that both Shin Wei and Xuanyuan Ling were still increasing their cultivation levels! Shin Wei was approaching the threshold of the Great Ascension realm while Xuanyuan Ling was approaching the Separation And Reunion realm!

This was something difficult to see in young people, even if they had a great background!

Feng Ye compared them and sighed inwardly, realizing that even those powerful families in the Heaven territory would not have descendants and younger generations as powerful as these two youths.

He no longer ruled out the possibility that Ling Tian came from the legendary Immortal World, although the odds were very low.

"Are we going straight to the imperial capital?" Ling Tian asked after a while, bringing Feng Ye out of his thoughts.

"The route is set on the shuttle. But we can change the route without any problems." Feng Ye nodded. The flying ship they were on was powered by Spirit Crystals and there would be no problem if no one personally operated it. They could also assign a specific destination and travel without any problems.

"Then we'll deviate a bit from the destination." Ling Tian nodded and said, "We will go to Di Ji's home first to leave her there. Then we will resume our destination." He had asked Di Ji about her home and coincidentally it wasn't too far from where they were, it was even a bit close to the destination towards the imperial capital.

"No problem, in fact, the more places we are, the more likely we are to find the herbs we need." Feng Ye nodded without any problem. The special grass they were looking for was important and he knew that he would have to search many places, so Ling Tian's recommendation was within the plans.

Without realizing it, Feng Ye changed his manner of speech subtly, adding more respect when speaking to Ling Tian, as if he was speaking to a person of equal importance as him.

"You two go and rest, I'll keep watch, don't worry." Ling Tian looked at Xuanyuan Ling and Shin Wei. The most important thing was for both of them to rest and recover completely.

"Yes, Grandmaster!"

Xuanyuan Ling's slightly happy and assertive voice surprised Ling Tian a little and he nodded, realizing that Xuanyuan Ling no longer had that slightly somber look as before and she was now calm and seemingly relieved and carefree like before when they were talking happily.

Shin Wei nodded and headed to his room. Xuanyuan Ling did the same.

The ship that looked small on the surface actually had a large space inside. There were almost 10 rooms and everyone could sleep in one. The space inside was composed of many runes and special formations, which made this ship small and stealthy on the outside but spacious and large on the inside.

Ling Tian's powerful spirit sense easily broke through the formations without alerting anyone and observed that Feng Xiao was cultivating in his room while Di Ji was sleeping peacefully.

"What's your question?"

Ling Tian liked to admire the scenery and feel the gentle breeze and the coolness of the night. However, he could easily notice Feng Yu's expression and asked casually.

Feng Ye was startled inside and smiled bitterly, feeling that a young man could so easily see through him. He felt as if he was a kid and Ling Tian was the experienced adult.

"Who are you?"

Feng Ye similarly approached the edge a little close to Ling Tian and asked confidently, sensing that Ling Tian was open to all kinds of questions at this moment.

Ling Tian did not change his expression and much less stopped admiring the scenery. His heart was calm and there was no nervousness at all.

"I'm just someone trying to find and reunite with his family again."

Ling Tian spoke softly, remembering all his family, both his wives, disciples, friends and even that biological family, wanting to seek answers also about the mystery of their separation.

Feng Ye was surprised by Ling Tian's kind of response, feeling that there were many unknowns and secrets in his words.

Feng Ye sighed inwardly and confirmed that Ling Tian really could not be taken as a mere kid or young man. Perhaps in this world there would not be a young man like him. He had expected another kind of response, like if he came from a powerful family or had a very mysterious origin, he would not even be surprised if Ling Tian boasted about his identity. But this answer certainly caught him off guard and he knew it would be a mistake to think of Ling Tian as a boy.

Feng Ye was much more curious about Ling Tian. Ling Tian didn't even let out an impulse or breath from his body, he even seemed to have no natural aura when he couldn't sense anything coming from Ling Tian. But now, thanks to that moment when Ling Tian accepted Li Fengyuan and that strange change occurred in the skies, Feng Ye thought that Ling Tian had reached a higher and even mysterious realm, becoming one with the heaven.

"Have you touched the threshold of immortality?" Feng Ye asked some time after pondering, his gaze was filled with curiosity and surprise. This explanation was the only and the most reasonable explanation he could have about Ling Tian. Although he had reached the peak of this world, he had yet to feel the call of immortal ascension, let alone touch that mysterious and powerful force of immortality. The Immortal World was a legend, a myth and at the same time everyone's main goal, but no one had been able to ascend for thousands of years.

Feng Ye also did not take into account that Ling Tian was a cripple, since, the power he showed was not from someone who was a cripple. Although he still could not understand how Ling Tian could have such strength with his meridians shattered.

Ling Tian glanced sideways at Feng Ye faintly and shook his head slightly with a small wry smile. Although he could tell Feng Ye that he was an immortal and a Supreme who reached the peak, he doesn't think Feng Ye would easily believe it. It's like if out of nowhere an adult or even a youth appeared claiming that he was a god, coming from the realm of gods and demonstrated great power; Ling Tian would still find it somewhat hard to believe.

But sometimes, actions prove the validity of words....

Releasing a sliver of his immortal aura and momentum and directing it towards Feng Ye, Ling Tian casually said, "Not only have I touched the threshold of immortality, but I have mastered it and reached the peak in that realm..." His voice carried an imperceptible majestic and powerful tone.

Feng Ye for the first time felt a powerful breath, feeling as if this small force could destroy the whole world!

Then, Feng Ye saw it: Ling Tian was standing to the side of him but at the same time seemed to be standing on the clouds, standing proudly on the clouds as he proudly watched and looked down on the entire world!

A sense of helplessness arose in him and his mind even gave the light to worship and venerate Ling Tian, as if he was standing before heaven itself.

The dark sky was again filled with lightning and dark clouds quickly appeared. Ling Tian frowned slightly as he felt the rejection in the will of this world, as if he should not be on this plane. That was why he always restricted both his spirit and aura, but despite that he still felt a suppression wherever he is. But Ling Tian could sense something else in that will, like a restriction directed especially towards him, specifically to his Soul and the Sacred Heavenly Scriptures.

Ling Tian could understand the suppression on the part of his Soul, since he had spent more time in the Immortal realm and his Soul Essence is Immortal, so there was a rejection on the lower planes. But the Sacred Heavenly Scriptures were another level; this is a Heaven thing and there should not be something that could be more powerful or superior than this... unless whatever is restricting it was from the Heavens as well...