Invincible cultivation strengthens: my son is a troublemaker

"Lin Yi?!"

Qin Chuan's eyes flickered slightly because he suddenly remembered hearing this name before in the main hall of the Dongsheng Divine Sect's main peak.

The daughter of Su Xuanlong had asked Su Xuanlong for an elixir, saying it was for the healing of a "Junior Brother Lin."

At the time, Su Xuanlong was somewhat displeased.

And he had mentioned the name of that Junior Brother Lin, which was indeed Lin Yi!

In fact, he had already taken note of this name before.

After all, a Sect Leader's daughter who seemed to have a tragic childhood, and was an ice-cold beauty at that, set aside her pride to ask for an elixir from a father whom she didn't fully recognize, to save a junior brother, and this junior brother's surname was Lin... clearly, there was something fishy going on.

He smelled the scent of a trope.

According to his many years of conspiracy-hatching thinking, this very likely... was another True Fated Son, and it might well be one of those "abandoned children" tropes.

As everyone knows.

There are always some major forces where, due to family strife or other reasons, a young master of the family ends up among the villagers, and most often, there's a jade pendant placed with them in the infant's cradle, to serve as evidence of the young master's identity in the future.

And though the foster parents might be extremely poor, they wouldn't sell this obviously invaluable jade pendant; they would hand it over to the child at an appropriate time. As for the reason... no one knows.

This mysterious jade pendant here, Qin Chuan suspected, was precisely the identity-verifying jade pendant of an "abandoned children" True Fated Son.

Moreover, it was likely a golden finger.

Of course, this was just one conjecture. In fact, in Qin Chuan's heart, there was another possibility...

"If it's the other possibility, then that would be even better..." Qin Chuan's eyes narrowed slightly as he slowly clenched the jade pendant.

He pondered for a moment and then said, "Can you tell me about Lin Yi's specifics? I'm very interested in this young man."

"What do you intend to do?"

Sword Emperor showed a bit of vigilance in his eyes.

Lin Yi was a sect junior that he highly favored. Judging by his current performance, this kid could very well be the future leader of the Dongsheng Divine Sect.

Might even become the next Realm Emperor, who knows.

Of course, this did not conflict with him stealing Lin Yi's jade pendant; treasures and opportunities have always belonged to the virtuous...

"Don't be so tense. What could I possibly do to a young man? My interest in him is his opportunity, perhaps even... the Dongsheng Divine Sect's opportunity."

Qin Chuan offered a profound and mysterious smile as he whispered, "Although Dongsheng Divine Sect stands supreme in the Eastern Domain, you should know that looking at this vast world, the Eastern Domain... is just too small."

Swish!

Sword Emperor's body trembled.

Although he had long recognized Qin Chuan as a resurrected ancient figure, when Qin Chuan uttered such words as if they were nothing, it still gave him quite a shock.

That was a kind of grandeur that could command the winds and clouds!

How vast is this world?

He did not know.

But this mysterious being before him seemed to know...

"What do you wish to know? Is it his battle achievements or his growth rate?" Sword Emperor asked after a moment of silence.

"Hehe, I don't concern myself with those things. To me, when truly evaluating a person, one should not look at these... After all, it's losing the essence and chasing the trivial."

Qin Chuan gave a meaningful smile and then said, "All pasts leave traces, and all futures have presages... To see if one can become a great figure, what you need to observe is his experiences."

"His experiences shaped his everything, including his temperament, his audacity, his decisiveness, and his resilience... Those things are what's truly important."

"In comparison, in my eyes, so-called talent... is insignificant."

Qin Chuan shook his head with a smile, standing with his hands behind his back, his eyes profoundly gazing into the sky, as if he could see through the nine-layered clouds:

"There are just too many things in this world that can change talent, divine pill spirit fruit, essence of heaven and earth, esoteric scriptures... too numerous to count, and those true heirs of great forces never lack these."

"But surveying all beings in this vast world, how many can truly reach the pinnacle?"

After speaking, he smiled without speaking further.

As if he wanted to give Sword Emperor some time to reflect.

And after Sword Emperor pondered for a while, he frowned and asked, "You say talent doesn't matter, but if a person only has the temperament and not the talent, how can he rise? Is it by mere wishful thinking?"

Qin Chuan smiled without saying a word.

But his demeanor only aggravated Sword Emperor, making him feel completely unnerved, as if he had swallowed a fly.

After a long while, just as Sword Emperor was about to lose patience, Qin Chuan said with a cryptic smile, "Young man, you are still too impetuous..."

Sword Emperor was startled!

Then he calmed down.

Qin Chuan chuckled and said, "In truth, principles themselves do not have right or wrong; the important thing is... whose mouth they come from."

"What I just said seemed like fallacies to you, but to me, there is no issue at all. Do you know why that is?"

Sword Emperor frowned, lost in thought.

He seemed to grasp something, but upon deeper consideration, it slipped away, as if obstructed by a sheet of paper.

"Hehe, it's because... your level is not high enough."

Qin Chuan smiled calmly and said, "When I speak of a past incident, you think I am lying, that I'm probably boasting. Why is that? Mainly because you yourself cannot achieve it."

"But your inability doesn't mean I can't achieve it."

"Do you understand what I'm saying now?"

Qin Chuan looked into his eyes, as if suddenly exuding a more commanding presence, and continued, "When I say talent is not important, that is because I have the qualification to say so. Because as long as I want, I can change a person's talent!"

"And you found this statement problematic because you do not have the qualification to say such words, so when you hear them, you naturally perceive them as wrong."

"Of course, my words, from an objective perspective, may indeed not be considered right. However, at this moment, discussing this specific matter, you cannot said I am wrong."

"Do you remember... what we were talking about?"

Boom!

Sword Emperor's body shook, feeling as if a bolt of lightning struck his mind, and vaguely, he saw Qin Chuan grow taller in front of him.

It was like a gigantic being towering up to the heavens, with a lofty figure, piercing through the clouds, looking down on him.

This... was the disparity in levels!

After some time, Sword Emperor finally came to his senses, and after undergoing a process of curiosity—skepticism—shock, he gradually developed an inexplicable sense of awe towards Qin Chuan.

He took a deep breath and nodded, "Alright, since you want to know about Lin Yi's past, I will tell you everything I know."

Qin Chuan smiled contentedly.

Finally, he had managed to bluff him.

The reason he had gone around in such a circle was to mentally hoodwink this person, because once the mind is led, subconscious reverence is bound to arise.

Sword Emperor organized his thoughts and said, "Lin Yi is the young master of a second-rate family within the jurisdiction of Muti Sect—an affiliated sect of the Dongsheng Divine Sect. The family is fairly ordinary."

"The strongest ancestor of the Lin Family is only a Saint of the third heavenly layer, and Lin Yi's father is merely at the seventh level of the Supreme realm, akin to an ant."

"But Lin Yi's mother is quite mysterious. She was saved by Lin Yi's father from the river, her origins unknown, yet her strength is not weak. It's said that even the ancestors of the Lin Family treated her with respect."

"And this mysterious woman seemed to have fallen in love with Lin Yi's father due to his lifesaving grace, and thus Lin Yi was born... but shortly after his birth, the woman mysteriously disappeared again."

"She came mysteriously and left mysteriously; no one knew her identity. This jade pendant was left to Lin Yi by her."

"I suspect that this jade pendant has a significant background, and might even be a token of some super force!"

Speaking of the latter part, there was a trace of deep dread in Sword Emperor's eyes, followed by a sigh of relief.

Qin Chuan, upon hearing this, appeared deep in thought.

For a long while, he suddenly smiled playfully, "So, this is actually a hot potato, right? No wonder you are willing to hand it over to me."

"Ahem..."

Sword Emperor coughed awkwardly, indeed, after investigating the origins of this item, he felt intensely conflicted.

Keeping it made his heart uneasy.

Losing it was too much to bear!

Now handing it over to Qin Chuan to resolve the dispute, was naturally the best way to handle it.