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"Oh, I wonder if Qing Zi has anything else to discuss with me. Let's talk about it together." Old Shu looked at Lin Qing with a gentle gaze, his gaze filled with kindness.

"I believe that Old Book has also heard about the recent developments between the Tiger Gang and the Green Bamboo Gang. With the current development of the situation, even if Old Book is hidden in the study, it is unavoidable that he would be drawn in. Since I am on my way to Red Leaf Town, Old Book might as well go with me so that we can avoid this whirlpool …" Lin Qing slowly said as she looked at this old man.

The old man raised his hand and waved his hands. Lin Qingbai wanted to continue speaking, but he had no choice but to shut his mouth.

"Qing Zi, you don't need to say it, I won't be going to Red Leaf Town. I haven't lived for many years, and dying early or late has no meaning to me, not to mention that my heart has already died, dying is also a release for me." The old man turned around and looked at the vast sky with indescribable emotions.

"Old Book, why would I …" Lin Qing's lips moved slightly as she continued speaking. In her eyes, Old Book was an amiable old man, and in the past three years, if not for his guidance, how could he have made it this far? To Lin Qing, Old Book was already a benefactor to her.

"You don't need to persuade me. My heart is already set, so I won't go with you." The old man turned around and looked at Lin Qing, his eyes filled with determination.

Looking at the current Old Book, Lin Qing's lips slightly moved, but in the end, she was unable to say anything. Lin Qing knew that with Old Book's personality, once he made up his mind, he would not be able to persuade her.

"Qing Zi, with your intelligence, you should be able to tell something. I'm afraid you have doubts about my identity as well." The old man casually flipped open a book and muttered.

Lin Qing wanted to say something, but the old man waved his hand and she had no choice but to shut up.

"After hiding for so many years, I had originally wanted to live until I died, but when the time came, I suddenly discovered that I was in such a miserable state. I had originally thought that I would live such a miserable life, but when I saw you, it was as if I saw my young self."

"I was originally a direct descendant of the Yun Family in the Azure Province, and I even entered the Heaven Gate to become an outer disciple. Lin Qing, do you know of the Heaven Gate?"

Shaking her head, Lin Qing had never heard of the Heaven Gate sect.

"Heaven Gate. That is no longer an ordinary sect. What they cultivate is Qi. They cultivate is the way of the world. They cultivate is the way of the world. The path of cultivation is natural. They pursue the path of longevity." The old man muttered to himself.

"Could it be that the Heaven Gate is the legendary Door of Immortality?" Lin Qing's eyes involuntarily opened as he asked in astonishment. "Could it be that the Heaven Gate is the legendary Door of Immortality?"

Lin Qing couldn't help but be surprised. The Door of Immortality was originally a legendary item. Although Lin Qing suspected that there was a true Immortal in the world, she had a feeling about it.

"Yes, the Heaven Gate is the legendary gate of immortality, but the Heaven Gate is also only one of the immortals. The gate of immortality that we speak of is not actually an immortal gate, but a cultivation sect hidden outside the world, and the Heaven Gate is one of them," said the old man as he raised his head to look at Lin Qing.

"At that time, I was in high spirits because of what happened to me. Plus, I entered the Gate of Heaven. It was a fortunate event in the mortal world." The old man muttered to himself, as if he had returned to those extraordinary days, full of memories.

"However, when I arrived at the Heaven Gate, I discovered that ideals and reality were not the same as I imagined. Cultivating immortality was originally a change against the heavens, a struggle against the heavens, a struggle against the earth, and what kind of scene would a sect that gathered immortals into one school?"

"The sect is not as peaceful as you think it is. They are filled with deceit and self-deception. Can you imagine the terrifying mentality of those old monsters that have lived for hundreds, or even thousands of years? "Can you imagine how terrifying the blood of those demonic-transformed killing discs is?" The old man mumbled to himself, as he sank into the depths of his memories.

Shaking her head, Lin Qing could not imagine what it would be like to live for hundreds or thousands of years with such terrifying experience.

"I've seen all of this before. The ideal is an illusion with a naked reality, which has given me a deep sense of alertness. When I arrived at the Door of Immortality, I realized that although my clan is an insignificant existence in the secular world, in the Heaven Gate, they are nothing more than ants. How can I be proud of myself?"

"When I realized all of this, I understood my own insignificance. Therefore, I worked hard at my cultivation, and after three hundred years, I finally made some achievements. In these three hundred years, I have also gotten to know some of my best friends, and in some days, I have even explored the great dao."

"However, one time during the exploration of the ancient cave, we revealed a sinister face to be on the same path. Once we were careless, three hundred years of painstaking cultivation eventually turned into dust, and the Immortal book that we gave you was also the result of that exploration. Although our fellow cultivators were scared out of their wits, they weren't able to take good care of us."

After escaping from the ancient cave, my cultivation had already completely disappeared, and my physical body was also not far from collapsing. In order to survive, I had no choice but to hastily possess a person's body, and this person is my current physical body.

Hearing this, Lin Qing's body couldn't help but shiver and she couldn't help but take a few steps back.

"Are you scared? Are you afraid that I'll possess you?" At some point, Old Book's eyes had turned blood-red. He was no longer looking at Lin Qing with gentleness in his eyes, instead, it was as if he was looking at his prey.

Lin Qing's expression changed drastically, but she quickly calmed down and revealed a smile. She looked at the old man and said, "If old man Shu wanted to possess me, he would have long ago wanted to possess me. Why wait until now?"

The old man's gaze was fixed on Lin Qing. After a long time, he suddenly broke out into laughter. His laughter contained a sense of gratification, as well as an unwillingness.

"If I could still possess you, for the sake of the Great Dao, how could I not give up on you? Even if you were a close relative of mine, for the sake of the Great Dao, I would still attack you mercilessly. However, the Heavens did not give me another chance, and they did not allow me to possess you a second time."

Upon hearing these words, Lin Qing's heart grew ice-cold. Over the past three years, Lin Qing had already regarded old man Shu as her teacher, but today, it all seemed so laughable. So old man Shu wasn't what she had imagined.