My System Is Three Thousand Years Early

Chapter 832: Chapter 254 What’s the situation now?? (Please subscribe)

The grey-robed elder Daoist was already working hard to control his emotions, and his facial management was also done exceedingly well, but he still couldn’t help the corners of his mouth twitching fiercely a few times.

When the grey-robed elder Daoist heard Cheng Guang speak, he realized at the same moment that this unknown being, Cheng Guang, had no intention of revealing his true identity to him.

The grey-robed elder Daoist took a deep breath, his face brimming with a smile that grew, rather than diminished, and then said with a laugh, “The name of this old Daoist is also not worth mentioning, my friend. I assume you too have not heard of my existence.”

Cheng Guang nodded slightly but did not say much more.

Both sides were probing each other’s identities.

In Cheng Guang’s view, his identity had already been laid out on the table.

However, from the perspective of the grey-robed elder Daoist, Cheng Guang had not laid his cards on the table at all. Claiming to be an ordinary and insignificant nobody was simply fooling ghosts.

Meanwhile, the Great Tang Emperor standing beside Cheng Guang, studying the figure of the grey-robed elder Daoist, furrowed his brows, seemingly feeling that he had seen this grey-robed elder Daoist somewhere before.

While the Great Tang Emperor was scrutinizing him, the grey-robed elder Daoist’s gaze was also observing the Great Tang Emperor.

After all, in the eyes of the grey-robed elder Daoist, the most threatening figure to him was the Great Tang Emperor.

Though he did not understand why the Great Tang Emperor held Cheng Guang, this unknown entity, in such high respect,

The grey-robed elder Daoist still trusted his intuition.

In his view, this unknown entity, Cheng Guang, could very well be someone of noble status, which is why the Great Tang Emperor, with a level of cultivation and strength similar or perhaps even superior to his own, treated him with such respect.

The grey-robed elder Daoist assessed the Great Tang Emperor’s appearance, which seemed somewhat difficult for him to directly deduce the Emperor’s identity from his façade.

The grey-robed elder Daoist could not discern either Cheng Guang’s or the Great Tang’s identities.

At the moment, with the Heavenly Dao freshly rejuvenated, the grey-robed elder Daoist himself had caught a rare opportunity. He did not wish to enter into conflicts with others, delaying the chance to peacefully increase his cultivation.

Otherwise, if he missed this opportunity to enhance his cultivation later on, as the Fate of the Heavenly Dao began to be contested by various powers, he had no idea how long it would be before he would encounter such a fortune again.

Perhaps even…

He might wait an entire lifetime and still not come upon it.

Thinking this, a slight smile appeared on the lips of the grey-robed elder Daoist, and then he said with a laugh, “My fellow Daoists, for what matter have you come here?”

“If there is anything that requires this old Daoist’s help, feel free to speak up.”

The grey-robed elder Daoist planned to first show goodwill to Cheng Guang and the Great Tang Emperor.

It is said one does not slap the smiling face.

The grey-robed elder Daoist also believed that by humbling himself, neither the unknown entity Cheng Guang nor the Great Tang Emperor would make things difficult for him.

Besides,

The grey-robed elder Daoist also believed.

With the Heavenly Dao having just awakened, those who knew how to seize the Fate of the Heavenly Dao and use it to enhance their cultivation were few.

If it wasn’t for his accidental arrival in the Holy Fish Dynasty,

And for the sake of stability, he had captured the entire Holy Fish Dynasty’s royal family in one fell swoop.

He would not have been aware of the existence of the Fate of the Heavenly Dao.

The grey-robed elder Daoist himself had stumbled upon this opportunity by accident, so he believed that as long as he kept silent, both the unknown entity Cheng Guang and the Great Tang Emperor would be unable to discover his secret.

Now that the Heavenly Dao was reviving, there were still not many who knew how to obtain the Fate of the Heavenly Dao.

In the past, the Celestial Gods and the Western Buddhas fought tooth and nail, in a struggle to the death for the Fate of the Heavenly Dao.

Now, however, Taoist Priest Randeng was the first to partake of a share.

This already made Taoist Priest Randeng’s lips curve into such a wide grin that they could not close back together.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Guang shook his head, “My purpose in coming here is not really anything specific, but if pressed for one, it would only be you.”

After Cheng Guang spoke, the smile on Taoist Priest Randeng’s face suddenly stiffened a bit.

“My friend, what do you mean by that?”

Taoist Priest Randeng’s tone, while saying this, had already become somewhat unsettling.

His complexion also darkened a little.

As if the next sentence, or the next moment, might turn into a confrontation.

Taoist Priest Randeng suddenly worried whether the two individuals, the unknown entity Cheng Guang and the Great Tang Emperor, also knew of the Fate of the Heavenly Dao.

Had they come to the Holy Fish Dynasty this time to compete with him for this bit of the Fate of the Heavenly Dao?

Taoist Priest Randeng knew that once the world learned how to gain the Fate of the Heavenly Dao, the game would not be one that a minor player like him could partake in.

So even though Taoist Priest Randeng knew that the Fate of the Heavenly Dao seemed to be bound to the royal luck, he dared not control more dynasties.

Seeking more of the Fate of the Heavenly Dao.

To have much is to lose much.

Taoist Priest Randeng knew that in this world, although his strength was somewhat greater than the majority, there were still many existences he could not surpass.

Ever since gaining the Fate of the Heavenly Dao from the Holy Fish Dynasty, Taoist Priest Randeng had not made it known or ventured out, he simply immersed himself in cultivation.

Even so,

Taoist Priest Randeng had not expected that he would still attract the attention of outsiders.

The more Taoist Priest Randeng thought about it, the heavier his heart sank, and the gaze that fell on both Cheng Guang and the Great Tang Emperor turned sour.