The appearance of the old man made Chu Ming and others feel like they were facing a formidable enemy.
You must know that they Westerners have two Martial Emperors, two Martial Emperors Dzogchen, and next to them there is a mythical beast Martial Emperor Chongming Bird.
But no one discovered when and how the old man appeared beside them.
"Who are you?"
The old man did not answer Chu Ming's question. Instead, he looked at them carefully and began to marvel at them.
"I didn't expect that there would be such a magical body-training technique in this world. It's amazing!"
"Can you show me your skills?"
"no problem."
Chu Ming handed the "Wild Desolate Technique" to the old man without hesitation. He was still admiring it while watching it. Less than a quarter of an hour later, he returned the skill to Chu Ming.
"If this technique could appear in the last war, Tiangong would have a 30%25 chance of winning."
After reading it, the old man gave a high evaluation.
"It's no wonder that I can be recognized by the copper coins of heaven and earth. Not only is there a plan, but I am also thoughtful. I'm afraid you have already discovered that I am not a living person."
Hearing what the old man said, Zhong Ling hid behind Chu Ming in fear.
"It's just a judgment call."
Chu Ming did not deny it, but calmly asked the old man's identity again.
"Can you tell me now where you came from?"
"I am a world spirit who specializes in guarding the inheritance of the Heavenly Palace. As long as I leave the secret realm, it will disappear."
The old man introduced his identity. Although Chu Ming and others did not know the meaning of "world spirit", they somewhat understood the old man's functions and functions.
"What's your name?"
Zhong Ling finally recovered at this time and took the initiative to ask the other party's name.
"You can call me World Spirit first, or you can call me Tianlao."
"God!"
Chu Ming and others called him in unison.
Hearing this title, the old man seemed a little excited.
"Why don't you let me introduce Tiangong to you?"
"There is always work to do."
After both parties had a basic understanding, they began to get down to business.
"The structure of the Heavenly Palace is: Heavenly Emperor, Western Level, Western Imperial Guard, Eight Towns, Thirty-six Heavenly Lords, Seventy-two Earthly Lords, 3,600 Heavenly Generals, and 100,000 Heavenly Soldiers."
Tianlao's introduction to Tiangong is completely consistent with what He Jian originally said.
Although many years have passed and the existing sects have deliberately erased most traces of Tiangong's existence, their organizational structure is still familiar, which shows the strong influence of Tiangong back then.
"The palace in the secret realm is also divided into eight floors. Each one lives in the corresponding residence according to their status. The most common heavenly soldiers also have their own independent palace group."
Everyone looked at the magnificent building in front of them. Although they had already marveled once, after Tianlao's introduction, they couldn't help but sigh again.
"How to determine their respective identities and what are the criteria for judging them?"
Shen Luoyan raised his own question at this time.
"There is a trial place in front of Tiangong Square. It can accurately evaluate each person's talent, potential, intelligence, etc., and it can also obtain a unique inheritance based on each person's different performance."
Hearing what Tianlao said, Shen Luoyan and others were eager to try, not only to obtain the inheritance, but also to know their own position in the Heavenly Palace.
"You go ahead."
As soon as Chu Ming finished saying this, the scene in front of him suddenly changed, and they appeared in front of the square of Tiangong.
Everyone looked at Tianlao.
"A small trick is not worth mentioning."
Chu Ming found that the old man in front of him was not as "steady" as his appearance suggested, but rather a little "little too cute".
Zhao Min and others looked at Chu Ming at this time. After the latter nodded slightly, they flew into the trial place.
There was a flash of light and then disappeared.
"Another secret realm?"
"It's just a formation."
After answering Chu Ming's question, the old man waved his sleeves, and the scene in front of them changed again. They came to a palace complex.
After Chu Ming looked at the surrounding situation, he said playfully, "I haven't participated in the trial yet, so it's not good to just show up here."
"If you can be recognized by the copper coins of heaven and earth, you will naturally be the new emperor of heaven."
Then he looked at Chu Ming teasingly.
"If I'm not mistaken, those three girls are all your subordinates, and they are completely devoted to you. If there is a new leader, will they be convinced?"
Chu Ming smiled but did not speak. Instead, he sat leisurely on the chair and admired the beautiful scenery around him.
"I have never seen a young man as young as you, but so calm."
"Thank you for your kindness. You can say anything you want now."
He looked at Chu Ming with admiration, as if nothing could be hidden from him.
"Tiangong has never caused trouble to Shanhai Continent. They are not what the outside world says they are."
"How do you know what the outside world says about Tiangong?"
Chu Ming discovered the loophole in Tianlao's words.
"Although the main force of Tiangong was lost in that battle, there are still residual forces. Naturally, I can still know some information."
"The key is, do you believe what I say?"
"I believe it, because if Tiangong really wants to unify the Shanhai Continent, other sects should not be able to resist. There should be another reason for Tiangong's disappearance."
Tianlao sighed softly, stood up and looked into the distance, his thoughts seemed to have returned to the time when he first met the boy.
"For some reason, I was left behind from the upper world to the Shanhai Continent. At that time, he was just a young man chopping wood in the mountains."
Seeing Tian Lao's expression, Chu Ming knew that the "he" he mentioned should be the first Lord of the Heavenly Palace.
"But because he is fair and righteous, he has been respected by everyone at a young age, and he is also a unique cultivation wizard."
"With my help, his realm improved very quickly. In less than a hundred years, he was already the number one person in Shanhai Continent."
"And he will work with a group of like-minded people to carry forward the Heavenly Palace. He wants to use my presence to raise the entire continent's cultivation system to a higher level."
“I have treasures, but I don’t have a broom to treasure myself, and I am willing to lead the continent to move forward together. I have a big picture!”
Chu Ming couldn't help but admire the other party's high integrity, but he had reservations about his approach.
Without effective governance and perfect rules, just trying to be a sun-drenched "Mother" will definitely cause accidents.
Although I don't know what he is thinking, from Chu Ming's words, how could the old man who "becomes better with age" not understand the hidden meaning in Chu Ming's words.
This made him think more highly of the young man in front of him.
"But before he could conquer the world, a big event happened and everything came to an abrupt end."
"You have a bad habit of talking all the time."
"What habit?"
Tianlao was very puzzled by Chu Ming's sudden attack.
"Whenever we talk about the crux of the matter, you always stop talking, just like guessing riddles, which makes people very uncomfortable."
"It's a very important matter, and I'm afraid you don't want to know the whole story."
Tianlao seemed to be prepared, and gave out his reasons first.
"Even if I was unprepared, wouldn't you tell me the truth?"
Seeing that Chu Ming didn't accept his explanation at all, Tianlao smiled awkwardly. This young man was too calm and rational.
To be able to remain so rational in the face of the mainland's biggest secret is a psychological quality far superior to that of ordinary people.
Maybe he is the most suitable candidate.
"The decline and destruction of the Heavenly Palace was due to the invasion of the upper realm."
Seeing Chu Ming who still looked calm, Tianlao asked in surprise, "Have you thought of all this?"
"Is it difficult? Tiangong's strength far exceeds that of other sects. There are only two ways to cause its demise. One is internal fighting, and the other is the intervention of more powerful forces. Are there other possibilities?"
Tian Lao, who was still questioning Chu Ming, was confused by the latter's rhetorical question.
The innocent look the other party looked at him made him feel that he was very "mentally retarded".
"You don't need to test me with one word. Since you have accepted the inheritance of Tiangong, you have the obligation to rectify its name. This is my responsibility and I will not evade it."
Hearing what Chu Ming said, Tianlao showed a moved look on his face.
"The vast world connected by the mountains, seas and continents is the demon race, one of the most brutal races in the universe."
"They regard the Mountains and Seas Continent as a grazing land, and the human race is just food for them to graze here."
Tianlao's words revealed a cruel truth.
"So how do humans survive until now?"
Chu Ming raised his question at this time.
"The demons also have many enemies in the Great Thousand World, and the wars between them have never stopped. It is precisely because of such earth-shattering battles that the demons lost many coordinates of the Small Thousand Worlds, so that humans can survive until now."
Seeing that Chu Ming seemed to understand the reason why Shanhai Continent continued to this day, Tianlao continued to tell the story of the past.
"Twelve thousand years ago, to be precise, it is close to 130,000 years ago. The demons discovered the Shanhai Continent. They sent an army into this place and started a crazy killing spree."
"Tiangong united the warriors from the mainland to form a coalition to resist and protect their homeland."
"Fortunately, because the demons were greedy for the blood of the mainland at that time, they did not want to completely destroy this world. In addition, they underestimated the enemy and did not send Qi practitioners above the Martial God into the mainland."
"The demons that invaded the Shanhai Continent were all annihilated by the coalition forces led by Tiangong. When the demon clan's top leaders found out and wanted to destroy the continent, they had already lost its coordinates."
"Although Tiangong has eliminated the demons that invaded the mainland, its own strength has almost been lost. At this time, the sects on the mainland who were originally afraid of the demons' strength and did not join the coalition united to attack Tiangong."
When Tianlao said this, his face was full of sorrow and anger.
No one expected that while fighting desperately for the survival of the mainland, they would be "stabbed in the back" from their own race before they could wipe the blood off their weapons.
How many Tiangong elites who were protected and survived fell under the butcher's knife of these sects, and many of them "died with their eyes open".
