the ancestor

"Sect leader, these past few weeks, we were able to find the exact spot he ascending from and where he arrived upon ascending." a sect elder said respectfully before the sect leader

"where did he ascend from?" The sect leader asked seriously

"world 18, he arrived in red lotus sect. But he suddenly disappeared, arriving by falling star village. Confused, we began looking into the lower realm he came from. Some mysterious force has cut its karma. It was reconnected by him which might have caused something to go wrong when he was ascending." The elder said, shocking the shocking leader

"that should be impossible. A void-shattering realm should not be able to hold the karma of two worlds. That's holding the fate of every living thing in a world. Not even someone like me would have the strength to connect it." The sect leader said with a frown. His words were true.

"... about that. We also didn't believe it, so we sent a few people to the lower realm to find out more about this... Ling Han is ranked as the number 1 most evilest person there. He started cultivation at the age of 14, and from there own, he did countless evil. but when we looked into it, Ling Han seemed to have been farmed for most of them." The elder said,

The sect elder nodded but instantly froze as he his eyes widened.

"he started cultivation at the age od 14?" The sect leader asked in shock

"not really. He was at level 3 Houtian. he stumbled upon a herb which improved his talent, but he later outright laughed at everyone who believed that."

"We couldn't find a reason for his talent, but we could tell he is skilled in alchemy, as well as cultivation. He was able to get an item known as the pill mountain, which hundreds of alchemists have tried and failed."

The elder spoke of many things that had happened in the lower realm, which was connected to Ling Han. From the battle against the crown prince, which some people seemed to remember seeing a Phoenix.

The sudden appearance of the dark elf immortal, which was killed by Ling Han. and the many more dark elf immortal he killed.

The battle that took place against him and Shiva. Although they didn't have a hint of the person Ling Han fought, the many destroyed mountains and land gave them a feeling that 2 human immortals fought.

The sect leader nodded slightly before he sent the elder off. He left to report everything he heard to the ancestor,

The next day, Ling Han was brought over to meet the sect leader. These past weeks, he was trying to comprehend the Dao of fire. If he could comprehend it, he would need to master a grand Dao.

"sup." Ling Han said calmly upon seeing the sect leader.

"... a genius like you only started cultivation at the age of 14, before even ascending and turning your Qi into immortal Qi, you have gained strength matching a human immortal. what is your goal?" The sect leader asked calmly

"goals? I don't have any. I'm just going with the flow... I guess trying to reach a point where I'm unbeatable in the same cultivation realm could be considered a goal." Ling Han said with a shrug

The sect leader was slightly speechless with Ling Han's careless way of speaking. But his way of speaking made it easier for him to ask questions.

As they walked towards where the ancestor was, the sect leader would ask many questions. from if Ling Han had a master, what happened when he was ascending.

To which Ling Han answered without care. He didn't give much stuff to hide, so he answered truthfully to most of his questions.

"by the way, the burning heaven sutra, how can I get the second level?" Ling Han asked calmly

"you must speak to the ancestors about that." He said as he pointed at a volcano up ahead,

"the ancestor got the heaven sutra thousands of years ago and a trial left behind by someone in the heavenly realm. Go up the volcano. The ancestor awaits." The sect leader said as Ling Han nodded. With a step, Ling Han disappeared, appearing far away on a cloud.

Ling Han flew straight to the top, but he soon had to put up a barrier up as the heat from the volcano was too high. No one below human immortal would have been able to withstand this heat.

Upon arriving at the peak of the Volcano, he noticed that there was no lava at all. Only a tiny house at the bottom,

"you are talented. No normal human immortal would be able to get this close to me without turning to ash." An old voice seemed to appear next to Ling Han's ear, making him subconsciously turn, but no one was next to him.

"amazing control over your spiritual sense." Ling Han said with a smile. Whoever was in that small house didn't use voice transmission but instead used his spiritual sense to transfer his voice next to Ling Han.

"is this one of the requirements to comprehend and control the Dao of fire?" Ling Han said with a smile

"brat, although talented. You really don't know how to show talent to your elders." the voice sounded as an old man walked out of the same house. Ling Han's eyes seemed to burn just looking at him.

"respect? it's hard for one to gain my respect," Ling Han said with a smile

"Oh. then can I ask you you respect?" He asked with narrowed eyes

"the ones I respect are those geniuses in the heavenly realm who can skip two realms and fight those above their cultivation." Ling Han said with a smile, which made the narrowed eyes of the old man widened slightly

"you eyes are set so high... how does someone from the lower realm know of such things." He asked with narrowed eyes

"with the information you got, I am shocked you haven't pinpointed that mother originated from the heavenly realm. you can't honestly believe someone with my talent could be born in the immortal realm or lower realm." Ling Han said weirdly,

he thought these guys would have at least reached a level where they can tell he had someone's connection to the heavenly realm.

"..." The sect leader's eyes shrink. This thought has come across him a few times. Ling Han's mother was said to be an unmatched talent who reached Saint king before reaching 40 years of age.

Although the immortal realm had people who could do this at a much faster speed, she did this in the lower realm, where the condition for cultivation was hundreds of times worse than the immortal realm.

"This makes more sense. Even if thousands died in the lower realm, it explains how you were able to connect the fate of the two worlds. someone was helping you from the shadows." The old man said as he looked worriedly at Ling Han

Ling Han was stunned by his words, now that he actually thought of it. With his strength, how the hell did he grab the fate of the immortal realm and lower realm and connect them?

The old man seeing Ling Han's stunned and confused look, seemed to understand something. Someone must be hiding in the shadows to protect him,

"anyways, I came to ask about the burning heaven sutra. I need the second level." Ling Han said calmly. He felt like he was close to comprehending the Dao of fire.

In just three or so years, he believed he could comprehend it. He would be able to do it sooner threw battle,

"The second life of the burning heaven sutra? In a few months, the holy ground on the moon will be opening up. Only those at earth immortal and below can enter. For thousands of year's cultivators have been trying to pass the trial left behind there." The old man said with a smile

"you want me to pass the trail? Even if I'm a genius, I'm only at level 2 void-shattering realm. are you sending me to my grave, old man?" Ling Han said with a smile

"with a simple look. I can tell you have been holding back a breakthrough to the 3rd level of the void-shattering realm for the last weeks. With your talent, reaching the peak of the void-shattering realm shouldn't be too hard for you in these few months. Plus, I will give you some treasures." He said calmly

"If you can agree to enter that Holy ground and bring back the 1,000 transformation armament. The sect will owe you a huge favor." He said seriously

"1,000 transformation armament?" Ling Han asked with a frown

"yes. This item has the ability to take on any form you wish for it to take on. it can even grow larger or smaller with a thought. This item once belonged to our sect, but the sect leader sent someone within it with that item, and we lost it. with the loss of this item, the sect strength has dropped by a lot." He said seriously

The item used to craft that weapon was birth from the Dao of the earth. That weapon would be as hard as diamonds or as soft as mud. It could take on many forms, from armors to clothes.

It was a heaven immortal grade item. Having that item was like having to heaven immortals guarding the sect.

"sure. I accept the deal. something which even the help of an item of such a grade must be of some fun... but are you not afraid that I will run off with the item." Ling Han asked with a smile

"I seen many liars. You give off an air of being free. I seen many people like that, but you are even more different. It's like the only one you are worried about disappointing is yourself." He said calmly.

"haha, yet that doesn't mean I will return with the weapon." Ling Han said with a smile, but the old man just smiled back

"you wait for your target to provoke you before you make your move. This shows that you know actions have consciousness, simply agreeing to this deal proves that you will not go back on it." He said with a smile

"haha. I'm like an open book. You mind as well give me the second level of the sutra, or else deal off." Ling Han said calmly

The old man waved his hand as a scroll flew into Ling Han's hands.

"before I leave. once question, what were you going to do if I didn't reveal I might be from the heavenly realm." Ling Han said as he put the scroll away without looking at it

"to take you in as my disciple, but by the looks of it, I wasn't worthy." He said with a bitter smile, but Ling Han shook his head

"I'm not some arrogant fool who doesn't understand the importance of a teacher. Learning from those with more knowledge than you is much better than being self-taught. A teacher is there to teach and pass down their knowledge. one doesn't need talent for that. Age does come with wisdom after all." Ling Han said as he turned and left, leaving behind a speechless ancestor

He coulf help but change the way he saw Ling Han. He wasn't just talented but also opened minded. not so worried about the world, but is more concerned about living his life.