"Dad, you know about that thing?" His question was abrupt, but with the prior expressions from the Great Elder, Mu Hanyan quickly caught on to what he was referring to and asked in return. Some things were secrets to them but certainly not to the Great Elder and the Family Head.
Mu Rui’an nodded. Mu Hanyan’s counter-question actually served as an answer to his own.
"Dad, who is Mu Tianlie?" Mu Hanyan took out the Life Token, asking with curiosity.
"Have you heard of a legend that thousands of years ago, the Mu Family had an extraordinary genius emerge, yet his situation before he made his name was somewhat similar to yours now?"
"I heard it from Fourth Uncle Zi Qing. It was said that he was deemed a good-for-nothing by everyone but achieved fame overnight, shocking the Capital with his formidable power, saving the family from life-and-death peril. Thereafter, he met with an unexpected assassination and perished," Mu Hanyan nodded.
It was precisely because Yan Yuchu heard this legend from Mu Ziqing that he realized the danger lurking behind him, resolutely forming an alliance with Mu Hanyan.
"Mu Tianlie was that extraordinary genius," Mu Rui’an said. This update is available on novel·fire.net
"So, it’s him. That means he has been dead for thousands of years," Mu Hanyan recalled the incredible events and spoke in astonishment.
Her earlier speculation wasn’t wrong; it was indeed just a remnant thought left by Mu Tianlie after his death. But how could a mere remnant thought possess such tremendous strength?
"What’s wrong?" Mu Rui’an saw her astonished and confused expression, asking curiously.
"It’s just a bit hard to understand," Mu Hanyan recounted everything that happened in the Treasure Vault to her father.
After listening to her, Mu Rui’an fell into deep contemplation.
"If I’m not mistaken, it should have something to do with this Heavenly Destiny Star Plate," Mu Rui’an finally spoke after a long pause.
"The Heavenly Destiny Star Plate?" Mu Hanyan looked at Mu Rui’an in confusion. She had heard of Life Tokens, but the Heavenly Destiny Star Plate was completely unfamiliar.
"Yes, you might think this is a Life Token passed down within our family, but it’s not. According to legend, that ancestor, Mu Tianlie, never concealed his lack of cultivation talent and was truly a cultivation disaster. It wasn’t until he obtained the Star Plate in your hands that his fate dramatically changed. Within one year, he became a Sword Master, and in three, a Sword Saint. If not for being betrayed, no one knows what Realm he ultimately could have reached.
His injuries weren’t as simple as you’ve heard. Not only were his Heart Meridian and meridians severely damaged, but even his Mental State was severely impacted, leading him into madness, often uttering incomprehensible nonsense, like ’The God of Divine Martial descends, traversing heaven and earth,’" Mu Rui’an paused, feeling both admiration and sorrow for that legendary figure from the Mu Family.
"What happened after that?" Mu Hanyan inquired further.
She now understood why the lingering thoughts of Mu Tianlie attacked her so fiercely upon appearing—it turned out his Mental State was already in chaos before his death.
"Afterward, in his final dying moments, he suddenly regained clarity as if the light returned to him one last time, no longer speaking any bizarre proclamations. He sat in contemplation for three days straight, as if he had become a different person.
Then, he ordered the construction of a great hall in Heishi City and dismissed everyone else, personally constructing a tomb inside for himself. He left his last words stating that all his cultivation had come from his Heavenly Destiny Star Plate. If someone were to find his tomb and obtain his Heavenly Destiny Star Plate, their achievements would surely be no less than his own."