Chapter: 5657

"Not... not exactly." Lei Zhen furrowed his brows, shaking his head slightly: "Tang Dynasty's 6th year... I think I heard someone mention this period of time recently."

"Instantly, he suddenly thought of something and excitedly asked: 'Miss Lin, is the Master you're talking about called Meng Changsheng?!'"

Lin Wan'er was shocked by Lei Zhen's sudden mention of the name!

Tonight, Lei Zhen had been full of astonishment from start to finish, being extremely calm and collected. However, when he mentioned Meng Changsheng's three characters, Lin Wan'er was immediately taken aback!

She subconsciously exclaimed: 'How did you know Master Meng's secret name?! He passed away over 300 years ago, and even during his lifetime, he spent most of it secluded in the Wudang Mountains, almost no one knew him...'

Lei Zhen couldn't help but sigh: 'Meng Sheng, also known as Longming, was born in the Tang Dynasty's first year, a native of Chang'an. After practicing meditation, he changed his name to Meng Changsheng and self-identified as Long Life Hermit...'

Lin Wan'er was even more shocked: 'Young master... how do you know so clearly about Master Meng's affairs?! My father once said that Master Meng spent most of his life in seclusion, and the world knew little about him. And since he passed away nearly 400 years ago, young master, where did you hear these things?'

Lei Zhen sighed: 'This esteemed predecessor from the Meng family had been secluded in Shannan for over 500 years before that, coincidentally saving the ancestor of the Jiang family. As a condition, he left the Jiang family's ancestor behind with only one hand-cuff as collateral...'

"After that, he left the Jiang family's ancestor and went out to seek opportunities at the age of nearly 160. It seems that he had already reached the peak of his life and needed to find a way to extend it;"

"A few decades later, he indeed found a method for longevity, and now combining what Lin Miss knows, this predecessor Meng Changsheng should be the one who refined the elixir of eternal youth during that time period;"

"He refined the elixir of eternal youth, increasing his lifespan to 500 years, so he returned to Shannan, intending to fulfill the promise he made to Jiang family's ancestor back then, but unexpectedly, when he got back to Shannan, Jiang family's ancestor had just passed away three days prior......"

As he said this, Lei Zhen mumbled again: "If Jiang family's ancestor had lived for three more days, perhaps they would have obtained the elixir of eternal youth;..."

Lin Wan'er was shocked and asked: "Young master, who is the person from Jiang family that you are talking about?"

Lei Zhen said: "He is a disciple named after him by Meng Old Ancestor during his first 500 years of cultivation, but he didn't cultivate himself and wasn't a practitioner. In my opinion, their relationship was more like a combination of three relationships: master-disciple, foster parent-child, and old friends;"

As Lei Zhen spoke, he told Lin Wan'er everything about Meng Changsheng's life, without holding anything back.

After listening, Lin Wan'er remained silent for half a day before muttering: "It seems that there are such fortunate events in the world, young master's life is indeed very extraordinary......"

Lei Zhen added again: "Now it seems that Meng Old Ancestor refined the elixir of eternal youth already, but only relying on the elixir could only let him live until the Song Dynasty. But you said he lived until 1663 during the Ming and Qing dynasties, which proves that he later refined the Elixir of Reversal;"

"Tonight, Lei Zhen had been full of astonishment from start to finish, being extremely calm and collected. However, when he mentioned Meng Changsheng's three characters, Lin Wan'er was immediately taken aback!..."

As he said that, Lei Zhen couldn't help but sigh: "Alas, such a powerful predecessor ultimately still only reached the threshold of eternal youth, and it seems that they wanted to defy heaven's decree, but it was not that easy."

Lin Wan'er nodded slightly and said: "The Peach Tree Mother also surpassed 10,000 years before triggering heavenly calamity, according to what my father said. Although Master lived for 1,000 years, he eventually just reached his natural limit and died peacefully without any fuss, so it seems that even if he had lived for 1,000 years, he would still be far from reaching the level of needing to transcend heaven's decree."

Lei Zhen smiled wryly and nodded: "That is to say, living for 1,000 years in front of Heaven is nothing special; it's not even worthy of Heaven's attention to send down a bolt of lightning."

Lin Wan'er slightly inclined her head: "Should be the case."

After that, she couldn't help but sigh: "However, Young Master and Master did indeed have a fateful encounter, although when I was born, Master had already lived for over 300 years. But you somehow had connections with him during his first 500 years as well as his last 500 years..."

As he said that, Lin Wan'er suddenly asked curiously: "I dare ask one question, Young Master - how did you enter the way? Was it through the guidance of some revered elder?"

Lei Zhen saw that Lin Wan'er had already laid out all her past and secrets, so he no longer felt the need to hide anything. He opened his mouth and said: "I accidentally obtained an ancient text called 'Nine Heavenly Scripture', which contained a large amount of content related to cultivation. It was through that text that I entered the way." JrNovels.com