Hearing Chen Siyan's shout, Yang Chen immediately rushed out at the fastest speed.

Yang Chen really thought Chen Siyan was in danger, but after rushing out, he saw Chen Siyan standing outside with an excited face, beckoning to him.

"What's wrong?" Yang Chen asked with concern.

Chen Siyan grabbed Yang Chen's big hand and said, "Brother, come quickly, there's an old sage here!"

Hearing this, Yang Chen's eyes flashed with a bright light and he let Chen Siyan pull him forward.

Turning around the small temple, behind it was an open space and also a cliff.

At the edge of the cliff, an elderly man with white hair sat cross-legged on a smooth boulder.

From here, with the lively morning sun in the distance as a backdrop, it seemed as if the elder was sitting amidst the sun, magnificent and truly like an immortal sage.

"How did you find him?" Yang Chen asked in a low voice.

Chen Siyan said, "I don't know, I just felt there was something this way, so I walked over here, and then I saw the old sage. It has been a while, and he hasn't moved at all!"

At this time, Qin Zhiyuan and Elder Zhuo also quickly arrived.

Upon seeing the back of the old sage, both Qin Zhiyuan and Elder Zhuo appeared extremely excited.

Qin Zhiyuan was so agitated that he strode forward and called out, "Old Sage!"

The old sage remained unmoved.

Yang Chen frowned slightly and walked up to Qin Zhiyuan.

At this moment, an ancient and magnetic voice sounded, "You have arrived!"

The voice was very pleasant, making one feel like a spring breeze, forgetting troubles.

"Is it you, old sage?" Yang Chen asked in a deep voice.

"It is I!" The old sage slowly stood up and turned around.

Seeing the old man, Yang Chen could not help being surprised.

This old sage had white whiskers and eyebrows; his eyebrows were as long as his beard, hanging down his cheeks to his chest, swaying in the breeze, appearing particularly ethereal and unworldly.

However, it was worth noting that although the old man's face was speckled with age spots, the skin still appeared tight, and any frowns were not obvious. If the eyebrows and beard were shaved and the hair was dyed black, he would probably look younger than the dean and others!

"Old Sage! You..." Qin Zhiyuan was too excited to speak.

But the old sage understood what he was thinking and said calmly, "I have reached my limit, merely borrowing life from the heavens, waiting for Yang Chen to arrive."

Hearing the old sage's words, Yang Chen couldn't help but frown.

It seemed life and death were all under the old sage's control, predicting when to live and when to die clearly. If unwilling to die, one could borrow life from heaven; it was simply fantastical speech.

However, following the direction the old sage was looking, Yang Chen widened his eyes.

The walls were covered with lanterns.

Not far away, there was a wooden frame in the shape of the Big Dipper.

"This is..." Yang Chen's pupils contracted violently, "Seven-Star lamp!"

This could not help but remind Yang Chen of the story from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms where Zhuge Liang supposedly used the Seven-Star lamp to prolong his life. He never expected this old sage to use such methods too!

Yang Chen always thought it was a mythical portrayal of Zhuge Liang, never expecting it to truly exist!

Qin Zhiyuan appeared very nervous, staring at the old sage, "Old Sage, have you really reached the point where you need to light the lamp to prolong your life?"

The old sage slowly sat cross-legged, with a compassionate smile on his face, "Birth, aging, sickness, and death are cycles of reincarnation, the heavenly way in motion, recurring, a constant. I have lived so long; it is already a gift from heaven, seeking nothing more."

Then, the old sage looked at Yang Chen and said slowly, "You have arrived later than I expected."

Yang Chen frowned slightly, staring at the old sage, "You knew I would return?"

The old sage nodded and said in a deep voice, "When you returned from the Red Land, I thought you should have come to me to ask for answers, but I didn't expect it to take this long."

Yang Chen sensed the weariness in the old sage's tone and couldn't help looking back at those lights.

If all this were true, the old sage should have reached his limit long ago. These lights were used to prolong life; it seemed he had held on for quite a while.

"I suppose now that you are here, you must have learned about your origins. This matter started with me and shall end with me." The old sage said slowly, "Back then, I calculated you had the fate of an emperor, which would inevitably cause the controllers' anxiety. But the one who acted against the Yang family was not Taishang. Back then, it was with a letter left by Taishang that I saved the lives of your Yang family."

"My parents are still alive?" Yang Chen's eyes flashed with sharp light, staring at the old sage.

The old sage nodded, "The day your family was in crisis, your parents and grandfather took you into the mountains. I secretly arranged for someone to send you away under protection; the one who protected you was Zhiyuan."

Yang Chen glanced at the saddened Qin Zhiyuan, turned his head, and continued to ask, "Then my grandfather and parents? Where are they now?"

Originally, Yang Chen had accepted the scenario where his parents were killed, but he never expected such a twist, nor that they were still alive!

Such a change made Yang Chen completely unable to remain calm.

He went from being an orphan to having living parents!

The old sage shook his head, "After I saved them that day, your parents chose to leave. As for where they went, their names, I don't know."

Qin Zhiyuan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Old Sage, can you help calculate where Yang Chen's parents might be now?"

The old sage shook his head, "I am already at my limit, unable to do so."

"No need." Yang Chen shook his head, smiled, "Knowing my parents are still alive, nothing else matters."

For him, there was no better news than this. As long as his parents were alive, he believed he could find them!

The old sage nodded, looking at Yang Chen, "Seeing you today, I honestly hadn't expected it; you are much more outstanding than I had calculated. I can see that you seem to be walking another path. A human emperor no longer seems to be your destiny; I am curious about what kind of life you will have."

Yang Chen shook his head, "Destiny is walked by oneself, also controlled by oneself; how far one can go is determined by oneself!"

At this point, the old sage looked up at the sky and smiled, "I should go. Before I leave, I'll give you a gift!"

Saying this, the old sage took out a white turtle shell and three ancient coins.

The old sage placed the coins into the turtle shell, holding it with both hands, closing his eyes and muttering something.

Gradually, cold sweat began to form on the old sage's forehead, appearing extremely painful.

Finally, the old sage suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp light flashed within, and with a shake of the turtle shell, the ancient coins fell out.

Ding!

Pah!

The three ancient coins hadn't settled yet and suddenly shattered into six pieces, slipping into the grass beneath the stone, and vanished.

Meanwhile, the turtle shell in the old sage's hands also abruptly shattered, turning to dust.

Seeing this scene, everyone was surprised.

The old sage looked even more shocked, glancing at Yang Chen, pointing to the sky.

For a long time, the old sage maintained this posture, no longer moving.

Yang Chen looked more closely and realized that the old sage's eyes had lost vitality. Quickly, he came forward to check the pulse, which had already stopped beating.

The old sage... had passed.

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