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Yu Ziqing listened to Yang's explanation, filled with deep respect.
Such a vast breadth of knowledge was truly terrifying.
Among the lost Secret Techniques, he could recognize some of the runes that manifested.
As a Dao Cultivator, just how many centuries had Yang been cultivating?
Just thinking about it made Yu Ziqing feel a pang of regret once more.
If Yang had properly Entered Dao, advancing to the Ninth Tier shouldn't have been much of a problem, right?
Such topics were only things Yu Ziqing dared to think about in his heart, not things he dared to say out loud.
"Eight thousand years ago, was this great figure still alive then?"
"He passed away. With his strength, living until now wouldn't have been too difficult.
Even if he died of old age, he could have lived another life.
But in his later years, he had new ideas and didn't want to start over. He wanted to replace his decaying flesh with an artifact body.
