Dragon's Origin

These words stunned the dozens of people present. Was there really such a thing?

Normally, for experts, it's almost impossible for others to hear their heartbeat, even at close range. This is because of the protection of their own spiritual energy. No matter how sharp someone's hearing is, they shouldn't be able to hear it, or even their breathing.

But Wang Sheng was different. Besides his freakish hearing, he also possessed the Nine Words Secret. With the Seven Word Incantation, the spiritual energy vibrations of some experts could be clearly fed back to Wang Sheng. So, unless the other party's cultivation reached the point of divine spirit concealment, Wang Sheng could detect them as long as they were within a hundred yards.

In addition, the vibration of spiritual energy in the body would also carry some internal influences, such as the heartbeat. The arrhythmia caused by congenital heart disease was not a big problem for Master Qian now, but there would still be some extremely subtle effects.

That's why Wang Sheng could hear it, or to be precise, the hearing enhancement brought by the Seven Word Incantation allowed him to hear it. But for others, it was a bit unbelievable.

Even Master Qian, after hearing Wang Sheng's reason, didn't react in any other way than to grab his own wrist and feel his heartbeat.

After a long silence, Master Qian finally raised his head and gave Wang Sheng a thumbs up. Since he began cultivating, his body had been getting better day by day, and he had stopped worrying about his heart decades ago. Who would have thought that this insignificant, occasional heartbeat irregularity would be heard and remembered by Wang Sheng?

This also perfectly explained why Wang Sheng could determine that he was Master Qian and not someone else without seeing him, hearing his voice, or smelling his scent. This characteristic was too obvious, making it difficult to mistake him for someone else.

"So that's how it is." Master Qian seemed to have solved the doubts in his heart, his eyes lit up again, and he cupped his hands to Wang Sheng in thanks, "Thank you, Duke, for clearing my confusion and dispelling my bewilderment."

"You're too kind!" Wang Sheng smiled and returned the greeting to Master Qian.

"Now that the pleasantries are over and the old times have been reminisced," Master Qian's expression slowly returned to calm as he asked Wang Sheng, "I wonder what the Duke has decided?"

"I can tell you the secret of the Thousand Absolutes Ground," Wang Sheng immediately stated his bottom line without hesitation, "She stays. That's not negotiable!"

Anyway, Wang Sheng had already told the royal family the secret of the Thousand Absolutes Ground. It didn't matter if he told a few more families. They could add trouble and drag down the Eight Great Families. Why wouldn't Wang Sheng be happy to do so? But Lin Ling absolutely couldn't be left behind.

"I don't know the identity of this young lady," Master Qian sighed and said to Wang Sheng apologetically, "But I know that she is definitely not a member of the great families, given that the Duke is guarding her so carefully."

Wang Sheng remained noncommittal, but he began to be vigilant in his heart. The Pavilion Master of Linglong Pavilion was probably going to take action after explaining everything clearly.

"Just now, an hour ago, I received an urgent report that the heads and elders of the Eight Great Families have set off immediately and are rushing to Ice Lake," Master Qian slowly waved his fan, and said to Wang Sheng like a strategist, "What could make them so nervous? Either it's the secret of the Thousand Absolutes Ground's core, or it's a major event concerning the life and death of the Eight Great Families. Duke, am I right?"

"Absolutely correct!" This time, Wang Sheng gave Master Qian a thumbs up.

"I can also guess that the secret of the Thousand Absolutes Ground is definitely related to the Lin family back then," Master Qian then said a piece of nonsense, and then pointed to Lin Ling, "And it's very likely that it's related to her."

The secret of the Thousand Absolutes Ground was of course related to the Lin family, but for Master Qian to be able to say that it was related to Lin Ling in one breath, and without anyone revealing Lin Ling's identity, then it could only be said that he was perceptive enough.

Wang Sheng did not admit or deny it. At this time, nodding would be equivalent to revealing the secret of the Thousand Absolutes Ground to Linglong Pavilion. Since they couldn't reach an agreement, Wang Sheng was not willing to casually tell others the secret.

"The secret of the Lin family and the Thousand Absolutes Ground concerns the life and death of the Eight Great Families, or more than just the Eight Great Families, many families, including the royal family," Master Qian didn't mind Wang Sheng's attitude, and stated his own judgment on his own. He had just been preempted by Wang Sheng's series of deductions, and now he had to win back a city, "Of course, it also includes my Linglong Pavilion."

Wang Sheng was obviously curious. In principle, Linglong Pavilion, a collection of grandmaster craftsmen, what relationship could they have with the Lin family five hundred years ago? Wang Sheng knew those grandmasters very well. Apart from their craftsmanship, they didn't care about anything like cultivation, let alone compete with the world's number one expert. Could such a Linglong Pavilion also have a feud with the Lin family?

"Don't be afraid to tell the Duke," Master Qian seemed to see something from Wang Sheng's face, and explained with a smile, "The foundation of my Linglong Pavilion is actually taken from the Lin family."

"Coin casting technology," Wang Sheng blurted out what Master Qian was going to say next without thinking, "Am I right?"

"The Duke's mind is so quick, I am simply full of admiration," Master Qian once again gave Wang Sheng a thumbs up, applauding Wang Sheng's agility of thought.

Wang Sheng sneered in his heart. If the Pavilion Master of Linglong Pavilion knew that the foundation they regarded as their housekeeping skill was just something Wang Sheng had exchanged with Lin Ling in his dreams, he wondered what they would think. When Wang Sheng and Lin Ling met in their dreams on Earth, Wang Sheng had taught Lin Ling many things, including the method of minting coins. No wonder the gold coins Wang Sheng saw had serrated edges to prevent gold from being stolen, it was simply Earth technology.

"The Lin family will not tolerate our plundering of the Lin family's things back then," Master Qian looked at Wang Sheng, looked at Lin Ling on Wang Sheng's back, and shook his head, "Duke, it's not that we are inhumane, it's just that if we agree to this, I'm afraid that the entire Linglong Pavilion will die without a burial place."

"What you are worried about is actually the fear that Linglong Pavilion's coin casting status will not be guaranteed, right?" Wang Sheng was also shaking his head, but he was shaking his head with a sneer, and he blurted out Master Qian's thoughts.

What do you mean by being afraid that the entire Linglong Pavilion will die without a burial place? Was Wang Sheng's friendship with those grandmasters fake? Even if Lin Ling was bloodthirsty, would she kill Wang Sheng's friends? Although Wang Sheng couldn't control all of Lin Ling's revenge targets, Wang Sheng could be absolutely sure that he could protect a few reclusive grandmasters who only cared about their own benefits. What Master Qian really cared about was actually profit.

"The Duke can say whatever he wants," Master Qian was not ashamed and angry because his selfishness was exposed, he just shook his head with a smile, "What a pity!"