Chapter 296 – Silent Sage (I)

Chapter 296

Silent Sage (I)

[–Creator’s Eyes used]
[Target: Lu Yuhan]
[Dao Title: Silent Sage]
[Age: 2,838]
[Talent: peak-Jade (Weakened)]
[Cultivation Realm: Peak True God Realm (Weakened)]
[Cultivation Method: Annals of the First Sage (11th Volume)]
[Cultivation Arts: Endless Night (Myth), Shadow Strike (Myth), Raining Daggers of Blood (Legendary)…]
[…]
[Traits]
[Mortal Wound (???) — a deeply hidden wound that had derailed the target’s cultivation and disallowed any further progress]
[Genius (Legendary) — once-in-a-generation genius, capable of understanding things at speeds well beyond normal; can more easily evolve and upgrade existing arts, and has the chance to naturally discern the weaknesses of others’ arts by merely observing them once]
[Psychopath (Legendary) — a wholly unfeeling creature, lacking any semblance of empathy]
[Paranoia (Legendary) — extreme paranoia bred over the thousands of years of strife. Will never trust a stranger, no matter what. Greatly suspicious of all anomalies]
[Sagacious (???) — an enlightened soul capable of perceiving the tangents of the world and understanding them greatly. Knowledge comes at a great cost, as he–and all others of his order–must surrender their identities to the One]
[–Host is too weak to perceive other traits]
[…]
[Assessing suitability…]
[Anomaly detected. Special Physique Detected. Special Bloodline Detected]
[…]
[Sea-Touched Bloodline (Ancient) — a bloodline dating to the age of the first land-dwellers, though greatly diluted. Allows for a much quicker understanding of all water-based arts and almost a complete immunity to blood-based poisons]
[Sage Physique, Fourth Order (???) — a physique that predates records of human settlements. It is said to have originated from the Sky-Bearing Boulder obtaining sentience under Dao. Inordinately rare as only the First Order can occur naturally, and only in one person, while others are forcibly imbued]
[–Severed Nirvanic Stem (???) — an invisible wound that crippled someone who had managed to reach Nirvana. Almost impossible to fix]
[…]
[Recommendation: the target has fully realized its original potential, and sans one of the Seven Divine Elixirs, has little chance of ever recovering, let alone progressing further than they did in the past. It is recommended that the Host doesn’t attempt to fix them, as it would take far too long, almost beyond the scale of time]
[…]
[Final Assessment: a crippled, remarkable talent who had a fading chance of becoming an Emperor, had the dominos fallen correctly. Though most of their cultivation has been annihilated, their lifespan remains largely unaffected, and they are likely to naturally live for tens of thousands of years]

… damn.

Damn, damn, damn.

Even goddamn.

We shouldn’t have come here.

I did my best to not show an ounce of the roaring volcano inside of me on my face, as I’m deeply scarred by the system’s assessment of him.

It’s not just that he’s one of the Sages, with whom we have a rather contentious relationship; it’s that he’s legitimately the most talented individual I’ve ever come across, even more so than Long Tao (at the moment, at least).

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Short of that billion-something points thing that I’m pretty sure I made up, he’s by far the most extreme inspection I’ve had.

While there were others, like Elder Lu, with deeply rooted potential, he actually fully realized it. He’d reached Nirvana, at some point, and only the heavens know what the fuck he fought to have been wounded so severely at that level.

It’s one thing to screw around with things on the fringe while we’re hidden in the shadows, but we’re now out in the open in front of somebody who will notice everything about us the moment we step out of line.

And, well, there’s no chance in hell these kids aren’t stepping out of line.

While we can’t leave immediately, as that’s one surefire way to tell them to take a deeper look at you, we can’t stay here for the full duration of the festival, let alone compete in whatever tournament they arrange.

The crowd began to disperse after the speech, with some heading over to the lake immediately and some going back to whatever hole they crawled out of.

I can’t even discuss what I’ve learned with anyone, as I have a sneaking suspicion that guy is listening to everything.

Haah.