Chapter 83 - The Heirloom Seal of the Realm (2/2)

Lu Xuan saw vast improvements in his combat prowess in just ten days.

But then again, everything happened in secret, and no one else knew anything about it. Lu Xuan’s powers were enhanced at a frightening rate within that very short period of time.

“Yeah, I’ve heard of it. The Falling Star of Mount Tai Incident,” Lu Xuan nodded and said.

“I heard that someone among those present saw an altar at the top of Mount Tai?”

Lu Xuan recalled all the rumors he heard, and one said that someone saw a dazzling altar at the top of the mountain, which resembled the one used by the emperors in the past for rituals.

The military came in and put the entire mountain on lockdown after the incident that night, dismissing all of the tourists present. It was also said that large numbers of experts and formidable people were brought to the mountain.

All of that had been rumors he heard.

Lu Xuan was practically in a ditch at such a period back in his past life. He knew little to nothing about all of that and did not care about any of it.

However, he nonetheless remembered that the Falling Star of Mount Tai Incident had been a very important event on Earth back in its past life. The incident was of such importance that it was seen as a hallmark.

The incident symbolized the supernatural happenings taken place after the restoration of spirit qi went from obscure happenings that were suppressed by the government to become something known throughout the whole world.

It was a marked turning point.

“Yeah, I wouldn’t have said anything if someone else asked, but given that you’re a consultant of the Special Task Force, Mr. Lu, you’re not considered an outsider,” the voice from the other side of the phone said.

“The incident is what I come to you today about, Mr. Lu.”

Lu Xuan frowned and asked, “What happened?”

Thoughts popped up in his mind, and he was getting at something. Many things that happened back in his past life seemed to be connected to the incident that he was currently dealing with.

“There was indeed an altar up there, just like in the rumors. It was the barrier summoned by the altar that blocked the meteor that struck the mountain.” Yun Sheng continued, “The government then mobilized all manner of forces to try to punch through the barrier. I’ll leave the details out.”

Lu Xuan did not ask more. The powers accessible to the Special Task Force and the government meant that breaking the barrier of Mount Tai would have required huge amounts of explosives to even small-scale nuclear weapons. There was no other way for them to do it.

“Once we’ve punched through the barrier and went inside, we’ve indeed found a huge altar, and do you know what we’ve found in there?” Yun Sheng said.

“I assume it would be the Heirloom Seal of the Realm,” Lu Xuan blurted out right away.

He knew very well deep down, at that moment, that that was the only thing that mattered.

“You’re right, Mr. Lu. It’s indeed the Heirloom Seal of the Realm. That very Heirloom Seal of the Realm that was carved out of Heshi Jade of the Chu State by Shi Huangdi!” Yun Sheng had gotten increasingly agitated as he went on. “But some accidents happened, and huge numbers of foreign spies and masters have actually infiltrated our ranks. A great battle broke out. The seal was taken away in the fight and was lost!”

Lu Xuan realized immediately that the incident was just as he remembered, that the legendary Heirloom Seal of the Realm was lost to foreign lands.

He heard of rumors back in his past life, that the legendary seal appeared again after the Falling Star of Mount Tai Incident, but was accidentally lost to foreign forces. It was also said that the country expended resources in astronomical proportions before getting the seal back to the country.

However, by the time Lu Xuan was on his path of cultivation in his past life, the seal had long been brought back. As such, Lu Xuan had not been able to remember it well and had only taken the incident to be a footnote of sorts.