The dock of the Profound Heaven Ship was very big and there were many inner docks.
Among them, there was one that was decorated like a palace. Above it was a coiling dragon carved from purple gold wood and the ground was paved with white gold jade.
But.
This palace-like inner dock didn't have any tables or chairs, not even one.
There was only a milky white praying mat in the empty inner dock.
The praying mat was placed under a wall.
This wall looked like a crystal, sparkling and translucent. Inside the crystal, there seemed to be a flame burning. The flame was mysterious and wonderful, forming a mysterious word of silence.
There were two people standing in the inner dock.
One of them was a handsome man with an extraordinary bearing.
The man stood with his hands behind his back, facing the crystal wall, but his eyes were closed. He didn't look, but seemed to be thinking about something.
Not far away, an old man was standing.
The old man had white hair, slightly bowed and lowered his head.
The old man was the person in charge of this Profound Heaven Ship, and also the owner of the ship. People called him Elder Jin, he was an immortal with profound cultivation.
As for that handsome man, he was none other than Mo Baiyu, who had received the Immortal Dao Edict.
After Mo Baiyu came back from the deck, he didn't go anywhere and directly returned here.
Several hours passed. He didn't say a word, just stood under the crystal wall and meditated with his eyes closed.
Elder Jin also didn't do anything, just accompanied Mo Baiyu.
The empty inner dock was extremely quiet, like a vast and boundless void.
After an unknown period of time, a voice suddenly broke the silence here, and it was like a shooting star that tore through the night sky.
"Elder Jin."
The one who spoke was Mo Baiyu. He still stood under the crystal wall with his eyes closed, but didn't open them. He just asked softly, "Where does our fear come from, and where does it originate from?"
Elder Jin stood with his body bowed from beginning to end. Even when answering Mo Baiyu's question, he didn't raise his head. He pondered for a moment and said, "Fear comes from the heart, from the unknown."
"Why do we have fear of the unknown?"
Mo Baiyu asked again. Elder Jin replied, "Because we are used to the things we already know. No matter how dangerous the things we already know are, we will still be mentally prepared. However, the things we don't know are always changing. They are not under our control. Once something exceeds our knowledge, we will panic. Once we panic, fear will follow."
Mo Baiyu didn't ask again, still standing under the crystal wall with his eyes closed and meditating.
After a long time, Elder Jin said, "My Lord, is it because of the previous encounter on the deck that you can't let go?"
Mo Baiyu didn't answer Elder Jin's question.
Elder Jin continued, "If my Lord is unable to let go because of the encounter on the deck, then you are worrying too much. You have mistaken vigilance for fear. My Lord didn't attack on the deck today because he was vigilant, not afraid. Showing vigilance towards the unknown is a sign of maturity. It means that my Lord's state of mind is becoming more and more mature, and will no longer be affected by the outside world and lose his mind."
"No matter when, no matter what you encounter, you must maintain a calm heart. Only by maintaining a calm heart can you make an accurate judgment and stand in an invincible position. My Lord's performance on the deck before, I think it was impeccable."
Mo Baiyu didn't know if it was because he heard Elder Jin's words, but his perplexed heart was somewhat relieved. He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, then asked, "What do you think of the four people on the deck?"
"I can conclude that the Misty Clouds Fairy is not an immortal, and shouldn't be a demon. If I guessed correctly, she should be a demon, and a very powerful one at that. As for how powerful she is, I don't know."
"That young demon called Yi Shangxing, although he didn't hide his identity like the Misty Clouds Fairy, but … I still feel that the demon aura on his body is a bit strange … to be exact, it's not that pure. As for Yi Shangxing's identity, I can't deduce it at the moment."
"And that old daoist … seems like a human, yet not a human, like an immortal, yet not an immortal. He is extremely mysterious. I'm afraid that this person's existence is unfathomable. I don't dare to recklessly deduce it."
"As for that person who calls himself Grand Elder …" Elder Jin thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I can't say."
"Why?"
"The Misty Clouds Fairy, that young demon called Yi Shangxing, and even that unfathomable old daoist, their existences are very mysterious and full of unknowns. Their auras are also very messy. It's hard to tell whether they are real or fake. But at least, through their auras, we can still find traces. They also know how to disguise themselves. This means that they still have some fear in their hearts."
"As for that person who calls himself Grand Elder, I have carefully examined him several times. I'm very sure that he has no cultivation, and no fortune. His entire body has only the most basic aura of a human, and there is no other aura. He's no different from a mortal in the secular world."
"It's not strange to meet such a person in the secular world. But such an existence just happened to appear in the Great Wilderness, where dragons and snakes mix together. This is very puzzling."
Mo Baiyu said, "It may be strange for a mortal to appear in the Great Wilderness, but it's not strange for a Venerable to appear in the Great Wilderness, right?"
"Master, you don't understand what I mean." Elder Jin said, "Although that Grand Elder calls himself a Venerable, I feel that he is not a Venerable."
"Why?"
"I once met a Venerable in ancient times. The so-called Venerable was just like the legends say. His body was as hard as a rock, and he was also extremely strong."
"When he was in the Golden Sun Heavenly Region, many people saw him kill a Demonic Beast with a wave of his hand. He has neither cultivation nor good fortune. If he's not the Venerable One, then what is he?"
"That's the strange part." Elder Jin explained, "According to I's knowledge, although the Venerable's body is as hard as a rock, and he is extremely strong, it doesn't mean that he has no cultivation, and it doesn't mean that he has no fortune. On the contrary, those Venerable are all heavenly geniuses. Not only do they have profound cultivation, but they also have a lot of fortune, and each fortune is more peculiar than the last."
"In I's impression, the existence of a Venerable is both a human and not a human, an immortal and not an immortal. They are between the human and immortal paths, just like that old Daoist. To be honest, compared to that person who calls himself Grand Elder, I feel that the old Daoist is more like a legendary Venerable."
Finally.
Mo Baiyu, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and stared at the mysterious and wonderful word "still" formed by flames on the crystal wall. He asked, "If he is not a Venerable, then what is he?"
"I don't know …"
Elder Jin sighed deeply and said, "I can't imagine what kind of existence he is."
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