"Don't be nervous, I have no ill intentions towards you."
Ye Lingtian smiled faintly and asked, "Why are you sleeping here, and how long have you been sleeping?"
Why am I sleeping here?
Upon hearing this, the man's eyes also became confused.
Since he had just woken up, his memory was still a mess and he couldn't remember anything at all.
a long time!
"What year is it in the Great Xia Dynasty?"
The man asked!
"Year!"
"Has more than ten thousand years really passed?"
Upon hearing Ye Lingtian's words, the man was immediately shocked.
Unexpectedly, a single slumber lasted for over ten thousand years.
"More than 10,000 years have passed?"
"Are you from before the Earth's spiritual energy revival?"
Ye Lingtian was also a little surprised.
He had assumed this man was from a few thousand years ago, but the man's words clearly indicated that he was from over ten thousand years ago.
However, the Earth's spiritual energy has only been recovering for ten thousand years. How could a martial arts saint have appeared in that era ten thousand years ago?
"Is spiritual energy starting to revive again?"
"It seems I woke up at just the right time."
A look of excitement appeared on the man's face!
The revival of spiritual energy signifies the imminent arrival of a great era, and this is precisely why he has been in a deep slumber.
In his time, the Earth still possessed spiritual energy, but it was gradually declining.
Even before he fell into slumber, the spiritual energy on Earth had been completely depleted, making it unsuitable for cultivators.
Left with no other choice, he could only put himself into a deep sleep until the next great era arrived.
Although this choice was dangerous, and they might never wake up again, they had no other choice at that time. If they didn't do it, all that awaited them was the end of their lives, until death.
Fortunately, he made the right bet!
Now that the Earth's spiritual energy is beginning to recover, he has awakened. Although more than 10,000 years have passed, it was all worth it for him.
"Thank you for awakening me, fellow Daoist. My name is Li Bai. May I ask your name?"
The man clasped his hands in a fist salute and addressed Ye Lingtian.
However, the name he uttered made Ye Lingtian pause slightly.
Li Bai?
Is this person Li Bai?
Is it a case of the same name? Or...?
"Your name is Li Bai?"
Ye Lingtian stared at the man and asked in surprise!
"It is indeed I, fellow Daoist, you know me?"
The man, Li Bai, also showed a hint of surprise.
This era is more than 10,000 years away from his time, yet there are still people who have heard of his name.
Am I that famous?
Li Bai thought to himself unconsciously!
"I know, of course I know, but I just don't know if this Li Bai of yours is the Li Bai I know."
Ye Lingtian chuckled and continued, "The Li Bai I know is known as the Poet Immortal Li Taibai, also called the Green Lotus Hermit and the Green Lotus Sword Immortal. I wonder if that is you, sir?"
"A hollow reputation, nothing but a hollow reputation, haha!"
Hearing Ye Lingtian address him in such a way, even Li Bai felt a little embarrassed and gave an awkward smile.
Seeing this, Ye Lingtian was certain that this Li Bai was the Li Bai he knew.
If I weren't a figure from ten thousand years ago, others probably wouldn't even know who Li Bai was.
Take the Great Xia Kingdom as an example. Whether it knows Li Bai or not is uncertain. After all, time can make people forget many things. Even the history of Great Xia will disappear into the long river of history because of time.
However, Ye Lingtian was also very puzzled. Li Bai actually possessed the strength of a martial arts saint. It seemed that people in ancient times were far from what he had previously known.
"It seems that your era was also an era where martial arts were prevalent?"
Ye Lingtian looked at Li Bai and casually asked!
However, Ye Lingtian was still quite curious about ancient times.
He remembered that in his modern society, although there was a lot of research on the ancients, there was no information related to martial arts.
I don't know if the government at that time concealed the truth from us or if they really didn't know.
"Ah, it's a long story!"
"Although martial arts existed in my time, it had already reached its end. At that time, spiritual energy had begun to deplete, and it was difficult for ordinary people to enter the path of martial arts. They could only achieve some effects such as strengthening the body."
"If it weren't for a fortuitous encounter that led me to obtain a senior's cultivation technique, I wouldn't have been able to reach my current level."
"However, when I broke through to the Martial Saint realm, I clearly felt that it would be difficult to make any further progress, because the spiritual energy had been completely exhausted."
A hint of regret appeared in Li Bai's eyes, and he sighed deeply.
A martial arts saint normally has a lifespan of at least five thousand years, but that is under the condition of being nurtured by spiritual energy.
At that time, the Earth's spiritual energy had been depleted. Even if Li Bai was a martial arts saint, without the nourishment of spiritual energy, he would only have a slightly longer lifespan than ordinary people. It was completely impossible for him to live for five thousand years.
"At that time, I knew that my path of martial arts had come to an end. If I continued like this, I would only live a few more years."
"Therefore, I was very unwilling. I had finally reached the realm of a martial arts saint, how could it end like this? In the end, I chose to fall into slumber, hoping to see the spiritual energy revive again when I awaken in the future."
No one who can cultivate to the level of a martial arts saint would willingly wait to die, not even Li Bai.
After listening to Li Bai's explanation, Ye Lingtian expressed his understanding.
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