Lin Mu raised his brows.
"The jaded and battle hardened man who eventually led the hardliner faction," Xukong continued, "or the starry eyed youth who was still seeking knowledge and simply wanted to find a master worthy of following?"
Lin Mu became quiet as that distinction answered his question.
People changed, especially cultivators who lived for hundreds of thousands of years.
Someone could begin their journey with admiration for knowledge and eventually become a ruthless hardliner after witnessing enough wars and betrayals. Their later beliefs did not necessarily erase the people they once respected.
"So the Virtuous Calamity Daoist might have learned from him before becoming the person history remembers," Lin Mu muttered.
"That is possible," Xukong replied.
Lin Mu's mind immediately moved to the next question. "If he really learned spatial techniques from the Mad Demon, then there is a chance he obtained some of his treasures too."
