Chapter 138: You Shall Not Utter My True Name

Chapter 138: Chapter 138: You Shall Not Utter My True Name

Su Han was speechless for a long time, looking at his ancestor’s self-righteous expression.

"You don’t know?"

The ancestor nodded. "I don’t know!"

"Didn’t you say that our ancestral grandmother had an immense background?"

The ancestor nodded. "That’s right! Her background is truly immense. Not less than the ancestor’s... Oh, when I say ’the ancestor,’ I mean *my* ancestor. The ancestral grandmother’s background is no smaller than my ancestor’s."

Su Han: "..."

’So just which ancestor is the ’ancestor’ you’re talking about?’

"Then what kind of background did the ancestor you’re referring to have?"

The ancestor shook his head again. "I don’t know!"

Confident, even when he was in the wrong.

Su Han laughed in exasperation. "You don’t know? Then how do you know that our ancestral grandmother’s background isn’t any smaller than your ancestor’s?"

The ancestor scoffed. "The ancestral grandmother said so herself!"

Su Han looked at his ancestor, thought for a moment, and asked, "What did the ancestral grandmother say?"

"The ancestral grandmother said..."

A nostalgic look appeared on the ancestor’s face, as if he were lost in a memory from long ago.

"Without my permission, you shall not speak my true name!"

Su Han: "..."

For some reason, it reminded him of a passage from some forgotten book on theology he had read in his past life just to sound cool—*do not speak the true name of a god.*

’So... this ancestral grandmother is an existence similar to a so-called god?’

’Then... another question arises. What the heck is a god?’

’Isn’t there no Divine Race in this world, only an Immortal Race?’

’Oh, right, and the Dao Race!’

"And just because of that, you think the ancestral grandmother has a huge background?"

The ancestor nodded. "Of course. And the ancestral grandmother also said—do not look directly upon me."

Su Han: "..."

He seemed to recall seeing that line in the book as well—the original was: *Do not look directly upon a god.*

’So, this ancestral grandmother is the kind of being whose name cannot be spoken and whose face cannot be seen?’

’Wait... hold on!’

’Without my permission, you shall not speak my true name.’

’Doesn’t this... give me a strong sense of déjà vu?’

He subconsciously recalled the scene when he first met Su Yi.

When he was giving her a name, she had uttered a single syllable and caused the heavens and earth to lose their color.

When he tried to introduce her to his father and mother, he found he couldn’t speak her name.

’Isn’t... isn’t this the so-called "Without my permission, you shall not speak my true name"?’

’In that case... is the ancestral grandmother the same kind of existence as Su Yi?’

’The kind of existence that once shattered the heavens and could patch the sky with a rock from her own fake mountain?’

At the same time, Su Han also remembered the ’she’ that the Array Spirit had mentioned.

The Array Spirit had repeatedly said that no one knew her name, that the Array Spirit itself didn’t know... and didn’t dare to speak her name.

’Is that ’she’ also an existence of this level?’

"Sun Thief, what are you spacing out for?"

Just as Su Han was lost in thought, his ancestor waved a hand in front of his face, a sly look on his own.

Su Han: "..."

He slapped away his ancestor’s indecent hand and rolled his eyes.

"What about your ancestor, then? Was he also a great figure whose true name could not be spoken?"

The ancestor thought for a moment, then shook his head. "That... I’m not sure about."

Before Su Han could show his exasperation, the ancestor quickly added another sentence.

"But, not knowing... doesn’t mean we can’t guess!

Think about it, my boy. You and I both carry the same bloodline, and this bloodline is called the Emperor’s Blood.

A bloodline passed down from our ancestors that occasionally awakens in their descendants must naturally come from a powerful progenitor.

The bloodline we inherited from our ancestor is called the Emperor’s Blood, so... what do you guess our ancestor’s background was?"

Su Han thought for a moment and uncertainly said a single word, "Emperor?"

The ancestor blinked and smiled with satisfaction. "That’s my guess too, but it’s only a guess.

When I was alive, I checked countless ancient texts, but I never found any mention of an ’Emperor’ in the records of any Major Sect.

So, as for who our ancestor really was, I can’t give you a definite answer."

Su Han thought for a moment. "Then you never asked the ancestral grandmother? He’s her own ancestor too, right?"

The ancestor rolled his eyes. "Of course I asked. I couldn’t help but ask her the moment I emerged from her tomb."

"And the ancestral grandmother wouldn’t say?"

The ancestor shook his head. "She said."

"She did? What did she say?"

"She said, he was a bastard."

Su Han: "..."

’Well... that checks out. That’s so Su Family of them.’

’It seems we’ve finally found the root of our Su Family’s unreliable nature.’

’And... given the ancestral grandmother’s attitude, could it be that the bastard... Ahem, that ancestor my ancestor was talking about... is also playing dead somewhere?’

’Or maybe he didn’t die completely and is just holed up somewhere?’

’If that’s the case... then my ancestor’s habit of rising from the dead every now and then, even after being cold for over thirteen hundred years, also has a clear origin.’

Su Han pondered for a moment, then turned his head and saw his ancestor’s figure growing more and more ethereal, looking as if a gust of wind could blow him away.

Seeing that Su Han had finished his thoughts, the ancestor spoke decisively.

"My boy, if you wish to walk the path I walked and learn from my brilliant deeds, I won’t stop you.

Absorbing the strengths of the Hundred Families will also benefit your Heaven and Earth Melting Furnace.

Oh, and don’t forget, you must find a way to complete the Heaven and Earth Melting Furnace. If you get the chance, you can go to that place I mentioned and see if there are any clues.

Also... say hello to my old martial brothers and sisters for me.

Any of my old comrades who are still alive must be at least Celestial Beings by now. Be polite, and you’ll surely be rewarded.

Back in my day... I was very well-connected in all of the Seven Great Sects!"

The more he spoke, the fainter his figure became. Finally, the ancestor winked at Su Han. "I’m not going to make it. My boy, don’t be saddened by my departure. I will live on forever in your heart!"

Su Han: "..."

’Like hell I’d be sad for you. You’ll probably pop back up, alive and kicking, one of these days.’

’However...’

’Did my ancestor really have a lot of good connections in the Seven Great Sects back in the day?’

’If that’s the case... then when I go to run through the Seven Great Sects, I won’t have to worry about not fitting in at all!’

With that thought, Su Han exited the Divine Thought Space.

The moment he opened his eyes, he saw that Su Yi had appeared at some point and was sitting across from him.

A hint of confusion flashed in his eyes. Generally speaking, she wouldn’t appear so suddenly beside him.

Even if she wanted to come in, she would always knock.

But since she was here, it saved him a trip to find her.

Immediately, Su Han voiced the speculation he had during his conversation with his ancestor.

"Without my permission, you shall not speak my true name. Do such existences really exist in this world?"

Su Yi looked at him in surprise and nodded.

Su Han’s heart skipped a beat. ’They really exist!’

"Are they gods?"

A flicker of confusion crossed Su Yi’s eyes, as if she didn’t understand why Su Han would ask such a question.

After a moment’s thought, her lips moved slightly, and she uttered a single word, "Taboo."