"What kind of bastard digs graves to earn his keep? Do you have no shame?"
Near the northern boundary of the outer courtyard of the Divine Cauldron Sect, a middle-aged man with a long beard cursed at a thin young man in tattered cloth who came running out at extreme speed.
Beyond him, rows upon rows of stone tablets stood in silence, while at the entrance, a simple arched gate of weathered gray stone made it clear this was the cemetery where the sect's fallen disciples were laid to rest.
Despite looking worn down, the young man was so fast and slippery, none of the guard disciples chasing him could catch him.
"Heh...what shame is there in this? The dead are already dead. Can't the living eat to survive?"
"You idiots really don't know anything about my honorable profession."
Hearing the curse from the middle-aged man, the young man turned around and replied with a smile before starting to run again.
From how he easily avoided everyone and disappeared right after, it seemed he was a repeat offender.
"Honorable profession? What honor is there in grave-digging? You bastard has no shame?"
Seeing how the figure was already getting out of his sight, the middle-aged man cursed loudly in anger, throwing drops of spittle everywhere.
"Chu Liang, this is the last warning I give you."
"If you still try to mess this place, I swear I will definitely kill you, even if you know Elder Yuxuan."
At last, he didn't forget to swear, giving the ultimatum.
His potential had already been exhausted, and he had no hope of building his foundation.
After using the little connection he had, he finally got this lucrative position of Graveyard captain to plan for his retirement.
But this Chu Liang came again and again to dig graves, disturbing his rest. And more importantly, due to his connection with the Elder Chu Yuxuan, he couldn't do anything drastic besides warning him.
Today, though, he had had enough.
Like he swore, if that bastard still came to disturb him again, he wouldn't care who was behind him.
After giving the warning to the thin air, he swung his long sleeves in anger before entering the mansion beside the graveyard.
He didn't want to be the spectacle of the crowd.
"Chu Liang? Gravedigger?"
While the crowd began retreating slowly after the fiasco was over, Mo Zhiran was instead stunned by the name he had just heard.
After saying goodbye to Su Ruyue, he followed the direction given by her, finally locating the Graveyard. But he never thought that here, he would hear the name of the Legendary Gravedigger Chu Liang.
'Is he...the same person?'
Zhiran couldn't help but doubt, looking at the thin figure of the young man who seemed frivolous and reckless. No angel of him seemed legendary in any sense.
Moreover, in his previous life, he never heard that Chu Lian was from the Divine Cauldron Sect.
Well, it might also be because this sect was later destroyed by Mo Tianyu's enemy in a fit of anger.
'But...such a coincidence...'
Due to the same name and same profession, Zhiran had to doubt if he was the same person.
'It seems I need to keep an eye on him.'
Zhiran thought with a faint glint in his eyes.
After all, Chu Liang wasn't called Legendary Gravedigger because of his extraordinary skills.
He was called such because of his goddamn luck that defied common sense.
In fact, Zhiran almost placed him on the same level as Tianyu in some ways, since that guy literally dug the grave of a Soul Formation cultivator during one of his expeditions.
After that… after that, nothing needed to be said.
With the inheritance of a Soul Formation cultivator, Chu Liang's realm and talent surged by leaps and bounds, and he was finally accepted into a famous sect in the Central Continent.
That was why his name and story were so famous that even he, who was wandering around, heard it loud and clear.
'If I can get that inheritance from him, then won't all my problems be solved?'
Zhiran couldn't help but breathe heavily.
Unfortunately, besides a few rumors, he knew nothing about this guy, let alone whether it was the right one.
So, he could only pay close attention before plundering his opportunity.
'But I can still make use of this guy for now, can't I?'
Zhiran thought with a smirk, looking at the dilapidated gate of the graveyard in front.
Just now, he clearly felt that the middle-aged man guarding this graveyard was at a late stage of the Qi Condensation realm. And due to his age, it seemed his aura was quite weak.
Previously, Zhiran just wanted to stroll around the graveyard with some excuse, intending to test his system. But with the ruckus now, it seemed difficult.
So, considering all the things, he finally decided to raid this graveyard at night.
And from the situation, it seemed he didn't even need to prepare any alias. There was already someone ready to take the blame for him.
'Tch...tch...Chu Liang, don't blame me. I am just helping you learn the ways of the world early, that's all.'
Zhiran thought and finally turned around, leaving the place entirely. Now that his plan to test the system had been postponed, he would just go and claim his new residence.
'And by the way, let's also choose a few techniques, as Elder Qui has said. There is no point wasting the opportunity.'
He thought and changed his direction towards the Martial Pavilion.
Although he did have a few techniques in his mind from his previous world, all of them were for the higher realm and related to demonic methods.
He couldn't use them now.
So, it was better to choose a good movement and fighting method as a backup and practice them carefully.
It could help him in his early days.
Relying entirely on the system was never to Zhiran's liking in the first place.
'Besides, I still need to make it to the top to get that silly girl Ruyue, don't I?'
Zhiran laughed lightly, remembering something big and soft, then shook his head.
'I am getting distracted.'