After hearing these stories, Chen Lan furrowed his brows. He felt a sense of familiarity, as if he had experienced it himself.

Maybe it's a hallucination due to excessive cultivation lately, Chen Lan decided not to dwell on it and continued to ask, "Do you know who this person is?"

"Someone from the Ye Family, named Ye Lan. His name is known throughout the Desolate Celestial Realm. He suppressed an era's worth of prodigies, causing countless geniuses to hang their heads low. A Taoist Saint once said that Ye Lan would suppress the entire era, and as long as he's present, no genius can shine before him."

Chen Lan was slightly surprised. Such a genius, yet was abandoned by his family and even his parents. What a pity.

Wait!

Chen Lan's eyes widened suddenly: "Did you just say that genius youth's name is Ye Lan?"

"Yes, Ye Lan. What's the matter?" the doppelganger nodded, knowing that name would never be forgotten by the people of the Desolate Celestial Realm.

Chen Lan said nothing, stunned. Isn't this the friend Bing Lan spoke of?

He was that genius. Could the Ice Dao in that cave have been left by him?

No!

Chen Lan suddenly staggered back two steps, his expression filled with disbelief, leaving the doppelganger puzzled: "What's wrong with you?"

"Do you think that genius youth is dead?" Chen Lan turned to the doppelganger and asked seriously.

"He should be dead. We once issued a divine punishment on the Profound Dust Realm, with both the Taoist Saint and Dao Emperor involved. He was undoubtedly killed." Although the doppelganger didn't understand the significance of Chen Lan's question, he answered truthfully since his life was in Chen Lan's hands now.

"If I want to pass the Dao within me to descendants, is there a way?" Chen Lan continued to ask.

"Yes, seek out the Dao Pearl, seal the Dao within it, and leave it for descendants."

Chen Lan pondered carefully, not recalling seeing any Dao Pearl, and continued to ask, "Are there other ways?"

The doppelganger remained silent for a long time before speaking solemnly: "There is one last method: extract the Dao from within, forcibly pulling it from the soul, forget the Dao, and seal the Dao Power. This method is extremely painful, and no one has successfully done it to date."

"I understand." Chen Lan replied casually, left some food, unlocked the chains on the doppelganger's limbs, and then departed.

Even without these chains, the doppelganger couldn't leave the Immortal Suppression Tower. Even if the tower exploded, he could easily suppress it.

He was not the same as before.

...

"Could I really be Ye Lan?"

Chen Lan felt bewildered. The Ice Dao once said she was waiting for her master to return, and he was her master. He thought it was a joke at the time, but now it seemed not to be.

If that Ice Dao was indeed left by Ye Lan, then as the master, wouldn't that make him Ye Lan?

"No way, I'm Chen Lan. Ever since I was born, I've been named Chen Lan, carrying my father's surname. How could I be Ye Lan?" Chen Lan shook his head and murmured.

He wasn't someone else; he was Chen Lan. How could he be Ye Lan?

He didn't have anyone else's memories; he only had his own memories... Sun Wukong, right, Sun Wukong must know.

Chen Lan sighed, "Alas, Sun Wukong is nowhere to be found."

The mysteries were piling up, and now there's another one—he was someone else.

But suddenly, he had a revelation and disappeared in an instant.

...

The Chen Family.

Chen Mingyuan was sitting on his bed in the bedroom, channeling energy into his body. Despite his advanced age, even the Longevity Pill couldn't change his physical condition, making cultivation extremely difficult. However, with the sect's help, he barely managed to reach the Nascent Soul Realm.

His granddaughter did not join the Xiao Yao sect, so he didn't go to the Ghost Realm to cultivate, opting instead to stay with the Chen Family and accompany his granddaughter.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes wide, seeing a figure, and when he discerned the figure clearly, tears of excitement flowed, "Great Emperor, you've come."

It has been a long time since Chen Lan last visited, and seeing him now was exciting.

He had thought the Great Emperor had forgotten about him.

Chen Lan stood in front of him, smiling faintly: "Yes, I'm here for something."

Chen Mingyuan hurriedly got out of bed, cupping his hands in salute: "Great Emperor, what are your orders?"

"Help me investigate my background. My identity number is..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mingyuan was slightly stunned, not expecting such a request from the Great Emperor, but it was very simple for him.

Earlier, the Sovereign had already elevated his authorization to the highest level, allowing him to investigate anything, though he dared not investigate Chen Lan out of fear he might find out.

He was, of course, deeply curious about Chen Lan's background. Hearing this request now made him excited; the Great Emperor completely trusted him, or he wouldn't have approached him at all.

Actually, Chen Lan's choice was straightforward; Chen Mingyuan, as the only official personnel with top-level rights, should be able to investigate his identity easily.

"Please wait a moment." Chen Mingyuan said, quickly heading out to the study.

Chen Lan instantly appeared behind him.

Chen Mingyuan pulled out a specific book, the bookshelf slowly opened, revealing a secret chamber equipped with various advanced military technology, like a secret base.

"Even if the network is disrupted, I have all of Huaxia's information here. It can be investigated without needing the internet." Chen Mingyuan said with a smile, sitting down in front of a computer to start the operation.

Before long, he discovered Chen Lan's information.

"Great Emperor, your information is ready."

With that, Chen Lan hurriedly moved closer to check, seeing his photograph from university, appearing slightly youthful, but this was inconsequential, so he read on.

Father: Chen Qingfeng.

Mother: Li Lan.

These details were correct and revealed no discrepancies.

"Continue investigating, looking into my parents' details."

"Alright, Great Emperor."

Chen Mingyuan continued operating the computer while Chen Lan furrowed his brow, lost in thought.

In his memories, he lived with his parents from childhood, how could he be someone else? If he really was someone else, why didn't he have any recollection?

Could he have reincarnated after drinking Meng Po Soup?

Impossible, Heaven-Howling Dog and others have awakened their memories, so why hasn't he, and why so early?

Moreover, he hadn't been subjected to Soul Restriction, unlike those watched by the Profound Dust Realm. He was undoubtedly an original Blue Star person; how could he be from the Profound Dust Realm or that Ye Lan from the Desolate Celestial Realm?

Perhaps it was just a resemblance. Bing Lan did say he bore some resemblance to that old friend.

The Ice Dao might have been mistaken; he wasn't Ye Lan, he was Chen Lan.

"Great Emperor... here, take a look."

Suddenly, Chen Mingyuan spoke up, his tone carrying hints of astonishment and fear.

Upon hearing, Chen Lan was mildly stunned and looked over, his eyes widening abruptly and staggering backwards, filled with disbelief, shaking his head repeatedly:

"No, that's impossible, this isn't true!"

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