He had shaken the world, given countless people headaches, and made nurous powers tremble in fear. Arrogant beyond asure. Infinitely domineering. This was Long Tianji!
At this mont, however, he couldn't even draw his sword. He was so weak, so insignificant. If the people of the world saw him like this, they would undoubtedly be shocked. It would also be a great source of delight for his enemies.
In any case, Shao Siming was ecstatic.
"The humiliation I suffered can finally, finally be washed away!"
She wept and laughed, eagerly anticipating the mont Long Tianji would gasp his last breath and die.
As for Xuan Nu, she paid Long Tianji no mind at all. He was a re speck of dust. If not for the rules of the world that bound her, how could he have been allowed to prance around until today? Had he been a woman, or had Ning Yuexi not been available as a backup, Xuan Nu might have spared his life to possess his body. But now, she had no use for him. He was worthless. He deserved to die!
"Hehehe—" Lin Tang grinned, completely disregarding the blood that stread from the corner of his mouth.
"What's so funny when you're on death's door?" Shao Siming couldn't stand his brazen defiance. He should be on his knees, weeping and begging for rcy. What is he acting so tough for?
"Hmph, you really think you have cornered?" Lin Tang's voice was hoarse as he struggled to speak. "You keep saying you want to save the world, don't you? You claim to care for the common folk? Well, since you want to kill , I'll make the entire world die with !"
"Huh—"
"What do you an?" Shao Siming and Ning Yuexi were both stunned.
After a mont, Shao Siming burst out laughing. "You can't even move, and you're still talking so big? You think you can destroy the world? Co on, I'll give you a minute. Let's see you destroy anything."
Lin Tang's smile didn't waver. "A minute certainly isn't enough, but I can take a day, two days, three days… I'll kill people one by one, every single day. With my efficiency, it won't be slow."
He lifted his head proudly, looking Xuan Nu straight in the eye. "Right now, you can only throw your weight around in this little pond of yours. Outside of it, you're all show and no substance. I'd like to see how you're going to stop … I'm already prepared!"
Xuan Nu's brow furrowed. "Alarmist nonsense!"
She was about to intensify her power and obliterate him completely. Giving him a quick end without further torture would be a rcy.
Just then, Da Siming and Zhan Lao ca running over in a panic. "This is terrible, terrible!"
"Your Highness!" They saluted in unison, their faces filled with horror as they reported the news.
Just a mont ago, Yan Qinghe had sent them a ssage. An extinct volcano in the uninhabited region of the far west had suddenly erupted, spewing a massive amount of lava. A sea of fire now stretched for over a hundred kiloters! Fortunately, it was in an uninhabited area. If there had been people nearby, they would have all perished.
Shao Siming asked, puzzled, "What does that have to do with us?"
Da Siming glanced deeply at Lin Tang and said with a bitter smile, "In Yan Qinghe's words, modern technology detected that the volcanic eruption was man-made."
"What?"
"That's impossible!"
"It's a volcanic eruption, a movent of the heavens and earth! How could it be controlled by human hands?"
"It's true!" Da Siming pointed at Long Tianji. "The culprit who caused this eruption is him! Another him is currently flying brazenly toward another volcano. And that volcano has a city on either side of it, filled with people…"
Shao Siming was rendered speechless. As were Ning Yuexi and Xuan Nu. The scene fell into a dead silence.
Then, the silence was broken by Lin Tang's wild, defiant laughter.
"That's right, that person is also ! At worst, you can destroy this body. I'll just revive in my other one and go on to slaughter a million to prove my might!"
Indeed. On his way here, seething with rage, Lin Tang had made another move. His second incarnation, his Body Outside Body, located in the Ten Directions Absolute Prison, had used an Escape Technique to depart stealthily. It had gone to the volcano in the uninhabited region.
His second incarnation was a fire-attribute Star Core Spirit Embryo. In the outside world, it might not be as powerful as his original body, but within the magma of a volcano, it was in its own domain. Forcibly triggering an eruption was nothing to it.
"...You're a madman!" Shao Siming trembled, and goosebumps broke out all over her body.
Ning Yuexi's face turned deathly pale. Even though she had already experienced Lin Tang's cruelty, at this mont, it was as if she were seeing him for the first ti. How could he, for his own selfish reasons, drag countless innocent people to their deaths with him? It was insane! Utterly and completely insane!
Xuan Nu remained silent for another mont before finally speaking. "A Body Outside Body? You, a re cultivator, possess such a fortunate opportunity… No wonder you're so fearless!"
"Your Highness, perhaps we should let him go?" Da Siming said gravely.
Xuan Nu, however, was dismissive. "No! This man has lost all sense of morality. If we don't strangle him in the cradle while he is still weak, he will endanger the entire world once he matures. Against such a devil among devils, I would rather risk eternal slumber to kill him now, and then I will deal with his Body Outside Body!"
"Your Highness, please reconsider! If you fall into an eternal slumber, who will lead humanity against the armies of the Underworld?" Da Siming pleaded. "Besides, it's likely too late for you to get there now. By the ti you arrive, the people in both cities will be dead…"
Xuan Nu shook her head. "Compared to the billions of people in the world, sacrificing a million or so is worth it. As for a leader to fight the Underworld, my Yaochi Heavenly Palace is not the only power left. When the ti cos, soone else will raise the banner. My mind is made up. There is nothing more to say!"
Seeing her so stubborn, so willing to sacrifice a million lives just to kill him, Lin Tang felt a mix of admiration and mockery. "I have never seen soone as hypocritical and shaless as you!"
Xuan Nu couldn't be bothered to waste any more words on him. A delicate, ethereal hand materialized in the void, preparing to crush him like an ant.
Suddenly, she sensed sothing. Her gaze shifted to a specific direction in the void, and her perpetually indifferent expression finally broke, revealing a complex, human emotion.
"It's actually…"
She was no longer even willing to spare an extra breath to finish Lin Tang off. She turned and departed in a great hurry, leaving only a parting shot.
"Long Tianji, you'd better behave yourself. If you dare to use the common people as a bargaining chip again, I will scatter your soul to the winds and ensure you never reincarnate!"
Lin Tang had been racking his brain for another way out. This physical body was, after all, a constitution of supre Yang. It would be a terrible waste to lose it. He never expected such a sudden turn of events. The other party had simply run away. What was that all about?
"Ah?" Shao Siming was completely dumbfounded, and a wave of fear washed over her again. Her sense of security was gone. Her Highness left? What are we supposed to do now? Long Tianji will take this chance to kill us, won't he? And just killing us probably won't be enough. We'll have to line up for him to humiliate us... No! NO!
As she t Lin Tang's malicious gaze, Shao Siming was about to break down. But Lin Tang turned to Ning Yuexi and declared, "From this mont on, you and I are finished!"
With a flick of his sleeve, he was gone. Since all ties were severed, it no longer mattered to him whether Ning Yuexi lived or died. If she wanted to play the saint and sacrifice herself for the so-called people of the world, she was free to do so. If he had known from the start that this was how she thought, he never would have taken the monuntal risk of coming here. The irony was suffocating.
Ning Yuexi stared blankly at the spot where he had vanished, fresh tears streaming down her face. She clutched her chest, murmuring, "Why does it suddenly hurt so much here? It really, really hurts…"
「When Lin Tang returned to Jiangbei」
He received another frantic ssage from Mo Pinglan—Shen Youling was missing!
Lin Tang: "???"
One after another, they all pull this sa trick? Isn't it annoying?!
"Who took her? Did she leave any clues?"
"...Reporting to Master, it seems no one took her. She boarded a plane of her own accord and seems to have disappeared on purpose… I had soone covertly check her phone's recent search history. It's highly likely she went to Fengqi Mountain."
"Fengqi Mountain? And she disappeared on her own?" Lin Tang scoffed, a laugh of pure frustration escaping him. "Another fool who thinks she's being clever and takes matters into her own hands!"
As the saying goes, one can be saved from an act of God, but not from one's own folly. Both Ning Yuexi and Shen Youling were adults. They had to take responsibility for their own choices. If they died as a result, he, Lin Tang, could not be blad!
Even as he tried to convince himself of this, he couldn't stop himself. Without a mont's hesitation, he rushed toward Fengqi Mountain. He had no choice. Setting aside any feelings, he currently had only two partners for Dual Cultivation. Having just cut ties with Ning Yuexi, if he lost Shen Youling as well, how the hell was he supposed to make any breakthroughs?
「Fengqi Mountain」
After a long and winding journey, Shen Youling finally arrived. Although it was her first ti here, the closer she got, the stronger the feeling of familiarity beca, as if she had been here before, many tis. Because of this, she didn't even hire a guide. She simply walked into the lush forest, following the complex network of narrow paths. Guided by pure intuition, she ventured deeper.
The journey was uneventful. She encountered no wild animals, nor did she fall or injure herself. However, her mind grew increasingly hazy, as if it were being filled with mories that weren't hers, like watching one movie after another. In these "movies," another version of herself—the her from her dreams—traveled through many places and did many things. It was all like a slideshow…
"Xi nghan?!" Shen Youling blurted out, standing frozen in a daze. She had a sudden realization. She… she might actually be Xi nghan!
But how was that possible? Xi nghan was a famous figure who had co of age over twenty years ago. She was the treasured pearl of the Xi Family, a top-tier family in the capital. She was Xiao Xuanye's benefactor! Even Xiao Bubai had felt unworthy of such an extraordinary woman.
For a mont, Shen Youling's mind was a chaotic ss. She shook her head vigorously. I must be overthinking things!
When she ca to her senses, she realized she had stopped at a hidden spot, her palm resting on a protruding stone. The next mont, the protrusion clicked inward, followed by the low rumble of a chanism activating. A rectangular seam appeared in the rock wall beside her, forming a stone door. The door swung open, revealing a dark staircase leading down into the depths. A chilly wind gusted out, sending a shiver through her body. Her ears tickled, as if she could hear a multitude of faint, rustling sounds. But when she focused, there was only silence.
Should I go down? Will it be dangerous down there? But I've co all this way… I really want to solve these mysteries, don't I? I want to gain great power to protect myself, to change my fate, and to stop being bullied and hurt. I still want to save Lin Tang from prison…
After a period of internal struggle, Shen Youling's face hardened with resolve. She took out a flashlight and decisively stepped down the stairs.
The mont she was inside, the stone door rumbled shut, the seam vanishing as if it had never been there at all.
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