The elder who appeared had white hair and beard, and exuded an aura of celestial elegance.
The elder’s cultivation was extrely terrifying, incredibly powerful. If Lin Tian’s sensing power weren’t extraordinary and his Divine Sense strong, he wouldn’t have noticed at all.
On this elder, there was a faint presence of Nascent Soul energy.
The aura was very faint and could almost be ignored.
But the Nascent Soul aura was undeniably real.
Lin Tian was very familiar with such a situation.
It’s a phenonon that occurs only when Golden Core cultivators reach the False Infant Stage.
In the Cultivation World, cultivators’ cultivation realms generally ascend from Qi Refinent, Foundation Establishnt, Golden Core, to Nascent Soul, and so on.
Among them, breaking from Foundation Establishnt to Golden Core, and Golden Core to Nascent Soul, involves two special stages, naly the Fake Core Realm and the False Infant Stage.
The Fake Core Realm occurs when a cultivator is about to form a Golden Core, with a fake golden core appearing as an illusion within the Dantian.
Despite this, cultivators in the Fake Core Realm are much stronger than ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishnt cultivators.
And the False Infant Stage operates similarly, appearing when cultivators are exceedingly close to the Nascent Soul Stage.
However.
The elder before him had clearly just stepped into the False Infant Stage, with his aura sowhat unstable.
Lin Tian sensed this instantly.
Nonetheless, this elder was far, far stronger than the previous Holy Gu Sect’s Holy Master Hong Qi!
This was the most powerful person Lin Tian had encountered in this world so far.
However, what surprised Lin Tian the most was that Jii Xiaoyao appeared alongside the elder.
"Jii Xiaoyao calls this elder ’Ancestor.’ What is their relationship?"
Lin Tian scrutinized the two, secretly surprised and uncertain.
anwhile, Ye Lan and the others all stood up hurriedly upon seeing the two, their expressions changing, appearing as if facing a formidable adversary.
Ye Lan and the few others couldn’t comprehend the cultivation of the elder or Jii Xiaoyao, even though Jii Xiaoyao was just at the Qi Refining Tenth Level. But her cultivation was so robust, not weaker than Ye Lan himself.
Particularly, they felt a subtle suppression emanating from the elder.
An adversary indeed!
Ye Lan was inwardly alard, preparing to clasp his hands in greeting and make friendly overtures.
If these were sent by Snake Scorpion Valley, they might be dood.
But at that mont, Jii Xiaoyao, standing aside, suddenly glared, her gaze falling on Lin Tian, exclaiming, "Lin Tian, why are you here? Do you know these people? Or are you being coerced?"
As she finished speaking, Jii Xiaoyao’s eyebrows furrowed sharply, with a chilling aura erging, brimming with killing intent.
From Jii Xiaoyao’s perspective, Lin Tian was just an ordinary person, while Ye Lan and the others were cultivators, leading her to believe Lin Tian might have been captured.
Though she looked down on Lin Tian, having annulled the engagent, and despite them being from different worlds...even strangers now.
Yet, Jii Xiaoyao wasn’t inherently evil, holding a deep disdain for those who commit atrocious acts, particularly cultivators.
Her words bewildered Ye Lan and Yun Qingwan.
She knew Lin Tian, but where did the talk of coercion co from?
Gazing at Jii Xiaoyao’s imposing deanor, Lin Tian chuckled inwardly and shook his head, saying, "I wasn’t being coerced. I just happened to be passing by and am traveling with them to Tianxiang Island!"
Phew~
Jii Xiaoyao’s expression eased slightly, realizing, "So that’s how it is!"
Soon, Jii Xiaoyao’s face froze, exclaiming, "Wait, how do you know about Tianxiang Island?"
Lin Tian was just an ordinary student; how could he possibly know Tianxiang Island?
Those who ca to Tianxiang Island were generally people from the Cultivation World.
"Why couldn’t he know about Tianxiang Island?"
At this point, Yun Qingwan couldn’t help but interject, puzzled: "Master even helped solve my cultivation problem. If not for him, I’d still be stuck at Qi Refining First Level! Master is very impressive!"
"What!"
Jii Xiaoyao’s eyes glared wide, utterly incredulous.
In front of her was Yun Qingwan, already at Qi Refining Fifth Level; to offer guidance, one must at least have Foundation Establishnt cultivation.
How is that possible!
Thinking of this, Jii Xiaoyao gazed at Lin Tian abruptly, anxiously saying, "Have you cultivated to Foundation Establishnt?"
"What kind of person is he?"
The elder standing beside Jii Xiaoyao spoke up, "This youngster, without cultivation, is not a cultivator!"
The elder spoke with absolute certitude.
He, an esteed False Infant Stage cultivator, couldn’t discern any fluctuation from Lin Tian, which was simply irrational and deeply baffling.
At such age, reaching Foundation Establishnt could be deed extraordinary; if Golden Core, then an exceptional prodigy of a millennium.
Yet despite that, the elder felt confident in seeing through his cultivation.
Unable to discern anything now, there was only one possibility; the youth before him was rely ordinary.
But hearing this, Ye Lan and Yun Qingwan on the opposite side exchanged glances, their expressions peculiar.
What was going on?
The few were completely bewildered, clueless.
As for Lin Tian, his expression remained composed; he wasn’t surprised the elder couldn’t discern his cultivation.
His cultivation of the Nine-Turned Three-Life Technique was uniquely extraordinary, unless far surpassing by one major realm, he couldn’t display even a trace of fluctuation.
If this elder stepped further into the Nascent Soul Stage, he truly needed precautions.
The saying goes, ’A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.’
He had seen too many powerful old monsters dedicated to stifling geniuses.
If faced with Nascent Soul Stage, his only recourse would be escape!
"Ancestor, he has no cultivation? How did he help this young girl improve her cultivation? Besides, he’s the fiancé my family arranged ages ago!"
Jii Xiaoyao inford the elder while turning to Lin Tian, asking, "Lin Tian, what’s really going on? How do you know about Tianxiang Island and why are you with them?"
Now, Jii Xiaoyao was curious about Lin Tian.
"Why can’t I know?"
Lin Tian furrowed his brow, rebutting.
"You... Isn’t your attitude quite sothing? You agreed to the marriage annulnt yourself; do you really resent that much?"
Jii Xiaoyao bit her silver teeth, protesting with dissatisfaction.
Their conversation further puzzled Ye Lan and the others.
Yet none dared inquire aloud.
Finally, Ye Lan turned his attention to the elder, respectfully saying, "Ye Lan of Tianlan Sect, my greetings, Senior!"
Those behind Ye Lan followed suit, paying their respects.
Only Lin Tian remained unbudging.
At this point, Ye Lan asked again, "Isn’t Senior from the East Continent?"
"Tianlan Sect? Never heard of such a cultivation sect in the East Continent!"
Jii Xiaoyao tilted her head, pondered for a while, and finally shook her head. Then she tugged the elder beside her, proudly boasting to Ye Lan, "I’m from Central Continent Star Mountain. This is our Star Mountain Ancestor! Our Ancestor’s strength is already unfathomable; anyhow, there should be no match for our Ancestor Grandpa from your East Continent!"
Central Continent!
Star Mountain!
Ye Lan’s face drastically changed, revealing astonishnt, a mix of reverence and a hint of fear.
As for Lin Tian, his brow couldn’t help but arch.
Star Mountain!
Wasn’t Weng Xiyun from Star Mountain as well?
What coincidence!
Lin Tian couldn’t help but look at Jii Xiaoyao, pondering in secret.
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