Hearing Wu Tian's question, Li Xingyun immediately snapped back to attention.
He quickly said with a serious expression, "Yes, I have to tell you about this. That direction holds something extraordinary, something I can't deal with."
"Something extraordinary?" Wu Tian was slightly taken aback and quickly asked, "What do you mean by that? What extraordinary thing, what did you see?"
Since Li Xingyun could handle so many monsters, as a spiritual cultivator, he certainly wouldn't be weak. But if even he said such a thing, then there must be a powerful presence over there.
Li Xingyun swallowed and said, "It's like this, when I cleared out the monsters over there, someone suddenly jumped down from upstairs and attacked me without any reason."
"We exchanged a few blows, but he was too strong, I wasn't his match, and I was sent flying."
Wu Tian quickly asked again, "Are you sure you saw a person?"
Li Xingyun said, "If you put it that way... it wasn't exactly a person, was it?"
"That guy was more monstrous than those monsters, tall, big, and dark, with sharp horns on his head. He could easily be mistaken for a devil."
A strong premonition arose in Wu Tian's heart. If Li Xingyun's description was accurate, then that person was likely the mastermind. Thinking of this, he immediately asked, "Where is that guy now? Hurry and take me to him!"
"What did you say?!" Li Xingyun's eyes nearly popped out.
"Brother, it's not that I'm trying to trick you, that guy is really not easy to deal with."
"If you go to him, and something goes wrong, then..."
Wu Tian said coldly, "Even if I can't deal with him, I have to go and see."
"We are spiritual cultivators. If we stand by and do nothing, do you expect ordinary people to solve this problem?"
Li Xingyun was stunned for a moment, then sighed, "It's not like I absolutely won't go. Since you've said so, alright, let's go!"
With that, the two prepared to head north. But as soon as they took a step, they stopped, their expressions turning extremely solemn. They both felt a powerful and oppressive aura enveloping them from ahead.
Heavy footsteps echoed in the air, and even the ground seemed to tremble slightly. Soon, a dark figure appeared in front of them. The figure was three to four meters tall, looking like a mountain peak cast from black iron, exuding an oppressive aura.
Wu Tian's heart trembled slightly. At this moment, he felt the spiritual energy within him begin to stir, like boiling water about to erupt. Li Xingyun was right, that guy was indeed not an ordinary being. To have such a forceful aura from twenty meters away, how powerful must he be?
The dark figure walked step by step, and both Wu Tian and Li Xingyun tightly gripped their sword hilts. But as the dark figure fully appeared in Wu Tian's sight, the sudden impact made him tremble violently. He couldn't believe his eyes, and the words of disbelief blurted out subconsciously, "You... are Ling Xinchun?!"
Hearing this, Li Xingyun immediately asked, "What's going on? Do you know him?"
Wu Tian didn't answer immediately, but continued to look at the dark figure with disbelief. Although the dark figure was different from Ling Xinchun in some ways, it looked like it had transformed from Ling Xinchun. Wu Tian suddenly remembered what Ling Tengyun had said earlier, he called him... Dad. Could it be that this matter was really caused by Ling Xinchun? But why did he suddenly possess such powerful abilities?!
A huge sense of doubt engulfed Wu Tian, making him feel like he was trapped in a vortex. With just a slight misstep, he would completely fall apart. Li Xingyun noticed his abnormality and quickly called out, "Hey, what's wrong? Say something!"
Wu Tian came back to his senses but still didn't say much to Li Xingyun. Instead, he stepped forward, his gaze fixed on the dark figure, and said, "Ling Xinchun, what exactly are you up to!"
Seeing Wu Tian, Ling Xinchun's monstrous head slowly tilted, and then he said in a hoarse voice, "I found you, kid named Wu."
"This body's last wish was to kill you."
"I've decided to fulfill it, so you die now."
"What did you say?!" Ling Xinchun's words surprised Wu Tian greatly. He asked again, "What do you mean by that? Are you not Ling Xinchun?"
Ling Xinchun let out a terrifying low laugh and said, "I am him, but I am not him. You don't need to know my identity, you just need to die."
Wu Tian's gaze became increasingly suspicious. He then shouted, "If your target is me, then why are you doing this? Do you know how many people you've killed!"
Ling Xinchun laughed and said, "Human lives are not important to me at all. What's the big deal even if they all die?"
"Moreover, I hate your race. Now that I have awakened, none of your race will be left!"
Li Xingyun said blankly from the side, "What does this guy mean? Is he not human?"
Wu Tian was filled with uncertainty. Ling Xinchun's words were indeed very strange; they were not spoken from a human perspective but from the perspective of another being. But what was going on? Wasn't Ling Xinchun human? Then why would he say such things? The doubts in his heart grew stronger. Wu Tian sensed that there might be extremely complex reasons behind all this. He could even feel that the entire world order seemed to be on the verge of a drastic change.
He took a deep breath, his eyes calm as he looked at Ling Xinchun and said, "I don't care what you are now, but if you're going to do this, I will definitely stop you."
"As for what happens next, we'll talk about it after I defeat you!"
"Defeat me?" Hearing this, Ling Xinchun burst into laughter. "Human, you dare to say such a thing to me. It seems you still don't understand your situation."
"I know you are spiritual cultivators, but do you think the identity of a spiritual cultivator poses a threat to me?"
"I fought against immortal cultivators back then. Your kind of lowly spiritual cultivators are nothing but ants in my eyes!"
"No, not even ants!"
"Since you insist on seeking death, then I will let you witness what true super terror is!"