I, Lin Langtian!

Heavenly Profound Continent, Great Yan Dynasty.

Great Yan Prefecture.

Great Yan Prefecture was known as the imperial prefecture of the Great Yan Empire.

Within Great Yan Prefecture were two major cities. Aside from the Imperial Capital, the Imperial City, there was Lin City, where the Lin Clan, one of the Four Great Clans of the Great Yan Dynasty, was located.

The Lin Clan was one of the Great Yan Empire's foremost powers. Not only did it possess countless experts, but it also had Nirvana Stage powerhouses standing at the empire's peak.

As the Lin Clan's headquarters, Lin City was situated in a prosperous region. Its wealth was among the greatest in the empire.

At the very center of Lin City lay the core district for the clan's descendants.

Those who could reside there were either direct descendants of the clan or high-ranking elders. None were ordinary.

At this moment, in a room somewhere within the core district, a man exhausted all his strength to pry open his heavy eyelids, revealing a lavish and magnificent room before him.

The unfamiliar sight startled him, filling his eyes with utter astonishment.

"I... Didn't I run into that female road killer? Why am I here? Right, my phone browser still hasn't..."

At that thought, terror immediately surfaced on the man's face. Before he could think any further, pain surged through his mind once more, knocking him unconscious.

Time slowly passed. When the man awoke again, an unfamiliar set of memories gradually flowed into his mind...

"This is Lin City of the Great Yan Dynasty, and I am... Lin Langtian?"

Upon receiving that familiar yet unfamiliar name belonging to this body's original owner, the man froze. Then, as though recalling something, shock appeared on his face.

With that thought, he hurriedly got to his feet, walked to the table, and looked at himself in the mirror.

The man in the mirror was handsome and upright, dressed in a green shirt. His long hair drifted freely, giving him an exceptionally carefree air. That temperament utterly eclipsed the so-called male celebrities of his previous life.

"I really became Lin Langtian?"

Staring at his reflection, the man's expression shifted repeatedly before he finally let out a sigh.

In his previous life, he had been called Lin Lang, only one character apart from Lin Langtian. He had been a university student about to graduate, running around every day in search of a decent job.

Yet while crossing the road, he had been struck by a female driver. Even more unfortunately, he had not deleted his phone browser history.

Not only was he dead, but his reputation would probably be ruined as well.

"Right, the Great Yan Empire, and the name Lin Langtian... Could I have come to the Great Thousand World?!"

After lamenting, Lin Langtian suddenly realized something, and his expression turned even more miserable.

In his previous life, he had loved novels. He had once neglected food, sleep, and his studies just to read them, causing his grades to decline. Naturally, he had read the second installment of the once wildly popular Potato Trilogy.

He was naturally no stranger to Lin Langtian, whose name differed from his by only one character.

In the original story, Lin Langtian had been born into the Lin Clan of the Great Yan Dynasty. Not only had he been the clan's most dazzling genius, but he had also been one of the foremost figures of the Great Yan Dynasty's younger generation.

Unfortunately, he had been arrogant, cold, and selfish. During a clan assembly held once every ten years, he had crippled Lin Xiao. From then on, he had become Lin Dong's enemy and the driving force behind his cultivation.

"I never thought I'd become Lin Langtian. Doesn't that make me the protagonist's lifelong archenemy?" Lin Langtian said bitterly.

At present, probably no one could imagine that the unfavored young master of a small-town family in a remote city of the Great Yan Empire would one day become the renowned Martial Ancestor!

The Martial Ancestor was the Heavenly Profound Continent's second Plane powerhouse, as well as the first powerhouse born on the continent to enter the Great Thousand World!

Thinking of that, Lin Langtian's mood grew increasingly depressed.

Lin Dong was the Child of the Plane of the Heavenly Profound Continent, a heaven-favored son like Flame Emperor Xiao Yan. He overcame every obstacle, defeated monsters, and leveled up all the way through—he was practically the very template of a protagonist.

Furthermore, after Lin Dong arrived in the Great Thousand World, he rapidly grew into a peak powerhouse and became a towering giant of the Great Thousand World. He was a truly ruthless figure.

As for Lin Langtian, he had merely served as a minor boss on Lin Dong's path to growth. It was simply too tragic.

"Should I take care of him before Lin Dong has a chance to grow..."

After familiarizing himself with his circumstances, Lin Langtian's gaze flickered. A vicious glint emerged on his face as he spoke.

Although he had liked Lin Dong in his previous life—after all, the words "Strengthen our Dao Sect" had stirred the hot-blooded passion of countless young men—now that he himself had become Lin Dong's enemy, the feeling truly left him with a thorn in his back.

After all, making an enemy of a Child of the Plane was terrifying. Whether it was his opportunities or his rate of growth, both far exceeded ordinary expectations.

If he did not eliminate Lin Dong before he grew up, perhaps one day Lin Dong would come knocking, and Lin Langtian would end up disgraced or even die miserably.

Moreover, if nothing had changed, Lin Dong should have already obtained the Stone Talisman.

The Stone Talisman, which should truly have been called the Ancestral Stone, ranked second on the Heavenly Profound Continent's Ancient Divine Artifact Ranking, second only to the Plane Embryo. It was a genuinely priceless treasure.

Lin Dong's rise had owed much to the Stone Talisman's help. Moreover, within the Stone Talisman was the young master of the Heavenly Demon Marten clan, an even greater source of aid!

Lin Langtian knew that although he was an outstanding genius within the clan and even throughout the entire empire, he was truly insignificant when placed in the context of the whole continent.

But with the support of the Ancestral Stone and Little Marten's assistance, perhaps he could replicate Lin Dong's path.

At that thought, Lin Langtian was tempted. Yet despite the restless urge in his heart, he remained hesitant over whether to kill Lin Dong.

If Lin Dong had been Tang San, Lin Langtian would not have hesitated in the slightest. That scheming hypocrite deserved to die.

But Lin Dong was upright and resolute, someone who easily won others' goodwill. Lin Langtian was not some saint, but neither was he a selfish murderer who would casually slaughter the innocent for his own benefit.

Besides, Lin Langtian knew that the Heavenly Profound Continent was far from safe.

If Lin Dong died because of him, and he himself failed to reach the Ancestral Realm in the future, then when the Demonic Emperor descended upon the continent, the entire continent—including him—would still die. He would merely live a few more years.

In that case, there was no need for him to insist on becoming such a scourge.

Just as Lin Langtian hesitated over this matter, a clear and resounding cry suddenly rang out within his mind.

Shriek!

The cry was not particularly loud, yet it struck Lin Langtian like a bolt of lightning. His entire body stiffened, while buzzing filled his mind.

Boom!

Just as Lin Langtian's mind was completely stunned by the cry, leaving him unable to think, he made another horrifying discovery.

Waves of blazing, noble fluctuations suddenly emerged from within his body and rushed straight toward his mind. Then, a new piece of information appeared in his consciousness!

Nine Nether Flame Sparrow?!

This development instantly left the already stunned Lin Langtian utterly frozen, surprise flooding his eyes.

My cheat has arrived!