A deity descending to the mortal world?
True Person Lin Yi was stunned for a moment, unable to help freezing in place.
True Spirit Descending and reincarnation of the divine soul were not the same thing.
The former meant that Gods and Devils of the Upper Realm sent a portion of their souls into the lower world, with their true spirits descending into the mortal realm. The latter was merely a technical measure used by great figures of this world who, due to some accident and before reaching the end of their lifespan, were unwilling to perish and vanish from existence.
Most great figures who reincarnated their divine souls could only ensure that they lived one more life. Some did not even live out their full lifespan, let alone attain the achievements of their previous lives.
True Person Lin Yi had never considered the possibility that Li Lingyu might be a True Spirit Descending.
What a joke. As this world's cultivation system grew ever more mature and more cultivation great figures emerged, even Descended Heavenly Devils had been slain by this world's experts. At most, immortals and gods of the Upper Realm passed down teachings through dreams. How long had it been since a true spirit had descended into the mortal realm? Besides, True Person Lin Yi knew his own worth. He was merely an ordinary elder of Pure Yang Palace, unable even to reach the pinnacle of this age, with ascension utterly beyond hope. He did not believe he had such fortune as to take an Upper Realm immortal's present-life body as a disciple.
Thus, even though Li Lingyu claimed to be a True Spirit Descending, True Person Lin Yi was briefly stunned, but his next reaction was still doubt.
"True Spirit Descending?" True Person Lin Yi narrowed his