"Splash!"
It sounded like something heavy falling into water.
In the blink of an eye, the sound of rippling water swiftly faded, and Lin Shuguang himself vanished from this courtyard in Nanshan Garden.
"You have a connection here too?"
Who would have thought there was another world beneath the ancient well in this courtyard?
The moment Lin Shuguang passed through the ancient well, he arrived in a void. Not far across from him was a man whose limbs were bound by the Chain of Karma.
It was the mysterious man he had previously encountered in Central Province.
The radiance bursting from the shifting light on the Chain of Karma obscured the mysterious man's face. Just like last time, Lin Shuguang could not make out his appearance.
The man spoke, his tone carrying a measure of ease. "Congratulations. You've finally reached this stage. I imagine your strength is no longer at the Core Realm as it was before. Not bad. Too much time has passed, and I can no longer remember certain things clearly. But I suppose it was around this time."
As the mysterious man looked at Lin Shuguang, he felt somewhat puzzled too.
In his recollection, Lin Shuguang should not have possessed such potent blood energy at this point. But he had lived through far too many years to remember all these things vividly.
It seemed roughly right, and vaguely matched certain things in his memory.
He simply could not remember the finer differences.
"I haven't asked yet. What should I call you?" Lin Shuguang asked from over five meters away.
The mysterious man paused. The iron chains binding his arms rattled. After a moment, he chuckled. "I forgot about that. Just call me Demon Mountain."
"Demon Mountain? That Demon Mountain?" Lin Shuguang froze.
He thought of the Demon