"Seriously...?"
"From what I knew, you were once an Indestructible Immortal of the Immortal Realm Continent, a whole rank above an Immortal Being and second only to Supreme Immortals."
"You actually had so little confidence in yourself?"
Li Yun found it exceedingly strange. When he met Shadow Ancestor this time, he had already sensed that something seemed off about him, though he could not pinpoint exactly what.
It was not until he heard those words just now that he realized it.
Shadow Ancestor seemed to have lost his fighting spirit. He was somewhat like someone who had suffered a brutal blow and was now filled with deep anxiety over his own abilities, strength, and even future.
This had once been an Indestructible Immortal.
What kind of blow could make him lose heart to such an extent?
Li Yun did not quite understand, but he more or less grasped why Shadow Ancestor, who had once ambushed him, had chosen to send him news of the Supreme Immortal Gate.
He had no confidence in his own future, yet he also seemed unable to trust the Supreme Heavenly Court. Unwilling to become the puppet of that Heavenly Lord Supreme Immortal, he had chosen Li Yun instead.
It carried something of the desperation of a sick man grasping at any medicine.
It sounded truly unbelievable, without even any solid logic behind it. Yet Li Yun could still understand it somewhat. Human nature was complex, after all.
At different times, people developed different thoughts and even made different choices that completely defied common sense. That was perfectly normal.
At this moment.
Shadow Ancestor let out another deep sigh, and a profound bewilderment and unease actually surfaced in his eyes.
"Daoist..."
"To be honest with you, it wasn't that I had lost confidence in myself. I