Whether she was worried Ling Tian would make a move on the female disciples or wanted to ease the pressure on Lingxiao Pavilion, Hua Min'er had no intention of merging Mu Tian Pavilion into Lingxiao Pavilion. She stuck to her original plan, and Ling Tian understood. The three chatted as they made their way toward the arena where Xuan Ci was fighting.
As soon as they got near Xuan Ci's arena, Ling Tian and the others sensed something was wrong. The atmosphere was oppressive. Xuan Ying, Xuan Ning, and the others looked grave, and Old Man Ling was there too, his expression equally heavy.
"Eh? What's going on? Did Brother Xuan Ci run into an opponent he can't beat?" Ling Tian asked curiously, then muttered to himself, "Even if he ran into Sword Inquiry or Elder Ling, there's no need to look like this. If he can't win, he can just admit defeat."
"Looks like it's not that simple. Let's hurry over and take a look..." Yao Yu stopped fooling around, quickened her pace, and soon the three of them reached Old Man Ling.
Without even stopping to greet him, Ling Tian looked toward the arena. His expression quickly turned rigid as he stared at Xuan Ci's opponent, dumbfounded. "Elder Ling, that man's spike is just like yours. Could it be...?"
"That's right. We used to be the same kind of person." Old Man Ling's expression was grave. Seeing Ling Tian's confusion, he explained, "Like me in the past, he's with the Heaven Killer Organization, the Cultivation World's foremost assassin organization. They live solely by assassination."
"So Elder Ling used to belong to the Heaven Killer Organization. No wonder your killing intent is so strong, and you're so skilled at tracking and assassination techniques." Ling Tian pondered, then nodded. "Well,