The sudden news about Li Huo snapped Ling Tian out of his fury, and he began fishing for information from Fang Gang and the others. Ever since capturing Li Huo, Ling Tian had been worried about the South Heavenly Lord's retaliation. Naturally, he wanted to know what the latter might do.
"Yeah. This is something that hasn't happened in thousands of years—no, in tens of thousands of years!" Fang Gang said, grinning from ear to ear. "One of the mighty Heavenly Lord's heirs was actually captured alive by someone from the Cultivation World. What a crushing humiliation!"
"By the way, what was that extraordinary person's name?" Ling Tian asked on purpose. Then he put on a puzzled expression. "The South Heavenly Lord can't descend to the Lower Realm. Does he really have no other countermeasures?"
"That man's called Ling Tian. It means 'soaring above Heaven and Earth.' How's that for arrogance? But he's got the right to be arrogant." Fang Lei clearly admired Ling Tian. Seeing the look of inquiry on Ling Tian's face, he gave an awkward smile and hurriedly explained, "It's not as if the South Heavenly Lord did nothing. He's already issued an Immortal Edict, placing Ling Tian on the wanted list throughout the entire Immortal Realm."
"What happened, then? Was Ling Tian captured?" Ling Tian asked, pretending to be curious.
"Of course not. How could someone like him be captured so easily?" Fang Gang replied with a laugh. He had also noticed Ling Tian's doubts, and his tone shifted. "Of course, the main reason is that Ling Tian hasn't ascended yet. Otherwise, no matter how legendary he was, he'd still be captured. After all, his cultivation is far beneath the South Heavenly Lord and the others."
"Oh, that's true." Ling Tian nodded.
"Heh heh, the South