After Zi Tianfei and Huangfu Qiye left, Old Man Ling took out a Communication Jade Talisman and contacted Wu De. Wu De liked to wander the world, and Old Man Ling was naturally afraid he might head out again and miss the message, so he used the talisman to tell him that Ling Tian was looking for him. Once he had done that, Old Man Ling led the way, and the three of them headed toward Tianyin Temple.
Since Old Man Ling's appearance was widely known among the Human Race, he worried that people from Ten Thousand Swords Cliff might infer Ling Tian's identity from his own. So he stayed hidden in the void, just as he had protected Ling Tian when the boy was young. Old Man Ling's cultivation was exceedingly high; anyone below the Great Perfection of Tribulation Transcendence would find it extremely difficult to detect him.
"Elder Ling, I heard from Brother Huangfu that my senior brother is also terrifyingly powerful, on par with Zi Tiandu and the Sacred Son of Ten Thousand Swords Cliff." Seeing that no one was around, Ling Tian asked, "Have you met him? What kind of person is he?"
"You mean Chong Lou? That kid's a genius too. You should know he was Wu De's first disciple. Wu De never took disciples, so if he accepted Chong Lou, the boy's talent must be exceptional." At the mention of Chong Lou, Old Man Ling's voice brimmed with praise. "He may be a little wooden, but he's a man of great wisdom, and his cultivation is quite good, too. Among cultivators under a thousand years old throughout the Cultivation World, he'd probably rank in the top five."
"Oh, top five? So my senior brother really is that impressive." Ling Tian pondered, as if something