Tianxuan Continent, Great Yan Dynasty.
Great Yan Commandery.
Great Yan Commandery was known as the imperial commandery of the Great Yan Empire.
Within Great Yan Commandery were two major cities. Aside from the Imperial Capital, there was Lin City, where the Lin Clan, one of the Four Great Clans of the Great Yan Dynasty, was located.
The Lin Clan was one of the Great Yan Empire's top powers. Not only did it possess countless experts, it also had Nirvana Realm experts who stood at the very peak of the empire!
As the headquarters of the Lin Clan, Lin City was situated in a prosperous region. Its wealth was among the foremost in the empire.
At the very center of Lin City lay the core district for the clan's descendants.
Those who could reside there were either direct descendants of the clan or high-level elders. They were all people of status and wealth.
At that moment, in a room somewhere within the core district, a man exhausted all his strength to pry open his heavy eyelids, and a splendid, luxurious room came into view.
This unfamiliar sight startled him, and his eyes filled with utter disbelief.
"I... didn't I run into that female road killer? How did I end up here? Right, my phone browser history still hasn't..."
At that thought, terror immediately appeared on the man's face. Before he could think any further, pain surged through his mind once more, plunging him into unconsciousness.
Time slowly passed. When the man awoke again, a flood of unfamiliar memories gradually entered his mind...
"This is Lin City of the Great Yan Dynasty, and I am... Lin Langtian?"
Upon receiving this familiar yet unfamiliar name from the original body, the man froze. Then, as if he had realized something, shock appeared on his face.
Thinking of this, the man hurriedly got to his feet, walked to the table, and looked at himself in the mirror.
The man in the mirror was handsome and upright, clad in a green shirt, with long hair flowing freely behind him. He exuded an unrestrained air that utterly eclipsed those so-called male celebrities from his previous life.
"I really became Lin Langtian?"
Seeing his reflection, the man's expression shifted repeatedly before he finally let out a sigh.
In his previous life, he had been called Lin Lang. His name differed from Lin Langtian's by only one character. He had been a university student on the verge of graduation, running around every day in search of a decent job.
Yet while crossing the street, he had been hit by a female driver. Worse still, he had not deleted his phone browser history.
Not only had he died, but even his reputation would probably be ruined.
"Right, the Great Yan Empire, and the name Lin Langtian... Don't tell me I came to the Great Thousand World!"
After lamenting for a while, Lin Langtian suddenly realized something, and his expression became even more miserable.
In his previous life, he had loved novels. He had once neglected food, sleep, and schoolwork just to read them, causing his grades to decline. Naturally, he had read the second installment of the once wildly popular Potato Trilogy.
He was naturally no stranger to Lin Langtian, whose name differed from his own by only one character.
In the original story, Lin Langtian had been born into the Lin Clan of the Great Yan Dynasty. Not only was he the clan's most dazzling genius, he was also one of the foremost figures of the Great Yan Dynasty's young generation.
Unfortunately, he had been arrogant, cold, and selfish. During a clan gathering held once every ten years, he crippled Lin Xiao. From then on, he became Lin Dong's enemy and the motivation driving his path of cultivation.
"To think I actually became Lin Langtian. Doesn't that make me the protagonist's lifelong nemesis?" Lin Langtian said with a bitter expression.
At present, no one would have imagined that an unfavored young master from a small-town family in a remote city of the Great Yan Empire would one day become the renowned Martial Ancestor!
The Martial Ancestor was Tianxuan Continent's second Son of the Plane, as well as the first expert born on the continent to enter the Great Thousand World!
At this thought, Lin Langtian's mood grew even more depressed.
Lin Dong was the Son of the Plane of Tianxuan Continent, a heaven-blessed darling like Flame Emperor Xiao Yan. He overcame every obstacle, fought monsters, leveled up, and was practically the very template of a protagonist.
Moreover, after Lin Dong reached the Great Thousand World, he rapidly grew into a peak expert and became a colossal figure there. He was truly an utterly ruthless man.
As for him, Lin Langtian, he had merely served as one small boss along Lin Dong's path of growth. It was simply too miserable to bear.
"Should I... take care of him before Lin Dong has the chance to grow up?"
After familiarizing himself with his situation, Lin Langtian's eyes flickered, and a vicious look surfaced on his face.
Although he had liked Lin Dong in his previous life—after all, the words "Strengthen my Dao Sect" had stirred the passionate blood of countless men—now that he himself had become Lin Dong's enemy, the feeling truly left him with a thorn in his back.
After all, making an opponent of a Son of the Plane was simply too terrifying. Whether it was his fortuitous encounters or his rate of growth, both far exceeded ordinary expectations.
If he did not eliminate Lin Dong before he grew up, then one day Lin Dong might come knocking, and he himself could end up disgraced or even die a miserable death.
Besides, barring any surprises, Lin Dong had already obtained that Stone Talisman.
The Stone Talisman should truly be called the Ancestral Stone. It ranked second on Tianxuan Continent's Ancient Divine Artifact Ranking, second only to the Plane Embryo. It was a priceless treasure in the truest sense.
The Stone Talisman had contributed greatly to Lin Dong's rise, and within it was the Young Master of the Sky Demon Vixen clan, an even greater source of aid!
Lin Langtian considered himself an exceptionally outstanding genius within the clan and even the entire empire, but placed in the context of the whole continent, he was far too insignificant.
However, with the Ancestral Stone's support and Little Vixen's help, perhaps he could replicate Lin Dong's path.
At this thought, Lin Langtian was somewhat tempted. Yet though his heart stirred with eagerness, he remained hesitant over whether to kill Lin Dong.
If Lin Dong had been Tang San, Lin Langtian would not have hesitated in the slightest. That man was a scheming hypocrite and deserved to die.
But Lin Dong was upright and resolute, someone who easily won others' favor. Lin Langtian was not some saint, but neither was he a selfish, indiscriminate killer who would casually murder innocents for his own benefit.
Besides, Lin Langtian knew that Tianxuan Continent was not particularly safe.
If Lin Dong perished because of him, and he himself failed to enter the Ancestor Realm in the future, then when the Abyssal Demon Emperor descended upon the continent, everyone on it—including himself—would still die. He would merely live for a dozen more years.
In that case, there was no need for him to insist on becoming such a calamity.
Just as Lin Langtian hesitated over this matter, a clear and resounding cry suddenly rang out in his mind.
Screech!
The cry was not particularly loud, yet it struck Lin Langtian like a thunderbolt. His entire body stiffened, while a buzzing echoed in his head.
Boom!
Just as Lin Langtian's mind had been so stunned by the cry that he could no longer think, he made another horrifying discovery.
Waves of scorching, noble energy abruptly emerged from within the body and rushed straight toward his mind. Then, a piece of information appeared within his consciousness!
Nine Nether Flame Sparrow?!
This development instantly left the already stunned Lin Langtian utterly frozen, surprise surging into his eyes.
My cheat has arrived!
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