As sinister laughter echoed across the sky, vast clouds of black mist suddenly surged out over the Misty Cloud Sect's plaza below.
The mist swiftly gathered ten meters above the plaza, finally condensing into a dark cloud roughly ten feet across. Amid the swirling black mist, a humanoid silhouette appeared.
"Wu... Ying!"
Looking up at the humanoid cloud of black mist, Yan Lin's eyes surged with killing intent. His clenched fists cracked as he spat through gritted teeth the name of the man he desperately wanted to kill.
A flicker of surprise also crossed his eyes. He had never expected Wu Ying to appear at this moment.
According to the original timeline, Wu Ying should not have revealed himself until Xiao Yan's third visit to the Misty Cloud Sect, at the earliest.
Was Yao Chen discovered early because of my presence...?
After a little thought, Yan Lin concluded that the flapping wings of a butterfly like himself must have caused this tidal wave.
And that was indeed the case. In the original story, Xiao Yan and his master had not been exposed until at least their second visit to the Misty Cloud Sect.
Now, events had advanced considerably because Yan Lin had taken Qing Lin away early, seized the green lotus core flame, and triggered a whole chain of consequences. As a result, Xiao Yan had only just managed to fuse Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus during the Three-Year Agreement at the Misty Cloud Sect. He had even used Yao Chen's power, allowing Wu Ying, who was hiding in the sect, to detect him ahead of time.
Having helped Xiao Yan fuse Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus, even a weakened version, Yao Chen had suffered a substantial loss of power. This was the perfect opportunity for Wu Ying to capture him, and