"Disciple!?"
Lin Cheng saw Meng Tangtang's figure and immediately stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
At such close range just now, he had actually failed to sense her.
Still, it was understandable.
When he had spread out his senses earlier, his main target had been the Immortal level. Then he had suddenly felt a trace of danger, drawing away his attention. Meng Tangtang had not unleashed her aura, so overlooking her in that instant was not all that surprising.
Fortunately, he had not missed her.
From their parting in the Lesser Immortal Realm years ago, to the Heavenly Realm, and now the Verdant Ink Eternal Realm—
Far, far too much time had passed.
After so long without seeing each other, that once-timid little girl had grown up.
Graceful and poised.
The Meng Tangtang of old was practically a different person from the one before him now.
Her bearing alone was beyond comparison.
She had become much more mature.
If Lin Cheng had not been so familiar with Meng Tangtang's aura, someone else might not have recognized her at all.
Back then, the Dao Master Feihong had said that Meng Tangtang might be connected to some deity, perhaps even the reincarnation of one. Now, that had been proven to some extent. If she were not a reincarnation, it would have been difficult for her to possess such cultivation in such a short time.
Lord Realm!
And she was no weak Lord at that. She was far stronger than the Dark Star Serpent and the Divine Light Sect Master had been, roughly at the middle to late stages of the Lord Realm.
"Bai Xue'er!"
Fury welled up in Meng Tangtang's beautiful eyes. Under everyone's gaze, she fixed her eyes on the delicate woman opposite her.
The woman wore a white feathered robe. Her expression