The man looked very young, barely over thirty.
Though he wore a beast-hide tunic and skirt, with long, unkempt hair and a face covered in stubble,
his features were exceptionally handsome, with sword-like brows and bright eyes. Divine light flashed whenever his eyes opened and closed.
A faintly roguish smile curled at his lips, as though nothing in the world could stump him.
An indescribable charm radiated from him, making all who saw him glance twice.
The Spiritual Pressure he gave off was as deep as the abyss and vast as the sea—he had clearly reached the Nascent Soul Realm.
Moreover, he was obviously far stronger than cultivators of the same realm whom Ning Fa had encountered before, such as True Lord Yun Jing, Fairy Miaoyin, and True Lord Tianfu.
The man sized Ning Fa up, a strange glint appearing in his eyes. With a broad smile, he said, "Kid, are you the Cheng Family's son-in-law?"
At this point, how could Ning Fa not know that this man was the Cheng Family ancestor they had long been worried about—True Person Cang Lei?
No, he should now be called True Lord Cang Lei.
Ning Fa immediately bowed. "This junior, Ning Fa, greets Seventh Uncle."
True Lord Cang Lei laughed heartily and gave Ning Fa's shoulder a hard pat. "Good lad, you truly are the Cheng Family's outstanding son-in-law.
Not only did you escape that desperate situation on Gray Luo Island, but you also passed every trial and reached the end of Thunder Roc Road.
Though I passed the trials back then as well, I knew full well that I had simply been lucky enough."
Ning Fa smiled modestly, then immediately asked the question that had puzzled him for a long time. "Seventh Uncle, why were you trapped in this Candle Spirit