"Whoosh, whoosh!" Gray light flickered around the shadowy figure, revealing an extraordinarily handsome young cultivator who looked no more than twenty-five or twenty-six. He wore black robes threaded with specks of gray, lightning-like radiance, and his gray-white hair was particularly striking...
"Rise!" the young cultivator said coldly.
"Thank you, Martial Uncle!" the cultivators hurriedly replied...
Th-this fellow was actually so young! Although Wang Yan had never seen Martial Uncle Ye of the Truefire Moon Wheel, he recognized the young cultivator's aura. This was the Nascent Soul Realm elder who had presided over the Four Peaks Competition. Wang Yan had often heard that once one's cultivation reached a certain level, one could retain eternal youth and live forever, but he had always been skeptical. Now that he saw for himself that this Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, rumored to have lived for over a thousand years, still looked so young, he was naturally astonished...
"Martial Uncle Ye! What brings you here? Is something the matter?" Daoist Dongling hurriedly asked.
"Lingyunzi! Were you the one who destroyed that Black Evil King?" The young cultivator swept his gaze over everyone, ignoring Daoist Dongling's question. A cold gleam flashed in his eyes as his gaze settled on Lingyunzi. Frowning, he suddenly addressed him in a low voice...
His tone seemed somewhat urgent...
"Well... yes!" A thought stirred in Wang Yan's mind. He made Lingyunzi look somewhat afraid of Martial Uncle Ye and answer meekly. Wang Yan had only encountered Martial Uncle Ye once and had never seen his face, but from what Martial Uncle Ye had said back then, he knew that, given Lingyunzi's personality, Martial Uncle Ye surely had little liking for him. That explained his unfriendly tone...
And Lingyunzi was a typical cultivator who bullied the weak and feared the strong. Naturally, he