"But I still won't teach you. Your cultivation realm is too low right now. The time hasn't come," the White-Clothed Man added.
Lin Fan was dumbfounded. Had someone just turned him down because his cultivation was too low?
"All right. Sorry for disturbing you, senior. May we meet again if fate allows." He rose to leave. Since he couldn't obtain the Divine Ability, there was no point wasting his breath.
Besides, he had come to cultivate his second strand of Immortal Qi, so he ought to make the most of his time.
"Take this jade disc. You can use it to leave."
The White-Clothed Man's voice was gentle and resonant. Then a flash of radiant light appeared, and a piece of ancient-looking jade materialized in Lin Fan's hand.
Lin Fan bowed, then rose with Puppy and headed outside.
Suddenly, before they had taken more than a few steps, they froze. Their surroundings had undergone an earth-shattering transformation.
The thatched hut, the plants, and the universe lake had all vanished. Desolation filled their sight, and even the distant medicinal fields had dried up.
Where was all that thriving vitality? Only a deathly stillness remained.
Lin Fan and Puppy looked back and were even more startled. The Lord of the Forbidden Zone and the two attendants had vanished, replaced by three skulls as white as jade.
Beside those dull skulls lay a damaged teapot and half a teacup, adding to the bleakness.
"Woof! Did we just meet ghosts? Who were we talking to?" Puppy was shaken, a chill running down his back.
"That was probably his lingering obsession. His true body must have perished long ago..." Lin Fan looked thoughtful, unable to suppress a sigh at the sight.
Even a once-forbidden existence, an unrivaled figure of his age, would one day be