Three hundred thousand years ago, Li Kuangtao was young and high-spirited, striding across the Immortal Ancient Battlefield and carving out a resounding reputation.
At that time, although Jun Ling Yuan had already begun to show his brilliance and had become a disciple of the Nine Heavens Immortal Venerable, Li Kuangtao had still relied on his martial cultivation to face him directly without falling even the slightest bit behind.
Afterward, he advanced by leaps and bounds, breaking through to the Peerless Golden Immortal Realm in one stroke, making a grand show of himself and capturing the world's attention.
Back then, many people had asserted that he would surely climb to even greater heights in the future and lead Tianwu Hall to glory.
However, times had changed. Li Kuangtao had remained stuck in the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal Realm, wasting away the years without seeing a path forward.
By contrast, his former equal opponent had continued to soar, leaving him far behind and making it impossible for him to match his achievements.
"So, you came to kill me?"
Li Kuangtao spoke slowly, his expression unusually calm, as though he were not the one trapped in a perilous situation.
Such composure made Jun Ling Yuan regard him more highly. For once, he explained, "That's right. From the moment you sensed that something was wrong, it was already fated that you wouldn't escape this calamity."
The Azure Dragon had been present earlier, so he had not dared to casually use his divine sense, fearing that the Azure Dragon would see through him and all his scheming would come to nothing.
But how could he, with his deep cunning, have failed to leave a backup plan in secret—
The moment anything abnormal happened, the Demonic Seed would awaken on its own, while the Little