Chapter 587 - 596: Another Battle with Lim Tian

In the distance, a black dot slowly drifted closer. The dot, however, was heading straight for Wen Qingye. A moment later, it gradually came into focus.

"Wen Qingye!"

An old man with a full head of white hair and eyes as sharp as a hawk’s appeared. When he saw Wen Qingye, a clear hint of delight flashed in his eyes.

The corner of Wen Qingye’s mouth curled into a strange smile. "Lim Tian," he said slowly, "long time no see. I trust you’ve been well?"

This was none other than the Taiyi Pavilion Elder, Lim Tian.

Lim Tian stared at Wen Qingye, his eyes bloodshot and his voice trembling slightly. "Wen Qingye, we meet again."

Wen Qingye shook his head and chuckled. "I never thought you’d miss me this much. You must be one of the few people in the world who does."

Lim Tian took a deep breath, trying to remain calm. "The day my beloved disciple died at your hands, I swore a secret oath that you, Wen Qingye, would die by my hand and my hand alone. Last time, in the Glazed Ancient Country, you were lucky enough to escape. But today, there is nowhere for you to run, nowhere for you to hide. I will grind your bones to dust to appease the hatred in my heart!"

"Many people want to kill me. Let’s see if you have what it takes. HAHAHAHA!" Wen Qingye raised his One Thought Sword and laughed up at the sky.

Lim Tian’s eyes narrowed slightly as he smiled. "What it takes? The last time I hunted you, you fled for thousands of miles like a beaten dog. Have you forgotten?"

Wen Qingye shook his head. "That was so long ago, yet you still remember it. That must be why your cultivation hasn’t improved since, isn’t it?"

Lim Tian’s expression froze. "Long ago?" he barked coldly. "You little bastard, you dare lecture me? Today, I’ll let you taste what it’s like to be a beaten dog once again!"

"Little bastard?" Wen Qingye’s eyes narrowed dangerously, a world-shaking killing intent erupting from their depths.

Feeling Wen Qingye’s killing intent, Lim Tian’s heart skipped a beat, and his breath caught in his throat. He quickly took a deep breath and said coldly, "Letting a tiger return to the mountains brings endless trouble. It seems I cannot let you live today."

As soon as Lim Tian finished speaking, roiling Primordial Qi surged through his limbs like a raging river. He thrust out his right fist, and the vast Primordial Qi rapidly condensed. Then, with a strange tremor of his arm, he unleashed an exceptionally strong burst of Powerful Qi, launching a simple, unadorned punch straight at Wen Qingye.

Wen Qingye snorted. Without retreating a single step, he fearlessly met the attack with a punch of his own. The overflowing purple-gold Primordial Qi was incredibly tyrannical, forcing the very air around him to retreat.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

As the two attacks collided, a terrifying ripple of wind erupted. Cracks spread rapidly across the ground from beneath their feet, and the fierce Powerful Qi swept outward, pulverizing the loose stones on the wasteland into fine dust.

Lim Tian felt a tyrannical force and a searing heat coming from Wen Qingye’s arm, forcing him to take a small step back.

’This kid has actually grown this strong? And his Primordial Qi is so strange!’

Even though a single-level gap in cultivation within the Life and Death Realm represented a massive difference, Wen Qingye’s reserves of Primordial Qi were no less profound than Lim Tian’s. Coupled with his tyrannical purple-gold Primordial Qi, it meant that in terms of cultivation, he was not at all weaker than Lim Tian.

Wen Qingye gave a cold smile. He stepped forward, his hands moving in a blur as he began to form a seal.

The Primordial Qi from several miles around surged madly toward his hands. Behind him, an ancient, simple stone bridge appeared.

This bridge had not been weathered by wind and rain, but by the tread of countless ghosts.

"Fourth Form of the Undying Seal Technique! On the Bridge of Helplessness, Forget Your Past Life!"

Wen Qingye extended his arm, and the Seal Technique shot out, blasting toward Lim Tian.

Seeing the terrifying Seal Technique rushing toward him, Lim Tian’s brow furrowed. He unleashed a dense flurry of fist shadows. In an instant, the area ten zhang around him was filled with countless images of his fists.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The fist shadows and the Seal Technique exploded in midair. Powerful fluctuations, like a roaring flood, spread out to cover everything, shaking the wasteland violently.

On the ground, the surrounding animals seemed to sense the danger and began to flee wildly in all directions.

Lim Tian’s face suddenly paled. He felt as if his internal organs had suffered a violent impact, and a wisp of purple flame was rushing into his meridians.

For a moment, Lim Tian was utterly horrified.

’This Wen Qingye cannot be underestimated. And that Demon Beast Python hasn’t even shown up yet. I’m almost certain I can’t defeat the two of them together.’ At this thought, the idea of retreat began to form in his mind.

"Trying to run after just a few moves? Who’s the real beaten dog now?"

Seeing Lim Tian fleeing into the distance, Wen Qingye stomped his foot, and his body transformed into a streak of purple lightning as he shot after him.

Using the Swift Wind Law, Wen Qingye’s speed was incredible. Although Lim Tian’s cultivation was slightly higher, the gap between them was shrinking fast.

Both were experts of the Life and Death Realm, and in just a moment, they arrived in the skies above Zhucheng.

"Look! Up in the sky! It looks like two Life and Death Realm experts are fighting!"

"What? Life and Death Realm experts? For real?"

"I think I’ve seen that person somewhere before."

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Below in Zhucheng, the crowd stared up at the sky, gasping in uncontrollable shock.

A battle between Life and Death Realm experts was a rare sight for them, and a clash as fierce as this was something they had seldom seen in their entire lives.

"Not good!"

Lim Tian felt a sharp Qi Aura at his back and couldn’t help but be alarmed. He immediately threw a punch behind him.

A vast expanse of crimson light surged out, colliding with Wen Qingye’s purple Sword Aura.

BOOM!

The tremendous sound echoed in the ears of the crowd below, making them feel as if their eardrums were about to burst.

Before Lim Tian could even steady himself, he saw a golden Sword Aura surging toward him. Wherever the golden Sword Aura passed, the air was violently pushed aside, forming visible waves.

"Third Form of the Sword Emperor Technique! Fame That Shakes Mountains and Rivers!"

A magnificent, tyrannical chant resounded from the One Thought Sword.

"The Sword Emperor Technique... Isn’t that the famous Swordsmanship of Wen Qingye from the Celestial Profound Sect?"

"That person is Wen Qingye! I recognize him! I saw him in the Glazed Ancient Country!"

"Who’s the old man? His clothes look familiar, too."

"My heavens, aren’t those the robes of a Taiyi Pavilion Elder?"

"Lim Tian! That old man from the Taiyi Pavilion is Lim Tian!"

Someone in the crowd roared, and the revelation sent waves of shock through everyone present.