Published: February 25, 2025
Tan Yun held his sword, prodding the corpse of Fengtian Tu while standing suspended above the lake. He thought to himself, "The news of Fengtian Tu and Zhao Nachuan chasing me will definitely reach Linghu Yunfei's ears."
"I killed Linghu Yunfei's two sons; he is very likely to come after me." Tan Yun sneered, "Then I'll leave Fengtian Tu's corpse for Linghu Yunfei to admire slowly."
Afterward, heavily injured, Tan Yun descended onto the rock, wielding his sword like a brush, dancing across the surface as he carved out lines of text.
Then, Tan Yun soared into the canyon...
Three hours later, deep within the canyon, Tan Yun carved out a cave dwelling on a sheer cliff and set up an Illusion Array outside.
Inside the cave, Tan Yun summoned the supreme time-space holy tower, entering the sixty-sixth level. He sat cross-legged, his expression grave as he said, "Linghu Yunfei sent people to Xuan Yuan Immortal City to inform Long Xiaolin to withdraw and return to capture me. It will take at least a year and two to three months to fly there."
"Long Xiaolin returning to the Abandoned City will also take more than a year. This means I can only stay in the Abandoned City for at most two and a half years."
"In the outside world, two and a half years equates to seven thousand three hundred years inside the tower. With such a short amount of time, I can't possibly advance to the ninth-grade of the imperial human realm."
"If I can't advance, I won't be a match for Linghu Yunfei."
"Moreover, Long Xiaolin and Dragon Claw are strong figures in the emperor realm. If the two lead twenty high-level Immortal Generals back to the Abandoned City, catching me would be like catching a turtle in a jar; I would undoubtedly die."
"To be safe, I will enter seclusion for two years. By then, I must escape before Long Xiaolin returns to the Abandoned City!"
After confirming his decision, Tan Yun sat cross-legged, entering seclusion to recover from his injuries while summoning the primordial flame and primordial ice flame to madly devour the fire seeds he had plundered, as well as the destiny true fire of both attributes...
The next day, at dusk.
Linghu Yunfei used his immortal sense to locate Fengtian Tu's corpse on the rock outside the canyon. He descended onto the rock, and upon seeing the words carved beside the corpse, he felt as if his lungs were about to explode from rage!
The inscriptions read:
"Old rascal Linghu Yunfei, I'm sorry! Zhao Nachuan's corpse has sunk to the lake bottom; it has likely been devoured by immortal beasts."
"You are truly useless. Your subordinates, Zhao Nachuan and Fengtian Tu, powerful Immortal Generals, are just as incompetent as you in capturing me."
"I slaughtered over two hundred million immortal people from your Abandoned City and killed millions of Immortal Soldiers. And you? As the deputy City Lord, you still haven't seen my true form until now."
"Oh, by the way, your son Linghu Chong died a tragic death, especially your illegitimate son, who was hiding in the manor but was pulled out by me and eliminated."
"You, a deputy City Lord, can't even catch the murderer of your two sons. If I were you, I would have already smashed my head against the wall; what are you living for?"
"Hahaha, living just wastes air!"
"Also, the earlier statement about me leaving the Abandoned City was just to tease you. Think about it, since I’ve come here and killed this many people, how could I bear to leave?"
"There is still at least two years before Long Xiaolin returns to the Abandoned City. During these two years, I will make the high-level Immortal's lackeys in the Abandoned City live in terror!"
Signed: "City Defense General Tan Yun of Xuan Yuan Immortal City!"
After reading this, Linghu Yunfei kicked Fengtian Tu's corpse away in anger, roaring, "Useless, worthless trash!"
"Tang Yun, you wait for me! I, the deputy City Lord, will never let you escape from the Abandoned City!"
"No matter the cost, I will catch you and avenge my two dead sons!"
After his furious roar, Linghu Yunfei seemed to remember something, "Not good! I need to head to the city gate immediately to prevent this kid from escaping!"