Ling Yin slowly put down the jade flute in her hand. Looking at the black-clothed man who suddenly arrived, her face did not change at all. She only said indifferently, “Why are you here today?”

The black-clothed man sneered, “I was just passing by. By the way, I came over to take a look. Fairy Miaoyin …”

“You want to see how strong I am today?” Ling Yin looked at him and said it clearly, but her expression did not change at all.

At this moment, Xiao Chen was hiding behind a large rock on the cliff. He thought carefully. This person was able to arrive at Purple Night Peak so easily without being noticed. Not only was his cultivation extremely high, he was also very familiar with the terrain of Xuanqing Sect and Purple Night Peak. He was even more familiar with it than himself, so he wouldn’t touch any restrictions.

Even though Master’s expression did not change as he spoke to this person, it could be seen that even Master did not dare to underestimate the person in front of him. The fact that this person appeared on Purple Night Peak without the slightest bit of hesitation proved that he had the ability to escape unscathed.

There was only one such person in the world, and that person was Shen Cangming, who had jumped off the Immortal Burial Cliff but did not die!

At this moment, Xiao Chen immediately confirmed the identity of the person in front of him. He couldn’t help but feel a chill in his heart. He was indeed the only peerless genius who could be as famous as his master back then, the only disciple of Daoist Kusong, Shen Cangming …

“You’re still as conceited as you were back then. You even forgot that the seal of your previous life hasn’t been undone. You can’t even use your full strength now.”

Above the sea of clouds, Shen Cangming stood with his hands behind his back and said coldly. As soon as he finished speaking, he stretched out his left hand and condensed his finger. A purple-colored True Qi suddenly shot towards him. It looked like an ordinary True Qi, and its power could not be underestimated.

Ling Yin turned the jade flute in her left hand and extended her right fingers forward. A strand of dark green zhenqi shot out from her fingertips. With a “bang”, it collided with Shen Cangming’s purple zhenqi, causing the sea of clouds to tremble.

Even though Xiao Chen was standing behind the boulder in the distance, his mind trembled. How could a battle between experts be so easy? At this moment, he quickly recalled what he had heard about this person in front of him back in the Immortal Northern Ancient Realm.

More than 300 years ago, Shen Cangming crossed the Desert of Death with serious injuries. In the end, he fainted near the Berserk Sand Castle. He was saved by the Berserk Sand Castle’s Castle Master, Nianxiang Qin. At that time, his meridians were completely severed, and his life was only a day away. In the end, he was rescued by Nianxiang Qin using a forbidden technique. After that, Nianxiang Qin spent another three years renewing his meridians. However, he was unable to recover his full strength back then.

Afterwards, Shen Cangming went to the Heavenly Pagoda alone. His pseudonym was “Nameless”. He wanted to enter the Heavenly Pagoda to cultivate again. However, Daoist Lonely Lamp discovered that his body was filled with viciousness that could not be removed. He was afraid that he would fall into the Devil Dao in the future, so he secretly plotted to cause his trial to fail.

After this incident, Daoist Lonely Lamp felt extremely regretful and guilty. He had people secretly follow Shen Cangming all the way. Only later did he discover that Shen Cangming’s Heavenly Ji Token was actually obtained from the young master of the Bie Jian Villa.

At that time, the Bie Jian Villa’s strength could not be underestimated. Shen Cangming was naturally pursued endlessly by the other party. There was even one time when his arm was cut off by the other party. He almost lost his life.

That time, he escaped, but not long after, he still couldn’t escape the pursuit of the Bie Jian Villa. He was forced to jump off the Ghost Cry Cliff. Underneath the Ghost Cry Cliff was the “Yellow Springs Uncrossing”. Once he jumped off, even if he was seriously injured, it would be difficult for a person with some cultivation to survive.

After that jump, there was no news of him anymore. Originally, the clue should have been cut off from here, but then Xiao Chen and Hua Weiyang accidentally saved Ku Lingzi and learned from Ku Lingzi that he wanted to take away a seriously injured and dying person back then, but ultimately, he failed.

Actually, everything could be connected together. The person that Withered Spirit Child wanted to seize back then was precisely Shen Cangming, who had jumped off the Ghost Cry Cliff but was still alive.

It was hard to imagine what kind of will a person had to have to survive in order to walk out of the gates of hell time and time again. The only thing that could sustain such a strong will to survive in this world was endless hatred.

Even if he turned into a fierce ghost, he would definitely come back to seek revenge. Therefore, he survived and happened to meet Ku Lingzi. Ku Lingzi wanted to seize his life from him, but he underestimated this person’s will and instead heavily injured his primordial spirit again.

Just as Ku Lingzi was about to give it a final try, a black wind suddenly swept over from afar and covered the heavily injured and dying Shen Cangming.

That black wind scared Ku Lingzi half to death at that time. Afterwards, he left in a panic and happened to meet Ye Zhiqiu from the Ye Clan. It could be said that he was extremely unlucky. He was severely injured in his primordial spirit and was unable to resist. He was captured by Ye Zhiqiu and imprisoned for more than three hundred years.

Now that Xiao Chen thought about it carefully, everything could be connected. Twelve years later, Shen Cangming went back and annihilated the entire Bie Jian Villa. From then on, he disappeared from the world. There was no news of him anymore. When everyone thought that he was dead, he suddenly appeared in this world again.

However, the only thing that Xiao Chen couldn’t figure out was who the black wind that had taken Shen Cangming away was.

At that time, Shen Cangming’s life was already in an instant. Perhaps even the gods and immortals were powerless to return to the heavens. However, the people in the black wind were able to revive him and restore his strength. Who exactly was that person in the black wind? What was the purpose of this person doing this?

Now that Shen Cangming had suddenly found his master again, what exactly did he want to do …

At this moment, Xiao Chen seemed to have suddenly thought of something. His expression changed slightly. At the same time, Shen Cangming suddenly sent another finger towards Ling Yin.

This finger was extremely powerful, Ling Yin’s True Essence rushed straight towards Ling Yin’s vital point. She should have been able to receive this finger force, but for some reason, a wisp of black gas flashed between her eyebrows and her face suddenly turned extremely pale. A muffled snort came from her throat. In the next moment, Shen Cangming’s finger force had already struck her, causing her to continuously retreat with a “bang” sound.

“Master!”

Xiao Chen’s expression changed. He quickly flew out from behind the boulder. Seeing Shen Cangming’s second finger attack towards his master, his luck instantly turned nine times. A layer of profound light true qi covered his entire body, and he used his Great Freedom Palm to the extreme.

The Great Freedom Palm Technique was an ancient marvelous technique that was profound and unfathomable. It was taught to him in Celestial Pogoda and Daoist Gudeng back then. Although he was not outstanding now, he was basically able to use it freely.

With a loud rumble, under the Great Freedom Palm Technique, Shen Cangming’s incomparable finger force was instantly diverted, shattering a small island floating above the sea of clouds in the distance.