This person had been focused on Lin Xiao from the moment he appeared.
This was the same person from the phantom image earlier.
Sensing the hostility, Lin Xiao shrugged, "It's fine. I wasn't planning on leaving anyway."
"It's been a long time since I emerged, and I didn't expect to find such an outstanding disciple in this world... However, why does this disciple possess an outer sect cultivation technique from my Misty Immortal Palace?" The person stared at Lin Xiao, scrutinizing him from head to toe. "If I recall correctly, there was once a disciple named Lin with this very cultivation technique. He chose to descend the mountain to deal with external enemies back then."
"It seems you're referring to my great-grandfather," Lin Xiao was somewhat surprised that his identity was recognized at the first encounter.
"So that's how it is."
After hearing Lin Xiao's explanation, the person nodded. He waved his hand, "Very well. Since he is your great-grandfather, I will not make things difficult for you. Considering your connection to my Misty Immortal Palace, if you leave now, we will let it slide."
"Young friend Lin, he is right. You need to leave now," Ning Yu also quickly chimed in.
Lin Xiao's talent was so extraordinary that if he were to be harmed in the clash between their two factions, it would be a colossal loss for the Dragon Kingdom.
He hadn't seen a young man with such capabilities in a very long time, someone even his own descendants couldn't compare to. He was truly the foremost prodigy of this era.
Ning Fengzhi also hurriedly said, "Brother Xiao, you should go first. You can just watch the show later."
Only Ming Yi did not try to persuade Lin Xiao.
Facing this situation, Lin Xiao simply shook his head. He looked at the senior in front of him, "I'm sorry, senior. Although I don't know how to address you, nor what your relationship is with my great-grandfather, my brothers are here. I cannot abandon them. Half of my life was given by him."
The people of the Northern Territory had never had the concept of abandoning their comrades.
Back then, his strength was insufficient to protect all his comrades. Now that he had the strength, he would not let anyone take the lives of his brothers again.
This answer was something that both Ming Yi and Ye Chen had long anticipated.
As people of the Northern Territory, they would have made the same choice.
"You don't know what's good for you!"
In response to Lin Xiao's answer, the expressions of the other two divine realm experts changed, and they immediately berated him.
"What, Lu Qingfeng, Lai Wuwei, since when did you two learn to bully juniors? Although I quite dislike Fang Qing, he hasn't even reprimanded young friend Lin yet, and you two can't wait?" Ning Yu obviously knew all three of them. They were disciples left behind from the same era and had clashed on the battlefield back then.
"Ning Yu, my Misty Immortal Palace's affairs are not for you to comment on," Fang Qing's eyes narrowed, and the sword at his waist was about to be unsheathed.
"Then I'd like to experience your Sword Three and see if your swordsmanship has improved over the years," Ning Yu said, stepping forward. His hand had already turned jade-white as he reached for Fang Qing.
Almost simultaneously, Fang Qing's sword struck.
A sword light flashed.
Lin Xiao felt a flash before his eyes, and the sword had already collided with Ning Yu's jade-white hand.
A wave of energy spread outwards, with them at the center.
Lin Xiao's body was forced to retreat several meters before he could avoid being caught in the crossfire.
This...
Was this the duel between veteran divine realm experts?