Chapter 180: CH. 180 | News About Si Lingxi
For some reason, he felt a familiar qi aura coming from the cultivator in that place. Even so, he had to stay cautious of every possibility.
It was unlikely that the cultivator would be able to harm Lin Tian. In his opinion, that person simply wouldn’t have the chance in their current condition.
To know for certain, Lin Tian needed to go there and see the situation with his own eyes. He would only act after understanding exactly what was happening.
From afar, he saw an island dominated by a vast desert stretching before him.
Across the sandy plain, three violent wind vortices resembling massive sandstorm tornadoes raged endlessly.
Lin Tian stopped flying and stood in midair, his attention fixed straight ahead.
The three tornadoes are in different locations, but I can sense restriction runes hidden inside them.
His eyes stared forward as his soul consciousness swept across the entire area.
Physically, the female cultivator was nowhere to be seen. Yet her soul and qi aura were undeniably present.
The white glow in Lin Tian’s eyes gradually faded.
He discovered that the female cultivator was on the opposite side of the desert, far away from the dangerous sandstorm restriction tornadoes.
Lin Tian knew he couldn’t leave her behind, especially after successfully rescuing the entire Zhu Clan group.
From a distance, he noticed a distortion of light before him.
It looked like a cube-shaped wall that warped the surrounding light and concealed the area inside, clearly visible to anyone looking at it.
He landed on the sandy ground and walked toward the illusionary cube. His cultivation eyes activated once more.
There were several array rune cores within the cube. The array was neither particularly difficult nor particularly easy to break.
This was a simple spatial distortion array.
If its creator had a deeper understanding of array rune modifications, a spatial distortion array like this would have been far more troublesome to destroy.
Fortunately, she doesn’t seem to know much about modifying array runes.
Lin Tian raised his hand and began carving ancient runes into the air. The ancient runes glowed with brilliant white light before flying toward the four array rune cores.
Each ancient rune struck an array core, causing a burst of spiritual energy.
Four impacts. Four explosions of spiritual energy echoed one after another.
The distorted cube gradually unfolded like the net of a geometric structure.
Lin Tian looked ahead, and his eyes widened in shock.
A woman dressed in a purple gown with long black hair sat cross-legged on the sand.
Her eyes were closed as she meditated.
The elegance and graceful charm surrounding her immediately made Lin Tian recognize her identity.
"Si Lingxi?"
The moment her name was called, the woman, who had been cultivating in isolation for so long, slowly opened her eyes.
At first, she thought someone from the Yingzun Sect had finally come to rescue her.
But when she looked ahead, her eyes instantly widened, and her mouth fell open.
The man wearing the black robe had come to save her.
The robe felt unfamiliar. But the face did not.
"Lin... Tian?"
Filled with joy, Si Lingxi stood up and ran toward Lin Tian.
Without warning, she threw her arms around him and hugged him tightly, gripping his back with all her strength.
"You broke your promise, Lin Tian!"
"You told me you would come to this valley with me," Si Lingxi complained.
"I’m sorry. Something happened that kept me from keeping my promise," Lin Tian replied.
"I was going to curse you beneath the Seven Heavens and Seven Earths if you didn’t come," Si Lingxi said as she released him from the embrace. "Looks like I won’t have to do that, since you came after all."
"That’s right."
"As compensation, I’ll take you out of here," Lin Tian said.
"B-But what about the Heavenly Enlightenment?"
Lin Tian shook his head. He did not answer Si Lingxi because he planned to explain everything after they returned to Yin Palace Ruins Island.
Si Lingxi felt that Lin Tian was hiding something from her.
However, she could not force him.
She was afraid that if she pressed him for answers, it would only make him uncomfortable or bring back painful memories.
In the end, she followed Lin Tian and left the desert island.
The two of them successfully passed through the restriction tornadoes without triggering the sealing restrictions.
Si Lingxi could vaguely sense that Lin Tian’s qi aura had become much stronger compared to the first time they met.
The aura surrounding him no longer resembled that of a Peak Nascent Soul cultivator.
It was far beyond that.
Curiosity and suspicion filled her heart.
Did Lin Tian break through to the Soul Formation Realm while exploring this place?
Before long, they left the desert island behind and flew side by side toward Yin Palace Ruins Island.
"Why are we going there?"
"There are other cultivators who survived over there. We’ll leave this valley together."
"It sounds like there are quite a few of them."
"Not really," Lin Tian answered. "There are only five people there."
"Five?! I remember a lot of cultivators entering this valley," Si Lingxi said in surprise.
Lin Tian glanced at her briefly.
He had no idea what Si Lingxi had gone through that kept her from learning about the tragedy that claimed the lives of so many cultivators.
However, judging by her expression, he could tell she wasn’t lying. He was certain there was a reason she knew nothing about that tragedy.
As they drew closer, they began to feel a bone-piercing yin aura.
Ahead of them, Si Lingxi saw a floating island completely covered in snow.
Roaring black clouds hovered above the island, continuously releasing countless snowflakes.
However, her attention was drawn to the golden rune array dome at the center of the palace ruins.
Lin Tian had been telling the truth. There really were five people inside the dome, and they all appeared to be cultivating.
Zhu Xian sensed a qi aura approaching.
She opened her eyes and looked up at the sky, seeing Lin Tian arriving with a woman dressed in purple.
"Greetings, Senior."
Lin Tian and Si Lingxi landed nearby. The woman beside Lin Tian immediately turned toward him and asked,
"Who are they, Lin Tian?" Si Lingxi asked.
"They are..."
"Lin Tian?!" Zhu Zirong exclaimed in shock.
"You’re Lin Tian? The Sect Master of the Lingxian Demonic Sect?!" Zhu Zirong demanded.
Lin Tian fell silent for a moment, his sharp eyes locking onto Zhu Zirong with an intimidating gaze.
Zhu Xian immediately realized that her brother’s emotions were spiraling out of control. She quickly stepped forward and tried to calm him.
"I am the Sect Master of the Lingxian Sect!"
"I... am Lin Tian!"