Dream City.
As the date for the martial arts contest for marriage draws near, heroes are converging, and experts are gathering.
There are many roads leading to Dream City. On one of them, two familiar groups of people encountered each other.
"Brother Huang, you're here too? Are you just here to join the fun, or are you aiming for the top spot?"
"I'm here to join the fun, and also to see what this number one beauty in the mortal world is truly like."
"And if the beauty is as good as they say?"
"Naturally, I'll see if I have a chance to win her over! What about you, Brother Liu?"
"You say I'm already over seventy. If I were to participate, would that be appropriate?"
"Seventy-odd years old is nothing. Compared to your five hundred years of lifespan, you're still very young. If you were to participate, would a mere mortal family dare to say it's inappropriate? In fact, they might even be delighted!"
"Haha, if there are no issues, I might just participate!" Liu Linhang laughed heartily.
He had originally accompanied his two nephews to find pretty female cultivators. However, someone known as the most beautiful woman in the cultivation world had suddenly stirred his heart. Of course, this was also because his two nephews, while qualified to participate, lacked the ability to contend for the final championship!
"En?" Liu Linhang's expression suddenly changed: "Why is he here?"
"Brother Liu, what's wrong?" Huang Han asked curiously, noticing Liu Linhang's unusual demeanor. He followed Liu Linhang's gaze and saw an ordinary-looking young man. "Do you know this young man?"
Liu Linhang didn't know how to answer. Should he say he was defeated by him before, and out of fear for his life, he gave the other party his wealth? That would be too embarrassing to admit.
He was ashamed to speak of it.
"This young man is very powerful!" Liu Linhang said after careful consideration.
"Very powerful?" Huang Han was incredibly surprised. "To receive such an evaluation from you, this young man seems extraordinary!"
"If you encounter him during the martial arts contest for marriage, be careful!" Liu Linhang advised.
"I should be careful?" Huang Han glared. "Are you joking?"
"That's all I can say. If you don't believe me, then so be it!" Liu Linhang shrugged. Although he hadn't gone all out before, the opponent had easily suppressed him, and the thought of it still made him feel apprehensive.
Huang Han was stronger than him, but not as imposing as the pressure that person had put on him!
"Did you suffer a loss at his hands?" Huang Han asked, as if he had thought of something.
Hearing Huang Han's question, Liu Linhang thought for a moment before replying, "You could say that!"
"Tsk tsk, in that case, this seemingly young fellow isn't necessarily young after all!" Huang Han's eyes flickered.
"Perhaps, he is truly young!" Liu Linhang recounted his previous analysis.
"Truly young?" Huang Han gasped.
It was difficult for ordinary people to discern bone age with the naked eye, especially for those with profound cultivation. They might be seventy or eighty years old, but having reached the Xiantian realm early, their aging would be slow. They would then quickly reach the Golden Core realm, further slowing down their aging process!
Just like Huang Han and Liu Linhang; the former, nearly sixty years old, looked only in his early thirties, while the latter appeared to be only in his thirties or forties!
"I'm not sure about the specifics." Liu Linhang genuinely didn't know. After that incident, he and his two nephews had left Lan Hai City and hadn't inquired about Yang Feilong's situation.
"Uncle Han, I know that person!" At this moment, a young man not far behind Huang Han spoke up.
"Xiao Fei, you know him?" Huang Han looked at the young man in surprise.
Liu Chuan and Liu Xi, who were chatting with Huang Fei, were also taken aback.
"He is precisely Yang Feilong, who is wanted by the Xiao family!" Huang Fei said with a look of shock. "No wonder the Xiao family couldn't find him in the Spirit Realm. When did he come to the mortal world?"
"It's him!" At these words, Huang Han's eyes widened.
Liu Linhang and his two nephews were also dumbfounded.
Yang Feilong, who had killed many experts of the Xiao family and was wanted by them, was this young man?
If it were him, it would no longer be surprising. Although he had killed a Golden Core cultivator with the aid of formations back then, according to the rumors, he had already broken through to the Golden Core realm. With the power of a top-grade spiritual artifact, he was not invincible in the Golden Core realm, but he likely had few equals!
Huang Fei was the only one who escaped from Xiao Tengyun using a random teleportation scroll. The news about Yang Feilong possessing top-grade spiritual artifacts and the Qing Lian Spiritual Fire was also spread by him!
However, Huang Han was not present at the time and had not witnessed it firsthand.
"In that case, if one could kill him, wouldn't one obtain..." Huang Han's eyes flickered with excitement.
"Brother Huang, since we've come this far, I won't hide it from you. Not long ago, I had a confrontation with him. He didn't use his top-grade spiritual artifact, and I was still repelled by him!" Liu Linhang said solemnly.
As soon as these words were spoken.
The excited Huang Han felt as if he had been doused with a basin of cold water.
"His strength has improved so much?" Huang Han's eyes widened.
"This Yang Feilong might be from the mortal world!" Liu Linhang said. "No, he should be from the mortal world!"
The few of them were stunned at first, but Huang Han soon thought of something, and the corner of his mouth twitched: "He was already so powerful in the mortal world before, and then he obtained the treasures of Hei Bai Wu Chang. Even in the mortal world, his cultivation speed is likely no slower than in the Spirit Realm. Does this mean he might have reached the peak of the Golden Core realm?"
"Therefore, I suspect that few existences in the Golden Core realm can defeat him!" Liu Linhang said. "Although you are stronger than me, I feel it will be very difficult for you to defeat him!"
"Should I call for reinforcements from home? But if this matter gets out..." In the next moment, Huang Han looked at Liu Linhang and said, "Brother Liu, how about we cooperate?"
"You want to join forces with me to deal with him?" Liu Linhang quickly understood Huang Han's intention.
"Yes! I might not be able to take him down alone. If we join forces, we can even contend with an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator!" Huang Han said. "Moreover, he has enough treasures. We can divide them appropriately."
"Let me think!" Liu Linhang closed his eyes, lost in thought.
"Make it quick! We haven't reached Dream City yet, so the number of people we've encountered is still relatively small. But once we enter Dream City, many people might recognize him, and news about him will spread quickly. By then, we might not even have a chance to act!" Huang Han gritted his teeth.
"Alright, I'll do it with you!" Liu Linhang suddenly opened his eyes and said, "But you must swear a solemn oath that afterward, you will not make a move against me!"
"That's the spirit!" Huang Han grinned. "As for the oath, it's necessary. Only if we are of one mind and work together wholeheartedly can we avoid accidents!"
As for Liu Chuan, Liu Xi, and Huang Fei, they were all at the Xiantian or Foundation Establishment realm and were not qualified to participate.
Subsequently, both of them swore a poisonous oath: they would cooperate wholeheartedly when dealing with Yang Feilong, would not hold back, and would not make a move against each other afterward!
Weaker cultivators might not care much about oaths, but stronger cultivators greatly value them. This is because they hope to reach higher realms. Above the Integration realm, they will face tribulations. If they break a poisonous oath, it will be difficult to pass the heavenly tribulation!
This is because the difficulty of the heavenly tribulation will skyrocket!
"What about those three?" Liu Linhang asked. "We have to prepare for the worst!"