When I stopped licking, the lady panicked.

"Grandma, besides cultivation, are there any other ways to become an immortal?" Lin Xuan asked.

The old woman from Yunxu said, "Of course there are, but I don't know anything about them."

Lin Xuan said, "Then we can only look for the answer in the scroll of time."

The old woman from Yunxu nodded, then suddenly sneered, saying, "Since you're here, why hide?"

Lin Xuan and Mu Ling turned around at the same time to look outside the restaurant, where they saw an old man wearing a black robe with gold trim slowly walking in, with a calm smile on his face.

"This old woman, Xiao Yan, greets the old woman of Yunxu," Xiao Yan said, bowing.

"You know me too?" The old woman from Yunxu was somewhat surprised.

Xiao Yan smiled slightly and said, "Of course I know him. I know far more than you can imagine, but..."

Xiao Yan looked at Lin Xuan, his expression turning serious.

"Young Master Lin, there is something I would like to ask you."

Lin Xuan frowned and asked, "What do you want to ask?"

Xiao Yan asked, "Who do you think will be in power in Daqing in the future?"

He had long suspected that Lin Xuan was a reincarnated person, so he used this question to test Lin Xuan.

According to Xiao Yan's memories from his previous life, the one who inherited the throne was the third prince, Xiao Zhan.

Therefore, as long as Lin Xuan answers Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yan can immediately confirm Lin Xuan's identity.

Lin Xuan frowned and said, "How would I know?"

Upon hearing Lin Xuan's reply, Xiao Yan frowned, thinking: Could it be that I guessed wrong? But how could that be? If he wasn't a reincarnated person, he should still be in the Lin family, lingering around that little girl from the Yun family.

Xiao Yan firmly believed that something unusual must be amiss. A person could not deviate from their original destiny without a reason. Either he was a reincarnated person, or there was a reincarnated person by his side who changed the course of his destiny.

"Since he is not a reborn person, it means that there is a reborn person around him."

Xiao Yan frowned deeply, and his gaze toward Lin Xuan became much more complicated.

"It seems that Young Master Lin has a master advisor behind him!"

Lin Xuan said, "What's it to you? What do you want?"

Xiao Yan said, "I'm asking you a question, so you'd better answer honestly."

"If you came here to ask me such pointless questions, you'd better get lost," Lin Xuan said unhappily.

Xiao Yan laughed heartily and said, "I have come here for two reasons: first, to clarify my doubts, and second, to retrieve the scroll of time."

The old woman from Yunxu snorted and said, "You want the scroll of time? Do you think I'm a pushover?"

Xiao Yan smiled slightly and said, "The old woman of Yunxu's reputation is indeed legendary, but that was only during her lifetime. Now, your strength is probably less than one-tenth of what it used to be. How can you possibly fight against me, who is at the Hearing Dao Realm?"

"Heh, the Dao Enlightenment Realm? If it were before, your level wouldn't even deserve a second glance from me," the old woman from Yunxu said disdainfully.

Xiao Yan replied, "But fate is so wondrous, what can you do about it?"

The old woman from Yunxu snorted, and in an instant, sand and stones flew, lightning flashed, and thunder roared around them.

"Even if I am only one-tenth of my former strength, it is more than enough to deal with a mere cultivator like you who has only reached the Dao Realm!" said the old woman from Yunxu proudly.

Lin Xuan clenched his fist and summoned the Demon Spear.

Mu Ling took out the Soul Cleansing Sword and stood side by side with Lin Xuan.

Although they outnumbered him, Lin Xuan knew that with his Earth Profound Realm strength, he couldn't possibly fight Xiao Yan.

Mu Ling does have a chance to compete with Xiao Yan, but as a ghost cultivator, he needs a spiritual body to protect him, otherwise his strength will be greatly reduced.

However, Mu Ling has never raised any spirits over the years. Because of his mother, he has adopted a strategy of exterminating spirits, which has greatly reduced his strength.

As a ghost cultivator, without a spiritual body to protect him, he is no different from a martial arts cultivator who doesn't know martial arts skills.

Xiao Yan laughed heartily and said, "A bunch of rabble, yet you dare to dream of fighting me? How about this, I'll give you a chance."

He pointed at Lin Xuan and Mu Ling, revealing a sinister smile.

"Only one of you can live. If you kill each other, I will forgive your past transgressions and leave. What do you say?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan laughed and said, "Are you senile or have you gone mad?"

Having said that, Lin Xuan stopped wasting words with him, stomped on the floor tiles, and thrust the demonic spear in his hand toward Xiao Yan.

"Ungrateful wretch."

Xiao Yan waved his hand, and a powerful surge of true energy swirled around him.

Immediately, he struck out with his palm, and scorching flames hurtled towards Lin Xuan.

Advanced Xuan-rank martial skill, Myriad Fires Return to Origin Palm.

Xiao Yan's palm strike transformed into countless palm strikes, and flames filled the sky like a barrage of arrows.

Lin Xuan frowned, gripped the demonic spear tightly, and thrust it fiercely towards Xiao Yan, aiming to pierce through the enemy's defenses.

Ziyin Spear Technique, Fourth Form: Crane Piercing Clouds.

This shot pierced directly through the flames, advancing relentlessly towards Xiao Yan.

Before Xiao Yan could react, the bullet pierced his heart.

Xiao Yan stared wide-eyed at Lin Xuan in disbelief.

Lin Xuan was also stunned for a moment, looking at Xiao Yan in disbelief.

Xiao Yan never expected that Lin Xuan, a mere Earth Profound Realm cultivator, could kill him, a Dao Enlightenment Realm cultivator, in a single move.

Lin Xuan never expected that his shot would actually pierce Xiao Yan's heart.

Originally, he didn't expect that this shot would hurt Xiao Yan, but unexpectedly, the shot not only hurt him, but also killed him.

"How...how is this possible..."

Xiao Yan stared blankly at Lin Xuan, his body lying on the ground, twitching a few times before becoming still.

Lin Xuan sheathed the demonic spear and looked at Xiao Yan with some confusion.

Is he really at the Dao Enlightenment Realm? Why is Xiao Yan today so different from the Xiao Yan we've seen before?

At the same time, inside the Minghun Sect.

Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on the stone bed, and after his clone died, he slowly opened his eyes.

It turns out that Xiao Yan, whom Lin Xuan killed, was just a clone he created using the Soul Searching Clone technique.

The clone possesses the cultivation level of the original body, but it is all show and no substance, lacking the corresponding strength.

Moreover, the clone will not remember that it is a clone, and will only think that it is the original.

However, everything the clone experiences and sees will be known to the original body.

"This Lin Xuan, despite only being at the mid-stage of the Earth Profound Realm, possesses strength comparable to that of the Heaven Profound Realm."

Xiao Yan had just fought Lin Xuan with his clone, which allowed him to figure out Lin Xuan's strengths and weaknesses.

"It seems that as long as Lin Xuan lives, he will always be a scourge to me."

He slowly got up and called out to the outside.

Yun Cheng immediately entered from outside, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, saying, "Master."

Xiao Yan said, "Take your fellow disciples and come with me."

"Yes." Yun Cheng nodded. "But Master, what are we going there for?"

"Slaughter the entire family," Xiao Yan said coldly.

Yun Cheng paused for a moment, then asked, "Which family did you wipe out?"

Xiao Yan snorted coldly, a sharp and vicious light flashing in his eyes.

"The Lin family," Xiao Yan said with a sinister look in his eyes.