Chapter 143

The old man smiled slightly, "I didn't expect anyone to still remember this old man."

Tianji Old Man? Once this name was mentioned, the live stream room exploded again.

"Tianji Old Man! Holy crap! Isn't this a legendary figure?"

"It is said that Tianji Old Man has been in seclusion for decades; I didn't expect him to appear here!"

"Now we have a good show to watch!"

The black-robed figure's tone was grave, "You are actually still alive?"

Tianji Old Man chuckled, as if he had heard a joke.

"This old man is blessed with great fortune; how could I die so easily? As for you, Left Protector, why aren't you staying in your Abyss instead of running here to cause trouble?"

Left Protector? Hearing this title, the live stream audience became instantly excited.

"Left Protector? This black-robed man is the Left Protector of the dark forces?"

"Holy crap! This is too exciting!"

"Cloud God has really poked the hornet's nest of the dark forces!"

Tang Yun endured the intense pain in his body and looked up at Tianji Old Man, his heart filled with immense confusion.

He had grown up with his Master and had never heard his Master mention anything about a Grandmaster.

Tianji Old Man seemed to see through Tang Yun's confusion and explained, "Child, your Master left the sect back then and refused to forgive me. So, it is normal that you do not know of my existence."

Tang Yun was even more confused; why did his Master leave the sect, and why did he refuse to forgive his Grandmaster?

There was no time to think, as the Left Protector had already launched another attack.

Black energy surged toward Tianji Old Man like a tidal wave, aggressive and fierce, as if it wanted to swallow everything whole.

Tianji Old Man's expression remained unchanged; he lightly waved the white jade whisk in his hand, and a white light cut through the darkness like a sharp sword, scattering the black energy.

"Trifling tricks," Tianji Old Man said faintly.

The Left Protector's face was gloomy; he had not expected Tianji Old Man's strength to be so powerful.

"Hmph! Even if you are strong, don't even think about stopping me today!"

The Left Protector roared and condensed black energy again; this time, he focused all his power into his hands, forming two massive black energy spheres.

"Go to hell!" The Left Protector smashed the energy spheres in his hands toward Tianji Old Man.

Tianji Old Man remained calm, his hands forming seals as he chanted.

"Heaven and Earth Infinite, Qiankun Borrow Law!"

As Tianji Old Man's words fell, a powerful energy fluctuation radiated from him, and the surrounding space began to twist and deform.

The viewers in the live stream room were stunned.

"Holy crap! What move is this?"

"These special effects are too awesome!"

"Is this really power that a human can possess?"

The two powerful energies collided, emitting a deafening explosion.

The powerful shockwave destroyed everything around them; the ground cracked, trees collapsed, and the entire space seemed as if it were about to crumble.

Tang Yun and Leng Yue were blown away by the shockwave, falling heavily to the ground, both sustaining serious injuries.

As the smoke and dust cleared, Tianji Old Man was still standing in the same spot, completely unharmed.

As for the Left Protector, he had been blown away and fell heavily to the ground, vomiting blood, his breath fading.

"You..." The Left Protector struggled to lift his head, looking at Tianji Old Man, his eyes filled with unwillingness and resentment.

Tianji Old Man walked up to the Left Protector, looking down at him, "You have committed many evils; today is your death day."

Having said that, Tianji Old Man raised his right hand, and a white light shot from his palm, instantly piercing the Left Protector's chest.

The Left Protector let out a scream, his body slowly collapsing, losing all signs of life.

The live stream room was silent; everyone was stunned by the scene before them.

After a long while, the barrage began to scroll frantically.

"Holy crap! Cloud God's Grandmaster is awesome!"

"This is the real big shot!"

"The dark forces' Left Protector was just killed in seconds?"

"This is so satisfying!"

Tang Yun looked at the Left Protector lying on the ground, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Tianji Old Man walked up to Tang Yun and smiled kindly, "Child, are you alright?"

Tang Yun shook his head, "I am fine, Grandmaster."

Tianji Old Man nodded, "That is good."

He looked up at the sky, a complex look flashing in his eyes.

"The dark forces will not give up just like that..."

Tang Yun looked at Tianji Old Man's profound gaze, and a sense of unease welled up in his heart.

He thought of the masked man, the strange crystal power, and the black energy churning on the altar...

Everything seemed to indicate that a greater storm was about to arrive.

"Grandmaster," Tang Yun said, his voice slightly hoarse, "that masked man, he..."

Tianji Old Man withdrew his gaze, landing it on Tang Yun, and sighed.

"That masked man is a lackey carefully cultivated by the dark forces, and his strength cannot be underestimated. The dark power within him is of the same origin as the energy on that altar, making him extremely difficult to deal with."

"The altar?" Tang Yun remembered the strange altar he had seen in the cave earlier, his heart chilling, "What exactly is that altar?"

"It is the key used by the dark forces to break the seal of the ancient evil god," Tianji Old Man said with a grave tone, "Once the seal is broken, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Ancient evil god?" Tang Yun was shocked; this sounded like something from mythology, "Does such a thing really exist in this world?"

Tianji Old Man did not answer directly, but instead asked, "Child, do you believe there are immortals in this world?"

Tang Yun was stunned; he had never thought about this question.

From childhood, the education he received was materialistic, and talk of immortals and ghosts was regarded as superstition.

But since obtaining the crystal power, he had experienced too many incredible things, forcing him to rethink this question.

"I don't know..." Tang Yun hesitated.

Tianji Old Man smiled, "Whether you believe it or not is not important; what is important is that there are many things in this world that we do not know."

He paused and continued, "That ancient evil god is a powerful existence sealed during the ancient times, possessing the power to destroy heaven and earth. Once it is released, the entire world will fall into catastrophe."

Tang Yun's heart sank; he had not expected things to be so serious.

"Then what should we do?" Tang Yun asked.

Tianji Old Man pondered for a moment and said.

"The most urgent task is to stop the dark forces from breaking the seal. To do that, we must destroy that altar."

"Destroy the altar?" Tang Yun remembered the powerful dark energy on the altar and couldn't help but feel worried, "Can we do it?"

A flash of brilliance crossed Tianji Old Man's eyes, "Human effort can overcome anything. Child, your crystal power might be the key."

Tang Yun's heart stirred; he remembered that the crystal power within him seemed to have a connection to the energy on the altar.

Could it be that his power could be used to destroy the altar?

"Grandmaster, my power..." Tang Yun was just about to ask when he suddenly felt a sharp pain, and the crystal power within him began to churn uncontrollably.