Why did you provoke her? Even Heaven itself is afraid of her.

"Senior, have you ever heard of the Eight Guardians of the Xuan Tian Continent?"

Baili Chengfeng took a deep breath and chose to pretend he hadn't heard those words.

Mo Yu, however, looked at him differently.

but……

"Eight Guardians? What are those?"

He looked at Ling Yun as he spoke, but Ling Yun shook his head in response, indicating that he did not know.

"Senior, do you really not know about the Eight Guardians?"

"I really don't know, and there's no reason for me to lie to you."

Baili Chengfeng frowned upon hearing this.

How can this be?

This person has clearly lived longer than him, how could he not know about the Eight Guardians of the Xuan Tian Continent?

Or is this person lying?

or……

Baili Chengfeng drew his long sword from his back and stabbed at Lingyun like a shooting star.

However, the next second, Ling Yun glanced at the long sword in his hand, and then slowly raised his hand.

Ling Yun used his spiritual energy to create a sword, and the sword energy transformed into a golden dragon that roared out and instantly devoured Baili Chengfeng's longsword.

"This...how is this possible?"

Baili Chengfeng looked terrified; he was a legendary swordsman.

He was unmatched in swordsmanship, but the sword energy he had just witnessed filled him with unprecedented fear.

The moment this sword was drawn, all other sword techniques in the world paled in comparison.

He knew very well that he was no match for this person.

Then, with a thud, Baili Chengfeng knelt down directly in front of Ling Yun.

"You've got some nerve, kid. You know your opponent's cultivation level is unfathomable, yet you still dare to test them. Aren't you afraid of death?"

If she hadn't known that this guy didn't intend to kill her, how would she have had a chance to survive?

"I apologize, senior. I was being presumptuous just now."

He was indeed testing her.

Having lived longer than him, how could he not know about the Eight Guardians of the Xuan Tian Continent?

"What are you doubting, kid?"

"Senior, do you really not know about the Eight Guardians?"

Ling Yun's face darkened.

"Are you really asking for a beating, kid?"

Mo Yu noticed that Ling Yun was not calm and had the urge to punch someone, so he spoke up.

Reminded by him, Baili Chengfeng then noticed that Ling Yun's expression was off, and the image of Ling Yun's sword strike just now flashed through his mind. He silently swallowed.

"I......"

"Master, Master, I remember, I remember, I remember what the Eight Guardians of the Xuan Tian Continent are."

Just as Baili Chengfeng was about to speak, Nie Qianqian, who had been hiding to the side, suddenly appeared and said urgently.

Nie Qianqian's shout drew the attention of Ling Yun, Mo Yu, and Baili Chengfeng.

His eyes were filled with surprise.

"you know?"

Ling Yun looked at Nie Qianqian. This girl wasn't even from the Xuan Tian Continent, so what did she know? How did she know?

“This… uh! Senior.”

The woman before him was only at the Heavenly Realm level, yet she was the disciple of the Ling family patriarch, leaving him unsure how to address her.

"No, no, no, I'm not a senior. I'm only in my early twenties, I'm still young."

Nie Qianqian quickly explained.

A modern young person is very concerned about their age and is most afraid of being told they are old.

“Master, to be precise, it’s not that I know it, and I don’t know why. Even though it’s not mine, my mind has a lot of things that I don’t know, and the Eight Guardians of the Xuan Tian Continent are one of them.”

When she overheard the Eight Guardians of the Xuantian Continent, she felt that they were somewhat familiar. After some recollection, she learned a lot about the Eight Guardians of the Xuantian Continent.

Upon hearing this, Ling Yun nodded slightly.

Since the seal within her body loosened last time, this girl has indeed gained some memories that don't belong to her.

Unfortunately, it is still not perfect.

"Master, am I sick?"

The thought of something wrong with her body made Nie Qianqian uneasy.

"Alright, little girl, you're perfectly fine, there's nothing wrong with your health."

"Really? That's good."

Mo Yu's lips twitched.

It has to be said that Nie Qianqian is really carefree.

Hearing Mo Yu say that she was fine, she instantly forgot about the unease she had just felt.

"Do you really know about the Eight Guardians of the Xuan Tian Continent?"

Baili Chengfeng anxiously pressed for an answer.

"Well, no one really knows where the eight guardians of the Xuantian Continent came from. All that is known is that they already existed in the early days of the Xuantian Continent."

"It seems that a long time ago, this Xuantian Continent was not called Xuantian Continent. Later, for some unknown reason, this world was divided into several pieces, and the existence of these eight guardians seems to be specifically to maintain the safety of the people on the Xuantian Continent. They are stationed at eight polar gates to set up special guards. These eight gatekeepers are the eight guardians of the Xuantian Continent."

"And according to legend, the most basic requirement to become one of the eight guardians of the Xuan Tian Continent is to become a master of the Divine Realm."

"Moreover, every guardian must give up the opportunity to ascend to the upper realm and remain on the Xuan Tian Continent forever. Unless..."

At this point, Nie Qianqian suddenly felt a headache and could no longer continue.

"Unless what? Your Excellency, please continue!"

Baili Chengfeng was listening intently, convinced that the person he was waiting for was Nie Qianqian, and that Nie Qianqian would soon give him the answer he had been waiting for for a thousand years.

Suddenly, Nie Qianqian stopped.

How could he not be anxious?

"Master, I have a headache, unless there's something I can't remember right now."

Nie Qianqian looked at her master with a face full of apology.

Why can't you remember when it comes to the crucial moment?

damn it.

"If you can't remember, then don't think about it. Anyway, this has nothing to do with us. Okay, you can go and rest now."

Ling Yun was not surprised at all.

It's already good that she remembered that.

"Good for you, Master."

Without hesitation, he left.

"Huh? Senior, why did you let her go? Tell your disciple to think it over carefully and tell me what the only reason is?"

Seeing Nie Qianqian leave like that, Baili Chengfeng became anxious.

He has been guarding this Xuan Tian Continent for a full thousand years!

No one knows how he spent those long thousand years.

For the past thousand years, he has lived in seclusion to protect the safety of Xuantian Dale. Over time, he has felt endless loneliness and isolation.

He really didn't want to continue living like this anymore!

He wanted to ascend to heaven; he wanted to leave this damned place.

"Hey kid, are you never going to stop asking? She just said she can't remember, that's all. Didn't you see that girl complaining of a headache? Are you still going to keep asking? You've lived for a thousand years, how come you don't even have this much common sense? Do you think you can force that girl to remember for you?"

Mo Yu stopped Baili Chengfeng, who wanted to chase after them, and said somewhat speechlessly.

At this moment, Ling Yun looked at him with unfriendly eyes, as if he was about to slap him to death in the next second.

Baili Chengfeng was also awakened by Mo Yu's words and realized that he had been impolite again, so he looked apologetic.