Master Void nodded and said, "Come in, what brings you to me?"

Xu Ye entered the room, a faint smile playing on his lips, "Are you now considering how to get Lin Chen into the final competition?"

Hearing Xu Ye's words, Master Void's complexion suddenly changed, his gaze fixing intensely on Xu Ye, "How did you know that?"

Xu Ye seemed not to notice Master Void's surprised look and continued, "Kunlun now seems harmonious, but in reality, it's laden with killing intent. You must have felt the threat from Kunlun by now!"

"You want to hand over the future of Kunlun to Lin Chen and then sacrifice yourself in exchange for a century of peace for Kunlun, right?" Xu Ye continued.

Master Void's face grew even uglier, a faint Spiritual Energy surging throughout his body.

"You are not a mere Taoist; who exactly are you?" Master Void said coldly.

"You should still remember Xu Xiaoxiao, shouldn't you!" Xu Ye said coldly.

"Xu Xiaoxiao!" Upon hearing that name, Master Void's body suddenly trembled.

"Who are you, who are you exactly? How do you know this name?" Master Void suddenly stood up.

Xu Ye snorted coldly, "Back then, for the sake of that Sect Leader, you abandoned my mother, causing her to be unable to raise her head before our clan members. After giving birth to me, she died of depression. Wu Daoye, you deserve to die!"

"You are my son?" Master Void's face showed a trace of joy.

"Wrong, my surname is Xu, not Wu; I have nothing to do with you. I am here to seek justice for my mother," Xu Ye said coldly.

Master Void's face showed a bitter smile, "I was reckless in my drunkenness, I wronged Xiaoxiao. However, I didn't expect you to have grown up. It seems that everything has its cause and effect. Are you here to kill me?"

With a cold gaze fixed on Master Void, Xu Ye nodded and said, "Indeed, today I am here for your life."

At that moment, Xu Ye suddenly extended a finger, and a black gleam shot towards Master Void.

However, when the black gleam was still a finger's distance away from Master Void, it suddenly stopped.

Master Void sighed, "All these evil ties began with me; I deserve to die, but it's not yet time for me to die. After I accomplish this task, I will take my own life to apologize to your mother."

As he spoke, a wave of energy surged forth, turning the black gleam into dust.

Xu Ye's face changed as he stepped back four or five steps, though a cold smile still lingered on his face, "Tsk tsk, you don't have the right to choose when to die, because today you must die."

"Ye'er, I never imagined you would join such an evil organization like the Black Sect. The fault lies with me as your father, but I cannot allow my blood to harm humanity," said Master Void as his aura suddenly reached its peak.

Just then, the sudden sound of clapping came from within the room.

A ripple stirred in the air, and a man dressed in a Western black Taoist robe slowly walked out.

"This good show of father and son pitting against each other is indeed exciting, but I think a more optimistic ending would be better. Let your son live and die," said the man coldly.

Master Void's gaze tightened, staring at the figure emerging from the void, completely stunned.

"Lin Chen!" Seeing that figure, Master Void's face suddenly changed.

"No, you are not Lin Chen; who are you?" Master Void's expression grew increasingly troubled.

At that moment, Xu Ye unexpectedly knelt on one knee toward the black-robed man, greeting respectfully, "Sect Hierarch, My Lord!"

"What, you are the Sect Hierarch of the Black Sect?" Master Void's face grew even more troubled.

The man in the black robe gave a cold smile, "You are right, it is indeed me; unfortunately, I need to borrow your body, so die."

Once his words fell, the man in the black robe threw his hand up, and a black flash shot out explosively.

"Think you can kill me? Dream on." The true man of the void's face showed a serious expression as he blocked with a wave of light in front of him.

However, the black flash struck the globe of light and, unexpectedly, encountered no resistance as it pierced through the light wave and aimed directly at the true man of the void.

"How is it possible that you are already a demigod!"

The black flash entered the forehead of the true man of the void, and thus a martial god fell.

Watching the true man of the void collapse, for some reason, Xu Ye's body shook violently.

The man in the black robe smiled faintly, "Xu Ye, can't bear to see it?"

Xu Ye quickly knelt on the ground, "Sect Hierarch, your subordinate wouldn't dare."

With a flick of his finger, the body of the true man of the void turned into nothingness, while he himself transformed to look like the true man of the void.

"Alright, it's late now, we have the great competition tomorrow, go and rest!" said the man in the black robe gently.

Respectfully bowing, Xu Ye turned and left the temple.

In another room in Kunlun, Lin Chen, who was cultivating, suddenly opened his eyes.

"What was that aura that just appeared? Why does it feel so familiar?"

"Lin Chen, did you feel it too?" Zhao Xiaohua next to him asked with a serious look.

"Xiaohua, what exactly was that aura? Why do I feel like I have encountered it before?" Lin Chen asked, puzzled.

Zhao Xiaohua shook her head, "I don't know either, but I can feel that the aura is very dangerous."

"Xiaohua, what is my true identity? Can you tell me now?" Lin Chen suddenly asked.

Zhao Xiaohua looked at Lin Chen and then smiled, "Actually, like you, I have also lost my memory. However, through years of investigation, I found that you and I have lived for a thousand years."

"Lived for a thousand years?" Hearing Zhao Xiaohua's words, Lin Chen's gaze narrowed sharply.

"How is that possible?" Lin Chen was stunned.

"From the Battle of Muye during the Shang dynasty, your trace was found aiding Ji Fa in defeating King Zhou of Shang. You helped Emperor Qin unify the Six States and also supported Liu Bang in defeating the King of Western Chu during the Chu-Han Contention. Every pivotal moment in history was manipulated by you; yet, your trace suddenly disappeared towards the end of the Ming dynasty," Zhao Xiaohua said with doubt filling her eyes.

Since then, you and I had faded from the cycles of history until we recently awakened again.

"So, you are saying we've lived for a thousand years, participating in many historical events until it suddenly stopped during the Ming dynasty?" Lin Chen asked somewhat confusedly.

Yet in Zhao Xiaohua's eyes, a serious expression remained as she pulled up a news article on her phone, titled "World's Three Major Mysteries."

Lin Chen looked at the information on the phone and was taken aback, "On the 6th of May in the sixth year of Tianqi, at around the hour of si, a mysterious massive explosion occurred near the Wang Gong Factory gunpowder store in the southwest corner of Beijing. The explosion covered a radius of approximately 750 meters, totaling an area of 2.23 square kilometers and causing around 20,000 casualties. The cause of this explosion remains unknown; it was a disaster of unprecedented scale."

"The 6th of May in the sixth year of Tianqi?"

Suddenly, Lin Chen felt a severe headache as fragments rapidly flashed through his mind, where he seemed to see another version of himself!