After rushing all the way back to Tianqi City, Ye Lin paid a visit to the Tianyuan Dynasty's Demon Suppressing Division.
Xiao Jintian had not yet returned since leaving that day. Ye Lin had originally planned to take his seventy-thousand-plus demon-slaying points to the headquarters treasury of the Demon Suppressing Division to select the core-fusing spiritual materials for his breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage.
However, when he arrived at the second floor where he had been last time, the teleportation formation could no longer be activated.
A powerhouse from the Demon Suppressing Division informed him that because the Tianyuan Dynasty had been traded to the evil spirit race as blood food, someone had abandoned the Tianyuan branch of the Demon Suppressing Division and severed the teleportation formation here.
Hearing this, Ye Lin frowned slightly. It was obvious that if he wanted to go to the headquarters treasury of the Demon Suppressing Division, he could only go to the one in the Great Yan Imperial Dynasty for now.
Alternatively, he could find the person who had interfered and force them to repair the teleportation formation, but that was clearly much harder than the first option.
After leaving the Tianyuan branch of the Demon Suppressing Division, he had the royal ancestor Nangong Tian and the Chu family ancestor Chu Xingyuan jointly release an announcement about the annihilation of the evil spirits.
This could be considered his return, as a player, to the Tianyuan Dynasty, which had served as his leveling ground.
Obeying his command, Nangong Tian and Chu Xingyuan quickly distributed the announcement throughout the entire Tianyuan Dynasty.
In the announcement, Nangong Tian and the others truthfully attributed all the credit to Ye Lin.
Once the announcement was released, the panic weighing heavily on everyone's hearts was instantly replaced by excitement.
Ye Lin had undoubtedly become a savior-like hero to the entire Tianyuan Dynasty once again, and temples dedicated to him were already being erected one after another.
Meanwhile, when Ye Lin returned to his cave dwelling at the Cultivation Academy, he saw an unexpected figure.
It was a young girl dressed in a long black dress, carrying an air of solitary pride.
It was none other than Lin Luoxian, the genius who had placed second alongside him in this year's new disciple trial.
“Is there something you need?” Not understanding why she was waiting outside his cave dwelling, Ye Lin asked calmly.
“I came specifically to let you know that you've been placed on the Heavenly Desolation Continent's Heavenly Dao Kill List. Now, the other eight Sons of Destiny have all received guidance from the Heavenly Dao.”
“The guidance instructs them to kill you at all costs. For this, the Heavenly Dao has not only bestowed various powerful trump cards upon them, but has also promised numerous benefits.”
Seeing Ye Lin's arrival, Lin Luoxian did not beat around the bush and immediately stated her purpose for coming.
Hearing this, Ye Lin was momentarily taken aback. He had long known that he was destined to be detested by the Heavenly Dao.
However, he was unaware of the Heavenly Dao Kill List, as well as the fact that the Heavenly Dao was secretly guiding the other Sons of Destiny to surround and kill him.
Moreover, he had no relation to Lin Luoxian, so he was not sure whether she was telling the truth.
“That is all I have to say. I hope you can survive longer, so that I can have a rival to compete against on my path of cultivation.”
Without caring whether Ye Lin believed her or not, Lin Luoxian swept her gaze over him before turning around and walking away without looking back.
“Treating me as a rival to compete against on the path of cultivation?”
Seeing the immense confidence on Lin Luoxian's face as she departed, Ye Lin's lips twitched.
He really wanted to advise her not to compare herself to him, or else her mental state might completely collapse.
But if he said that, others would probably think he was just boasting.
So he shook his head and ultimately remained silent. Now that he had the Path-Walking Art, he would never be stuck on a pre-requisite quest again.
What was more, his talent had now advanced to the Immortal-grade. From here on, his cultivation speed would only grow faster and faster. If she dared to compete with him, all he could say was that her courage was commendable.
As for the Heavenly Dao dispatching figures of the Son of Destiny level to surround and kill him, he did not take it too much to heart. If they wanted to kill him, he would just have to see what they were made of.
Not in a hurry to return to his cave dwelling, he directly flew on his sword toward the center of Xuanqing Island, planning to ask Senior Zhu Xuanwei about the details of the Inner Academy Genius Tournament.
Meanwhile, tens of millions of li away from the Tianyuan Dynasty, an Earth-grade flying vessel was currently traveling at extreme speed.
There were a total of five people on the flying vessel—three men and two women.
Among them was the slovenly old senior Xiao Jintian, who was puffing on his tobacco pipe, and a drunkard of an old man he had invited, who was quite similar to him.
As for the other three, one was the genius Xu Qing'an, who had walked out of Great Desolation Village. In just over a month, he had already broken through to the First Layer of Foundation Establishment and received key cultivation from a Mysterious-grade Cultivation Academy.
Upon learning that the Tianyuan Dynasty had been traded to the evil spirit race as blood food, he had repeatedly reported it, requesting the higher-ups of the Mysterious-grade Cultivation Academy to send powerhouses to assist, but unfortunately, it was of no use whatsoever.
In the end, he could only travel back alone. On his way, he met a girl who had come down from the Sacred Domain for training, and by a stroke of luck, the two of them developed a deep connection.
Upon hearing about his situation, the girl admired him greatly on one hand, and on the other, she directly summoned her Dao protector to accompany him to the Tianyuan Dynasty.
Then, by another coincidence, they ran into Xiao Jintian's flying vessel, which led to the scene of everyone rushing toward the Tianyuan Dynasty together on the vessel.
Aside from wanting to resolve the demonic chaos here, Xu Qing'an had another extremely important reason for coming to the Tianyuan Dynasty this time—he had also received guidance from the Heavenly Dao to surround and kill Ye Lin.
Truth be told, he was incredibly shocked that Ye Lin could provoke a coordinated hunt by the Heavenly Dao so quickly.
When he met Ye Lin in the Immortal Hall Secret Realm, he knew the other was no ordinary person, just like himself. However, he had never expected the other to be so brilliant that the Heavenly Dao would issue a kill order against him.
Because of his mysterious master, he naturally knew more than others. He was clearly aware that the peak mighty figures of the myriad heavens and realms were deliberately blocking the rise of geniuses.
Thus, his purpose in coming to the Tianyuan Dynasty was to tell Ye Lin to flee quickly, and to gift him some life-saving measures while he was at it.
After all, they were both kids who had come out of Great Desolation Village, so he felt he should help.
“Brother Qing'an, don't worry too much. We are almost at the Tianyuan Dynasty.”
Seeing the anxious expression on Xu Qing'an's face, the young girl in the white dress beside him walked over and gently held his hand to comfort him.
Seeing this, the nearby Dao protector wanted to say something, but was silenced by an inadvertent glance from the girl in white, not daring to speak.
In the distance, the old drunkard was happily drinking his wine.
“Heh, this Vajra Ape Clan's ancestral brewing technique is truly marvelous. Out of all the wines I've stolen from the myriad races, their clan's tastes the best.”
As he drank, the old drunkard hiccuped and bragged to Xiao Jintian.
“Keep gloating. You and those other old fogeys steal wine from so many clans every day that they're about to join the opposing faction against the human race.”
Taking a deep drag from his tobacco pipe, Xiao Jintian curled his lips.
“Old Xiao, search your conscience before you speak. Who was the one who went around kidnapping the holy daughters of other races every day when he was young, before his talent was damaged?”
“Those old fogeys and I only steal a bit of wine. Who was the one who not only kidnapped holy daughters but also looted their treasuries? Do you really have the face to criticize us?”
Upon hearing Xiao Jintian scold him, the old drunkard immediately began to babble defensively.
They were originally the heirs of great sects and prestigious families. If they hadn't befriended a bad influence like Xiao Jintian, how would they have learned to steal wine from the myriad races?
Seeing the old drunkard bring up the past, Xiao Jintian could only puff hard on his pipe.
It was all because he had been too wild back then. Otherwise, his life now would definitely be much more carefree.
“Stop babbling. Once we reach the Tianyuan Dynasty, I'll introduce you to a peerless genius. That talent, that battle record—it's more than a hundred times stronger than mine was back in my youth.”
Seeing the old drunkard scolding him endlessly, Xiao Jintian rubbed his temples and spoke with a serious expression.
Hearing this, the old drunkard, who had been dazed from drinking, instantly sobered up.
Out of all his brothers, he was the only one who did not have a successor yet, simply because his heritage demanded too much talent and willpower. For years, he had been plagued by this headache.
But now, his old friend Xiao Jintian actually claimed that there was a genius in the Tianyuan Dynasty who was over a hundred times more monstrous than Xiao Jintian was in his youth. How could he not be tempted?
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