Lin Lan's Peculiarity

Cloudwater Market Town is hundreds of miles away.

Riding on his Swift Travel Hawk, Ling Pengyun, flying dozens of feet in the air, sensed something amiss behind him.

He Hand Seals and used Aura Observation Technique to strengthen his eyesight. He turned his head and looked back, discovering that a cultivator was approaching from three or four miles away, riding Flying Magical Item.

Thanks to the blessing of the Aura Observation Technique, even though they were three or four miles apart, he could still clearly see the faces of the people chasing him.

"How could it be this person?"

The cultivator who chased after them was none other than Sun Yuan, the manager of the second floor of the Hundred Spirits Artifact Hall who had recently sold the Swift Travel Hawk to Ling Pengyun.

"All roads lead to Rome, but what a coincidence that I'm on the same road as him. This person must have deliberately followed me."

"The Flying Magical Item that person was using was much faster than the Swift Travel Hawk I was riding, which was not yet refined. Even if I continued to move forward, I would probably be caught up."

With this in mind, Ling Pengyun made up his mind. He controlled the Swift Travel Hawk under his feet to land on the ground, put the Flying Magical Item into his Storage Bag, freed up his Divine Sense, took out twelve Azure Spirit Sword and Mystic Water Shield, and condensed the flying Sword Formation into a sword array and the magic shields into his hands.

Then, he formed hand Hand Seals and cast Water Shield Technique.

In less than five breaths, he had set up five Water Shield around his body.

Seeing that he had enough Water Shield, Ling Pengyun began to condense the First-Tier Superior-Grade Water Blade Technique that he had recently comprehended to perfection.

He had mastered this Law Technique to perfection, and like the Water Shield Technique, it could be cast instantly.

In the span of ten breaths, ten enormous water blades, each eight feet long, condensed around Ling Pengyun's body.

If maintaining these ten water blades wasn't already Ling Pengyun's limit, he could still unleash water blades continuously.

Two miles away, Sun Yuan, who was controlling the Flying Magical Item, saw Ling Pengyun covered in Law Technique and twelve flying swords that seemed to be one, and his expression was immediately shocked.

"Spell Cultivator, Sword Formation."

Although Sun Yuan knew the power of Spell Cultivator and Sword Formation, he also knew Ling Pengyun's approximate cultivation level because he had met Ling Pengyun early on.

He didn't take the Qi Training Seventh Layer Spell Cultivator cultivator seriously.

Furthermore, with the arrow already on the bowstring, only by killing Ling Pengyun can he live a carefree life in the future. Otherwise, even if he manages to escape Lin Lan's clutches, his life after leaving the sect will not be much Rogue Cultivator.

Having made up his mind, Sun Yuan quickly jumped off the Flying Magical Item and landed on the ground. He took out a set of Mother-Child Flying Swords, a magic shield, and a Golden Light Talisman from his Storage Bag. The Mother-Child Flying Swords hovered around him, the magic shield was tightly gripped in his hand, and the Golden Light Talisman was attached to his body, transforming into a golden light screen that protected him.

After several dozen breaths, once Sun Yuan stepped within a hundred feet of Ling Pengyun, he unleashed the set of Mother-Child Flying Swords he had taken out.

Seeing the attack coming, Ling Pengyun naturally wouldn't sit idly by and wait to die. He used his divine sense to control the Earthly Fiend Sword Formation to block the incoming set of Mother-Child Flying Swords, and then unleashed the ten huge water blades that he had prepared beforehand.

Although these ten water blades were large in size, they were not slow at all. In the blink of an eye, they traversed a hundred feet and slammed into the Golden Light Talisman barrier protecting Sun Yuan, stirring up Ripples Marketplace.

Less than three breaths later, the light screen formed by the Golden Light Talisman was shattered by the ten water blades. The ten water blades, still with considerable force remaining, rushed straight in and struck Sun Yuan's body.

Seeing this, Sun Yuan, who was in deep trouble, frowned and reluctantly cast another Golden Light Talisman, which transformed into a golden light screen to block the ten water blades.

The ten water blades were not entirely victorious. When they struck the light screen created by the second Golden Light Talisman that Sun Yuan had taken out, they only stirred up a large Ripples Marketplace before their remaining power was exhausted and they dissipated into specks of spiritual light.

Taking the opportunity, Sun Yuan also made a finger gesture with both hands.

"Burst."

The mother and son's two flying swords, which were entangled by the twelve Azure Spirit Sword, suddenly flashed red light.

Upon witnessing this scene, Ling Pengyun's expression trembled, and he was secretly shocked.

"Self-destructing magical Law Artifact."

The next moment, the large and small Mother-Child Flying Swords exploded.

Countless flames surged from the blades of the two flying swords, engulfing the twelve Azure Spirit Sword.

At the same time, a powerful impact sent the twelve Azure Spirit Sword flying several feet away, severing the connection between them.

With the Earthly Fiend Sword Formation broken, Ling Pengyun, who was controlling the Sword Formation, was also in trouble.

His spiritual energy suddenly reversed, and his Qi and Blood and qi began to surge, causing a stream of blood to flow from the corner of his mouth.

Although blood was flowing, the injury was not serious.

However, the reverse flow of spiritual energy within his body caused Ling Pengyun quite a headache, so he quickly mobilized his Divine Sense to suppress the spiritual energy.

Sun Yuan, who was in the distance, also seized the opportunity and quickly fired a small, long needle.

Ling Pengyun, who had just suppressed his spiritual power, noticed the approaching flying needles with his powerful Divine Sense, which was comparable to the Qi Training Completion.

He frowned and quickly mobilized the five Water Shield he had previously used, as well as the Mystic Water Shield in his hand, to block in front of him.

Although the flying needle that Sun Yuan fired was of First-Tier Superior-Grade first rank and was a powerful magic weapon, it had little power left after Armor-Piercing Needle through the five Water Shield formed by Law Technique.

In addition, Ling Pengyun's Mystic Water Shield was a Higher Vehicle First-Tier Superior-Grade Law Artifact, extremely sturdy.

The flying needles, which already had little energy left, struck the Mystic Water Shield, producing only a metallic clang.

Before Ling Pengyun could catch his breath, Sun Yuan in the distance threw out several more Spirit Talisman Cave that transformed into Law Technique, as well as a long shuttle-shaped Law Artifact that attacked.

Upon seeing this, Ling Pengyun frowned deeply.

"They're really troublesome."

He muttered something to himself and quickly took out a Golden Light Talisman from his Storage Bag and stuck it on his body, which transformed into a golden light screen that blocked the incoming Law Technique and the long shuttle Law Artifact.

Then, he took out all five Flame Blade Talisman he had purchased during his trip to Cloudwater Market Town, infused them with spiritual power, and threw them out.

As soon as the five Spirit Talisman Cave were released, they instantly transformed into five fire blades, which attacked Sun Yuan in the distance.

At that very moment, a massive Sword-Ray, three zhang long, suddenly flew in from afar, cleaving Sun Yuan in two. After its successful strike, the flying sword quickly retreated.

The sudden change in the situation startled Ling Pengyun, who quickly looked toward the spot where the flying sword had retreated.

Immediately, they saw a cultivator dressed in the robes of the Hundred Spirits Sect steward rushing towards them from a mile away.

This cultivator also exuded a Foundation Establishment aura.

"Foundation Establishment Cultivator." Ling Pengyun was startled and thought to himself.

In the distance, the cultivator rushing towards them was none other than Lin Lan, who had come to kill and silence them.

During the raid, Lin Lan did not avoid misunderstandings. After killing Sun Yuan, he used Sound Transmission Technique to appease Ling Pengyun.

"Young friend, I am Lin Lan, a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Hundred Spirits Sect stationed at Yunshui Market."

"The person I just killed was named Sun Yuan. He was the manager of the weapon hall that my Hundred Spirits Sect opened in Cloudwater Market Town. Recently, I discovered that he abused his position and maliciously sought out wealthy cultivators to ambush and kill."

"Coincidentally, this person went out to the market today, so I followed him to look for evidence."

"Now that the evidence is conclusive, I will bring him to justice. I hope you will not take this matter to heart."

Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun secretly breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to Lin Lan, who had attacked him, to express his gratitude.

I would love for your help, senior.

"It's alright," Lin Lan replied telepathically.

Before long, he rushed to Sun Yuan's corpse, looted the spiritual items on Sun Yuan's body, and then used flames to burn them to ashes. Finally, he threw Sun Yuan's two Mother-Child Flying Swords to Ling Pengyun, who was a hundred feet away.

"Young friend, keep this set of Mother-Child Flying Swords. I hope you will forget about Sun Yuan's attempt to ambush you."

Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun immediately understood what Lin Lan meant. She simply didn't want the news of Sun Yuan, a disciple of the Hundred Spirits Sect, intercepting and killing him today to spread, so as not to tarnish the reputation of the Hundred Spirits Sect.

For large corporations and powerful groups, reputation is worth hundreds or even thousands of gold coins, and as for how to monetize that reputation, that's incredibly simple.

What puzzled Ling Pengyun was that it would be more convenient to kill him than to keep his secret.

After all, in this world, only the dead can truly keep a secret.

Upon thinking this, Ling Pengyun felt a chill run down his spine. He didn't even have time to catch the set of Mother-Child Flying Swords that Lin Lan threw at him, and they fell to the ground.

Seeing this from a distance, Lin Lan guessed what Ling Pengyun was thinking and offered her explanation.

"I wouldn't dare lay a hand on you, my junior brother Wu Yan, who is a descendant of the Golden Core cultivator, and my cousin Yang Siling, who is also my junior sister."

"If you ever encounter any trouble in the future, you can come to the large courtyard next to the Cloudwater Manor in Cloudwater Market Town to find me. As long as you ask, I will definitely help you."

After saying this, Lin Lan transformed into a Qing Feng once again and returned towards Cloudwater Market Town.

Ling Pengyun watched Lin Lan's departing figure, his eyes filled with suspicion.

"It's not surprising that Lin Lan, the Marketplace Lord of Cloudwater Market Town and a steward of the Hundred Spirits Sect, knew about the marriage ceremony of Wu Yan's brother-in-law and cousin, which was only a year ago."

"But in the year since my brother-in-law Wu Yan and my cousin got married, I have only been to Cloudwater Market Town a handful of times. Apart from looking for my parents, I have had little contact with the outside world. I have never even met Lin Lan, the Marketplace Lord of Cloudwater Market Town. Yet he knows about my relationship with my brother-in-law Wu Yan. And it is strange that Lin Lan came to my aid so quickly after we encountered such an ambush."

With no results in his thoughts, and since the matter wasn't entirely bad anyway, Ling Pengyun stopped thinking about it. After picking up the set of Mother-Child Flying Swords he had obtained for free, as well as the twelve Azure Spirit Sword that had been knocked to the ground and putting them into his Storage Bag, he took out the Swift Travel Hawk that he hadn't yet refined, and once again flew towards Lingyun Mountain.

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