Suppressing a Great Perfection Yuan Dan Stage Expert

"Those who make their way in the world value their word above all else. If I said I'd kill you today, I certainly won't leave you alive until tomorrow."

With a beckoning gesture from Lin Dong, the fiery red longsword hovering above Gui Yan's corpse swiftly flew back to his side, guarding him like a loyal sentinel.

"I finally understand what Young Friend Lin Dong has been relying on. To kill a half-step Great Perfection Yuan Dan Stage expert with a single sword strike, his Mental Energy cultivation has likely entered the Four Seal level."

Xia Wanjin muttered absently.

"A Four Seal Talisman Master?"

Suxuan and Xia Zhilan were both slightly stunned. Then, with complicated expressions, they looked at the figure in midair. Sixteen-year-old Lin Dong had already reached the same rank as Master Yan, becoming a Four Seal Talisman Master. What terrifying talent!

"A Four Seal Talisman Master? How is that possible?!"

Yue Shan let out an incredulous cry.

How could Yue Shan still have the mind to secretly clash with Xia Wanjin? He stared grimly at Gui Yan's corpse, his eyes flickering rapidly.

Lin Dong had killed Gui Yan with a single sword strike. Who would have thought that little monster was actually a Four Seal Talisman Master? A Four Seal Talisman Master comparable to a Great Perfection Yuan Dan Stage expert was already an expert on the same level as Yue Shan.

If Lin Dong chose to join forces with Xia Wanjin against him, then he and the Blood Wolf Gang would be in danger. What should he do? What should he do?!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Just then, a large wave of Wind Breaking Sounds suddenly rang out. A group of Talisman Masters dressed in Talisman Master robes swiftly descended upon the City Central Square. None of their auras were weak, especially that of the leader, the veteran expert Master Yan.

"Young Friend Lin Dong, are you all right?"

Master Yan discreetly swept his gaze over Gui Yan's corpse before looking toward Lin Dong in the air. Lin Dong had rushed ahead by himself, leaving their main force behind.

"Master Yan, thank you for your trouble. We're fine."

Lin Dong put away the Ice Profound Sword beneath his feet and lightly drifted down.

"Yue Shan, I advise you not to make a move against Lin Dong or the Lin Family. Lin Dong belongs to our Yan City Talisman Master Association. If anything happens to him, our entire Talisman Master Association will not rest until the matter is settled."

After confirming that Lin Dong was unharmed, Master Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief before calmly addressing Yue Shan across from him.

"Our City Lord's Mansion feels the same. My father does not wish to see anything happen to Lin Dong or the Lin Family." Beside Master Yan, a graceful and captivating young woman declared her stance firmly.

"The Talisman Master Association, the City Lord's Mansion..."

At that moment, Yue Shan's expression completely darkened.

On the surface, Yan City had three major factions: the City Lord's Mansion, the Myriad Gold Merchant Association, and the Blood Wolf Gang. Yet in secret, there was also the neutral Talisman Master Association, the fourth major faction.

Now that Lin Dong had entered the Four Seal Talisman Master level, the Lin Family, with a Great Perfection Yuan Dan Stage expert overseeing it, could be considered Yan City's fifth major faction.

Among Yan City's five major factions, the Blood Wolf Gang would suddenly have to face four of them. No matter how strong Yue Shan was, he could not withstand the combined assault of four major factions. With one misstep, the Blood Wolf Gang might face total annihilation.

No, he would never allow the situation to develop to that point!

"This matter was a misunderstanding. My Blood Wolf Gang is willing to let bygones be bygones with the Lin Family."

Yue Shan took a deep breath, and the gloom on his face gradually faded.

"A wise choice. Withdraw, Gang Leader Yue Shan."

Master Yan nodded. With a wave of his hand, the Talisman Masters behind him immediately opened a path, signaling for the Blood Wolf Gang members to leave.

"Let's go."

Having yielded, Yue Shan was exceptionally straightforward and led his men away.

"Wait. You can't leave yet."

A familiar figure suddenly flashed forward, directly blocking the Blood Wolf Gang's path.

"Lin Dong, what are you trying to do? Do you really think I, Yue Shan, am made of clay?"

Yue Shan suddenly shouted, a deep chill flickering in his eyes. He had dominated Yan City for decades, and it was not solely by swallowing his pride.

"Lin Dong, let this matter go for now. The Lin Family is still slightly weaker than the Blood Wolf Gang. With your talent, it will not be long before you enter the Four Seal level. It would be better to settle the score with the Blood Wolf Gang then."

Master Yan also spoke up to dissuade Lin Dong. The major factions could help the Lin Family ward off danger, but directly fighting on the Lin Family's behalf was another matter.

"Master Yan, the Ghost Blade Sect's leader, Gui Yan, was just killed by Young Friend Lin Dong with a single sword strike."

Xia Wanjin pointed at the corpse on the ground as a reminder.

"Killed with one strike? Could it be that you've already entered the Four Seal level?"

Master Yan was greatly startled. Gui Yan had been a half-step Great Perfection Yuan Dan Stage expert. To kill him with one sword strike, even Master Yan himself, an established Four Seal Talisman Master, could hardly do better.

At that moment, Master Yan suddenly recalled the faint, fleeting fluctuation on the Ninth Floor of Talisman Master Tower not long ago. Could Lin Dong have...

"Master Yan will know shortly."

Lin Dong gave a mysterious smile, then turned around and locked his aura onto Yue Shan from afar.

"Boy, I am a Peak Expert at the Great Perfection Yuan Dan Stage who has touched upon Creation Intent. I am not someone a newly advanced Four Seal Talisman Master like you can deal with. Don't think that just because Master Yan and the City Lord's Mansion are backing you that I would not dare kill you."

Noticing this, a cold and vicious expression swiftly crossed Yue Shan's face.

He could yield to the greater situation, but that did not mean he would yield to an inexperienced brat whose strength fell short of his own. Absolutely not!

"Newly advanced to the Four Seal level? Who told you I had only just entered the Four Seal level?"

Lin Dong straightened his body, and an exceptionally majestic wave of Mental Energy suddenly surged from within him. In an instant, it spread throughout the entire City Central Square, its immense pressure bearing down so heavily that everyone struggled to breathe.

Even Master Yan, a Late Four Seal Talisman Master, had to bend slightly beneath that immense pressure.

But he had no time to care about that. His aged eyes were fixed firmly on the figure ahead as he enunciated each word, "Spirit! Talisman! Master!"

"A Spirit Talisman Master! Senior Brother Lin Dong is a Spirit Talisman Master!"

"Holy shit, Senior Brother Lin Dong had been playing weak to fool everyone! He was never some Three Seal Talisman Master—he's a legendary Spirit Talisman Master! What an earth-shattering revelation! This is an earth-shattering revelation!!"

Behind Master Yan, the hundred or so talisman masters were all people who knew their stuff, and they instantly erupted. In the blink of an eye, everyone present learned this secret.

"H-He's actually a Spirit Talisman Master? No, that's impossible! How old is he? Master Yan never managed to take that step in his entire life!!"

Yue Shan stared at the scene before him in utter horror, shaking his head frantically.

Bearing the brunt of Lin Dong's pressure, he gritted his teeth and struggled to straighten his body, only to be forced back down by an even more powerful wave of pressure. Everything was futile.

On top of a towering building not far away.

A jade-faced middle-aged man, surrounded by several figures with formidable auras, abruptly changed expression as well. His eyes locked onto the sole figure standing perfectly upright in the plaza below.

"Hah... A low-level Spirit Talisman Master comparable to a Creation Stage expert. The Lin Family is about to rise."

After a long while, the middle-aged man slowly let out a breath, his emotions complicated.

PS: My previous book was my first, and I felt my writing was lacking, yet it got recommended after only fifty thousand words.

This book is my second. I feel I've improved somewhat, yet it still hasn't received any recommendations even after a hundred thousand words.

The editor also said not to ask about recommendations, so I don't dare ask. I have no idea what went wrong.

It's frustrating. Maybe I'm the only one who gets worse the more I write. My skills have regressed badly.