All Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators of Zhao Kingdom Had Arrived

Over the past century, Lin Che had witnessed countless deaths and understood that the cultivation world had always been a place of deceit, where the strong preyed on the weak. As long as someone posed a threat, Lin Che had never shown mercy.

It was precisely because of this mindset that he had survived in a hellhole like the Ancient God's Land and raised his cultivation to the Soul Formation Stage. Otherwise, he would have long since become Tuosen's puppet.

Lin Che looked at Li Muwan before him and asked, "You've reached the Foundation Establishment stage. It seems the pills I gave you back then were useful."

Li Muwan nodded. Her slender jade hand brushed through the dark hair beside her ear as she smiled sweetly. "If Senior Brother hadn't helped me back then, Wan'er would probably have died at the hands of the Dual Cultivation Sect."

After a long while, Li Muwan pressed her lips together and gazed at Lin Che's face. She softly asked, "Senior Brother, are you not leaving again?"

"Yes." Lin Che nodded. "I have been away from the Heng Yue Sect for a hundred years. During that time, all of the sect's ancestors perished. If I leave again, I'm afraid the sect will truly be destroyed."

According to the original story, after all the Heng Yue Sect ancestors fell in the Extraterrestrial Battlefield, Pu Nanzi, the Nascent Soul Stage ancestor of the Xuan Dao Sect, seized the opportunity to take over their nest, leading to the destruction of the Heng Yue Sect, a sect with a thousand-year legacy.

Now that he had returned, he naturally could not watch helplessly as the Xuan Dao Sect swallowed the Heng Yue Sect.

Lin Che then looked at Huang Long Zhenren and said, "Master, this disciple is somewhat tired. I'll return to rest first. We can discuss anything tomorrow."

Huang Long Zhenren nodded and immediately arranged a room for Lin Che to rest in, as well as someone to prepare food. Whatever they had to say could wait until tomorrow.

The other elders in the sect were also incomparably excited. Now that Lin Che had returned to the Heng Yue Sect after breaking through to the Soul Formation Stage, their Heng Yue Sect would be able to enjoy vast cultivation resources throughout Vermillion Bird Star.

After leaving the Heng Yue Sect's main hall, Lin Che returned to the room where he had once lived. With a slight movement of his thoughts, an entirely azure-blue status panel silently appeared in the room.

System Name: God-Slaying

Host Name: Lin Che

Age: 134 years old

Realm: Early Soul Formation Stage

Magic Treasures: Skybright Sword, Human Sovereign Banner

Total Humans Killed: 198869

Total Demonic Beasts Killed: 54288

Lin Che showed no expression at the humans he had slain. After all, he had never been someone who delighted in killing. The people he usually killed were those who threatened him.

Back in the Ancient God's Land, countless wandering souls had been thrown at him. Their purpose was to kill any intruder.

In order to survive, Lin Che could only fight desperately against his enemies. That was how he had reached the Nascent Soul Transformation stage in a hundred years. Otherwise, his soul would have long since scattered.

In another room, Li Qiqing looked at his younger sister and said somewhat wistfully, "Wan'er, do you truly plan to stay here forever? If the ancestor learns of this, I'm afraid he'll be deeply saddened."

Li Muwan lightly bit her lower lip, her expression resolute. "Brother, Senior Brother Lin Che once saved my life, and his attainments in alchemy are beyond anything ordinary people can rival. If I remain by his side, perhaps I can also improve my alchemy."

Hearing his sister's words, Li Qiqing could only suffer in silence. Ever since Lin Che had saved her several years ago, she had been filled with longing for that man. Even if separated by billions of miles, she had still insisted on coming to Zhao Kingdom.

A grown daughter couldn't be kept at home after all.

Li Qiqing clasped one hand behind his back and looked out at the dazzling Starry Sky beyond the window. He slowly said, "Very well. Since you wish to remain here, do as you please. As an elite disciple of the Luo He Sect, I must return to Fire Ember Country. If you ever miss home in the future, you may return at any time."

Li Muwan understood her brother's nature. The Luo He Sect had raised them and nurtured both siblings. They could not leave so ungratefully.

"Brother, tell our grandmaster on my behalf that if Wan'er has the opportunity in the future, I will certainly return to Fire Ember Country."

Li Qiqing nodded and gave his younger sister, Li Muwan, a meaningful look. Then he smiled and nodded before turning to ride his sword away from the Heng Yue Sect.

If his younger sister could truly be with Lin Che, then the Li Family's ancestral graves would truly be smoking. After all, a Soul Formation Stage powerhouse was an exceptionally formidable existence across all of Vermillion Bird Star.

The next morning, as dawn broke and the rooster crowed.

After finishing his cultivation, Lin Che arrived at the sect's main hall. At this moment, many Nascent Soul Stage powerhouses had appeared within the Heng Yue Sect.

These people were all ancestors from within Zhao Kingdom. Upon learning that the Heng Yue Sect's prodigy from a hundred years ago had returned, they had immediately come to investigate, wanting to see how much cultivation Lin Che had attained—the man once praised as the one most likely to reach the Soul Transformation Stage within a hundred years.

Huang Long Zhenren sipped his tea. When he saw Lin Che at the entrance, he stood with a bright smile. "Che'er, you're here."

The instant Lin Che stepped into the magnificent hall, the hall that had been filled with whispers became terrifyingly silent. Everyone's gaze fell upon Lin Che without exception.

Those knowledgeable in cultivation could clearly see the blood-red aura surrounding Lin Che. It was obvious that this was killing intent formed only after slaughtering countless people over many years.

As Lin Che entered, the temperature in the hall continuously dropped. The cultivators nearest to him even had to release all their spiritual energy just to barely withstand the impact of this killing aura.

With every step Lin Che took, he left behind a thin layer of frost on the ground. Anyone who touched that icy aura would feel as though their spiritual energy were being forcibly drawn out of their body.

"Pu Nanzi of the Xuan Dao Sect greets Fellow Daoist Lin Che."

As the sect master of the Xuan Dao Sect, Pu Nanzi had been the first to learn of Lin Che's return. He had swiftly informed the others as well, wanting to see what realm Lin Che had reached.

The crowd had yet to learn Lin Che's exact cultivation, so they could only address him as "Fellow Daoist" rather than "Senior."

The man appeared to be in his thirties and possessed a strangely handsome face. Upon seeing Lin Che, he immediately said respectfully, "Chen Huan of the Joyous Union Sect greets Fellow Daoist Lin Che."

The woman was dressed as a mature beauty, her charm undiminished and her eyes carrying a seductive glint. Looking at Lin Che, she respectfully said, "Chen Yan of the Joyous Union Sect greets Fellow Daoist."

Before long, many more Nascent Soul Stage cultivators arrived one after another. These people were all peak powerhouses of Zhao Kingdom.

Originally, they had held no interest in coming here. After all, the Heng Yue Sect no longer had a Nascent Soul Stage ancestor overseeing it and could not be mentioned in the same breath as cultivators like them.

However, they had heard that Lin Che, who had vanished a hundred years ago, had suddenly returned, so they naturally had to come in person to investigate.

After all, Lin Che had once been renowned throughout Zhao Kingdom. At a young age, he had already reached the Pseudo-Core Realm. Such cultivation talent was practically unrivaled.