Unity of Man and Heaven

When they saw Lei Bao do this, everyone froze for a moment, then followed his gaze and spotted the gray-clad man sitting calmly nearby.

"Lei Bao, it seems the Lei Family's prestige isn't as great as you claimed." The Gray-Clad Man smiled faintly, set down his teacup, and slowly rose to his feet. "Fine. Since I accepted someone's request, I must fulfill it. How can I take the reward without doing any work?"

With that, he suddenly raised his head and swept his gaze across the crowd. His eyes became unusually bright, and many who met his gaze felt a stabbing pain in their minds.

"Talisman Master!"

Lin Zhentian took a deep breath, his expression turning extremely grim. Lin Xiao and the others did not look much better.

Master Gu's appearance had greatly exceeded their expectations. Since Lei Bao treated him with such respect, he was likely a Two-Seal Symbol Master. Lei Bao would not have been able to invite anyone stronger. Yet even a Two-Seal Symbol Master was an expert comparable to someone at the Lesser Yuan Dan Stage.

The situation, which had originally favored them, was almost instantly reversed! The other factions secretly rejoiced at this turn of events, glad that the Lin Family had acted as the scapegoat.

"May I ask your distinguished name?" Lin Zhentian asked with a frown, cupping his hands in salute.

"Gu Yuan, deputy sect master of the Blood-Clothed Sect in Flame City." The Gray-Clad Man returned the salute with a smiling face. Anyone unaware of the truth might have thought he was Lin Zhentian's old friend.

Clap! Clap! Clap!

At the same time, Lei Bao sneered and clapped his hands. The doors around the hall immediately flew open, and a large force rushed in, tightly surrounding the place. Blades and sword flashes filled the air, chilling everyone to the bone.

Seeing this, Lin Ken and Luo Cheng hurriedly let out long howls. Chaotic sounds of fighting immediately erupted outside the estate. Clearly, the Lin Family and Mad Saber Martial Hall forces were desperately fighting their way inside!

"Today, the Lei and Xie Families are targeting only the Lin Family and Mad Saber Martial Hall. The rest of you, do not bring trouble upon yourselves!"

Lei Bao's face twisted viciously as he stepped forward and swept a fierce gaze over the various factions present. Those factions hurriedly nodded or remained silent.

Among them, Lin Changqiang even spotted a conspicuous bronze-colored figure. It was Mu Lingsha, whom he had encountered at the hunting grounds that day. Her face was filled with conflict, but after hesitating for a moment, she still lowered her head.

"Lin Zhentian, you and I have fought for many years. Today, we shall finally settle who wins and who loses!" After intimidating the other factions, Lei Bao sneered and turned toward Lin Zhentian.

"Cut the nonsense. Today, either you die or I perish!"

"Good, good, good!"

Lei Bao laughed in fury. Powerful Yuan Energy rippled outward like ocean waves, and faintly, an extremely sharp white energy could be seen gathering around his arms.

"It's Pure Yuan Gang Qi!" Lin Dong's eyelids twitched slightly. After Lin Zhentian advanced into the Yuan Dan Stage, they had learned about this energy.

This energy was formed by compressing Yuan Energy. It was stronger and purer than ordinary Yuan Energy, and both its offensive and defensive power far surpassed Yuan Energy. It could even shatter gold and stone!

"Master Gu, I'll have to trouble you with the rest!" Pure Yuan Gang Qi surged around his body as Lei Bao shouted. He stomped the ground and shot toward Lin Zhentian, clearly intending to capture the leader first.

"Attack!"

Lin Zhentian did not retreat either. With a shout, he urged Pure Yuan Gang Qi to cover his fists and charged violently at Lei Bao. In the next instant, the two collided fiercely.

At the same time, several Heavenly Origin Stage experts from the Lei and Xie Families sprang into action and rushed toward the Lin Family and Mad Saber Martial Hall, only to be immediately intercepted by Lin Xiao and the others.

"Hehe, leave these two young Heavenly Origin Stage fellows to me." Gu Yuan drifted over lightly and looked at Lin Dong and Lin Changqiang, whose expressions had turned strange. "Hold on for a while. I'll deal with them soon enough."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Ying smiled calmly. An invisible spiritual fluctuation spread from his body and slammed viciously toward Lin Dong and Lin Changqiang.

Unity of Man and Heaven!

Knowing that his Spiritual Power, which was inferior even to Lin Dong's, was no match for Gu Yuan's, Lin Changqiang did not hesitate to activate his cheat.

Immediately, rings of pale blue ripples spread from above Lin Changqiang's head. Nearly a hundred members of the Lin Family and Mad Saber Martial Hall within the hall were enveloped in almost transparent blue shields.

Gu Yuan's casually unleashed Spiritual Power, along with the Yuan Energy attacks of the others, struck the shields and only created rings of water-like ripples before falling silent. Meanwhile, Lin Dong's sudden spiritual attack, launched to block the opponent's assault, passed through the shield without obstruction and blasted toward Gu Yuan!

"What is this?" "Ah!"

"Argh!"

A cry of confusion and two pained cries rang out one after another. Everyone looked toward the sounds and saw Lin Changqiang and Gu Yuan clutching their heads at the same time.

"Pain, pain, pain!" Lin Changqiang's face twisted fiercely, his brows tightly furrowed. Covering nearly a hundred people at once with Unity of Man and Heaven was effective, but it instantly drained both his Yuan Energy and Spiritual Power dry, leaving him with a splitting headache and no strength in his body.

He hurriedly cut off the Yuan Energy and Spiritual Power output to most of them, leaving only Lin Zhentian and the Heavenly Origin Stage experts from both sides. He then immediately switched to equipment that restored Spiritual Power and Yuan Energy. Combined with Holy Light Protection's restorative effect, he finally felt much better, and his recovery speed finally exceeded his consumption.

At the same time, Gu Yuan finally gritted his teeth and endured the pain as he unleashed his own Spiritual Power. He also noticed Lin Dong and Lin Changqiang, both of whom were emitting Spiritual Power fluctuations.

"I truly did not expect that I would encounter two such young Talisman Masters in this tiny Qingyang Town..." Gu Yuan was already panting heavily, his expression exceptionally ugly. "Lei Bao, this is not what you told me!"

"Talisman Masters?!"

At those words, the chaotic hall fell silent for an instant. Then, almost everyone's eyes widened as they stared at the two youths in utter shock.

Not far away, Lei Bao's face darkened like water, but he was locked in a life-and-death battle with Lin Zhentian and could not free himself. In contrast, Lin Zhentian's face was filled with both shock and delight, and his attacks became even faster.

"Gentlemen, today's matter is purely a misunderstanding. I, Gu Yuan, will leave at once and no longer interfere in your conflict. How about it?" A glint flashed through Gu Yuan's eyes. Though he could sense that their Spiritual Power cultivation was weaker than his, the strange blue barrier still made him deeply wary.

Seeing this, Lin Dong hesitated for a moment but did not withdraw his spiritual attack. Instead, he turned to look at Lin Changqiang.

"Are you fucking dreaming?" Lin Changqiang curled his lips. He had already used a Double Experience Card and was waiting for Lin Dong to absorb the other man's Spiritual Power. And now this guy wanted to stop fighting just because he said so? "Let you go back, then bring the Blood-Clothed Sect here with you?"

Lin Dong also came to his senses, looking at Gu Yuan with an unfriendly expression. The value of the Yang Yuan Stone Mine Vein was not something anyone could easily give up.

"Bastard!" Seeing that his plan had been exposed, Gu Yuan immediately dropped his smile. "One of you is at most a One-Seal Talisman Master, while the other has not even reached one seal. Do you really think you've got me cornered?"

God Transformation Needle!