Saint's Pursuit, White Tiger's Rescue

Qingyang Holy Land.

"What? They found Lin Tian's whereabouts? Lin Tian is at the Wang Family's place now?"

"Quick, quick, arrange for people to confirm this news! Never mind, I'll go confirm it myself!"

Qingyang Saint said urgently, then shot up into the sky, turning into a long rainbow and flying towards the Wang Family.

Soon, Qingyang Saint arrived above the Wang Family, his cultivation at the early Saint stage pressing down on everyone in the Wang Family like a great mountain.

"Patriarch of the Wang Family, Wang Bufan, greets Lord Qingyang Saint!" Wang Bufan knelt on the ground and bowed respectfully.

He was merely a cultivator in the Cycle Realm, and his attitude towards a Saint was extremely deferential.

Qingyang Saint nodded and said, "Where is Lin Tian? Have him come out to see me!"

Qingyang Saint had made up his mind. Although the Zhou Family only wanted Lin Tian's whereabouts, if he could capture Lin Tian alive and present him to the Zhou Family...

He would not only receive a large reward but also gain the appreciation of the Zhou Family, significantly raising his status among the many affiliated forces.

Qingyang Saint was fully confident in capturing Lin Tian alive. He was in the early Saint stage!

Lin Tian was only at the mid-Spirit Connection stage. Even if his special power allowed him to briefly possess the strength of an early Feather Ascension stage cultivator, it was still only the early Feather Ascension stage. Qingyang Saint was confident he could suppress him.

Wang Bufan's body trembled, and he stammered, unable to utter a word.

Qingyang Saint's heart sank, and he immediately had a bad feeling. "What's going on? Did something happen to Lin Tian?"

Wang Bufan said bitterly, "Lord Qingyang Saint, Lin Tian somehow discovered he was being hunted. He ran north, and I couldn't stop him."

"Useless!" Qingyang Saint cursed angrily. His originally good mood instantly turned sour, and he wished he could slap Wang Bufan to death with one palm.

"Lin Tian should not have left long ago and can't have gone too far. There's still time!"

Qingyang Saint immediately turned into a stream of light and flew north. Along the way, he spread his divine sense, trying to find Lin Tian.

How powerful was the divine sense of a Saint? Soon, Qingyang Saint found Lin Tian in a mountain range, and his face lit up with joy.

Without any hesitation, Qingyang Saint struck out with a palm. A phantom hand condensed and grabbed towards Lin Tian, intending to capture him alive.

Lin Tian's expression changed drastically. He immediately activated the second form of the Demon God Core, gaining the strength of an early Feather Ascension stage cultivator.

However, the gap between the early Feather Ascension stage and the early Saint stage was too vast. The sword Lin Tian unleashed with all his might only made the phantom hand more transparent but did not dissipate it.

The phantom hand paused for a moment before reaching for Lin Tian again.

Lin Tian's hair stood on end. He gritted his teeth and threw the sword in his hand.

"Explode!"

With a roar, the sword self-destructed. This was an Earth-grade Artifact, and its self-destruction power was comparable to the full might of a Cycle Grand Perfection.

But this explosion could not stop the phantom hand at all. Lin Tian continued to throw out numerous Artifacts to self-destruct as he fled.

These Artifacts ranged from Spirit-grade to Earth-grade. The power of their self-destruction actually caused the phantom hand to pause slightly.

Even though this was just a casual strike from Qingyang Saint, it was enough to show Lin Tian's extraordinary nature.

"Interesting. No wonder the Zhou Family wants him." Thinking that Lin Tian was useful to the Zhou Family, Qingyang Saint reduced the force of his hand by another third.

The moment the phantom hand touched Lin Tian, Lin Tian suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Qingyang Saint's expression changed immediately. Had he used too much force?

Qingyang Saint quickly stopped channeling his divine ability. Lin Tian hurriedly fled. It turned out Lin Tian had been faking it.

Qingyang Saint instantly understood that he had been tricked by Lin Tian and became furious.

Just then, an angry tiger's roar echoed, as if angered by someone trespassing on its territory.

The next moment, a white beam of light shot towards Qingyang Saint. Qingyang Saint's expression changed. He no longer cared about Lin Tian and quickly summoned an Artifact to block in front of him, intercepting the white beam of light.

However, he still retreated dozens of steps, and several cracks appeared on his Defensive Artifact. Qingyang Saint felt heartbroken.

He looked up and saw a White Tiger staring at him with cold eyes: "Scram!"

This sonic wave, like the Lion's Roar, carried soul power, making Qingyang Saint's face pale, and he retreated dozens more steps.

"Human Saint, get out of my territory, or this demon will devour you!" the White Tiger growled, its tone icy.

Qingyang Saint was unwilling, but he still left. This was because the White Tiger was in the late Saint stage, and he was definitely no match for it.

If not for the White Tiger lacking intense killing intent, he would have been severely injured, if not killed.

"I should hurry and deliver Lin Tian's news to the Zhou Family."

Zhou Family.

Zhou Qiongtian was selecting suitable candidates. After a few days, Zhou Qiongtian found that in the entire Zhou Family, there were only a few people whose loyalty to him exceeded eighty percent, and even then, these were people he had previously shown kindness to.

Zhou Qiongtian sighed, then thought, since the Zhou Family wouldn't work, he would look for people outside the Zhou Family. Zhou Qiongtian was confident that with a little effort, he could win over a group of loyal followers.

For example, those whose families were destroyed and loved ones killed and who sought revenge, or those who encountered danger and he stepped in to rescue them, and so on.

Zhou Qiongtian didn't need one hundred percent loyalty. He knew that finding such people was almost impossible unless they were cultivated well in the future. However, an eighty percent chance of loyalty was not a small probability.

Zhou Qiongtian acted on his thoughts. Just then, he received a message.

"Hmm? They found Lin Tian's whereabouts. So he's there!"

Zhou Qiongtian's eyes lit up with joy. He was currently lacking Destiny points, and he didn't expect Lin Tian to deliver himself.

"Elder Mo! I'll be counting on you from here on out."

"Don't worry, Young Master." Elder Mo emerged from the void and spoke slowly.

Zhou Qiongtian and Elder Mo immediately boarded a flying ship and headed for the Monster Mountain Range where Lin Tian was located.

Within the Monster Mountain Range, Lin Tian breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally escaped that Saint, at least for now.

Lin Tian gave a bitter smile. He hadn't expected a Saint to come after him so soon. If he hadn't learned from the Wang Family that there was a Saint-level White Tiger in this Monster Mountain Range, he would have definitely been captured by the Qingyang Saint.

Lin Tian didn't dare to let his guard down. His location had been exposed, and he needed to move.

However, before Lin Tian could even leave the Monster Mountain Range, a flying ship stopped in the sky above it. Seeing the familiar flying ship, Lin Tian's expression immediately changed.

"Damn it, how did they catch up so quickly?"

Lin Tian activated the first form of his Demon God Core and fled madly through the Monster Mountain Range.

"Lin Tian, you can't escape!" Zhou Qiongtian sneered, descending from the flying ship to pursue Lin Tian.

Suddenly, a tiger's roar echoed. Clearly, the master of this Monster Mountain Range, the White Tiger, was angered by Zhou Qiongtian's intrusion.

"Be quiet!" Elder Mo's eyes narrowed, and his Saint King Realm aura spread out, pressing down on the White Tiger.

The White Tiger immediately stopped roaring. It chose to back down.