Qingyang Holy Land.
"What? Lin Tian's trail has been found? He's currently in the Wang Family?"
"Quick, quick, quick! Arrange for people to verify this information! Forget it, I'll go confirm it myself!"
Qingyang Saint spoke urgently, then shot into the sky, transforming into a long rainbow as he flew toward the Wang Family.
Before long, Qingyang Saint arrived above the Wang Family. His Saint Early Stage cultivation weighed down upon everyone in the Wang Family like a towering mountain.
"Wang Family Head Wang Bufan pays respects to Lord Qingyang Saint!" Wang Bufan knelt on the ground and bowed respectfully.
He was merely a Cycle Realm cultivator. Faced with a Saint, he kept his attitude extremely humble.
Qingyang Saint nodded. "Where is Lin Tian? Have him come out and see me!"
Qingyang Saint had made up his mind. Although the Zhou Clan only wanted Lin Tian's whereabouts, if he could capture Lin Tian alive and present him to the Zhou Clan...
Not only would he receive a great many rewards, but he would also earn the Zhou Clan's favor. Among the many affiliated powers, his status would rise like the tide lifting a boat.
Qingyang Saint had absolute confidence in capturing Lin Tian alive. He was a Saint Early Stage expert!
Lin Tian was only at the Spirit Channeling Mid Stage. Even if that special power of his could temporarily grant him the strength of the Early Feathering Stage, it was still only the Early Feathering Stage. Qingyang Saint was confident he could suppress him.
Wang Bufan's body trembled as he stammered, unable to utter a single complete sentence.
Qingyang Saint's heart sank, and a bad feeling immediately arose within him. "What happened? Did something happen to Lin Tian?"
Wang Bufan said bitterly, "Lord Qingyang Saint, somehow Lin Tian discovered that he was wanted. He ran north. I couldn't stop him."
"Trash!" Qingyang Saint cursed angrily. His good mood instantly turned foul, and he dearly wished he could slap Wang Bufan to death with one palm.
"Lin Tian couldn't have left long ago. He can't have escaped far. There's still time!"
Qingyang Saint immediately transformed into a streak of light and flew north. Along the way, he spread out his divine sense, searching for Lin Tian.
A Saint Realm expert's divine sense was immensely powerful. Before long, Qingyang Saint discovered Lin Tian within a mountain range, and joy immediately appeared on his face.
Without the slightest hesitation, Qingyang Saint struck out with his palm. An illusory hand condensed and seized toward Lin Tian, intending to capture him alive.
Lin Tian's expression changed sharply. Without hesitation, he activated the Demon God Core's second form, gaining the strength of the Early Feathering Stage.
However, the gap between the Early Feathering Stage and the Saint Early Stage was simply too vast. The full-powered sword strike Lin Tian unleashed only made the illusory hand slightly more transparent; it did not disperse.
After pausing briefly, the illusory hand seized toward Lin Tian again.
Lin Tian's hairs stood on end. Gritting his teeth, he threw out the treasured sword in his hand.
"Explode!"
With a thunderous boom, the treasured sword self-destructed. It was an Earth-grade Artifact, and the power of its explosion rivaled the full-force strike of a Cycle Great Perfection expert.
Yet such an explosion could not stop the illusory hand at all. As Lin Tian fled at full speed, he continuously threw out large numbers of artifacts to self-destruct.
These artifacts ranged from Spirit-grade to Earth-grade. The force of their self-destruction actually caused the illusory hand to pause slightly.
Even though this had merely been a casual strike from Qingyang Saint, it was enough to reveal how extraordinary Lin Tian was.
"Interesting. No wonder the Zhou Clan wants him." Thinking that Lin Tian was useful to the Zhou Clan, Qingyang Saint reduced the strength in his hand by another thirty percent.
The instant the illusory hand touched Lin Tian, Lin Tian suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Qingyang Saint's expression immediately changed. Had he used too much strength?
Qingyang Saint hastily stopped channeling his divine ability, and Lin Tian immediately fled at full speed. It turned out Lin Tian had been acting all along.
Qingyang Saint instantly realized that Lin Tian had played him for a fool, and fury surged through his heart.
Just then, an enraged tiger's roar rang out, as though its owner was furious that someone had trespassed into its territory.
The next moment, a pillar of white light shot toward Qingyang Saint. Qingyang Saint's expression changed. No longer caring about Lin Tian, he hurriedly brought out an artifact to block before him, intercepting the white pillar of light.
Even so, he was forced back dozens of steps, and several cracks appeared on his Defensive Artifact. Qingyang Saint was heartbroken.
He looked up to see a White Tiger staring at him with icy eyes. "Get lost!"
The sound wave, like the roar of a lion, carried the power of the Divine Soul. Qingyang Saint's face turned slightly pale, and he staggered back dozens more steps.
"Human Saint, get out of my territory, or this demon will devour you!" White Tiger growled, his tone icy.
Qingyang Saint was unwilling, but he still left. White Tiger was a Saint Late Stage expert, and he was absolutely no match for him.
Had White Tiger possessed stronger killing intent, even if he did not die, he would have been severely injured.
"I should hurry and tell the Zhou Clan about Lin Tian's whereabouts."
Zhou Clan.
Zhou Qiongtian was selecting suitable candidates. After several days, he discovered that only a handful of people in the entire Zhou Clan had loyalty toward him exceeding eighty percent, and that was only because he had once shown them kindness.
Zhou Qiongtian sighed. Then he thought, since the Zhou Clan would not do, he would seek people outside the Zhou Clan. Zhou Qiongtian was confident that with only a few small measures, he could win over a group of people loyal to him.
For example, those whose Lineages had been exterminated and whose friends and relatives had been killed, seeking vengeance; or those who encountered desperate danger and were rescued by him, and so on.
Zhou Qiongtian did not need one hundred percent loyalty. He knew such people were nearly impossible to find unless they were carefully nurtured in the future, but the odds of finding people with eighty percent loyalty were still not small.
Zhou Qiongtian acted as soon as he thought of it. Just then, he received a message.
"Hmm? Lin Tian's trail has been found? So he was actually there!"
Joy flashed in Zhou Qiongtian's eyes. He was currently short on Destiny Points, yet Lin Tian had unexpectedly delivered himself right to his doorstep.
"Elder Mo! I'll be troubling you next."
"Rest assured, Young Master." Elder Mo stepped out from the void and spoke slowly.
Zhou Qiongtian and Elder Mo immediately boarded a Flying Ship and headed toward the Monster Mountain Range where Lin Tian was located.
Within the Monster Mountain Range, Lin Tian let out a breath of relief. He had finally shaken off that Saint for the time being.
Lin Tian gave a bitter smile. He had not expected a Saint to come after him so quickly. If he had not previously learned from the Wang Family that a Saint Realm White Tiger lived within this Monster Mountain Range, Qingyang Saint would certainly have captured him.
Lin Tian did not dare lower his guard. His location had already been exposed, so he had to change places.
However, before Lin Tian could leave the Monster Mountain Range, a Flying Ship stopped above it. Seeing that familiar Flying Ship, Lin Tian's expression immediately changed.
"Damn it, how did they catch up so quickly?"
Lin Tian activated the Demon God Core's first form and fled frantically through the Monster Mountain Range.
"Lin Tian, you can't escape!" Zhou Qiongtian sneered as he descended from the Flying Ship and pursued Lin Tian.
Suddenly, a tiger's roar rang out. Clearly, the master of this Monster Mountain Range, that White Tiger, had been enraged by Zhou Qiongtian's intrusion.
"Shut up!" Elder Mo's gaze sharpened. The aura of the Saint King Realm spread out and pressed down upon White Tiger.
White Tiger immediately fell silent. He chose to follow his heart.
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