Better to Kill a Thousand Than Let One Go

"Elder Mo," Zhou Qiongtian suddenly said.

"Young Master, your old servant is here." An old man with white hair appeared from the void.

His body was slightly hunched, his eyes sparkled with intelligence, and he wore black. He stood before Zhou Qiongtian, bowed, and paid his respects respectfully.

This old man looked unremarkable, his aura contained, but he was a genuine Saint King Realm expert!

In the outside world, Saint King Realm experts were overlords, capable of founding sects and establishing lineages!

Yet, this Saint King Realm expert was extremely respectful to Zhou Qiongtian, a mere Spirit Aperture Realm cultivator, calling himself an "old servant."

"Elder Mo, you are my father's man, there's no need for this," Zhou Qiongtian said helplessly, quickly reaching out to help the old man.

Elder Mo shook his head. "You are the Young Master, and etiquette cannot be neglected. The Great Emperor is my master, and you are my Young Master."

"May I ask what business the Young Master has for this old servant?"

Zhou Qiongtian smiled slightly. "I need to go to the Northern Region. I will trouble Elder Mo for the journey."

"Please rest assured, Young Master. As long as this old servant is alive, no one will be able to harm even a single hair on your head."

Zhou Qiongtian nodded. "With Elder Mo here, I am at ease."

Immediately, the two boarded a flying ship and headed for the Northern Region.

Northern Region, Great Qing Dynasty, Lin Family.

This was not a weak family; it was one of the three major families in the Great Qing Dynasty, possessing a Cycle Realm expert. Even the Imperial Family did not dare to provoke the Lin Family lightly.

And today, on the Lin Family's plaza, the Patriarch, the various elders, and even the Lin Family's Old Ancestor, who was in seclusion, stood nervously.

Behind them stood the Lin Family disciples, whispering amongst themselves.

"What's going on? The Patriarch called us here, and even the Old Ancestor came out? Wasn't the Old Ancestor in closed-door cultivation, only to emerge if the family faced annihilation?"

"You ask me? Who am I supposed to ask? This was a strict order from the Patriarch. Even those who were away have been summoned back."

"Isn't that right? My wife and I were just getting busy in bed when we were called. I almost got scared stiff."

At the front, standing beside the Lin Family Patriarch and Old Ancestor, was a young man.

This young man was extremely nervous and at a loss.

The Lin Family Old Ancestor cautiously looked at the man standing at the very front and respectfully inquired, "Sir, when will that esteemed person arrive?"

The man wore black martial attire. As he turned his head, his face was revealed: his lips were thin and seemed cruel, his eyes were narrow and glinted with cold light.

"What? Are you impatient? To be able to meet the Young Master is your immense honor!"

"We wouldn't dare, we wouldn't dare," the Lin Family Old Ancestor quickly replied, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

Although the person before him was merely a Spirit Channeling Realm cultivator, a weak being he could crush with a single finger, the forces behind this man were terrifying.

The Mountain Sect, even if all three of their families combined, would not be enough for the Mountain Sect to defeat. The Mountain Sect's Old Ancestor was a Great Perfection of Ascension Realm expert!

If Saints did not appear, Ascension Realm experts were the pinnacle!

This was not all. If it were just this, he, as the Lin Family Old Ancestor, would not treat a disciple of the Mountain Sect with such deference. While the Lin Family was not as powerful as the Mountain Sect, they were not to be trifled with.

However, the Mountain Sect was backed by the Zhou Family of the Central Region, the overlord of the Azure World!

Although the Mountain Sect was merely a subordinate force of the Zhou Family, the Zhou Family had countless such subordinate forces.

And the person the Lin Family, from top to bottom, had gathered here to await was the Zhou Family Patriarch, the son of the Savage Great Emperor!

Thinking of this, the Lin Family Old Ancestor felt both excited and nervous, fearful.

At this moment, a flying ship appeared in the sky above the Lin Family.

Zhou Qiongtian used his Fortune Sensing Divine Ability, but he did not see anyone with strong destiny.

Could this not be him?

Zhou Qiongtian still descended.

"Greetings, Young Master Zhou!" the Mountain Sect man immediately knelt and shouted. The other Lin family members also quickly knelt and shouted.

Zhou Qiongtian frowned. "Who are you?"

The Mountain Sect man's face was filled with excitement. "Young Master Zhou, I am a disciple of the Mountain Sect, a subordinate force of the Zhou Family. You can just call me Xiao Song. This is the person I found who matches your description."

Xiao Song pointed behind him, at the young man standing beside the Lin Family Patriarch.

"This person's name is Lin Hai, the Young Master of the Lin Family. He was once a well-known genius, but his cultivation was crippled by a monster. Not long ago, his fiancée broke off their engagement. Oh, and he's wearing a ring on his hand, which seems to be a memento from his mother."

Zhou Qiongtian looked interested. "Elder Mo, does this ring contain any remnant soul or anything similar?"

"Young Master, this old servant did not detect any remnant soul."

Zhou Qiongtian nodded and pointed a finger. A bloody hole instantly appeared on Lin Hai's forehead, and he died.

Better to kill a thousand by mistake than let one go.

"As expected, it wasn't him." Zhou Qiongtian used his Fortune Sensing Divine Ability again and found that the black cloud beside the pillar of destiny had not disappeared; instead, it seemed to have grown a little?

The Lin family members were all stunned. The Young Master was dead? Although he had become a cripple, he was still the Lin Family's Young Master.

The Lin Family Patriarch was filled with grief and indignation, but his reason told him that if he dared to act, he would surely die. Not only him, but the entire Lin Family would be buried with him.

Xiao Song was also taken aback, what's going on?

By the time he came to his senses, Zhou Qiongtian and Elder Mo had already left in their Flying Ship.

Deep within a Monster Mountain Range hundreds of miles from Qingyang Town, Lin Tian suddenly sneezed, feeling a chill run down his spine.

"Strange, with my Late Innate Stage cultivation, can I still catch a cold?"

Beside Lin Tian, the corpse of a black bear at Great Perfection of Innate Stage lay on the ground. Lin Tian held a Beast Core, activating the Life Creation Art. Wisps of black energy devoured the Beast Core and then flowed into Lin Tian's body.

Lin Tian's cultivation steadily increased, reaching Great Perfection of Innate Stage after a short while!

The Life Creation Art could devour any object and convert it into energy to boost Lin Tian's cultivation. Of course, the devoured object had to possess a certain amount of energy at the very least.

However, the Life Creation Art was not without its drawbacks. Overuse would accumulate impurities within Lin Tian's body. Lin Tian had to purge these impurities periodically, and even then, they couldn't be completely removed.

"If only I had the Pure Body," Lin Tian sighed.

The Pure Body was a top-tier physique capable of purifying all toxins and impurities. Combined with the Life Creation Art, cultivation would truly skyrocket.

Lin Tian resolved the matters of the Lin Family, fulfilling his regrets from that time, and then left with a large amount of the Lin Family's resources.

"I remember there was a Saint King who left behind a legacy in this mountain range. Did I misremember the location?"

More than ten days later, a Flying Ship appeared above the Lin Family in Qingyang Town.

The entire Lin Family awaited with utmost respect. When Zhou Qiongtian learned that Lin Tian, who was suspected to be the Child of Destiny, had left days ago and had also taken a large portion of the Lin Family's resources, he knew things were not looking good.

"My lord, you must seek justice for us! That brat Lin Tian not only killed the Great Elder but also murdered his own father's woman. Furthermore, he took all the resources the Lin Family had accumulated over countless years."

A group of Lin Family elders knelt and pleaded.