Trial's End

The Empress Secret Realm Trial had such a bizarre outcome that the major powers of the Tianyuan Realm present were all incredulous that Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong were able to kill so many Dao Seed Realm warriors, including Shentu Nantian.

Under questioning from the Lineage elders, several young talents began to recount everything that had happened in the Empress Secret Realm.

From the initial trial, the number of Emperor's Mark Yi Yun obtained, to the Heart Demon Secret Realm, the God Descending Tower...

Among them, the Ancient Empress's criteria for classifying young talents in Black Stone Square, ranging from "scholar" to "god," is awe-inspiring.

Many forces found it hard to accept that the peerless geniuses they had painstakingly nurtured were merely at the lowest level in the eyes of the Ancient Empress, not even reaching the lowest level...

This made many renowned figures deeply aware of the extreme difficulty of the Empress Secret Realm Trial.

Despite the immense difficulty, they were told that Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong had actually gained the approval of the Ancient Empress within the God Descending Tower and received a portion of her Empress Inheritance!

This is simply unbelievable.

Moreover, all indications suggest that Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong have already mastered a portion of the Empress Inheritance; otherwise, their cultivation and strength would not have advanced so rapidly.

Logically speaking, the higher the level of the inheritance, the more difficult it is to master. Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong have only received the inheritance for a little over half a year, so why are they mastering it so quickly?

"Return to the Lineage!"

An elder said with a sullen face that they were both envious and jealous of Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong. They had been busy from beginning to end, sending the most talented talents of their sects to participate in the secret realm trial, but in the end, they had all become mere Crown Prince.

Their frustration is unimaginable.

There's no point in staying here any longer. People from all the major powers have dispersed, but some Lineage still have designs on the Empress Secret Realm.

They secretly sent out their clansmen to keep an eye on the area around the Empress Secret Realm, hoping to find Yi Yun's whereabouts.

Even after hearing from those young talents that Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong would be in seclusion in the Empress Secret Realm for a hundred years, these Lineage still harbored some doubts and a sense of wishful thinking.

Sending people to guard this place isn't a big deal for them...

The Shentu Family members also did not want to leave.

Although Shentu Jue and the others had accepted this reality, they had nowhere to vent their pent-up anger.

Yi Yun not only thwarted their plan to seize the Lin family, but also forced their Lineage to reveal the Empress Secret Realm. Furthermore, he caused the complete annihilation of all their talents within the Empress Secret Realm, and the tragic death of their Lineage heir, Shentu Nantian. The phrase "losing everything" is an understatement.

In this trial of the Empress Secret Realm, the Shentu Family, as the organizer and discoverer, became the biggest loser!

"Yi Yun! Lin Xin Tong!" Shentu Jue gloomy, and his concealed aura caused the surrounding vortex storm to freeze.

Beside Shentu Jue, the distraught Granny Thousand Hands suddenly trembled, her eyes bloodshot as she raised her head and shouted fiercely, "The Lin family must have known about this all along, which is why they left beforehand! The Lin family must give us an explanation! Didn't Lin Xin Tong Yi Yun kill many young talents from various Lineage? Join forces with them, storm the Lin family, and leave them all dead!"

"Not a single one left alive?" Shentu Jue sneered, then said in a deep voice, "Didn't you hear? Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong already announced their severance of ties with the Lin family while they were in the secret realm. If I'm not mistaken, the Lin family will be on high alert after returning to their Lineage and will also announce their severance of ties with Lin Xin Tong Yi Yun!"

"In the future, Lin Xin Tong Yi Yun will probably not return to the Lin family for hundreds of years. When the Lin family no longer has the Empress Inheritance, how easy is it to mobilize other forces to join us in annihilating the Lin family? A powerful Lineage with a deep foundation, and they are well prepared. Even if we manage to take them down, the casualties will be heavy. Moreover, in the future, once Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong grow up and become peerless Great Emperor, they may settle accounts for this matter. At that time, all forces that participated in attacking the Lin family will suffer!"

"Who would do something so thankless and exhausting?"

"As for Yi Yun and Lin Xin Tong killing other Lineage disciples, it is indeed a pity to kill a few young talents, but that happened in the secret realm. The secret realm is destined to be a life-and-death battle. Being killed can only be blamed on their inferior skills. Moreover, it was their people who launched the sneak attack first, so they were in the wrong. As long as the Lin family provides sufficient compensation and lets those forces off the hook, I'm afraid no one will pursue the matter any further!"

"What use would it be for us to go to the Lin family under these circumstances?!" Shentu Jue snorted coldly and flicked his sleeve heavily.

This time, the Shentu Family has lost a large number of future elites. If they bite the bullet and start a war with the Lin family, by then the older generation will be almost all dead, and the younger generation will also be gone. Then the foundation of the Shentu Family will be shaken, and it is even possible that they will be completely destroyed!

Although Shentu Jue was furious, he was not blinded by anger and prioritized the interests of his Lineage.

As for the grudges of Shentu Nantian and others...

"Thousand Hands, take some men and keep watch nearby. Yi Yun must know other routes out of the Empress Secret Realm. If you can find them, make sure they die a horrible death!" Shentu Jue waved his hand, seemingly unwilling to think about this frustrating matter anymore.

Granny Thousand Hands nodded with a stern face, her wrinkled eyes flashing with a fierce light like a vulture.

A hundred years is not a long time for a martial artist like her!

She was determined to tear Yi Yun to pieces to vent her hatred!

Half a month later, on a vast, empty land within the Tianyuan Realm.

A majestic mountain stands here, solitary and towering into the clouds, like a giant sword that has fallen from the sky and is stuck in the earth. From afar, the sword's power can be faintly felt, making people hold their breath.

The mountain wind howled, and the entire mountain peak seemed devoid of any greenery, consisting entirely of gray-white boulders.

This mountain is extremely famous in the Tianyuan Realm because the headquarters of the largest organization in the Tianyuan Realm — the Martial Arts Alliance —is located on this mountain.

There is only one path up the mountain, as if cut by a knife or sword, almost straight to the sky, extremely steep. If one is not careful, one will fall and be smashed to pieces.

Ordinary martial artists would feel fear just by looking at the mountain path and feeling the pressure from the summit.

At this moment, on this long mountain path, two tiny figures are rapidly climbing upwards.

The two figures were a young man with a blood-stained face and Shentu Nantian, who had a shocking hole in his chest and a sinister expression.

The two of them were none other than the two Yin Sha bearing the blood moon mark... (To be continued~^~)