"Guang Chengzi, after I took the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir, my injuries healed."
"What, do you not believe in Senior Uncle's Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir, such a supreme treasure?"
Lin Changqing gave a faint snort and spoke to Guang Chengzi.
His words immediately made Guang Chengzi frown.
He had originally come to demand an explanation from Lin Changqing: how had he gone from being gravely wounded and on the brink of death to hale and hearty in such a short time, and why was he going down the mountain?
But now that Lin Changqing had said this, if Guang Chengzi asked again, it would clearly imply that Senior Uncle's Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir was ineffective—that one pill couldn't heal Lin Changqing's grave injuries.
Guang Chengzi could never say such a thing aloud.
"Senior Brother Changqing, you jest. It's just that Juliusun defied the sect's rules and our master's orders. Though he was expelled from the sect, he was still the one who injured you."
"The Soul Devouring Needle is incredibly powerful. Master sent me here to check on you, Senior Brother, in case you suffered any hidden injuries."
As Guang Chengzi spoke, the look in his eyes was anything but concerned.
Just as Lin Changqing had suspected, with Tongtian still angry, the Interception Sect was not someone the Sect of Elucidation disciples could afford to provoke—not openly, at least.
Lin Changqing's suspicions were confirmed. He merely smiled.
"Then there's no need for you to trouble yourself, Junior Brother. Though I'm a Houtian Being, I was born with a tough soul, so I recover quickly."
"As for you, Junior Brother Guang Chengzi, you're still standing in my way. Do you want to come down the mountain with me?"
"That would be wonderful! You're already a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. With you by my side, I'd surely make it back without a scratch."
Lin Changqing spoke with a smile, but there wasn't a trace of amusement in his eyes.
Likewise, Guang Chengzi couldn't tell whether Lin Changqing had truly recovered from his grave injuries or hadn't been injured at all.
After all, no one had ever used a Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir to treat the soul of a Mystic Immortal who'd suffered grave injuries.
Who knew if it would work?
Ten thousand Mystic Immortals couldn't compare to the value of a single Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir. It seemed only the Interception Sect's sage could be so wasteful with one.
And Guang Chengzi would never dare accompany Lin Changqing down the mountain.
Lin Changqing had made it clear just now: if anything happened to him, Guang Chengzi would be blamed for failing to protect him—or even accused of being the one who did it. There'd be no clearing his name.
He wasn't stupid enough to get himself into such a mess.
"Senior Brother, you jest. My cultivation is inadequate, and the Primordial World is so dangerous. I wouldn't want to impose on you."
Guang Chengzi let out a cold laugh, his words tinged with mockery.
Even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal like him wasn't fit to roam the Primordial World. A mere Mystic Immortal like Lin Changqing would just be a walking meal.
Lin Changqing didn't care in the least.
The Twelve Golden Immortals were nothing special. Their mouths were tougher than Innate Spiritual Treasures, yet he'd still crippled one of them.
His only priority now was to venture into the Primordial World and temper himself.
Guang Chengzi slowly stepped aside. Lin Changqing sprang into the air and headed down Kunlun Mountain.
Just then, countless Sect of Elucidation disciples had already crowded around him, glaring at Lin Changqing in fury.
They didn't have Guang Chengzi's brains. They were used to throwing their weight around on account of being Sect of Elucidation disciples. Though they'd seen what happened to those immortals before them, as long as they didn't strike first, surely nothing would happen to them.
Besides, how could they put up with Lin Changqing's arrogance?
"Lin Changqing! You deceived the sage, pretended to be injured, and tricked him into giving you a Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir!"
"Lin Changqing! Just you wait. Master sees everything. He won't let a disgrace to the Three Sects like you get away with it!"
"Lin Changqing..."
Their angry jeers rang out, and Lin Changqing's brow gradually furrowed.
Even a clay figurine had a temper. Did they really think he was a pushover?
"Impudent!"
"Immortals of the Sect of Elucidation, was Juliusun's lesson not enough?"
"Believe me or not, as Senior Disciple Brother of the Three Sects, I'll cripple every one of you!"
Lin Changqing let out an angry roar. Blood surged around him, and reddish-brown energy poured from all three thousand six hundred of his apertures.
His aura surged straight to the Golden Immortal realm.
With power like this, he could suppress even Golden Immortals and beat them senseless.
The Sect of Elucidation immortals didn't dare block his way. Their faces drained of color as they fled in every direction.
"Lin Changqing! Keep this up, and the sage will suppress you sooner or later!"
"Lin Changqing, you're the one who disregards the laws of the Three Sects..."
"Lin Changqing!"
Their furious shouts still rang out, but the Sect of Elucidation disciples had already run far away.
"Hahahaha!"
"The Sect of Elucidation disciples are truly unmatched in courage and wisdom. Second Uncle has a fine eye for people."
"No wonder the Sect of Elucidation disciples are so blessed and have such exceptional origins!"
Seeing every last Sect of Elucidation disciple flee, Lin Changqing burst into laughter.
Guang Chengzi's face had long since turned black with anger.
Those Sect of Elucidation disciples really were brainless.
They'd insisted on provoking Lin Changqing, only to let him humiliate them.
As Sect of Elucidation disciples, they didn't have an ounce of courage. One scare from Lin Changqing, and they scattered like frightened birds.
Even if they'd stayed put, would Lin Changqing really have dared attack them?
Guang Chengzi stared at Lin Changqing, his expression dark.
A Houtian Being, a mere Mystic Immortal ant, dared to act so brazenly.
Hmph! A grasshopper in autumn, unable to leap for many more days.
With a cold snort, Guang Chengzi turned and flew toward the Sect of Elucidation.
Just as Lin Changqing had expected, the Sect of Elucidation disciples didn't dare follow him, much less attack him.
The Twelve Golden Immortals were no exception—not even Guang Chengzi.
After all, Tongtian's mad act of using the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation to suppress the Sect of Elucidation was still fresh in everyone's minds. No one dared risk provoking a sage.
Of course, Lin Changqing was the exception.
Feeling no one following behind him, Lin Changqing smiled faintly and headed straight down the mountain.
Though Lin Changqing was a Mystic Immortal, his strength had already reached the Golden Immortal realm.
All three thousand six hundred apertures churned. The phantom forms of three thousand six hundred gods and demons swirled, and the power of his blood and qi coursed through him.
Transformed into a streak of light, Lin Changqing sped beyond Kunlun Mountain.
He roamed the Primordial World, where years slipped by and time held little meaning.
In the blink of an eye, a thousand years had passed since Lin Changqing left Kunlun.
As he traveled the Primordial World, Lin Changqing had several places he planned to visit.
Before transmigrating, he'd been a human. But when he arrived in this world, the sages hadn't yet appeared, and the third lecture hadn't begun. At that time, humanity didn't exist.
The Three Pure Ones had established their sects a hundred thousand years ago and attained sagehood that same year. Humanity had also been born a hundred thousand years ago.
A hundred thousand years had passed. The first place Lin Changqing planned to visit was the human settlement.
Lin Changqing had no idea where the humans lived. The Primordial World was boundless.
Kunlun Mountain alone stretched for trillions of li. It could contain countless Earths from his past life. Even the sun from his old world would have to be lined up a million times over to span its length.
And this enormous Kunlun Mountain was no more than a speck in the Primordial World.
Even though Lin Changqing knew Nuwa had created humanity on the coast of the East Sea, finding the humans wouldn't be easy.
He had traveled countless distances over the past thousand years, yet hadn't found so much as a trace of humanity.
He had, however, found some spiritual roots and killed a few demons.
But plans rarely kept pace with change.
As Lin Changqing traveled through the Primordial World, crossing one mountain after another, he came upon the lingering traces of attacks that had torn apart mountains and rivers and shattered seas.
Someone had fought here!
Lin Changqing frowned slightly. Then, an angry shout rang out from the distance.
"Hahahaha! I've heard the Dragon Clan's flesh is a great tonic in the Primordial World! Today, I'm going to have a taste!"
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