The Secret Realm Was Polluted Again, and Lin Zhantian Died!

She hadn't expected that you, a junior brother who had only just joined the Sword Pavilion, would be so capable.

"No wonder the Pavilion Master said you were someone who could change the age."

"I've helped you out, but first I need to break through to the Void Refining Realm!"

"No problem!"

You naturally agreed to Gu Xinyue's request. After all, once she broke through to the Void Refining Realm, everything you did next would be much more secure.

You'd thought Gu Xinyue would go straight to the Immortal Falling Secret Realm to break through, but she told you she'd wait until the matters at the Pill Sect were settled.

Her reasoning was that the Pill Sect had so many good things. If they didn't take them, they'd be going to waste.

Hearing this, you immediately understood what she meant.

Over the next seven days, with Gu Xinyue covering for you, you pocketed every pill you could steal from the Pill Sect.

After the Pill Sect's assessment ended, you returned to the Sword Pavilion. Once you got back, you discovered that Ye Chuxue had already broken through to Foundation Establishment.

Her eyes were no longer as clear and bewildered as before. It was as if she had grown world-weary overnight.

After leaving her some of the pills you'd stolen from the Pill Sect, you set off for the Immortal Falling Secret Realm with Gu Xinyue.

A month later, you reached the Sky Abyss and entered the secret realm. The instant you stepped inside, your expression changed drastically.

The spiritual energy here was mixed with the Abnormal Aura unique to the outside world.

You clearly remembered killing Lin Qi. Why, then, had the Immortal Falling Secret Realm still been polluted?

At the same time, Gu Xinyue realized that something was wrong. Her expression turned grim as well.

"Something's wrong here. The spiritual energy seems to have been polluted, though not as badly as it was outside."

You sighed and explained what had happened with Lin Qi.

After hearing you out, Gu Xinyue looked at you in surprise.

"Junior Brother, I didn't know you had such a divine talent!"

"Based on what you've told me, there's only one possibility. Lin Zhantian didn't chase after you because he brought Lin Qi to the Immortal Falling Secret Realm, hoping to save him."

At her words, your body trembled slightly. What Gu Xinyue said was the only possibility.

Your expression darkened at the thought.

You'd assumed killing Lin Qi would be enough. You hadn't expected even his corpse to be capable of polluting the secret realm.

You needed to find out whether your suspicion was correct, so you and Gu Xinyue flew straight toward the Lin Clan estate in the Qin Kingdom.

A few days later, when you reached the Lin Clan estate, you found that the Lin family was holding a funeral for Lin Qi.

People of every stripe from across the Qin Kingdom had come. Even the Qin Kingdom's emperor, Qin Wu, was there.

You'd known Lin Zhantian held a high position, but you hadn't realized how powerful he was in the Qin Kingdom.

The next moment, Lin Zhantian, who had been busy with the funeral, seemed to sense something. He jerked his head up and looked at you in the sky above the estate.

"It's you! You'll pay for my son's life!"

Lin Zhantian roared and charged at you.

Seeing this, you hurriedly ducked behind Gu Xinyue.

When Gu Xinyue realized that the man before her was responsible for polluting the Immortal Falling Secret Realm, a surge of fury rose in her heart.

The Immortal Falling Secret Realm was vital to the Human Race's cultivators in Green Prefecture and You Prefecture.

Polluting it was tantamount to cutting off every one of their futures.

With that thought, Gu Xinyue held nothing back. She raised her hand and sent out several streaks of Sword Qi.

As Lin Zhantian charged forward, he sensed the terrifying power contained in the Sword Qi, and his pupils contracted sharply.

He hadn't expected you to have such a powerful backer in Green Prefecture.

The next second, the Sword Qi severed every meridian in Lin Zhantian's body, and he crashed heavily into the courtyard of the Lin estate.

Every prominent figure in the Qin Kingdom stared at Lin Zhantian, who lay motionless on the ground, coughing up blood. Their expressions changed drastically.

Qin Wu watched without expression. To him, Lin Zhantian's death was actually a good thing.

Although they were both members of the Human Race, Lin Zhantian had become a threat to Qin Wu's rule over the Qin Kingdom.

Once Lin Zhantian could no longer move, you and Gu Xinyue slowly descended into the courtyard.

You gave Qin Wu a knowing smile and told him to dismiss everyone who didn't need to be there.

Qin Wu understood what you meant. Only he and Lin Zhantian were members of the Human Race. Everyone else was either a Sinister Worm or a civil official with no cultivation—or only at the Qi Refining Stage.

Once everyone had left, you approached Lin Zhantian, who lay on the ground, struggling.

"Did you take Lin Qi's corpse to the Immortal Falling Secret Realm?"

Lin Zhantian said nothing, glaring at you with burning hatred.

"Not talking? Then I don't mind refining your son's corpse into a puppet!"

As you spoke, you started toward the mourning hall.

"Don't... I'll tell you!"

"The day you killed my son, I found he still had a trace of life left. So I took Qi'er to the Immortal Falling Secret Realm, hoping to find some way to save him."

Hearing this, you couldn't stop yourself from slapping him across the face.

"Idiot! Moron!"

"Do you have any idea what you've done?"

"You brought that good-for-nothing son of yours there, and now the Immortal Falling Secret Realm is polluted. The Human Race can no longer break through or cultivate there!"

As soon as you finished speaking, Qin Wu, who had been watching the whole thing, was the first to react in shock.

"What? The Immortal Falling Secret Realm was polluted? How could a secret realm be polluted?"

Qin Wu didn't care whether Lin Zhantian lived or died. What mattered was his own life.

If the Immortal Falling Secret Realm had truly been polluted, then he, Qin Wu, would never be able to advance his cultivation any further.

At the thought, Qin Wu strode over and slapped Lin Zhantian across the face.

"Lin Zhantian! What the hell did you do to deserve this?"

By then, the two slaps had clearly left Lin Zhantian dazed. He kept repeating the same words.

"Impossible... How could this happen? It's impossible!"

"Impossible? Your ignorance has destroyed the fate of the entire Human Race! I told you long ago your son was a calamity, but you wouldn't believe me!"

Qin Wu could no longer restrain himself. He launched into a brutal beating of Lin Zhantian.

In the end, Lin Zhantian was beaten to death by Qin Wu.

After dealing with Lin Zhantian, Qin Wu still clung to a sliver of hope. He wanted to believe that it was all just a ploy to get revenge on Lin Zhantian.

"You two! What you just said can't be true, right? How could a secret realm be polluted?"

Watching Qin Wu force a smile, you let out a long sigh and shook your head.

When he saw that you weren't joking, Qin Wu felt as if the sky had fallen. He turned and pummeled Lin Zhantian's corpse again.

You didn't bother with him. You left the Lin estate with Gu Xinyue.

As soon as you left the estate, you saw Fang Jingchun, who had been waiting outside for a long time.

"Fifth Senior Sister, so it really is you!"