Lin Ye shattered the blood-colored shield with a single palm strike. The lingering force of his palm did not diminish in the slightest as it drove straight into the old man's crown!
Crack!
A crisp sound of splintering bone rang out. The old man's expression froze instantly, his skull caving in at a grotesque angle. Blood seeped from his seven orifices, while the light in his eyes swiftly faded.
An evil cultivator at the initial Hua Yuan Realm had failed to withstand even three moves from Lin Ye before being killed by a single palm strike.
Lin Ye withdrew his hand, then turned and walked over to the two girls in the corner. With two fingers held together like a sword, he severed their iron chains.
"Don't be afraid. I'm a disciple of the Qingyun Sect. I came to save you."
"Immortal Master..." The two girls looked at Lin Ye and could not help sobbing softly, their bodies still trembling.
"It isn't safe to remain here. I'll get you out first." Lin Ye helped the two girls to their feet and led them out of the stone chamber.
Lin Ye escorted them to the center of town, took out the Hidden Sword Token, and sent a message to the hall, briefly explaining the situation.
A message soon came back through the Hidden Sword Token: "Mission submitted. The reward will be distributed later. Clean up the scene. Leave no traces behind."
Lin Ye returned to the stone chamber and thoroughly searched the old man's corpse.
He walked up to the Ten Thousand Souls Banner. This evil artifact contained an exceptionally pure power of yin souls.
Lin Ye infused a thread of true qi through his fingertips. The Ten Thousand Souls Banner immediately trembled, instinctively resisting the intrusion. His true qi forcefully