"The level-five Wind Track was still quite destructive."
Lin Yu watched the scene and nodded with a smile.
"Roar!"
The Great Commander Thorn Demon watched as Lin Yu obliterated one of its mate's lower legs!
It let out a deafening roar before charging straight at Lin Yu.
"Blazing Fist! Heaven-Breaking!"
Just as Lin Yu was about to take Ling Ling and dodge, a terrifying flaming fist struck the Great Commander Thorn Demon from the side.
It blasted the Thorn Demon away.
However, that Blazing Fist did not cause the Thorn Demon any substantial damage.
After shaking off the sparks, the Thorn Demon looked toward the nearby brush.
"Hm?"
"There were actually other people."
Lin Yu frowned, feeling rather speechless.
Why were there so many unexpected complications? He just wanted to kill some Demons in peace.
"Hide properly."
Shielding Ling Ling behind him, Lin Yu frowned as he watched a group of people emerge.
"They have the Mu Family insignia on them."
After carefully observing the group from behind Lin Yu, Ling Ling spoke to him.
"The Mu Family?"
"They still needed to come here for Demon Gall?"
Though Lin Yu was puzzled, he watched them with a stern expression.
This was the wilderness, not the city. Trust between mages still had a long way to go.
"Young man, you dared come deal with Demons alone? Your courage is truly commendable."
"But this is far too reckless. You even brought your little sister along."
Behind the Mu Family's middle-aged leader, a Mu Family youth in his twenties spoke directly to Lin Yu.
His eyes were full of mockery.
The other Mu Family members wore much the same expressions.
Among the group, Mu Nu Jiao, dressed in a neat, fitted outfit, had a flicker of emotion in her eyes as she looked at Lin Yu.
Clearly, she recognized him.
"Roar, roar!"
Seeing so many humans, especially the middle-aged Mu Family leader, the Great Commander Thorn Demon showed fear in its eyes.
It then dragged its mate's body and jumped straight into the water, vanishing from the area.
Before it left, however, it stared fixedly at Lin Yu, as though it intended to remember his face!
"Damn it!"
If not for his concern about these Mu Family people, Lin Yu would have acted already!
His luck was seriously awful!
"Young man, Hongze is somewhat unsafe."
"If you can leave, you should do so quickly."
After Mu Rong, the Mu Family leader, said this to Lin Yu,
he immediately led his group away.
"What do we do now?"
Ling Ling looked at Lin Yu curiously.
"They made me lose the corpses of two Commander-level Demons!"
"What else could we do? Of course we follow these people!"
"Let's see what exactly they wanted to do!"
"They could pull this on me, so they could not blame me for what came next."
Lin Yu watched the Mu Family people leave, his eyes filled with displeasure.
"You... the leader, if I'm not mistaken, is a High-level Mage, right?"
Ling Ling looked at him with some concern.
"It's fine. I'm only following them."
After saying that, Lin Yu took Ling Ling and followed after them.
Meanwhile, within the Mu Family group.
"Uncle, that guy from earlier was the one who sold us two Commander-level Spirit Essences."
Mu Nu Jiao spoke directly to Mu Rong.
"Hm?"
"Then we really ought to thank him for not selling them to those Bai Family people, hahaha!"
When Mu Rong heard the news, he was delighted at the thought of the Bai Family suffering a setback.
"Thank him for what?"
"Shouldn't that guy be thanking Sister Nu Jiao instead?"
"If Sister had not bought them from him before, those Bai Family people would have snatched his Spirit Essences at a low price long ago."
Mu Lanxing spoke, his words brimming with disdain for Lin Yu.
"Besides, who knew where he got those Spirit Essences from?"
"And judging from his aura earlier, he had only just broken through to Advanced Mage. He probably couldn't even cast Intermediate Magic yet!"
"Without my intervention earlier,"
"he would probably have died at the hands of those Demons!"
Mu Lanxing smiled, his face full of arrogance.
In his eyes, Lin Yu was nothing more than a country bumpkin, while he himself was a genius of the Mu Family.
"Cousin..."
Mu Nu Jiao watched this and helplessly shook her head.
Had they not noticed the Water Demon corpses floating in Hongze's waters earlier?
Or the leg that had been blasted off that Minor Commander Level Thorn Demon?
And Lin Yu's expression earlier had clearly shown that he only stopped attacking because he was wary of them, the Mu Family people.
Mu Nu Jiao was indeed clever; in just a few moments, she had analyzed Lin Yu's actions from earlier.
Unfortunately, none of her clansmen took it seriously.
"Enough. Stop talking."
"From now on, be careful. We aren't the only ones in the Mu Family who received the news."
"Other families, and perhaps even some Demons, may show up by then!"
Mu Rong's expression immediately turned serious as he spoke to them.
"Cough, cough, Uncle."
"What exactly is going on that you needed to personally lead a team here?"
"And everyone who came is an expert from the family!"
Mu Lanxing looked at Mu Rong curiously.
Just as he said, apart from his cousin Mu Nu Jiao,
everyone else in their group was an elite capable of skillfully casting Intermediate Magic.
Moreover, most of them had reached Advanced Mage Level Two or above.
"Mm."
"It was a patch of Water Essence Grass, a renewable resource!"
"It could be used for healing, for Water Element mages to cultivate, and to speed up the cultivation of Water Element Summoned Beasts. Its value was immeasurable."
"Our Mu Family intended to take that place."
Since they had already come this far, Mu Rong did not hide it from them.
"Let's go!"
"That Water Essence Grass was on a massive Lake Heart Island."
"It was still some distance from here."
After explaining, Mu Rong walked at the front to clear the way.
The other Mu Family members obediently followed behind him.
Anticipation could be seen in their eyes.
After all, if its value was truly high enough, they too could receive more resources.
"Water Essence Grass? Ling Ling, was that thing valuable?"
Not long after they left, Lin Yu stood where they had just been.
Then he looked at Ling Ling beside him with a puzzled expression.
"You heard all that?"
"Water Essence Grass! A single plant was not worth all that much!"
"But finding one basically meant there was a whole patch!"
"And it was a renewable resource."
"Most importantly, wherever Water Essence Grass could grow, the water elements would definitely be incredibly dense!"
"It was extremely suitable for Water Element mages to cultivate!"
Ling Ling spoke directly to Lin Yu. She usually enjoyed reading intelligence on all sorts of Demons and spirit herbs.
She had happened to come across information on Water Essence Grass before.
"Hm? It really was good stuff!"
As Lin Yu spoke, a smile appeared in his eyes.
Wasn't this perfect? His Water Element had already reached Water Element Level Two!
He could see whether he could use this Water Essence Grass to break through to Beginner Level Three.
Once he broke through Beginner Level Three, he could consume seven Servant-level Spirit Essences.
That way, he could reach Beginner Level Four Magic in the Water Element!
In this Hongze, that would give him an enormous advantage!
"Hahaha, come on. Let's follow them and take a look!"
After saying that, Lin Yu immediately took Ling Ling and followed after them.
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