Meeting Xue Qing'er again

Shock!

Shock as though they had seen a ghost!

All the onlookers covered their mouths, their faces filled with disbelief!

Those were ten Nascent Soul Cultivators!

Even across the empire's entire eastern region, they were a force that could not be underestimated!

Yet so many experts had been completely annihilated in that single instant!

Then just what realm had the person who destroyed them reached?

Soul Transformation?

Spirit Transformation?

Many did not even dare to think any further.

That was a level they had never even heard of, one that existed only in legends!

The white-bearded old man in the crowd, who had hesitated earlier over whether to intervene, also broke into a cold sweat.

Thank goodness I held back!

Otherwise, I might have been among those reduced to dust!

"Grandfather, just who is he?"

On the Ling Household's side, everyone's expressions changed one after another.

Even the mischievous Ling Yiran from earlier now wore a grave expression.

How could she fail to see that this young man, who looked about her age, was a true peerless expert!

His strength far surpassed that of her grandfather, Ling Shanhai!

As Ling Yiran looked at Lin Yu now, her eyes shone with wonder.

Earlier, she had indeed only looked upon Lin Yu differently because of his handsome appearance.

Most of what she had said to him had only been jokes.

But now, Ling Yiran was truly won over by Lin Yu's strength!

A man who was both powerful and handsome would never lack admirers wherever he went.

"I don't know his origins either." Ling Shanhai shook his head. "But one thing is certain: he is our Ling Household's benefactor!"

Ling Shanhai let out a long, emotional breath and told Ling Yiran everything about his earlier encounter with Lin Yu.

"An eighth-tier pill?"

After hearing Ling Shanhai's account, Ling Yiran also sucked in a breath of cold air.

She had never imagined that this expert, who looked so young, could be so lavish!

Still, considering his unfathomable cultivation, it no longer seemed so strange.

"Manage this auction house well, and regularly supply resources to the Lin Household and Su Household in Flame City."

"If you encounter danger you cannot withstand, crush the jade token. I will intervene."

Lin Yu's figure gradually faded.

At the same time, a jade token identical to the one Xue Qing'er had received earlier appeared in Ling Shanhai's hand.

"Grandfather, this jade token, he... he gave me one too..."

At that moment, Ling Yiran discovered to her surprise that a jade token had appeared in her hand as well.

Ling Yiran lightly bit her red lip with her pearly teeth. She realized that in just a few short minutes, the sight of this man's back as he effortlessly defeated his enemies had unknowingly found its way into her heart.

"You... what's your name? Where can I find you?"

After hesitating for a second, Ling Yiran could not help shouting toward where Lin Yu had vanished.

She knew that if she missed this opportunity, there was no telling what year or month they might meet again.

"My name is Lin Yu. If fate allows, we will meet at this year's Qianyuan Sect recruitment assembly."

Lin Yu's voice rang out again.

The Lin Household of Flame City was simply too insignificant within this empire.

Almost no one had heard his name, Lin Yu, either.

And the Qianyuan Sect he mentioned was precisely where Lin Yu had truly risen to prominence in the empire's eastern region in his previous life!

Lin Yu had far too many memories of this sect as well.

Walking the path of immortality again, he would certainly return to visit the Qianyuan Sect.

With those words, Lin Yu's figure disappeared into the void.

Having obtained the pills, it was time for him to return to the Lin Household.

Besides, there seemed to be some new activity over at the Lin Household.

"He seemed to have something urgent to attend to..."

"The Qianyuan Sect... recruitment assembly..."

Ling Yiran gazed in the direction where Lin Yu had disappeared and murmured in a daze.

Without realizing it, she had quietly clenched both fists.

"Yiran, you... don't tell me you're..."

Seeing this, Ling Shanhai beside her was startled.

With his seasoned, incisive eye, he could tell at a glance what Ling Yiran was thinking.

His granddaughter had probably truly fallen for that boy!

"Grandfather, he really is outstanding."

Ling Yiran pressed her lips together. The mischievous gleam in her eyes had completely vanished, replaced by determination.

"Once the affairs of the Lineage are settled, I will head to the Qianyuan Sect!"

Ling Yiran's voice rang firm and clear, her words carrying resolute determination.

"Ah, Yiran, have you truly made up your mind?"

Ling Shanhai sighed deeply. "You must understand that someone as outstanding as him is bound to have no shortage of outstanding girls around him."

"Hmph, grandfather, do you have that little confidence in your granddaughter?" Ling Yiran pouted in displeasure and gave a little huff.

"Hahaha, of course not! Our Yiran is the best!"

"Don't be afraid. Grandfather supports you! Isn't it just the Qianyuan Sect recruitment assembly? We'll go!"

Ling Shanhai spoke boldly. Even at his age, what had happened today had set his heart surging!

If Ling Yiran really could win Lin Yu over...

That would likewise be a tremendous fortuitous opportunity for their Ling Household!

"Heehee, grandfather is the best!" Having obtained Ling Shanhai's consent, Ling Yiran immediately beamed with joy.

"Ah, I really don't know what to do with you..." Ling Shanhai shook his head, unsure whether to laugh or cry.

This granddaughter of his never let him stop worrying, no matter where she went...

Flame City, the Lin Household.

"Xue Qing'er, stop making this last-ditch resistance."

"Stand aside now, and let everyone in the Lin Household and Su Household accompany our sect's elder to the grave!"

"That way, you can still keep your life!"

Before Xue Qing'er, two old men stood in the air, their faces both filled with furious rage!

"Heh, Mo Xuantian, tricks like that might fool children, but they won't work on me."

Xue Qing'er scoffed, though a trace of weariness showed on her breathtakingly beautiful face.

Clearly, these two old men were putting her under immense pressure as well.

"Senior, if you cannot defeat them, please take Little Ying and leave. Our deaths are of no consequence!"

Behind Xue Qing'er, Lin Tian and Su Zhiyuan both looked ready to face death without flinching, their eyes full of gratitude as they looked at her.

After all, Xue Qing'er was neither kin nor friend to them, yet she had kept helping them hold off powerful enemies!

"I am Su Ying's master. How could I retreat alone?"

Xue Qing'er shook her head. Today, whether for Su Ying or... for that mysterious young man, she could not save herself alone!

"Master..."

Watching this unfold, Su Ying's eyes brimmed with hot tears, her heart deeply moved!

"I... I want strength too..."

Su Ying was frantic, but she was far too weak. In a battle of this level, she could only be a burden.

"Heh, obstinate to the bitter end!"

Seeing that Xue Qing'er still refused to move aside, Mo Xuantian finally lost all patience!

The losses his Yin Mystic Sect had suffered today had to be washed away with the lives of the Lin Household and Su Household!

"Elder Liu, attack with me. We'll deal with this woman first!"

Mo Xuantian's expression darkened. His hands formed seals, gathering a terrifying power!

"Look, that's Mo Xuantian, the sect master of the Yin Mystic Sect! I never imagined his strength would be so terrifying!"

"Exactly. This Lin Household really provoked someone they shouldn't have. They actually dared to kill Elder Lu of the Yin Mystic Sect! They must be tired of living!"

"If you ask me, after today, this Lin Household of Flame City will probably be wiped out completely!"

"Hehe, this is a battle between Nascent Soul Realm experts. We're in for a real treat today!"

Around the Lin Household's courtyard, the onlookers were all incredibly excited!

Never afraid of things getting out of hand when watching a spectacle, they eagerly prepared to welcome the Lin Household's destruction!

"Such powerful fluctuations!"

Sensing the terrifying presence emanating from Mo Xuantian and Elder Liu, Xue Qing'er's expression grew grave. Her delicate hands moved rapidly, forming shield after shield of spiritual power!

"A dying struggle!"

Seeing Xue Qing'er still attempting to resist, Mo Xuantian curled his lips into a cold sneer and threw a punch. The spiritual power barrier she had formed shattered instantly!

The force of the punch rapidly closed in. In just another instant, it would pierce through Xue Qing'er's body!

"Still... not enough...?"

Watching Mo Xuantian charge toward her, a trace of despair appeared in Xue Qing'er's eyes.

She had never imagined she would fall here.

At that moment, a refined, handsome young face suddenly surfaced in Xue Qing'er's mind.

"Heh, just what is wrong with me...?"

"I clearly only just met him..."

"Why, then...?"

Xue Qing'er pressed her red lips tightly together. In her hand lay the jade token she had already crushed.

"He clearly said he would come back..."

Feeling the jade token against her palm, Xue Qing'er sighed softly and slowly closed her eyes.

Yet in the next second, the pain she had imagined, of her body being pierced through, never came.

Xue Qing'er opened her eyes in astonishment, only to see a familiar figure standing before her.

Before that figure, Mo Xuantian's terrifying, overwhelming offensive abruptly vanished in an instant!

"What dog crawled out of nowhere and dared touch the people of my Lin Household?"

The young man's voice, filled with dominance and a trace of anger, resounded between heaven and earth!