The black-robed Daoist saw the faint light shimmering in Lin Yu's hand. Although the light was weak, it actually contained boundless spiritual power. He immediately realized that it was the Twelve True Palace Key that he had been searching for for so long!
Now that the key was in Lin Yu's hands, and judging from his expression, the black-robed Daoist knew that something was wrong. He immediately lunged at Lin Yu, trying to interrupt Lin Yu's plan.
Little did they know that with the help of the Peerless Daoist, Lin Yu had already broken through some of the seals and restrictions, recovering most of his strength. Now, facing the black-robed Daoist was no problem for him.
The black-robed Daoist felt that when he met Lin Yu a few days ago, Lin Yu's strength did not seem to be this great, but in just a few days, Lin Yu's strength had undergone a qualitative leap.
"Peerless Daoist... what exactly did that guy Cong Lüyi give you?!" The black-robed Daoist's face twisted as he charged towards Lin Yu, his hands flashing with spiritual energy, and he also greeted Lin Yu without any politeness.
The black-robed Daoist couldn't believe it. He had previously thought Lin Yu was just a talented young man, but he was still quite young and his strength was far below his own. He thought that even if he wanted to subdue Lin Yu, it would be an easy thing.
Unexpectedly, in just a few days, Lin Yu's strength had improved to such an extent that even he felt Lin Yu was unfathomable.
Such immense power stirred even the black-robed Daoist's heart.
The black-robed Daoist was different from the peerless Daoist. He had never spoken with Lin Yu. The only time they did talk, the black-robed Daoist was mostly talking incessantly while Lin Yu listened in silence.
Therefore, the black-robed Daoist didn't actually know anything about Lin Yu, this "young man." In addition, he had been trapped in the Twelve True Palaces for thousands of years and was no longer sensitive to information from the outside world. So he simply assumed that the Peerless Daoist had provided help to Lin Yu.
Moreover, Lin Yu does indeed possess power similar to that of the Peerless Daoist!
"Peerless Daoist... that fellow Cong Lüyi! He's been so good to you!" The black-robed Daoist gritted his teeth in hatred.
Back then, it was those twelve meddlesome cultivators who thought they were doing something noble and insisted on interfering in my affairs.
Unfortunately, I was unlucky enough to be locked up tightly by these twelve scoundrels who risked their lives.
For thousands of years, countless times in the dead of night, the black-robed Daoist had thought that it was all because of people like the Peerless Daoist that he had fallen to such a state.
Therefore, over the centuries, the black-robed Daoist's hatred for the peerless Daoist has only increased.
Moreover, since the other eleven powerful cultivators had already died, Wushuang Daoren was the only one left among the twelve cultivators. Therefore, the black-robed Daoist's hatred for the twelve powerful cultivators had long been directed at Wushuang Daoren alone.
Now, Lin Yu also carried the scent of the Peerless Daoist's spiritual power, which only made the black-robed Daoist even more furious.
Unfortunately, the black-robed Daoist's anger at this moment seemed almost ridiculous to Lin Yu, who was in his prime. With just a light palm strike, he easily dispersed the black-robed Daoist's several thunderous attacks.
The black-robed Daoist was furious, but he couldn't believe it as he watched helplessly as Lin Yu easily neutralized his attack.
"Boom... Boom... Boom..."
At this moment, neither the black-robed Daoist nor Lin Yu showed any mercy, and the fight was fierce and chaotic.
The land beneath their feet, belonging to the Twelve True Palaces, suffered greatly. Vast areas of mountains, forests, and fields were blasted beyond recognition by spiritual energy, and countless cultivators fled to the deeper forests.
Even as the cultivators of the Twelve True Palaces fled in panic, they couldn't help but look up and see two figures facing each other in the distant sky. One was dressed in black, exuding ghostly energy, while the other was dressed in white, standing alone and aloof from the world.
For most of the cultivators in the Twelve True Palaces, both the black-robed Daoist and Lin Yu were strangers. However, at this moment, everyone could sense without exception that the two were very strong!
Extremely strong! It's beyond just strong! They could almost crush them with ease!
When did two such powerful figures appear among the Twelve True Palaces?
"What exactly happened?!"
"They're so strong, how come I don't remember either of them at all?"
"Could it be that cultivators from outside have invaded our area?"
The cultivators of the Twelve True Palaces were puzzled. They were used to being local bullies in this land, and this was the first time in thousands of years that they had been treated like this.
Lin Yu and the black-robed Daoist's actions were undoubtedly an act of blasphemy against the Lineage of the Twelve True Palaces, an act of bullying them.
Having just experienced an internal power struggle, the leadership of the Lineage of the Twelve True Palaces had been replaced, and many of them did not recognize the black-robed Daoist, let alone Lin Yu.
The leaders of the Lineage exchanged glances, all sensing the anger in each other's eyes.
Although they usually scheme and plot to seize the resources of the Twelve True Palaces, now the Black-Robed Daoist and Lin Yu have come to their aid and are their common enemies.
At this moment, the Lineage of the Twelve True Palaces were finally able to unite briefly and fight against the external enemy.
"If this continues, what will become of the reputation of our Lineage?"
"Even if those two are powerful, they can't withstand the combined attack of the four of us."
"Let's go up and meet them!"
"That's right! This sect leader wants to see who dares to run wild on the territory of the Lineage!"
The four leaders of the Lineage exchanged glances, and each gained some confidence because of the other's presence. They immediately became proud and determined to step forward together to punish Lin Yu and the black-robed Daoist for their actions.
The leaders of the Lineage hit it off immediately, and promptly set off into the void to find Lin Yu and the black-robed Daoist.
The black-robed Daoist was locked in a fierce battle with Lin Yu, and had no time to spare for his "disciples and grand-disciples."
Logically speaking, the ancestors of the Lineage thousands of years ago were all cultivators attracted by the evil power of the black-robed Daoist. The black-robed Daoist was much older than the current four sect leaders, so it was not an exaggeration to call them his disciples and grand-disciples.
"Esteemed experts, what brings you to fight on the territory of my Twelve True Palaces? We are the leaders of the Lineage here..." One of the leaders of the Lineage spoke first, seemingly intending to speak on behalf of the family.
The other sect leaders were secretly displeased by the man's preemptive speech.