After leaving the Fire Clan sect, Lin Heng and Sun Yuan used the teleportation array to return directly to the Qian Yuan Sect.
"Those bastards from the Fire Clan are not only untrustworthy, but also incredibly treacherous."
On his way into the main hall, Sun Yuan angrily cursed.
Lin Heng waved his hand. What's done is done, there's no point in saying anything more. The important thing is how to deal with it.
Situ Jiannan was following behind the two, looked completely bewildered until he entered the main hall and sat down before asking what had happened.
Sun Yuan recounted what had happened at the Fire Clan sect.
Upon hearing this, Situ Jiannan's brows immediately furrowed. "If that's really the case, doesn't that mean that ten years from now, either Master or Senior Sun Yuan will have to be able to defeat Yan Lan in order for us to gain a foothold in the Ninefold Heaven?"
Lin Heng corrected Situ Jiannan at this point. "It's not as simple as just defeating Yan Lan; it means making an enemy of the entire Fire Clan."
Situ Jiannan was taken aback at first, but he quickly realized the meaning behind Lin Heng's words.
This terrified Situ Jiannan: "Master, we must think this through carefully. If we really kill Yan Lan, the Fire Clan will definitely not let it go. At that time, even if we can gain a foothold in the Ninefold Heaven, our future path will be extremely difficult."
Situ Jiannan's words were not unfounded. As a being standing at the top of the Nine Heavens Pyramid, if the Fire Clan really wanted to cause trouble for Lin Heng, even with the protection of the Ascenders Ones, they might not be able to stop it all.
Just like today's events, all five forces, including the Firmament Hall, were present, yet they still Fire Clan's trap.
But on this matter, Lin Heng had already made a decision. "Even if we are willing to back down, the Fire Clan will still not allow us to grow. Rather than that, we might as well advance over the corpses of the Fire Clan."
Lin Heng's domineering words immediately drew the attention of the warmonger Sun Yuan: "Exactly! What is the Fire Clan? Once I break through to the Heavenly Venerable Realm and activate my Power of Origin, I'll slap that damned Yan Lan to death!"
Hearing what the two said, Situ Jiannan felt like crying but had no tears left to shed.
Although he already knew that Lin Heng and Sun Yuan couldn't think like normal people, their madness still made Situ Jiannan a little unable to keep up.
Having just arrived in the Nine Heavens, they immediately confronted the top forces here, and now they have to step over the corpses of another clan to move forward.
If Lin Heng weren't his master, Situ Jiannan might have said something like, "Anyone who does that is absolutely brain-dead."
Knowing that no one could change Lin Heng's decision, Situ Jiannan didn't say much about it. After all, Lin Heng's actions, though seemingly crazy, always had their reasons and confidence.
After making his decision, Lin Heng then assigned tasks. " Jiannan, starting tomorrow, you need to begin preparing for a few things."
"First: The sect's main hall must be prepared ten years from now; the grander the better."
"Second: Starting tomorrow, you will return to Heavenly Abundance City, contact my mother and the others, and then begin preparations for training disciples."
"Third, establish an intelligence network. Don't worry about the expenses; go ahead and do it. But I need to know every major event happening in the Ninefold Heaven every day, and most importantly, the movements of all Thirteen Factions."
Lin Heng listed five or six points in a row. Apart from the first three, the rest were all arrangements related to the future.
After listening, Situ Jiannan nodded quietly to indicate that he understood, Lin Heng then looked at Sun Yuan again.
" Sun Yuan, if you were given enough resources, what level are you confident you could reach within ten years?"
Lin Heng's words prompted Sun Yuan to make a mischievous face, like someone playing cards.
"Sufficient resources?"
"With enough Source Crystal and spiritual herbs that are tens of millions of years old, one can at least reach the seventh or eighth stage of the Samsara Realm within ten years, if not the Heavenly Venerable Realm."
Sun Yuan's estimate was already quite conservative. After all, the Five-Spirit Fierce Ape, a darling of the heavens, could be said to be able to keep improving as long as it had enough energy, and there was no bottleneck to it at all.
If Sun Yuan hadn't had to prioritize a safe breakthrough and stabilize his realm, breaking through to the Heavenly Venerable in ten years wouldn't have been difficult.
After Sun Yuan finished speaking, Lin Heng took out 10,000 Source Crystal and a thousand-year-old spiritual herb and handed them to him.
"Please use these first, I'll give you more later."
Lin Heng then gave all the remaining spiritual herbs and various trinkets from High-Grade Chaos Spirit Treasure Treasures to Situ Jiannan.
" Jiannan, exchange any of these things that you don't need for Source Stone and Source Crystal. Use them freely when you need them during your cultivation. My mother and the others will provide them according to the disciples' needs. I will continue to give you other resources later."
Lin Heng entrusted the task of serving as the sect's chief steward to Situ Jiannan.
Seeing that Lin Heng had made arrangements for the two of them, Sun Yuan asked curiously, "So, are you planning to go into seclusion next?"
Lin Heng shook his head, a mischievous smile playing on his lips, "Of course I'm going to wander around the Ninefold Heaven and fleece you all."
After Lin Heng arranged things for several people that day, Situ Jiannan began to collect the rewards for winning the martial arts competition.
On the same day, Keluoduo of the Ant Race quietly arrived at the Qian Yuan Sect and approached Lin Heng.
This was an agreement made between the two in the Soul-Burying Mountain Range. At that time Keluoduo's soul transmitted a message indicating that there were some differences in the Origin Vein.
Since they were fighting at the time, it was impossible for them to go and study the Origin Vein, so they agreed to talk in detail after the competition.
When Lin Heng saw that the other party had indeed come to his door, he guessed that the things inside the Origin Vein might not be simple. Otherwise, why would Keluoduo Sixth-Turn Samsara, go through all this trouble to come here?
" Lin Heng, only the unique supernatural abilities of my Ant Race can detect what lies within the Origin Vein. When shall we begin?"
Upon arriving, Keluoduo went straight to the point.
Lin Heng, however, showed no sign of urgency. " The Origin Vein hasn't been officially handed over to me yet, so this matter can be decided later. But you have to tell me first, what exactly is inside the Origin Vein?"
After all, Keluoduo's statement, "Only the unique supernatural powers of my Ant Race can detect it," made Lin Heng think twice.
This is like, if there were a Heavenly Venerable Origin Treasure inside, and you tried to pass off a High-Grade Chaos Spirit Treasure as mine, and then I'm expected to share some with you and thank you, isn't that absurd?
As expected, after Lin Heng said that, Keluoduo's expression became somewhat strange, and he clearly hesitated for a moment.
This made Lin Heng sneer inwardly.
They're already playing mind games with me before we've even started. Do you think I'll let you continue?
" Keluoduo, I, Lin Heng, am fairly friendly to my friends, but if anyone tries to scheme against me, the Fire Clan is a prime example. You'd better think things through before you speak."
Lin Heng's threat immediately made Keluoduo's face turn pale.
It may be unpleasant to say, but that's the truth.
He dared to kill even members of the Fire Clan, so how could Lin Heng not dare to attack your Ant Race?