Time flew by, and a year passed in the blink of an eye.
To the cultivators of the Ninefold Heaven, a year in the past had been no more than a snap of the fingers.
But the past year had been a nightmare for the entire Ninefold Heaven.
First, Lin Heng had wandered from one major sect to another. Naturally, none of them wanted to provoke a madman who dared to antagonize even the Fire Clan, and would kill at the slightest disagreement.
Fortunately, although Lin Heng visited every sect, he only wandered outside their gates and never entered. That finally allowed the sects to breathe a sigh of relief.
But many people were curious.
Lin Heng would stroll around outside their gates and leave without saying a word or doing anything else. Just what was he trying to do?
The Thirteen Factions were the most puzzled of all. Lin Heng was now someone they were paying particular attention to.
During that time, the Eight Great Imperial Clans of the Ninefold Heaven had even convened a meeting specifically to discuss the true purpose behind Lin Heng's bizarre behavior.
On this matter!
Some said Lin Heng was deliberately throwing his weight around, hoping to strike fear into the major sects and make an even greater name for himself. Such behavior seemed very much like a challenge to the authority of the Thirteen Factions.
Others said Lin Heng might have learned of a hidden treasure and was scouting out its precise location, which would explain his bizarre behavior.
But the Eight Great Imperial Clans each had their own view, and in the end, none could guess what Lin Heng was planning.
In the end, the meeting yielded nothing, and the Eight Great Imperial Clans gave up trying to figure it out.
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