One day later.
Lin An and Zhou Ping arrived at the central area.
Upon arrival, Lin An immediately sensed the aura of Sin Beast permeating the area. Had Zhou Ping not been by his side, he would have surely drawn his sword again.
"Brother Lin, is your purpose in coming here to retrieve a rare treasure from the Spirit Realm?" Zhou Ping asked with a smile.
Lin An's eyes flickered; he was interested in the rare treasures of the Spirit Realm, but not that interested.
For him at least, rare treasures are not as important as grinding attribute points.
However, since Zhou Ping still asked the question, he naturally couldn't say that he wasn't interested, otherwise he would lack a reason to hunt the Sin Beast.
"Brother Zhou and the other nine families must also be here for this rare treasure of the Spirit Realm, right?" Lin An didn't answer directly, but asked instead.
"That's true, but if Brother Lin desires this rare treasure, we shouldn't take it from him."
Zhou Ping smiled and said, "If Brother Lin needs anything, we are all willing to lend a hand to help you eliminate the Sin Beast and retrieve the treasure."
Lin An realized that the other party wanted to curry favor with him, and was even willing to offer him a Spirit Realm treasure as an investment.
It's a pity, his purpose in entering the Spirit Realm wasn't for any rare treasure.
"Brother Zhou, you can't make this decision for anyone else, can you?" Lin An said.
"Brother Lin, you can rest assured. If I step in, I will surely be able to persuade the others," Zhou Ping said.
Lin An was silent for a few seconds before saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Brother Zhou, but I still want to test how strong these Sin Beast are first."
Zhou Ping stared at Lin An, then burst into laughter, "I underestimated Brother Lin's ambition. It just so happens that I should go and meet up with them first."
Lin An nodded, exchanged a few more polite words with the other party, and then left alone.
Zhou Ping narrowed his eyes as he watched Lin An's retreating figure.
"How arrogant! He actually thinks he can charge into Gourd Canyon all by himself."
"That's true, those with extraordinary talent have always been arrogant."
"That's fine. When they're on the verge of collapse, we can then step in and offer timely assistance."
Thinking it over, Zhou Ping also left. He was going to meet up with the others and discuss things.
With the help of the Wu Clan's map, Lin An's goal was very clear.
More than an hour later, he arrived at the outside of a canyon.
" Gourd Canyon, this is the birthplace of extraordinary treasures. According to information provided by the Wu Clan, it contains as many as 100,000 Sin Beast, divided into three areas."
"The outer area will then have at least seventy thousand Gold Realm Sin Beast, all at the lowest Gold Seventh Grade."
"The inner area contains Platinum Realm Sin Beast, ranging from Platinum First Grade to Platinum Sixth Grade, numbering approximately twenty to thirty thousand."
"The core area only has about three thousand Sin Beast, but they are all of Platinum Seventh Grade or higher, with even Platinum Ninth Grade guarding it."
Lin An recalled the message the Wu Clan had given him.
In fact, the Wu Clan had sent people in before when the Spirit Realm opened, intending to take away the rare treasures.
Unfortunately, the treasure had not yet fully formed at that time, and if it were forcibly taken away, it would be a complete waste of effort.
According to the Wu Clan's speculation, the extraordinary treasure was almost fully formed when the Spirit Realm began this time, and it could be taken away.
"We'll talk about the rare treasures later; right now, the most important thing is to hunt down the Sin Beast."
Lin An's gaze was fixed on the canyon before him.
Gourd Canyon gets its name from its gourd-like shape.
The mountain walls on both sides of the entrance are a thousand meters wide, and the interior is even more vast; otherwise, it would be impossible to accommodate 100,000 Sin Beast.
Lin An stared at the canyon in front of him. Even before entering, he could already sense the aura of numerous Sin Beast.
There are still three days until the Spirit Realm closes. If he wanted, he could naturally break through to the Platinum Realm directly, which would allow him to hunt down the Sin Beast even faster.
However, once he breaks through to the Platinum Realm, it also means that those Gold Realm Sin Beast will become useless, and even if he kills them, they will not provide him with attribute points.
He certainly wouldn't just waste it like that.
Then Lin An looked around.
Besides him, there were naturally other people here.
When these people saw him, their expressions changed slightly, and they dared not approach him to communicate.
"It seems that news of my hunting of Sin Beast has already spread throughout the Spirit Realm," Lin An thought to himself.
Although those who witnessed him hunting the Sin Beast have not yet arrived here, they are not as fast as him and Zhou Ping.
However, since he possesses a spirit-communication jade talisman that allows him to send messages remotely, it's quite normal for others to know about his affairs.
"Gentlemen, I am about to enter the canyon to hunt down the Sin Beast."
"I hope you will not disturb us, otherwise it would not be worth it if you were to be stained with my blade and shed blood for it."
After finishing speaking, Lin An ignored everyone and walked straight into the canyon.
As everyone watched Lin An's retreating figure, and considering his earlier words, their expressions changed.
"How arrogant! Does he intend to kill us?"
"Others have the right to be arrogant; although they are only at the Gold Ninth Grade, they possess the power to hunt down tens of thousands of Sin Beast."
"Hmph, who knows whether the rumors are true or false? Even if he's strong, he's only Gold Ninth Grade. His talk of hunting down Sin Beast is just a way to keep us from getting our hands on rare treasures."
"He hasn't gone far. Do you want to say it to his face?"
"Now I'm curious about the attitude of the Ten Great Clans; they've also come for the rare treasure."
"..."
The group was somewhat displeased by Lin An's words, after all, they were all considered geniuses when they were in the lower city, and naturally they all had their pride.
Despite their displeasure, no one actually dared to follow Lin An into the canyon.
It wasn't that they were afraid of what Lin An said, but rather that they knew there were many Sin Beast in the canyon, and going in would be tantamount to suicide.
Lin An naturally didn't care what these people thought; he was just giving them a heads-up.
He's booked the entire place; anyone who enters will die!
To avoid the awkward situation of "I'll help you" arising again.
If anyone dares to come in and steal his Sin Beast, he will keep his promise.
Kill him with one blow!
Lin An had already entered the canyon.
Upon entering, one is greeted by a dense swarm of Sin Beast.
These Sin Beast sensed Lin An's presence as an outsider. They exchanged a glance before the Sin Beast went berserk, roaring as they attacked Lin An.
"Good timing!"
Lin An brandished his sword and charged straight at the attacker.
The fighting resumed.
The fierce battle naturally attracted the attention of the surrounding crowd. Although they dared not follow into the canyon, they could still take pictures from the outside.
When everyone saw Lin An actually dare to kill the endless stream of Sin Beast, they were all incredibly shocked.
Although I hate to admit it, I have to say that their courage is beyond our reach.
"How long can he hold on?"
Then everyone shook their heads. Under such a dense attack, even if Lin An was powerful enough to kill hundreds or thousands of Sin Beast, could he still kill tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands?
"Even if the previous rumors are true, there are still 100,000 Sin Beast in the canyon, including some at the Platinum Realm. How could he possibly survive?"
That's what everyone thought.