noffsinger Chapter 60 Schemes
Chapter 60 Schemes
The two cultivators, a man and a woman, were at the fourth level of the Nascent Soul stage at the Burning Flame Peak.
One is named Zhang Xuan, and the other is named Wu Qingshuang. They are two low-grade root bone cultivators who obtained their opportunities at Xinhuo Peak and are now ranked fifth and sixth in the Trial Tower.
The two of them could hardly believe what they were seeing.
Lin Yuan and the others certainly knew that he had been consistently ranked in the top five of the Trial Tower for a long time, a rare genius in the sect.
But in almost everyone's eyes, he was just an ordinary genius.
He is not as good as Wang Qiudao, who is already able to fight against a cultivator at the seventh level of the Fetal Breathing stage, nor is he as good as Lin Chao, who is able to defeat a cultivator at the eighth level of the Fetal Breathing stage.
It surpasses many people, but it never deviates from common sense.
Now, common sense has been transcended.
After killing the seventh-level Nascent Soul cultivator from the Beast Taming Sect, Lin Yuan looked at the Sword Sect disciples behind him and asked using his identity token, "Are you all alright?"
Upon hearing this, the three cultivators at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage immediately replied, "It's nothing, just some minor injuries. Senior Brother arrived just in time."
The three of them came from the main peak. Lin Yuan was not well-known before, so they were unaware of his origins and only thought that he was a senior brother from a certain main peak who had reached the seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage.
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan said, "I am not worthy of being called senior brother. I am a junior brother from Xinhuo Peak. The three of you are my senior brothers."
Although the cultivation world values those who have achieved mastery first, that applies when facing unfamiliar cultivators. When facing fellow disciples, proper titles should not be used arbitrarily.
"Huh?" The cultivators on the main peak were taken aback.
Lin Yuan then inquired, "Have any of you senior brothers heard of Lin Chao?"
Upon hearing the name "Lin Chao," a senior brother from the main peak snapped out of his daze and said, "The top of the ten geniuses of the Xuanling Domain, who doesn't know him? Junior... Brother, is this what you want?"
"My name is Lin Yuan, and Lin Chao is my junior brother and cousin. We entered this palace complex together. Later, I encountered some opportunities and went into seclusion for a period of time. Now I can't contact him, so I want to find out some information." Lin Yuan did not hide anything.
However, all five people present shook their heads.
"I'm sorry, we've been exploring the palace and dealing with the Beast Taming Sect cultivators all this time, so we haven't had time to inquire about anything else."
"Junior Brother Lin Chao has not yet joined the disciples of the main peak, so it's difficult to find a place for him."
Lin Yuan was not disappointed upon hearing this.
He was just asking around casually.
"Thank you for your guidance, senior brothers. I still need to find someone, so I'll take my leave now. Senior brothers, you're injured, so it would be best if you left the Water Mansion first and came back after you've recovered," Lin Yuan suggested.
"That's exactly what we were thinking." The senior brother from the main peak nodded, then looked at Lin Yuan, his expression becoming slightly more serious. "Junior brother, you probably still need to find someone. With your strength, you should be able to protect yourself without much problem, but you still need to be careful of the disciples of the Beast Taming Sect."
"Especially for disciples of the Beast Taming Sect who bring aquatic spirit beasts, they have a great advantage underwater. If the other party has malicious intentions and they are not on guard, they are easily tricked."
"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother. I will be careful." Lin Yuan nodded slightly. He had witnessed the Beast Taming Sect disciples vying for opportunities on his way here. Even without his senior brother's reminder, he would have been cautious. "Farewell, Senior Brothers. See you in the sect from now on."
"Junior brother, farewell. I'm sure I'll see your brilliance in the sect someday."
Lin Yuan turned around, creating a large number of bubbles, and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
The three disciples from the main peak looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Does our Sword Sect's Fire Peak still have such a person?" A senior sister asked with some doubt and some emotion.
Lin Chao and Wang Qiudao are already incredibly talented; it's rare to find even one genius like them.
As a result, there are now three Xinghuo Peaks?
Wu Qingshuang and Zhang Xuan were also in the conversation.
"Junior Brother Lin Yuan is indeed a disciple of our Xin Huo Peak, ranking third in the Trial Tower. However, because Junior Brother Lin Chao and Junior Brother Wang Qiudao are too outstanding, not many people pay attention to him."
"Even the attention is only because of Junior Brother Lin Chao... But now it seems that Junior Brother Lin Yuan may not be much weaker than Junior Brother Lin Chao."
Upon hearing this, the senior brother of the main peak nodded and said, "Even though most of the combat power of the Beast Taming Sect cultivators lies in their spirit beasts, they are still at the seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage. The fact that Junior Brother Lin Yuan killed them so easily is enough to prove his strength."
"After this, there will probably be one more genius on the list of the top ten geniuses in the Xuanling Domain."
The group talked as they headed towards the exit of the Water Mansion.
However, halfway there, they saw many fellow disciples and Beast Taming Sect disciples who were panicking and running aimlessly.
They immediately asked, "Senior brother, what happened?"
A fellow disciple explained the situation in a few words: "For some reason, the water beasts in the Water Palace suddenly went berserk. Many of them left their territory and rampaged everywhere. Many fellow disciples were affected and trapped, unable to escape."
"The water beasts are too powerful. Even the senior brothers and sisters at the seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage are having difficulty dealing with them. They went to search for the other disciples to temporarily delay and rescue them. We need to leave the Water Mansion immediately to seek help."
Upon hearing this, Wu Qingshuang and the others were startled.
They originally thought that encountering a seventh-level Nascent Soul cultivator from the Beast Taming Sect was bad enough.
But now it seems they are somewhat lucky.
If they encountered a water beast at the seventh level of the embryonic breathing stage, they might not be able to hold out until Lin Yuan arrived.
Therefore, they stopped talking and rowed together, hoping to leave the water palace as quickly as possible.
Not long after, they left the Water Palace.
Upon seeing the disciple emerge in a disheveled state, Chen Changming immediately stepped forward to inquire.
The disciples who came out first hurriedly recounted what had happened.
"Your message came very quickly, go and rest first!" Chen Changming arranged for the group to rest, then came to Sect Master Li Qingbai. "Sect Master, this is probably beyond the limit."
There are still many disciples in the Water Mansion who are below the seventh level of the Fetal Breathing stage.
Facing this situation is not a training exercise, but rather courting death.
Therefore, he wanted to go and provide support.
Upon hearing this, the sect leader said, "I'm afraid we won't be able to get in."
Chen Changming was taken aback and asked, "Sect Master, why?"
The sect leader did not speak, but looked into the distance.
Soon, a figure appeared there; it was Xie Lingshan, the sect leader of the Beast Taming Sect.
In addition, there were two figures standing side by side with Xie Lingshan.
A figure dressed in a black robe, hiding himself in the shadows, exuded a terrifying aura of yin energy, and seemed to be surrounded by phantoms.
The man was around thirty years old, dressed in a magnificent robe, gentle and refined, with an air of scholarly refinement, like a learned man. He held a folding fan inlaid with an unknown gemstone, with a large character "林" (Lin) written on the top of the fan.
Chen Changming's pupils contracted upon seeing this.
"Yin Xuan, the sect leader of the Yin Soul Sect, and Lin Wusuan, the current patriarch of the Lin family."
Including Li Qingbai and Xie Lingshan, who had arrived earlier, the leaders of the four major forces in the Xuanling Domain were all present.
Xie Lingshan smiled and said, "Li Qingbai, it was you who set the rules before that Qi gathering and Dao foundation building are not allowed. If you violate them, my fellow Daoist Yin, fellow Daoist Lin, and I will not worry."
Li Qingbai remained calm and unperturbed: "Was this all part of your scheme?"
"I suppose so. It was a method I came up with on the spur of the moment, but it seems to be a bit ahead of schedule. But it doesn't matter, as long as it works. Given the nature of your Sword Sect, if any fellow disciples are affected, the other cultivators probably won't let it go easily, and quite a few people will die!" Xie Lingshan nodded, not denying it at all.
This idea was conceived on short notice after learning that there were water beasts inside the Water Palace, and only in this way could we scheme against the Sword Sect.
"Your Beast Taming Sect will suffer the same fate, and many of your disciples will die," Li Qingbai said slowly.
Xie Lingshan replied calmly, "It doesn't matter. Since the spiritual energy is going to be cut off anyway, a few deaths are fine!"