Chapter 486 - Deep Night
The Sovereign's Ascension
Lu Siyin couldnât move her wrist no matter how she struggled. Her face immediately became dark and she barked, âYou piece of trash. Are you courting death?â
âSword slave, release Senior Sister Lu right this moment!â Leng Fengâs eyes flashed with killing aura as he drew his weapon. This signaled everyone else to draw their swords as well.
Seeing this scene, Lu Siyin calmed down and sneered, âYouâre pretty courageous. Who are you to interfere in me reprimanding this lass? Why donât you try and touch me once more, you trash!â
Lin Yun sneered inwardly. At such a close distance, he had more than ten ways of killing Lu Siyin. Even if he had only recovered 70% of his injuries, he could still leave safely after killing her. He didnât know where she got the courage to speak to him in such a tone.
âBig Brother Lin, let Senior Sister Lu go.â Bai Yi was startled by Lin Yunâs actions and immediately calmed him down.
Looking at Bai Yi, Lin Yun sighed inwardly. She was still too soft.
âYouâre courting death!â But the moment he released his grip, Lu Siyin stabbed her sword scabbard at Lin Yunâs chest.
âNo!â Bai Yiâs face changed and she stood before Lin Yun. The scabbard struck Bai Yiâs chest, which made Bai Yi groan out in pain. This scene surprised many people.
âIdiot,â sneered Lu Siyin.
âDonât!â Bai Yi immediately grabbed onto Lin Yun and she squeezed out a smile, âBig Brother Lin, calm down. Iâm fine.â
Lin Yun bit his lip and he swept a glance at Lu Siyin. This instantly made Lu Siyin feel a chill run down her spine as she felt the boundless killing aura focused on her, which made her tremble.
âWhatâs going on?!â Liu Yunyan came out right at this moment.
âSenior Sister Liu, this piece of trash wants to follow us down the boat so I taught him a lesson. But who knew that Junior Sister Bai would step forward and take the attack for him,â sighed Lu Siyin.
Interesting⦠Lin Yunâs face was grim as the corner of his lips raised. He was rather impressed by Lu Siyinâs ability to make bogus claims.
âThatâs not it. Big Brother Lin didnât beg me. Iâm just afraid that thereâs no one to take care of him on the boat. After all, it has only been two daysâ¦â Bai Yi whispered as she tried to get up. But the pain made her lips twitch in pain.
Liu Yunyanâs eyes flashed with a light as she came up to check on Bai Yiâs injuries. Shortly after, she turned to look at Lu Siyin which made Lu Siyin start panicking.
âThis âlessonâ of yours is pretty heavy,â said Liu Yunyan without any expression on her face.
âIâm sorry,â said Lu Siyin with her head lowered.
Liu Yunyan snorted and she turned to Lin Yun, âYou can come along. But youâre not allowed to act on your own without my permission.â
âThank you, Senior Sister,â chuckled Bai Yi as she rubbed her wound.
âLin Yun, come with me,â said Liu Yunyan as she turned around.
âBig Brother Linâ¦â said Bai Yi.
âDonât worry about me,â said Lin Yun as he followed behind Liu Yunyan.
When they came to a quiet corner, Liu Yunyan looked at Lin Yun, âYouâre rather fixated on your sword.â
Lin Yun was briefly stunned before he instantly understood what was going on. Liu Yunyan mustâve felt that he lied to Bai Yi and begged her to bring him on purpose before âstealingâ his sword back.
âYou can think however you like,â said Lin Yun. He didnât have any interest in arguing. He could just get all his items back when he recovered his injuries before leaving. He didnât want to stay here for a moment longer. However, he just couldnât help but worry about Bai Yi, that silly lass.
âThis is 50 third grade spiritual jades. Consider it my compensation,â said Liu Yunyan calmly.
This made Lin Yun surprised because Liu Yunyan was rather generous. She was truly worthy of being a disciple of a quasi-overlord force. After all, third grade spiritual jades were extremely precious. If he had so many resources, he couldâve finished refining his sword energy by now.
âYouâre not willing to part with it?â Liu Yunyan took the spiritual jades back and said, âIâll get Siyin to return you the sword after this mission. Consider it as me owing you one.â
Mission? Lin Yun instantly understood what Liu Yunyan was trying to do. She mustâve felt that Lu Siyin would be stronger with the Flower Burial Sword, so she would contribute more. It looks like Liu Yunyan was pretty concerned about the Indigoflame Goldlotus.
But she must be joking to think that Lu Siyin could unleash the power of the Flower Burial Sword. The sword had already acknowledged him as the owner, so he was the only one who could use it in this world. Even if someone else took it, there was no way he or she could bring out its power.
âMiss Liu, Iâll be honest with you. Itâs not just the Flower Burial Sword,â said Lin Yun. âAside from the Flower Burial Sword, I also lost a Heavenly Soul Realm beast core, a high rank cosmic artifact, an ancient secret artifact, and a painting to Lu Siyin.â
Liu Yunyanâs face changed and she looked at Lin Yun with disappointment, âDo you think Iâll believe you?â
âYou can choose to believe whatever you want,â said Lin Yun as he tugged his arms together.
But Lin Yunâs actions had enraged Liu Yunyan. She had already lowered herself as the Heavenly Province Academyâs elite to talk to Lin Yun, but Lin Yun still treated her for a fool. After all, how could a sword slave possess so many treasures? Did he take her for a fool?
Liu Yunyan spoke out coldly, âThen you can follow. But donât let me discover any actions from you. Otherwise, I wonât let you off easily, even for Bai Yiâs sake.â
Right at this moment, there was a commotion on the deck. When Lin Yun turned his head over, he saw a boat with a blood wing emblem on its flag. Many young cultivators emitting demonic aura stood on the deck.
âThe Bloodwing Pavilion!â Liu Yunyanâs face changed as she immediately stepped forward.
âThe Bloodwing Pavilion is actually here!â
âTheyâre really annoying like pests.â The Heavenly Province Academyâs disciples all wore a grave expression.
âWho are they?â Lin Yun asked Bai Yi. A youth donned in crimson clothing stood on the boat with a faint smile on his lips that made him look eerie.
âTheyâre from the Bloodwing Pavilion. The one leading them is Pan Yue, a high ranking disciple in the Bloodwing Pavilion. His cultivation is in the lesser Yin stage,â explained Bai Yi. âOur sects have always had a bad relationship. This is troublesome now.â
Lin Yun merely nodded his head. He looked at Pan Yue briefly and shifted his gaze away. Behind Pan Yue stood a black-clothed man with his face covered in a mask. If it wasnât for Lin Yunâs keen sense, he wouldâve neglected that person.
âLiu Yunyan, youâre pretty fast. I nearly lost track of you,â said Pan Yue with a dense smile on his face.
âSo what if you caught up to me? Talk after you snatch the Indigoflame Goldlotus,â said Liu Yunyan.
âLetâs wait and see then!â laughed Pan Yue. When he turned around, his eyes were dark. The Bloodwing Pavilionâs boat soon disappeared from everyoneâs sight, but their appearance was like dark clouds that loomed over everyoneâs hearts. They knew that the journey wouldnât be smooth.
When everyone got off the boat, they began to cautiously travel through the forest. As they gradually went deeper into the Bloodbone Mountain Range, they started to encounter more demonic beasts. But those demonic beasts were rather easy to deal with.
When dusk arrived, Liu Yunyan chose to set up a camp for the night. Lin Yun was leaning against an ancient tree as he watched everyone working. Some of the disciples were even setting up spiritual runes and traps in the surroundings for defence. Everything was smoothly put into place under Liu Yunyanâs instructions.
She was rather capable, but Lin Yun wouldnât help because he knew that she didnât like him.
My injuries are almost healed, but I converted 70% of my origin energy. If I can convert 100% of it into sword energy, Iâll have a 50% chance of winning even when facing a greater Yin stage expert. Lin Yun pondered inwardly. In the end, there was nothing he could do because he didnât have any resources. If he had enough third grade spiritual jades, not only could he heal up from his injuries faster, but he could also refine more of his origin energy into sword energy.
âBig Brother Lin.â Bai Yiâs head came out of the tent. She first looked around before she looked at Lin Yun with a smile, âCome in for a bit.â
âWhat are you trying to do?â Lin Yun rubbed his nose in confusion. The other disciples were busy with their affairs, so no one noticed him.
âHere, for you,â said Bai Yi as she took out a pile of third grade spiritual jades. There were at least seventy of them.
âThis isâ¦â Lin Yun was even more baffled.
âBig Brother Lin, Iâve seen you secretly cultivating the past few days. You must be trying to recover your strength, right? Senior sister said that your injuries are serious, so it should be hard for you to recover. I canât help you with it, but you can have these spiritual jades,â said Bai Yi.
Lin Yun felt his nose becoming sour and he smiled bitterly, âYour senior sister already said that Iâm a cripple. Why are you giving me so many spiritual jades? Wonât they go to waste?â
âHow can it be? Even if you canât recover your strength with them, you can still nourish your body,â said Bai Yi. She forcibly handed the spiritual jades to Lin Yun and smiled while shaking her interspatial pouch, âFurthermore, I still have some more. I saved many of the spiritual jades given to me by the academy.â
âThank you.â Lin Yun ultimately accepted them because he urgently needed them.
âNo need to thank me. Iâm also happy that you can recover your strength,â said Bai Yi with her face blushed as she waved her hand.
After coming out of the tent, Lin Yun looked at the interspatial pouch with many emotions. âThat lass has no idea how great of a help she was. I need to focus on refining them tonight.â
Lin Yun looked for a remote corner and started to refine the third grade spiritual jades. When he circulated the Iris Sword Sutra, he could sense pure spiritual energy flowing into his body that was absorbed by the Iris Flower. Shortly after, a satisfying feeling spread over his body. His profound veins were repairing at a visible speed.
His Dracophant Battle Physique had strong healing speed, not to mention that he had many third grade spiritual jades now. But his ambition didnât just end with recovering his injuries. He wanted to refine all the spiritual jades and convert all his origin energy into sword energy.
Half an hour later, Lin Yun opened his eyes. He had refined all the spiritual jades and his eyes glowed brightly in the dark. All of the seventy third grade spiritual jades had been reduced to ashes.
âJust a little moreâ¦â Lin Yun had only refined 90% of his origin energy after exhausting all the spiritual jades. But he was confident that he wouldnât be in a terrible spot if he faced a greater Yin stage expert. As for lesser Yin stage experts, he could crush them easily.
Then again, he was even more happy that he had recovered from his injuries fully. Not only did he recover his strength, but his strength reached a whole new level. When he clenched his fist together, he could sense the power coursing through his body.
Suddenly, Lin Yunâs eyes flickered and he turned in a specific direction. A violent aura was coming from that direction, which disrupted the silence of the night.
This made all the disciplesâ faces change as they opened their eyes. Someone yelled out, âDemonic beasts! The demonic beasts are going berserk!â
The startling cries instantly woke everyone up.
âWhat is to come will eventually come,â muttered Lin Yun as he looked at Bai Yiâs tent. He didnât care about these peopleâs death, but no one could harm Bai Yi with him around!