Chapter 434 (1/2)

Lin Xuanzhi showed a wry smile and shook his head, his left hand trembling slightly. “I’m already at the end of my strength. When I fought against Mo Yan, I just looked calm.”

Mo Yan was two small stages higher in cultivation than Lin Xuanzhi. If it weren’t for Mo Yan underestimating his enemy, and Lin Xuanzhi suddenly breaking through the fourth style of the 《Teal Lotus Nine Styles》 — “Heartless Lotus Seed” — which was extremely destructive and helped him jump two small stages with one full-powered blow, it wouldn’t have necessarily been so easy to kill Mo Yan.

However, for the current Lin Xuanzhi, he only barely managed to pull off Heartless Lotus Seed, so he could only use it once, and that single attack had already consumed all his spiritual Qi. Furthermore, the backlash from the Small Mingyin Flame also caused Lin Xuanzhi’s Qi and blood to boil and churn. Earlier, he was forced to grit his teeth and endure so that he wouldn’t spit out a mouthful of blood.

If it weren’t for Feng Jingyu’s timely appearance, Lin Xuanzhi wouldn’t even have had the chance to dodge Qu Buyi’s attack and would have died.

It could be said that Feng Jingyu’s timing was very appropriate and excellent.

Yan Tianhen’s expression changed slightly, so he quickly went over to support Lin Xuanzhi. He looked at him anxiously. “Dage, we might as well leave here first.”

Lin Xuanzhi nodded.

After this battle, Lin Xuanzhi’s body was not only empty of spiritual Qi, but he also caused some repercussions to himself when using the Small Mingyin Flame for the first time. It was like waves of cold air permeated his insides and every part of his body, but it wasn’t just cold. It was an ominous feeling that seemed as if he was being secretly watched by ghosts and demons.

In the legends, the Small Mingyin Flame was a kind of fire born in hell. Speaking of it, if it was refined by a master without a strong heart, they would have been instantly crushed to death.

When Lin Xuanzhi refined the Small Mingyin Flame, he did it in a short amount of time while using aggressive methods, so even though the Small Mingyin Flame was now under his control, it sometimes didn’t want to listen to Lin Xuanzhi, occasionally stirring up trouble for him. This caused some complications for Lin Xuanzhi.

Fortunately, after being influenced by the sword intent from 《Teal Lotus Nine Styles》, Zhige was recognizing Lin Xuanzhi as its master more and more, and no longer acted up willfully whenever Lin Xuanzhi drew it out. Otherwise, Lin Xuanzhi might have died this time.

Yan Tianhen and Lin Xuanzhi flew back to Sinking Sword Peak with their several senior martial brothers.

After Feng Jingyu appeared on the stage and completed his mission, he was also depleted of spiritual Qi. With a poof, he suddenly transformed back into a little fat bird again.

Yan Tianhen couldn’t help but have a headache when he saw it. Sure enough, it was just a farce. He just looked powerful.

Before long, Qu Buyi pushed the door open.

On the side of Qu Buyi’s face, one could clearly see five red fingerprints, which made the skin look quite swollen. It could be seen that the two slaps from Feng Jingyu were not soft at all. Moreover, it was incredible that the two slaps he did completely overlapped each other and were on exactly the same spot!

“How did inquiring go?” Yin Xinghan asked.

“The news that the Twin Lotus Lamp is on Lin Xuanzhi is well known. Those sect disciples and aristocratic families who were originally called by Esteemed Lan Yue and the Yuan family have changed their attitudes because of this incident. Most of them have decided to withdraw from the alliance,” Qu Buyi informed.

Yin Xinghan frowned. “That’s not what I want to know. I asked you to inquire about the news concerning Lin Xuanzhi, Yan Tianhen, and that West Phoenix Monarch Feng Jingyu… How could he suddenly appear in the Five Continents and mix with Lin Xuanzhi’s company?”

Qu Buyi told him with some difficulty, “Sir, this is the Five Continents. I’m afraid there are not many cultivators that know who the West Phoenix Monarch is.”

Yin Xinghan took a deep breath. “That’s true.”

He swept Qu Buyi a glance. “Lin Xuanzhi is the Star of Salvation from the prophecy. Was there any news about this?”

Qu Buyi shook his head. “It seems that no one has ever mentioned it.”

With a cold smile, Yin Xinghan tapped his fan on the palm of his hand. “East Sovereign ah, East Sovereign, he really is incredible. Over 20 years have passed, but no one in the Nine Lands knows that he has a son and is still hiding the secret so tightly! He truly played well like an interesting ‘golden cicada shedding its shell’! However, even our Lord has already noticed this matter, otherwise, he wouldn’t have issued a Scarlet Kill Order on Lin Zhan. Unfortunately, Liu Mengchen was not a reliable one…”

Qu Buyi didn’t say a word. After all, Lin Xuanzhi was the first heir of the Nine Lands, and he didn’t know it until today. Moreover, the prophecy of the Star of Salvation had never been heard of in the Nine Lands. It was likely suppressed by the Yan family many years ago.

Sometimes, knowing too much was not a good thing.

After a while, Yin Xinghan said slowly, “In this case, we should find a way to resolve the great trouble of Lin Xuanzhi for our Lord while in the Five Continents. That way, our Lord will have one less enemy to deal with, and can sit back and relax.”

Qu Buyi frowned slightly. “It’s just that Lin Xuanzhi suddenly became so powerful today, and he also refined the Small Mingyin Flame. The West Phoenix Monarch also stands at his side. I’m afraid this matter isn’t easy to handle.”