Chapter 239 (1/2)

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If Shen Yujue really used his Hardened Body Stage cultivation to fight against him, the result would be unknown, but Lin Xuanzhi knew that his chances of winning weren’t high. After all, the suppression from a higher cultivation level couldn’t be resisted so easily, let alone the large gap between his and Shen Yujue’s cultivation levels.

Although Shen Yujue was praised, he reacted as if his reverse scale had been triggered, exclaiming angrily, “You scoundrel, how dare you so freely talk nonsense about my Shen family’s fortune? Who gave you the courage?”

As an old ghost who had been wandering around for a thousand years, Lin Xuanzhi naturally wouldn’t bother with arguing with Shen Yujue, so he only said, “Regarding Shen Er’s matter, I will demand an explanation from you even if all of you didn’t find me first.”

Shen Yujue suppressed his murderous intent and, with extreme difficulty, restrained his sword that was already trembling nonstop while giving out ringing sounds. He glared at Lin Xuanzhi in rage. “Changgeng has always been gentle and courteous to people, he never quarrels with anyone. He’s already told me that in the Pill Limit Mysterious Land, all of you tried to take his life because you wanted to rob away the Hepta-Brilliant Sacred Fire in his hands. You even used evil Yin arts. If it wasn’t because he ran away fast enough, right now, he wouldn’t have lost only an arm!”

Lin Xuanzhi understood when he heard this. Contrary to expectations, he held a wisp of admiration for Shen Changgeng now — he could immediately think of a method to flip truth and lies and get away scot-free while suffering from the pain of losing an arm. Not everyone could have this kind of mental fort.i.tude.

Yan Tianhen objected with a dark expression, “Don’t tell me that whatever he says is the truth? He was clearly the one who took , but he was too weak and suffered retribution as a result. Why is this our fault now?”

“Nonsense!” A Shen family elder slapped the table and stood up. “If you want to slander my Shen family’s people, you have to produce evidence!”

Yan Tianhen faced him, “You must provide evidence as well if you want to frame my Lin family’s people!”

Yan Tianhen had never been one to suffer losses in verbal arguments, and now that he had Lin Xuanzhi as his backing, even more so, he wouldn’t stand to suffer even a little loss when arguing.

However, not suffering losses meant that, at the same time, you couldn’t obtain any benefits either.

Both sides stuck to their own versions of the events and both claimed that the other party wasn’t anything good.

The Shen family naturally wouldn’t let this matter rest. Finally, that Shen family elder with a white beard spoke, “Young Sect Master Ren, even if these kids made some unreasonable decisions, don’t tell me that you don’t know who exactly owns this Pill Limit Mysterious Land? Back then, my Shen family agreed to open the Pill Limit Mysterious Land to Sky Peak Sect’s disciples because we were giving the Sect Master face. Furthermore, my Shen family already has an agreement with the Sect master that no matter who obtained the Sacred Fire in the Pill Limit Mysterious Land, it will belong to my Shen family in the end.”

Ren Fuyao couldn’t help but smile bitterly in his heart.

He naturally knew about this, but he’d never expected that anyone would be able to obtain the Hepta-Brilliant Sacred Fire. Moreover, the Shen family had already stated, very clearly, that only they knew the location of the Hepta-Brilliant Sacred Fire, and that it was impossible for others to find it. Thus, Ren Fuyao had never even considered the possibility of other people taking away the Hepta-Brilliant Sacred Fire.

Unfortunately–

The plan couldn’t keep up with the changes. Who would have thought that Lin Xuanzhi and these people would be so powerful?

Ren Fuyao gave that elder an expression that said, “Don’t be rash, wait for a while”, then turned to Lin Xuanzhi. “Such a matter indeed exists, it’s true that my father has made a contract with the Shen family. Now that the Hepta-Brilliant Sacred Fire has landed in your hands, I only want to ask if there is any room for exchange?”

The Shen family members’ expressions all changed when they heard someone call them wh.o.r.es.

One Shen family elder was also too lazy to keep up the pretenses and spoke bluntly, “The Hepta-Brilliant Sacred Fire is the Shen family’s treasure to begin with. You may have the fortune to obtain it, but you should also consider whether you want your life!”

Someone with a softer disposition most likely would have already thrown out this scalding-hot potato long ago to save their own life. However, by nature, Yan Tianhen had a rebellious disposition. He didn’t even concede or bow and bend his knee when Lin Xuanzhi was bedridden, so right now, he was even more unlikely to cower.

Yan Tianhen responded, “To be frank, the Hepta-Brilliant Sacred Fire is within my body and has already fused together with me. If you want it, you’ll have to kill me, pull out my Yang souls, and extinguish my Yin souls. Otherwise, you won’t get it no matter what!”

Shen family elders’ expressions changed. The old man with the white beard suddenly burst into a rage, his five fingers forming into claws and grabbing towards Yan Tianhen’s head. “Then I’ll kill you!”

A strong gust of wind from a palm a.s.saulted him directly in the face. A person came in, elegantly and lightly. He spoke with contempt, “Old fart, a Profound Realm cultivator like yourself actually wants to hurt a little baby who’s yet to reach the Hardened Body Stage? So embarra.s.sing.”

“Who is it!?” The white-bearded Shen family member narrowed his eyes as he gazed at the entrance.

Only to see that the newcomer was spry, lively, and graceful, floating in the air, his sleeves like clouds. His face contained traces of laziness.

“Lin Liuchun.” The newcomer reported his own family origin.

“Fourth Elder!” Yan Tianhen cried excitedly and slipped behind Lin Xuanzhi.

The faces of the Shen family members suddenly changed.

However, the person with the biggest reaction was actually Ren Fuyao, the Young Sect Master.

His entire being experienced a great shock. He suddenly fixed his gaze on Lin Liuchun without blinking even once, as if he wanted to engrave Lin Liuchun’s image into his very bones.

Lin Liuchun stood in front of Lin Xuanzhi, glanced at him, then spoke to that white-bearded Shen family elder who had acted just now, “Shen Yang, you’re already 800 years old, you don’t think it’s embarra.s.sing to bully a younger generation whose hairs aren’t even fully grown yet?”

Shen Yang secretly thought,

Even though the Lin family was a third-cla.s.s family, that was only because the Lin family didn’t have a second Profound Realm elder beside First Elder in these years, so their status was lowered. In addition, the Lin family also didn’t have an amazing younger generation, and genius youngsters rarely made an appearance. However, no one dared to truly look down on the Lin family, only because the Lin family still had its foundation. The several surviving elders all had the strength to fight on par with Profound Realm cultivators. Among them, Fourth Elder Lin Liuchun was a person of outstanding talent.