Only for Mahayana cultivators aiming for Tribulation, yet to grasp Water Mystery, did the Fire-Repelling Spirit Grass hold immense value.
Elder Yin likely sought it for Tiansha Sect’s prodigies.
This haul alone made Lin Yun’s trip a jackpot.
After picking it, he boarded his airship and sped off.
Aboard.
“I’ve grasped Lightning Mystery’s rudiments, unmastered ones are Water, Light, and Dark,” he mused.
“With this grass, Water’s not hard, that leaves Light and Dark, I’ll need to keep an eye out.”
“Let’s see what Elder Yin had,” he opened the Elder’s storage ring.
With Yin’s soul gone, the brand vanished.
Inside: over eight million spirit crystals, 200-plus Tribulation Pills, Lin Yun’s lost Holy Spirit-grade artifact, three super-divine weapons, a dozen divine-grade ones, and assorted junk.
A hefty haul, especially the pills—vital for a Tribulation breakthrough!
“Hm?”
“What’s this?” He spotted an old tome.
He pulled out the *Ancient Holy Relics List*.
Intriguing title—he stashed it for later.
He skimmed the disciples’ rings—nothing thrilling now, but sellable for a tidy sum.
Post-loot check.
“I’ve got Lightning Mystery’s rudiments, time to master it fully,” he thought.
Rudiments were a start, but full mastery took time and effort.
He pulled out the crystal coffin from the Eternal One’s ruins.
“This coffin boosts mystery comprehension, let’s test it with Lightning.”
He lay inside, meditating on Lightning Mystery.
“It works!”
He grinned—inside, rudiments-to-mastery sped up massively.
Before grasping Lightning, he’d tried the coffin for unlearned mysteries, no dice.
It only amplified mysteries with rudiments, like his prior fusion mastery.
A booster, not an initiator.
“A treasure indeed, with this, full Lightning Mystery won’t take long,” he said, pleased.
Rudiments-to-full mastery was a slog—Wind Mystery had taken ages.
The coffin erased that worry.
He entered the One Thought Clarity Tower, using the coffin to refine Lightning Mystery.
…
Baijia Fort.
Bailu’s courtyard.
“Uncle, why… why’d he do something so daft…” Bailu’s eyes reddened.
Back yesterday, she’d cried herself dry, guilt and self-blame gnawing.
She knew Lin Yun stayed for her.
“Hero Lin Yun’s a man of honor, barely knew us, yet because you saved him, he risked his life,” Bai Yongzhi sighed.
He couldn’t fathom such loyalty—he wouldn’t do it!
“Miss Bailu! Miss Bailu! Lin Yun’s back, at the fort gate!” a maid burst in, thrilled.
“What? Big brother Lin Yun’s back?” Bailu couldn’t believe it.
“Miss, Elder Yongzhi, I wouldn’t dare lie,” the maid said.
“Bailu, let’s go!”
Bai Yongzhi bolted up.
Bailu, hopeful, dashed after.
Fort gate.
Lin Yun waited—outsider, no guide, no entry.
Bai Yongzhi and Bailu rushed out.
“Big brother Lin Yun, it’s you! You’re alive!” Bailu’s tears flowed, overjoyed.
She’d thought him dead—his return was ecstasy.
“Bailu, I’m not that easy to kill,” he grinned.
Bai Yongzhi approached, eyes wide, heart roiling.
He couldn’t grasp how a second-rank Mahayana (unaware of Lin Yun’s third-rank leap) escaped a Tribulation foe.
“Hero Lin Yun, you’re back alive, I don’t know how, but your skill’s astounding!” Bai Yongzhi bowed.
“How’d you escape, big brother? Tiansha didn’t chase?” Bailu asked, curious.
“I killed them all,” Lin Yun said.
“All… all dead?”
Bai Yongzhi’s eye twitched, “Including that first-turn Tribulation Elder Yin?”
“Yeah,” Lin Yun nodded.
*Hiss!*
“You’re not joking, Hero Lin Yun? This… this…”
Bai Yongzhi gasped, incredulous.
A second-rank Mahayana killing a first-turn Tribulation? No wonder he doubted—it was fantastical!
“Here’s his weapon,” Lin Yun flipped out Elder Yin’s Holy Spirit-grade spear.
Seeing it, Bai Yongzhi froze like a statue.
The foe’s weapon in Lin Yun’s hands? He had to believe it!
Lin Yun’s feats deepened his mystery.
This lad was extraordinary!
A锦袍-clad, bearded middle-aged man emerged.
“Heard the hero who saved our youths is back,” he said.
“Clan Leader!”
“Greetings, Clan Leader!”
Bailu and Bai Yongzhi saluted.
“This must be Hero Lin Yun? I’m Bai Xuan, Bai Clan Leader,” he approached.
“Clan Leader Bai,” Lin Yun clasped his fists.
He knew Bai Xuan was Tribulation realm, rank unknown.
