At the Tianqiong Clan’s team location.
“That guy gives me a familiar feeling, like I’ve seen him somewhere,” the Tianqiong Fourth Elder said, staring at Lin Yun in the distance.
Lin Yun had altered his appearance and concealed his aura, so the elder didn’t recognise him, but he felt a sense of déjà vu.
While waiting, Lin Yun quietly examined his spoils.
He had taken the storage rings of those he killed.
The Tribulation Pills totalled 70,000, and there were over 100 million spirit crystals.
Additionally, there were four Holy Spirit-grade weapons.
Lin Yun was very satisfied with the haul.
Though he had no use for Tribulation Pills now, he could give them to his subordinates, along with the Holy Spirit-grade weapons.
They had intended to kill and rob Lin Yun, but ended up being plundered by him instead.
Lin Yun couldn’t help but muse that this was indeed a quick way to gain wealth.
Seventy thousand Tribulation Pills and over 100 million spirit crystals were no small sum, even for him.
At that moment, another team descended from the sky.
“It’s the Baili Clan’s team!”
The Baili Clan had a large group, naturally drawing attention.
The Baili Clan was quite renowned in the Tianqian Empire.
“The Baili Clan?” Lin Yun murmured to himself.
Ancestor Xuyun’s enemy was from the Baili Clan, and at the Great Kun Ruins, the Baili Clan had sent a team whose leading elder even tried to kill Lin Yun.
Of course, that Baili Clan team, along with others, all perished there, with only Lin Yun and the Tianqiong Clan surviving.
After the Baili Clan’s arrival, their leading elder frowned, “Didn’t the Hu family patriarch say their team would meet us outside the spiritual treasury? Why haven’t they shown?”
“The Hu family just wants to ride our Baili Clan’s coattails to explore the treasury. If they’re not here, so be it,” another Baili Clan elder said.
At that moment, another figure descended from the sky.
“Another arrival!”
“Another lone person? That’s the second one to come alone, isn’t it?”
…
Lin Yun looked up.
“Hm? Senior Yan!?”
Lin Yun recognised him immediately.
When Lin Yun was thrown into the Land of Exile, it was this old man Yan who freed him from the Spirit-Binding Rope and led him to *Kuji*.
Lin Yun had kept his promise, bringing Yan out of the Land of Exile.
Afterward, Yan left, and Lin Yun hadn’t expected to encounter him here.
But Lin Yun didn’t approach to reunite, as he was currently disguised and hiding his identity.
About half Elder Yan’s arrival was no exception.
Roughly half a day later, more activity came from the sky.
Lin Yun looked up to see over 200 figures descending, a massive team.
“It’s the Tianqian royal family’s team. Prince Yi is personally leading them!”
…
The scene erupted into discussion and commotion.
The Tianqian royal family’s team carried the most weight here, especially with a prince leading.
After landing, the royal team took the central position.
The other teams approached to greet them.
“The allure of this spiritual treasury is indeed significant,” Lin Yun mused.
While escorting the lean man earlier, Lin Yun had learned some details about the treasury.
It had been scouted multiple times, with its opening confirmed to be imminent.
Few factions knew this, but they were all top-tier Tianqian Empire forces.
Scouting revealed the treasury was in a low-material space, inaccessible to Immortals, so major factions sent teams led by Ninth-Turn Tribulation Realm cultivators to explore.
Lin Yun glanced around—about 1,000 people, at least twenty teams. Lone arrivals like him were rare.
The Tianqian royal team was the largest, with over 200 people, likely to protect the prince.
The prince exploring the ruins was a form of training. As this was the Tianqian Empire, no team would dare attack the royal team, so their main concern was the treasury’s dangers.
At that moment, the ancient city ahead began to tremble faintly.
“The spiritual treasury is emerging!”
Instantly, all the waiting teams erupted in excitement.
Lin Yun opened his eyes to see the ancient city ruins trembling violently before collapsing.
Then, from eight directions, eight massive pillars rose from the ground, inscribed with dense text that glowed simultaneously.
The pillars radiated brilliant light, beams shooting skyward.
The beams converged in the air, forming a massive vortex of light.
The spectacle left Lin Yun in awe.
“The treasury has emerged. Go!”
In an instant, all teams rushed toward the light vortex.
Seeing several teams enter, Lin Yun transformed into a streak of light and charged into the vortex.
Upon entering, blinding white light engulfed him.
When it faded, Lin Yun found himself in a desolate, oppressive landscape.
No other teams were in sight.
It seemed the vortex didn’t transport everyone to the same spot, but randomly scattered entrants across the treasury.
“My goodness, such… such dense barren energy!”
Lin Yun was stunned upon arrival.
The air was thick with extraordinarily potent barren energy.
Perhaps because this place had been desolate for tens of thousands of years, the barren energy had accumulated to a terrifying degree.
Its concentration far surpassed that of the Land of Exile!
Unlike the wild barren energy there, this was calmer, easier to absorb.
Lin Yun took a deep breath, and vast amounts of barren energy surged into his body.
*Kuji* began operating instinctively, digesting the immense energy.
“Not yet.”
Lin Yun quickly suppressed *Kuji*’s operation.
Though the barren energy was dense, exploring the treasury was the priority, not cultivating.
He could later fill his jade pendant with barren energy, but for now, he needed to search for treasures.
Lin Yun surveyed his surroundings, chose a promising direction, and moved forward…
