“Hm? Someone’s coming?” Lin Yun’s smile suddenly froze.
Immediately after, Lin Yun turned to look, spotting a dozen figures approaching, each with formidable auras.
In an instant, the dozen people reached Lin Yun.
“The Baili Clan’s team? What a small world,” Lin Yun thought to himself.
When the Baili Clan had arrived outside earlier, Lin Yun had noticed them and recognised these people.
At that time, Lin Yun was sitting outside, listening to distant discussions. The elder leading the Baili Clan was a Tribulation Realm cultivator. Since he was in the Tribulation Realm, he had no future prospects, so the Baili Clan sent him to explore.
Below the Eternal, the Tribulation Realm was undoubtedly the strongest, but surviving Tribulation Realm cultivators were rare. Most died failing their tribulations, and those who survived could only live an extra thousand years or so before perishing, making them extremely scarce.
The Baili Clan sending a Tribulation Realm expert showed how much they valued this spiritual treasure!
Besides the Tribulation Realm leader, the Baili Clan also sent a Nine-Turn Tribulation Realm elder and other Tribulation Realm cultivators to seek opportunities here. Some Mahayana realm cultivators were also sent by the clan for training and to seek opportunities.
The group approaching now had only a dozen people, while the Baili Clan had brought around forty in total. It seemed their team had scattered upon entering, likely splitting into several groups.
This was one of those groups.
“Young master, once this group sees the Ksitigarbha Bodhi Fruit, they’ll definitely try to seize it,” Xiao Bai’s voice echoed in Lin Yun’s mind.
“Fortunately, the Baili Clan’s Tribulation Realm elder isn’t here, or it’d be troublesome,” Lin Yun transmitted to Xiao Bai.
Among these dozen people, the leader was the Nine-Turn Tribulation Realm elder from the Baili Clan, whom Lin Yun had observed earlier. The Tribulation Realm elder was not among them.
“Indeed, with young master’s strength, as long as you don’t face a Tribulation Realm cultivator, you should handle them,” Xiao Bai replied via transmission.
The dozen Baili Clan members soon reached the Silver Syrup Lake.
“Wow, what’s that?”
“Elder Zhen, look at those fruits, they’re extraordinary!”
The Baili Clan members all gazed at the lake’s surface.
“It’s the Ksitigarbha Bodhi Fruit! At least… at least a hundred thousand years old!”
Upon seeing the Ksitigarbha Bodhi Fruit, the white-haired elder leading the Baili Clan’s eyes gleamed with excitement, his voice trembling.
“Haha, I never expected to encounter such a treasure!” The white-haired Baili Clan elder burst into laughter.
“Pick them first!”
Lin Yun made up his mind.
With that thought, Lin Yun swiftly leapt onto the Silver Syrup Lake’s surface, rushing to pick the fruits first!
“Elder Zhen, that kid’s making a move!” The Baili Clan members shouted.
“This guy came alone and dares to snatch the Ksitigarbha Bodhi Fruit in front of our Baili Clan? He’s got some nerve!”
“Move, stop him!”
After the Baili Clan elder spoke, he rushed towards Lin Yun, with the other dozen following.
Among the teams exploring the spiritual treasure, only two came alone: Lin Yun and that old man Yan. So, every team had noticed them, and this white-haired elder knew Lin Yun was alone.
In an instant, they reached the airspace above the Silver Syrup Lake, blocking Lin Yun’s path.
“Kid, you’ve got some guts. A lone cultivator daring to covet the Ksitigarbha Bodhi Fruit? Get lost now!” The white-haired elder barked at Lin Yun, utterly domineering.
“These are ownerless items. Whoever sees and claims them first owns them,” Lin Yun said calmly.
A goateed man from the Baili Clan laughed, “Haha, how ridiculous! Such treasures belong to the capable. In front of our Baili Clan, you think you’re worthy? Scram, and you might live!”
“Noisy!”
Lin Yun’s brow furrowed. With a wave of his hand, a terrifying wave surged towards the goateed middle-aged man.
“Pfft!”
The goateed man spat out a mouthful of dark blood, his body flying backwards into the silver syrup, dead on the spot!
This scene stunned the Baili Clan members. They hadn’t expected Lin Yun to act so suddenly, nor did they think he’d have the audacity!
“Kid, you… you dare kill a Baili Clan member? You’re courting death!” The white-haired elder’s eyes widened, blazing with fury.
He hadn’t anticipated Lin Yun’s abrupt attack either.
“He was the loudest, so he died first. You’ll soon join him,” Lin Yun said lightly.
Lin Yun knew from the moment they blocked him that there was only one outcome: life or death!
They also wanted the Ksitigarbha Bodhi Fruit. Unless Lin Yun gave it up, they’d surely try to kill him if he took it.
So, fighting was inevitable.
“Arrogant brat, die!”
The white-haired Baili Clan elder drew a cyan long staff, radiating dazzling light like a dragon emerging from water, whistling fiercely towards Lin Yun.
His Nine-Turn Tribulation Realm aura was fully unleashed!
Whoosh!
The staff tore through the void, flickering with traces of lightning, sweeping towards Lin Yun.
Lin Yun was prepared, drawing his Zijon Sword. Power erupted, and he struck with a sword.
Boom!
As their weapons clashed, Lin Yun’s strength surged abruptly. His sword twisted, slashing towards the elder!
“What?!”
Sensing the sword’s power spike, the Baili Clan elder’s face changed. He desperately retreated to dodge.
“You can’t escape!”
Shadow Sword Art!
Lin Yun’s sword seemed to vanish into the void, reappearing instantly before the Baili Clan elder.
The elder quickly raised his cyan staff to block.
Clang!
The sword struck the staff, its terrifying force bending the staff into a shocking arc.
Pfft!
The Baili Clan elder spewed blood, his face contorted, his body flying backwards.
“Hm? He escaped?”
Lin Yun frowned. The Baili Clan elder, using the force of his retreat, fled at full speed.
“Run, run, run!”
The surrounding dozen Baili Clan members snapped out of their shock, terrified, and scattered in all directions.
Joking aside, if even Elder Zhen was gravely injured and fleeing, how could they dare stay?
“Flying Snow Sword Array!”
With a wave, Lin Yun sent over two hundred flying swords shooting out like arrows, whistling with astonishing force towards the fleeing Baili Clan cultivators!
Pfft, pfft, pfft!
The sword array reaped their lives with ferocious power.
“Retrieve!”
Lin Yun waved, recalling all the swords.
“Let two escape,” Lin Yun frowned slightly.
The white-haired Nine-Turn Tribulation Realm elder and another quick runner had gotten away.
