Boom!
The disheveled bandit’s fist, carrying thousands of pounds of force, struck Lin Yun’s chest.
It felt like hitting an impossibly hard metal surface. Lin Yun didn’t budge.
“Scram!”
Lin Yun’s chest pulsed, and the bandit, with a look of disbelief, was sent flying, blood spraying from his mouth.
Though the Sky Wolf Gang was small in number, their warriors were stronger than the tribe’s, especially their leader, who was nearly unstoppable.
Seeing the situation, Lin Yun stomped forward, his power erupting like a cheetah pouncing into battle.
Though he couldn’t use internal energy, with his late-stage Tianhao Body, Lin Yun could still unleash formidable attacks!
“Chief, our tribe… we can’t hold off the Sky Wolf Gang!” Several tribal warriors gathered around their chief, frantic.
“Heavens want to destroy our Yiyuan Tribe! I’ve failed as chief to protect us,” the white-haired chief sighed, preparing for a desperate fight.
“Hm? What’s that?”
“Look! Who’s that? He’s killing the Sky Wolf Gang!” Several warriors stared in shock at the battlefield.
The white-haired chief quickly looked over.
In the fray, Lin Yun was like a wolf among sheep, slaughtering the Sky Wolf Gang members.
“Is he helping us? But… we don’t know him!” the chief said, stunned.
“Chief, whether we know him or not, if he’s killing the Sky Wolf Gang, our tribe is saved!” the warriors said excitedly.
In the battlefield.
Lin Yun charged forward, cutting down every Sky Wolf Gang member in his path.
In moments, he reached the gang’s leader.
The leader stared at Lin Yun in horror. “Who are you? Are you… a hired hand of the Yiyuan Tribe? Whatever they paid you, I’ll double it!”
“Sorry, I only want your life!”
Lin Yun leaped, slashing his sword at the leader!
Clang!
The leader blocked with his blade, but Lin Yun’s sword snapped it in two, slicing through his neck and severing his head!
The Sky Wolf Gang leader was dead!
“The leader’s dead!”
“Run! Run!”
The remaining gang members, seeing their leader fall, lost all will to fight and fled in panic.
“Haha, the Sky Wolf Gang leader is dead!”
“Yiyuan Tribe warriors, chase them! Don’t let them escape!” the chief roared.
Kill! Kill! Kill!
The tribal warriors, invigorated, pursued with ferocity.
The fleeing gang members, demoralized and defeated, were quickly cut down.
Soon, the battle ended.
At the tribe’s entrance.
The white-haired chief hurried to Lin Yun.
“Esteemed lord, thank you for saving our Yiyuan Tribe,” he said, kneeling and saluting.
Though he didn’t know Lin Yun, he knew that without his intervention, the tribe would have faced disaster!
Lin Yun had only targeted the Sky Wolf Gang, not the tribe, and with his strength—killing the gang leader in one move—he could easily destroy the tribe if he wished. His restraint proved he meant no harm.
“Thank you, lord, for saving us!”
All the tribe members knelt, expressing their gratitude.
“It’s getting late. I was passing through and happened to help. Since the trouble’s resolved, may I stay in your tribe for a bit?” Lin Yun asked with a smile.
“Of course! No problem at all, my lord. Please, come in.”
The chief eagerly welcomed Lin Yun, treating him as an honored guest.
Inside the tribe, the chief personally led Lin Yun to a vacant guest house, arranging for several young women to attend to his needs.
Lin Yun didn’t refuse, as they could help him learn about this world.
…
After a few days in the tribe, Lin Yun gained a thorough understanding of this world.
It was called the Wuji Realm.
Nearly everyone here cultivated, but they did so by absorbing the desolate energy in the environment to refine their bodies, not by cultivating internal energy.
However, most lacked advanced body-refining techniques, limiting their potential.
In this tribe, even the chief was only at the late Flawless Body stage, with no one reaching the Diamond Body.
A Diamond Body cultivator could dominate within a thousand miles.
But there was another opportunity for ordinary people: the Wuji Heavenly Palace!
The Wuji Heavenly Palace was the most mysterious and revered place in this world.
Located at the world’s center, it was a massive palace floating in the sky.
It belonged to no faction, and no force dared claim it.
The Wuji Heavenly Palace was the faith and holy land of everyone in the Wuji Realm!
Even in this tribe, monthly rituals were held to worship the palace, praying for its blessings.
Every three years, the palace’s Heavenly Gate would open automatically.
This drew countless people to the palace. Those who crossed its Heavenly Bridge could enter and gain supreme opportunities!
Even the lowliest in the Wuji Realm could try their luck.
Over a thousand years ago, a gifted tribesman named Huaijiang gained a significant opportunity in the palace, reaching the Pure Yang Body and leading the tribe to glory.
After his death, the tribe declined, now so weak that even the Sky Wolf Gang dared attack.
Lin Yun asked the girls attending him whether the palace’s gate opened every three years without fail.
They told him it wasn’t guaranteed. Sometimes, the gate wouldn’t open, supposedly because the people of the Wuji Realm lacked sincerity in their worship.
Legend said that if the gate didn’t open, the next three years would bring disasters to the realm.
Thus, the people devotedly worshipped the palace.
Learning of the palace’s mystique, Lin Yun felt that Master Withered Silence’s purpose in guiding him here likely involved the Wuji Heavenly Palace!
