Outside the Wuji Heavenly Palace.
Most of the people from various clans who entered the Wuji Heavenly Palace had already emerged, with only a few still inside.
Those who had completed their opportunities in the Wuji Heavenly Palace were arranged to leave, but the four alliance leaders of the Zhutian Alliance remained, as Lin Yun had not yet come out, and they naturally didn’t dare leave.
“That Lord Lin hasn’t come out yet. I wonder how far he’s progressed.”
“With his strength, he should have a chance to pass the eighth and ninth floors, but the higher you go, the less it’s just about strength, so he may not necessarily succeed.”
The four alliance leaders discussed among themselves.
Huai Xi, who had entered the Wuji Heavenly Palace with Lin Yun, had already come out and was waiting here.
“He’s out!” the Eastern Alliance leader suddenly pointed towards the entrance of the Wuji Heavenly Palace.
Lin Yun’s figure slowly emerged from the palace’s doorway.
Lin Yun had descended from the ninth floor, stopping briefly at the sixth floor to sit under the stone pillar there, hoping to discover some opportunity, as he had gained a good one on the seventh floor.
An opportunity did come—a fairly decent body-refining technique—but it paled in comparison to *Withered Silence*.
So, from the sixth floor downward, Lin Yun didn’t linger further.
After exiting the Wuji Heavenly Palace, Lin Yun soared into the air, landing directly in front of the four alliance leaders.
“This… he’s flying?” The four alliance leaders were astonished.
In the Wuji Realm, people cultivated their physical bodies without internal energy, so they couldn’t fly. At most, they could leap great heights with their strength, but that wasn’t true flight. Thus, they tamed giant birds as mounts for long-distance travel.
Lin Yun landed in front of Huai Xi.
“Lord Lin,” Huai Xi hurriedly bowed.
“Huai Xi, what did you gain?” Lin Yun asked with a slight smile.
“I gained something on the second floor. With another century of cultivation, I’ll be able to take on the responsibility of clan leader and protect the tribe without issue, but to strengthen the tribe, I’m still far off,” Huai Xi said, also smiling.
Though this result didn’t meet Huai Xi’s goals, he was still satisfied.
Lin Yun nodded, then turned to the four alliance leaders.
“Greetings, my lord.”
The four alliance leaders hurriedly bowed.
“Western Alliance leader, come here,” Lin Yun beckoned to the Western Alliance leader.
“My lord,” the Western Alliance leader quickly stepped forward, respectful and deferential.
“Huai Xi’s Yiyuan Tribe is under your Western Alliance. Look after them in the future. If anything major happens to the Yiyuan Tribe, I’ll hold you accountable,” Lin Yun said.
“Understood! Understood!” the Western Alliance leader nodded repeatedly.
“Huai Xi, let’s go. I’ll take you back to the Yiyuan Tribe first.”
With that, Lin Yun grabbed Huai Xi’s arm, soared into the air, and shot straight into the clouds!
The four alliance leaders were left behind, staring in shock.
…
In midair.
The two wove through the clouds.
“This… this…” Huai Xi gazed at the mountains and rivers below, utterly stunned and at a loss, unable to believe he was actually flying!
Lin Yun flew with Huai Xi, returning to the Yiyuan Tribe in less than an hour.
Lin Yun landed on a small hill outside the tribe.
“Lord Lin, why don’t we go straight into the tribe?” Huai Xi asked, puzzled.
“This is far enough. You should return to your tribe, and I, too, should go home,” Lin Yun said, gazing into the sky.
“Home?” Huai Xi was taken aback.
“Huai Xi, though you didn’t gain a great enough opportunity in the Wuji Heavenly Palace, meeting me is also your fortune,” Lin Yun said, looking at him.
Then, with a wave of his hand, Lin Yun produced a super-divine-level body-refining technique and a divine-level battle blade, both retrieved from his spoils.
“Take these two things and cultivate diligently. They’re enough to help you strengthen your tribe,” Lin Yun said, handing them to Huai Xi.
For Lin Yun, giving super-divine or even holy-spirit-level blades would be effortless, as he had amassed many spoils over the years.
But he didn’t do so.
In this world, even the four alliances treated super-divine weapons as their greatest treasures.
If Lin Yun gave him a super-divine weapon and he used it publicly, it would surely attract forces seeking to kill and steal, bringing him great calamity!
Lin Yun also didn’t give him internal energy cultivation techniques or spirit crystals for the same reason. If Huai Xi used internal energy in battle, others would notice his unique cultivation method, and forces would seek to kill and rob him!
Sometimes, helping someone recklessly isn’t helping but harming them.
“This… my lord, I… I can’t accept this!” Huai Xi stammered, overwhelmed.
“Take them,” Lin Yun said, tossing the two items to Huai Xi.
Huai Xi hurriedly caught them, and the moment he held the battle blade, he instantly sensed its extraordinary nature.
“Master, I pay my respects!”
Huai Xi immediately knelt and kowtowed to Lin Yun.
“I’m not taking you as a disciple, just giving you an opportunity. How far you go still depends on you. Remember, don’t use this blade until you have enough strength!” Lin Yun cautioned.
Lin Yun was willing to grant him this opportunity because he saw some of himself in Huai Xi.
A small figure in a small world, yearning to become strong. During the months Lin Yun stayed with their tribe, he saw how diligently and tirelessly Huai Xi trained.
“I will follow your instructions!” Huai Xi said firmly.
“I should go now.”
Lin Yun turned away.
“Lord Lin, may I… may I know your full name?” Huai Xi asked, still kneeling.
“Lin Yun,” he replied simply.
Then, Lin Yun drew his Purple Qiong Sword, channelled his internal energy, and slashed fiercely.
Rip!
A massive spatial rift tore open before him.
Lin Yun stepped into it.
As the rift closed, Lin Yun vanished without a trace, leaving only Huai Xi, staring in awe.
“Master, I will forever remember your name!” Huai Xi said resolutely.
…
In the chaotic flow of space-time.
Lin Yun took out a positioning talisman.
The last time Yu Ying returned to fetch her family, Du Yuanzi had given her a positioning talisman. Later, when Du Yuanzi returned to the Xingwu Empire, he gave one to Lin Yun in case he needed to arrange to pick up or send someone.
This time, it came in handy.
Guided by the positioning talisman, Lin Yun smoothly landed in the Huoyun Empire on the cultivation continent.
On a certain mountain peak in the Huoyun Empire.
Lin Yun stood at the summit.
“A familiar feeling,” Lin Yun took a deep breath, a smile spreading across his face.
The sky on the cultivation continent was blue, the air filled with spiritual energy, vastly different from the Wuji Realm.
