The way they looked at him made Lin Yun’s skin crawl with goosebumps.
What on earth was going on?
The bearded man put away the seed and, in a single stride, rushed to Lin Yun’s side.
“Lin Yun, congratulations! You’ve passed the Wuji Trial! You are the one our Wuji Heavenly Palace has been waiting for!” The bearded man grabbed Lin Yun’s shoulders, shaking him excitedly.
In his excitement, he was completely beside himself.
“Uh… Senior, I’m really confused. Can you explain what’s going on?” Lin Yun said with a wry smile.
The final trial was supposed to be the hardest, yet Lin Yun had simply dripped a drop of blood and somehow passed?
Could it be because his blood, infused with a large amount of dragon essence blood, was extraordinary compared to that of ordinary humans?
These were just Lin Yun’s wild guesses. For now, he was utterly clueless about the situation.
“You only need to know that you’ve passed the trial. By activating the seed, from today onward, you are the Young Master of our Wuji Heavenly Palace! You are the Chosen One!”
“Pay respects to the Young Master!”
The bearded man dropped to one knee, bowing to Lin Yun.
“Pay respects to the Young Master!”
Seeing this, the other four quickly knelt and paid their respects as well.
This only made Lin Yun even more bewildered.
“Senior, you know I’ve signed a soul contract with another faction, so I can’t join you unless that contract is lifted,” Lin Yun said helplessly.
“This… I got so excited I forgot about that,” the bearded man said, slapping his forehead before standing up.
“Lin Yun, as long as you’re willing, we’ll do everything we can to help you break the soul contract. But before that, can you tell me which faction you’re bound to? On my way back, I thought of a solution,” the bearded man said.
“Oh? There’s a solution? What is it?” Lin Yun asked, startled and eager.
“The solution is to get your faction to voluntarily release you from the soul contract. This might be the easiest way, and you won’t have to risk soul reincarnation. At worst, we’ll gather funds to buy your freedom. We’ll offer your faction ten or twenty billion Haoyue Crystals. I don’t believe they’d refuse such a deal. The Wuji Heavenly Palace will cover the cost,” the bearded man said.
Lin Yun fell into deep thought.
The bearded man’s idea was indeed a possibility.
But would the Heavenly Fire Temple really let him go?
Moreover, Lin Yun found it hard to admit that he was a Deathsworn of the Heavenly Fire Temple, especially since the Heavenly Fire Temple was one of the factions that had destroyed the Wuji Heavenly Palace.
“Lin Yun, tell us which faction you’re bound to by a soul contract, and we’ll figure out a way,” the bearded man said.
“This…” Lin Yun didn’t know how to respond.
“I understand you still have reservations and can’t fully trust us. But we’ve just knelt and paid our respects to you, so please trust me this once. Tell me which faction you’re contracted to. I genuinely want to help you,” the bearded man said sincerely.
“Alright… I’ll be straight with you. I’m a Deathsworn of the Heavenly Fire Temple.”
After weighing the pros and cons, Lin Yun finally revealed this secret.
If he wanted their help to break the Deathsworn contract, he would eventually have to disclose it.
Besides, Lin Yun had already thought of how to handle their reaction and convince them.
“What?!”
Upon hearing Lin Yun’s words, the bearded man and the other four widened their eyes in shock.
“You bastard! You’re a dog of the Heavenly Fire Temple! I’ll slaughter you!”
The red-haired man let out an enraged roar, immediately charging towards Lin Yun to attack.
“Stop!” the bearded man shouted, halting him.
“Senior Brother, he’s a dog of the Heavenly Fire Temple!” the red-haired man bellowed, eyes blazing.
The other three were also seething with rage, clearly harboring deep hatred for the Heavenly Fire Temple.
“Junior Brother Xia, he activated the seed. Do you know how hard it would be to find someone like him again? It could take millions of years, or even longer!” the bearded man said sternly.
Lin Yun quickly explained, “Please listen to me. I joined the Heavenly Fire Temple as a Deathsworn because I had no choice. Before joining, I didn’t know what kind of faction they were. I’ve been searching for a way to break the Deathsworn contract ever since.”
Lin Yun believed that as long as he made his stance clear, they would still want him.
“If you’re determined to leave the Heavenly Fire Temple, I know a way. As long as you have that resolve, we’ll spare your life and do everything we can to help you break the Deathsworn contract,” the bearded man said.
