Lin Yun gave a bitter smile and shook his head, “Sorry, I cannot agree.”
Currently, Lin Yun was not in control of his own fate. His identity as a Death Servant of the Heavenly Fire Temple had tightly bound him.
Moreover, according to Lin Yun’s knowledge, Silent Moon Valley was affiliated with the Dao Alliance camp.
The Dao Alliance camp had a hostile relationship with the Heavenly Fire Temple, so Lin Yun definitely could not join Silent Moon Valley unless he could rid himself of his Death Servant status and make his own choices.
“Benefactor Lin Yun, please reconsider. We will definitely recommend you strongly and help you secure resources,” Yu Rou persuaded.
“Yu Rou, Yu Qing, I have my own difficulties,” Lin Yun said helplessly.
“Well, alright. Since Benefactor Lin Yun has his reasons, we won’t force you,” Yu Rou said with a gentle smile.
Immediately after, Yu Rou took out a jade pendant and handed it to Lin Yun.
“Benefactor Lin Yun, if you encounter any danger in the future, crush this jade pendant to notify us. Our sisters will do everything we can to help you!” Yu Rou handed the jade pendant to Lin Yun.
Lin Yun accepted the jade pendant, “Thank you for that.”
Yu Rou, still smiling, continued, “If Benefactor Lin Yun changes his mind in the future and wishes to join our Silent Moon Valley, we will always welcome you.”
“Alright!” Lin Yun nodded in response.
Yu Qing, the younger sister standing nearby, added, “Benefactor Lin Yun, after we left the border mountains, we originally planned to return home to gather reinforcements to avenge you. But when we got back, our family put us in confinement and forbade us from returning to the border mountains. I hope you don’t blame us.”
“It’s fine. That grudge has already been settled,” Lin Yun said with a faint smile.
“Young ladies, we can leave now,” the Silent Moon Valley elder nearby spoke again.
“Alright!”
After Yu Qing and Yu Rou responded, they turned to Lin Yun once more.
“Benefactor Lin Yun, we’ll be leaving now.”
After bidding farewell to Lin Yun again, the two sisters followed the Silent Moon Valley elder and left.
The human cultivators watching from a distance observed as the Silent Moon Valley group departed.
“Remember that young cultivator’s appearance. If you encounter him in the future, try not to provoke him. If Silent Moon Valley is willing to stand up for him so forcefully, he’s definitely not someone to mess with.”
“Exactly, it’s best to avoid trouble if you meet him.”
…
These cultivators focused their gazes on Lin Yun.
After watching Yu Rou and her group leave, Lin Yun turned his attention to Master Wu.
“Master Wu, since the matter is resolved, let’s go.”
Since the trouble had been dealt with, it was best not to linger here.
“Alright, let’s go,” Master Wu nodded in agreement.
With that, the five of them took to the air and headed straight for the Wu Family Manor.
…
After more than ten days of high-speed travel, the five safely returned to the Wu Family Manor.
Upon returning, Lin Yun informed Master Wu and the others that he would be entering seclusion for a while, then returned to the courtyard where he was temporarily staying.
This trip to the Heart of the City had been quite rewarding for Lin Yun. First, he had gathered the resources needed to break through to the third level of the Heaven-Passing Realm. Second, he had acquired the Glazed Saint Lamp and the beastman corpse.
Of course, this trip had also nearly depleted his Bright Moon Crystals, leaving him with just over thirty million.
“Let’s see how effective this thing is.”
Lin Yun waved his hand, revealing the Glazed Saint Lamp.
This item required Bright Moon Crystals as fuel, as the young woman had explained before the auction.
The Glazed Saint Lamp was about one metre in diameter and half a metre tall, with a lion head sculpture at the front, its mouth wide open.
Lin Yun examined it and found that the only place to insert Bright Moon Crystals was the lion’s mouth.
So, Lin Yun took out a handful of Bright Moon Crystals and fed them into the lion’s mouth.
Next, Lin Yun waited for the Glazed Saint Lamp to take effect.
“Hmm? No reaction? Could it be that I didn’t put in enough Bright Moon Crystals?” Lin Yun murmured.
With that thought, Lin Yun waved his hand, producing fifty thousand Bright Moon Crystals, which flowed continuously into the lion’s mouth.
The Bright Moon Crystals seemed to melt instantly upon entering the lion’s mouth.
In the blink of an eye, all fifty thousand Bright Moon Crystals had been inserted.
Buzz buzz buzz.
The entire Glazed Saint Lamp slowly lit up.
“It’s finally working!”
A smile appeared on Lin Yun’s face, and he immediately sat atop the Glazed Saint Lamp.
Boom!
As soon as Lin Yun sat on the Glazed Saint Lamp, he felt a peculiarly powerful flame surge into his body from below, rushing straight to his brain and flooding into his sea of consciousness.
