The Young Master of the Underworld Palace knew full well that now Lin Yun was travelling with Muli’s group to the beastman tribe, the beastman expert’s corpse was forever beyond their reach.
To have it snatched away by some nobody who had appeared out of nowhere was utterly intolerable!
What enraged him most was that he had suffered repeated setbacks at Lin Yun’s hands. This was nothing less than a colossal humiliation!
“Young Master, if that fellow returns alive from the beastman tribe, our only option will be to deal with him afterwards. Once he is back, Muli will no longer protect him,” the elder beside him said.
“Exactly. If he makes it back alive, he will still have to come to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion to collect the corpse. We will wait for him right here in Heart City and settle things then!” the Young Master declared, clenching his fists tightly.
“Still, Young Master, for him to have a Harmony Realm expert at his side, and for even the pavilion master to assist him so willingly, this boy is clearly quite mysterious,” the elder remarked.
“No matter who he is or what backing he has, the Underworld Palace fears nothing!” the Young Master replied with absolute confidence.
He then looked up. “I will request the palace send another Harmony Realm expert. When the time comes, even if he has one Harmony Realm guard, victory will be certain!”
“Yes,” the elder nodded.
…
At the top of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
A small tower stood on the roof. The pavilion master gazed out from the railing at the view of Heart City.
At that moment, a subordinate hurried in.
“Pavilion Master, our honoured guest Beichen has already set off for the beastman tribe with Muli and the others,” the subordinate reported.
He continued, “However, just as honoured guest Beichen left the city, the Young Master of the Underworld Palace suddenly descended and attacked without warning, trying to kill him before Muli could react. In the end, a Harmony Realm expert travelling with honoured guest Beichen blocked the strike.”
The pavilion master had known Lin Yun was leaving for the beastman tribe today, so he had specially sent men to monitor the situation and report back.
“Oh? Another Harmony Realm expert? Where did that come from? I thought only three were going?” the pavilion master asked in astonishment.
As far as he knew, the party consisted of only Lin Yun, Dong Jian, and Hongyuan.
“Pavilion Master, there were four people. And I believe I heard that Harmony Realm expert address honoured guest Lin Yun as ‘Young Master’,” the subordinate said.
“Young Master?” The pavilion master froze.
He had never imagined Lin Yun would bring a Harmony Realm expert with him.
What truly shocked him was that a mighty Harmony Realm cultivator would treat Lin Yun as his superior.
Just what kind of background did this man have?
The pavilion master had tried to investigate, but found absolutely no records or information about anyone using the daoist title “Beichen”.
He realised there could only be one explanation: this friend Beichen had deliberately concealed his true name and identity.
After a moment of stunned silence, the pavilion master looked toward the distant horizon and sighed with deep feeling.
“This friend Beichen is truly no ordinary person…”
…
Meanwhile.
Lin Yun’s group of four followed Muli on their journey.
Beastmen themselves could not fly for long periods. To travel through the air, they could only leap great distances or run across the ground.
Muli, however, possessed a flying treasure, crafted long ago by a formation master he had specially commissioned. It contained a powerful built-in array that used Haoyue crystals as fuel.
Such a flying treasure was somewhat impractical for ordinary human cultivators, but for beastmen it was extremely useful.
As they passed over various regions, Lin Yun continually used the Tree of Origin within his body to sense their surroundings, hoping to detect any trace of a Source Heart along the way.
…
After a full month of travel, the group finally left the Ancestral Heart Realm and entered beastman territory.
High in the sky.
“The landscape of the beastman tribe really does feel different from our side,” Lin Yun remarked, gazing down at the lands below.
This trip to the beastman tribe was not only for the beastman expert’s corpse and the search for a Source Heart. For Lin Yun, it was also a rare chance to see the beastman tribe with his own eyes. The journey held great meaning.
Muli had told them that it would still take another three full months to reach his own territory.
Naturally, Muli had enemies within the beastman tribe as well. The route he chose deliberately avoided hostile territories, taking the safest path possible.
