“Lin Yun, you still have one full night to consider carefully. Before the competition begins tomorrow, as long as you agree to join our Dao Alliance, everything we promised you earlier will remain unchanged. Even if you do not join the Dao Alliance, as long as you lose to Ji Gu tomorrow, our Dao Alliance will protect you. But if you win tomorrow, no matter what conditions you offer, our Dao Alliance will not shelter you.”
With those words, the two elders took their leave directly.
The statement clearly carried a tone of warning.
After the two elders departed, An Yun and Zou Dongsheng entered from outside. They had been waiting there during Lin Yun’s conversation with the elders.
“Young master, how did the discussion go? Did you reach an agreement?” Zou Dongsheng asked.
Lin Yun shook his head. “The conditions they offered were for me to join the Dao Alliance, or to lose deliberately to Ji Gu, in exchange for their protection.”
“What? The Dao Alliance has gone too far! Do they not dare to compete openly and fairly for the championship? They claim to be a righteous alliance, yet they resort to such underhanded deeds?” An Yun said, furious.
“In the end, it comes down to seeing us as an easy target to manipulate. Who told us not to have a powerful backing?” Lin Yun sighed.
Compared to the Dao Alliance and the six major forces, Lin Yun truly appeared insignificant.
“Young master, what do we do now? Without the Dao Alliance’s protection, things could become very troublesome.” Zou Dongsheng asked with concern.
“If I lose tomorrow, there will not be much to worry about. But if I win, I can only hope that with the opportunity gained, I break through to the supreme level in one go. If I reach supreme, I will have far less to fear. At the very least, I will have a chance to escape or protect myself.” Lin Yun murmured.
Then Lin Yun looked at An Yun and Zou Dongsheng. “You two remember this. If I win the championship tomorrow and enter the Chaos Realm, you must leave Chaos City immediately. Their target is me. You should depart and hide well.”
“But young master, you…” Both Zou Dongsheng and An Yun were deeply worried.
“If I truly win the championship and face supremes lying in wait when I emerge from the Chaos Realm, you will not be able to help me anyway. If you leave, I will actually find it easier to escape alone.” Lin Yun said.
An Yun and Zou Dongsheng could only nod.
Lin Yun’s gaze sharpened. He said, “Before coming to participate in the peak tournament, I already understood that contending for the championship would inevitably bring trouble. But I absolutely cannot give it up!”
The path to becoming a true powerhouse was destined to be filled with dangers, and there was even a high chance of death.
Without the courage and determination to face difficulties and risks head-on, Lin Yun could never become a powerhouse.
If he shrank back in fear, afraid of losing his life and thus daring not to seize such an opportunity, he was doomed to remain a mediocre cultivator his entire life.
Even if he ended up dead in the end, Lin Yun would at least have fought for it. He would die without regrets.
Then Lin Yun turned to them. “You two go rest first. I still need to prepare for tomorrow’s finals.”
“Young master, then we will withdraw.”
With that, the two rose and left.
…
After leaving Lin Yun’s residence, the Grand Elder of the Void Clan and the Grand Elder of the Dual Venerable Pavilion walked together.
“What do you think? How will this fellow choose?” the Grand Elder of the Dual Venerable Pavilion turned to ask the Grand Elder of the Void Clan.
“Either he joins the Dao Alliance, or he compromises and yields the championship. Those are his only two paths. Although he holds an origin artefact, which is no small bargaining chip, his enemies are three of the six major forces. Across the entire human race, even with such a chip, who besides our Dao Alliance would dare to protect him?” the Grand Elder of the Void Clan said with a confident smile.
On the other side.
Lin Yun returned to his bedroom.
Inside the room.
Lin Yun had already put the recent events out of his mind. After all, he was determined to fight for the championship. He had no need to dwell further on the two choices offered by the Dao Alliance.
“Tomorrow’s battle against Ji Gu is bound to be a fierce one. I need to find a way to further increase my combat strength.” Lin Yun pondered how he could raise his fighting power once more.
After all, Ji Gu’s strength was truly formidable, enhanced further by an origin artefact.
“That’s right. I can try developing the Cang Xuan Secret Scripture.” Lin Yun’s eyes lit up.
The Cang Xuan Secret Scripture was a method of circulating energy through special meridians in reverse, stimulating the body’s hidden potential to achieve a short-term surge in strength.
The Cang Xuan Secret Scripture only reached a maximum of five levels of Cang Xuan, because activating it caused severe side effects to one’s meridians.
Very few in the Heavenly Fire Divine Hall could cultivate the Cang Xuan Secret Scripture to the fifth level of Cang Xuan, as they could not withstand the side effects.
