Chapter 101

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Chapter 101: Overwhelming

Yunzhong City

Lin Die and Cao Ying were shocked to see the large crowd in front of them. They had never experienced the scene of the Yunzhong City Centennial Celebration before. This was the first time they had seen so many cultivators, and they were so shocked that their mouths couldn’t close.

"I’ve attended gatherings of the Zhonghang Sect before, with tens of thousands of people, including the disciples. Compared to this, it’s a huge difference."

"We had a Centennial Celebration in Anhua City too, and there were over a hundred thousand people who came. We were already too busy back then. How many more people would it take to handle this?"

Cao Ying and Lin Die expressed their astonishment. They had no idea that there were so many cultivators in the Yun State.

"Yunzhong City has a population of about one million people on a daily basis, including the villages outside the city. During the grand celebration, there will be at least seven to eight hundred thousand more people, possibly even surpassing two million."

Lin Jiang calmly said, having already experienced it once before. However, at that time, Lin Jiang was just as shocked as they were, wondering how the Yun State had so many cultivators.

"No wonder the Zhonghang Sect is so rich. Just Yunzhong City alone brings in overflowing wealth."

"Sister Lin, Yunzhong City is not just for our Zhonghang Sect. We don’t have any money."

Cao Ying humbly said, but her expression was very proud. Look, this is our Zhonghang Sect’s property. It’s amazing, right?

"Let’s not talk so much. Let’s go shopping. During the Centennial Celebration, there will be many good things."

Lin Jiang said, during the big celebration, there will be more people and more merchants, especially street vendors. There will be many interesting things appearing.

Cao Ying likes to go shopping and buy some food, as well as some things that look pretty but aren’t expensive or practical. But Lin Die doesn’t buy anything at all.

Because there is nothing she needs on the street. What she needs is all at the high-end auction. She is not a young girl anymore, so she doesn’t care about impractical things.

"It feels like going back to the old days."

Lin Die, sitting between the two of them, looked at the lively and cheerful Cao Ying, and the affectionate Lin Jiang. It made her feel like she was back to the first time she went to Anhua City, just like Lin Ying back then.

"Sister Lin, what are you doing? There are so many people. What if we lose something?"

"I remember something. In the past, I used to go shopping with my younger brother and sister. In the blink of an eye, more than a hundred years have passed."

"Senior Sister Lin, we should always look ahead. My uncle told me that we’ll interact with many people in our lifetime, but most of them will leave us. We should get used to these goodbyes."

"But what if one day your uncle also leaves you?"

"No, that won’t happen. I won’t let him leave me. If he lacks cultivation, I’ll earn money to buy resources for him. If his lifespan is short, I’ll find him a longevity treasure."

"You are trapped in obsession."

"Yes, so what? If a person lives without obsession, what’s the difference from being a walking corpse?"

Cao Ying admitted it directly, that she had obsession. So what? She doesn’t care.

"I envy you, my eldest nephew."

"······"

Lin Jiang became speechless and didn’t say anything. He didn’t speak because he didn’t want people to know about his embarrassment.

"Cao Ying, let’s go back to your house."

"Oh, Senior Sister Lin, are we not going to continue shopping?"

"There’s something I need to take care of."

"Oh, okay."

Cao Ying nodded, and the three of them returned to Cao Ying’s house in the northern part of the city.

"Lin Wu, have you offended anyone recently?"

"What do you mean?"

"Someone was following us just now. It looks like they were specifically watching you."

Lin Die said that Cao Ying immediately widened her eyes because she didn’t notice someone following.

"Martial Sister Cao, don’t worry. I am here, and no one can harm him."

"Senior Sister Lin, quickly tell me where he is."

Cao Ying suddenly became full of killing intent, and the overflowing hostility shocked Lin Die. This little girl must have killed many people.

"It should be people from the Dark Night Organization."

"How did you get involved with people from the Dark Night Organization?"

"I didn’t provoke them on my own. It’s like this…"

Lin Jiang explained the situation. He truly didn’t provoke them. Initially, Zhou Yunyang attacked him first, and he only fought back. He just didn’t want to give them the Breaking Array Cone for free.

"Bring me the Breaking Array Cone."

"Yes, this is it."

Lin Jiang gave the Breaking Array Cone to Lin Die, and he was reminded of Cao Yang and Zhang Ruifang. This was the first time he had heard of the Breaking Array Cone, and it was from Cao Yang.

"I should have guessed the Dark Night Organization’s purpose."

"Please, tell me, senior sister."

This Breaking Array Cone is a replica. The real Breaking Array Cone is a super powerful treasure that dates back to ancient times. It is said to be classified as a quasi-immortal weapon. The Breaking Array Cone is renowned for its ability to break any formation. At that time, no formation could resist its attacks, and it was seen as a great threat by numerous sects.

Later on, the real Breaking Array Cone disappeared. All subsequent Breaking Array Cones that appeared were replicas. However, the quality of the replicas declined with each generation. The method of crafting the Breaking Array Cone has been lost, and Lin Wu’s Breaking Array Cone is one of the very few remaining.

The Dark Night Organization must have found a master craftsman and wants to use this Breaking Array Cone as a reference to decipher its crafting method and create a more advanced version. With that, any formation will become a piece of cake. For an assassin organization, this is the ultimate weapon.

The Lin Die explained that the cultivator felt very insecure and had to set up formations wherever they lived. But they felt safe and relaxed within their own formations.

So you can imagine, if the Dark Night Organization had this weapon, it would be a great help to them. But for everyone else, it would be a nightmare.

"The Dark Night Organization is heartless and deserves to be condemned."

"That’s right, it’s fortunate that Lin Wu didn’t fall into their hands. If a master craftsman deciphered these techniques, it would be a nightmare for any faction."

"So what do you want to do?"

Lin Jiang said, not knowing about this matter. No wonder the other party went to such lengths to deal with him.

"Leave this to me."

"Senior Sister Lin, let me handle it. Your power in Anhua City won’t be effective here. My identity is more convenient, and I will explain it to our master."

"Alright, but they bullied members of my Lin family, so we can’t let it go at that. Lin Wu, tomorrow morning, leave Yunzhong City and return to Yunzhong Mountain Range. I will protect you secretly and lure some of them out. We’ll take the opportunity to eliminate them."

"Senior Sister Lin, isn’t it too risky? My uncle is only at the mid-stage of the Building Foundation realm."

"Don’t worry, have Lin Wu carry the Spear Talisman on him, not stored in a bag. If he truly encounters danger, the Spear Talisman will automatically activate. Even someone in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm will struggle to escape death."

Lin Die said that she knows her father’s abilities very well, and no one in the early stage of the Nascent Soul can be his opponent for now.

"Lin Die, the Dark Night Organization is very mysterious behind the scenes, and that…"

"It may be mysterious to you, but for the Lin family, the entire Yun State, only Zhonghang Sect, Cloud Sword Sect, and Five Elements Sect are formidable forces. Other factions are not worth mentioning."

Lin Die confidently said, making Lin Jiang raise an eyebrow. Has the Lin family become so powerful? Yun State has many medium-level sects with Nascent Soul Ancestors.

"Since Senior Sister Lin has said so, I can’t back down. I will ask my master for help."

"Martial Sister Cao, there’s no need to ask Senior Ouyang for help. Let my father handle it. It’s his grandson, so he should lend a hand."

"But he’s also my uncle."

"We’ll call in a favor from Senior Ouyang when necessary. This is just a minor matter."

"Alright, but I’m going tomorrow too. Whoever dares to harm my uncle, I will fight them with all my might."

Cao Ying said that she thought it made sense. Ouyang Qing wasn’t an ordinary Nascent Soul, she represented the whole Zhonghang Sect in some way.

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The next morning of the Centennial Celebration, Lin Jiang left Yunzhong City and headed north. He didn’t sneak away, he left openly and many people’s spiritual senses scanned him, but no one attacked.

These were just ordinary bandits. The fact that Lin Jiang had killed Yusong and his group had a great deterrent effect. Ordinary independent cultivators wouldn’t dare to attack him. Only the Dark Night Organization was fearless and unyielding.

Lin Jiang wasn’t moving fast and since no one was attacking him, he suspected whether the Dark Night Organization was following him.

"Boom"

Just as Lin Jiang was about to arrive home, he suddenly heard a loud noise behind him.

"Who’s there?"

Immediately after, there were angry shouts and the sound of a conflict.

"Stay in your dwelling, don’t come out!"

Lin Jiang heard Lin Die’s voice in his ear and immediately sped up, rushing into the dwelling.

Inside the dwelling, there were three defensive formations protecting it. Lin Jiang felt much safer and floated in the air, observing Lin Die’s battle after casting a spell.

Lin Die wielded her sword with one hand and engaged in a graceful dance of combat with her opponents. Her fighting style was different from the cultivators near Yunzhong City. In theory, those in the Golden Core Period should focus on swordsmanship, considering that their spiritual awareness expanded to a range of three to five miles.

"Where is Cao Ying?"

Lin Jiang went to look for Cao Ying again, but he didn’t see anyone. This made Lin Jiang worried. Something must have happened, right?

His gaze returned to Lin Die. She had gained the upper hand, her sword movements swift and powerful. Countless sword energy surrounded the enemy, leaving him only able to defend himself in a panic, unable to counterattack.

"Such domineering swordsmanship!"

Lin Jiang took a deep breath. Lin Die’s swordsmanship resembled that of the Overlord Spear, still following the path of strength and dominance. It was truly impressive.

"Boom"

After more than a hundred moves, the Dark Night assassin’s defense was shattered. A sword strike hit him directly, sending him flying. In mid-air, a giant palm appeared and caught him.

"Not bad, you didn’t disgrace our Lin family. Go help your friend Cao, she’s being held back."

Lin Batian appeared and said to Lin Die, "Lin Die, you started with spears but later switched to swords. However, your talent in swordsmanship is obviously better than your spear technique."

"Yes, Father."

Lin Die nodded and flew away quickly.

Lin Batian held the assassin’s hand and sent his divine consciousness into his mind, searching his soul. After a while, he smiled and then threw the person in front of Lin Jiang. He said. Kid, I’m sending him to you. Don’t say that I, from the Lin family, didn’t treat you well.

Before the words even finished, Lin Batian disappeared. Through the assassin’s memories, he learned about the Dark Night Organization’s base near Yunzhong City. He wanted to take down the base as well. He would protect the Lin family’s offspring. That’s how powerful this grandfather of his was.