Chapter 254

Chapter 254: Can’t Win, Look for Dad

Bing State, Wilderness

Lin Jiang abruptly opened his eyes from his meditation. He received a distress call from Small Shadiao, asking for help. Lin Jiang was about to leave and rescue Small Shadiao, but then suddenly stopped in his tracks.

He was only at the early stage of the golden core, while Small Shadiao was a fourth-order monster clan. If Small Shadiao was in danger, then the person who attacked must be at least Nascent Soul or even higher. Lin Jiang felt they were most likely at the late stage of Nascent Soul or even the peak.

Because Small Shadiao is an Aurora falcon, which is very fast, even a weak Nascent Soul can escape from a fight with it.

Faced with a Nascent Soul, Lin Jiang has absolutely no chance of winning, going would only mean certain death.

"It’s not embarrassing to admit defeat, ask for help."

Lin Jiang quickly gathered his things and didn’t even have time to return his room before making a run for it.

"Get lost, if you dare to follow, I’ll kill you."

Lin Jiang left the base and flew towards the direction of Central Province, with two golden core cultivators chasing after him. Lin Jiang didn’t have time to fight with them, normally he would have defeated them, but not now.

The two behind him shook their bodies and exchanged a glance, they didn’t dare to chase anymore, their stealth had been discovered, it was a smart move.

Activating his secret technique, Lin Jiang rushed to the residence of the Lin family at the fastest speed.

Lin Jiang didn’t consider going to the Five Elements Sect for reinforcements because it was too far away. Also, Zhang Wanjing is only in the early stage of Nascent Soul, he might not be able to defeat Small Shadiao. It wouldn’t be of any use to go. As for the Soul Changing Sect, they have been intimidated by the four major families and haven’t dared to leave Yun State for decades, so they might not be willing to help this time either.

"Is my Third Auntie Lin Die here?"

Lin Jiang grabbed a young Lin family member and asked.

"Yes, Nephew, what’s wrong?"

"Nothing, you continue playing."

Lin Jiang let go of him and quickly went to look for Lin Die.

Lin Die and Lin Ying were both at home. In recent years, Lin Batian had been at the Shenmu Sect. The Lin family had reduced their actions by half and mainly focused on monitoring the four major families, while also providing some support for the remaining disciples of the original four major sects.

"Lin Wu, what’s wrong with you?"

Lin Die saw Lin Jiang rushing in and asked with concern. She was afraid something had happened to the people from Shenmu City.

"Third Auntie, Tenth Auntie, I’ve come to ask for help. Small Shadiao is in trouble."

"What happened to Lin Cong?"

"Small Shadiao and I went to hunt monsters in the Wilderness of Bing State. I stayed at the base to rest while Small Shadiao went out. I received a warning from Small Shadiao, so I hurried back."

"Is Lin Cong still alive?"

"Yes, he is alive. I can sense that he is very anxious and keeps sending me messages."

Lin Jiang said. The Master-servant Contract can’t directly convey language, only simple messages. Lin Jiang can sense Small Shadiao’s current anxiety.

"Something happened to Lin Cong, and the opponent is at least at the late Nascent Soul stage."

"I also think so. Going back to the Five Elements Sect won’t help. Besides my master, I don’t know anyone well. I guess Soul Changing won’t dare to move either. I can only ask for your help."

"Your problem is my problem. I will go with you."

"Third Sister, I want to go too."

"Stay at home."

"No need, there’s nothing happening at home now. The four major families are coming to attack, and I can’t stop them. I haven’t gone out for many years, let’s go together to take a look."

Lin Ying said. If the four major families come to attack, at the very least, Void Achieving will lead the team. There’s a possibility that even the Tao Achieving boss will personally take action. Whether she stays or not, it’s the same.

"Alright, having one more person gives us a bit more assurance. I’ll go call Lin Yu, quickly."

Lin Die nodded, and then she called Big Shadiao, followed by a few high-ranking members of the Lin family. She gave them some instructions, and then the group set off for Bing State Wilderness.

Big Shadiao transformed into its true form, a huge Aurora falcon appearing in front of the three of them. All three of them jumped onto Big Shadiao’s back, and with a flap of its wings, Big Shadiao quickly disappeared from sight.

Big Shadiao was extremely fast, and in half a day, they arrived at Bing State Wilderness. The immense pressure caused all the strongholds in the Wilderness to be on high alert, activating their formations one after another.

"Lin Wu, where is Small Shadiao?"

"It’s still ahead. The area ahead is the territory of the Wilderness Demon King, and it should be a Luan Bird King."

"Is there a Luan Bird with the bloodline of the phoenix?"

"Yes, it is said to be very powerful, successfully passing the Soul Changing test, and there is an even more terrifying Luan Bird King deep in the Wilderness. Many people who attempted to exterminate this Luan Bird were defeated by the monsters in the depths of the Wilderness and died."

Lin Jiang said that he learned all of this information from the Wilderness outpost. The Luan Bird in front of them is extremely powerful, and despite multiple attempts by humans to exterminate it, they have all failed.

"Let’s avoid touching the Luan Bird and go around it."

"Okay, I’ll lead the way."

Lin Jiang nodded. He and Small Shadiao have a Master-servant Contract, which allows him to sense Small Shadiao’s presence and know where it is.

The group displayed their imposing momentum, intimidating the monsters in the Wilderness. If they come across fourth-tier monsters, they would avoid them and not fight head-on, because they cannot win. This is the territory of the monsters, and they would only end up being surrounded.

After going around in circles like this, they spent another day before finding Small Shadiao’s location, hidden in a valley covered in clouds and mist, clearly disguised with a formation.

"Let’s start the battle."

Lin Die looked around and then said, Big Shadiao flapped its wings, sending out a gust of wind blades towards the clouds and mist. The wind blades disappeared, and then a figure appeared, their form and face concealed by a black robe.

"Indeed smart, you know to find help."

Xiao Lingyue saw Lin Jiang, who had been sought out by Aurora Falcon’s owner. This was something she had expected.

"Soul Changing."

Lin Die furrowed her brow. She thought it was done by someone in the later stage of Nascent Soul, but she didn’t expect the other party to be Soul Changing.

"Are there also pairs of Aurora falcons?"

Xiao Lingyue looked at Big Shadiao and felt even more delighted. Big Shadiao had surpassed Small Shadiao by several decades in cultivation and had a stronger cultivation base.

"Senior, the Aurora falcon already has an owner. Is it not right to snatch someone’s beast pet?"

"Isn’t the cultivation world all about the strong being respected? I am stronger than him, so what if I snatch his beast pet?"

"Does that mean if I find someone stronger, I can kill you?"

"Haha, it doesn’t matter. If you have the capability, go ahead and find someone."

Xiao Lingyue laughed and said, in the world of cultivation, it’s all about the strong dominating the weak. Even though she is strong, she doesn’t think that anyone can easily find Soul Changing or Void Achieving to help them.

"Third Sister, you go find Father, I’ll stop her."

"Okay, be careful, I’ll be right back."

Lin Die nodded, then told Big Shadiao to leave.

"If you come, you’re not allowed to leave."

Xiao Lingyue shouted and directly attacked Big Shadiao and Lin Die.

"Go."

Lin Ying was fast to react. She held the Sagittarius Bow in her hand and shot an arrow. Xiao Lingyue managed to dodge the spiritual light, but to her surprise, the light was able to track her and chased after her from behind.

"Boom."

Xiao Lingyue could only turn around and shatter the spiritual light, while Lin Ying had already shot seven or eight arrows. The arrows from the Sagittarius Bow don’t require arrowheads, they only need the support of spiritual power.

Seeing this, Xiao Lingyue directly used a magic treasure as a defense, while she moved towards Lin Ying. Lin Ying didn’t want to fight head-on with Xiao Lingyue, so she immediately activated a secret technique to escape. The bow and arrow are long-range treasures, she needs to control the distance.

As for Lin Jiang, he had already kept his distance, not even able to see clearly when using the Magical Eye. It’s not that he’s afraid, it’s just that he couldn’t afford to get involved. The aftermath of their battle was only at a level that Lin Jiang could barely support.

Lin Ying is not a match for Xiao Lingyue, after all, their realms are different. So Lin Ying can only use guerrilla tactics, continuously harassing from a distance. But even so, it’s extremely dangerous, she’s come close to being caught by Xiao Lingyue several times.

"Where did she learn such amazing footwork?"

Even Xiao Lingyue was impressed, Lin Ying’s footwork was incredibly agile, with her cultivation level she couldn’t even catch her.

Lin Ying was ruthless and didn’t say much, she continued to shoot arrows from a distance. The Lin family has a deep foundation and a variety of secret techniques. After obtaining the Sagittarius Bow, she spent nearly a hundred years specifically practicing her footwork. Otherwise, how would she dare to stay alone?

"Oh my goodness, why are you coming at me like that?"

Xiao Lingyue couldn’t catch Lin Ying, so in the blink of an eye, she charged towards Lin Jiang, who also ran for his life.

Over these years, Lin Jiang has also learned more secret techniques, especially some powerful life-burning techniques. Among them, there is a secret technique called the Lamp Burning Technique, which is even more powerful than the Explosive Element Technique. It can use life force as energy to enhance speed, defense, and attack power. You can increase it as much as you want, as long as you have enough life force.

When Lin Jiang saw Xiao Lingyue approaching, he immediately activated the Lamp Burning Technique. Two hundred units of life force vanished instantly, and his speed increased by nearly a hundred times, disappearing in front of Xiao Lingyue’s eyes.

Two hundred units of life force is currently Lin Jiang’s limit, not the limit of the Lamp Burning Technique, but his own limit because of his limited talent. After years of cultivation, this is as far as he can go.

But this still left Xiao Lingyue stunned. Was she encountering a ghost today? Either his agility was so extraordinary, or he didn’t care about his life force at all. Was her Soul Changing technique so unimpressive?