Chapter 317

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Chapter 317: Escape

Northern State

Lin Jiang did run away, he blended among the lower-level cultivators on the ground and escaped. There were many cultivators on the ground, and their aura was very complex. Zhou Huaiying couldn’t scan them all.

The one that Zhou Huaiying killed was a substitute for Lin Jiang, not a real person. It was specially crafted and very expensive. It would make even a Nascent Soul feel sorry for it.

Lin Jiang had been planning to escape and break away from the Lin family for many years. He had anticipated many ways to escape and made preparations, but Lin Jiang never expected this to be the way he would leave Xuanmiao City.

"You never truly know someone’s intentions, and in the end, you make mistakes."

Lin Jiang sighed. He trusted Zhou Huaiying quite a lot. After all, they had worked together for many years in the Divine Kingdom and got along very well in their daily interactions. They had been in Xuanmiao City for decades, and their cooperation was quite pleasant. However, Lin Jiang never realized that Zhou Huaiying was the most cunning person. If it wasn’t for today, Lin Jiang would never have seen through him.

"Father"

Only after running into the territory of Northern State did Small Shadiao reveal himself. His injuries were very severe at the moment. Zhou Huaiying gave him some medicine, but it wasn’t anything good. It barely stabilized the injuries. After a long time of fleeing, the injuries resurfaced.

"It’s good that you’re okay, it’s good that you’re okay."

Lin Jiang gently touched Small Shadiao’s head, feeling very sorry for him. Small Shadiao had rarely been injured in the past few hundred years, and this was the first time he had such a serious injury.

However, when Small Shadiao came to Lin Jiang, his life was saved. Lin Jiang took out a sixth-level Endless Energy Pill and fed it to Small Shadiao. Then he put Small Shadiao in the Spirit Beast Bag for recovery.

"I lost more than half of my wealth, and wasted at least seven or eight years. Sigh."

At this moment, Lin Jiang felt sorry for his money again. Usually, he kept most of his wealth on him, but there was also about thirty percent in the trading company. The incident happened suddenly, and he couldn’t bring it out with him.

And the storage bags that Lin Jiang had just thrown had real valuable items in them. Each storage bag was worth at least millions. This greatly reduced Lin Jiang’s wealth.

All of this was hard-earned by him. Lin Dongyan’s Alchemist friends worked so hard to refine pills, little by little, squeezing out their value. It was hard-earned money, even though it wasn’t his own hard work.

"A lot of people are escaping, and North State is in trouble."

Continuing to walk towards North State, Lin Jiang saw many cultivators heading south with their families. The parts of North State close to You State were no different from other parts of the cultivation world. There were various powers and a sizable population.

Lin Jiang didn’t dare to go any further because he felt a strong sense of oppression. It was the aftermath of a major battle.

"This place is more than two thousand miles away from Xiaotian City, and there is such a strong pressure here. It’s not just Soul Changing, it should be Void Achieving, or even Tao Achieving. Xiaotian City doesn’t have any Tao Achieving experts, so it must be Lin Batian himself taking action."

"What should I do?"

"Should I rush up there? But would my strength be useful?"

Lin Jiang was conflicted. With his limited strength, going up there would be useless. At most, he could sacrifice a few golden core cultivators and be killed, with no impact on the overall situation.

"Return to Xuanmiao City and execute a Back Thrust."

In the end, Lin Jiang escaped from North State. The main forces of the four major families must be in Xiaotian City, because that’s where Lin family and the four major sects’ elite members are located. Xuanmiao City doesn’t have many people, just a few hundred from his trading company.

Lin Jiang immediately turned around and returned near Xuanmiao City. However, at this time, Xuanmiao City was also in a big battle. Lin Jiang saw the figures of Wei Dao and Tian Li. Their enemies were not Zhou Huaiying, but the four major families. The defensive formation of Xuanmiao City was wide open, and the experts from Tianxuan Sect had already settled in Xuanmiao City.

"Lin Dongyan."

Lin Jiang immediately realized Lin Batian’s strategy. Lin Batian appeared in Xiaotian City, but the real focus was on Xuanmiao City. He wanted to rescue Lin Dongyan, as he was the hope of the Lin family.

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"Boom"

A loud explosion echoed through Xuanmiao City, shattering the city’s formation. Zhou Huaiying and the others were startled. They turned around and saw a figure with a formidable presence appearing in Xuanmiao City. The City Lord’s mansion had turned into fragments.

"Lin Batian, how dare you, you thief!"

Zhou Huaiying shouted loudly, and with this action, Lin Batian was no different from destroying Xuanmiao City.

"Zhou Huaiying, today’s disaster faced by the Lin family is partly your Tianxuan Sect’s responsibility. Just wait for the destruction of Tianxuan Sect."

Lin Batian pointed his spear at Zhou Huaiying. Though he didn’t know what was happening or why the Lin family had suddenly been exposed, he believed that Tianxuan Sect must be involved.

"Kill him!"

Zhou Huaiying shouted at the people around him, and two powerful members of Tianxuan Sect’s Void Achieving stage promptly made their move.

"Lin’s family members fought their way out. Those who managed to survive would be considered fortunate."

However, Lin Batian didn’t engage in a fight with Zhou Huaiying. Instead, he brought along five of the most skilled individuals, including Lin Dongyan and Lin Cunjian, and disappeared without a trace. The fate of those remaining would depend on luck.

After Lin Batian vanished, Tian Li, Wei Dao, and others outside the city immediately retreated. Shortly after, the ancestors of the Lu Family and the Yu Family appeared.

"Ancestor, Lin Batian came and took some surviving members of the Lin family with him."

"I know, that thief has quite the audacity."

Lu Family Ancestor said. Lin Batian appeared in North State and fought against me, relentlessly battling until Yu Family Ancestor arrived. We thought we could kill Lin Batian then, but he escaped using the Spatiotemporal Mirror and suddenly appeared in Xuanmiao City.

"Brother Lu, something doesn’t seem right. His own daughter is in Xiaotian City, yet he abandoned it. Are there any important figures in that city?"

"Well…"

Lu Family Ancestor was also momentarily at a loss for an answer. Xiaotian City had not yet been liberated, and not a single person inside had escaped. What could be the reason behind this?

The head of the Lu Family gathered his people to ask them questions. Before they could take action, someone had already sneaked into Xuanmiao City to gather information.

"Report to the Ancestor, the Longmen Trading Company in Xuanmiao City belongs to Xiaotian City. It is a place where goods are exchanged. The company has one Level 6 Alchemist, one Level 5 Alchemist, and one Level 5 Formation Master…"

The people from the Lu Family informed the Lu Family Ancestor that they had already found out the general situation of the Longmen Trading Company. This information was public. The most powerful person in the company is Lin Dongyan, but there are also other talented individuals. There are several Level 4 and Level 5 Pill, Talisman, Item, and Formation masters.

"Although these talented individuals are important, they cannot compare to my own daughter. Besides, the Lin family descendants in Xiaotian City number in the thousands, and there are several Nascent Soul stage cultivators among them."

"Could there be any secrets that we don’t know about?"

"Brother Yu, no matter what, we cannot let the Lin family descendants in Xiaotian City escape again. We must take action and not return empty-handed."

"Don’t worry, if Lin Batian doesn’t enter Xiaotian City, then it’s fine. But if he does, he won’t be able to leave."

"Let’s go back to North State. We must quickly eliminate the Lin family descendants in this area."

The Lu Family Ancestor nodded. He took most of his people with him, leaving only a few behind to chase after the Lin family descendants who had fled.

"Are they finally gone?"

Outside of Xuanmiao City, Lin Jiang appeared. He had just witnessed the scene, but it was very far away, so he didn’t know exactly what happened. He only knew that Lin Batian appeared, broke through Xuanmiao City’s formation, and then saw the members of the Lin family escaping from Xuanmiao City.

Most of the members of the Lin family were fleeing south, towards the central region. Lin Jiang activated the Lamp Burning Technique and rushed ahead of them. Without the Small Shadiao, even when he activated his secret technique, his speed wasn’t that fast.

"Boom"

A flying sword suddenly destroyed the defense of a golden core cultivator who was being pursued by the four major families. Before he could react, a barrage of spiritual talismans struck him, obliterating him instantly.

"Yes, Uncle, Uncle is alive!"

"Uncle, it’s me, Lin Cunxin."

The Lin family members who were running ahead stopped and saw Lin Jiang appearing. They were overjoyed.

"Let’s go, hide in the central region, enter a big city, and then use the teleportation array to leave."

"Uncle, how about you come with us?"

"The day of sacrifice for the Lin family has come."

"Uncle, you mustn’t."

"Go away quickly, don’t make me say it a second time."

Lin Jiang shouted, and after hesitating for a moment, they decided to leave.

At this moment, the pursuers from the four major families also gathered, and now there were seven or eight golden core cultivators, all attacking Lin Jiang at the same time.

Lin Jiang took out a shield and controlled a flying sword with his divine sense. He also activated a spiritual talisman with one hand. All of them were third-grade spiritual talismans that he personally drew and freely gave away, as if they were nothing. Even with seven or eight golden core cultivators, they found it difficult to harm Lin Jiang.

They found that they were not fighting against cultivators, but against money. They were throwing out tons of spiritual talismans and disposable attack treasures. It was all about the money.

"Go quickly and chase after the others. Let me handle this person."

Finally, the Nascent Soul of the four major families appeared, and it was from the Lin family. A long spear flew through the air and shattered Lin Jiang’s shield with just one strike. Lin Jiang’s spiritual power shook, and he nearly coughed up blood.

"I have done everything I can for the Lin family. After this, Lin Wu will fall, and Xiao Yi will die. There will be no one like them in the world anymore."

Lin Jiang turned his head and in the next moment, his figure disappeared. He activated the Lamp Burning Technique, consuming his lifespan for hundreds of years.

"Um…"

The Nascent Soul, who was about to kill the enemy, was dumbfounded. Weren’t they just ready to die? Why did they run away? And damn it, they ran so fast. Doesn’t this kind of secret technique consume lifespan? Why are they so reckless?

The Nascent Soul refused to let Lin Jiang go and once again wielded a flying sword to chase after him. The two of them engaged in a chase and escape, but surprisingly, despite being in the later stage of Nascent Soul cultivation, the Nascent Soul was unable to catch up to Lin Jiang. The distance between them gradually increased.

"Puff"

While flying, Lin Jiang crushed a doll that he had left as a clue many years ago. Using the Split Spirit Technique, he split his consciousness and ignited the Soul Lamp located in the Five Elements Sect. At the same time, the doll shattered, and the Soul Lamp belonging to Xiao Yi in the faraway Five Elements Sect also went out.