586: The Poison of Illusionary Mind! (44k)

At the Boundary Wall.

Lin Yang stood alone at the damaged entrance, not daring to relax in the slightest. On one hand, he was wary of the owner of that black mist attacking from the shadows, while on the other, he was preventing other Peak Guiyuan Realm experts from attacking.

Rui Shu and his group were merely the first wave.

Swish!

Lin Yang reached out and beckoned, snatching up the storage rings of all seven people, including Rui Shu.

During the previous battle, he hadn't had the chance to collect them.

Now that he held them in his hand, Lin Yang couldn't help but frown after a cursory glance.

"So poor!"

Indeed.

Very poor.

The seven Peak Guiyuan Realm experts who had mastered complete Dao Rhythm had less than 300 billion in cash combined across all their storage rings.

As for resources, they were even more pitifully scarce.

"It seems they used everything to improve themselves."

Lin Yang sighed inwardly, but he could understand.

The more experts who were stuck at the peak level like this, the poorer they were.

Because they were willing to pay any price to break through.

Any opportunity or item that could help them break through would definitely be purchased at a great cost.

Whether it was resources or money, if it couldn't be converted into strength, it was useless. Therefore, it wasn't hard to understand why they were a bit poor.

"However, although they are poor, their spirit armaments are still valuable."

Lin Yang added.

Although these seven guys didn't have much cash or resources, the spirit armaments each of them possessed were of relatively top-tier quality.

Weapons in the Endless Spacetime were divided into ordinary weapons, spirit armaments, magical artifacts, and Dao weapons.

Ordinary weapons were the kind he had previously bought at the Star Divination Tower for tens of millions.

Ordinary weapons were worth at most a few hundred million.

But the value of spirit armaments would jump by a hundred or even a thousand times.

Because spirit armaments could be used by those at the Peak Guiyuan Realm, and even some ordinary Myriad Laws Emperors still used spirit armaments.

Using a spirit armament allowed one to exert their own power to the maximum extent, something ordinary weapons lacked.

Therefore, the value of spirit armaments climbed significantly.

As for magical artifacts and Dao weapons, those were even more precious and extremely rare.

Likewise, weapons and treasures of various levels were also divided into ordinary quality, medium quality, high quality, and top-tier quality.

The spirit armaments of Rui Shu and his group were quite good; basically, they were all high-quality spirit armaments.

This was also easy to understand. Stuck at the Peak Guiyuan Realm and unable to improve their own cultivation level, they would certainly try to enhance their strength and combat power through their weapons.

Among them, Rui Shu's fan was the most valuable.

Lin Yang estimated it was worth around 230 billion.

Of course, if he didn't use it and took it to be recycled, the price would be greatly discounted, likely fetching around 180 billion to 200 billion.

"If I sell all these spirit armaments, the total price should be around a trillion."

Lin Yang calculated roughly, but he didn't feel much fluctuation in his heart regarding this astronomical figure.

After all, the truly good things could not be bought with mirror ruins coins.

For instance, in the Saint Xuan Ancient Country, those truly good treasures had to be exchanged for with merit. Money could rarely buy things that were of great use to the Ten Thousand Laws Realm, let alone things used by Dao Lords.

Of course, in some black markets, one could exchange money for merit, but the exchange rate was very exploitative. As for the specific ratio, Lin Yang wasn't quite sure yet, but he guessed that a trillion wouldn't get him much merit anyway.

"However, there's no rush. Although I have mastered the Power of Rules and Dao Method, I am still far from breaking through to the Ten Thousand Laws Realm, and this money is enough for me to consume for a long time."

Lin Yang put away these spirit armaments and glanced at the thousand or so ordinary Peak Guiyuan Realm experts.

These guys were also very jealous watching him collect the spirit armaments, but no one dared to snatch them.

"Still not giving up and leaving?"

Lin Yang frowned, but he didn't bother with these guys anymore, recovering while remaining vigilant.

At the same time, he communicated with the System: "How do I repair the Boundary Wall? If the Boundary Wall isn't repaired, the gap will always be exposed."

"Host, under normal circumstances, when the Boundary Wall is not under any attack, it will absorb power from within the Universe Zone to slowly repair itself. However, this repair process is usually very long, potentially taking at least tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of years."

The System replied: "But you can use the power of the 'Boundary' to accelerate the repair speed of the Boundary Wall."

Lin Yang was startled: "The 'Boundary' can be used to accelerate the self-repair speed of the Boundary Wall?"

"Yes, Host." The System gave a positive reply.

"Didn't you know nothing about the 'Boundary'? Have you unlocked a new information database now?" Lin Yang muttered.

If he remembered correctly, the System had previously said that information about the 'Boundary' also required unlocking the information database to know.

"Answering the Host, no corresponding new information database has been unlocked. This is because the situation is special now, and the System can temporarily access a tiny bit of authority," the System explained.

"Fine."

Lin Yang understood immediately, but his brows remained knitted: "If I access the power of the 'Boundary', it will inevitably be detected. What if it attracts an Old Monster then?"

"Host, regarding this issue, the System currently does not have a very good solution. The only way is for you to be as careful as possible; the 'Boundary' is not that easily detected, it is quite special."

The System gave its explanation again.

"Oh..." Lin Yang was lost in thought, then prepared to access the power of the 'Boundary' to attempt to actively repair the Boundary Wall.

However, the next instant, a voice suddenly rang out.

"This old man has arrived late, I hope Your Excellency Lin Yang will not blame me."

Along with the voice, Bei Yuan's figure appeared directly before Lin Yang's eyes.

"Who are you?" Lin Yang was instinctively vigilant, but he did not feel any hostility from this guy; instead, there was a sense of being of the same origin.

This made him realize immediately that this suddenly appearing Peak Guiyuan Realm expert should also be an expert who had walked out of the Wan Qian Universe Zone.

Therefore, a rare smile appeared on Lin Yang's face.

There were actually other Peak Guiyuan Realm experts in the Universe Zone, which would greatly reduce his own pressure.

"Hehe, this old man is Bei Yuan. Although I felt something was wrong in the Universe Zone before, it happened to be a critical moment in my closed-door cultivation, so I was unable to rush back in time. But fortunately, it seems I haven't arrived too late, right?"

Bei Yuan smiled gently, unintentionally explaining the reason for his late appearance in his words.

"Bei Yuan?"

Lin Yang knitted his brows again. This surname made him think of someone.

"Are you related to Northern Branch Rock?"

Lin Yang couldn't help but ask immediately after.

"Northern Branch Rock? Hehe, that is indeed my descendant from several generations down."

Bei Yuan chuckled and then took the initiative to explain: "It's quite a coincidence; I happened to meet him in the Endless Spacetime, and he told me everything about what happened back then."

"To be honest, I didn't expect them to handle things so improperly. I have already taught him a lesson, and I hope Your Excellency Lin Yang can be magnanimous, let bygones be bygones, and spare him this once."

Hearing this, Lin Yang couldn't help but show some surprise: "You met Northern Branch Rock?"

He was somewhat surprised by the good luck of that old brat Northern Branch Rock.

To be able to run into an ancestor of his own lineage in the Endless Spacetime, and a Peak Guiyuan Realm expert at that.

One could imagine that the old brat's days in the Endless Spacetime were probably living much more comfortably.

"Just luck, a coincidence." Bei Yuan chuckled, not meaning to say more.

Seeing this, Lin Yang didn't ask further.

Although he didn't have any good feelings for Northern Branch Rock, since Bei Yuan hadn't shown any hostility upon appearing, it wasn't easy for him to say much either.

After all, having one more Peak Guiyuan Realm expert at this time was of great help in guarding the Universe Zone.

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, thank you for what you have done for our mother universe zone. Although I came out of closed-door cultivation a bit late, I have also learned about previous events through some channels. I am truly ashamed that I could not rush back in time to assist you, but let me fight alongside you from now on."

Bei Yuan said with a smile, then approached Lin Yang.

Although Lin Yang had reservations about this statement, he still nodded and said: "Then I will trouble Your Excellency Bei Yuan to guard the Universe Zone with me."

One doesn't strike a smiling face.

At this moment, not to mention that he needed a Peak Guiyuan Realm comrade-in-arms, the other party had also maintained a friendly attitude throughout, so Lin Yang really couldn't refuse Bei Yuan's request.

Immediately, he stood opposite Bei Yuan.

Seeing this scene, Song Qingfeng's brows within the Universe Zone furrowed imperceptibly.

He recognized Bei Yuan.

Although he had never met him, there were some records in the Human Alliance's archives about this ancestor who had left the Universe Zone back then.

"It's actually Bei Yuan. He left the Universe Zone hundreds of thousands of years ago. I didn't expect him to be alive and to have become a Peak Guiyuan Realm expert," Song Qingfeng couldn't help but say.

"Ah? So he is a senior from within our Universe Zone? In that case, Your Excellency Lin Yang's pressure will be much less." Ziyun and the others were somewhat happy.

Song Qingfeng, however, still frowned, feeling that something was not quite right.

Although he didn't know Bei Yuan, he knew the character of Northern Branch Rock and his lineage.

Based on his understanding of their lineage, Bei Yuan probably wasn't a righteous person either.

Waiting until Lin Yang finished the fight to appear, it was hard to avoid the suspicion of picking up cheap gains.

As for other things, although Song Qingfeng felt it was a bit strange, he couldn't think of any leads for the time being.

Seeing Bei Yuan, the two ancestors, Hua Qianyu and Meng Yuwan, revealed a glimmer of hope in their eyes.

Hua Qianyu couldn't help but say: "My ancestor Hua Zikai was from the same era as Bei Yuan. Since Bei Yuan is still alive, I wonder if my ancestor is still alive."

Meng Yuwan also continued: "My ancestor Meng Zhantian was also from the same era. It seems they both left the Universe Zone around the same time back then. I wonder if Ancestor Zhantian is still alive as well."

Hearing this, Song Qingfeng said slightly: "According to the internal data of the Alliance, the strength of your two ancestors is not much different from Bei Yuan's. Since Bei Yuan is still alive, your two ancestors should not have met with any accidents."

"I hope so." Hua Qianyu and Meng Yuwan both sighed.

...

"Your Excellency Bei Yuan, where in the Endless Spacetime are you?"

Lin Yang chatted with Bei Yuan while recovering his spirit.

"I am in the Mirror Ruins Realm, Mushen Country." Bei Yuan smiled, "Your Excellency is also in the Mirror Ruins Realm, right? I heard that Lord Lu Zhaolin just made a move. The Lu family is a major clan of the Star Divination Tower in the Mirror Ruins Realm."

"Yes, I am also in the Mirror Ruins Realm. That really is quite a coincidence." Lin Yang was a bit surprised.

Because if that was the case, that old brat Northern Branch Rock should also be in the Mirror Ruins Realm now.

"It is very coincidental. In the future, please take care of me, Your Excellency." Bei Yuan said politely, appearing as if he wanted to respect Lin Yang as his superior.

"Your Excellency Bei Yuan, you are too kind. We belong to the same Wan Qian Universe Zone, so we should naturally look out for each other." Lin Yang responded politely as well.

Just as the two were speaking, Lin Yang noticed that a few more Peak Guiyuan Realm experts who had mastered complete Dao Rhythm had arrived.

Immediately, he stopped talking with Bei Yuan and looked over.

"Do you also want to invade this Universe Zone?" Lin Yang spoke directly, his killing intent boiling.

"Hehe, Your Excellency's strength should be known by few in the Endless Spacetime now. We are just curious and have come to take a look."

The few looked at each other, and one of them acted as a representative to respond to Lin Yang's words: "After all, if we miss today, it will be very difficult to have another opportunity to see such an expert of the same realm who is as stunning to the Endless Spacetime as you, Your Excellency. We have just come to admire your demeanor."

"Just curious?" Lin Yang's eyes were cold. "If it is just curiosity, you have seen enough now. Please retreat, otherwise, I can only view this as a declaration of war!"

He could ignore those thousand or so ordinary Guiyuan Realm experts, because no matter how many there were, they posed no threat to him.

But these five or six new Peak Guiyuan Realm experts were different.

If he tolerated them continuing to stay and approach, once the number of gathered people increased a bit more, the threat would increase significantly.

"Hehe, Your Excellency, we are just here to see the situation. Must we be treated like this?"

The few smiled, but they had no intention of retreating.

"Cut the crap." Lin Yang coldly shouted: "If you are just looking, I will allow you to retreat three thousand li!"

"If you do not retreat again, don't blame me for taking action directly."

Three thousand li, in fact, for a Peak Guiyuan Realm expert, this distance is equal to nothing.

But likewise, for Lin Yang, this distance was already enough to give him the opportunity to react to anything.

Hearing this, the few looked at each other and said with a smile: "Fine, fine, we will retreat. We will retreat three thousand li right now."

As they spoke, the few made a gesture to retreat, while simultaneously glancing at Bei Yuan imperceptibly.

However, just at this moment, two more flashes of light streaked by.

A fiery red figure and an old man with white hair and beard appeared one after another.

As soon as the two appeared, before their figures had even fully stabilized, they shouted toward Lin Yang: "Your Excellency Lin Yang, beware of the old ghost Bei Yuan!"

"Hmm? Beware of Bei Yuan??"

Lin Yang instinctively turned his head to look at Bei Yuan.

The latter's expression remained unchanged, and he smiled slightly, saying: "Your Excellency Lin Yang, this is Old Ghost Meng and Old Man Hua. They also walked out of our Wan Qian Universe Zone. They have some private grudges with me, and there might be some misunderstandings now."

"Oh?" Lin Yang raised an eyebrow, but his heart became much more vigilant.

Seeing this, Bei Yuan suddenly said: "Since Your Excellency is so guarded, I will retreat a short distance first to put your mind at ease. As for the misunderstandings between us, I will explain them to you later."

Lin Yang's brows knitted even tighter. He always felt that something was not quite right, but he couldn't put his finger on it, so he could only watch quietly as Bei Yuan slowly retreated.

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, don't let the old ghost Bei Yuan leave, kill him quickly!"

However, the fiery red figure shouted again.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yang felt inexplicably irritable.

Can't they put aside their conflicts at a critical moment like this?

"Wait!"

"Something is wrong!"

"How could I have such an irritable thought?"

Suddenly, Lin Yang felt that something was wrong.

He shouldn't have felt this sense of irritability.

Even in the current situation, it was absolutely impossible for him to develop such an irritable mood.

"Has my own emotions been affected by some inexplicable force?"

Lin Yang quickly realized the problem.

At the same time, the six people who had just made a gesture to retreat also changed their expressions, simultaneously bringing out their spirit armaments, shouting, and attacking him.

"Lin Yang, die!"

"Even if your talent is extraordinary and you stun the Endless Spacetime, under the influence of the 'Magic Heart' poison, you will only have death today!"

"Hahaha, Brother Bei Yuan, well done! Later, there will definitely be a share of the Dao in this Universe Zone for you!"

The few spoke triumphantly.

Lin Yang's expression changed abruptly. He looked fiercely at Bei Yuan who had already retreated, and squeezed out a cold voice through his teeth: "Bei Yuan, you actually poisoned me?"