717: Black Robe Kill (5k)

A hundred and twenty years later.

On this day, Lin Yang came to the External Affairs Hall again, preparing to take the flying ship to Baichi City.

There were quite a few newcomers with the same idea.

Lin Yang saw that at least thirty people had appeared here.

Everyone smiled at each other, seeing through each other's thoughts, but didn't say much, and boarded the ship one after another.

Senior Brother Zhan Ning stood at the bow of the ship. He didn't look old, dressed in white, with a refined and jade-like demeanor, appearing quite handsome and extraordinary.

Soon, everyone had arrived.

Zhan Ning spoke, "Fellow junior brothers, I presume you all know the rules."

"Although the route to Baichi City is often cleared of wandering ghosts by designated personnel, it is not one hundred percent safe."

"Also, this trip to Baichi City is free of charge; I am merely taking you along on my way to attend to personal business."

"Therefore, if you encounter a crisis that even I cannot contend with, you must save yourselves and flee. Do not blame me afterward."

Hearing this, everyone said, "Senior Brother, we understand."

"That's good." Zhan Ning nodded slightly, then steered the flying ship to set sail, heading toward Baichi City along the fixed route.

The one-way trip from the Moon Shadow Sect to Baichi City takes nearly a year.

Lin Yang stood by the side of the ship, watching the scenery flash by, waiting quietly for arrival.

The outbound journey was smooth and uneventful.

...

Baichi City.

When this city was seen from afar in the sky, everyone's eyes were drawn to it.

It lay between heaven and earth like an ancient beast.

Extremely magnificent.

And it exuded majesty.

The flying ship landed outside the city.

Zhan Ning said to everyone, "Fellow junior brothers, we will return at the same time three years from now. Do not forget the time; I will not wait for anyone who is late."

Everyone noted this and entered the city.

Entering the city usually requires an entry fee.

However, because Lin Yang and the others were newcomers, after showing their temporary identification tokens from the Moon Shadow Sect, the entry fee was waived directly.

For newcomers from the Space-Time Tree, everyone seemed very friendly and offered many preferential treatments.

Upon entering the city, Lin Yang felt the vast Dao Rhythm circulating within it.

Clearly, the living environment within the city was excellent.

Of course, the cost of living was also expensive.

Fortunately, the Moon Shadow Sect had a branch near Baichi City that could provide temporary housing for disciples entering the city, so there was no need to worry about where to stay for these three years.

Lin Yang quickly found some shops on a bustling commercial street.

To his surprise, or rather shock, the Star Divination Tower existed here as well.

However, unlike in the High-Level Spacetime, the Star Divination Tower was no longer the only super merchant firm.

There were other merchant firms competing with it.

"The origin of the Star Divination Tower, which can spread across various High-Level Spacetime, is incredible. It is only natural that it exists here as well."

Lin Yang quickly figured it out.

As a merchant firm that could dominate in the High-Level Spacetime, it only made sense that the existence behind it came from the Primal Ancient Continent.

But the situation on the Primal Ancient Continent was obviously more complex, with more super existences, so the Star Divination Tower was no longer the only transcendent existence among merchant firms.

In fact, some local shops offered very competitive prices.

Lin Yang asked a few shops, including the branch of the Star Divination Tower, and the resources he could sell added up to a total of over ten thousand yuan sand.

This could be said to be quite minimal.

Because the price of a single Dao Fire Pill is usually ten million yuan sand.

Over ten thousand yuan sand wasn't even enough to buy materials to refine a Dao Fire Pill.

This made Lin Yang, who hadn't worried about money for a long time, taste poverty once again.

"Joining the Moon Shadow Sect provides a subsidy of ten thousand every hundred years. Relying solely on the subsidy to save enough for a Dao Fire Pill would take a hundred thousand years."

Lin Yang shook his head; this time was too long.

Although one's lifespan is very long after becoming a Dao Above, one Dao Fire Pill is not enough.

It takes quite a few to be sufficient.

Therefore, relying solely on subsidies is definitely not enough.

He must undertake sect missions and find other ways to make money.

After touring around Baichi City and gaining a preliminary understanding of the situation, Lin Yang made a decision.

Joining the sect early and becoming an official disciple has many benefits.

Rong Feng did not lie to them; it is indeed difficult for rogue cultivators to get by.

An ordinary Dao Above is not considered weak on the Primal Ancient Continent, but they are everywhere, and they don't have much competitiveness in doing any job.

It is better to rely on a sect.

Many cultivators on the Primal Ancient Continent who do not have a family power or sect to rely on live very hard lives.

Those of them who are Dao Above and were brought in from the Space-Time Tree can join the sect directly because the sect that brings them in must accept them unconditionally.

This is because everyone believes that those who can cultivate to the Dao Above level within the Space-Time Tree generally have better aptitude and potential than the Dao Above on the Primal Ancient Continent.

It is slightly easier for cultivators born on the Primal Ancient Continent to reach the Dao Above level than it is within the Space-Time Tree.

Therefore, the Dao Above from the Space-Time Tree are more welcomed and valued.

"In addition to sect powers, there are also cultivator powers based on families and clans on the Primal Ancient Continent. Some transcendent families and clans are not weaker than sects, and some families with ancient foundations are even stronger than most sects."

Lin Yang also learned this information.

There are some ancient clans on the Primal Ancient Continent with deep foundations, comparable to top-tier major sects.

As for the Moon Shadow Sect, it is considered a second-rate power in the surrounding area.

The Yuyu Sect, which he missed back then, is one of the three strongest sects in Jidong Prefecture.

Within Jidong Prefecture, besides the three major sects, there is also the Zhou family, a super-large clan whose status is not inferior to the three major sects.

As for information outside of Jidong Prefecture, there is much less of it in Baichi City, and some information needs to be purchased, which is not cheap, so Lin Yang did not spend money on it.

Because the entire Jidong Prefecture is extremely large, it is difficult for an ordinary Dao Above to leave Jidong Prefecture, so naturally, there is no need to know more.

"The situation on the Primal Ancient Continent is truly complex. An ordinary Dao Above just barely manages to survive here..."

Lin Yang whispered, walking out of Baichi City to the Moon Shadow Sect's branch stronghold outside the city.

Having learned enough about the situation, he planned to join the Moon Shadow Sect in advance after returning.

...

Three years later.

Zhan Ning appeared on time. His expression looked more cheerful than when he arrived, as if this trip had gone extremely smoothly.

The flying ship departed for the return journey on time, but there were fewer people than when they arrived, including several newcomers who were in the same batch as Lin Yang.

Zhan Ning did not wait for those people and returned directly.

On the way, people talked from time to time about what they had seen and heard in Baichi City, and invited those who had decided to join the Moon Shadow Sect in advance to be companions and do sect missions together in the future.

For others in the same batch entering the sect, everyone felt a natural sense of closeness.

Some people also invited Lin Yang, and Lin Yang did not refuse.

Some sect missions are difficult to complete alone.

Since everyone here has decided to join the Moon Shadow Sect, they will be fellow disciples after returning, and their relationship will naturally be closer.

In the following months, the journey remained uneventful.

Everyone meditated inside the flying ship.

On this day, the flying ship suddenly shook violently.

A powerful force was bombarding the flying ship.

"The flying ship is under attack!"

Lin Yang's expression changed, and he quickly spread his senses.

However, there were no ghosts within his perception, but rather a few cultivators in black robes besieging the flying ship.

"This is..."

Everyone was also shocked.

"Zhan Ning, hand over the Li Fire Flower, otherwise, die!"

A black-robed person's voice was cold and rang out.

Zhan Ning stood at the bow of the ship with a heavy expression: "Three at the Late Dao Fire Realm, you knew I had the Li Fire Flower and ambushed me here? Are you from the Tiankun Sect?"

The black-robed person did not answer Zhan Ning's question, but instead bombarded the flying ship again without saying a word, looking as if they wanted to break the ship and kill everyone directly!

In an instant, the protective power of the flying ship began to be significantly reduced.

Zhan Ning's eyes were gloomy as he suddenly turned to look at everyone: "I have already asked the sect for help. I will hold them off for a while; you take the opportunity to escape first!"

After speaking, he put away the flying ship and fought with those three black-robed people.

And everyone also reacted instantly, flying wildly toward the direction of the Moon Shadow Sect.

Lin Yang was mixed in among them, and his mood was not very good.

He always felt that there was a huge danger hiding ahead as well.

Sure enough, not long after everyone had flown out.

Another four or five black-robed people suddenly appeared. Although they were not at the Dao Fire Realm, they were all at least at the eighth or ninth level of the Dao Above, and they rushed to kill everyone without saying a word.

Although Lin Yang and his group had nearly thirty people, they had all just broken through to the Dao Above, with at most one or two levels of cultivation.

Facing those at the eighth or ninth level of the Dao Above, although they were more numerous than the opponent, their combat power was much weaker.

Soon, two people were killed as they bore the brunt of the attack.

"It's over, they are definitely people from the Tiankun Sect, otherwise they wouldn't have come just to kill."

Someone whispered in despair.

In this region, only the Tiankun Sect and the Moon Shadow Sect are mortal enemies.

And only people from the Tiankun Sect would ambush and kill people from the Moon Shadow Sect like this.

Money is secondary; killing the foundation disciples of the Moon Shadow Sect is the priority!

"Senior Brother Zhan Ning has already asked for help. Everyone, separate and flee, hold on for a while!"

Someone shouted, trying to get everyone to disperse and fight for more chances to survive.

After all, those who could cultivate to the Dao Above within the Space-Time Tree were all battle-hardened veterans.

Although they were weaker than the opponent and could not fight head-on, everyone reacted quickly and used their own life-saving means to escape.

Lin Yang did not hesitate either. Taking advantage of the chaos, he immediately concealed his aura and quietly retreated in one direction.

Behind him, in just a brief moment, several more people were killed.

This scene made one's heart turn cold.

Having cultivated arduously all the way from the Space-Time Tree to this point, only to arrive at the Primal Ancient Continent and die in the wilderness.

It left many feeling deeply unsettled.

Lin Yang did not stop; he concealed his presence and carefully fled.

But, as luck would have it, he wasn't the only one who chose this direction.

Several others had also chosen to flee in the same direction, which drew a black-robed figure to pursue them, with signs that he was faintly locking onto them.

Even though Lin Yang's concealment speed was fast enough, he still felt a trace of the black-robed figure's sense locking onto him.

Fortunately, there were several others in the same direction, so the black-robed figure did not attack him first, though a strand of his sense remained latched onto him, making it difficult for Lin Yang to shake him off completely.

Meanwhile, behind him, those few people were overtaken by the black-robed figure and could not escape.

Soon, two more were killed, leaving three remaining to continue resisting.

These three seemed to have decent strength, and for a moment, they actually managed to join forces and slightly stall the black-robed figure.

But overall, they were still at a disadvantage.

Their defeat was likely just a matter of time.

Seeing this, Lin Yang's eyes flickered.

If these last three were killed, and the black-robed figure chased after him, he might not be able to win one-on-one against someone at the eighth or ninth level of the Dao Above.

But if he joined forces with these three, there might be a glimmer of hope.

"I have a Sovereign-level Dao weapon and various methods. If there is a chance for a sneak attack, and I unleash my full power, hurting that black-robed figure shouldn't be a problem."

He could certainly take advantage of the moment the black-robed figure was stalled to continue running.

But that wasn't safe.

The opponent seemed to have a unique tracking method that could lock onto him.

If he could counter-kill or counter-injure him, so that the opponent had no chance to continue tracking, it would be much safer.

With this thought, Lin Yang slowed down and sent a voice transmission to the three of them simultaneously: "The three of you, I have the confidence to injure him, but I need an opportunity. I need you to help me create that opportunity."

Hearing his voice transmission, the three of them were immediately energized, and then they replied politely:

"Brother Lin Yang, is that you? You are nearby? If you are confident you can injure him, the three of us can risk our lives to create this opportunity for you."

They all recognized Lin Yang's voice.

Previously on the spaceship, everyone had become quite familiar with each other along the way.

Lin Yang also knew these three.

The guy wearing a purple and red robe was called Li Liping, the thin and tall one was called Xin Hao, and the last one was named Shi Jie.

They hadn't noticed Lin Yang when they were fleeing, but they didn't expect Lin Yang to be in this direction as well and planning to lend them a hand.

Time was tight, so Lin Yang didn't say much, just quickly added: "I have over an eighty percent chance!"

"Eighty percent!"

Hearing this probability, the three of them immediately exchanged glances, and then, with great tacit understanding, they simultaneously burned their Dao Power, looking as if they were prepared to perish together with the black-robed figure.

Seeing this, the black-robed figure seemed somewhat wary, or perhaps he didn't want to get injured himself, so he adopted a defensive posture.

Lin Yang seized the opportunity, hidden within the void, and sacrificed his Sovereign-level Dao weapon, the Silver Dragon Spear, thrusting it out.

At the same time, three World-in-a-Flowers condensed and enveloped the black-robed figure.

To be safe, Lin Yang secretly invoked a trace of the power of the "Boundary" to amplify the power of the World-in-a-Flowers and the Silver Dragon Spear.

He had already tested it before; as long as the power invoked wasn't too obvious, even Elder Yuan Mu couldn't detect the existence of the "Boundary."

Now, there was no one present in the Dao Fire Realm, so his invocation of a trace of the "Boundary" power would be even less likely to be discovered.

Swoosh.

The next instant, even though the black-robed figure had sensed it, he was still injured by the power of the Silver Dragon Spear and the three World-in-a-Flowers.

The power of the World-in-a-Flower was already terrifying, and combined with the amplification of the "Boundary" power, the power it unleashed was even more astonishing.

The Silver Dragon Spear was a Sovereign-level Dao weapon, and its power was equally extraordinary.

Lin Yang's strike was extremely fast, and with Shi Jie and the others pinning him down, the black-robed figure couldn't dodge in time and suffered a significant injury.

"Hmm?"

Seeing that the black-robed figure was indeed injured, Shi Jie and the others' eyes lit up, and they burned even more Dao Power.

Strike while the iron is hot!

Seeing that Lin Yang could truly injure this guy, the three of them simultaneously delivered their strongest attacks, attempting to kill the black-robed figure, but they did not succeed.

It only caused the black-robed figure to sustain further injuries.

"Stop fighting, let's go!"

Seeing this, Lin Yang retracted the Silver Dragon Spear and shouted in a low voice.

He had condensed three World-in-a-Flowers simultaneously, which had basically exhausted his own Dao Power; he had no energy left to take the opportunity to kill this black-robed figure.

Even if Shi Jie and the others burned their Dao Power, they had no chance of killing the opponent.

The black-robed figure was at the ninth level of the Dao Above, a level capable of igniting Dao Fire.

Furthermore, he had come prepared, so even if he was injured, he was not someone that Shi Jie and the others, who had just broken through to the Dao Above, could kill in a short time.

Of course, it wasn't impossible.

With Lin Yang included, another round of attacks would have a good chance.

But the problem now was that there was more than just this one black-robed figure here.

If the other four noticed the situation here and converged, they would have no chance of survival.

Therefore, after injuring the black-robed figure before them and causing him to temporarily lose the ability to pursue, the wisest course of action was not to waste power and time killing him, but to prioritize escaping.

After Lin Yang finished speaking, he concealed himself again and fled the scene.

This time, he no longer felt that vague tracking sense.

Only after getting completely away did Lin Yang briefly heave a sigh of relief.

Behind him, Shi Jie and the other two were also concealing themselves.

However, their concealment methods were slightly inferior to Lin Yang's, and Lin Yang could still sense them.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yang spoke again:

"It's difficult for us to return to the Moon Shadow Sect on our own. In our current state, it would be fatal if we encountered any wandering spirits. We still need to rely on the sect to send reinforcements."

"Your concealment methods are also difficult to completely avoid tracking. It would be better if we find a hidden place to stay temporarily. I will conceal you, and we can wait for the sect's rescue."

It wasn't that he hadn't considered leaving on his own, but the battle just now had proven that it was better to have a few more comrades at the moment.

In case of any other accidents, there is strength in numbers.

At the very least, these three guys could create some key opportunities for him to strike.

Therefore, Lin Yang decided to take them with him for the time being.

His own concealment method was almost impossible for those of the same rank to detect.

Even if other black-robed figures caught up, he could avoid them.

Upon hearing this, Shi Jie and the others immediately revealed expressions of joy.

Because they themselves knew that their concealment methods were average, and dragging their bodies, injured after burning Dao Power, they basically had no hope of surviving in the wilderness.

And the fact that they had never been able to detect Lin Yang's position was enough to show that Lin Yang's concealment methods were far superior to theirs.

Now that Lin Yang was willing to protect them, that was naturally the best outcome.

Immediately, the three of them thanked Lin Yang gratefully: "Many thanks, Brother Lin Yang!"

Lin Yang waved his hand, chose a seemingly suitable location, and let Shi Jie and the others go hide first.

He cleaned up the traces and aura left by the three of them behind them, then snuck over and used his own concealment power to wrap around the three of them, hiding in place.

Not long after they had hidden, two black-robed figures suddenly swept past.

This made Shi Jie and the others' hearts skip a beat.

Lin Yang was calm; as long as it wasn't the three Late Dao Fire Realm guys who were fighting Zhan Ning chasing them, the other black-robed figures at the eighth or ninth level of the Dao Above could not possibly see through his concealment.

And this was indeed the case.

The two pursuing black-robed figures checked along the way but did not discover the hidden Lin Yang and the other three.

These two seemed to be worried about something as well, so they tracked them in a hurry and soon left.

"They are probably also afraid of the Moon Shadow Sect's reinforcements arriving, which is why they didn't check very carefully," Lin Yang thought to himself.

This was good news.

Shi Jie and the others also completely relaxed.

"Brother Lin Yang, your concealment method is truly powerful."

The three said from the bottom of their hearts, also feeling somewhat fortunate:

"Fortunately, Brother Lin Yang reminded us not to try to kill that guy at the time, otherwise, if we had wasted any more time, we would have been tracked down by these two black-robed guys."

Lin Yang sighed: "I don't know what the situation is like for Senior Brother Zhan Ning and the others right now, but I estimate it's not very good."

Two black-robed figures had chased them, which meant that the people these two guys were originally pursuing had likely all been killed, which was why they had turned to pursue them instead.

Shi Jie and the others were silent upon hearing this, their moods very heavy.

After all, they were the elite of their respective spacetimes, yet upon arriving at the Primal Ancient Continent, a single accident had almost killed them all.

It was impossible not to feel heavy-hearted.

Lin Yang sighed again and continued to conceal himself, waiting for rescue.

And this wait lasted for several days.

A few days later, their communication jade slips vibrated simultaneously.

It was a message from the Moon Shadow Sect.

(End of chapter)