732: Dao Huo, unusual movement (4k)

In terms of strength, the Yun Family could not compare to the Hongwei Sect and the Tiankun Sect, but it was only slightly inferior.

This time, the Nì Swarm attack had caused heavy losses to the three major families in the city, and they were all in need of manpower; if he joined the Yun Family, the possibility of being borrowed away would actually be smaller.

The main thing was that if he joined the Yun Family now, he had a little bit of leverage to negotiate some conditions with them to avoid the risk of being borrowed away.

Thinking of this, Lin Yang no longer hesitated; he found the manager of the Yun Family and expressed his desire to join them.

At the same time, he also stated his condition: he would not leave the city. Or, he would only leave the city if following the Yun Family's team!

"Oh? Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, have you thought it through? Are you finally willing to accept our family's invitation?" Manager Yun Bu asked with a smile.

He knew of Lin Yang. The shopkeeper at the Rogue Cultivator Stronghold had invited Lin Yang many times and had informed the family about it.

Furthermore, he was also aware that Lin Yang's efficiency in crafting Formation Arrays within the City Lord's Mansion this time was very high, clearly far exceeding other Formation Masters of the same level.

Therefore, seeing Lin Yang come voluntarily now, Yun Bu was slightly surprised. Because for many years, Lin Yang had politely declined their numerous invitations.

Lin Yang smiled and said, "The Rogue Cultivator Stronghold outside the city has been destroyed, and I no longer wish to drift about as I did before."

The Nì Swarm attack had wiped out the Rogue Cultivator Stronghold along the way, so using this excuse was reasonable and logical.

Yun Bu nodded with a smile, "Then welcome to the Yun Family, Fellow Daoist Lin Yang."

He readily agreed to the condition Lin Yang proposed because, in his view, it wasn't really a condition at all.

It was easy to understand why he didn't want to leave the city; although Lin Yang was a high-level Formation Master, his cultivation level had not yet reached the Dao Fire Realm, so it was only natural that he didn't want to go out and court death.

Moreover, given Lin Yang's attainments in Formation Arrays, Yun Bu wouldn't easily let him go out at this juncture anyway.

Thus, Lin Yang became a Formation Master for the Yun Family.

"I didn't expect that after all this turning around, I would end up joining the Yun Family after all." Lin Yang sighed.

Afterward, he stopped overthinking and continued to provide Formation Arrays for the Yun Family.

Although he had been forced to join the Yun Family for now, it was very difficult to get by as a rogue cultivator after reaching the Dao Fire Realm, so it could be considered joining early.

According to their agreement, he would provide a certain number of Formation Arrays to the Yun Family, and in return, the Yun Family would directly provide him with the inheritance of top-tier Formation Arrays.

A few days later, someone indeed came to borrow people.

But to Lin Yang's surprise, the one who came to the Yun Family to borrow him was not the Hongwei Sect, but the Tiankun Sect.

And the person who came was Lan Zhi.

With Lan Zhi personally visiting to borrow someone, Yun Bu immediately looked troubled. After all, he had just promised Lin Yang that he would not let him leave the city.

Furthermore, Yun Bu could not understand why the Tiankun Sect was so insistent on borrowing Lin Yang.

Although Lin Yang's performance in crafting Formation Arrays within the City Lord's Mansion this time was indeed quite eye-catching, there were plenty of other skilled Formation Masters.

While puzzled, Yun Bu politely declined. As one of the three major families of Baichi City, the Yun Family still maintained its reputation.

Since he had already promised Lin Yang, he naturally would not easily break his word.

Seeing the Yun Family refuse, Lan Zhi didn't say anything more and left quickly. He didn't want to make people suspicious by being too insistent on having Lin Yang.

After Lan Zhi left, Yun Bu found Lin Yang, quickly recounted the matter of Lan Zhi coming to borrow him, and then tentatively asked, "Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, do you have some entanglement with the Tiankun Sect?"

Yun Bu was not stupid. Lin Yang had just joined the Yun Family on the condition of not leaving the city, and right after, the Tiankun Sect came to borrow him.

This was clearly a situation where Lin Yang seemed to have anticipated it and wanted to use this to avoid the Tiankun Sect.

Although the Yun Family did not fear the Tiankun Sect, Yun Bu still wanted to understand the situation.

Lin Yang shook his head and then mentioned that he was a disbanded disciple of the Moon Shadow Sect and one of the survivors of the ambush from back then.

He didn't say anything else, leaving Yun Bu to fill in the blanks himself.

Yun Bu actually knew a little about this information. Hearing what Lin Yang said, his eyes flickered, but he didn't say much, only stating, "I understand. In that case, just stay peacefully within the family."

"Thank you, Manager Yun Bu." Lin Yang didn't care what Yun Bu was imagining and slightly cupped his hands in gratitude.

Yun Bu waved his hand and turned to leave.

On the other side, after leaving the Yun Family, Lan Zhi's eyes instantly turned gloomy.

He had received an anonymous tip claiming that Lin Yang's strength was far from what it appeared on the surface and that he was actually terrifyingly strong.

He could injure a Dao Above Ninth Level expert when he was only at the Dao Above First Level. During his time at Mirror Lake back then, Lin Yang's strength was at least around the Dao Above Third Level, and it was not impossible for him to have killed those at the Seventh or Eighth Level.

His younger brother was very likely assassinated by Lin Yang.

Although the source of this information could not be traced, Lan Zhi was somewhat aware of who might have deliberately leaked it to him and what their intentions were.

But he didn't care. What he cared about was whether he could avenge Lan Gang.

"When investigating back then, Lin Yang was at Mirror Lake during that time, but he was excluded because his cultivation was low. Now it seems this kid is indeed highly suspicious." Lan Zhi's gaze was deep and dark.

He also felt that the timing of Lin Yang joining the Yun Family was too coincidental. "Is he deliberately joining the Yun Family early to hide?" Lan Zhi snorted coldly in his heart.

He had plenty of patience to keep waiting for a more suitable opportunity to strike.

At the same moment, Mu Sheng was also paying attention to the situation between Lan Zhi and Lin Yang. Seeing Lan Zhi fail to borrow the person, he became increasingly certain that Lin Yang definitely knew something.

"This kid must not be allowed to live." Mu Sheng's eyes were also cold and grim.

However, ever since joining the Yun Family, Lin Yang had remained behind closed doors, leaving Lan Zhi and the others without a suitable opportunity to strike.

Days passed by. The Nì Swarm was gradually wiped out. Baichi City slowly began to recover some of its former vitality.

It was just that the population had decreased significantly, and it was not as bustling as before. The teams that had come from various sides to support also withdrew one after another.

The teams from the Hongwei Sect and the Tiankun Sect withdrew as well. Lin Yang simply didn't go out, so they didn't find a chance to strike.

However, Lan Zhi still secretly left people behind to monitor Lin Yang. He didn't believe that Lin Yang would never leave the city.

Regarding this, although Lin Yang didn't know, he was somewhat aware that someone must be watching him in the dark. Therefore, he still stayed in the Yun Family; let alone leaving the city, he didn't even leave the Yun Family residence easily.

After joining the Yun Family, although he had to provide a regular and fixed amount of Formation Arrays, it had to be said that it was much better than being a rogue cultivator.

Many resources could be obtained directly at a lower cost. In fact, before reaching the Dao Fire Realm, Lin Yang felt he didn't need to leave the city at all.

The Yun Family sold Dao Fire Pills, and as an internal member of the Yun Family, he could enjoy quite a few discounts. He could even advance a certain amount of yuan sand from the Yun Family.

It had to be said that the Yun Family had a broad vision and treated their own people very well. Although Lin Yang was only an external member and not an internal disciple of the Yun Family, he still received many favorable treatments.

Even because his efficiency and success rate in crafting Formation Arrays were extremely high, the Yun Family gave him a portion of the top-tier Formation Array inheritance in advance.

Although the price was that after comprehending the top-tier Formation Arrays, he had to first provide a certain number of top-tier Formation Arrays to the Yun Family for free, Lin Yang was still very happy.

Because with the top-tier Formation Arrays, his speed of earning money would be much faster. Furthermore, the status of a top-tier Formation Master would also allow him to advance more yuan sand from the Yun Family.

There was hope for igniting the Dao Fire! Lin Yang began to tirelessly study that top-tier Formation Array inheritance.

After a period of time, he naturally comprehended a top-tier Formation Array. "It's not difficult at all!" Lin Yang grinned.

Following that, he began to craft a large number of top-tier Formation Arrays while also continuing to improve his cultivation. Currently, he was at the Dao Above Eighth Level and could not yet attempt to ignite the Dao Fire. He needed his cultivation to reach the Ninth Level first.

In the blink of an eye, twenty thousand years passed. Lin Yang's cultivation had improved to the limit of the Dao Above Ninth Level.

For these twenty thousand years, he hadn't left the Yun Family at all; apart from improving his cultivation, he was crafting Formation Arrays.

For a top-tier Formation Master like Lin Yang, who had a high success rate and high output, the Yun Family also provided a lot of support.

For example, they allowed Lin Yang to temporarily delay providing all the Formation Arrays for free, allowing him to first take a portion of the Formation Arrays to sell for money to buy Dao Fire Pills to ignite the Dao Fire first.

This was another unexpected joy. Lin Yang expressed his gratitude for this.

Yun Bu's reply to this was that the higher his cultivation, the better the quality of the Formation Arrays he would craft, and the faster his efficiency would be. This was considered investing in him in advance.

At this moment, Lin Yang even regretted not joining the Yun Family earlier.

Of course, if he had joined earlier, without the Nì Swarm attack causing the Yun Family to lose a large number of people, he might not have received such good treatment.

However, in any case, Lin Yang was finally able to stop worrying about gathering Dao Fire Pills for the time being.

Selling top-tier Formation Arrays could save up a portion of yuan sand, and he could also advance another sum of yuan sand; combined with his original Dao Fire Pill, he only needed to wait a few more days to gather the required Dao Fire Pills.

The Dao Fire Realm was within reach!

On the Primal Ancient Continent, reaching the Dao Fire Realm was considered having the basic capital to stand firm. There were many things that could not be done below the Dao Fire Realm.

Thus, another ten thousand years passed. With the full support of the Yun Family, Lin Yang gathered enough yuan sand to buy all the Dao Fire Pills.

On this day, Lin Yang began to attempt to ignite the Dao Fire.

The so-called Dao Fire was the product of resonating with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. When the Dao Fire was born, the Great Dao was born.

Lin Yang prepared six Dao Fire Pills to induce the fire of the Great Dao to descend upon himself. A faint wisp of flame gradually condensed within his body, echoing with the fire of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

The process of igniting the Dao Fire was very smooth for Lin Yang. He didn't even use up all six Dao Fire Pills; having only used four, he felt his own Dao Fire was about to be completely ignited.

However, just at the moment when the Dao Fire was about to be completely ignited, in his soul, the "World" suddenly began to fluctuate uncontrollably again.

A mysterious force erupted from the "World" and rushed straight toward the fire of the Great Dao.

Immediately, Lin Yang could feel that the "World" seemed to be taking the opportunity to absorb the power of the Dao Fire. Not only that, but it also followed the fire of the Great Dao into the depths of the Great Dao and began to crazily absorb all power.

Hum, hum, hum. With the "World's" crazy absorption, some anomalies began to appear between heaven and earth.

Roaring thunder resounded, and Lin Yang felt that a terrifying force began to lock onto him—or more accurately, it was locking onto the "World."

This was not the power belonging to any person, but the power of the Great Dao. The Great Dao seemed to be fighting back, strongly resisting the "World's" absorption.

Lin Yang only felt his soul trembling. He wanted to control the "World" to stop, but he simply couldn't do it.

The "World" had never been as greedy as it was now, crazily absorbing, or even plundering, the power of the Great Dao.

Lin Yang was terrified and prayed frantically not to be discovered by anyone.

In a mysterious place on the Primal Ancient Continent, a figure that seemed to have been motionless since ancient times suddenly raised its head and looked toward the horizon.

A mysterious light shot out from its deep, dark eyes, seemingly piercing through endless time and space to see something.

"Some kind of ancient power..." "Is it that?" Suddenly, the figure looked in a direction, which was precisely the direction of the Jidong Prefecture. "It's there!"

In the Superstring Ruins, a crimson land, a great existence also raised its head to look at the sky at the same moment, and after an instant, it also locked onto the direction of the Jidong Prefecture.

"It is an ancient power... At the same time, there is also a faint existence of karma."

The deep gaze of this great existence flickered, and in an instant, a giant face manifested, with some nearly twisted aura appearing on the giant face.

If Lin Yang were here, he would be able to recognize that this giant face was the mastermind who had used humans for experiments in the Universe Zone back then. That mysterious Overlord!

At this moment, the twisted aura on the giant face surged endlessly, staring toward the direction of the Spirit Ancient Domain, revealing a hint of ferocity and desire.

At the same moment, in several other places on the Primal Ancient Continent, distant powers locked onto the location of the Jidong Prefecture from afar.

Within the Spirit Ancient Domain, there were even supreme existences of the human race who immediately narrowed their sense precisely to the vicinity of Baichi City. Afterward, various orders were issued. Some mysterious figures rushed to Baichi City one after another.

On Lin Yang's side, he was completely unaware of the changes in the outside world at this moment.

He only felt that at the moment the "World" was plundering the power of the Great Dao, he smelled the scent of death. Although it was only for a brief moment, it made him feel incomparably terrified.

At that moment, he also felt as if he was being spied on by some terrifying forces. Fortunately, the "World's" madness only lasted for an instant before returning to calm.

Moreover, this time, after the "World" stopped its behavior, its sense of presence suddenly became extremely low. So much so that Lin Yang himself could barely feel the existence of the "World."

It was as if the "World" had left his soul. If he couldn't still confirm that the "World" was in his soul, he would have suspected that the "World" had just disappeared.

"What is going on?" Lin Yang was somewhat puzzled. He felt that the "World" seemed to be intentionally hiding itself.

That feeling was just like someone who had done something bad and didn't want to be discovered, so they started to weaken their own sense of presence. This feeling was very strange.

Lin Yang couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it. Anyway, this thing's peculiarity wasn't the first or second time.

Afterward, he spent some time stabilizing his cultivation, adapting to the new power, and then came out of seclusion.

The Dao Fire was ignited successfully; he had already stepped into the Dao Fire Realm.

Although he had only just entered the Dao Fire Realm, Lin Yang felt his own combat power could probably rival those in the mid-to-late Dao Fire Realm.

Around Baichi City, the Nie Kong Realm was the undisputed peak existence, and they wouldn't go out casually on normal days, so they were hard to encounter.

With his current strength, he finally had the confidence to move around Baichi City.

"Now, even if I encounter that Lan Zhi, I can be fearless of him." Thinking this, Lin Yang returned the remaining two Dao Fire Pills to the Yun Family.

The Yun Family was very surprised because Lin Yang had actually successfully broken through using only four Dao Fire Pills. This was very rare.

Under normal circumstances, six Dao Fire Pills were necessary. Regarding this, Lin Yang could only say that he was lucky.

The Yun Family didn't probe too much, but instead sent Yun Bu over to congratulate Lin Yang, and they were also happy that their family now had an additional top-tier Formation Master in the Dao Fire Realm.

After Yun Bu finished conveying the family's message, he looked at Lin Yang, paused, and said, "Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, I need to remind you of one thing: in the past few days, there have suddenly been some people of unknown origin but clearly distinguished status in the city. If you go out to handle matters, remember to be cautious."

"Hmm?" Lin Yang was somewhat stunned.