A storm is brewing! The entire capital city of Yan is on high alert!

Outside Yan Capital. Deep within the towering mountains.

A deep, gloomy canyon shrouded in endless black mist, filled with the Aura of death.

In the deepest part of this death canyon, upon an evil altar built from countless huge bones.

A figure wearing a blood-colored robe and a twisted ghost mask stood quietly with hands behind his back.

There were no spiritual energy fluctuations around him.

It was as if he had merged perfectly with this environment filled with the Aura of death and evil.

He was one of the Twelve Divine Officials of the Divine Court! The Blood Slaughter Divine Official!

Hum—!

The void before him distorted. A pitch-black figure appeared out of thin air.

A respectful voice came from the token.

"Reporting to the Divine Official, the plan in Yan Capital... has failed."

"Ghost Owl and Shadow Blade are dead. The Liu family has been razed to the ground by Lin Jianguo overnight."

Upon hearing this news, there was no change in expression on the Blood Slaughter Divine Official's face beneath the ghost mask.

His voice was hoarse and cold, as if it came from the Nine Nether Hell.

"Understood."

Three simple words. Neither joy nor anger could be detected.

The voice on the other end of the token paused, seemingly hesitant.

"Divine Official, then... what about our next plan..."

"The plan remains the same."

"Lin Yuan's appearance is merely an insignificant variable."

"In fact, he has attracted all of Lin Jianguo's attention, which is actually more favorable for our plan."

"The life or death of a pawn is irrelevant."

"What matters is the final chess game."

The Blood Slaughter Divine Official said indifferently.

As he spoke, he slowly raised his hand.

In his palm lay a fist-sized, ink-black meatball that resembled a heart.

The meatball was covered in strange, constantly writhing blood-colored patterns.

Every beat made the entire canyon tremble!

A terrifying Aura, impossible to describe in words and filled with tyrannical, bloodthirsty, and destructive desires, frantically radiated from that meatball!

"The fifty million living beings in Yan Capital will be my best sacrifice. As for the Lin family, that so-called Great General Protecting the Nation, and that so-called Genius..."

"They will witness with their own eyes this world wailing and sinking into despair!"

"Let this decaying world feel the... wrath of the Divine Court!"

Since the destruction of the Liu family and the major noble families of Yan Capital coming to apologize with thorns on their backs.

For several days in a row, Lin Yuan's life had rarely returned to its former peace.

No more blind flies dared to come and disturb his sleep.

The entire Yan Capital had fallen into an atmosphere of being relaxed on the outside but tense on the inside.

On the surface, it was calm, but in secret, the wind was already blowing, signaling the coming storm!

At Lin Jianguo's command, the city defense level of the entire Yan Capital was raised to the highest level in history!

Squads of city defense troops clad in heavy armor and wielding various weapons patrolled every corner of the city twenty-four hours a day.

The grim atmosphere made the air feel much heavier.

Countless commoners and Martial Artists felt this unusual Aura, and each one became cautious, not daring to cause any more trouble.

However, this tense atmosphere outside did not affect the back garden of the Lin family mansion in the slightest.

Here, it remained peaceful and tranquil.

Lin Yuan was still lying on his exclusive grandmaster chair, unmoved as always.

His eyes were slightly closed, and his breathing was long and steady. It was as if he had already merged with Heaven and Earth.

Not far away, Lin Ke'er was sitting cross-legged on a bluestone, her little face tense, and her small brows knitted into a frown.

In front of her lay dozens of Spirit Stones engraved with profound runes.

Her small hands were rapidly forming complex hand seals.

Streams of faint spiritual energy overflowed from her fingertips, attempting to connect the Spirit Stones together.

She was setting up the Liangyi Weichen Formation!

However, this Formation was simply too profound.

No matter how she tried, she could not form an effective energy cycle between the Spirit Stones.

"Hum..." As she executed her last hand seal.

One of the Spirit Stones suddenly trembled, and the runes engraved on it instantly dimmed.

Pfft! The entire Formation base collapsed instantly.

All the Spirit Stones returned to their original state.

"Aiya! Failed again!" Lin Ke'er lowered her little head in discouragement, looking dejected.

"Brother... this Formation is so hard. I feel like my head is going to explode, and I still can't set it up."

She pouted her little mouth and looked pitifully at Lin Yuan.

"A Formation is alive."

"You treat it as dead."

"You are only imitating its form, but you haven't grasped its spirit."

"Only when both form and spirit are present can one reach the Great Dao."

Lin Yuan didn't even open his eyes and just said indifferently.

Having been idle these past few days, Lin Yuan had spent most of his time guiding his younger sister's Formation Cultivation.

At this moment, a few simple words pointed out the crux of the matter.

And every word he spoke was like the morning bell and evening drum, striking hard at Lin Ke'er's heart!

Yes! A Formation is alive!

She had always just been rote memorizing those runes and steps from the diagrams.

But she had never truly, with her heart, felt the meaning of this Formation's existence and its core rules!

She had been on the wrong path from the very beginning!

Boom!!! In an instant, Lin Ke'er felt as if a thunderbolt had exploded in her mind.

All the places she couldn't understand or figure out before.

At this moment, they suddenly became clear! It was like enlightenment!

"I... I understand!" Lin Ke'er's eyes suddenly lit up, flashing with an unprecedented, brilliant radiance!

She took a deep breath and closed her eyes again.

This time, she didn't rush to form the hand seals.

Instead, she completely immersed her mind.

Using her heart to feel the energy contained in each Spirit Stone.

Using her heart to communicate with the most original power of rules between Heaven and Earth.

One minute... two minutes... ten minutes...

Suddenly! Lin Ke'er opened her eyes!

Her hands turned into afterimages!

This time, her movements were flowing like clouds and water, completed in one go! It was filled with an indescribable Dao Rhyme.

Hum—!!! As her last hand seal fell.

Those dozens of Spirit Stones bloomed with dazzling light at the same time.

Streams of golden threads perfectly connected them together.

A complete, miniature Formation exuding an arcane Aura appeared out of thin air!

An invisible force field centered on the Formation spread outward.

Within the range covered by the Formation, space produced visible distortions.

"Success! I really succeeded!" Lin Ke'er looked at her masterpiece and excitedly jumped three feet high from the ground.

Her little face was flushed red, and she excitedly looked at Lin Yuan on the grandmaster chair.

"Brother! Look! I succeeded!"

Lin Yuan finally opened his eyes slowly this time.

He glanced at the miniature Formation, and a faint arc curved at the corner of his mouth.

"Not bad." He nodded slightly.

Receiving her brother's praise made Lin Ke'er even happier than if she had broken through a major Realm!

Just then, Lin Yuan's brows twitched slightly.

He could clearly feel that the Qi Sea inside his body, which was originally like a calm lake surface, was now starting to ripple.

The Bottleneck from the 6th level of the Qi Sea Realm to a higher Realm began to loosen at this moment.

"Is it time to Break through..." A trace of helplessness appeared on Lin Yuan's face.

"Sigh, seriously."

"I just want to quietly be a salted fish."

"But, my strength doesn't allow it!"

The Bottleneck had loosened. A Breakthrough was right before his eyes.

Lin Yuan knew he couldn't suppress it anymore.

That power about to burst forth was like a volcano on the verge of eruption; no matter how much he suppressed it, it was futile.

"Fine."

"Breaking through early is also good." Lin Yuan thought to himself.

The threat of the Divine Court was like a Sword of Damocles hanging over his head.

Although he appeared calm and indifferent on the surface, in reality, he knew better than anyone.

That would be an unprecedented tough battle!

Improving his strength was the most important thing right now.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan no longer hesitated. He slowly sat up straight.

This simple action made Lin Ke'er, who was on the side, slightly stunned.

Because she rarely saw her brother show such a serious posture.

"Ke'er, step back a bit. Later, no matter what happens, don't panic." Lin Yuan's voice remained calm.

"Oh... oh! Okay, Brother!" Although Lin Ke'er didn't know what was going to happen, she still nodded obediently and retreated far away to the entrance of the back garden.

Lin Yuan took a deep breath. Then, he slowly closed his eyes.

There was no earth-shattering Aura explosion.

Nor was there any flashy opening move to draw in the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

He just sat there quietly.

However! The moment he closed his eyes, a sudden change occurred!

Boom—!!! An invisible yet extremely tyrannical power suddenly erupted from Lin Yuan's body!

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the entire Lin family mansion's back garden, which was so dense it almost materialized, completely rioted at this moment.

They were like subjects summoned by an emperor, and also like floodwaters that had found an outlet.

They rushed toward Lin Yuan's body regardless of everything!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! There was even a violent whistling sound in the air!

With Lin Yuan as the center, a huge, visible vortex made of pure Spiritual Qi appeared out of thin air!

"Heavens!" Lin Ke'er, in the distance, saw this scene and couldn't help but cover her mouth with her little hand!

She could feel that the surrounding Spiritual Qi was being sucked away by her brother at a speed she couldn't understand at all!

However, this was just the beginning!

When the Spiritual Qi in the entire back garden was drained.

That incomparably tyrannical suction force did not stop! Instead, it spread outward frantically in an even more terrifying manner!

Hum—!!! The entire Lin family mansion!

The entire street where the mansion was located!

The entire district where the street was located!...

Finally, the entire Yan Capital!

Within a radius of hundreds of miles, all the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi seemed to have lost control at this moment!

They gushed out frantically from mountains, rivers, earth veins, and the void!

Turning into streams of visible white torrents! From all directions, converging toward the same direction!

That direction was none other than the Lin family mansion!

In an instant! The entire Yan Capital was completely boiling!