16: Chapter 16 Earth Vein Dragon Qi

The Wu Earth Dragon Spirit broke out from the wu earth marrow. Its form was like a snake, with prominent horns, and although it was only a foot long, it was condensed like solid earth-yellow crystal. Its whole body flowed with the heavy, vast, and all-nourishing spiritual charm of the earth, and it even possessed a trace of the mighty Dragon Qi originating from the Earth Vein. As soon as it appeared, the surrounding space faintly solidified, and the earth-attribute Spiritual Qi frantically converged towards it.

Its pair of cold dragon eyes locked onto Lin Wan, carrying the anger of being disturbed. It opened its mouth to emit a silent hiss, and its body moved like lightning, biting straight at Lin Wan's face! Wherever it passed, the air groaned under the unbearable weight, leaving behind ripples of distortion.

"Not good!"

Lin Wan's pupils constricted sharply, his heart seemingly gripped by an invisible giant hand. This Wu Earth Dragon Spirit was too fast, its pressure too great, and the distance too close; there was no way to dodge! In his haste, he could only frantically pour all his Spiritual Qi into his protective light, while simultaneously holding the Flowing Light Sword horizontally in front of him. The sword's body flashed with five-colored brilliance, attempting to block.

"Clang——!!!"

An extremely dull sound of impact, not like metal clashing, but like two great mountains colliding! The Wu Earth Dragon Spirit smashed hard against the Flowing Light Sword, its contained terrifying giant force and mighty Dragon Qi, like raging waves, passing through the sword body and slamming into Lin Wan's body.

"Pfft——!"

Lin Wan was struck as if by lightning, spraying a mouthful of blood. His whole body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the rock wall behind him, embedding himself several feet deep into the stone wall, with spiderweb-like cracks spreading from him as the center. The Flowing Light Sword in his hand let out a mournful cry, its spiritual light dim, and several tiny cracks actually appeared on the sword body. His protective light shattered instantly, his internal organs seemed displaced, he did not know how many bones were broken, and severe pain swept through his entire body like a tide.

As for that Wu Earth Dragon Spirit, it was also repelled by the rebound force, its form becoming slightly more illusory. It let out an angry screech, circled once, and pounced again, vowing not to stop until it tore the intruder to shreds.

"Junior Brother!" "Lin Wan!"

In the distance, Han Lingtian and the other two, who were entangled with the Lizard King and the beast horde, saw this scene and their eyes split with rage. Han Lingtian roared, ignoring the Lizard King's giant tail sweeping from behind, forcibly turned around, released his heavy sword, which transformed into a blood-colored rainbow. It struck after the others but arrived first, slashing fiercely at the Wu Earth Dragon Spirit! Third Senior Brother Lei Meng also threw out his twin hammers, lightning flashing, to intercept the Dragon Spirit. Xu Feng, disregarding his own safety, activated the Yi Wood Spirit Shield to its limit, blocking in front of Lin Wan.

"Clang!" "Boom!"

The blood-colored heavy sword and the thunder hammers struck the Wu Earth Dragon Spirit almost simultaneously, erupting with blinding light and a violent explosion. The Dragon Spirit's form shook violently, letting out a painful hiss, its form becoming much more illusory, and its forward momentum was blocked for an instant. However, Han Lingtian and Third Senior Brother Lei Meng were caught by the Lizard King due to this opening; the Lizard King's giant tail swept over, knocking both of them flying, crashing into a large section of the rock wall, and causing them to spew blood. Xu Feng's Yi Wood Spirit Shield also shattered with a boom under the Lizard King's subsequent claw strike and the shockwave of the Dragon Spirit, and he himself was shaken into stumbling backward, his face deathly pale.

In just a brief moment, all four were severely injured! The situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and they were in imminent danger!

Embedded in the rock wall, Lin Wan's consciousness was blurry, and the severe pain almost swallowed him whole. He could feel that the Wu Earth Dragon Spirit's strike had not only severely injured his Physical Body, but also that a domineering, heavy, and seemingly all-assimilating Wu Earth Dragon Qi had rushed into his body, wreaking havoc in his Meridians and Dantian, wanting to "petrify" and "assimilate" his entire person into a part of the earth.

If not for his Five Elements Dao Foundation already being formed, his Physical Body having been tempered by Five Elements Spiritual Qi and far exceeding those of the same rank, and having the Flowing Light Sword and protective light to buffer, that collision just now would likely have smashed him into meat paste, destroying both his body and soul.

"Cannot... die here..." The intense desire to survive and the belief in protecting his family supported Lin Wan's blurry consciousness. He frantically circulated the "Yin-Yang Harmony Guidance Technique" and the "Great Five Elements Sword Art," attempting to mobilize the remaining Five Elements Spiritual Qi in his body to resist and refine the invading Wu Earth Dragon Qi.

However, the quality of the Wu Earth Dragon Qi was too high; it was formed from the essence of the Earth Vein and contained a trace of true dragon might, making it incomparably domineering. His own Five Elements Spiritual Qi appeared somewhat weak in front of this Dragon Qi, retreating steadily. That Dragon Qi was like maggots on bones; wherever it passed, his Meridians and flesh actually had a tendency to turn into earth and stone, the pain piercing his heart.

"System! Exchange for a treasure that can refine and absorb Wu Earth Dragon Qi!" At this life-and-death moment, Lin Wan could not care about much else and roared in his heart.

[Detected that the host is suffering from the erosion of Wu Earth Earth Vein Dragon Qi, life is in critical condition. Recommended exchange: Five Elements Body Refining Technique (Foundation Establishment Chapter), requires 5000 Fortune Points; Earth Origin Return to Ruins Pill (can assist in refining and absorbing Earth Vein Dragon Qi, stabilizing the Physical Body), requires 3000 Fortune Points.]

"Exchange! Quick!"

[Consumed 8000 Fortune Points, exchange successful. Remaining Fortune Points: 2000 points.]

A Jade Slip recording the "Five Elements Body Refining Technique (Foundation Establishment Chapter)" and a pill the size of a dragon's eye, earth-yellow all over with dragon patterns swimming on its surface, appeared in Lin Wan's nearly exhausted Dantian. The Jade Slip instantly turned into a stream of information and merged into his Divine Soul, while the pill automatically melted, turning into a gentle, heavy, yet strangely devouring and assimilating medicinal force, instantly spreading into his limbs and bones, making contact with the rampaging Wu Earth Dragon Qi.

The "Five Elements Body Refining Technique (Foundation Establishment Chapter)" is a supreme Body Refining method that uses Five Elements Spiritual Qi to temper the Physical Body, which can draw upon the power of the Five Elements to refine foreign Spiritual Qi and strengthen oneself. The Earth Origin Return to Ruins Pill is a Spirit Pill specifically targeted at high-level earth-attribute energies like Earth Vein Dragon Qi, which can protect the heart Meridians and guide the Dragon Qi to return to its Origin. The combination of the two was like sweet rain after a long drought.

Lin Wan endured the severe pain, and according to the method of the "Five Elements Body Refining Technique," frantically circulated the remaining Five Elements Spiritual Qi in his body, especially the earth-attribute Spiritual Qi, actively welcoming the rampaging Wu Earth Dragon Qi. He no longer resisted, but instead used the profound method recorded in the "Five Elements Body Refining Technique" to attempt to guide, refine, and absorb it!

The medicinal force of the Earth Origin Return to Ruins Pill turned into a layer of warm protective film, protecting his heart Meridians, Dantian, and the core of his Divine Soul. At the same time, it emitted strange fluctuations, like a magnet, attracting and soothing the violent Dragon Qi, guiding it toward the correct refining path.

This was an extremely painful process, yet one that contained great Opportunity. The Dragon Qi entering his body was like inserting a red-hot iron into his Meridians, and also like stuffing the entire earth into his body, wanting to burst him apart and assimilate him. But the "Five Elements Body Refining Technique" and the Earth Origin Return to Ruins Pill were like the most skilled craftsmen, using this violent Dragon Qi as a hammer and Lin Wan's Physical Body as iron, constantly hammering, tempering, and merging.

"Roar——!"

Outside, the Wu Earth Dragon Spirit seemed to sense that the Dragon Qi it had split off was being refined, and it became even more furious. It actually abandoned Han Lingtian and the others and pounced toward Lin Wan again! It wanted to completely tear apart and devour this audacious ant that dared to refine its Origin!

"Vile beast! Stop hurting my Junior Brother!" Han Lingtian, Third Senior Brother Lei Meng, and Xu Feng, although already severely injured, saw that Lin Wan was in imminent danger. Their eyes split with rage as they threw themselves forward regardless of everything, trading injury for injury, desperately entangling the Lizard King and the Dragon Spirit to buy time for Lin Wan.

"Crack... crack..."

On the surface of Lin Wan's body, a layer of faint earth-yellow luster began to emerge. Beneath his skin, faint, fine patterns like dragon scales appeared, then quickly faded away. His aura, after having been withered to the extreme from severe injuries, actually began to rise and strengthen at a slow but steady speed! A heavy, dense, and strange fluctuation that seemed connected to the earth began to emanate from him.

The Wu Earth Dragon Qi that had invaded his body was being forcibly refined and absorbed by the power of the "Five Elements Body Refining Technique" and the Earth Origin Return to Ruins Pill! A portion merged into his earth-attribute Spiritual Qi, causing that deep yellow earth-attribute liquid drop to grow and solidify at a speed visible to the naked eye, emitting a richer Wu Earth spiritual light. Another portion merged into his flesh, bones, and Meridians, undergoing a tempering that was like shedding his mortal coil, following the methods of the Body Refining technique.

His Physical Body strength was rapidly increasing! Broken bones were reconnected, damaged internal organs were nourished and repaired by the Dragon Qi, and Meridians were widened and toughened under the scouring of the Dragon Qi, becoming more suitable for carrying the heavy and vast earth-attribute Spiritual Qi. On the surface of his skin, that layer of earth-yellow luster became more and more obvious, faintly forming a very faint, crystal-clear luster like jade.

Five Elements Body Refining Technique — Wu Earth Body, was being initially forged!

Although it was still far from a true "Wu Earth Spirit Body," it had already allowed his affinity, control, and defense regarding earth-attribute Spiritual Qi to reach a whole new level. More importantly, his Physical Body Foundation had been tempered by high-level energy like Earth Vein Dragon Qi, greatly increasing his potential, and future practice of Body Refining techniques would yield twice the result with half the effort.

Time passed bit by bit amidst the fierce battle and difficult refining. Every breath felt incomparably long.

Han Lingtian, Third Senior Brother Lei Meng, and Xu Feng were already covered in blood, their Spiritual Qi nearly exhausted, and they were relying entirely on willpower to hold on. Third Senior Brother Lei Meng's twin hammers already had cracks, Han Lingtian's heavy sword had several more notches, and Xu Feng's face was as pale as paper, barely able to manage by maneuvering with Talismans and Formations. The Lizard King and the Wu Earth Dragon Spirit, although also not lightly injured, had the geographical advantage here, recovering faster, and their offensive remained fierce.

Just as the three were about to be unable to hold on, Lin Wan, who was embedded in the rock wall, suddenly opened his eyes!

In his eyes, two condensed earth-yellow rays of light shot out a foot long like substance, then immediately retracted, returning to clarity. The earth-yellow luster on his body also completely retracted, his skin returning to its original color, but if one looked closely, there was a faint, warm-as-jade, indestructible texture. His aura, from having been withered from severe injury, had actually recovered to the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, and even faintly showed some improvement, becoming more dense and heavy!

Even more astonishing was that in his Dantian, that drop of earth-attribute Spiritual Qi liquid was now a circle larger than the other four Five Elements liquid drops, deep yellow in color, with bright spiritual light, and faintly had a dragon-shaped phantom circling. The Wu Earth aura it emitted was pure and heavy, far exceeding before. The Five Elements Dao Foundation cycle had also therefore become more stable and vast, and between its circulation, there was a faint sound of wind and thunder echoing in his body.

"Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, Fourth Senior Brother, thank you for your hard work. Leave the rest to me."

Lin Wan's voice sounded calm, yet carried an unquestionable firmness. He pushed with both hands and broke free from the rock wall, stone debris falling from his body, and he was completely unharmed. He reached out and beckoned, and the Flowing Light Sword that had fallen to the ground let out a joyful cry, flying back into his hand. The cracks on the sword body actually slowly healed under the circulation of the earth-yellow spiritual light.

He took a step out, and the earth beneath his feet seemed to resonate with him, emitting a low roar. This step looked slow, but instantly crossed a distance of several dozen zhang, appearing between the Wu Earth Dragon Spirit and the Lizard King.

The Lizard King and the Dragon Spirit simultaneously cast their cold gazes toward Lin Wan. This ant, who had just been severely injured by them and was on the verge of death, now gave people a feeling of having shed his mortal coil and being unfathomable, making them feel an instinctive threat.

"Roar——!"

The Lizard King took the initiative, opening its massive maw to spew out another thick, yellowish beam of light, its power even greater than before, clearly showing it was truly enraged.

The wu earth dragon spirit also let out a shrill cry, its form expanding rapidly as it transformed into a condensed yellow dragon shadow, flanking Lin Wan from the left along with the light beam.

Facing this terrifying pincer attack, which was enough to heavily injure or even kill a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator, Lin Wan's expression remained unchanged.

He raised his left hand and pressed it into the air toward the yellowish beam of light.

From his palm, deep yellow wu earth spiritual light surged forth, actually forming a thick, ancient, and massive phantom shield engraved with mountain and dragon patterns—it was the prototype of the defensive Divine Ability "wu earth dragon shield" recorded in the Foundation Establishment volume of the "Five Elements Body Refining Technique"!

"wu earth, Suppress!"

"Boom—!"

The light beam slammed fiercely into the dragon shield phantom, erupting with an earth-shattering roar.

The dragon shield phantom shook violently, its light dimming, but it ultimately did not shatter, stubbornly withstanding that destructive impact!

On the other hand, the Lizard King seemed to be injured by the recoil, its head tilting back slightly as a flicker of pain flashed in its eyes.

Meanwhile, Lin Wan swung his right hand, wielding the Liuguang Sword.

It was no longer a brilliant five-colored sword wheel, but a thick, immensely condensed, deep yellow Sword Qi that contained the changes of the Five Elements generation and restriction, meeting the dragon shadow formed by the wu earth dragon spirit.

"Five Elements Return to Origin, Thick Earth Carries All Things!"

The deep yellow Sword Qi and the yellow dragon shadow collided with a roar.

There was no explosion, no shockwave.

The Sword Qi was like a bottomless black hole, crazily devouring and assimilating the wu earth spiritual power and Dragon Qi within the dragon shadow!

The dragon shadow dimmed and shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye, letting out a terrified, shrill cry as it tried to break free, but it was firmly held by the Sword Qi.

This was the trace of wu earth true intent that Lin Wan had grasped after initially refining the wu earth Dragon Qi— "Great Virtue Carries All Things, Inclusive Assimilation."

Using his own purer wu earth spiritual power, which contained the vitality of the Five Elements, as a Foundation, he forcibly assimilated and absorbed this masterless wu earth dragon spirit!

"No—!" The Lizard King seemed to sense the crisis of the dragon spirit, letting out a roar of shock and anger.

It lunged forward regardless of everything, its giant claws tearing through the air as it swiped at Lin Wan's head.

"Your opponent is me!" Seeing this, Han Lingtian, Third Senior Brother Lei Meng, and Xu Feng forced themselves to muster their remaining spiritual power, lunging forward once again to entangle the Lizard King tightly.

Lin Wan seemed deaf to the battle behind him, focusing all his mental energy on refining the dragon spirit.

The Five Elements Dao Foundation within his body spun crazily, especially the earth element spiritual liquid, which acted like a millstone.

In coordination with the "Five Elements Body Refining Technique," it continuously crushed, refined, and absorbed the dragon spirit power he had inhaled.

The wu earth dragon spirit struggled violently, but having lost the source support of the wu earth marrow in the cave, and having been injured repeatedly, it was at the end of its rope.

Within a few breaths, it was completely devoured and refined by the deep yellow Sword Qi.

"Hum—!"

The Liuguang Sword emitted a clear sword hum.

On the blade, that trace of deep yellow spiritual light became even richer, and dragon patterns faintly emerged; its grade seemed to have improved.

Meanwhile, the volume of the earth element spiritual liquid within Lin Wan's body expanded by another small circle, its color nearly turning dark gold.

The wu earth aura it emitted now carried a faint, ethereal trace of dragon might.

His wu earth body also became a fraction more solid, and his physical strength and defense improved once again.

"It's your turn." Lin Wan turned his gaze toward the Lizard King, which was still entangled with Han Lingtian and the others, but whose aura had plummeted due to the refinement of the dragon spirit, and who was now filled with shock and anger.

A cold light flashed in his eyes.

He took a step forward, and the earth beneath his feet seemed to transform into his Domain.

His figure appeared like a ghost on the Lizard King's flank.

His left hand manifested the wu earth dragon shield phantom again, blocking the Lizard King's powerful and heavy tail swipe, while his right hand, wielding the Liuguang Sword with its dark golden wu earth Sword Qi, thrust directly at the Lizard King's reverse scale—that was the point where its overall defense was relatively weakest, and also where it was most closely connected to the earth vein Dragon Qi!

"Five Elements Combined, Break!"

The dark golden Sword Qi condensed Lin Wan's strongest wu earth spiritual power at this moment and his understanding of the wu earth true intent.

It also contained the power of the Five Elements generation, fusing sharpness, penetration, heaviness, explosiveness, and vitality into one.

"Puchi—!"

This time, the previously invincible golden scales were like paper before the dark golden Sword Qi, easily pierced through!

The Sword Qi entered the body and erupted within the Lizard King, with Five Elements spiritual power rampaging, instantly destroying its internal organs and the monster core at its center!

"Roar—!!!"

The Lizard King let out an earth-shattering, miserable howl.

Its massive body twitched violently before crashing to the ground, kicking up a sky full of dust and smoke.

The luster in its eyes rapidly dimmed, eventually freezing, and its aura vanished completely.

The Peak of the Second Stage, a Thick Earth Lizard King that contained a trace of earth vein Dragon Qi and was about to transform into a dragon, was dead!

The surrounding herd of Thick Earth Lizards, which had been fearless and attacking frantically, saw their king perish and immediately seemed to lose their backbone.

They let out terrified hisses and retreated like a tidal wave, fleeing completely in the blink of an eye.

The dust and smoke slowly dispersed.

Deep in the canyon, it was a scene of devastation.

The rock walls had collapsed, the ground was cracked, and traces of the battle and the corpses of Thick Earth Lizards were everywhere.

Han Lingtian, Third Senior Brother Lei Meng, and Xu Feng were all covered in blood, their auras weak.

Leaning on their weapons, they gasped heavily, their faces filled with the relief of having survived a disaster and shock.

They looked at Lin Wan, who stood by the Lizard King's corpse holding his sword, his aura as steady and heavy as a mountain, their expressions complex.

In that battle just now, if not for Lin Wan refining the Dragon Qi in a desperate situation, breaking through in the middle of battle, and killing the Lizard King, the four of them would likely have all perished here.

Especially that final earth-shattering sword strike, which could actually break through the Lizard King's defense that was comparable to a Third Stage Magic Treasure; its power had faintly exceeded the scope of the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

"Junior Brother... you..." Xu Feng opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.

This Junior Brother, who had only joined for a little over a year, had brought them too many surprises.

"It's alright now, three Senior Brothers." Lin Wan sheathed his sword, turned around, and offered the three of them an apologetic and grateful smile.

"I have troubled you, Senior Brothers. Heal your wounds quickly; this place is not suitable for a long stay."

As he spoke, he walked to the cave.

The wu earth marrow still lay quietly in the cave; although it had lost the dragon spirit and its spiritual light was slightly dim, it was still a rare and precious earth element treasure.

He took out a prepared jade bottle and carefully collected all of the wu earth marrow, which was as viscous as paste and radiated a heavy spiritual charm; there was a good half bottle.

Next, he walked to the Lizard King's corpse, dissected its head, and took out a fist-sized monster core that was entirely dark gold and had a faint dragon-shaped phantom circling within it.

This was a monster core from a Peak Second Stage Yao Beast, and it contained a trace of earth vein Dragon Qi.

It was worth a fortune and was an excellent material for refining earth-type Magic Treasures and Medicinal Pills.

He then collected the toughest scales, horn, sharp claws, and other Materials from its body one by one.

After doing this, Lin Wan put away the wu earth marrow and the monster core, divided the scales and Materials into four portions, kept one for himself, and handed the other three to Han Lingtian and the others.

"Being able to slay the Lizard King and obtain these spiritual items this time is entirely due to the three Senior Brothers risking your lives to protect me.

Please accept these Materials, Senior Brothers."

Han Lingtian looked at Lin Wan deeply and, without affectation, accepted his share.

"You earned it."

If not for Lin Wan's final outburst, they would have obtained nothing and might even have died here.

Third Senior Brother Lei Meng grinned and did not stand on ceremony either.

"Junior Brother is amazing! Old Lei is impressed! Next time you fight, remember to call me!"

Xu Feng also accepted the Materials and sighed.

"Junior Brother has deep fortune, breaking through in a crisis; it is truly the good fortune of our Tianjian Peak.

However, the commotion here was too great, and I fear it has already alerted others.

We need to leave as soon as possible and find a safe place to heal and recover."

"Fourth Senior Brother is right." Lin Wan nodded.

He also sensed that several not-weak auras in the distance were rapidly approaching, clearly drawn by the fluctuations of the battle just now.

One of them was cold and obscure, carrying a faint aura of death; it was very likely the "Ghost Hand" Daoist from the Yin Kui Sect!

The four did not dare to delay, and they did not bother to carefully clean up the battlefield.

They only took away the most valuable items, and then, with Xu Feng identifying the direction, they quickly fled toward the other side of the canyon.

Less than the time it takes to burn half an incense stick after they left, several figures arrived one after another in the depths of the canyon.

The leader was an old man wearing a black robe, with a gaunt, skeletal face and pitch-black fingernails a foot long; he was the Golden Core Elder of the Yin Kui Sect, the "Ghost Hand" Daoist.

Behind him followed two Foundation Establishment Disciple members, also in black robes with cold auras, as well as three tall Puppets shrouded in gray mist, whose faces could not be seen.

On the other side was Elder Sun from the Spirit Beast Mountain, a middle-aged man wearing a brocade robe, with a pale, beardless face and eyes as sharp as a hawk's.

He brought several Spirit Beast Mountain True Disciples, and by his side followed several Spirit Beasts of various forms.

Among them, a giant wolf with a silvery-white body and wings on its back was lowering its head to sniff the remaining aura of the battlefield.

The last to arrive was the Revered Master of Zhou Yiming from the Heavenly Array Peak, a Golden Core Early Stage Elder surnamed Zhou.

His face was as gloomy as water as he looked at the slight traces left by Zhou Yiming on the ground (shreds of clothing shattered by Han Lingtian's Sword Qi), murder flashing in his eyes.

"Such dense wu earth spiritual power and Dragon Qi... and the smell of blood."

The "Ghost Hand" Daoist stuck out his pitch-black tongue and licked his lips, his voice raspy like a broken gong.

"It seems someone beat us to it, obtaining the wu earth marrow and earth vein Dragon Qi here, and also killing that Lizard King that was about to transform into a dragon."

"It is the people from Tianjian Peak." Elder Sun said coldly, his gaze sweeping over the traces of Sword Qi left on the battlefield.

"There is Han Lingtian's Blood Killing Sword Qi, and... a very strange five elements sword Qi.

I fear Zhou Yiming has met with misfortune."

"five elements sword Qi... is it that kid named Lin Wan?" Elder Zhou gritted his teeth.

"It must be them! They killed Ming'er and stole the Opportunity!

Fellow Daoist Ghost Hand, Fellow Daoist Sun, our previous agreement..."

"Rest assured." The "Ghost Hand" Daoist gave a sinister smile.

"Since they delivered themselves to our doorstep and obtained such an Opportunity, we cannot let them go.

The ruins at the Five Elements Intersection require someone with pure Five Elements spiritual power to act as a 'key' to open it.

This Lin Wan, with his Five Elements Foundation Establishment, is the most suitable candidate.

I originally intended to go to some trouble to catch him, but now that he has delivered himself, and even brought such a generous gift as the wu earth marrow, it just saves us the trouble."

"Does Fellow Daoist Ghost Hand mean..." Elder Sun's eyes flashed.

"Follow them.

They just experienced a great battle and must be heavily injured, needing time to heal.

We only need to hang back at a distance and wait until they reach the Five Elements Intersection before making our move.

By then, the person, the treasure, and the ruins will all be in my hands." The "Ghost Hand" Daoist's eyes flashed with greed and cruelty.

"Good!" Elder Sun and Elder Zhou nodded simultaneously.

The three said no more, each employing their own methods to track the remaining auras and traces of Lin Wan and his group, following them from a distance.

In the canyon, silence returned, with only the lingering, thick smell of blood and wu earth Spiritual Qi telling the tale of the tragic battle just now.

And a greater crisis targeting Lin Wan and the four of them had already silently spread its net in the darkness.