189: Chapter 189 The Young Master of Xuan Yin, Fighting Against All

"They've caught up?" Su Yuechan asked. Upon hearing this, a layer of frost instantly covered her cold, aloof face. Her ice-blue longsword was already in hand, and she swept her Divine Sense toward the rear. However, she only perceived a chaotic storm of energy and fragmented Laws, finding no trace of any pursuers. Yet, she did not doubt Lin Wan's words for a moment; capable of instantly killing two Heavenly Immortals of the same stage, Lin Wan's Divine Sense perception must far exceed her own.

"Mm, they aren't slow, and… there are many of them. Among them, two Auras are no weaker than the previous two people, and there is another… even stronger, likely at the Middle Stage of the Heavenly Immortal Realm." Lin Wan's tone was indifferent, as if he were stating a trivial matter. Having broken through to the Heavenly Immortal Realm and truly condensed his Chaos Dao Seed, his Divine Sense was as strong as a Late Stage Heavenly Immortal. Combined with the mysteries of the Chaos Dao Seed, he could perceive even the most subtle energy fluctuations and hidden Auras. The moment the opponents entered the range covered by his Divine Sense, he had already detected them.

"Middle Stage Heavenly Immortal?!" Su Yuechan's heart sank. In the Heavenly Immortal Realm, every step is a new world. The Early Stage and Middle Stage might seem to differ by only a small Realm, but the gap in strength is like heaven and earth. A single Middle Stage Heavenly Immortal is enough to easily suppress several Early Stage Heavenly Immortals working together. Moreover, the opponent was clearly well-prepared, bringing along manpower, likely having set up an inescapable net.

"Is it people from the Xuan Yin Sect? Is the leader that Yin Wujiu?" Su Yuechan immediately thought of that notorious Young Lord of the Xuan Yin Sect. Only he would be so vindictive and mobilize such a formation. She looked at Lin Wan, a trace of worry flashing in her eyes. "Junior Brother Lin, the enemy has numerical superiority and a Middle Stage Heavenly Immortal holding the line. We…"

"It is fine." Lin Wan raised his hand, interrupting her, his gaze still calmly looking toward the Void Realm behind them. "Since they have delivered themselves to our doorstep, we might as well deal with them all at once, saving trouble for the future. Senior Sister, you go first and return to the Immortal Palace to report."

"No!" Su Yuechan refused decisively, her tone firm. "This matter started because of me; how could I abandon Junior Brother and flee alone? If we are to fight, we fight together!" Although she knew her strength was inferior to Lin Wan's and facing a Middle Stage Heavenly Immortal was perilous, she could not bring herself to abandon her savior and flee. Su Yuechan was definitely not someone who feared death or was ungrateful.

Lin Wan glanced at her. Seeing her resolute eyes, he knew he could not persuade her otherwise and stopped insisting, simply nodding. "Fine. Then Senior Sister, act according to the situation later and protect yourself. Leave the Middle Stage Heavenly Immortal to me."

"Junior Brother Lin, you…" Su Yuechan still wanted to say something, but upon seeing the look of absolute confidence beneath Lin Wan's calm exterior, she swallowed her words. This man seemed always capable of creating miracles. Perhaps he really did have the ability to deal with a Middle Stage Heavenly Immortal?

Just as the two were talking, in the chaotic Void Realm behind them, several powerful Auras approached rapidly from afar. The leading black light was the fastest, and its Aura was the most cold and overbearing, having clearly reached the Middle Stage of the Heavenly Immortal Realm! Behind it, four slightly weaker but still formidable black lights followed closely; two of them were Early Stage Heavenly Immortals, and two were Perfection Earth Immortals.

The five figures, like five black meteors, tore through the chaotic Void Realm and instantly arrived a hundred zhang in front of Lin Wan and Su Yuechan, spreading out in a fan shape and faintly surrounding them.

The person at the lead was none other than that pale, effeminate, and lecherous-eyed Young Lord of the Xuan Yin Sect—Yin Wujiu. He halted his figure, his gaze falling first upon Su Yuechan, his eyes flashing with undisguised greed and possessiveness. He licked his lips and leered, "Fairy Su, this Young Lord has searched so hard for you. I didn't expect you to be here, having a secret tryst with this ignorant, death-seeking pretty boy?"

His gaze then turned to Lin Wan, looking him up and down. Seeing that Lin Wan's Aura was unremarkable, only at the Early Stage of the Heavenly Immortal Realm (Lin Wan had deliberately suppressed part of his Aura), he couldn't help but sneer with disdain. "So it was you who killed those two pieces of trash, Elder Gui Li and Blood Blade? Brat, state your name; this Young Lord does not kill nameless people." His tone was arrogant, as if he controlled the power of life and death.

Lin Wan's expression did not change. His gaze swept over Yin Wujiu and the four subordinates behind him, as if looking at ants, and he said indifferently, "Why must a dying person know so much?"

"Presumptuous!" Behind Yin Wujiu, an Early Stage Heavenly Immortal Elder with a hooked nose and sinister eyes shouted sternly, "Brat, you dare to have a sharp tongue when death is at your doorstep! In front of the Young Lord, why don't you kneel and beg for mercy!"

Another Early Stage Heavenly Immortal Elder with triangular eyes and a face full of flab also grinned cruelly. "Young Lord, why waste words with this brat? Let your subordinate make a move, capture him, extract his soul and refine his spirit, letting him know the consequences of offending our Xuan Yin Sect!"

The two Perfection Earth Immortal death warriors, although they did not speak, had awe-inspiring Killing Intent on their bodies, locking onto Lin Wan and Su Yuechan, ready to launch a fatal strike at any moment.

Yin Wujiu waved his hand, stopping his subordinates. His cold, sinister gaze stared at Lin Wan, as if trying to see through him. "Brat, you have some guts. However, guts cannot save your life. This Young Lord will give you one chance: kneel, kowtow, admit your mistake, cripple your own cultivation, and then obediently deliver Su Yuechan to this Young Lord. This Young Lord might consider giving you a quick death. Otherwise, I will definitely make you wish for death but be unable to die!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yuechan was so angry that her delicate body trembled slightly, her beautiful eyes boiling with Killing Intent, her knuckles turning white from gripping her sword so tightly. But she forcibly restrained herself from acting; she trusted Lin Wan.

Lin Wan remained expressionless, only a trace of impatience appearing in his eyes. "So much nonsense. If you want to fight, hurry up; I'm in a rush."

"Seeking death!" The hypocritical smile on Yin Wujiu's face instantly vanished, replaced by a ferocious Killing Intent. "Attack for this Young Lord! Kill the man, extract his soul and refine his spirit! Keep the woman; this Young Lord wants her alive!"

"Yes!" The four subordinates replied in unison. Black Qi surged from their bodies, and like four bolts of black lightning, they lunged at Lin Wan and Su Yuechan! The two Early Stage Heavenly Immortal Elders, one from the left and one from the right, went straight for Lin Wan. One sacrificed a shield made of ghastly white bones, emitting pale ghost fire, while the other held a ghost-head saber wreathed in black Qi, the blade light shrill as it slashed straight at Lin Wan's head. Meanwhile, the two Perfection Earth Immortal death warriors, like ghosts, circled to the sides, their target aimed directly at Su Yuechan, clearly intending to pin her down and prevent her from joining forces with Lin Wan.

The offensive was fierce and coordinated; they were clearly seasoned in battle. Two Early Stage Heavenly Immortals led the attack, two Perfection Earth Immortals provided containment, and with the Middle Stage Heavenly Immortal Yin Wujiu eyeing them from the rear, this lineup was more than enough to surround and kill an ordinary Middle Stage Heavenly Immortal.

However, the person they were facing was Lin Wan. Facing this storm-like siege, Lin Wan did not move his feet, not even lifting an eyelid. He simply raised his right hand slowly, toward the front, and gently clenched it. "Chaos… Imprisonment."

A plain voice rang out, without earth-shattering Aura, without dazzling light. But the moment his voice fell, the Void Realm within a hundred-zhang radius, centered on him, suddenly solidified!

The four figures lunging toward him were like they had fallen into an invisible quagmire, or like insects solidified in amber; their movements instantly became incomparably slow and arduous. The cruel expressions on the faces of the two Early Stage Heavenly Immortal Elders froze, their eyes filled with horror and disbelief. They felt as if they were being pressed down by countless invisible mountains, the circulation of their immortal essence stagnant, their Divine Souls seemingly about to freeze. The light of the bone shield and the ghost-head saber also dimmed and froze in mid-air. The two Perfection Earth Immortal death warriors were even more like statues, fixed in the Void Realm, unable to move.

This was not simple spatial Restriction, but the power of Chaos! Chaos encompasses everything and can also suppress everything! Using the power of his Chaos Dao Seed, Lin Wan invoked a trace of Chaos dao rhyme, instantly restricting the Laws, energy, and even space of this area! Although the range was not large and the time would not be very long, for masters fighting, an instant is life or death!

"What?!" In the rear, Yin Wujiu, who had originally been at ease waiting to watch his subordinates slaughter Lin Wan, saw the ferocious smile on his face instantly freeze, replaced by boundless horror. As a Middle Stage Heavenly Immortal with extraordinary knowledge, he could naturally feel that supreme, terrifying dao rhyme that had instantly permeated the area, seemingly capable of suppressing all things. This was definitely not a power that an ordinary Heavenly Immortal could master! This brat is strange!

"Retreat!" In his horror, Yin Wujiu shouted sternly, simultaneously retreating violently. He unhesitatingly sacrificed a small banner, black as ink and ghastly with ghost Qi. The banner unfurled, instantly transforming into a nether ghost domain of wailing ghosts and howling wolves, shielding himself within it. This was his Lifebound Treasure—the Myriad Ghost Soul-Devouring Banner, with a grade as high as a Medium Grade Immortal Artifact, its power far beyond the bone banner of the tall, thin Cultivator from before.

However, he was still a step too slow. The instant his four subordinates were fixed by the Chaos Imprisonment, Lin Wan moved. His figure disappeared from his original spot like a ghost, and the next instant, he had appeared before the Early Stage Heavenly Immortal Elder who had sacrificed the bone shield. The speed was so fast it was as if he had teleported, not even leaving an afterimage.

The look of fear had just risen in the Elder's eyes when a slender, fair palm was already lightly pressed against his chest. It was still silent. The Elder only felt an indescribable force, seemingly capable of decomposing all things, instantly invade his body. His proud protective immortal light and sturdy Heavenly Immortal body melted instantly like ice under the sun in the face of this power. He didn't even have time to let out a scream; his entire body, along with his Divine Soul, turned into powder under that power and completely dissipated between heaven and earth. Body and soul destroyed.

Having killed one, Lin Wan's figure did not stop for a moment. Like a butterfly flitting through flowers, he left blurry afterimages in the Void Realm and appeared beside the other Elder holding the ghost-head saber, similarly printing out a palm.

"No—!" The Elder saw his companion silently turn into flying ash, his heart filled with boundless fear. Seeing Lin Wan's palm strike, he let out a desperate roar, crazily driving the ghost-head saber, wanting to block it. However, under the influence of the Chaos Imprisonment, his movements were as slow as a snail. The ghost-head saber had just been lifted halfway when that palm had already pressed onto his skull. "Puff." Like a watermelon shattering. The Elder's skull, along with his Divine Soul, instantly burst open, turning into a mist of blood and fragments of Divine Soul, which were then wiped away by an invisible force and completely disappeared. Body and soul destroyed.

Next were the two Perfection Earth Immortal death warriors. They didn't even have a chance to react; Lin Wan's figure swept past like the god of death, and he flicked his fingers repeatedly. Two gray beams of light, like the scythe of the god of death, instantly pierced their foreheads. The two bodies stiffened, the luster in their eyes rapidly dimmed, and they fell straight from the sky. While still in mid-air, their bodies had already turned into flying ash. Body and soul destroyed.

From the moment Lin Wan said "Chaos Imprisonment" to the four Xuan Yin Sect Cultivators completely perishing, the entire process happened in the blink of an eye. Fast! Too fast! It was so fast that the trailing sound of Yin Wujiu's "Retreat" was still echoing in the Void Realm, while his four capable subordinates had already vanished from the world, not leaving a single trace behind.

In the Void Realm, only the dumbfounded and horrified Yin Wujiu remained, along with Su Yuechan, who was equally shocked but more so pleasantly surprised. Although Su Yuechan knew Lin Wan was very strong, she hadn't expected him to be strong to this extent! Effortlessly, with a wave of his hand, he instantly killed two Early Stage Heavenly Immortals and two Perfection Earth Immortals! Moreover, that means of restricting the Void Realm and suppressing everything was something she had never heard of or seen before! Is this really something an Early Stage Heavenly Immortal can achieve?

The horror in Yin Wujiu's heart was beyond measure. He considered himself a Genius, with cultivation reaching the Middle Stage of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, and having the Medium Grade Immortal Artifact Myriad Ghost Soul-Devouring Banner to protect him. In the younger generation of the Xuan Yin Sect, except for a few Prodigies, no one was his opponent. But the seemingly ordinary Early Stage Heavenly Immortal before him made him feel unprecedented fear! That power, those means, simply exceeded his cognition! He did not doubt that if that Restriction had been aimed at him, he would likely have found it difficult to break free! The ability to silently erase Early Stage Heavenly Immortals made his scalp tingle!

"You… who exactly are you?!" Yin Wujiu's voice was somewhat trembling, staring fixedly at Lin Wan. The nether ghost domain around him was driven to its limit, countless ghostly phantoms floating and roaring within it, yet it could not bring him the slightest sense of security.

Lin Wan turned slowly, his gaze looking calmly at Yin Wujiu, who was heavily protected by the ghost domain, as if he had just casually swatted a few flies to death. He did not answer Yin Wujiu's question but asked indifferently, "You are the Xuan Yin Sect Young Lord, Yin Wujiu?"

"It is this Young Lord!" Yin Wujiu forced himself to remain calm, shouting fiercely but with a cowardly heart. "Brat, I admit you have some ability. But don't be complacent! I am the Young Lord of the Xuan Yin Sect; if you dare to touch a hair on my head, my father, the Sect Master of the Xuan Yin Sect, and everyone in my Xuan Yin Sect will definitely fight you to the death, hunting you to the ends of the earth!"

"Xuan Yin Sect? Is it something remarkable?" Lin Wan's tone was still indifferent, even carrying a trace of mockery. "Killed Elder Gui Li, killed Blood Blade, and killed your four subordinates; killing one more of you makes no difference."

"You!" Yin Wujiu was livid, his heart filled with shock and rage. He knew he had encountered a tough opponent today, one who didn't care at all about the threats from the Xuan Yin Sect. "What exactly do you want? Let me go, and I can act as if today never happened. The grievances between the Xuan Yin Sect and you will be wiped clean! Otherwise…"

"Otherwise what?" Lin Wan took a step forward. It was a seemingly ordinary step, yet it felt as if it had landed right on Yin Wujiu's heart, causing it to contract violently. The Nether Ghost Domain surrounding him fluctuated wildly.

"Otherwise, this Young Lord will risk self-destructing my Immortal Artifact to drag you down with me!" A flash of madness crossed Yin Wujiu's eyes as he bit his tongue and sprayed a mouthful of essence blood onto the Myriad Ghost Soul-Devouring Banner in front of him. He didn't believe the other party could ignore the destructive power of a self-destructing Medium Grade Immortal Artifact! That was equivalent to the full-strength blow of a Heavenly Immortal Late Stage expert!

"Self-destruct an Immortal Artifact?" A cold arc curled at the corner of Lin Wan's mouth. "Unfortunately, you won't have the chance."

Before the words had even faded, Lin Wan's figure vanished once again. It wasn't teleportation, but speed pushed to the absolute limit, exceeding the reach of Yin Wujiu's Divine Sense!

Terrified to the core, Yin Wujiu didn't even think; he frantically channeled the Myriad Ghost Soul-Devouring Banner. Countless spectral phantoms swarmed out, pouncing in all directions, while his Ghost Domain rapidly contracted, firmly shielding him at its core. He didn't believe the other party could ignore the biting of these thousands of vengeful ghosts and the defense of the Ghost Domain!

However, Lin Wan's target had never been him from the very beginning.

Just as Yin Wujiu poured all his focus and power into defending himself, a grey, inconspicuous finger beam, like a ghost piercing through the Void Realm, appeared silently behind him and tapped onto the shaft of the pitch-black Myriad Ghost Soul-Devouring Banner.

"Ding." A crisp sound, so faint it was almost inaudible. The finger beam struck the banner shaft; there was no earth-shattering explosion, nor any radiant light. That incredibly sturdy shaft, capable of withstanding attacks from a Heavenly Immortal Late Stage expert, developed an imperceptible grey dot where the beam had struck.

Then, in Yin Wujiu's horrified gaze, the grey dot rapidly expanded and spread. Wherever it passed, the shaft crumbled like a weathered sand sculpture, quickly turning into powder. Furthermore, this trend of annihilation spread across the entire banner surface at a speed visible to the naked eye!

"No—! My Myriad Ghost Banner!" Yin Wujiu let out a heart-wrenching scream. This Myriad Ghost Soul-Devouring Banner was his Lifebound Treasure, connected to his Divine Soul. Once destroyed, he would suffer severe backlash. He frantically tried to sever the connection with the Magic Treasure to stop the spread of that annihilating power, but that force was too strange and overbearing, like maggots on a bone, impossible to stop.

In just the blink of an eye, that majestic and ghastly Medium Grade Immortal Artifact, the Myriad Ghost Soul-Devouring Banner, turned completely into a handful of black ash right before Yin Wujiu's eyes and drifted away with the wind. Along with it, the countless living souls and vengeful ghosts refined within the banner were also wiped out of existence.

"Pfft—!" With his Lifebound Treasure destroyed, Yin Wujiu suffered a backlash to his Divine Soul and violently spat out a large mouthful of blood. His Aura instantly withered, his face turned paper-white, and his eyes were filled with boundless fear and disbelief. How could the other party destroy his Medium Grade Immortal Artifact so casually? What kind of monster was this?!

"Now, it's your turn." Lin Wan's figure appeared like a ghost before the withered and soul-injured Yin Wujiu, still wearing that same calm, expressionless look, as if destroying a Medium Grade Immortal Artifact was just casually swatting a fly.

"No! Don't kill me! I am the Young Lord of the Xuan Yin Sect! My father is the Sect Master of the Xuan Yin Sect, Yin Jiuyou! He is a Heavenly Immortal Peak expert! If you kill me, he will definitely extract your soul and refine it, torturing you for eternity!" Yin Wujiu had completely broken down. He no longer had his previous arrogance and insolence; like a stray dog, he begged and threatened, tears and snot streaming down his face. He didn't want to die. He was the Young Lord of the Xuan Yin Sect, with a bright future, countless riches, and beauties waiting for him to enjoy. How could he die here?

"Heavenly Immortal Peak?" Lin Wan raised an eyebrow, but his eyes remained cold. "So what? If he wants to come, I will take him on. As for you…"

Lin Wan slowly raised his hand, and a grey light condensed at his fingertip. "Be on your way."

"Wait! I have a secret! I know a huge secret! It's about the Chaos Ruins! Spare my life, and I'll tell you!" Facing death, Yin Wujiu had completely lost his reason. Clinging to the last straw of hope, he screamed hoarsely.

"Chaos Ruins?" The finger Lin Wan was about to point paused slightly. The Jade Slip given by Master Tianjizi mentioned that the Chaos Ruins were located in the far north of the Immortal Realm, near the Return to Void, and were dangerously unpredictable. This Yin Wujiu actually knew about the Chaos Ruins? And he had a secret?

Seeing Lin Wan stop, a glimmer of hope rose in Yin Wujiu's eyes, and he spoke rapidly and incoherently: "It's true! My father, no, our Xuan Yin Sect, has been secretly investigating the Chaos Ruins! We found an entrance to a suspected ancient ruin on the outskirts of the Chaos Ruins! There are fluctuations of Chaos Qi there! But the entrance has a powerful Restriction that we haven't been able to open! As long as you let me go, I can tell you the exact location of that ruin! There must be a great Opportunity there! Maybe there are Chaos treasures, or even a Chaos Legacy!"

Chaos Qi? Ancient ruins? Lin Wan's heart stirred. Chaos Qi was exactly what he needed most right now; it was related to the growth of his Chaos Dao Seed. Although Yin Wujiu's words might not be entirely true, they might have some credibility. As a major sect of the Demonic Path, the Xuan Yin Sect acted in mysterious ways, so secretly investigating the Chaos Ruins was plausible.

"Tell me everything you know about that ruin. If there is even half a word of falsehood, I will let you know what it means to be unable to live and unable to die." Lin Wan withdrew his finger, his tone indifferent, but the chill in his eyes left Yin Wujiu with no doubt that if he dared to play any tricks, his fate would be worse than death.

"I'll tell you! I'll tell you!" As if granted amnesty, Yin Wujiu hurriedly poured out everything he knew, like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.

It turned out that the Xuan Yin Sect had indeed discovered a spatial anomaly on the outskirts of the Chaos Ruins hundreds of years ago, suspected to be connected to an ancient ruin. That ruin was sealed by an extremely powerful, ancient Restriction suspected to be related to Chaos. The Xuan Yin Sect had exhausted all means, spending vast amounts of resources and manpower, and even losing several Elder Heavenly Immortals, yet they failed to open it. However, they had indeed occasionally captured a trace of leaked Chaos Qi from the periphery of the ruin, thus concluding that there must be treasures or a Legacy related to Chaos inside. The Xuan Yin Sect had always classified this as a top-secret matter, with Sect Master Yin Jiuyou personally responsible for secretly studying ways to break the Restriction. As the Young Lord, Yin Wujiu had accidentally learned of this and remembered the general location and characteristics of that ruin.

"The specific location is on the outskirts of the Chaos Ruins, near the northeast direction of the 'Shattered Star Abyss'. There is a meteorite belt shrouded in grey fog all year round, and the entrance to the ruin is inside one of the largest meteorites, shaped like a lying cow! The entrance has a powerful Restriction that consumes all attacking energy; only at specific times will the Restriction weaken slightly…" Yin Wujiu dared not hold back a single thing, spilling all the details he knew, including some of his father's speculations.

Lin Wan listened quietly, while secretly channeling his Chaos Dao Seed to sense Yin Wujiu's emotional fluctuations and Divine Soul Aura, judging the truth of his words. From his sensing, although Yin Wujiu was terrified, the information he gave regarding the location and characteristics of the ruin was likely true. As for the specific situation inside the ruin, he clearly had limited knowledge.

"I've told you everything I know! Can you let me go now?" After finishing, Yin Wujiu looked at Lin Wan with eager eyes, like a dog wagging its tail to beg for pity.

"Let you go?" Lin Wan looked at him, a cold arc curling at the corner of his mouth. "Did I ever say I would let you go?"

Yin Wujiu's face instantly turned paper-white: "You… you went back on your word! You promised me that after I finished speaking, you would…"

"What did I promise you?" Lin Wan interrupted him, his eyes cold. "I only said that if you had half a word of falsehood, I would make you wish you were dead. I never said that if you told the truth, I would let you go."

"You… shameless!" Yin Wujiu trembled with rage, the last glimmer of hope in his eyes extinguished, replaced by boundless malice and madness. "I won't let you go even as a ghost!"

"Unfortunately, you won't have the chance to be a ghost." Lin Wan stopped wasting words, flicked his finger, and a more condensed grey finger beam instantly pierced through Yin Wujiu's glabella.

The malice and madness on Yin Wujiu's face instantly froze, the light in his eyes rapidly dimmed, and his Divine Soul was instantly wiped out by the power of Chaos annihilation contained within the finger beam. The Young Lord of the Xuan Yin Sect, the Heavenly Immortal Middle Stage Yin Wujiu, fell right there, his body and soul destroyed.

Lin Wan waved his hand, collecting all the Storage Rings of Yin Wujiu and his four subordinates, as well as the remaining fragments of Magic Treasures, and then cast a ball of Chaos flames to incinerate all traces, destroying the corpse and removing evidence.

Having done all this, he turned around and looked at Su Yuechan, who was still in a state of shock nearby.

Su Yuechan watched as Lin Wan executed Yin Wujiu with smooth, cold, and decisive actions, looted the spoils, and destroyed all evidence. The entire process was terrifyingly calm, as if he had just done something trivial. Her heart was a complex mix of emotions: the satisfaction of having her great revenge fulfilled, shock at Lin Wan's immense strength, and an indescribable sense of trepidation. This man was decisive in killing, meticulous in thought, and his strength was unfathomable. Being his enemy would absolutely be a nightmare.

"Junior Brother Lin… you, you really killed him? He was the Young Lord of the Xuan Yin Sect…" Su Yuechan's voice was a bit dry. Although she had wished to tear Yin Wujiu into a thousand pieces, actually seeing Lin Wan kill him so cleanly still felt unreal. The Young Lord of the Xuan Yin Sect had an extraordinary status; his death would surely cause a huge uproar. The Sect Master of the Xuan Yin Sect, Yin Jiuyou, that Heavenly Immortal Peak expert, would likely fly into a rage and seek revenge at any cost.

"Killed is killed." Lin Wan's tone was indifferent, as if he had just pinched an ant to death. "If he doesn't die, there will be endless trouble. The situation with the Xuan Yin Sect is already one of life and death, so I don't care about adding one more grudge."

"But…" Su Yuechan still wanted to say something.

"There are no 'buts'." Lin Wan looked at Su Yuechan, his gaze calm but carrying an unquestionable power. "Senior Sister Su, you know about what happened today, and I do too. I killed the people from the Xuan Yin Sect. You just need to remember that you were intercepted here by the Xuan Yin Sect, fought hard but were outmatched, and at the critical moment, a mysterious Senior passed by, killed Yin Wujiu and the others, saved you, and then left gracefully. As for that Senior's appearance and background, you know nothing. Do you understand?"

Su Yuechan was stunned, then immediately understood. Lin Wan was protecting her, keeping her from being dragged into this matter to avoid attracting the Xuan Yin Sect's frantic revenge. A warm current surged in her heart, and she nodded: "I understand. But Junior Brother, you…"

"I have my own plans." Lin Wan interrupted her. "This place is not suitable for staying long; the people of the Xuan Yin Sect will likely discover Yin Wujiu's accident through other means soon. Senior Sister, return to the Tianshu Immortal Palace immediately and report what happened according to what I said. Also, help me keep an eye out for the intelligence I mentioned earlier."

"Then what about you? Aren't you coming back with me?" Su Yuechan asked, a flash of worry in her eyes. Although Lin Wan was strong, the Xuan Yin Sect's revenge would surely be a violent storm.

"I still have some things to deal with." Lin Wan looked towards the direction of the Chaos Ruins, a sharp light flashing in his eyes. The clues Yin Wujiu provided about the ancient ruins in the Chaos Ruins, while perhaps not entirely reliable, were worth exploring. Chaos Qi was crucial to him. "Don't worry, Senior Sister, I know what I'm doing. The Xuan Yin Sect cannot stop me."

Su Yuechan looked at Lin Wan's confident and firm gaze, knowing that persuasion was useless, so she had to nod: "Then Junior Brother, you must be careful. If you need anything, you can send me a message at any time, or return to the Immortal Palace. The Immortal Palace will always be your backing."

"Thank you, Senior Sister." Lin Wan cupped his hands. "Time is of the essence; let us part ways here."

"Take care." Su Yuechan took a deep look at Lin Wan, as if wanting to carve his figure into her heart, and then, without further hesitation, turned and transformed into an ice-blue escape light, speeding away in the direction of the Tianshu Immortal Palace.

Watching Su Yuechan's escape light disappear into the horizon, Lin Wan withdrew his gaze and looked at the few simple-styled, cold-Aura Storage Rings in his hand, which were precisely those belonging to Yin Wujiu and the others.

"Young Lord of the Xuan Yin Sect, I hope your collection will not disappoint me." Lin Wan probed with his Divine Sense and began to count the spoils of war. As the Young Lord, Yin Wujiu's wealth should be substantial; perhaps there would be some unexpected gains.