162: All directions are in turmoil, and martial saints are everywhere!

"What is Lin Yi doing! Why didn't he even inform the Sect before starting his Breakthrough to the Xiantian Golden Core Realm? Doesn't he know the Great Yuan Dynasty is just waiting for him to break through to the Xiantian Golden Core Realm before dealing with him?"

Not far from Lin Yi, within an antique-style residence, a black-clad middle-aged man felt the aura emanating from the depths of Lin Yi's residence and his expression changed drastically.

He was precisely Zhang Lun, the Vice Pavilion Master of the Tianshan Pavilion of the Heavenly Mountain Sect, the one who had followed Gu Changsheng to the Wanxiang Tower headquarters last time to deliver silver to Lin Yi.

However, after Gu Changsheng delivered the silver, he left. Zhang Lun, on the other hand, stayed behind, cultivating silently while acting as the intermediary connecting Lin Yi and the Heavenly Mountain Sect, ready to relay messages for Lin Yi at any time.

Who would have thought that after several months of inactivity, Lin Yi would make such an earth-shattering move as soon as he acted, silently and directly breaking through to the Innate Golden Core!

This... this is simply insane!

"No! I must send word to the Sect as soon as possible, to have the Sect dispatch powerful experts to help."

Zhang Lun was extremely anxious in his heart:

"After all, according to the agreement between our Old Ancestor and the others and the Great Yuan Dynasty, when the Great Yuan Dynasty sends assassins after Lin Yi, allied forces like the Wanxiang Tower, the Buddhist and Daoist Sacred Lands are not allowed to intervene and help. The only one Lin Yi can rely on is our Heavenly Mountain Sect."

"While our Heavenly Mountain Sect doesn't have many Innate Golden Core experts, only the Sect Master and Supreme Elder Chu, the Sect Master is a top-ten Heaven Ranking powerhouse, possessing immense strength."

"And although Supreme Elder Chu is somewhat weaker, he's not far behind, also a top-fifteen Heaven Ranking powerhouse."

"With them present, plus Lin Yi's own considerable strength, even if they can't defeat the experts sent by the Great Yuan Dynasty, there is at least hope of escape."

His mind settled, Zhang Lun then hurriedly used his means to send a message towards the Heavenly Mountain Sect...

"Hmm? That youngster Lin Yi has begun his Breakthrough to the Xiantian Golden Core Realm?"

At the highest floor of the Wanxiang Tower headquarters, within an exquisitely constructed pavilion.

The white-haired, demonically handsome Chief Tower Master of the Wanxiang Tower, Feng Juehan, let out a soft exclamation of surprise, then lowered his head to gaze downward. His gaze seemed to instantly pierce through the layers of buildings, seeing the figure sitting cross-legged in the underground chamber of Lin Yi's residence, undergoing his Breakthrough:

"This youngster's cultivation speed is indeed fast, actually breaking through to the Xiantian Golden Core Realm before even turning twenty. Such speed, even looking across ancient and modern times, including the Martial God, I'm afraid no one can compare!"

"However, this youngster has always been quite steady, his Heart-Nature far surpassing his peers. Why is he in such a hurry this time? He's breaking through despite the Great Yuan Dynasty's pursuit. Does he have some special reason that necessitates this Breakthrough?"

The Wanxiang Tower Master's thoughts flowed, constantly speculating in his heart.

However, no matter how he speculated, in the Wanxiang Tower Master's view, Lin Yi's Breakthrough this time was truly unwise.

After all, no matter what special reason Lin Yi has, that reason surely isn't more important than his own life.

It must be known, although the Great Yuan Dynasty's strength at the Innate Golden Core level is not as great as his Wanxiang Tower's, it is still not something a Heavenly Mountain Sect plus a Lin Yi can handle.

Especially that 'King Lie' Yuan Jinglie. Although his talent is not as great as his ancestor, the 'Yuan Emperor,' it surpasses that of the Great Yuan Dynasty's two Martial Saint Old Ancestors.

If he doesn't fall in the future, he has a chance to reach the Peak Martial Saint level like himself.

Even now, his strength ranks second on the Heaven Ranking, second only to the Buddhist 'Dragon-Subduing Arhat' Kong Wen, surpassing even the 'Formless Sword' Wang Xuanyi of our Wanxiang Tower.

Trying to escape from such a figure is truly no ordinary feat.

"I hope this youngster has good luck!"

Thinking of this, the Wanxiang Tower Master gently shook his head and sighed...

"When the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara was practicing the profound Prajna Paramita, he illuminated the Five Skandhas and saw that they were all empty, and he crossed beyond all suffering and adversity. Sariputra, form is..."

In Martial Province, within a majestic and solemn temple, a large, rotund monk draped in kasaya, bare-chested, with a face full of Buddha's radiance, was seen sitting cross-legged on a high platform, expounding the sutra.

Below, a multitude of believers and monks, old and young, male and female, listened as if intoxicated, their eyes filled with piety.

Suddenly—

On the high platform, the vast, solemn recitation of the sutra abruptly stopped. The monks and believers looked up to see the Buddha-radiant, rotund monk frowning deeply:

"What! Benefactor Lin Yi has actually begun his Breakthrough to the Innate Golden Core? Why would he be so unwise this time? Doesn't he know that once he breaks through to the Innate Golden Core, he will soon face the full-force pursuit of the Great Yuan Dynasty's experts below the Martial Saint level?"

"Under such circumstances, instead of taking advantage of his temporary invincibility within the Xiantian Golden Core Realm to accumulate his foundation with all his might, seeking to possess self-preservation strength immediately after his Breakthrough, why is he in such a hurry to break through? What exactly is he thinking?"

"Sigh! Enough, I'll go take a look at the Wanxiang Tower!"

Slightly shaking his head, he then pointed towards a white-browed old monk below the high platform and said:

"Hui'an, just now, this old monk suddenly felt a bit weary. Today's sutra exposition ends here. From now on, you will take this old monk's place in expounding the sutra to the multitude of faithful believers and monks."

"Amitabha! I respectfully obey the command of Junior Martial Uncle Ancestor!"

Upon hearing this, the white-browed old monk performed a Buddhist salute, his face full of reverence and awe.

This Junior Martial Uncle Ancestor was the person with the highest seniority in the entire monastery. He didn't know how old the other was; he just remembered that the other had already looked like this when he first arrived at the monastery as a child.

And now, decades later, he himself was already aged and decrepit, yet the other still looked exactly the same. This was probably something only a legendary Xiantian Master could achieve!

And he, a mere Fourth Grade Martial Artist, naturally dared not be negligent.

As this thought ended, the next moment, when the white-browed old monk looked up again, he saw that the rotund monk had already vanished from the high platform.

And as the rotund monk disappeared, experts from other forces across the Nine Provinces were also shaken by the news of Lin Yi's Breakthrough...

In Martial Province, within the Forbidden Ground of the White Feather Sect, a sword light that connected heaven and earth suddenly erupted from the Forbidden Ground, illuminating a radius of hundreds of miles.

Immediately afterwards, within the Sect, powerful Disciples and Elders seemed to see a human figure flash within the sword light, then rapidly disappear beyond the horizon.

In Chu Province, near the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce, a dazzling bolt of lightning suddenly crashed down from the clear sky. Strangely, the powerful lightning did not damage any surrounding structures and vanished beyond the horizon in a flash.

Besides these, in Martial Province's Tianlong Sect, Cool Province's Shanhai Sect, Ji Province's Yuancang Sect, and other top-tier forces across the Nine Provinces, various strange phenomena occurred one after another.

To ordinary people, these phenomena might only be considered strange tales and curiosities. But in the eyes of Innate Golden Core experts or knowledgeable Xiantian-level Masters, each phenomenon represented a Martial Saint-level existence standing at the Peak of the Nine Provinces.

And at this moment, these existences were all heading towards the Wanxiang Tower headquarters in Martial Province, coming together to witness whether the legendary Heavenly Mountain Sect's historically number one Genius, the Nine Provinces' history's second only to the Martial God Heaven-Defying Prodigy—Lin Yi—could safely survive the Great Yuan Dynasty's deadly calamity targeting him!