213: Chapter 216 The Nine Provinces, No Longer Without a Master

After the death of Sanshan Helong, the sky remained silent for a long time.

The purple-gold divine light dissipated.

The pressure of the Undying Realm that had been weighing down on the heads of all living beings in the Nine Provinces also slowly faded away like a receding tide.

Yet, throughout the Heavenly Mountain Sect, no one spoke.

Everyone looked up at the figure in black high in the sky.

First, he killed eleven Elders at the Peak of the Divine Body Realm Triple Stage.

Then, he forged a Top-grade Divine Body.

Finally, he slew someone at the Peak of the Undying Realm First Stage.

If these events were taken separately, each one would be enough to make the Martial Artists of the Nine Provinces think they were hearing a myth.

But now, they all happened on the same day.

They happened right before their eyes.

Old Ancestor Yan Hui gripped his sword, and after a long time, he slowly exhaled.

"We old things really cannot understand this anymore."

The Myriad Phenomena Tower Master gave a bitter smile.

"It is normal not to understand."

"If we could still understand, it would only mean that Lin Yi has not truly stepped out yet."

The Buddhist World-Honored One pressed his palms together, looked at Lin Yi's back, and whispered: "The Nine Provinces is fortunate."

No one refuted this.

This time, it was not the Heavenly Mountain Sect that was fortunate.

Nor was it Qingzhou that was fortunate.

It was the entire Nine Provinces that was fortunate.

If not for Lin Yi, the Nine Provinces would have already ceased to exist when Sanshan Chong first descended.

If not for Lin Yi, the Nine Provinces would have still ceased to exist when the eleven Elders, including Sanshan Wuya, entered the realm.

If not for Lin Yi, the Heavenly Mountain Sect would have been wiped from the Nine Provinces when Sanshan Helong's palm strike fell.

High in the sky.

Lin Yi did not immerse himself in the gazes of the crowd.

He raised his hand and beckoned.

The space ring, the broken stone seal, the core of the purple-gold flying boat left behind by Sanshan Helong after his death, and several communication Jade Slips scattered at the edge of the battlefield were all swept up by a current of water and fell into his palm.

Coupled with the belongings of the previous eleven Elders.

The harvest from this battle was immense.

Spirit Stones, divine weapons, secret treasures, star maps, communication Jade Slips, Sanshan Family tokens, and some broken treasures from the Duoluo Secret Realm.

Placed in the Nine Provinces, any one of these items would be enough to stir up a bloodbath.

But Lin Yi only glanced at them before putting them away.

Now, these things were no longer the most important.

Inside the Yuanhe Divine Palace, Yuan Yi's voice rang out.

"Do not be happy too early."

"You killed Sanshan Helong, but that only solved the trouble right in front of you."

Lin Yi's expression was calm.

"I know."

Yuan Yi said: "This batch of people, including Sanshan Chong, Sanshan Wuya, and Sanshan Helong, can at most be considered people from a branch of the Sanshan Family in Baichuan City."

"They are dead, so the Baichuan branch will inevitably be shaken in the short term."

"If they still have fragmented information about the coordinates of the Nine Provinces, others will come later."

"Even if the Sanshan Family is temporarily frightened by you, it does not mean the Nine Provinces is safe."

Lin Yi lowered his head and looked at the mountains and rivers beneath his feet.

The land of the Nine Provinces was vast and boundless.

To him in the past, this was the entire world.

But now, he was very clear.

In the eyes of true Star Domain forces, the Nine Provinces was just a Small World that had not been registered, had no protection, and could be hunted.

Yuan Yi continued: "You can kill one Sanshan Helong."

"But you cannot stay outside the Nine Provinces forever, waiting for the next world hunter to come."

"As long as the Nine Provinces remains an ownerless Small World, there will always be people who want to swallow it up."

Lin Yi said: "Therefore, the Nine Provinces must have an owner."

"Not an owner."

Yuan Yi said: "To be precise, it is about being legitimate."

"The Nine Provinces must be incorporated into true order."

"Only by obtaining recognition from the Suiyue Divine Kingdom system and becoming a legitimate life world will external forces not dare to invade at will."

"Otherwise, today it is the Sanshan Family, and tomorrow it could be other families, chambers of commerce, Sects, or world hunters."

"They may not all be stronger than Sanshan Helong, but as long as they come in sufficient numbers, there will one day be a time when the Nine Provinces cannot stop them."

Lin Yi was silent for a moment.

"The Suiyue Divine Kingdom."

Yuan Yi said: "Correct."

"The region where the Nine Provinces is located belongs to the Suiyue Divine Kingdom under the command of the Northern Cang Divine Emperor."

"The Suiyue Divine Kingdom was opened up by the True God of Time and is one of the true core forces in this Star Domain."

"If you want the Nine Provinces to obtain a legitimate status, you must enter the system of the Suiyue Divine Kingdom."

"And your best path is not to go find the Sanshan Family, nor to go to places like Baichuan City to entangle yourself with them."

"You need to go to the Hunyuan Tower."

Lin Yi's eyes flickered slightly.

Yuan Yi said slowly: "The Hunyuan Tower is where the Suiyue Divine Kingdom screens Geniuses."

"It gathers Geniuses from countless Small Worlds, Middle Realms, great families, and Sects."

"If you can make a name for yourself there and attract the attention of true powerhouses, only then can the matter of the Nine Provinces' legalization be rapidly advanced."

"Otherwise, as a Divine Body Realm cultivator who has just stepped out from a Small World, even with a Top-grade Divine Body, you will be blocked by various procedures, forces, and rules."

Lin Yi understood.

Make a name for himself.

Gain attention.

Use the momentum to get the Nine Provinces under legal protection.

This was not taking a detour.

This was the fastest path.

He withdrew his gaze, took a step, and arrived above the Heavenly Mountain Sect.

Old Ancestor Yan Hui and the others immediately stepped forward.

Lin Haichuan and Ji Xuan were also protected in the distance.

Seeing Lin Yi land, Ji Xuan's eyes were slightly red, but she forced herself not to go over.

She knew that at this moment, Lin Yi was not just her son.

He was also the pillar for everyone in the Nine Provinces.

Lin Yi looked at the crowd.

"This battle is over."

His voice was not loud, but it spread throughout the entire Heavenly Mountain Sect.

Everyone's hearts trembled.

Lin Yi continued: "But the danger to the Nine Provinces is not over."

"Today, it was the Sanshan Family that came."

"Those who come in the future may be stronger world hunters, or they may be larger forces."

"Relying on just the Heavenly Mountain Sect alone, we cannot stop them."

Old Ancestor Yan Hui's expression was solemn.

The Myriad Phenomena Tower Master, the Daoist Venerable, the Buddhist World-Honored One, and others all fell silent.

No one felt that Lin Yi was alarmist.

When Sanshan Helong's palm strike fell, each of them felt their own powerlessness.

That kind of powerlessness was not something that could be made up for even by risking their lives.

Lin Yi said: "From today on, the major forces of the Nine Provinces will be integrated into the Nine Provinces Alliance."

"The Heavenly Mountain Sect, Wanxiang Tower, Zuowang Daoist Sect, Great Chan Vajra Temple, Wanlong Chamber of Commerce, Shanhai Sect, and Yizi Sword Pavilion will all join the alliance."

"The Nine Provinces Alliance will not seize the Legacy of each Family, nor will it change the mountain gates of each Family."

"But resources, intelligence, Genius cultivation, and Star Domain defense must be uniformly coordinated."

"During the time I am away from the Nine Provinces, Old Ancestor Yan Hui will temporarily lead the Nine Provinces Alliance."

Old Ancestor Yan Hui did not decline.

He just gripped his sword and bowed.

"I will guard the Nine Provinces well."

The other Martial Saints looked at each other and nodded one after another.

By now, everyone was clear that if the Nine Provinces still operated independently, it would be courting death.

Lin Yi looked at Lin Haichuan and Ji Xuan.

Ji Xuan finally could not help but take a few steps forward.

"Are you leaving again?"

Lin Yi was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"I have to go."

Lin Haichuan sat in his wheelchair, looking at him.

"Going very far?"

"Very far."

"Is it dangerous?"

Lin Yi said: "It is dangerous."

Lin Haichuan smiled.

"Then come back alive."

Lin Yi looked at the thin blanket on his father's legs, and then at his mother's reddened eyes, feeling as if something was gently pressing on his heart.

He walked up to the two of them and bent down.

"I will come back."

Ji Xuan reached out and straightened his collar for him.

Just like many years ago, when he was just that youth practicing the blade on Liu'er Street.

"Mother does not understand those big matters."

She whispered: "Mother only knows that no matter how big the outside world is, you must remember to eat and remember to rest."

Lin Yi nodded.

"Mm."

No more words were spoken.

But it was enough.

Half an hour later.

Inside the Yuanhe Divine Palace, the star map unfolded.

The vast Star Domain appeared before Lin Yi.

The Nine Provinces was just a tiny speck of light within it.

And in the further distance, the phantom of a Divine Kingdom so vast it was unimaginable stretched across the center of the star map.

The Suiyue Divine Kingdom.

There was the Hunyuan Tower.

There were true Geniuses of the realms.

There was also the order that could decide the fate of the Nine Provinces.

Yuan Yi said: "Have you decided?"

Lin Yi looked at the star map, his eyes calm.

"I have decided."

"Since the Nine Provinces needs a legitimate status."

"Then I will go to the Suiyue Divine Kingdom and fight for one for it."