167: Thirty million, wiped clean!

Just as they were arguing, suddenly... a terrifying oppressive force, impossible to describe in words, swept across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Immediately after, Lin You's voice was heard.

"Tsk..."

"You've gathered quite well; that's perfect, it saves me from having to visit each Family one by one."

As his voice fell, Lin You's figure appeared in the Ximen Family's great hall, no one knew when.

He wore white robes, his hands clasped behind his back, strolling leisurely as if he were walking through his own backyard.

He paid no mind to the figures whose pupils had already dilated, nor did he pay attention to their rapid breathing.

Lin You walked straight to the main seat, sat down with a bold and unconstrained posture, and said nonchalantly.

"Speak up, everyone. How do you intend to resolve the grievances between you and me, Lin You?"

The people in the hall were already dumbfounded.

The Head of the Ximen Family stared at Lin You in bewilderment, then turned to look at his own clan's protective grand array.

There was no problem, right?

But... where was the warning?

Without my permission, how did this guy get in???

He raised a hand, his speech incoherent, "No... you, me, the grand array... what is going on?"

Lin You leaned lazily against the seat, supporting his chin with one hand.

"You mean that thing meant to scare little children?"

"It's useless."

"I wanted to come in, so I came in."

With that one sentence, the Head of the Ximen Family was stunned on the spot.

Are you kidding me!

This is their protective grand array, the protective grand array of a first-class Longevity Family!

You call it something to scare little children?

Within the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, the Head of the Ximen Family asked himself if he knew everyone capable of entering silently.

Among them, there was definitely no one like Lin You!

Looking at Lin You's figure, a sense of panic began to rise in everyone's hearts.

Gazing at the white-clad figure on the throne, they couldn't help but take a few steps back, as if that brought them some ridiculous sense of security.

"What... what do you want to do!"

"Lin You, you have killed so many people from our families, is that not enough?"

"We haven't even gone to find trouble with you, yet you've come to our doorstep. Is there any justice left!"

A Head of a Longevity Family said, suppressing his fear.

Lin You raised his eyes, his gaze as cold as the dead of winter, quietly looking at the other person.

"Oh?"

"Was it that you hadn't had the chance to find trouble with me, Lin You?"

"Or... did you not intend to find trouble with me, Lin You?"

"Even if I didn't come today, I fear you would eventually take action against me sooner or later."

Lin You stood up, lightly gripping the Void Realm with one hand, and a long sword instantly appeared in his palm.

He pointed his sword at the people in the hall.

"Let me ask you."

"Is it or is it not?"

In an instant, a sharp Sword Intent rippled through the hall, and pressure like ten thousand mountains fell upon everyone's shoulders.

Even though it wasn't targeted at anyone, they were still struggling to breathe like fish out of water.

The Longevity Family Head who spoke first fell to his knees with a thud, sweat dripping from his forehead like raindrops, as he forced his body to withstand the pressure, refusing to be crushed.

"Yes..."

"Yes!"

"Don't kill me, I... I won't take revenge anymore, they... they are dead, so be it."

"Lin You... I, it's all my fault, don't kill me!"

Everyone's hearts were already in turmoil.

The current Lin You could make them struggle to breathe merely with his oppressive aura.

To what level had this cultivation reached?

Some people from second or third-rate Longevity Families had never felt such mountainous pressure, not even when facing their own Old Ancestors!

Lin You sneered and shook his head.

"You like this, it reminds me of something someone once said."

"You don't realize you were wrong..."

"You just know you are going to die."

"But no matter, I, Lin You, have always believed in reasoning with people."

After speaking, Lin You slammed his three-foot-long green-hilted sword into the ground.

It wasn't that he couldn't kill these people, nor was he afraid of offending these so-called Longevity Families.

It was for the sake of the All Heavens and Myriad Realms.

Over these thousands of years, whether these people were loafing around waiting to die or throwing their weight around, they had ultimately contributed to the All Heavens and Myriad Realms.

If they had no merit, they at least had some hard labor to their credit.

In the future, the All Heavens and Myriad Realms would not be able to do without these people.

If Lin You were to just wipe them all out in one go, without the checks and balances of the Longevity Families, the entire All Heavens and Myriad Realms would probably descend into complete chaos.

"I ask, you answer."

"Understand?"

The various Family Heads nodded frantically; whatever you say, goes!

"Let me ask the first one: within the Dragon Court, one is responsible for their own life and death—is this true or false?"

Lin You's gaze fell upon the Head of the Ximen Family.

The latter's expression was ugly to the extreme, but he had no choice but to nod helplessly.

"It is true."

"The Dragon Court has always been a place for young Cultivators to compete, and being responsible for one's own life and death has always been the rule."

Lin You asked again.

"Since that is the case, your Ximen Family Disciple clashed with me in the Dragon Court, was not a match, and died."

"Was I in the wrong?"

The Head of the Ximen Family shook his head again.

"Since there was no wrong."

"Why target me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the leaders of the Longevity Families instantly became extremely ugly.

The logic was indeed sound.

But they were, after all, Longevity Families, and at that time, Lin You was still a greenhorn; if they didn't get their payback, they would have lost all face.

Seeing them silent, Lin You sneered.

"Because you cannot let go of that damned pride."

"If you lose, you lose."

"You can just win it back next time, yet you wanted to rely on your power to bully others."

"You wanted to kill me, so I killed you."

"Is that correct?"

Everyone was silent again.

Yes, these words were absolutely correct.

If one wants to kill, and gets killed in return, that is the way of the world!

Lin You flicked his fingers lightly, and an unparalleled sword edge rose from the ground all around him.

"I know what you are thinking."

"Not convinced?"

"That's fine."

"I'll give you a chance."

"Call them, summon everyone in your clan that you can call."

"I, Lin You, will take them all on one by one."

In an instant, his cultivation at the Quasi-Emperor Realm erupted fully, his oppressive aura pouring out across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

A Sword Intent that threatened to tear everyone apart surged wildly in the hall, and everyone looked at Lin You in disbelief.

"This... Quasi-Emperor!!"

Such a Realm, such an age, such strength!

What's the point of calling anyone else!

Apart from a few first-class Longevity Families, who the hell could beat Lin You?

Among the third-rate families, the highest didn't even reach the Quasi-Emperor Realm.

Damn it!

Except for the first-class Longevity Families who had Emperor Realm powerhouses holding the fort, the other families simply had no power to fend off Lin You.

But the first-class families... there were only eight in total.

Among them, the Zhuge Family and the Gu Family were on Lin You's side, and the rest were either watching from the sidelines or trying to curry favor; how could they possibly take him down!

This situation... was unsolvable!

Lin You snorted coldly, taking in everyone's thoughts.

"The opportunity..."

"I have given it to you."

"If you cannot grasp it, you cannot blame me."

"Each Family will pay thirty million Spirit Stones, and I, Lin You, will consider the grievances between us settled."

"In the future, as long as you don't come to provoke me, I won't bother with you."

"Understand?"