439: Chapter 439 The Lin Family of Mustard Seed State

When the crowd arrived, their eyes immediately converged on the white-clad figure in the hall.

Their tone no longer carried the casualness of peers or the authority of elders questioning a junior; it was filled entirely with reverence and trepidation.

"Your subordinates were late to the rescue. Are you unharmed?"

"It is no matter."

Once they confirmed Lin Si was safe, the crowd finally noticed with a shock that the treasury had been looted into a state of total mess.

Three great treasures were stolen from the fourth floor, and even the pedestal constructed from Top-Grade Spirit Stones had been forcibly dismantled by nearly half.

"This person's cultivation is also at the Middle Stage Nascent Soul, and there are signs that the Formations were sabotaged."

"Furthermore, their offensive methods are powerful, their movement techniques are eerie and unpredictable, and their Cultivation Technique is exceptionally rare and peculiar."

Lin Si's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, a deep sense of confusion flickering in the depths of her pupils.

If it had truly come down to a life-and-death struggle just now, her chances of winning would likely have been only eighty percent.

What's more, that was assuming the opponent had not revealed any of their trump cards from beginning to end.

Everyone present felt a jolt in their hearts upon hearing this.

What?

A dignified Middle Stage Nascent Soul expert actually came to their Star Arrival Sect to commit such petty theft?

Is there not a shred of Cultivator morality left!

Is there no longer any trace of the elegance expected of a top-tier Cultivator!

"Middle Stage Nascent Soul with such methods... could it be one of those famous Loose Cultivators within our borders?"

"Impossible. With their abilities, they shouldn't be able to bypass our sect's mountain-protecting Formation and the treasury's Restrictions so silently."

"Could it be the Holy Sons and Holy Maidens of the other eight of the Nine Sects?"

"Unlikely. Aside from the Yuntian Sect Saint and the Seven Emperor Sword Sect Holy Son, the others only entered the Middle Stage Nascent Soul a decade or so ago; they are likely still stabilizing their Realms."

"The Yuntian Sect Saint rarely leaves his sect, and the one from the Seven Emperor Sword Sect is a sword idiot."

"Moreover, our sect is allied with them. They have no motive for such a crime."

"Is it... someone from the Four Great Holy Lands, or perhaps the Demon Seeds of the Black Blood Heaven Sect?"

"That is possible!"

"Over the past century, the Four Great Holy Lands and the Black Blood Heaven Sect have become increasingly arrogant and domineering, acting as if they wish to annex our Nine Sects immediately."

For a moment, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, their hearts filled with uncertainty as they speculated on the identity of this mysterious black-clad figure.

"Everyone... do you think it could be... that Thief Cultivator—Alibaba and the Forty Thieves?"

Someone suddenly whispered that name.

This person's master was unknown, but their combat power was impressive and they were proficient in the Dao of Formations. They were a lone Thief Cultivator who had risen abruptly in the last hundred years.

He specialized in plundering the treasuries of various factions and always acted alone.

The many small and medium-sized factions he targeted were so terrified they didn't dare set up treasuries easily; after all, their warehouses could be emptied in an instant if they weren't careful.

Many factions had specifically set traps to kill this person, but all had failed for various reasons.

Originally, the crowd had scoffed at this person, considering him merely a Loose Cultivator who knew a bit of breath-concealing techniques and had a slight talent for Formations.

They never expected that today, this 'Alibaba and the Forty Thieves' would be so brazen as to break into their Star Arrival Sect.

"That's it! I see that this person's methods for breaking Formations are extremely sophisticated; it must be him!"

After some discussion, the crowd basically concluded that the intruder in their treasury was indeed this 'Alibaba and the Forty Thieves'.

"Fine, I will leave this matter for you to handle."

Lin Si's expression was indifferent; she didn't even cast a glance at the mess on the floor.

Such a loss was not worth mentioning to the power behind her.

Her Family was a top-tier Family from the Jiezi Prefecture, a top-tier region of the Canglan Realm.

Jiezi Prefecture was a region where the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was a hundred times denser than in Donglin Prefecture; looking across the eleven prefectures of the Canglan Realm, its density ranked fourth.

More importantly, her Family was overseen by a Void Returning Dao Monarch and two Deity Transformation Venerables.

The former's identity was even tied to the Haitian South Pavilion, being one of the seven Dao Monarch-level experts within the pavilion.

At its peak, their Lin Family simultaneously possessed two Void Returning Dao Monarchs and three Deity Transformation Venerables, almost exclusively dominating Jiezi Prefecture.

Now, the Family Legacy was gradually struggling, and their status was not what it once was.

The younger generation lacked talent, and the Lifespans of that Void Returning Dao Monarch and one of the Deity Transformation Venerables were running low.

As for Lin Si, she was born with Innate fortune and had high hopes placed on her by the Family's Void Returning Dao Monarch, who spared no effort or method to send her to Donglin Prefecture to have a higher probability of advancing to Soul Transformation.

For herself, and for her Family.

The position of Soul Transformation—she, Lin Si, was determined to obtain it!

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Meanwhile, Qin Dong sped away in a streak of light...