42: Lin Tian died

Inside the hall, as Wu Changfeng exploded into a cloud of blood mist, the suffocating Evil Qi also dissipated.

Wu Mingxu looked at Lu Yi as he walked in, the frantic smile on his face slowly fading.

It was replaced by a trace of complex bitterness.

He was first on guard, but then he seemed to give up, saying self-deprecatingly:

"Holy Son Lu, stop teasing me. In the end, I'm just a disobedient son who killed his father and ancestor for the throne."

To his surprise, Lu Yi's face showed no sign of disdain or contempt.

Instead, he stepped forward and patted his shoulder familiarly, smiling:

"Look at what you're saying. Personally, I really appreciate someone as ruthless and decisive as you."

This heartfelt "appreciation" left Wu Mingxu stunned.

He didn't expect this Saint's way of doing things to be so... unconventional.

Just as the two were speaking, the entire Hall of Inheritance, and even the whole Secret Realm, began to shake violently as if the world were ending.

Countless cracks spread across the sky like a spider web.

"Not good!"

Wu Mingxu's expression changed, and he quickly explained:

"I forcibly interrupted the Blood Sacrifice Grand Array, causing the spiritual energy flow of the entire Secret Realm to fall into chaos. This place... is about to collapse completely!"

Without delay, he immediately took out a token engraved with Spatial Runes from his robes and crushed it without hesitation!

With the shattering of the token, a Spatial Light Portal, identical to the one they came through and emitting a soft white light, quickly opened behind him.

"Go!"

Lu Yi called out, telling Chu Qianqian to keep up, and signaled Shen Yueyao to hold Wu Mingyue.

As for himself, he unceremoniously grabbed Lin Tian, who had long been unconscious on the ground.

Dragging him like a dead dog, he was the first to step into the light portal.

Wu Yang, the survivor in the hall, also followed closely behind, not daring to delay for a moment as they fled the collapsing Secret Realm... After a bout of dizziness, the few of them returned to the front of the palace's main gate.

The many Cultivators who had been waiting here for a long time were initially overjoyed to see the entrance to the Secret Realm reopen.

But when they saw clearly that only these few people had finally come out alive,

The entire plaza instantly erupted into a mountain-shaking clamor and commotion!

"What happened? Why did only these few people come out?"

"Where are the others? Where are the Disciples of our Sect?"

"What on earth happened in the Secret Realm?!"

Lu Yi ignored the boiling chaos around him.

He knew that how to appease and deal with these people was a headache for the new ruler, Wu Mingxu, to handle next.

From beginning to end, he only had one goal.

Dragging the unconscious Lin Tian, he walked straight to Lin Qingxuan, who was standing with Shen Yueyao, and tossed Lin Tian at her feet.

Lin Qingxuan looked at the black-robed man who had tried to kill her on the arena and looked at Lu Yi with some confusion.

Lu Yi didn't explain, only waving his hand casually.

A wave of spiritual energy swept over, instantly removing the crude disguise on Lin Tian's face.

When she saw clearly that face, both familiar and distorted by pain,

Lin Qingxuan felt as if struck by lightning, her whole body freezing in place.

She couldn't believe her eyes. The person who had dealt lethal blows on the arena and wanted nothing more than to kill her,

Was... was actually her own brother!

Lu Yi didn't give her much time for shock.

He flicked a bolt of spiritual energy from his fingertip into Lin Tian's brow, forcibly waking him from his coma.

As soon as Lin Tian opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Lu Yi's face with a playful smile.

And... Lin Qingxuan standing beside him.

On the Immortal Boat, that tightly closed door, and the sound that was enough to tear his sanity apart, instantly flooded his mind like a tide!

"Bitch—die!"

At this moment, the Heart Demon completely exploded!

He roared, leaping up from the ground and drawing a longsword from somewhere.

With all his strength, he stabbed fiercely at the nearby Lin Qingxuan!

This sudden scene caused Lin Qingxuan, who was already in great shock, to have her mind go blank instantly.

She stood there in a daze, even forgetting to dodge or resist.

Just as the sharp sword tip was only an inch away from her fair throat,

A hand, like an iron claw, reached out like lightning.

It accurately grabbed Lin Tian's wrist holding the sword, preventing him from moving forward even a fraction of an inch.

"Do you see clearly now?"

Lu Yi held the demon-like Lin Tian and turned his head, saying coldly to Lin Qingxuan, whose face was as pale as paper:

"This 'good' brother of yours, he has completely fallen into Qi Deviation and is beyond saving."

With a casual twist, he disarmed Lin Tian and thrust the sword into the hands of the still-dazed Lin Qingxuan.

Then, in an unquestionable, command-like tone, he said two words to her.

"Kill him!"

Lin Qingxuan stared blankly at the cold sword in her hand.

Then she looked at her brother, whose eyes were bloodshot and who was continuously letting out beast-like roars.

She shook her head violently and frantically, tears streaming down her face.

"No... no..."

"If you don't kill him,"

Lu Yi's voice was like ice from the nine netherworlds, shouting sharply:

"He will become a Heart Demon you can never escape for the rest of your life! Letting you live in his shadow day and night!"

Shen Yueyao, watching this cruel scene from the side, couldn't bear to watch any longer.

Just as she was about to step in and finish off the completely maddened Lin Tian for Lin Qingxuan,

She was stopped dead by a cold look from Lu Yi.

Under Lu Yi's repeated, spell-like coercion, Lin Qingxuan's spirit finally broke completely.

"Ah—!"

She closed her eyes and let out a cry of ultimate despair, her hands tightly gripping the hilt.

Using all her strength, she drove the longsword through Lin Tian's heart.

*Pfft.*

The sound of the sharp blade entering the body was clearly audible.

In the final moment as his life force rapidly faded,

Lin Tian's eyes, full of madness and resentment, suddenly lost all color and regained their former, unique clarity.

He looked down at the sword tip protruding from his chest.

Then he looked up at his sister, who had killed him with her own hands.

With his last ounce of strength, he struggled to spit out three words.

"How... could..."

As his voice fell, the light in his eyes was completely extinguished.

Lin Qingxuan could no longer hold herself up, letting go of the longsword and slumping to the ground.

In her heart, besides endless sorrow,

Strangely, there was also a sense of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

Seeing this, Lu Yi knew his goal had been achieved.

He said to Shen Yueyao:

"Take her back to rest, and then give her some good guidance."