The Myriad Evils Valley was trying everything to track down Lin Yun. They never would have guessed that the man they were hunting was, at this very moment, right in their midst.
"I can't believe there are still people so stubborn these days," a disciple grumbled. "He clearly knows how formidable our Myriad Evils Valley is, yet he still dares to provoke us."
At this moment, Lin Yun was on patrol with another disciple. With Jiang Qingshuang injured, Elder Yun Fei no longer dared to underestimate this unseen opponent, and had dispatched all of his elites. He had hoped to resolve the matter quickly, but the search had devolved into a stalemate. Lin Yun seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth.
"But you have to admit, that kid is really something else. We've completely surrounded this area, yet he still managed to slip through our fingers," the disciple, Liu Xiaolu, said with a pout. "He's lucky he's so clever. Otherwise, we'd have shown him the true power of the Myriad Evils Valley."
Lin Yun shot a cool glance at Liu Xiaolu. You, a mere Origin Sea Realm cultivator, really have the guts to talk so big, he thought.
Liu Xiaolu was just a nobody in the Myriad Evils Valley, usually tasked with unimportant matters. The person Lin Yun was currently disguised as was extremely reclusive and had no friends in the sect, being only somewhat close to Liu Xiaolu. However, Liu Xiaolu had never actually seen his real face.
"Speaking of which, it's strange. You seem like a different person these past few days," Liu Xiaolu remarked, looking at Lin Yun with curiosity.
The moment he heard this, Lin Yun instinctively clenched his fists. If the man had said anything more, Lin Yun might have eliminated him on the spot.
"Some things happened. I'm not in a good mood," Lin Yun explained casually.
"I can understand that," Liu Xiaolu sighed. "Those bastards from the Flowing Cloud Sect are truly no good. They all look so sanctimonious, but they're always trying to find ways to screw us over. The way they had us enter the Spirit Realm this time was also full of danger."
According to Liu Xiaolu, the entrance they had used was originally a spatial rift, a place that ordinary people could never find. And to pass through this rift into the Spirit Realm required a specific route. Most people would get lost in the process, or even face a life-threatening crisis. But with the protection of the Flowing Cloud Sect, it was a different story.
The route itself should have been fine. But who knew that when they entered, they would discover it was all a setup by the Flowing Cloud Sect? They had lost nearly twenty percent of their people just on the way in. Although the various evil sects were furious, they were now inside the Spirit Realm and didn't know what to do. They could only plan on settling the score after the tournament was over.
Lin Yun had suspected as much before, but he lacked concrete proof. Now, Liu Xiaolu's words were enough to confirm it: the Flowing Cloud Sect wanted to use the Crimson Ghost Sect's hand to eliminate all of their rivals, while also getting rid of him. It was a plan to kill several birds with one stone. That old fox Gu Xiande was truly afraid of the threat Lin Yun would pose once he grew stronger.
I had no intention of causing you trouble, yet you seek to kill me at every turn. Since that's the case, don't blame me for being discourteous. Lin Yun was disappointed. This cultivation world was filled with the law of the jungle, where the weak were meat for the strong. And he had absolutely no intention of becoming a minnow for others to devour.
Just as Lin Yun and Liu Xiaolu were continuing their patrol, two figures suddenly appeared before them.
"We've finally found you two. You've had us hiding all over the place these past few days." Wang Chengyu stared coldly at them.
Lin Yun frowned and glanced at Liu Xiaolu beside him. Liu Xiaolu's eyes were evasive. "Senior… Senior Brother Wang, what are you looking for us for?"
It was obvious this man was not easy to deal with.
Lin Yun looked at Wang Chengyu's panel.
[Name]: Wang Chengyu
[Realm]: Sky-Soaring - Stage 1
[Destiny Template]: An Elder at Home (Blue)
[Attributes]: Acts Recklessly (Blue), Inauspicious Late Years (Blue), Lineage Ends (Black) [Fate]: Gets into a dispute in the Spirit Realm and is beaten to death on the spot.
[Recent Turning Point]: Because he wanted to bully Liu Xiaolu and Cai Ji's group, he ended up running into a "big boss" he couldn't afford to offend.
Looking at the panel, Lin Yun knew exactly what kind of person this was. He just hadn't expected the man to deliver himself to his doorstep.
"Liu Xiaolu," Wang Chengyu began. "You knew I've been looking for you these past few days? Then why didn't you dare to meet with me?" He looked at Liu Xiaolu with disdain.
Liu Xiaolu swallowed hard. "Senior Brother Wang, hasn't the sect been very busy recently? We're out here tracking down Lin Yun."
Wang Chengyu was stunned for a moment, then threw his head back and laughed. "Just the two of you? If you really ran into that Lin Yun, could you even handle him?"
Liu Xiaolu rubbed his nose awkwardly.
Just then, the other person beside Wang Chengyu urged, "Let's just go. What's there to say to these guys? They could struggle their entire lives and never reach our level."
Wang Chengyu glanced at the man. "What's your hurry, Li Yu? Didn't you see I just found them?"
As Wang Chengyu spoke, his gaze fell upon the silent Lin Yun. His heart skipped a beat. This kid isn't planning on causing trouble for me, is he?
Lin Yun grew nervous. Right now, he wished he were an invisible person. But from the looks of it, Wang Chengyu was clearly here to make trouble for him.
Li Yu snorted. "An insignificant little fellow. Is he really worth your attention?"
Wang Chengyu smiled but didn't answer. Others wouldn't understand. But he and Cai Ji, the person Lin Yun was currently disguised as, had known each other since childhood. When they were young, Cai Ji's family was wealthy, and Wang Chengyu had often been jealous of him. Who would have thought that after joining the sect, he would end up becoming more outstanding than Cai Ji? This was why he delighted in finding trouble for Cai Ji and never tired of it.
Lin Yun sighed internally.
Just then, Wang Chengyu had already walked right up to him. "What's wrong? Weren't you so arrogant before? Why are you so quiet today? Could it be that my presence has intimidated you?"
Lin Yun looked at him. "It's not too late for you to walk away now."
Wang Chengyu was taken aback. He didn't seem to understand what Lin Yun meant.
Li Yu, however, frowned. Although Lin Yun was only in the Origin Sea Realm, for some reason, he had a very uneasy feeling. It seemed that the other Lin Yun was also at this realm.
"Wang Chengyy, why don't we just go?" Li Yu suggested. "Something about this kid doesn't seem right."
Wang Chengyu waved his hand dismissively. "Go, go, go. I've been looking for him for days. Besides, what could possibly be not right about him?"