Chapter 50: Mysterious Crystal

After throwing the task of teaching Busujima Saeko to Luo Yexi, Lingyun flashed directly into the Cloud Realm. Upon entering the Cloud Realm, his complexion suddenly turned pale.

Seeing Lingyun, Ruoxi could not help but ask with some worry, "Brother, is your injury really alright?"

"Rest assured, with the repair of the World Origin, my injuries should heal very quickly. However, I am puzzled; that fellow Heavenly Dao has actually been silent during this period, and furthermore, some unknown changes seem to have appeared in this world," Lingyun said with a frown.

"Don't worry about those things for now. The most important thing right now is to recover from your injuries first; otherwise, you will definitely be left with hidden ailments when you break through to the Mysterious Tier," Ruoxi quickly changed the subject.

Ruoxi channeled the World Origin in her hand, and the power of the Cloud Realm directly enveloped Lingyun. The questions in Lingyun's heart were suppressed for the time being, and he began to heal his injuries with all his might. As for the matter of the world's changes, Ruoxi naturally had her reasons for hiding it from him; at worst, he could just investigate it himself when the time came.

The injuries on Lingyun's body were left behind when he slashed the Heavenly Dao Light Wheel with his sword at that time. One must know what kind of existence the Heavenly Dao Light Wheel was; Lingyun's current strength was truly too low, and he could only force the power of the Soul of the Great Dao to condense his Supreme Sword Intent to attack the Heavenly Dao Light Wheel. Of course, he still borrowed the power of the Cloud Realm itself during this process; otherwise, with his current physical constitution, he would have been torn to pieces by the Sword Intent the moment he channeled it, or burst from the power of the Soul of the Great Dao. However, even though the Cloud Realm bore most of the power for Lingyun, it still caused great trauma to Lingyun's body.

Before obtaining this cluster of World Origin, even Ruoxi felt that this kind of injury was extremely thorny. If not handled well, Lingyun's future achievements would be greatly compromised, which was the most important reason why Ruoxi had her elder sister take action to destroy the Heavenly Dao Light Wheel. Fortunately, this cluster of World Origin arrived quite in time, allowing her to recover Lingyun's injuries bit by bit; otherwise, Ruoxi even had the thought of destroying this world.

Lingyun went to the Cloud Realm to cultivate, and Luo Yexi was also teaching Busujima Saeko the Breath Concealment Art. As for Alice, this little one had already gone to rest; after all, she was just a child, and having experienced so many things in the apocalypse, it was natural for her to be tired.

Lingyun's home was peaceful, but the Dark World was not so calm.

H City, in an abandoned factory.

"Captain Zhang, these little devils are too powerful, and their numbers far exceed ours. We have already sacrificed several brothers; you retreat first, I will block them," a man said in a low voice to a burly man beside him, gripping a long sword stained with blood.

"No, Su hasn't left very far yet. That item is crucial to us; even if we all die in battle here, we must cover his escape." The burly man was also covered in blood, not only his own but also the enemy's.

"Captain Zhang, you have already been surrounded by us. Even if you grew wings, you wouldn't be able to escape from here," a voice with a very strange tone came from outside the factory. "If you can obediently hand over that item, we can spare your lives."

"Pah, little devils, if you have the guts, come in! I, Zhang Tiechui, have lived for so many years and have never been afraid of any of you. Today, either you die or we perish! Wanting us to hand over that item is wishful thinking!" Zhang Tiechui clenched his fists, a bronze-colored light flickering on his body. "If you want to get that item, you'll have to step over my corpse!"

"You really refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. Captain Zhang, then we will have to get what we want from your corpse."

Outside the factory, one figure after another hid in the darkness, quietly creeping toward the factory.

"Captain, let's launch a full-scale attack!" a shadow leaned close to their leader and whispered. "Although Zhang Tiechui is a Mysterious Tier Mid-Stage powerhouse, you are one too, and we have so many people with us; I don't believe we can't take him down. Besides, I always feel that the other side is stalling for time; delays lead to changes!"

"Alright then, notify all squads, full attack!" After pondering for a while, the leader gave the order decisively.

"Everyone, today might be the last battle of our lives," Zhang Tiechui said to those around him while listening to the movement outside. "I just want to say one thing here: being your teammate is the honor of my, Zhang Tiechui's, life!"

With a "Boom," the factory gate was directly blasted open, and black shadows rushed in as fast as lightning.

"Kill!" Zhang Tiechui let out a roar, bronze light flowing over his body, and he was the first to charge at the incoming Ninjas.

"Kill! Killing one is enough, killing two is a profit!" The people beside Zhang Tiechui also charged out.

For a time, a tragic slaughter unfolded in the factory.

Outside H City, a figure was flying toward a secret base; this person was the "Su" that Zhang Tiechui spoke of. His teammates were fighting to the death to stall the enemy, and his most important task now was to reach the secret base in the shortest possible time to call for reinforcements, while also handing over the item he carried to the Elder in the base.

With a "Whoosh," a cold light shot out from the dense forest; Su could not dodge in time and his abdomen was pierced by the cold light.

"Who is it?" Su was terrified; this route was a confidential one, and very few people knew about it. Why would someone attack him in this place?

A man in green clothes walked out from the dense forest and looked at Su coldly: "Su Han, hand over that Crystal, and I can let you die quickly!"

"It's actually you!" Seeing the face of the person in front of him, Su Han's expression changed drastically. "No wonder, no wonder our secret operation was discovered by that group of Ninjas; it turns out you betrayed us. Qi Dingtian, you deserve to die!"

"Hand over the Crystal, and I can leave you an intact corpse!" Qi Dingtian's expression remained unchanged as he looked at Su Han coldly.

"You, you used poison!" Su Han's expression changed; he felt a terrifying force constantly destroying his body, while also making him unable to move.

"Hmph!" Qi Dingtian flashed, appearing instantly in front of Su Han, and struck his chest heavily with one palm.

"You really refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. It seems I still have to do it myself!" Qi Dingtian walked up to Su Han and reached out to search his body.

"Cough, cough, Qi Dingtian, perhaps you don't know, but besides being a Yellow Tier Martial Artist, I am also a space-type ability user." Su Han coughed up several mouthfuls of blood and gave Qi Dingtian a mocking smile.

"What?" Qi Dingtian's expression changed slightly.

"I have already used my ability to send the evidence that you are a traitor back. Just wait for the arrest by the Mysterious Group. Cough, cough, cough." Su Han coughed up more blood, and the life force on his body faded rapidly.

"Hmph, as long as I get that Mysterious Crystal and hide abroad afterward, what can you people from the Mysterious Group do to me?" Qi Dingtian sneered and found a box on Su Han.

Qi Dingtian exerted his internal energy, directly shattering the entire box, and a thumb-sized, gold-and-silver diamond-shaped Crystal appeared in his hand. Under the moonlight, the Crystal shone with an intoxicating light.

Looking at this Crystal, Qi Dingtian was overjoyed: "Great, it really is it. With this Crystal, I have hope of entering the Earth Tier within three years and the Heaven Tier within twenty years. By then, who in this world can do anything to me!"

"You, don't even think about succeeding! I will absolutely not let this thing fall into the hands of a villain like you!" Su Han suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, burning his remaining life force, and aimed at the Crystal, activating his space ability with all his might. "Space Transmission!"

Qi Dingtian was admiring the Crystal in his hand and did not expect that Su Han, whom he thought had no strength left to fight back, would still have such energy. He saw the Crystal in his hand twist and disappear into the Void.

"Bastard, what did you do? Where did you send my Crystal?" Qi Dingtian turned his head in a rage, just about to interrogate Su Han, only to see that Su Han was already lying on the ground, having lost all signs of life.

Seeing this scene, Qi Dingtian's expression could not help but change. He had been so arrogant before entirely because he could significantly increase his strength after possessing the Mysterious Crystal. Now, not only was the Crystal he had obtained gone, but his identity as a traitor had also been transmitted out by Su Han, and Su Han had used a random transmission before dying, leaving him without even a clue to search. Now he still had to face the arrest of the Mysterious Group; it was truly a great disaster.

"No, I must leave quickly." Qi Dingtian was in a panic; he didn't even care about the corpse on the ground and quickly disappeared into the dense forest.

In Lingyun's rented apartment, after Luo Yexi passed the secrets of the Breath Concealment Art to Busujima Saeko, she returned to her room to prepare for rest. Suddenly, her expression changed; in front of her, a small area of space distortion appeared.

The Nine Yang True Qi on Luo Yexi's body instantly began to circulate at full power, and she watched the space vortex vigilantly. However, nothing special appeared from the space vortex; it just spat out a gold-and-silver Crystal, and then it disappeared. This Crystal was exactly the Mysterious Crystal that had been transferred away by Su Han.

"Why does this thing have Master's aura?" Luo Yexi flashed and caught the falling Crystal.

The moment she held the Crystal, she felt the Nine Yang True Qi in her body begin to circulate rapidly as if it had taken a stimulant.

"What a magical Crystal. I'd better take it to show Master; I wonder if it has any connection to Master." Luo Yexi carefully put away the Crystal.