Chapter 61: Who Is Asking to Die!

Inside the Jiuxuan Blessed Land.

Lin Family disciple Lin Xiao frowned as he surveyed his surroundings, a creeping dread rising in his heart.

Upon entering, he had somehow been separated from everyone else and randomly teleported, leaving him utterly alone and painfully short on a sense of security.

"Brother Lin Ya! Brother Yan!"

Lin Xiao called out tensely twice. He was in a stretch of mountain forest, where towering trees blotted out the sky and the surroundings were deathly silent—no one answered his shouts.

Given the situation, Lin Xiao could only take it one step at a time.

He only had Foundation Building Fourth Layer cultivation. Though that was already quite respectable within the Lin Family, at the Hundred Clans Assembly it was still a bit lacking.

As Lin Xiao gradually ventured deeper into the mountain forest—

In the span of just half a quarter-hour, he spotted a glint of light.

"Huh? Isn't that the Three-Star Medicinal Material, Sky Cloud Silver Light Grass?"

Lin Xiao's eyes flashed, overwhelmed with delight.

He was on good terms with Lin Yan, and Lin Yan happened to be an Alchemist.

Lin Yan's Three-Star pill recipe for the Meridian-Opening Pill required exactly this ingredient.

The Lin Family had searched all of Ziyun City without finding it—never expected to find it inside the Jiuxuan Blessed Land, and a whole patch of it at that!

That glow was the light emitted by the Sky Cloud Silver Light Grass.

Without a second word, Lin Xiao stepped forward to harvest it. Being able to do more for the Lin Family was something he was more than happy to do.

But the moment he stepped forward, a surge of Spirit Qi came at him.

"What do you think you are? You think you're worthy of touching what this young master has set his eyes on?"

The Spirit Qi didn't strike Lin Xiao, but it forced him into a sorry state—he stumbled back several steps in a row and crashed to the ground.

At this moment, people outside the Jiuxuan Blessed Land also saw the scene and burst out laughing on the spot.

"That's a member of my Liu Family."

"Who would have thought the Lin Family disciples were this fragile."

"Looks like the Lin Family is nothing special after all."

The onlookers outside wore mocking expressions, and at the same time this group looked up toward Lin Feng.

They all said the Lin Family had seized some great opportunity and was rising at a startling pace.

But now, seeing a Lin Family disciple in such a sorry state, those rumors were likely untrue.

Lin Feng said nothing; he merely watched in silence.

Inside the Jiuxuan Blessed Land, Lin Xiao rose to his feet in considerable fury, his gaze fixed on the newcomer.

The man was dressed in exquisite, lavish robes, radiating an overwhelming noble air.

He made no effort to conceal his strength—Foundation Building Sixth Layer, a full two layers above Lin Xiao.

A two-layer gap in cultivation was enough to secure his advantage.

"Scram!"

Liu Family young master Liu Kan barked coldly, staring at Lin Xiao with utter arrogance.

"I found this first!" Lin Xiao gritted out.

The Sky Cloud Silver Light Grass was very important to Lin Yan—an essential for Lin Yan's breakthrough to Three-Star Alchemist—so he didn't want to give it up.

Liu Kan's gaze turned cold, and he let out a sneer.

"Heh, heaven-sent treasures belong to the capable. Where does 'first come, first served' come into it?"

"You're from the Lin Family, right? Seeing as it's your first Hundred Clans Assembly, this young master will spare your life."

"However… I'll have to break one of your legs!"

As his words fell, Liu Kan lunged forward. A wisp of powerful Spirit Qi coiled around his fingers, and in the blink of an eye he was right in front of Lin Xiao, his finger thrusting straight at Lin Xiao's crotch.

That strike was aimed at the lower three routes!

Lin Xiao's face changed, and he instinctively activated the Golden Light Mantra.

"Heaven and Earth, Mysterious Origin—the root of all Qi!"

"Boundlessly cultivate through myriad kalpas, proving my divine power!"

The incantation of the Golden Light Mantra was spoken, and then dazzling Golden Light illuminated the surroundings. Liu Kan had never seen such a sight and immediately raised a hand to shield his eyes—but that gave Lin Xiao his chance.

"Bam!"

A dull thud—Liu Kan was sent flying by Lin Xiao, slamming viciously into a large tree.

With a wet splatter, Liu Kan even coughed up a mouthful of blood.

His face was full of disbelief.

"Impossible!"

Liu Kan couldn't believe he had been defeated by Lin Xiao. A mere Foundation Building Fourth Layer—how could he possibly wound him?

"Now it's your turn to scram!" Lin Xiao said coldly.

The Lin Family doesn't go looking for trouble, but they are absolutely not afraid of it either.

Liu Kan gritted his teeth, fury blazing in his eyes: "Brat, you're asking for death!"

For the Hundred Clans Assembly, the Liu Family had also prepared long in advance.

He was seen pulling out a pill and swallowing it—his injuries rapidly healed, and his aura even grew stronger by a few degrees.

The onlookers outside the Jiuxuan Blessed Land saw this and immediately recognized what pill it was.

"A Two-Star Pill, the Origin-Strengthening Pill!" Pill Master Gu Dan narrowed his eyes.

The Liu Family's ranking in the Hundred Clans Assembly was not particularly high, and this Liu Kan was the Liu Family's greatest asset.

Therefore, all the good things were concentrated on him.

Just like the Zhou Family of Liuhuo City.

Many clans, before the Hundred Clans Assembly, spare no effort in purchasing pills, all so that their juniors can astonish everyone at the assembly.

Now Liu Kan, facing Lin Xiao, had used just such a pill.

"Lin Clan Leader, that boy of yours is in for trouble, I'm afraid," Pill Master Gu Dan said slowly.

Beside him, Elder Jin Long laughed even harder: "Ha ha! The first time taking part in the Hundred Clans Assembly, one always has to pay some price. If even one of your ten comes back alive, that counts as a success for your Lin Family."

Hearing these words, Lin Feng gave a cold laugh.

"What? You don't accept what I said?" Elder Jin Long immediately replied coldly.

"Just watch and see. The one in trouble won't be a member of my Lin Family."

Lin Feng stood with his hands clasped behind his back. A mere Foundation Building Sixth Layer—even after popping pills, don't even think about beating a member of his Lin Family!

Inside the Jiuxuan Blessed Land, Lin Xiao faced the pill-fueled Liu Kan without a hint of panic.

He drew a deep breath and unconsciously shook his back—an action that left everyone baffled.

Only the Lin Family understood.

Lin Xiao had mistaken the Xuanzhong Ruler for still being on his back.

Now, without the Xuanzhong Ruler's suppression, he could finally fight with all his might.

"You will die here today!"

Liu Kan's face darkened, and his fury made his voice shrill beyond measure.

"Why all the useless talk!"

"If you've got the guts, come and kill me!"

Lin Xiao gave a cold snort. This was his first real battle; before, he had only ever sparred with Lin Yan.

While they spoke, Liu Kan, beside himself with rage, charged forward in an instant.

A Spirit Sword appeared in his hand; he raised it and thrust straight out. The force of that sword strike was overwhelming, sending cold sweat streaming down onlookers.

But Lin Xiao cared nothing for it. Once more, a golden light manifested over his body, and he raised his palm.

In an instant, a bolt of golden lightning surged forth, its violent aura pressing down so heavily that people could barely breathe.

"Palm Lightning!"

Lin Xiao roared, and the golden bolt of lightning shot away at speed.

In the blink of an eye, that golden thunder struck Liu Kan.

"No!"

Outside the Jiuxuan Blessed Land, the people of the Liu Family were utterly shocked—they had watched with their own eyes as the Liu Family's Young Master Liu Kan died beneath the golden thunder.

Silence fell all around.

Everyone raised their heads, staring at Lin Feng.

Just what had the Lin Family's juniors been cultivating?!

How could that bolt of golden thunder be so overwhelmingly powerful?!

"This is probably…"

Even the Grand Steward narrowed his eyes. After a quick calculation in his mind, his next words shook everyone present to the core.

"That was a Five-Star Technique, wasn't it?"

The moment those words left his mouth—

The people of the Hundred Tribes were all dumbfounded.

"A Five-Star Technique?"

Ji Changyun stood rooted to the spot in a daze. Could this be the opportunity the Lin Family had obtained?

That Lin Xiao might well be the trump card the Lin Family had poured everything into cultivating!