Chapter 82

In Burial Star Valley, deathly silence, only the residual chaotic spiritual energy and faint blood smell proved the short and fierce battle just now. The gray miasma seemed to have thinned a bit because the array was broken, but that ancient deathly silence aura deeply planted in the earth still lingered.

All gazes, shock, awe, vigilance, exploration... focused like substance on the green-shirted figure in the center of the field.

Lin Lin Xuan.

This name, accompanied by his earth-shattering performance just now, was deeply imprinted in the heart of everyone present. What "late Golden Core" disguise, had long been torn to pieces by that peerless style of annihilating Nascent Soul, punching through ancient pillars, and hard-resisting blood curses.

"Lin Lin Xuan..." Leng Feng repeated this name, his sharp hawk-like gaze swept back and forth on him, trying to correspond this seemingly ordinary name with that terrifying strength. He flew through all the famous experts and hidden old monsters recorded in the Imperial Dynasty's secret scrolls in his mind, but none could match the person in front of him. "Senior... who exactly is it?"

That Imperial family young master, the arrogance on his face had long been replaced by gravity, and the servant old man beside him took half a step forward subconsciously, faintly protecting the young master behind him, his eyes full of vigilance when looking at Lin Lin Xuan.

Huangfu Tianji Academy's scholar, the book in his hand didn't know when it had been closed, he stroked his beard and pondered, the wise light in his eyes flickered, seemingly trying to deduce Lin Lin Xuan's origin and roots, but his brows frowned, obviously the secret was a chaos.

Ye Chen held his long sword, staring at Lin Lin Xuan, that look was not fear, but a kind of excitement and fighting intent when encountering an opponent worth fighting with all his strength. He clearly felt that the person in front of him was more than ten times stronger than in the Mystical Realm! That kind of unfathomable power that seemed to be able to accommodate and even annihilate all things, made the thunder sword intent in his body hum spontaneously.

And in the rogue cultivator team, the Zhao family's gloomy old man and his companions were pale as paper, cold sweat soaking their backs. They recalled that they had actually wanted to find an opportunity to "take care of" the other party, and now they only felt a cold air rushing from the soles of their feet to the heavenly spirit cover, wishing they could escape immediately and stay away from this fierce star. They finally understood why Uncle Zhong would admit defeat so simply, why Yue Yue Qingtian would treat him with courtesy! This was simply a prehistoric fierce beast wearing sheep's skin!

Lin Lin Xuan took everyone's reactions into his eyes, his expression remained calm. Since he couldn't hide, there was no need to hide. The Chaos Dao is upright, why hide in the shadows forever? At least, showing part of his strength could save a lot of unnecessary trouble, for example... the covetousness of some petty people.

He looked at Leng Feng and said lightly: "Commander Leng doesn't need to guess, Lin is indeed a rogue cultivator, accidentally obtained the legacy of predecessors, and cultivated until now. Previously hiding his cultivation base was just walking outside, not wanting to cause more trouble."

He said this half-true and half-false, both explaining the source of strength (legacy of predecessors) and explaining the reason for hiding, as for whether to believe it or not, it depends on the individual.

Leng Feng looked at Lin Lin Xuan deeply, knowing that asking further would not yield results, but might instead become enemies. The strength shown by the other party was at least late Nascent Soul, or even touched the threshold of Spirit Transformation, and the bizarre power attribute was unheard of, definitely an existence comparable to or even surpassing destiny children like Ye Chen. For such characters, one can only make friends, or at least maintain neutrality.

He cupped his hands: "So that's how it is. Regardless, thanks to Daoist Lin for making a move just now, destroying the Youming Sect's evil array, saving us from danger, and even preventing the Youming Blood Curse from forming, a great merit! Leng, on behalf of the Demon Suppression Division, thanks Daoist!" He said this solemnly, both as a thank you and on behalf of the official recognition of Lin Lin Xuan's merit and status.

"Commander Leng is too polite, it's my duty." Lin Lin Xuan returned the salute, calm and composed.

"Daoist Lin..." Huangfu Tianji scholar also spoke at this time, his tone carrying a trace of curiosity and exploration, "Watching Daoist's power just now, it seems to contain the wonderfulness of Chaos birth and death, is it the legendary... Chaos Dao?" He was knowledgeable, faintly guessed a few points, but still found it hard to believe. The Chaos Dao is ethereal and hard to find, and few people in ancient times could get started, let alone cultivate to such a profound realm.

Lin Lin Xuan glanced at him, neither admitting nor denying, just said: "There are thousands of Dao paths, each with its own fate. Scholar has sharp eyes, Lin admires."

This vague answer made everyone's guesses more certain, and the gaze looking at him had a few more complexities. Chaos Dao! This is one of the supreme Dao paths pointing directly to the source of the Great Dao! No wonder it is so fierce!

That Imperial family young master took a deep breath, suppressed the waves in his heart, also took a step forward, and cupped his hands: "I am Brother Huangfu Hao, met Daoist Lin. Daoist's supernatural powers are amazing, breathtaking. If there was any neglect before, I hope you will forgive me." He put his posture very low, knowing that in the face of such a strong person, the Imperial family status didn't count for much.

"Daoist Brother Huangfu is polite." Lin Lin Xuan nodded slightly.

Ye Chen also walked over, looking directly at Lin Lin Xuan, his voice cold and firm: "Your strength is worthy of being my opponent. After this matter is over, you and I will fight."

This was his second active invitation to fight, but this time, the tone was more solemn, placing Lin Lin Xuan in a completely equal, or even a position that required all-out effort.

Lin Lin Xuan looked at the pure fighting intent in his eyes, smiled slightly: "If there is leisure, I will naturally accompany you."

After this simple exchange, the atmosphere eased a lot, but the invisible barrier and vigilance still existed. Lin Lin Xuan's sudden "rise" completely broke the subtle balance within the team.

Leng Feng, as the commander, quickly suppressed the distractions in his heart and began to deal with the aftermath: "Clean up the battlefield, check casualties, count losses!"

After a count, the Demon Suppression Division and Huangfu Tianji Academy had no casualties, only a few people were slightly injured. The Imperial family team had a Golden Core guard who suffered some dark injuries in the initial attack of the Yin Evil Corpse Hands. The rogue cultivator team lost one person, exactly the one who was targeted by the Youming Sect cultivator initially, and if Lin Lin Xuan hadn't made a move, he would have fallen, he was affected in the subsequent melee and unfortunately died. Several others were injured.

Overall, thanks to Lin Lin Xuan's explosion and everyone's timely reaction, the losses were still within an acceptable range.

"Ghost Bone True Person escaped, Youming Blood Curse was broken, but this place should not stay long." Leng Feng looked at the deeper part of the basin, where the miasma was still thick, "Our mission is not yet completed, must continue to penetrate Burial Star Valley, arrive at the observation point ruins."

His gaze swept over the crowd, especially lingering on Lin Lin Xuan for a moment: "Daoist Lin, next, I hope you can work together with the team."

This was officially recognizing Lin Lin Xuan's top status in the team, and even carried a bit of reliance.

"Naturally." Lin Lin Xuan nodded. He originally had to penetrate the Ancient Domain, so traveling with the team was fine.

The team rested for a while, and after taking elixirs to restore spiritual power, set off again. This time, everyone's standing position had subtle changes. Lin Lin Xuan naturally walked to the core area of the team, almost side-by-side with Leng Feng, Brother Huangfu Hao, Huangfu Tianji scholar, and Ye Chen. No one dared to treat him as an dispensable "Golden Core rogue cultivator" anymore.

The Zhao family's gloomy old man and others were far behind, not even having the courage to look at Lin Lin Xuan, only endless regret and fear left in their hearts, just hoping that this mission would end safely and they could leave this place of right and wrong early.

On the road ahead, although they could still encounter some poisonous insects and fierce beasts and residual restrictions, with precautions and the team's core combat power intact, they were all resolved without danger. Lin Lin Xuan occasionally made a move, often solving the trouble lightly, which made everyone have a deeper understanding of his strength.

Moving forward for about a hundred miles, the scenery around changed again. Gray rocks were gradually replaced by a dark purple crystal, and the air was filled with faint starlight power, strangely blended with the deathly silence Qi. Ahead, a relatively open depression appeared, and in the center of the depression stood several ancient ruins built of dark purple crystals that had already mostly collapsed.

Around the ruins, some huge and regular square stones were scattered, engraved with blurred star patterns.

"Arrived, ancient observation point ruins." Leng Feng stopped, his expression grave.

And Lin Lin Xuan, the moment he approached this depression, the Chaos Dao Seed in his dantian actually trembled uncontrollably, transmitting a sense of longing and resonance! The Star Netherlight in his body also became abnormally active.

This ruin seemed to have some connection with starlight power, or rather, with the Hunyuan Dao Ancestor he inherited!