A technologically powerful nation: The national treasure is actually myself.

"You must be Lin Yang."

One of the Tiankun Sect disciples spoke up directly, though it was a question, his tone was one of certainty.

"It's me." Lin Yang did not deny it.

Since the other party contacted him so precisely, they must have investigated him. Denying it would be pointless and would only make him seem guilty.

"Hehe, Lin Yang, you probably know who we are and why we're here."

That day, the Kun Sect disciple spoke up again:
"Two of our disciples disappeared at Mirror Lake ten thousand years ago. According to our investigation, you were also at Mirror Lake at that time. I wonder if you saw them?"

Lin Yang glanced at the two of them, his eyes flashing slightly, and shook his head.

"Never seen it? Did you sense any power fluctuations or see anyone fighting during that time?" the other party asked again.

"Never." Lin Yang shook his head again.

Mirror Lake is very large, and his cultivation level is only at the third level of the Dao Realm, so it's normal that he can't sense it.

"Is that so?" The Tiankun Sect disciple narrowed his eyes, his aura suddenly increasing, and said coldly, "You really haven't seen Lan Gang and Zi Hong before?"

Lin Yang ignored the imposing manner and said calmly, "I don't seem to have any obligation to cooperate with you, do I?"

The two men's imposing manner suddenly faltered, and then they laughed: "You're right, you have no obligation to cooperate with us, but you were originally a disciple of the Moon Shadow Sect, and you were at Mirror Lake during that time. If you don't cooperate, you know the consequences yourself."

Lin Yang said calmly, "I've said everything I need to say. You can ask others for the rest."

"Hehe, it seems you really don't know. In that case, we'll take our leave." The two from Tiankun Sect exchanged a glance, but didn't say anything more, and turned to leave.

This surprised Lin Yang somewhat.

These two guys came here and this is all they asked?

This is strange.

After all, if they suspected him, they could easily find an opportunity to kidnap him and interrogate him.

Asking directly will definitely not yield any results.

But if it weren't for the suspicion...

Lin Yang felt there was no reason not to suspect him.

After all, he had injured that black-robed man who was at the ninth level of the Dao realm back then.

Since the man in black robes didn't die, he'll definitely tell us when he gets back.

He is absolutely suspicious.

But judging from the way the two disciples of Tiankun Sect are acting now, it seems that they don't really care about him and are just asking him a routine question.

This is indeed strange.

Unless, of course, the man in black robes has never revealed what happened back then, including now.

But that possibility is too small.

After all, only the four of them survived, so the reason why the black-robed man failed to hunt them down must be explained.

Once this is explained, his suspicion level will rise sharply.

But now, it's not normal that just two ordinary disciples came and asked a few questions before leaving.

Suddenly, another bold guess popped into Lin Yang's head.
"Could it be... that the black-robed man who ambushed us back then wasn't a disciple of the Tiankun Sect?"

Lin Yang's eyes flickered.

Given the current situation, it seems that only this possibility could prevent Tiankun Sect and Lan Zhi from focusing their real suspicions on him.

If those black-robed men weren't from the Tiankun Sect, then the current doubts would be explained.

Since the man in black robes was not a disciple of the Tiankun Sect, the Tiankun Sect naturally did not know the details of the ambush, and therefore would not focus their suspicions on him.

The question is, if those black-robed men weren't disciples of Tiankun, then who were they?

In particular, the Moon Shadow Sect retaliated afterward, and the Heavenly Kun Sect did not deny it. "There must have been some problem in one of the links." Lin Yang's eyes flashed, feeling that things were getting increasingly bizarre.

Besides the Tiankun Sect, which other force would intercept and kill that group of people from back then?
The Moon Shadow Sect has no other major enemies.

"Could it be a frame-up? Did some other force frame the Tiankun Sect?"

Lin Yang muttered to himself, increasingly confused.

"Forget it, I'll stop thinking about it for now. Regardless of whether Tiankun Sect suspects me, I need to be cautious."

After a while, Lin Yang rubbed his temples and decided to stop thinking about it for now.

They also planned to stay at the loose cultivators' stronghold for a short period of time to prevent the Tiankun Sect from secretly taking action.

Within the strongholds of independent cultivators, the Tiankun Sect dared not act openly.

Let's observe the situation for a while before making a decision.

……

Lin Yang was unaware that things were actually not much different from what he had guessed.

He wasn't the only person at Mirror Lake during that period.

His cultivation level was insufficient, so he was not a prime suspect. Therefore, the two disciples only questioned him casually.

Otherwise, they certainly wouldn't come knocking on your door; instead, they would find an opportunity to secretly kidnap and torture you.

Unfortunately, Lin Yang didn't know these things, otherwise he could have concluded that the black-robed man who intercepted them back then was not a disciple of the Tiankun Sect, instead of just guessing as things are now.

...

Time flies, and another ten thousand years have passed.

For the past ten thousand years, Lin Yang has never left the stronghold of rogue cultivators. He has been studying and refining magic arrays, and only occasionally practicing.

Furthermore, he successfully comprehended an advanced killing formation on his own.

His cultivation level is just a little short of reaching the fourth level of the Dao Realm.

This speed is already quite fast.

Over these ten thousand years, the territory of the Moon Shadow Sect has shrunk further, with much of it being occupied by the Heavenly Kun Sect, the Rainbow Micro Sect, and some surrounding forces.

However, it is still quite far from being a completely disbanded sect.

The sect leader of the Moon Shadow Sect is also at the peak of the Nirvana Realm. As long as he doesn't die, the Moon Shadow Sect will not disintegrate. It will just become more difficult, as they will have to give up most of their territory and resources.

"First, sell all the magic arrays I've refined over the years, then I'll make a final push to break through to the fourth level of the Dao Realm."

Lin Yang got up and headed to the shop in the center of the base.

It's still the Yun family's shop.

Over the years, he has completed many transactions with Yunjia's stores, and the cooperation has always been very pleasant.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, is it the same as before? Of the profits from the sale of magic arrays, will a portion be used for Yuan Sand and a portion for materials to refine intermediate-level magic arrays?" the shopkeeper asked with a smile.

Lin Yang shook his head and smiled slightly: "This time, in addition to some materials for intermediate-level magic arrays, we also need materials for several advanced-level magic arrays."

"Hmm?" The shopkeeper's eyes flickered slightly. "Fellow Daoist Lin has mastered advanced magic arrays?"

"Yes." Lin Yang did not hide it, because he needed to purchase the corresponding high-level array flags and such, and it couldn't be kept secret.

His answer surprised the shopkeeper: "Fellow Daoist Lin, it has only been a little over 20,000 years since you became a formation master, and you have already mastered advanced formations? That is truly astonishing speed."

"Just luck," Lin Yang said with a smile.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Lin is too modest." The shopkeeper laughed and then extended an invitation: "Fellow Daoist Lin, you can reconsider. Join my Yun family, and we can give you a mid-to-high-level magic array inheritance."

Lin Yang's rapid improvement in magic arrays has made him take the matter more seriously. (End of Chapter)