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

"Are there more people of unknown origin but high status in the city?"

Lin Yang was a little curious, and then walked out of the Yun family's house.

For many years, he has been cultivating and refining magic arrays in the Yun family.

Now that I've made a breakthrough, it's time to go out and explore.

Indeed, as Yunbu had said, there were more people in the city who looked noble and imposing. Even the people from the city lord's mansion were very respectful and seemed to be looking for something.

"How could so many people of extraordinary status suddenly appear in such a small place as Baichi City?" Lin Yang wondered to himself.

He observed for a while and then returned to the Yun family.

Yunbu had just reminded him to be careful, meaning he shouldn't provoke or offend these people.

Clearly, these are people the Yun family cannot afford to offend.

So he simply stopped wandering around outside to avoid causing trouble.

In the days that followed, more and more mysterious figures came to Baichi City and began to explore beyond the city walls.

It's obvious they're looking for some kind of item.

This surprised everyone in Baichi City.

Could it be that some extraordinary treasure has appeared around Baichi City?
The actions of these mysterious outsiders also prompted more people to leave the city to explore and try to find treasure.

As a result, Baichi City was bustling with activity for quite some time.

The wave subsided only after some mysterious outsiders began to leave.

Lin Yang's life was not affected in any way.

He spent his days at the Yun family home, either cultivating or refining magic arrays.

They didn't go out at all to join that so-called treasure hunting craze.

The Yun family did send many disciples to search for the treasure, but naturally they found nothing.

Lin Yang and Shi Jie had another small get-together.

They all took the opportunity to come to Baichi City to assess the situation.

They are all close to igniting their Dao Flame and are doing quite well in their respective families and sects.

Life went on peacefully.

But this calm did not last long.

Because of the attack on Whitefire City and its surrounding areas by the swarm, some of the businesses of the three major families have suffered considerable losses.

Furthermore, during the siege by the Siren tribe, the three major families each suffered significant losses, disrupting the previously delicate balance.

Therefore, when the industrial land was reorganized and the land was divided, the Yan family, who suffered the least loss, wanted to occupy an additional 20% of the industrial land.

The Yun and Yu families naturally disagreed.

This led to a commotion.

Although there was no full-blown fight, the friction gradually escalated.

That day, Lin Yang received a notice from the Yun family, asking him to go out of the city to set up some protective magic arrays for a certain industry.

Lin Yang did not refuse.

This is his obligation.

The Yun family has given him a lot of support, and now that they need his help, he can't refuse.

That property is located around the city of Baichi.

Lin Yang left the city and headed straight there.

Just as Lin Yang left the city, a message was sent out from a secluded courtyard in the city.

Within the Tiankun Sect.

"That little thing has finally left the city." Lan Zhi looked at the message that had just been sent to him, a hint of killing intent flashing in his eyes.

Since he received the anonymous intelligence when the Siege attacked the city, so much time has passed, and Lin Yang has hardly left the Lianyun family, which has prevented him from finding a suitable opportunity to strike. Now, Lin Yang has finally left the city.

Lan Zhi immediately set off for Bai Chi City.

Now that Lin Yang's cultivation has reached the Dao Fire Realm, he didn't let anyone else do it; he wanted to go himself for the sake of safety.

Lan Zhi is now at the late stage of the Dao Fire Realm.

Even though Lin Yang is incredibly strong, he is confident that he can defeat Lin Yang.

When Lin Yang was on the Dao level, he could fight across several minor levels.

However, starting from the Dao Fire Realm, the differences between each level are quite large.

Lin Yang has just entered the Dao Fire Realm. Lan Zhi thought that even if Lin Yang could fight against higher-level opponents, he would at most be comparable to the mid-stage of the Dao Fire Realm.

Facing someone at the late stage of the Dao Fire Realm, Lin Yang would have absolutely no chance.

……

Lin Yang arrived at the Yun family's property and spent some time setting up some magic arrays according to the Yun family's needs.

Then, after spending some time refining some one-time magic arrays for the Yun family members stationed here, they set off again to return to Baichi City.

Halfway through.

Lin Yang frowned; he vaguely sensed a dangerous aura.

laugh.

Suddenly, the void before them shattered, and terrifying Dao power swept over them.

"We've been ambushed!"

Lin Yang's eyes darted around, and he gathered his Dao power to protect himself, barely managing to evade the fatal attack that was coming from the shadows.

"Hmph, you do have some skill after all."

In the void, Lan Zhi, dressed in a black robe, stared at Lin Yang, becoming even more convinced of the information in the intelligence report.

He didn't say anything, and made his move again.

The violent power of the late-stage Dao Fire Realm cultivator was no longer concealed and surged towards Lin Yang.

Although the power is ferocious, it is mainly used to trap rather than to kill.

"It's the man in black robes again."

Looking at the disguised Lan Zhi, Lin Yang's first thought was that the people from the Hongwei Sect had come to silence him.

But soon, he realized that this guy might not be a member of the Rainbow Micro Sect.

If the people of the Rainbow Cloud Sect wanted to silence him, they would have killed him with every move, instead of trying to trap or capture him as they are doing now.

This immediately brought Lan Zhi's image to Lin Yang's mind.

Perhaps only Lan Zhi would want to capture him first.

After all, even if Lan Zhi suspected that he had killed Lan Gang, he had no evidence.

Therefore, it is perfectly reasonable to want to capture him first.

Capture him, then you can interrogate him!

Although the figure of the black-robed man in front of him did not quite match the Lan Zhi he had seen before.

But at this moment, Lin Yang was still very certain that this was Lan Zhi.

Although he didn't know why Lan Zhi also wanted to disguise himself as a man in black robes, Lin Yang didn't think much of it.

The Silver Dragon Spear was unleashed and thrust out in an instant.

The flower in the realm also condensed directly and enveloped Lan Zhi.

When he makes a move, he goes all out.

Lan Zhi is at the late stage of the Dao Fire Realm and is also a disciple of the Tiankun Sect, so his combat strength must be considerable.

Lin Yang dared not be careless.

Boom boom boom.

The forces of Tao surged and collided.

Both are equally matched.

Lan Zhi's eyes immediately darkened.

Lin Yang's strength was far greater than he had anticipated.

It turns out that he is capable of fighting against someone like him who is at the late stage of the Dao Fire Realm!

In an instant, Lan Zhi's offensive strategy changed.

They no longer considered trapping or capturing Lin Yang.

Instead, it became incredibly sharp, filled with a deadly aura.

At this point, he was basically certain that with Lin Yang's monstrous strength in the Vietnam War, he could very well have killed Lan Gang if he had made a move back then.

There was no need for further interrogation.

Of course, the main reason was that he had already realized that if the goal was still to trap Lin Yang, not only would it be impossible, but he might even be defeated here today.

Therefore, Lan Zhi changed his mind in an instant. Regardless of whether Lin Yang was the murderer or not, since he had already taken action, he would definitely kill Lin Yang today!
"die!"

Lan Zhi unleashed his killing move.

“This Lan Zhi…” Lin Yang’s eyes were serious.

If he doesn't use the "boundary" now, he's just like a regular late-stage Dao Fire Realm cultivator, without any overwhelming advantage.

He can barely sense the "boundary" anymore.

"Should we forcefully use the 'Boundary' amplification to eliminate Lan Zhi?"

Lin Yang's brain was working at lightning speed.

The fact that Lan Zhineng was able to lie in ambush here shows that he had been having people monitor him in Baichi City all along.

That's why I knew I had left the city.

If Lan Zhi is killed, the Tiankun Sect will probably find out he did it very quickly. This could bring even greater pressure.

However, keeping Lan Zhi alive would also be a very unsafe factor.

If Lan Zhi is let go today, it is conceivable that he will come back to cause trouble with even more complete and secure preparations.

And whether you kill him or not, your true strength will be exposed.

This is not a good thing.

In a very short time, Lin Yang decided to kill Lan Zhi!
Since our strength is going to be exposed anyway, let's not leave any trouble behind!

"boundary!"

Lin Yang communicates with the "boundary," and to kill Lan Zhi, he must rely on the power of the "boundary" to amplify his abilities.

Although the realm had hidden itself after plundering the power of the Great Dao that day, Lin Yang could still summon the "realm" by forcibly communicating with it.

Furthermore, in order to ensure that he could kill Lan Zhi, Lin Yang mobilized all the power of the "realms" he could access.

He only has one chance to kill Lan Zhi.

We must be absolutely certain of success.

hum.

In an instant, Lin Yang's power surged.

The World Flower, amplified by the World's power, condensed again and, together with the Silver Dragon Spear, charged straight at Lan Zhi.

Lan Zhi's expression changed.

He felt threatened by death.

"This is impossible!"

"How can he possess such terrifying power!"

Lan Zhi didn't even have time to think; he frantically retreated, trying to escape.

In that instant, he no longer had the thought of killing Lin Yang; his intuition told him that if he didn't retreat, he would die here.

Lin Yang did not give Lan Zhi a chance to escape.

"Time stands still!"

Lin Yang pointed out, and Lan Zhi's figure paused slightly. Then, the terrifying power instantly engulfed Lan Zhi.

"Lin Yang, how dare you!"

Lan Zhi was shocked and screamed in terror.

At this moment, Lan Zhi felt a pang of regret.

He should have called for help.

Knowing that Lin Yang was capable of fighting, he shouldn't have come on his own.

But it's too late to say anything now.

Lan Zhi died in anger.

In fact, he was already quite cautious and had a high opinion of Lin Yang. With his own strength at the late stage of the Dao Fire Realm, he had laid an ambush in advance and launched a sneak attack.

Under normal circumstances, let alone ambushing someone in the early stage of the Dao Fire Realm, even someone in the middle or late stage would have a very high probability of success.

Unfortunately, his opponent was Lin Yang.

Looking at Lan Zhi's body, Lin Yang felt a pang of sadness.

This guy probably never imagined that someone at the late stage of the Dao Fire Realm would fail against someone at the early stage of the Dao Fire Realm.

"The credit for this should go to 'Jie'."

Lin Yang put away Lan Zhi's spatial ring and simultaneously burned the corpse to destroy the evidence.

If it weren't for the amplification of the "boundary," he wouldn't have been able to kill Lan Zhi.

Even using the ultimate weapon, time stop, wouldn't work.

However, in doing so, it won't be long before the Tiankun Sect finds out his true strength.

"The real trouble is yet to come."

Lin Yang didn't even have time to count his spoils before rushing back to Baichi City.

……

News of Lan Zhi's death spread quickly.

As a late-stage Dao Fire Realm disciple of the Tiankun Sect, he is undoubtedly an important disciple.

Moreover, he was highly regarded by a certain Nirvana Realm elder.

Almost immediately after Lan Zhi's death, the Tiankun Sect sensed it.

This caused a huge uproar.

Because in the area surrounding Baichi City, Nirvana Realm cultivators rarely appear. A late-stage Dao Fire Realm cultivator is basically at the top and is not easily killed.

Even though the Moon Shadow Sect and the Heavenly Kun Sect have been enemies for many years and have clashed countless times, few disciples with such cultivation levels have died.

But now, Lan Zhi is dead.

It's naturally alarming.

Tiankun Sect immediately launched an investigation.

……

Hongwei Sect.

Mu Sheng's face was extremely gloomy.

Upon closer inspection, his eyes revealed not only a gloomy expression but also a hint of lingering fear.

Because he had actually been keeping an eye on Lin Yang and Lan Zhi's situation.

He secretly leaked the information to Lan Zhi, hoping to use Lan Zhi to get rid of Lin Yang.

Naturally, they would also keep an eye on the two's movements and news from time to time.

Although he didn't know that Lan Zhi had ambushed Lin Yang.

However, they also knew that Lin Yang had left the city.

This was Lin Yang's first time leaving the city in many years, so he was naturally very concerned.

Then, Lan Zhi died.

Almost instantly, Mu Sheng was able to conclude that Lan Zhi had definitely learned of Lin Yang's departure from the city and was going to deal with Lin Yang.

Therefore, it is obvious who killed Lan Zhi.

"Lin Yang..."

Mu Sheng was horrified.

Lan Zhi is at the late stage of the Dao Fire Realm, and is considered one of the best among those of the same level.

Even other beings of the same level would find it difficult to kill Lan Zhi.

But Lin Yang killed him.

Moreover, he was killed while only at the early stage of the Dao Fire Realm!

As we all know, injuring and killing are two different concepts.

If Lin Yang had seriously injured Lan Zhi, Mu Sheng wouldn't have been so shocked.

But it was Lan Zhi who was killed.

"The gap between each level of the Dao Fire Realm is huge, yet Lin Yang was still able to kill Lan Zhi!"

Despite his shock, Mu Sheng was also very relieved.

Fortunately, he didn't intend to kill the witness himself, but instead used someone else to do the killing.

Otherwise, he himself would be the one to die.

But amidst his relief, Mu Sheng also felt a deep sense of fear.

He didn't know what Lan Zhi would say before he died.

It's unclear whether Lin Yang knew that he was the real culprit behind the ambush back then.

If he knew, given his cultivation level, he probably wouldn't last a single blow against Lin Yang!
Immediately afterwards, Mu Sheng consulted Jian Mo again, asking for the elder's opinion.

After hearing Mu Sheng's words, Jian Mo fell silent.

After a long while, Jian Mo said, "If Lan Zhi was indeed killed by Lin Yang, do not make any further moves in the near future, and do not leave the sect. Observe the situation quietly!"

……

Yun family.

Lin Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief after returning.

"With Lan Zhi killed, the Tiankun Sect must already know that they were the ones who did it. However, they don't have conclusive evidence, so they probably won't come to the Yun family to demand his return for the time being."

Lin Yang was considering his next move.

If Tiankun Sect knows that he killed Lan Zhi and then attacks him again, the person who comes is very likely to be an elder of the Nirvana Realm.

Even those at the peak of the Dao Fire Realm are not guaranteed a spot.

As for elders from the Nirvana Realm, he currently has no way of dealing with them.

"The best course of action for now is to continue stalling and stay at the Yun family residence without going out. As long as there is not enough evidence, the Tiankun Sect will not be able to come to the Yun family to demand our return."

"But the Yun family is currently arguing with the Yan and Yu families over industrial land, so I will inevitably have to contribute and can't stay away from the outside world forever."

Lin Yang's eyes flickered, a hint of helplessness in them.

The timing is terrible.

In particular, if the Tiankun Sect is determined to come to the Yun family to demand people.

Given the Yun family's current situation, they'll probably hand him over in exchange for peace. (End of Chapter)