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

Lin Yang was speechless for a moment.

If Yu Qing needed his help to deal with his enemies, he would definitely agree immediately.

But when asked to help annul the engagement, he fell silent.

The main issue with annulmenting an engagement is that, aside from the various interests entangled between the two families, it also involves emotional issues…

Relationship problems are often the most difficult to handle.

Although it sounds like Yu Qing doesn't like the other person.

Anyway, Lin Yang felt something was off.

Seeing Lin Yang remain silent, Yu Qing said, "If you find it difficult, then forget it."

"Ugh…"

Lin Yang sighed inwardly, but finally agreed: "I can help you, but I can't guarantee success."

The main obstacle to this kind of thing, besides the entanglement of interests between the other family members, is the demands of Yu Qing's family members. If they refuse to agree no matter what, he can't just kill all of Yu Qing's family members, can he?

Yu Qing also paused for a moment, clearly understanding this principle as well. After a while, she said:
“I know this is a bit difficult to handle, but don’t worry, as long as you go to my tribe, my pressure will be much less. You just need to say that we are... friends, and ask my tribe to give me a little more time.”

"They would still have to give face to a powerful expert like him."

Lin Yang raised an eyebrow: "Were your clan's elders also at the Eternal Realm?"

“Yes, the other party also has an elder at the Heng Realm.” Yu Qing nodded.

Lin Yang wasn't too surprised.

The fact that Yu Qing only sought his help after he arrived in Hengjing proves that Yu Qing's own troubles required at least Hengjing level to resolve.

It's only natural that the other family has members at the Heng Realm.

He was simply curious: "Fellow Daoist Yu Qing, I have a question. Both your family and the other party's family have experts at the Eternal Realm, and your troubles also require the intervention of experts at the Eternal Realm. So how were you so sure that I could definitely reach the Eternal Realm?"

He was indeed very curious about this.

If there are elders in the Yu Qing clan who are at the Heng Realm, then they should be even more aware of how difficult it is to break through to the Heng Realm.

At that time, he was only at the Nirvana Realm, and Yu Qing proposed a condition for him to help.

Did Yu Qing foresee the future?
He was guessing.

Yu Qing then said frankly, "To be honest, I didn't expect you to reach the Eternal Realm. It's just that I have a special talent that allows me to sense a certain degree of good or bad fortune in certain things."

“I sensed a very auspicious sign from you, so I made some predictions based on my situation. The results of the predictions were all very auspicious, which means that you are very likely to be able to help me solve my biggest problem.”

"Although I didn't know how you would help me solve the problem, I knew you could help me, so I made that request at the time."

At this point, Yu Qing paused, her voice filled with emotion:

"Actually, I didn't have much hope at first. I just thought I'd take a gamble and see if it would solve the problem. Even if it didn't, it wouldn't matter. But I didn't expect that you could directly reach the Eternal Realm. This really exceeded my expectations back then."

At this point, Yu Qing's emotions deepened: "Now it seems that my predictions and intuitions back then were indeed correct, but I never expected that it would be in such a direct way as your breakthrough to the Eternal Realm that you would help me solve the problem."

"Oh...I see. I thought you could predict the future," Lin Yang said, suddenly realizing.

“No.” Yu Qing shook her head.

"Understood. When shall we depart?" Lin Yang asked.

"Are you in Xiwu City? I'll go back to Xiwu City first, and when we meet, I'll trouble you to take me back. You're now a Hengjing expert, and your speed across the Primordial Ancient Continent is faster than a teleportation array. Is that alright?" Yu Qing said.

"No problem," Lin Yang replied.

"See you in Xiwu City then," Yu Qing said, then cut off the communication.

Lin Yang then waited for Yu Qing to arrive in Xiwu City.

He still lives in the Zhao family's residence in Xiwu City.

Since he broke through to the Heng Realm and then secluded himself in Xiwu City for a long time, the prosperity of Xiwu City has reached an unprecedented level.

In the Western Region Prefecture, where even Dao Wulou is absent, the presence of a Hengjing realm expert stationed in Xiwu City is enough to draw people from the Western Region Prefecture and surrounding prefectures to Xiwu City.

It's not just because it's safer with a Hengjing expert there; many people also want to get as close as possible to the Hengjing expert's location to absorb some of the Hengjing's fortune.

The fact that Xiwu City could produce a Hengjing realm expert shows that this place can be called a feng shui treasure land.

Therefore, a large number of practitioners flocked in.

Just like back on Earth, if a top scorer in the college entrance examination came from a certain neighborhood, the property prices in that neighborhood would rise accordingly, and many people wanted to live in the neighborhood where the top scorer lived to share in the good fortune.

The current Xiwu City has been expanded twice.

It is even more prosperous than the capital city of Xijing Prefecture.

It is practically a secondary central city.

If Xiwu City weren't so geographically unique that it couldn't become a prefectural city, it would have been replaced long ago.

However, Xiwu City's status far surpasses that of ordinary prefectural cities.

Because of Lin Yang, the Zhao family is still the only top-tier family in Xiwu City, even though the strongest member of the family is only at the Yuanhe Realm.

Compared to the second-rate small family of that time, they are many, many times stronger.

Nevertheless, the Zhao family has never relaxed its management of the conduct of its members; in fact, it has been even stricter.

Therefore, there has never been any instance of the Zhao family members abusing their power to bully others.

It could even be described as low-key.

Lin Yang was quite satisfied with this.

The Zhao family did not become arrogant because of their power.

Of course, the reason for this is that Zhao Yuan and the Zhao family all know that they rely on Lin Yang.

Lin Yang was merely a guest advisor, not a blood relative or ancestor of the Zhao family.

If they really displease Lin Yang, the Zhao family will plummet in value instantly.

Therefore, Zhao Yuanhe and others strictly controlled the disciples of the Zhao family, not allowing any bullying or abusive behavior, so as not to arouse Lin Yang's dislike.

In short, both Xiwu City and the Zhao family have changed a lot because of Lin Yang.

The secret realm where Lin Yang often secluded himself for cultivation was strictly guarded.

The main hall of the Zhao family.

Lin Yang was listening to Sima Ming's report.

After all, he had been in seclusion for many years, so when he suddenly emerged, he still had to go through some procedures.

At this moment, Sima Ming lowered his head extremely low, even more so than when he first came to visit Lin Yang.

Being able to personally report to an Elder of Hengjing made Sima Ming feel extremely honored in front of his other colleagues.

As for the job duties?

Then naturally nothing happened.

There are very few troubles in the Western Border Prefecture, and it is well known that a Hengjing realm expert is stationed in Xiwu City, so there are naturally even fewer things that require Lin Yang's intervention.

Sima Ming's report was just a formality.

After Sima Ming finished his report, Lin Yang casually said, "Sima Ming, I will be going to the outer regions soon. If there are any urgent matters in the Western Region Prefecture during this time, you can contact Elder Qingyuan for help."

Sima Ming immediately replied, "Yes, Your subordinate obeys."

After saying this, seeing that Lin Yang had no further instructions, he slowly withdrew from the main hall.

Zhao Yuan was outside the hall.

Lin Yang also came out and said to Zhao Yuan, "Fellow Daoist Zhao, it's been many years. Congratulations on breaking through to the peak of the Yuanhe Realm."

Zhao Yuan smiled somewhat embarrassedly and said, "Guest Elder Lin is too kind. I have relied entirely on the accumulation of family resources over the years."

After the news of Lin Yang's breakthrough to the Heng Realm spread, the Zhao family's status in Xiwu City was far ahead.

The resources we receive under normal circumstances are more than a hundred times greater than before.

He built it up precisely because of a massive amount of resources.

Therefore, I dare not be complacent.

I even feel a little ashamed, having used so many resources over the years to reach the peak of the Yuanhe Realm.

Lin Yang smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhao, you don't need to wait here all the time. Just go and do what you need to do. I'm waiting for a friend to come over before I head to the Ancient Forbidden Domain."

Zhao Yuan is now even more humble when facing Lin Yang.

Hearing this, he dared not disobey Lin Yang's wishes and said, "Guest Elder Lin, I will take my leave now. Please call me anytime if you have any instructions."

"Okay." Lin Yang nodded.

Zhao Yuan then left the main courtyard where the main hall was located.

The entire main courtyard is now under temporary control to prevent anyone from disturbing Lin Yang.

It was quite a grand affair. It was clear the Zhao family had done this intentionally, seemingly wanting to announce to the people of Xiwu City that Lin Yang had come to their Zhao family.

After all, Lin Yang used to seclude himself for hundreds of thousands of years at a time and hadn't appeared at the Zhao family for a long time. Naturally, some people with ulterior motives secretly speculated whether Lin Yang had abandoned the Zhao family.

This display of force is a silent declaration.

Lin Yang was aware of Zhao Yuan and the others' intentions, but he didn't take it to heart and let them do it.

This tactic proved effective. When the people in the city saw that Lin Yang had suddenly returned to the Zhao family today, all the previous rumors vanished instantly, leaving only envy and jealousy towards the Zhao family.

Lin Yang stood in the main courtyard of the Zhao family and couldn't help but recall the scenes he had seen when he looked into the future.

Many members of the Zhao family died in the void, including himself.

He is currently unsure whether it is due to the cycle of reincarnation or some other reason.

If it's a cycle of reincarnation, then it can explain why so many people die, and why so many people look up at the sky.

However, as the Lord of the Flame Palace once said, once one reaches the Eternal Realm, one can almost effortlessly evade the first Tribulation of Reincarnation.

Then it's a bit hard to explain why he saw himself lying dead.

Lin Yang fell into deep thought.

……

Years later, Yu Qing returned to Xiwu City and met Lin Yang at the Zhao family home.

Upon seeing Lin Yang again, standing face-to-face with a powerful expert at the Eternal Realm, Yu Qing was no longer as calm as when she sent the message; she became somewhat nervous.

Although his elders were also at the Eternal Realm, they rarely showed themselves.

The imposing presence of Hengjing still made Yu Qing involuntarily a little nervous.

Lin Yang had already deliberately concealed his aura, and upon seeing this, he directly asked, "Fellow Daoist Yu Qing, shall we set off to return to your clan now?"

"Okay, okay, thank you for your trouble." Yu Qing used polite language, as he was a little hesitant to directly address Lin Yang as a fellow Daoist.

Lin Yang couldn't help but laugh: "Fellow Daoist Yu Qing, why were you so calm when you sent the message, but now you're so nervous? If you're like this, when you return to your clan, your clansmen will find it hard to believe that we are old friends who met back in the Nirvana Realm."

Yu Qing had previously told him to act as a friend.

But when facing friends, how can you address them with such respectful titles? I even felt a little nervous.

Yu Qing was taken aback for a moment, then took a deep breath and said, "Then I will offend you, Fellow Daoist Lin."

"Alright, let's go. Point me in the right direction, and I'll take you back," Lin Yang said.

Yu Qing took another deep breath before slowly regaining her composure and giving Lin Yang a direction.

Lin Yang directly carried Yu Qing through the void, heading towards the ancient forbidden domain.

This was also Lin Yang's first time going to the ancient forbidden area.

The ancient forbidden area is inhabited by the Ancient Feather Clan, the Ancient Thunder Clan, and the Ancient Flame Clan.

Similar to the Linggu Domain, both have three races.

As for the Ancient Celestial Clan, they monopolized the Superstring Ruins.

Of course, it's not exclusive; there are other special entities within the Superstring Ruins.

For example, that giant-faced lord I offended in the cosmic region before!
Thinking of this person, Lin Yang's eyes turned cold.

This guy used humans for experiments, which shows how evil his attitude towards humanity was.

After he discovered it, he tried to kill him several times.

If I ever have the chance, I will definitely seek revenge on this lord for the human experimentation I did and for killing him.

"I forgot to ask Lord Yanhuo about the strength of those lords in the Ruins of the Superstring," Lin Yang thought to himself.

However, he did recall some of the things that Qingyuan had said to him back then.

The lords of the Superstring Ruins are incredibly powerful, probably at least equivalent to temple masters, or even far surpassing ordinary temple masters.

His brow furrowed, and he could only suppress the thought of causing trouble for that lord for the time being.

We took the opportunity to admire the scenery of the ancient forbidden area along the way.

The Ancient Forbidden Domain is similar to the Spirit Ancient Domain, but the scenery is even more... primitive.

To be precise, it's somewhat barren.

It is not as vibrant as the Linggu Domain.

Looking around, there is mostly barrenness, with vast areas devoid of even green vegetation.

There was even a very weak wind-evil force between heaven and earth.

The environment can be described as poor.

"Fellow Daoist Yu Qing, is this the environment throughout the Ancient Forbidden Domain?" Lin Yang couldn't help but ask.

"Pretty much, that's why we all envy such a wonderful place as the Spirit Ancient Domain. The Ancient Forbidden Domain is too harsh." Yu Qing sighed.

"No wonder you went to the Spirit Ancient Domain," Lin Yang said.

Yu Qing then said, "Going there for the scenery is one aspect, but another main reason is the distance. My people can't easily find me, and that area is the territory of your human race and the other two races. My people and the other races don't have that much power to act recklessly there."

"I see. May I ask another question?" Lin Yang looked at Yu Qing.

Yu Qing also looked at him and smiled, "You want to ask me how I got to your human race's side in the Spirit Ancient Domain, right?"

"Yes." Lin Yang nodded.

On the Primordial Ancient Continent, it is difficult for ordinary cultivators to cross even one domain. From the Ancient Forbidden Domain to the Spirit Ancient Domain, it is even more difficult to cross a large domain. There are also some natural dangers between domains, which are extremely difficult for ordinary cultivators to cross.

Yu Qing was only at the Nirvana Realm at the time, so how did he manage to do it?
Yu Qing paused for a moment and said, "All the money and resources I have are my parents' inheritance. I was able to go to the Spirit Ancient Domain because of money."

“My father was once the clan chief. He and my mother went to explore an ancient land and both perished. I left with their inheritance.”

Lin Yang was slightly taken aback.

heritage?

He glanced at Yu Qing, then didn't ask any more questions.

Now I understand why Yu Qing was so wealthy before.

The wealth and power of a patriarch of a Hengjing family are self-evident, and the estate he leaves after his death is also unimaginably substantial.

In this way, Yu Qing's previous extravagant spending spree becomes quite reasonable.

He stopped speaking and continued to carry Yu Qing across the void.

They were about to approach the territory where the Yu Qing family was located.

Suddenly, Yu Qing's expression changed slightly as she looked ahead.

Lin Yang also looked over.

Ahead of them, four or five figures were flying towards them, their auras locked onto him and Yu Qing.

They were obviously looking for them, or rather, looking for Yu Qing.

One of them was a young man dressed very elegantly, in brocade robes and a golden crown. He was also very handsome and clearly of high status.

He glanced at Lin Yang once before fixing his gaze on Yu Qing.

Then, to Lin Yang's astonishment, he uttered a startling statement.

"Yu Qing, you've actually come back? Has your mind come to you and you want to become my Daoist partners?"

"Hehe, I knew you would change your mind. After all, no one can refuse me."

The young, aristocratic man spoke with an elegant tone, though he seemed somewhat narcissistic.

Lin Yang was stunned for a moment.

What is this guy saying?
Did Yu Qing and he become Daoist partners?

Did he mishear, or is there something wrong with the world?

This noble-looking man is male, and Yu Qing is also male.

Are they going to become Daoist partners?
?

Lin Yang was stunned. He subconsciously turned to look at Yu Qing, wanting to confirm whether the person he was trying to elope with was the guy in front of him.

If so, it would explain why Yu Qing said the other person was disgusting before.

"Lei Su, you're still as narcissistic as ever." Yu Qing looked at the young man with a cold glint in her eyes.

After sensing Lin Yang's gaze, he said to Lin Yang:

"Now you know why I said he was disgusting, right?"

Lin Yang: "..." (End of this chapter)