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Half an hour later.

Above the Luo River.

A streak of multicolored light flew in from the east, moving so fast that it splashed water on the river.

Lei Zhenzi led the way, his Wind and Thunder Wings spread wide, carrying Lin Yan and Lin Shuang on his back.

These two little ones had just returned from the last battle when they were conscripted again.

Lin Shuang calmly blew bubbles.

Lin Yan was so excited that she grabbed wildly with her little hands, burning off two more tufts of feathers on Lei Zhenzi's back.

Lei Zhenzi was already numb.

His wings now look like chicken wings that've been chewed by a dog, with pieces here and there.

"We're here! This is it!"

Lei Zhenzi circled over the Luo River and found the mark left by Gonggong on the water's surface—an ice-blue column of water.

Following closely behind Lei Zhenzi was the true main force.

Lin Tian rode on the back of a temporarily requisitioned spirit beast, carrying his ever-present brick—a replica of the Heaven-Turning Seal.

Behind him followed all the members of the original founding group.

Lin Yang is already down below.

So this time, Lin Yue, Lin Ling'er, Lin Long, plus Lin Wu, who wasn't originally on the official payroll but insisted on hitchhiking.

"Hey Seventh Brother, did Father call you here?" Lin Tian glanced sideways at Lin Wu, who was carrying the God-Slaying Spear.

Lin Wu remained expressionless.

"Dad told me to do my internship at the front lines. This is the front lines. Here I come."

"This is Luoshui. Your front line is in the western border. It's eight hundred li away."

"Logically speaking, all of the Wu tribe's territories are the front line."

Lin Tian was too lazy to argue with him.

Anyway, this kid always acts first and asks for permission later, and there's no way to stop him.

Five people, plus two babies and Lei Zhenzi, followed the water channel left by Gonggong and entered the bottom of the Luo River.

Occasionally, you can see some large fish swimming around, disoriented by the shockwaves from the sun's eukaryote.

Lin Long walked at the very back, sniffing the air.

"Big brother, there's something down there. Lots of it. It smells like meat."

"That's a ferocious beast. Don't eat it!" Lin Tian quickly warned.

Why?

"What if it's poisonous?"

"I am immune to all poisons."

"Then you shouldn't eat it either! This is a serious mission! Can't you have some professionalism?!"

Lin Long shut his mouth, feeling wronged.

But his nose was still moving.

Five minutes later, they entered the cave.

The first thing you see is—a sky full of ferocious beast corpses.

Lin Yang's True Sun Fire burned the front completely clean, leaving piles of charred beast carcasses on the ground, and the air was filled with the smell of roasted meat.

Lin Long's saliva started dripping down his face.

"Big brother—"

"You're not allowed to eat it!"

Just one lick—

"Don't lick it!"

Lin Tian grabbed Lin Long by the back of his collar and dragged him across the pile of corpses.

Lin Xuan was squatting by the circular platform studying the formation when he heard the noise and looked up.

"You're here?"

"You've arrived." Lin Tian bowed. "Father, what's the situation?"

Lin Xuan stood up and briefly explained the current situation.

The Ten Thousand Demon Formation. The outer layer is locked. The inner layer is complex. A woman is bound to the formation's core. Below, a quasi-saint-level ancient ferocious beast is sealed. The work of the Western Sect.

Lin Tian remained silent for two seconds after hearing this.

"So, Father, why did you call us here?"

"Help clear the area. I need to concentrate on studying the inner formation and don't have time to deal with those beasts outside. The outer formation will automatically repair itself in half a day, at which point the ferocious beasts will rampage again. Your task is to clear out all the remaining ferocious beasts in the cave before the formation repairs."

Lin Tian turned around and looked at his younger siblings.

Lin Yue has already begun taking action.

Without even saying hello, she pressed one hand to the ground, and a thin layer of frost spread from her palm, covering the ground of the first half of the cave in the blink of an eye.

The ice was as slippery as a mirror.

Several Golden Immortal-level ferocious beasts that were running around randomly stepped onto the ice, but their four legs slipped and they fell flat on their backs with a "thud".

Lin Yue stood steadily on the ice, her face indifferent.

"Quarrel."

She only said one word.

The ice beneath my feet instantly expanded tenfold.

The first half of the entire cave has been transformed into a giant ice rink.

The ferocious beasts slipped and fell on the ice, unable to stand firm at all.

"Good!" Lin Tian gave a thumbs up. "Third sister, freeze the situation first; second brother and seventh brother, advance head-on; fourth sister, block the way; fifth brother—"

He turned back to look for Lin Long.

Lin Long is no longer here.

"Fifth brother?"

"Crack—snap—"

A chewing sound that made your teeth ache came from the left side of the cave.

Lin Tian looked in the direction of the sound.

Lin Long was squatting in a corner, with the hind leg of a Golden Immortal-level ferocious beast stuffed in his mouth.

The beast's body was still struggling.

Lin Long chewed without changing his expression, blood and bone fragments hanging from the corners of his mouth.

"Fifth brother! I told you not to eat it!"

Lin Long answered vaguely, "The taste is indeed not great. But it's edible."

Lin Tian covered his face.

He knows his younger brother too well.

Telling him he can't eat it is the same as telling him it's delicious.

Oh well, let it be.

Lin Ling'er also started working.

With a gentle wave of her small hand in mid-air, emerald green vines sprouted from the cracks in the ground, as agile as water snakes.

The vines spread out along the cave passages, blocking all the escape routes of the fleeing beasts.

Several ferocious beasts at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, which were trying to bypass the area from the side, got their legs entangled in the vines and were dragged around on the ground.

Lin Ling'er sat on a thick vine, swinging her two little legs back and forth.

"Father, what should we do after we've defeated these ferocious beasts? Kill them or lock them up?"

"Lock them up." Lin Xuan didn't even look up. "Send them to the underworld to be sparring partners for Xing Tian. These beasts have been raised for tens of thousands of years; their skin is thick and tough, perfect for the underworld's ghost soldiers to practice on."

Lin Ling'er nodded and directed the vines to tie up the ferocious beasts one by one and stack them in the corner.

Lin Wu did not participate in the encirclement and suppression.

He found it boring.

The strongest of these ferocious beasts is only at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm; they wouldn't even be able to withstand a single thrust from his spear.

He carried the God-Slaying Spear, stood on the edge of the circular platform, and stared at the dark red light beneath the stone pillar.

"Dad, isn't that the big one down there?"

"Um."

"Can I fight?"

"You can't beat him."

Lin Wu frowned, but did not refute.

Although he was warlike, he wasn't stupid.

If Dad says he can't beat them, then he probably really can't.

The clearing work inside the cave is proceeding in an orderly manner.

Lin Tian commands. Lin Yue controls the battlefield. Lin Yang deals damage. Lin Ling'er blocks the path. Lin Long indulges in food. Lin Wu observes from the sidelines.

In less than half an hour, most of the remaining ferocious beasts in the cave had been cleared out.

Some were burned, some were frozen, some were entangled, some were eaten... and there were a few as well.

Lin Long emerged from the corner, burping, a trace of blood still clinging to the corner of his mouth.

"Father, this ferocious beast has been raised for tens of thousands of years. Its meat is chewy, like chewing beef tendon. The taste is so-so, but the quantity is large."

Lin Xuan glanced at him.

"Go back and have your mother take you to brush your teeth."