After transmigrating into the body of the protagonist's childhood friend, he was targeted by a

Yu Linzhou left Tianheng Sect quietly.

Mu Changqing was meditating in his quiet room when his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He opened his eyes, did some calculations with his fingers, and found the divination results to be obscure and unclear, faintly exuding an ominous aura.

His expression changed slightly. He summoned Yan Lingcang and instructed him, "Your junior brother is in danger. Go after him immediately and bring him back no matter what."

Seeing his serious expression, Yan Lingcang dared not be negligent and accepted the order to leave.

Meanwhile, Yu Linzhou finally arrived at his former clan's territory at dusk.

This valley, hidden deep in the northern wilderness, was exactly the same as when he left. The restrictions at the valley entrance sensed his presence and emitted a low hum.

Several tribesmen patrolling at the valley entrance heard the commotion and transformed into human form to be on guard. When they saw the faces of the newcomers, they all looked as if they had seen a ghost.

"She Fengheng? You traitor, you actually dare to come back!"

Yu Linzhou raised an eyebrow, almost bursting out laughing: "I'm a traitor? How did I betray you? Did I kill your parents, or dig up your ancestral graves?"

Everyone was taken aback by his question. They searched their memories but couldn't find anything wrong he had done, yet they still stubbornly refused to admit it.

"You stole the clan's most precious treasure. The young master led men to hunt you down, but you injured him, and he had to recuperate for a long time afterward! This alone is enough to convict you!"

Yu Linzhou scoffed, "If you're determined to find fault, you can always find a reason. Which of you actually saw me steal? Isn't everything you've said just what your 'good young master' has to say?"

"If he says I stole, I stole; if he says I'm guilty, I'm guilty. Don't you guys have brains?"

Everyone was speechless, their faces turning red and then pale.

Someone retorted, "That's just sophistry! The young master would never lie!"

Looking at these ignorant and foolish people, Yu Linzhou's last shred of pity vanished.

He raised his hand and formed a hand seal, and the spiritual power around him spread out like a tide. The pressure of the Nascent Soul stage made everyone present almost unable to breathe.

"Enough with the nonsense, hand over She Qing. I have a personal grudge against him, and I won't involve you. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."

The crowd looked grim, and taking advantage of their numbers, they made the first move.

Several streams of demonic power transformed into sharp claws and poisonous mist, rushing towards him.

They were all orcs with low cultivation levels. Yu Linzhou didn't even lift his eyelids and casually waved his hand, shattering those attacks into pieces.

The spiritual power violently sent the people at the front flying, crashing into the stone wall and sliding down, each spitting out blood.

Seeing that things were not going well, someone took advantage of the chaos to slip away and report the news.

She Qing was discussing the matter of succeeding as clan chief with several close confidants in the clan's council hall.

In recent years, the old clan chief has been in seclusion, and clan affairs have been managed by She Qing.

He had been waiting for this position for far too long, and was about to rightfully take it, when a clansman rushed in in a panic, interrupting his enjoyment.

He frowned in displeasure, suppressing his temper as he asked, "What's the matter that you're in such a panic?"

"Young Master, something terrible has happened! She Fengheng is back, and he's injured our men!"

She Qing suddenly stood up, her expression changing drastically.

She Fengheng? He stole my inner core back then, I shouldn't have lived much longer, how could I still be alive?

His eyes flickered, but then he calmed down after a moment's thought.

Even if he's still alive, so what? A useless person without an inner core, what waves can he make in a hundred years?

He snorted coldly and strode towards the valley entrance with a few trusted followers.

However, when She Qing arrived, he found that the scene was even more tragic than he had expected.

A dozen or so people lay sprawled on the ground, most of them his followers. Some were already lifeless, and the rest were barely clinging to life.

The person standing in the center of the pool of blood had his robes fluttering, his body radiating abundant spiritual energy, and his vertical pupils glowing with a cold, dark golden light in the twilight.

She Qing's pupils suddenly contracted.

A human cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage! This piece of trash not only didn't die, but actually broke through to the Nascent Soul stage with a human body!

How enviable!

Yu Linzhou also saw him.

Even after a century, this face remains as repulsive as ever.

He tilted his head, a smile playing on his lips, his tone laced with coldness: "She Qing, long time no see. In these past hundred years, I haven't forgotten you for a single day."

She Qing's face turned ashen. Knowing that things couldn't end well today, he decided to stop pretending and gave the order for his confidants to swarm forward.

Yu Linzhou moved through the crowd like a ghost, and with each palm strike, someone fell to the ground.

The hatred and anger accumulated over the past century erupted at this moment.

Each cracking sound of bones shattering made his blood burn even hotter.

She Qing's face darkened; he finally realized he had made a fatal mistake.

He shouldn't have spared this scourge's life back then; he should have killed him directly after taking the inner core.

Now, he is paying the price for this mistake.

Watching his trusted confidant fall at Yu Linzhou's hands, he finally couldn't help but roar and transform into his original green snake form, lunging at Yu Linzhou.

Yu Linzhou also seemed determined to fight him to the death, engaging him in a fierce battle.

The clash of their spiritual energies flattened everything around them.

She Qing's cultivation level was far superior to Yu Linzhou's. According to the human realm classification, he was already at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, while Yu Linzhou had only just broken through to the Nascent Soul stage.

The fact that they've been able to fight him until now is entirely due to the innate power of the Bashe bloodline.

Although She Qing's green snake body was not as noble as the Bashe bloodline, the difference in cultivation level was undeniable. Every attack she made suppressed Yu Linzhou, causing him to be seriously injured with every move.

Yu Linzhou was sent flying by She Qing's tail, his back smashing through a stone pillar at the valley entrance, and rubble rained down on him.

He pushed himself up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and his vertical pupils gleamed with even more murderous intent.

He cannot retreat, nor is he willing to retreat.

A hundred years ago, he was surrounded and killed by this group of people, losing his inner core, losing Old Zhang, and losing everything.

Even if it costs him his life, he will take back what belongs to him.

Seeing his relentless, suicidal attitude, She Qing's killing intent intensified.

This scourge cannot be allowed to live. It was a huge mistake not to kill him a hundred years ago. If we do not nip it in the bud today, it will surely become a major problem in the future.

He opened his mouth and spewed out a dark green poisonous mist, which corroded everything in its path.

Even the clansmen below who were affected were instantly turned into blood.

Yu Linzhou dodged the frontal attack, but his right arm was grazed by the edge of the poisonous mist, instantly turning into blood and exposing the white bone.

The pain caused Yu Linzhou to break out in a cold sweat.

He gritted his teeth and advanced instead of retreating. Taking advantage of She Qing's relaxed vigilance, he transformed his right hand into a sharp claw, flashed close to She Qing, tore through She Qing's protective demonic power with one claw, and fiercely plunged it into his snake belly.

She Qing roared in pain, whipping his snake tail wildly and sending him flying.

When they parted ways again, both were deeply wounded.

Lin Zhixu watched from the side, maintaining a calm expression, but only he knew how fast his heart was beating.

He had thought Yu Linzhou was going to die many times just now, but after the initial panic, he realized that Yu Linzhou wouldn't die; it was just a replay of the past.

He stayed here for so long that he almost became so engrossed that he forgot about reality.

Lin Zhixu looked up at the sky and took a deep breath.

It should be almost over.