Chapter 2360 Murderous Intent Shocks the City

"See? This is where the Lin Clan was based. After aeth qi concentrations began to revive, the Lin Clan disappeared under strange circumstances, and even Mind Cleansing Peak was destroyed."

An old man with a child next to him looked sad, "If the young peak master was still here, the Ziyao Empire would not have been destroyed by those people from the Ancient Wasteland Domain..."

At this point, the old man shut up, obviously afraid of saying something out of turn, but there was a hint of anger in his expression.

"Looking back to the past, the head of the Lin Clan was the talk of the capital, like the sun in the sky, shining alone on the world, but in the years since he disappeared... The glory of the Lin Clan has long been turned into ruins and a mess."

Some people sighed, feeling that things were impermanent.

"What Lin Xun, what ‘famous throughout the ages?’ If he really has such great ability, how could he let his ancestral land be destroyed?"

Some other people also sneered, "Nowadays, heroes and geniuses are emerging daily in the world, and the era of Lin Xun is already a thing of the past."

The nearby cultivators pointed and talked, not noticing that the young man with a tall figure not far away had a cold look in his eyes.

Uncle Zhong, Spirit Vulture, Xiao Ke... If you have encountered any accidents, I, Lin Xun, will make sure that all your enemies are buried with you!

Lin Xun murmured in his heart.

At this moment, a terrifying murderous intent emerged from him, rushing straight into the sky. It tore the clouds in the sky and covered the sky and the sun.

It was like the eternal darkness of the night.

Countless people in the Forbidden City were shocked, and they looked towards this place. All they could vaguely see was a terrifying murderous intent that resembled a black cloud blanketing the sky, like the end of the world.

"What a terrifying killing intent!"

Everyone who saw this trembled in their hearts.

This was especially true for the powerful experts who were at the Quasi-Emperor Stage. The look in their eyes suddenly became extremely solemn.

Now, the world had changed dramatically, and the aeth qi concentration has begun to revive. To be able to release such a terrifying and boundless killing intent in the current world, that person's cultivation must be above the Quasi-Emperor Stage, or even stronger!

If such a person stomped their feet casually, they could shake the entire lower plane.

For a time, many cultivators in the city had anxious feelings rolling within them and could not calm down. The current Forbidden City seemed to be prosperous, peaceful, and calm on the surface, but in fact it had long had turbulent undercurrents.

Now a mysterious and strong expert had suddenly appeared and released killing intent in the Forbidden City, which made everyone terrified.

The various sects from the Ancient Wasteland Domain in the city had agreed not to resort to violence in the city, but this murderous intent was so out of the blue that it may cross the bottom line of these foreign forces!

In particular, some old people's pupils shrank when they identified that the place where the murderous intent had come out of. It was the location of the Lin Clan’s Mind Cleansing Peak, which had attracted the world's attention in the past.

At the same time, many cultivators came one after another to find out what was going on.

Unfortunately, when they arrived, the murderous intent that had risen to the sky and shattered the wind and clouds had already disappeared. Even traces of Lin Xun's figure disappeared out of thin air.

Near the ruins of Mind Cleansing Peak, there were only some people who were paralyzed by fear. When they woke up, they couldn’t figure out where the murderous intent just now had come from.

𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

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After the time it took to brew a cup of tea, Lin Xun had arrived at the original location of the imperial palace.

In the past, Zhao Yuanji had sat here, looking down on the four seas and intimidating the world.

After the Supreme Realm of the Ancient Wasteland Domain had come to a close, Lin Xun had returned to the Ziyao Empire. At that time, without Zhao Yuanji and his wife, the imperial palace had undergone a dramatic change, and the Lin Clan’s Mind Cleansing Peak was also hit.

In the end, Lin Xun had helped Zhao Jingxuan seize imperial power and quell the disaster of monster-beasts in one fell swoop. The Mind Cleansing Peak Lin Clan also became a world-renowned family.

It was also at that time that Lin Xun had crushed the Zuo and Qin Clans among the seven high clans and was crowned with the title of the number one person in the Ziyao Empire.

In fact, thinking carefully, Lin Xun found that as early as the last time he had returned to the Ziyao Empire, many changes had occurred in this lower plane.

For example, many monster-beasts had appeared in the territory of the empire, and the aeth qi levels between heaven and earth had become much richer, as if it was a sign before the complete revival of aeth qi concentrations.

However, Lin Xun did not expect that when he returned again, the world had already become completely different from what he knew before.

In fact, he was currently standing in front of a majestic and long mountain range, with peaks standing in row. The whole mountain range was filled with purple auspicious light, sacred and solemn.

This was originally the location of the imperial palace!

Now, it was a vast mountain range, surrounded by divine violet light, magnificent and brilliant.

There was no trace of the previous imperial palace at all!

"Are Zhao Xingye, Zhao Tailai and the others...gone too...?"

Lin Xun was stunned.

Ye Xiaoqi once said that when the aeth qi concentrations began to recover, the imperial family and the Mind Cleansing Peak Lin Clan had disappeared, becoming one of the great mysteries of the world.

Now it seemed that all those rumors were true.

"This is the place where Spirit Treasure Holy Land resides. Those who are outsiders must leave immediately!" A loud shout came from the mountain gate in the distance.

Lin Xun's dark eyes were deep, and he took a deep look at the violet mountain range occupied by Spirit Treasure Holy Land before he turned away.

The streets were bustling with traffic.

The world was full of people, yet Lin Xun walked alone among them.

The world had changed, and the huge Forbidden City had become unfamiliar. Even his relatives and friends of the past were now missing.

When he saw that Mind Cleansing Peak, which he had worked hard to build in the past, had become a ruin, Lin Xun's bottom line seemed to have been crossed, and he could not help but surge with murderous intent.

The changes to the imperial palace had also made inexplicable and uncomfortable feelings surge in his chest.

Ultimately, he didn't care about the changes in the world; he only cared about where his relatives and friends had gone!

After a long period of time passed, Lin Xun finally regained his composure.

Starting from now, I need to gather information first. It's impossible for the people of my Lin Clan to disappear without any reason. There must be another secret behind this.

And the enemies who destroyed Mind Cleansing Peak must receive their due punishment.

And the matters regarding Qinglu Academy, the Rune Master Association, and Golden Jade Hall... must also be completely resolved!

While Lin Xun was thinking, his spirit sense had been spreading around silently.

Although over fifty years had already passed and the Forbidden City had changed a lot, Lin Xun was not worried about not finding clues.

With his current strength, within two days, he could completely investigate every inch of this city that was comparable to a world.

After just one hour, Lin Xun had spotted some familiar faces who had practiced in Qinglu Academy or worked in the Rune Master Association.

However, at this point, Qinglu Academy and the Rune Master Association had long since disappeared, so how could he find any real old friends?

What he found now were just a few stray nobodies who wouldn't know anything at all.

He only knew that many years ago, after the major sects in the Ancient Wasteland Domain entered the Forbidden City, the forces such as Qinglu Academy and Rune Master Association had suffered a catastrophe before being destroyed and ultimately disappearing.

There were no valuable clues at all.

Despite that, Lin Xun was not in a hurry. At worst, he would slaughter his way through those sects from the Ancient Wasteland Domain and get information directly from them.

Along the way, Lin Xun walked around the large and small areas of the Forbidden City without hiding his appearance, but no one recognized him as the peak master of Mind Cleansing Peak who was once feared by the world.

At most, someone stopped occasionally and felt that Lin Xun looked familiar, but they were not sure at all.

Time was the most ruthless.

All romantic figures, heroes, and trendsetters standing at the top of the world would all be blown away by the wind and rain in the passing of time.

The former Lin Xun had long existed only in people's memories, as if he was a thing of the past.

Nowadays, in the Forbidden City and even the entire lower plane, a new group of dazzling geniuses, talents, and influential figures would emerge every once in a while, attracting the attention of the world.

Naturally, Lin Xun didn’t care about this at all.

Although the lower world had undergone drastic changes, there had never been a person who was really worthy of his attention!

"Hmm?"

Suddenly Lin Xun's eyes narrowed suddenly.

On a street in the distance, a gorgeous treasure carriage galloped past. When Lin Xun sensed the person in it, he immediately spotted a familiar face.

Her eyebrows were like ink, her eyes were like cold blades, and her beautiful face exuded a unique sharp aura.

Chi Clan, Chi Cangmei!

A long time ago, the Chi Clan was ranked among the seven high clans in the Forbidden City, and was considered extremely noble.

When Lin Xun was young, he had been blocked and hunted by this woman when he had first entered the Forbidden City.

Finally, when he returned to the empire from the Ancient Wasteland Domain, Lin Xun had crushed two other high clans, Zuo and Qin. Following that, the head of the Chi Clan, Chi Lingxiao, was frightened and took the initiative to go to the Lin Clan to beg for mercy. He ended up paying a huge price and was lucky enough to escape.

Now, many years have passed. Although Chi Cangmei, the daughter of the head of the Chi Clan, had not changed much in appearance, her cultivation was no longer the same as before. She now had the power of the Big Saint Stage!

An old man in black robes who was driving the beautiful carriage complained, "The third son of Stone Cauldron Alms is just acting up again. Miss, why not just kill him? He is simply a waste of space and keeping him alive is also a waste of food."

It was this voice that attracted Lin Xun's attention.

The third son of Stone Cauldron Alms!

Isn't that Shi Yu?

Lin Xun narrowed his black eyes and followed him quietly.

The sumptuous carriage carrying Chi Cangmei sped forward for a full incense stick’s worth of time before stopping in front of a remote street.

Chi Cangmei got off the vehicle and walked straight into the depths of the narrow and dark street. The old black-robed man who drove the gorgeous carriage stayed where he was and waited, looking around vigilantly.

Unfortunately, with his cultivation, it was impossible for him to notice that a figure had already passed under his nose.

The narrow street looked very shabby, but in Lin Xun's consciousness, this street was equipped with strict defensive forces, and the narrow and dark corners were all guarded by sentries.

In addition, there were heavy formations encompassing this area.

If it were an ordinary person, they would be discovered as soon as they approached this street.

Despite that, in Lin Xun's eyes, such defensive preparations were completely superfluous.

Finally, Chi Cangmei arrived at a dilapidated courtyard at the end of the street, and with a gentle push, the tightly closed gate was pushed open.

When Chi Cangmei walked in, the courtyard gate closed silently again.

Not long after, Lin Xun also appeared. He put his hands behind his back, looked around for a moment, and finally stopped there.

Then, his consciousness silently swept into the courtyard.