Chapter 2367 Duel on Mind Cleansing Peak

At that moment, Lin Xun returned to the courtyard.

“Where’s Toady?” He asked immediately, noticing Toady’s absence.

“He went out to gather information. He said that he couldn’t just let you handle everything alone.” A’lu quickly replied.

Lin Xun nodded. As he looked around at the many familiar faces in the courtyard, a thought suddenly surfaced

One day, he would have to leave the lower world.

When that time came, what would happen if his family and friends were placed in danger again?

This was a question he had never seriously considered before.

After everything that had happened, he knew this was a problem that needed an answer urgently.

Perhaps, there was only one solution.

To establish a sect that could stand tall through the ages!

“Once I deal with the remaining enemies and find the missing members of the Lin Clan, I’ll begin preparations for this.” Lin Xun made the decision firmly in his heart.

Before long, Toady returned with news that was already causing a stir across the Forbidden City.

Only then did Shi Yu and the others dared to fully believe that Lin Xun had truly wiped out the Chi, Hua, and Qi Clans, three of the high clans in the empire, entirely on his own!

It had shaken the entire Forbidden City to its core.

However, when Toady relayed the reactions of the major factions from the Ancient Wasteland Domain, everyone’s expressions changed, aside from A’hu, A’lu and the others.

“Big Brother, those old bastards are threatening to seal off the Forbidden City to capture and kill you. They’ve declared that anyone who dares to shelter you will be annihilated with their clan.”

“This is outrageous!” Shi Yu roared. Everyone from the Qinglu Academy, Rune Master Association, and Golden Jade Hall were also furious.

Those Ancient Wasteland Domain factions had joined forces to target Lin Xun alone!

This filled everyone’s heart with indescribable heaviness.

Then, a cold gleam flashed in Lin Xun’s eyes. “Do those bastards think that I, Lin Xun, didn’t kill enough of them in the Ancient Wasteland Domain back then? They are just a bunch of trash yet they dare to bark at me now. So, I shall crush them beneath my feet.”

For years, Lin Xun had roamed the Ancient Nebula Road, slaughtering countless Emperors along the way. Even mighty forces like the Earth Treasury Realm and the Holy Illumination Ancient Sect had been suppressed by him. How could he possibly regard the factions of the Ancient Wasteland Domain as worthy of concern?

Shi Yu and the others were stunned. From Lin Xun’s tone alone, it was clear that he held those Ancient Wasteland Domain factions in complete disdain!

What astonished them even more was how calmly A’hu, Toady, A’lu, and the rest responded. They nodded in agreement, as if Lin Xun’s words were only natural.

Even Little Silver and Little Sky brimmed with killing intent, eager to take action.

If cultivators across the Forbidden City saw this scene, they would surely think that Lin Xun and the others had lost their minds. After all, in the entire lower world, who dared to be so arrogant as to disregard those Ancient Wasteland Domain factions?”

“Toady, A’lu, go into the city and make an announcement. Tell them that in three days, I will be waiting at Mind Cleansing Peak. If they don’t come, I’ll pay them a visit myself and eliminate them all!” Lin Xun made his decision, each word firm and resolute.

“Understood!”

Toady and A’lu immediately rushed off to carry out the command.

Shi Yu and the others stood frozen. They had not expected Lin Xun to make such a decisive move so quickly. When they tried to persuade him against it, it was already too late.

“Uncle, will I be as strong as you one day?” A delicate figure came running over. The little girl blinked her big eyes, looking up at Lin Xun as she spoke in a soft and innocent voice.

Lin Xun smiled and gently lifted her into his arms. “Little one, why do you want to be strong?”

Shi Linlang answered without hesitation, “So that no one can ever bully my father again.”

When those heartfelt words came from her soft, innocent voice, tears welled up in Shi Yu’s eyes. Lin Xun was also filled with emotions.

He gently ruffled Shi Linlang’s hair and said softly, “Then Uncle promises to make you very strong in the future.”

In the views of countless cultivators in the Forbidden City, this day was destined to be etched into the annals of the Forbidden City.

Not long after Lin Xun annihilated the three high clans, the Ancient Wasteland Domain factions responded by issuing an order to seal off the entire city and directing their full might at Lin Xun alone!

This news sent a wave of shock through the cultivation world.

“What a pity! If Lin Xun had chosen to lie low after returning, waited until he was fully prepared then he might have stood a chance against the Ancient Wasteland Domain factions. But now, I fear things will end badly for him.”

Many were pessimistic, feeling a deep sense of sorrow for Lin Xun.

Even those who held grudges against him couldn’t deny that, whether in the past or now, Lin Xun was undoubtedly the most gifted genius to ever emerge from the lower world.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t keep a low profile. From the moment of his return, he set off a storm of blood, directly provoking the wrath of various Ancient Wasteland Domain factions. To many, this was no different from courting death.

Just as the world believed that Lin Xun was doomed, a piece of explosive news swept through the Forbidden City like wildfire.

“In three days, Lin Xun will await all the major factions from the Ancient Wasteland Domain at the ruins of Mind Cleansing Peak for a duel!”

“If they dare not come, he will personally go to their doors and eliminate them all!”

The moment the news broke, all cultivators in the Forbidden City were dumbfounded.

“Has that guy gone mad?”

“Heavens, he actually wants to take on all those Ancient Wasteland Domain factions alone? And he even said that if they don’t dare to accept the challenge, he’ll personally go to their doors and wipe them out. Where does he get the confidence to disregard those god-like factions?”

“Crazy! That guy is absolutely crazy!”

Many were dumbfounded, finding it absurd and unbelievable.

Regardless, once this news came out, all eyes in the Forbidden City turned to Mind Cleansing Peak.

Three days from now, would Lin Xun truly face off against the major factions of the Ancient Wasteland Domain as he declared?

Contrary to the desperate and crazy image many had painted in their minds, Lin Xun at this moment was unusually relaxed and calm.

Clad in a moon-white robe, his long, shiny black hair was tied loosely with a wooden hairpin, and he radiated a quiet and unadorned grace.

He sat in the courtyard, brewing tea, reading ancient scriptures, and contemplating the next breakthrough in his cultivation.

As for those so-called mighty factions of the Ancient Wasteland Domain, he paid them no mind at all.

Although his cultivation was suppressed, it didn’t prevent him from comprehending the profound mysteries of the great dao. In this era of revived aeth qi concentrations, the world was brimming with the most primal and unrefined truths of the dao, stirring new insights within Lin Xun as he delved into his comprehension.

Moreover, after a long period of deduction, the many dao scriptures studied by his five dao bodies had already been mastered to forty percent and thoroughly integrated into the Great Dao Furnace Art he created.

While his cultivation stage had not improved, Lin Xun knew that under this suppressed state, his growing accumulation would eventually reach a critical point. When the time came for a breakthrough, he would soar and step directly into the threshold of the fifth realm Emperor Stage!

Meanwhile, A’hu, Toady, and A’lu were taking care of Shi Yu and the others.

After years of imprisonment and torture, these old friends had sustained some serious injuries.

A’hu and the others tended to their internal wounds one by one to ensure that their future cultivation paths would not be affected.

Whether it was A’hu and the others, who were eagerly anticipating the upcoming duel, or Shi Yu and the others, who were deeply concerned for Lin Xun’s safety, none of them were truly at ease.

Only Lin Xun remained calm and composed.

One day passed. Then two.

Finally, the third day dawned. The day of the duel!

For the countless cultivators in the Forbidden City, these three days had been tormenting. Many had counted the hours, each day dragging on like a year.

On the day the news first came out, cultivators had already begun gathering at the ruins of Mind Cleansing Peak, waiting anxiously.

When the morning light spilled across the city, the surrounding streets were already packed.

𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Amid the rising tide of noises, all discussions revolved around the duel set to begin today.

“Sigh, part of me hopes that Lin Xun doesn’t show up. He should live and come back one day when he’s strong enough.”

“Impossible. Given Lin Xun’s nature, he will definitely come to fight after making such a declaration.”

“It would be fine if he didn’t show up. But if he does, how could he possibly survive?”

As before, most cultivators were pessimistic.

After all, his opponents were several major factions from the Ancient Wasteland Domain!

In the entire world, who would dare to go against such forces?

“Since Lin Xun dared to issue the challenge, he must have some confidence. What I am curious about is where does that confidence come from.” A frosty and proud woman in the crowd spoke aloud.

“The fact that he was able to flatten the three high clans proves his strength is at least at the quasi-Emperor level. If he’s mastered some unique combat techniques or hidden trump cards, then he might just have a chance against the factions from the Ancient Wasteland Domain, but the odds are still slim.” A handsome green-haired man said in a calm voice.

This man was none other than Wei Yunzhong, the leader of the group Lin Xun encountered on the way back to the Ziyao Empire from the Spirit Burial Sea.

“It would be such a pity if a person like him died here.” The frosty, aloof woman frowned.

“This is a matter we from the Spirit Burial Sea have no right to interfere in. Don’t forget that rumors say that an old monster of the Omega Sword Sect has already broken through to the Emperor Stage!” Wei Yunzhong added, eyes gleaming with ambition.

He had come to the Forbidden City to seek a trace of ‘dao blessing’ that might help him take that final step toward the Emperor Stage!

While they were talking, a thunderous boom exploded across the sky. Countless gazes snapped upward.

A dazzling golden rainbow streaked across, splitting the sky. It was a powerful quasi-Emperor from the Ancient Wasteland Domain factions.

Furthermore, this was just the beginning. One after another, golden rainbows followed.

One...two...ten...twenty...

In the end, over a hundred quasi-Emperors descended one after another above the ruins of Mind Cleansing Peak. Each radiated a monstrous aura, and their combined presence blocked out the sky and caused the void to quake.

In that instant, all noises ceased. Not a single sound could be heard and the atmosphere became deathly still.

Everyone stood frozen, their minds and bodies shaken to the core.

They had never expected such a terrifying lineup to descend just to deal with Lin Xun alone. The sight alone was enough to shatter one’s will and drive them to the brink of collapse!