Chapter 2463 Planning and Strategizing

Heng Zhan had been suppressed! Everything became dead silent.

Even Yue Duqiu, Xiang Xiaoyuan, Feng Junlin, and the others were astonished beyond measure. They knew very well how powerful Heng Zhan was. If they had taken action, they would never be able to defeat Heng Zhan without using their trump cards.

However, Lin Xun, relying on his own skills, had suppressed the man domineeringly! How could they be calm after seeing that with their own eyes? The others present were also stunned.

It was already a miracle that Lin Xun had walked out of the ninth district of the Trial World alive. Now, he had directly taken action, killed more than twenty guards, and captured Heng Zhan from the Heng Clan!

Crack!

Lin Xun shattered Heng Zhan's knees, imprisoned him, making him kneel on the ground before looking at everyone present.

Anyone who met his eyes became awkward and uncomfortable.

What does this guy want to do?

In this stifling silence, Lin Xun smiled slightly, revealing his white teeth, and said, "Everyone, I have a premonition that chaos will soon descend upon Origin City. If you want to leave the city as soon as possible, I can help you."

Everyone was stunned and a little confused.

What's going on? Just now he was killing people left and right, but now he wants to help others?

"What kind of help?" Yue Duqiu was interested.

"Good question."

Lin Xun smiled brightly, turned his palm, and dense star sources emerged. There were more than thirty in total.

"I believe that many of you here have not been able to collect ten star sources. I happen to have some extra here, and I can exchange them with you."

Lin Xun said with a smile, "According to the market price, one star source is worth five hundred thousand first-class cosmic origin crystals. I can make it cheaper, only four hundred thousand. Of course, you can also use Yellow Spring Beads for the exchange."

Yue Duqiu fell silent. The others were also speechless, and everyone looked confused. Was this still the same cold, ruthless, and murderous man just now? In the blink of an eye, he was now talking business. This vast contrast in demeanors was simply unexpected...

"No one needs some?" Lin Xun asked.

Finally, someone mustered up the courage and said, "I need three star sources."

Lin Xun agreed happily and completed the transaction smoothly. With someone leading the way, many others became tempted. Star sources were related to whether they could leave the Origin City and continue to move towards the Eternal True Realm. Those Emperors who had failed to collect enough star sources could not resist such temptation.

Furthermore, they could now use four hundred thousand first-class cosmic origin crystals to buy one. Even if they couldn’t use it, they could be sold for five hundred thousand later! For a while, the star sources collected by Lin Xun became a hot commodity. Some were exchanged for cosmic origin crystals, and some were exchanged for Yellow Spring Beads.

"Brother Ling is short of money?" Yue Duqiu couldn't help asking. He felt that Lin Xun's move was somewhat self-destructive.

"Quite." Lin Xun responded casually.

Yue Duqiu didn't know what to say for a while.

"You killed so many guards and captured Heng Zhan. Don't you worry about Heng Tianshuo doing something after you return back to Origin City?" Xiang Xiaoyuan spoke with a clear voice that resembled the sound of jade pendants tinkling together.

"Heng Tianshuo is the one who should be worried," Lin Xun said.

Xiang Xiaoyuan couldn't help but stare at Lin Xun for a long time. She couldn't tell what gave Lin Xun the confidence to declare war on the city lord.

Time passed, and Lin Xun sold all his extra star sources and exchanged them for more than ten Yellow Spring Beads and millions of first-class cosmic origin crystals. After doing all this, Lin Xun didn't delay and rushed towards Origin City with Heng Zhan.

Seeing this, others followed. Everyone had a premonition that with Lin Xun's return, a storm would be set off in the first Immortal Heavenly Pass’s Origin City!

...

Origin City.

City Lord's Residence.

In a hall, Wen Shaoheng put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth, his expression flickering. He just could not calm down. Today, the trial was going to end.

Although Wen Shaoheng was sure that Lin Xun, who had entered the ninth district, was doomed to not return, he could not be completely relieved before he confirmed Lin Xun's death. Not far away, on the main seat, Heng Tianshuo sat casually, rubbing and playing with a piece of snow-white animal bone in his hands. He was clearly calm and relaxed.

"My dear nephew, you should be tranquil when facing major events. It's not a big deal to eliminate a supreme Emperor who has come from the Ancient Nebula Road. There is no need to worry about gains and losses."

Glancing at Wen Shaoheng, Heng Tianshuo couldn't help but sneer and shake his head. Even the immortals who had entered the ninth district had never returned. In addition, Ling Xuanzi’s identity token had been tampered with, so it was already fated that there would be no possibility of him returning alive!

"Uncle, it's not that I'm impatient. However, Ling Xuanzi is cunning and treacherous. I've suffered two big losses at his hands, and I really dare not underestimate him anymore,” Wen Shaoheng explained with a gloomy face.

The first time, in the Undead Soul Domain, he had almost been killed, and only managed to save himself by using his life-saving trump card. The second time was at the Tianyu Building. If it hadn’t been for Granny Xue sacrificing herself, he, Wen Shaoheng, would not have survived.

These two experiences had become heart demons for Wen Shaoheng, looming over him like a nightmare. How would he dare to underestimate Lin Xun now?

"You're still too young." Heng Tianshuo couldn't help but sigh.

Even though Wen Shaoheng had cultivated for thousands of years, in the eyes of Heng Tianshuo, an old antique who had lived for countless tens of thousands of years, he still lacked maturity and could be considered young.

Just when Wen Shaoheng was about to say something, Heng Tianshuo's sleeves began fluttering, and broken jade slips emerged one by one. Seeing these cracked and dim jade slips with no aura fluctuations, the older man, who had been calm and relaxed before, revealed a gloomy and extremely ugly expression.

Wen Shaoheng glanced at those jade slips, he realized that they were forbidden treasures that controlled the guards of the City Lord's Residence. Once they were broken, it meant that a guard was in trouble!

"Uncle, what's wrong?" Wen Shaoheng's voice was strange. His uncle had just lectured him about being tranquil when facing major events. However, wasn’t he the one furious now?

"An accident happened during the trial. All the guards who have followed Heng Zhan to the Trial World have been killed. Not a single one survived."

Heng Tianshuo took a deep breath, and his eyes flashed with a terrifying light. "If my guess is correct, this matter is probably related to Ling Xuanzi!"

Wen Shaoheng was shocked and immediately stopped sneering. His expression fluctuated and he said, "This is impossible. That's the ninth district! How could he walk out alive?"

Heng Tianshuo's eyes were cold and terrifying, and his body was filled with terrifying power, which made Wen Shaoheng's breath choke. He realized that the old man was now completely enraged.

"The incident has already occurred. Now is not the time to think about these things." Heng Tianshuo said, looking outside the hall, "Come here."

"Sir." A boy appeared outside the hall.

Heng Tianshuo said in a cold voice, "Tell those seven old guys, whoever can kill Ling Xuanzi, I will remove their soul restriction and give them freedom!"

"Yes."

The boy took the order and left.

"Uncle, things have already come to this, so why don't you plan on acting directly?" Wen Shaoheng couldn't help asking, unable to understand.

Heng Tianshuo's eyes were deep, and his face was expressionless as he said, "The son of a rich man should not sit in the hall. Before I know what trump cards Ling Xuanzi holds, I will not take risks easily."

"But who are those seven old guys? Can this strategy work?" Wen Shaoheng was very anxious.

Heng Tianshuo glanced at Wen Shaoheng and said, "In the countless years from ancient times to the present, there have been many arrogant and ruthless characters who have disregarded the rules of the city and caused trouble. In the end, without exception, they were all suppressed.

"Those who were not of much value were executed immediately. And those who were valuable were restrained with soul restrictions and became guards in the city. They can only survive by obeying us, the Immortal Imperial Clans.

"The seven old guys I mentioned are the strongest group of ruthless characters that have appeared in these countless years. If they join forces to attack, even I would have to exert my full strength to suppress them."

After hearing this, Wen Shaoheng couldn't help but take a sharp breath. He understood the power of Heng Tianshuo. As an Ancestor of a Path, he could easily wipe out any Ninth Realm Ancestor with a flip of a hand. It was really terrifying.

Despite that, in order to deal with those seven old guys, Heng Tianshuo would actually need to use all his strength. It could only be imagined how powerful these seven people are! When he thought of this, Wen Shaoheng felt relieved.

"You and I will wait for the news here. In this way, we can attack or defend, and we don't have to worry about any accidents or dangers."

Heng Tianshuo had calmed down at this moment, and had gone back to being as steady as a mountain. Wen Shaoheng nodded subconsciously.

...

Today was the day when the trial ended. Origin City was very lively. Many people were looking forward to it as they had been waiting to see how many powerful people would survive the dangerous and bloody Trial World this time.

In the central area of the city, an ancient teleportation array stood. There were already crowds of people here, and it was almost impossible to get through.

"Everyone, disperse now!"

"The City Lord's Residence will arrest the murderer Ling Xuanzi today. Anyone who dares to interfere with this matter will be killed without mercy!"

"Get out of here!"

Suddenly, a loud shout resounded like thunder, rumbling through the world. Immediately afterwards, teams of armored, murderous guards came flying across the sky, and the killing auras released from their bodies was like a raging storm.

The area near the ancient teleportation formation was in great chaos, and everyone was shocked and left in a hurry. Not long after, other than the hundreds of guards, the field was deserted.

These guards were stationed on one side, ready to fight, and the murderous intent on their bodies had gathered together, stirring up the situation in all directions. Some Emperors trembled with fear. No one dared to approach!

"That Ling Xuanzi was wanted before he walked out of the Trial World. He must have done something big and caused the city lord to be furious!"

"It seems that there will be a bloody storm in Origin City today..."

𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

In other areas of the city, after noticing this, many people speculated and talked about it. All of them were shocked and uncertain. Origin City had never experienced such an unprecedented situation.

What did Ling Xuanzi do?

Time passed by bit by bit.

Under the oppressive atmosphere filled with killing intent, the silent ancient teleportation array suddenly had a strange fluctuation. Like the prelude of a storm, it slowly opened at this moment!