Chapter 2811 Disciple of an Old Acquaintance

For the next week. Lin Xun studied the mysteries of the hundreds of cultivation systems undisturbed. However, Fortune Divine City had been quite eventful.

The previous deaths of several divine-level characters let all residents know that even if they dispatched more of those, it would still not be easy to kill Lin Xun. Therefore, whenever a divine son or maiden arrived during this time and caused quite a stir, none of them went to find him to cause trouble.

All of them started to hole up, but this only made the other cultivators in the city tremble even harder with fear. It was clear to everyone that the big divine clans would never let Lin Xun get off lightly. Perhaps when more and more of those divine juniors converged, a storm of unprecedented scale would erupt!

Some people had counted close to thirty divine juniors from various divine clans coming to the city in just these seven days!

Every one of them was a legend in an epochal world, having shown unrivaled potential and battle records in the Supreme Emperor Ancestor Stage. Some among them were monsters who had ranked dazzlingly high in the Hundred Clan Assembly.

At the moment, these existences that would never have set foot in Fortune Divine City in the past were flocking here, nearly thirty of them in just seven days, raising uncountable shocked outcries.

Fortunately, after learning about what Lin Xun had done, all of them chose to lie low, taking no action for the time being. Despite that though, the atmosphere in the city only became more and more tense and secretly turbulent with time.

Right at this moment, an outstandingly handsome man in white clothes appeared near the Fortune Starry Firmament. He looked at Lin Xun before his eyes quickly landed on a fiery red jade pendant hanging at the latter's waist. He stared for a long time at the word ‘Chen’ that was carved on it.

Afterward, the white-clothed man left. From beginning to end, no one noticed his presence. Even Lin Xun was oblivious.

Half a month passed quickly. The number of divine-level characters entering Fortune Divine City had also gradually increased.

During this period, the cultivators who left the city could sense the addition of many supreme auras in the depths of the surrounding universe. Each and every one of them had the might of the Eternal Stage!

They were like gods descending upon the mortal world, concealing themselves in the darkness of the void but also sealing off all routes leading out of Fortune Divine City.

There was no doubt that those ‘gods’ were all old relics from big divine clans. For the sake of the Eternity Coffin on Lin Xun, they had gone out of their way to personally come and station themselves here!

This event struck another wave of shock into the citizens. Not only did the divine juniors appear, but now even the old monsters of all the great divine clans had also gathered. Such a thing would never have happened in the past!

This was something absolutely never before seen!

As a result, people had a certain doubt that kept growing bigger by the day: Could it be that the secret in the Eternal Coffin really concerned the way to become the ruler of fortune? That whoever got it would be able to tower over all the other divine clans?

Various speculations were made, but all the spearheads were pointed at Lin Xun! What no one expected was that even in this kind of situation, he remained sitting in meditation under the Fortune Starry Firmament day and night like nobody's business...

“Who wouldn't be impressed by such a mind of steel and heart of courage?”

“Even if Lin Xun falls in the future, the commotion he's caused today already enshrines him in history.”

Those had been the sighs and laments of many recently. As a matter of fact, Lin Xun's fame had attracted countless cultivators who came just to take a look at him from afar.

Among those visitors, there was no lack of heaven-defying divine juniors, but none of them made a move to provoke or disturb him. As a result, there was only his solitary figure under the huge Fortune Starry Firmament.

Time shuttled by. A month had gone since Lin Xun started exploring the great dao in this place. Today, there were many visitors as usual, but unlike in the past, a wisp of a voice transmission rang in his ears.

“I am Lu Zong. Per the order of my master, I have come to pay my respects.”

Lin Xun's expression remained steady, but his spirit sense spread out and immediately locked on a gray-clad young man standing in the crowd. He had a heroic air about him and carried an ancient sword on his back.

“Who is your master?” Lin Xun asked via transmission.

“My master is a former friend of Senior Taixuan. Her name is Mo Yang,” replied Lu Zong.

Mo Yang!

Lin Xun's mind was shaken, and an indescribable, pleasant surprise washed over him.

How could he forget Battle Emperor Mo Yang who had given him the legacy of No Escape in the Supreme Realm? How could he forget how that wisp of will power she had left behind that had regarded him as a comrade?

However, time had changed. The Battle Emperor Mo Yang of that year, like Taixuan, probably could no longer be called a battle emperor.

Lin Xun pressed down the excitement in his heart and transmitted, “I see. It's an honor to meet you, Senior Disciple. Where is Senior Mo Yang now, if I may ask?”

Lu Zong replied, “She did not come to Fortune Divine City, but she has long since learned about your matters here. She said that nowadays, Eternal experts from major divine clans have surrounded the city, so you shouldn't be in a hurry to leave. Aside from that, Master said that she has gotten in touch with some of her old friends. When the opportunity arises, they will act together and help you leave the Fortune Dominion.”

Unspeakable warmth welled up in Lin Xun's heart. He was touched. With all the divine clans laying a siege to the city, anyone else wouldn't have been able to take this massive risk to help him, but Senior Mo Yang did.

Perhaps, this was on account of Senior Taixuan, or perhaps, there were other reasons, but no matter what, Lin Xun only had gratitude for her.

It was also at this moment that he understood what Taixuan had meant by ‘an opportunity to turn the tide.’

Lin Xun transmitted, his voice solemn, “Please relay my thanks to your master and tell her that I, Lin Xun, will never forget this favor!”

𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Lu Zong said, "No need to be so formal. Master said that you and she both came from the Ancient Wasteland Domain, so she cannot stand back and do nothing when you are in trouble. Fellow Daoist, you must take care. There is no lack of unique and unrivaled individuals among the divine sons and maidens who have gathered in the city, so don't be careless."

With that, Lu Zong quietly left. Lin Xun, on the other hand, took a deep breath to calm the emotions in him and got back to meditation.

Before leaving the Fortune Dominion, he had to figure out one thing first: what on earth had Xia Zhi's former, true form had been painstakingly searching for back then?

At the same time, he also needed to give Thirteen a definite answer! As for those divine-level characters in the city, it wasn't that Lin Xun ignored them, but rather, it was hard for these kinds of things to affect his mentaI state at this point.

Another half a month unconsciously passed.

“We cannot keep waiting.”

In a palace in the middle of the city, a group of over ten divine juniors were having a meeting. The one occupying the main seat was clad in a python robe, wore his black hair down, and had a pair of eyes as clear as a lake. Casually sitting there, he radiated the intimidating might of a monarch.

Pu Yun!

Coming from the Divine Pu Clan, this absolute cultivation genius had ranked fifteenth in the Hundred Clan Assembly. Meanwhile, his clan had a secure place in the top five among the various divine clans with its heritage and power.

That was why Pu Yun was able to summon over a dozen divine-level figures with his name and prestige.

“If we delay until the divine sons and maidens from the Three Great Divine Clans in the World of the Divine get here, we won't have much of a chance with the fortune on Lin Xun,” Pu Yun's voice reverberated clear and loud like a morning bell.

World of the Divine!

The divine sons and maidens of the Three Great Divine Clans!

All the people present in the hall narrowed their eyes. They naturally understood the implication in his words.

A person frowned. “Brother Pu, aside from us, there are currently at least sixty divine sons and maidens in the city. If we act now, we will definitely become their target, and even if we succeed in seizing the fortune from Lin Xun, I'm afraid the others will eagerly rob it from us.”

Another said, “For some time now, everyone has been dormant. No one wants to be the first to move not because they are scared of Lin Xun, but because there are too many rivals around here.

"But it has led to this stalemate where everyone is holding each other back, and it's by no means a good idea. What's more, if the Three Great Divine Clans enter the fray... Who in this city dares to compete with them?"

The analysis made the crowd hesitate.

A while later, one person resolutely said, “I agree with Pu Yun's decision.”

“Count me in.”

“Given this situation, I'll go with Brother Pu.”

“And I as well.”

Quite a few people chimed in at once.

Seeing this, Pu Yun immediately stood up and declared, “Thank you, everyone. If our operation is a success, I swear on my clan that I will not forget your help!”

“Let's go,” he concluded his speech and headed out in quick strides.

The others followed him closely. As soon as the group exited the palace, they rushed toward the Fortune Starry Firmament.

It wasn't that they didn't want to conceal their aura. It was just pointless because there were eyes everywhere in Fortune Divine City, since people like them all needed to monitor their competitor's movements.

In short, acting in secrecy and hiding one's tracks were no longer viable, so it was imperative that they get to the destination as fast as possible and capture Lin Xun in one fell swoop before those rivals could react!

However, what Pu Yun's party had never expected was that when they arrived at the periphery of the Fortune Starry Firmament, another group was even a step faster, sweeping over at full speed from a different direction!

The other side was also a group of divine sons and maidens, in fact larger than them with close to twenty people. Their leader was a handsome, dignified young man clad in cerulean armor.

Upon seeing this person, Pu Yun could not help but frown.

Gongye Hui!

He was the Gongye Clan's divine son, a strong opponent that even Pu Yun had to be wary of. Back in the day, Gongye Hui had ranked twelfth in the Supreme Emperor Ancestor Stage, which had been three places above him!

“I was right after all, Pu Yun. You indeed gathered your friends to conduct a sudden strike on Lin Xun. Luckily, I called my allies as soon as I guessed your intention, or else you could really have gotten the jump on us.” This remark came from Gongye Hui, who couldn't help but laugh aloud when he saw Pu Yun.