Chapter 2816 All in One Net

Ji Xiao was taking a bath. The waterfall cascaded into the pond at flying speed. Through the misty steam, her snow-white and delicate figure could barely be seen.

Immersed in the clear and warm aeth spring, she appeared lazy and relaxed. Her beautiful phoenix eyes were half closed. Her black, silky hair spread and drifted in the water like swaying seaweed. On her stunning oval face was an expression of private pleasure and enjoyment.

Since there was no one else around, Ji Xiao freely exposed her body to the water mist. When Lin Xun arrived out of thin air, he was stunned by the scene. As Ji Xiao gently held up her hair to wipe herself, she seemed oblivious to his presence, except that the corner of her eye fluttered slightly.

Whoosh!

A matchless sword qi chopped toward Lin Xun at an incredible speed. The latter stood still in place, but the sword qi dispersed when it was only an inch away from him, erased without a sound.

Boom!

The pond erupted, swirling up countless streams which then shot toward Lin Xun like a rain of arrows. He still refused to move, but in front of him, there seemed to be an invisible barrier. The billions of water arrows hit that barrier, producing a burst of thumping and exploding noises as they got blocked to the last one.

“It’s you? How?!”

Ji Xiao, who had put on a long lake-green dress in the meantime, was blooming with dao light. Her eyes zapped like electricity as she looked at Lin Xun with a flash of astonishment on her beautiful face.

This was her residence in the city. Ordinary people simply couldn't break in, so his unannounced appearance caught her completely off guard.

“Nice body,” praised Lin Xun with a smile.

Ji Xiao’s eyes were full of frost, and her jade-like face carried a lofty and chilling air. “You saw it?”

“What I should and shouldn't have seen, I accidentally saw it all,” Lin Xun answered honestly. “If you consider this to be blasphemy, then there's nothing I can do about it. Who told you to choose this time to bathe, right?”

Ji Xiao froze, simply unable to imagine how there could be such a shameless person in this world, and how he could utter such shameless words! However, she was ultimately the divine maiden of a clan, a peerless genius known throughout the dominion. Quickly regaining composure, she said, “What are you here for, to kill me? Or to get something from me?”

“I won't kill you yet, but you'll have to come with me,” replied Lin Xun.

“What if I don't agree?” asked Ji Xiao. She looked as ethereal as a fairy, but there was a biting killing intent surging around her.

Lin Xun tapped a finger in the air.

Rip!

Ji Xiao's long dress was torn open, revealing a part of snow-white thigh. She shuddered. “The law power of the city!”

𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Lin Xun said, “That’s right. So, are you going to continue resisting, or are you coming with me?”

Ji Xiao's expression repeatedly shifted for a long while before she replied, “I'll go with you.”

Lin Xun smiled. “Smart decision.”

......

Jiang Linqiu was in meditation. Fortune Divine City, to him, was like a cage. With his cultivation being suppressed to the Emperor Stage, meditating in quiet didn't do much for his cultivation. Despite that, he still did it.

The path of cultivation was all about keeping a forward momentum and perseverance. Despite possessing heaven-defying aptitude and strong background, he never relaxed his demands on himself. That was also the key to why he was able to step into the Nirvana Spirit Realm in just less than five hundred years.

The world thought that he achieved it with the support of his clan and talent. No one knew how much effort and dedication he had put in behind the scene.

A meditating Jiang Linqiu was what greeted Lin Xun when he appeared. Alerted by the intrusion, Jiang Linqiu woke up with a start, and his first reaction was to strike without any nonsense whatsoever.

Boom!

From leaping to his feet to throwing a punch, it happened in almost an instant. On top of that, the punch packed a virtually unstoppable power.

Lin Xun waved his sleeve.

Bang!

A force hit Jiang Linqiu. He fell on his butt with a drastic change in expression. After the silence that followed, he appeared to have understood the situation and said, “The greatest mystery of the Fortune Starry Firmament is the method to control the law power of this city?”

Lin Xun nodded. “Exactly.”

Jiang Linqiu sighed. “So to speak, as long as you want, you can kill anyone at will in this city...”

Lin Xun corrected him, “No, I only deal with my enemies.”

Jiang Linqiu said, “Even so, you’re still going to have to face grave danger when you leave the city.”

Lin Xun said, “That's why I’m capturing the likes of you. At that time, I want to see if your lives are important to those old fellows.”

Jiang Linqiu was stunned. “I see.”

......

The South Heaven Gate came to view in the far distance. Gaoyang Jue was teleporting at full speed, working his cultivation to its limit. If nothing unexpected happened, then he should be able to leave through the South Heaven Gate in three breaths.

Unfortunately, when he reached the gate, a figure was already waiting there.

Lin Xun!

Gaoyang Jue's heart sank.

Clang!

A flying sword flew out, sweeping up an obscure and inexplicable cold gleam that tore the air in its wake. This was his most powerful strike. A long time ago, when he had still been a supreme Emperor Ancestor, this sword had allowed him to be invincible among his peers and garnered all the spotlight for him.

However, at this very moment, it was being blocked. Lin Xun, not moving one bit from where he stood, was staring straight at the flying sword. It was only a hair's breadth away from the spot between his brows, buzzing endlessly as it had been stopped dead.

Then, he raised his hand, casually pinched it between two fingers, scrutinized it for a moment, and commented, “Your dao attainments are quite extraordinary, no wonder they call you ‘Dictator of All Heavens.’”

In the distance, Gaoyang Jue was silent for a while before he finally said, “In a fair fight with me, are you certain of victory?”

Lin Xun responded without thinking, “Yes.”

Gaoyang Jue clearly hadn't expected such a casual reply.

Lin Xun asked, “Say, why were you trying to leave?”

From what he could see, Gaoyang Jue looked like an extremely ordinary young man, but the aura and power in him was so unfathomable that it made him rather mysterious.

“I was born with a keen sense of premonition and insight into danger. While you probably won't believe me, it's true,” explained Gaoyang Jue.

“I believe you,” said Lin Xun, still quick in his response.

Gaoyang Jue was stunned. “Unfortunately, you and I are enemies with no possibilities of becoming friends.”

Lin Xun laughed. “I never intended to become friends with you people in the first place.”

Gaoyang Jue let out a soft sigh and said no more.

......

The captures of those who were like Ji Xiao, Jiang Linqiu, and Gaoyang Jue were continuously staged in Fortune Divine City on this day. When dusk fell, Lin Xun materialized at the center of Misty Moon Lake.

In half a day's time, he had captured all of the divine juniors in the city. Among the total of thirty-seven of them, Gaoyang Jue, Ji Xiao, and Jiang Linqiu were the most outstanding in terms of background and strength.

Is the Eternity Coffin more important, or the lives of these divine sons and maidens, I wonder?

Lin Xun decided that when it was time to leave this place, he would see what choices those old monsters who had been waiting outside the city for six years would make.

Late at night, an acquaintance came to visit. Upon seeing the other party, Lin Xun became serious. The visitor carried an old sword on his back and had an air of valor about his appearance. It was none other than Lu Zong who was Mo Yang’s disciple.

“Fellow Daoist, I have come at the behest of my master with something to inform you.” Lu Zong cupped his fist in greeting.

“Please go ahead.” Lin Xun smiled.

“Master said that there will be a big change in the near future, so you should be prepared. Also, she and her friends will all come to your aid,” Lu Zong said and took out a bronze pot. “Please accept this treasure. When the big change begins, use it to resolve the fatal ordeal that will come for you when you leave.”

“Spirit Refining Kettle?!” Lin Xun was surprised when he saw the treasure. A long time ago in the Ancient Wasteland Domain, it had saved Underworld Son every time Lin Xun had killed him. This treasure was exceptionally miraculous no matter how one looked at it.

Lu Zong said, “Indeed. This item is precisely the most precious treasure in the possession of Senior Dark Blood Underworld Emperor. He heard about the grudge between you and his descendant Underworld Son, and was incomparably furious. But in the end, he still said that the grudges between juniors stay between them.”

Lin Xun was startled. “He doesn't loathe me?”

Lu Zong thought for a moment before giving his answer, "If Senior Dark Blood Underworld Emperor loathes you, he wouldn't have given you this Spirit Refining Kettle, no? But of course, I wouldn't dare to speculate on what an existence of his caliber has in mind."

Lin Xun said, “If so, Dark Blood Underworld Emperor will also come to help me when I leave Fortune Divine City like Senior Mo Yang?”

Lu Zong nodded. “That’s correct.”

Lin Xun couldn't help but feel a strange pang inside. In the past, he had robbed Underworld Son on numerous occasions, yet the fellow’s old man was giving him the Spirit Refining Kettle and helping him out. Did he really not care about those past grudges? If so, the Dark Blood Underworld Emperor sure was very broad-minded...

Lin Xun said after quick contemplation, “I understand. Please tell Dark Blood Underworld Emperor that I, Lin Xun, maintain a clear view between favor and enmity. I repay grace with grace like how I return hostility with hostility. I will make sure to settle the grudges between me and Underworld Son in the future.”

Lu Zong nodded. “Alright. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave.”

Lin Xun cupped his fist. “Thank you for traveling back and forth for my matter. If we have an opportunity on another day, I will definitely invite you to drink to your heart's content.”

Lu Zong laughed. “Sure.”

He then quickly disappeared into the vast night.

“There will be a big change in the near future... Looks like the rumor that has been circling around in the city isn't false. Just, what exactly is this big change?” Lin Xun rubbed the Spirit Refining Kettle and fell into thought.

Under the same night, outside the city... News of the disappearance of thirty-seven divine juniors including Ji Xiao, Jiang Linqiu, and Gaoyang Jue had reached the group of old relics in the depths of the starry void.

For a time, they were nonplussed, so shocked and furious that they could cough up blood.

“Not a trace of battle or conflict, and no one saw how they disappeared, yet they are no longer within the city?!”

“How is this possible?”

"Why are we guessing around? It’s clearly the handiwork of that darned Lin Xun!"

“You’re saying he has wiped them all out—all of the divine juniors of big divine clans who have entered Fortune Divine City?”

“What a menace!!!”

A series of enraged growls echoed in the darkness of the night, shaking the stars. That very night, the old relics outside the city made an unanimous decision and sent a message to the city: They demanded to talk to Lin Xun in person!