Chapter 2878 Give Up or Not

While the old monsters were horrified and enraged, Lin Xun snatched Cang Fufeng's primordial soul and brought it out. He asked, "Should I let him go or not?"

Zu Wenheng wanted to slap Lin Xun to death. With murderous intent surging, he seethed, "Lin Xun, by doing this, you will only make the Cang Clan, an Eternal Divine Clan, hate you to the core."

Lin Xun slapped Cang Fufeng resoundingly across the face. Furious, Cang Fufeng screamed, "Kill! Kill this evil creature now!"

The sound of his voice echoed through the cosmos. However, Zu Wenheng didn't dare act rashly, and neither did anyone else. If Cang Fufeng died here, they would all be implicated.

"If we waste any more time, this guy will only suffer from further humiliation. I'm afraid he won't be able to hold his head up high in the future," Lin Xun said calmly.

"What do you want me to do to make you let him go?" Zu Wenheng asked as he hatefully suppressed the murderous intent within him.

Lin Xun stated casually, "I'll naturally release him once I safely return to the Origin Sect."

𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"Fellow Daoist Fang, at this point, does your Origin Sect still intend to protect this brat?" Zu Wenheng asked coldly.

Fang Daoping responded, "The Origin Sect will not abandon our own disciple just because we fear retaliation from the Ninth Heaven Domain."

Zu Wenheng sneered, "You can't afford the consequences, and neither can your Origin Sect!"

Smack!

Lin Xun slapped Cang Fufeng again. The latter, nearly mad with fury, roared, "I told you to do it! Do it!!!"

However, the more he howled, the more Zu Wenheng hesitated to act. He could see that not only did Lin Xun throw all caution to the wind, but also that even Fang Daoping no longer cared about the consequences of offending the Cang Clan.

Finally, Zu Wenheng took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and came to a decisive decision, "Let them go!"

He slid away to the side.

"If you had done that from the get go, this guy wouldn't have had to endure those two slaps. Remember, he suffered from this humiliation because of you." Lin Xun laughed and stuffed Cang Fufeng's primordial spirit back into the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron.

Zu Wenheng's chest heaved. He was clearly furious.

"What about you? Will you give in?" Lin Xun looked at Jiaye.

"Yes." Jiaye said calmly, "Lin Xun, your own life and death may not matter to you, but if you return to the Origin Sect with the primordial spirits of these two divine sons, you'll bring disaster upon the sect and implicate many within it."

Lin Xun's eyes narrowed.

"What sort of disaster? It doesn't matter." Fang Daoping interjected, "All I know is that today, a successor of the Origin Sect was attempting to leave, but he had encountered all kinds of difficulties. I'll seek an explanation for this matter later."

His demeanor was calm, yet his words were powerful! This warmed Lin Xun's heart. In such a situation, Fang Daoping, as a deputy pavilion master, could still make such a statement. Who would not be moved and touched by this?

Jiaye said no more and stepped aside.

"What about all of you?" Lin Xun looked at the old monsters who were a part of the Ten Immortal Giants. At that moment, their faces were extremely grim. The lives of Cang Fufeng and Wen Qiaoshui had nothing to do with them. However, if their obstruction caused these two divine sons to suffer, then they too would be at the chopping block! Finally, they gave in.

"Lin Xun, you and the Origin Sect will pay for what happened today!"

"Everyone in Fangchun Mountain will suffer!"

These old monsters could only vent their hatred and resentment.

Hearing this, Lin Xun calmly said, "Since you say so, I might as well be frank. Sooner or later, I will set foot in the Eighth Heaven Domain and pay a visit to your clans!"

With that, he and Li Zhen walked towards Fang Daoping. No one stopped them. Even though those old monsters were chomping at the bit to kill Lin Xun, they were forced to hold back because of Wen Qiaoshui and Cang Fufeng.

As Lin Xun and Li Zhen approached, Fang Daoping finally breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at Qing Yun in the distance and said, "If you have time in the future, remember to come to the Origin Sect and have tea with me."

Qing Yun smiled and nodded in response.

"Senior Brother, Miss Shanhai, take care!" Lin Xun also sent a message to Well Moon, Ji Shanhai, and the others to say his farewells.

"Be careful on the way back; they won't stop at this," warned Well Moon.

Lin Xun nodded.

"Don't forget about my older sister," Ji Shanhai said seriously.

Lin Xun also agreed earnestly.

"Everyone, we'll go ahead." Fang Daoping glanced at the crowd and left with Lin Xun and Li Zhen. As for whether Yuan Changtian and Yuan Xiliu were leaving, he didn't bother to ask.

"Goodbye." Qing Yun also left with Ji Shanhai and the others.

Watching them disappear, Zu Wenheng took a deep breath and said, "Brother Jiaye, how do you think this matter should be resolved?"

Jiaye said calmly, "I believe that in the eyes of the Cang and Wen Clans, the Divine Rank law may be more important than their divine sons."

This sentence caused a cold glint to surface in the eyes of the others present.

"Everyone, we'll take our leave first." The old monsters of the Ten Immortal Giants immediately hurried away.

"It seems they've made their decision." The look in Zu Wenheng's eyes was deep. "Fellow Daoist Jiaye, what does the Zen Sect plan to do next?"

Jiaye responded in a casual manner, "The journey from here to the Origin Sect Ancestral Court would take at least half a month. Even if Fang Daoping and his group were to encounter any misfortune, it would not implicate us."

Zu Wenheng said, "Indeed. As long as bad things don't happen within our Shaman Sect's territory, even if someone asks about them, it won't be our fault."

"Then farewell." Jiaye turned and left.

Zu Wenheng took a deep breath, then glanced at Yuan Changtian and Yuan Xiliu, who hadn't left yet. "Do you two plan to just watch the fun or actually get involved?"

"No plans on getting involved." Yuan Changtian shook his head and then left with Yuan Xiliu.

Zu Wenheng watched them leave with a sneer on his face.

A complete Divine Rank law, would you, the Yuan Clan, willingly just stand by and watch it fall out of your reach?

...

"Young Master, are we really staying out of this?" Yuan Xiliu couldn't help but ask on the way.

Yuan Changtian casually said, "Old Ancestor, do you remember what I told you to do before coming to participate in the Immortal Dao Battle?"

"Of course I do." Yuan Xiliu didn't hesitate. Yuan Changtian had commanded him to contact their Eternal Realm experts so that if Lin Xun returned from the Immortal Dao Battle alive, he could be eliminated on the way back to the Origin Sect.

At the time, Yuan Xiliu thought Yuan Changtian was making a whole big deal out of nothing. Now it was obvious that his young master’s hunch was correct. Lin Xun had actually escaped from the Ten Directions Demon Realm alive!

"The situation has changed. Lin Xun, possessing the power of a Divine Rank law, has become a target for all the major factions, and we simply cannot afford to miss out." A murderous intent shone in Yuan Changtian's eyes. "Old Ancestor, I remember you had taken a secret treasure with you when you left the clan, allowing you to contact my father immediately."

Yuan Xiliu was startled. "Young Master, what are you planning to do?"

Yuan Changtian responded with emphasis on every word, "Have the clan's veterans take action and eliminate Fang Daoping and his group on their way back!"

A gleam of insight flashed in Yuan Xiliu's eyes. "Young Master, if this were to leak out, it would affect your pursuit of the Origin Clarity Pavilion’s pavilion master position."

"That's why we must eliminate them all." Yuan Changtian then continued blithely, "That way, the deaths of Cang Fufeng and Wen Qiaoshui can be blamed on Lin Xun, and even on the Origin Sect itself. In short, we will have nothing to do with any of this."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Xiliu immediately took out the secret treasure and began to act.

...

Meanwhile, in the starry sky, Fang Daoping, Li Zhen, and Lin Xun moved at full speed.

"A few days ago, I contacted the sect using a secret method. If nothing unexpected happens, people from the Origin Sect will be able to meet us within three days at most. By then, we'll be completely safe." Fang Daoping quickly transmitted his message.

"Three days... I'm afraid those enemies won't have the patience to wait three days before catching up. I even suspect they launched their attack the moment we left." Li Zhen frowned.

Fang Daoping said calmly, "It's okay. Even if there's some trouble, I'm here."

He knew well that even if Lin Xun held Wen Qiaoshui’s and Cang Fufeng's lives in his grasp, those enemies would never give up. The reason was simple: the allure of a Divine Rank law was simply too great! It was so tempting that any force would risk everything to seize it!

Before, outside the Ten Directions Demon Realm, the Shaman Sect, the Zen Sect, and the other factions had chosen to retreat simply because it wasn't suitable for them to act directly there. Otherwise, they would be held accountable by the Cang and Wen Clans.

Now, things were different. If something unexpected happened to their group along the way, even if Wen Qiaoshui or Cang Fufeng died, the Eternal Divine Clans behind them wouldn't be able to blame the Shaman Sect, the Zen Sect, or the other factions.

"It's a pity that none of our three pavilion masters are able to leave. Otherwise, any one of them could easily resolve the current crisis." Fang Daoping sighed softly.

Yan Ji, the pavilion master of the Origin Sky Pavilion, was experiencing cultivation problems. Taixuan, the pavilion master of the Origin Emptiness Pavilion, was dealing with himself in the Wuxuan Forbidden Realm, ignoring worldly affairs. Finally, You Beihai, the pavilion master of the Origin Clarity Pavilion, was preparing to certify his Eternal dao.

In addition, their sect leader had been missing for many years. It was precisely because of this that the Origin Sect had faced so many internal and external troubles over the years. The Ten Immortal Giants, for example, were even threatening to infiltrate every aspect of the sect!

Lin Xun, who had been silent until then, suddenly spoke up. "Senior, the situation isn't hopeless yet. If they dare pursue us, no one, unless they're at the Eternal Stage, can stop us."

"Once an Eternal acts, they'll inevitably suffer the backlash of the laws of heaven and earth, severely damaging their cultivation." Fang Daoping continued, "Even if such a figure were to intervene, they'd only deploy a Will Dharma Form at most. While the threat to us is significant, it's not a fatal crisis."

Hearing this, Lin Xun couldn't help but glance at Fang Daoping. Clearly, Fang Daoping must have a trump card capable of countering the power of an Eternal Realm Will Dharma Form.

Fang Daoping added, "In truth, in the struggle between the Four Great Ancestral Courts, no one would play the Eternal Realm card unless absolutely necessary. Doing so would be tantamount to a complete breakdown of all relations, triggering a full-scale war between the Four Great Ancestral Courts. No one within the courts could avoid such a disaster."

Just as he spoke this, the nearby cosmos suddenly trembled violently. Countless stars staggered as if they were about to fall, and a terrifying, cold murderous intent swept over like a tidal wave. Lin Xun, Fang Daoping, and Li Zhen all shuddered. Those guys were coming really fast!