Published: February 25, 2025
The girl in the green dress waved her right arm, and a surge of spiritual power enveloped thirty-four divine souls, sending them directly in front of Tan Yun.
As she suddenly turned her head, she revealed a beauty that could charm fish and birds alike.
The girl appeared to be around eighteen years old, tall and slender, with a delicate face and skin like fine jade. The green long dress accentuated her allure, especially her pair of clear and beautiful eyes, which seemed to express her innocence and sense of justice.
“Thank you, Senior Sister, for saving me,” Tan Yun said, cupping his fists and bowing.
“Junior Brother doesn’t need to be polite,” the girl in green smiled charmingly, her beauty enhanced by her dimples. “What is your name, Junior Brother?”
“Tan Yun,” he replied truthfully.
“You are Tan Yun?” The girl in green looked quite surprised. “I have heard of Junior Brother Tan; not only are you the first in the outer sect and inner sect, but you are also the first in the Immortal Sect. I didn't expect that after coming home for a visit, you have already become a disciple of the Sacred Sect.”
Tan Yun smiled slightly, “Which lineage does Senior Sister belong to, and what is your name?”
“I am Zhongli Yuxin, a disciple of the Holy Gate Artifact Lineage,” she said with a bright smile, her beautiful face radiating freshness and elegance.
She was none other than the only daughter of the Zhongli family from the Ancient Six Clans!
It was she who nearly killed Xie Juechen, the chief of the Holy Gate Artifact Lineage, with a single sword strike last night!
Later, she used an elixir to change her appearance and hide her cultivation level. Disguised as a disciple of the Holy Gate Artifact Lineage, she personally came to recruit Tan Yun into the Zhongli family!
“Artifact Lineage? Are you not regretting saving me?” Tan Yun frowned, not expecting the kind-hearted girl to be a disciple of the Artifact Lineage.
“Junior Brother Tan, what’s wrong with the Artifact Lineage?” Zhongli Yuxin raised an eyebrow, then a hint of understanding appeared in her beautiful eyes. “I get it; you’re saying that the disciples of the Artifact Lineage all want to kill you, right?”
Zhongli Yuxin had a pure and straightforward expression. “You’re overthinking it; there are good people even among the Artifact Lineage, like me, a matchless good person.”
“Alright, Senior Sister Zhongli is a good person,” Tan Yun teased with a smile, but then his expression darkened as he scanned the thirty divine souls, saying with certainty, “Which lineage are you from? Who sent you to kill me?”
“If we tell you, will you let us go?” one of the ethereal souls trembled.
“Moji!” As Tan Yun spoke, his eyes glimmered with an eerie red light as he looked at the thirty-four divine souls, causing them to become dazed.
“Let the leaders of your five groups step forward,” Tan Yun commanded without a hint of doubt.
Soon, five divine souls stepped forward, looking at Tan Yun with vacant expressions.
Tan Yun's gaze turned cold. “One by one, tell me who sent you to kill Tan Yun.”
“I am an enforcing disciple; it was our law-enforcing holy son, Yuwen Zhi, who instructed me to come and kill Tan Yun,” the first person said.
“Yuwen Zhi? Good, very good!” Tan Yun sneered repeatedly.
Then, the remaining four spoke in turn:
“I am the elder two of the Five Soul Lineage, sent to kill Tan Yun.”
“I am the elder seven of the Wind Thunder Lineage, sent to kill Tan Yun.”
“I am the elder sixteen of the Ancient Soul Lineage, sent to kill Tan Yun.”
“I am the elder three of the Beast Spirit Lineage, sent to kill Tan Yun.”
Hearing this, Tan Yun was somewhat surprised. He initially thought that those eager to kill him would be Elder Feng Qingcheng, Chief Xie Juechen, Chief Gongsun Yangchun, Chief Zhu Daosheng, or Chief Duan Cangqiong.
He never expected that the elder two of the Five Soul Lineage, elder seven of the Wind Thunder Lineage, elder sixteen of the Ancient Soul Lineage, and elder three of the Beast Spirit Lineage would conspire to kill him.