Published: February 25, 2025
“Y-yes, I will leave immediately!” Zhu Daosheng said, filled with confusion as he trembled and flew away.
His mind was a mess, unsure of what the crown prince, having disguised himself as Tan Yun, was truly after.
“Whoosh!”
Tuoba Lin soared into the sky from the summit of the snow-capped mountain.
Tuoba Lin soared from the summit of the snow-capped mountains, flying out of the Talismans Lineage Sacred Realm, headed towards Huangfu Ancient Mountain, a million miles away, amidst the gentle drizzle...
Two hours later, at a quarter past Shen time. If it were a sunny day, the sun would set in just over half an hour!
“Whoosh!”
Tuoba Lin appeared anxious as he descended from the dark sky onto Huangfu Ancient Mountain, hurrying towards Huangfu Holy Temple.
“Old Sovereign, I have urgent business to discuss with you!” Tuoba Lin said hastily as he arrived outside the closed temple doors.
“Boom!”
At that moment, the temple doors opened, and Dantai Xuanzhong’s voice came from inside, “Yun'er, come in quickly!”
“Yes, Old Sovereign.” Tuoba Lin rushed into the main hall, his heart anxious as he approached Dantai Xuanzhong, slightly bowing, and said, “Old Sovereign, this matter is of great importance, please let the others leave.”
“Alright.” Dantai Xuanzhong unhesitatingly commanded the empty hall, “Leave!”
“Understood!” A respectful voice echoed through the hall, heard but unseen.
“Yun'er, the people have left. Now quickly tell me what happened?” Dantai Xuanzhong urged.
Tuoba Lin, filled with rage, said, “After I exited, I discovered that the Sovereign Token was missing!”
“What?!” Dantai Xuanzhong suddenly stood up, his expression grave, “Yun'er, don’t panic, quickly tell me what is going on!”
“Old Sovereign, it’s like this!” Tuoba Lin said apologetically, bowing again, “After discovering that the Sovereign Token was lost…”
He paused, and with a flick of his left hand, the Qiankun Ring glimmered. He brandished a short sword, infused with a trickle of blood, accurately piercing through Dantai Xuanzhong’s heart, emerging from his back!
Almost simultaneously, Tuoba Lin flipped his right hand, and another short sword appeared out of nowhere, slashing towards the unsuspecting Dantai Xuanzhong's neck!
“Thud!”
With the splatter of blood, Tuoba Lin’s right hand wielded the sword, severing Dantai Xuanzhong’s throat!
“Yun'er... you... I treated you as my own... why do you want to kill... kill me...”
Dantai Xuanzhong clutched his gushing neck with his left hand, while his right pressed against his bleeding chest. His eyes, filled with anger, confusion, and sorrow, stared at the “Tan Yun” before him, stuttering, “Why... why... I treated you so well... and yet you want to kill me...”
“I... understand now...” Dantai Xuanzhong shed tears of sadness.
“Oh? Is that so?” Tuoba Lin sneered, “What did you understand?”
Saying this, Tuoba Lin gripped the sword hilt tightly and slowly twisted it in Dantai Xuanzhong's chest.
His methods were extremely cruel!
“You beast... your schemes are so deep...” Dantai Xuanzhong gritted his teeth, trembling, “I guess... you ungrateful little... little... villain, are also a spy!”
“Hahaha... ahahaha!” Tuoba Lin, in Tan Yun's voice, laughed loudly, “That’s right! I, Tan Yun, am a spy, so what?”
“Unfortunately, you realized too late... the Huangfu Sacred Sect is already in my hands!”
Dantai Xuanzhong breathed rapidly, blood erupting from his neck, his voice growing weaker, “You despicable little man... you will not die a good death...”
“Thud!”
Before Dantai Xuanzhong finished speaking, Tuoba Lin withdrew the short sword from his chest.
As Dantai Xuanzhong's body fell limply to the ground, eight ethereal soul spirits flew out from his corpse, only to be crushed and extinguished by Tuoba Lin’s palm!
Thus, Dantai Xuanzhong died under the trust he had in “Tan Yun.”
“Buzz—”
The void trembled as Tuoba Lin released his powerful spiritual sense, covering the entire Holy Gate. Moments later, he discovered that in the sky a million miles to the south, eight great ancestral patriarchs, including Tuoba Qingtian, Wei Ye, Si Tu Wu Hen, and Jin Xianghai, who had lost their right arms, were flying towards Huangfu Ancient Mountain!