Yohan, Lucine, and the middle-aged man appeared in front of three massive buildings situated in the heart of the Lin clan estate. The middle one was the tallest—a five-story pavilion similar to Yohan’s manor—whilst the other two were three-story buildings.

​The meek middle-aged man pointed a trembling finger, swallowing hard. "Those two are the alchemy and refining pavilions..."

​"And the one situated in the middle is Grand Elder Pill Supreme Chang Yang’s pavilion. He lives there with his disciples."

​"..."

​"Grand Elder Pill Supreme Chang Yang?" Yohan frowned, hearing that name. A bittersweet smile appeared on Lucine’s face; the elder was indeed shameless to call himself a Pill Supreme when no one had ever heard his name. Yohan could only curse the old man inwardly.

​"Lucine, take this man and go to the administration building. The order remains the same: kill anyone who dares stand in your path, without any mercy," Yohan commanded. Lucine nodded his head in response.

​"What about you, Young Master?" he asked.

​"I am going to meet this self-proclaimed Grand Elder Pill Supreme. Once I deal with him, I am going to pay my respects to the treasury and weaponry factions," Yohan responded, reminding Lucine not to kill the High Elder.

​"I understand, Young Master!" Lucine bowed his head and dragged the middle-aged man away toward the administration building. Once the two of them left, Yohan tilted his head and stared directly into the shadows.

​"What are you doing here?" Yohan asked, staring at the empty space. The next moment, the figure of a beautiful woman manifested right before him.

​"You are indeed a frightening person, Young Master Yohan. You can detect my presence despite having a lower cultivation base compared to mine. Moreover, I am wearing this legendary-class cloak that suppresses one’s cultivation and presence," Elaine said, looking at Yohan with amusement. Even his three partners, who possessed higher cultivation bases than Yohan, couldn’t deduce her presence,she was amazed by Yohan.

​Yohan frowned upon hearing her, but nevertheless, he didn’t mind her being around him.

​"So, what do you want?" Yohan asked. Elaine chuckled at his words.

​"Can I join you on your little adventure? After all, there is no point in hiding anymore. It would be weird if I kept tailing you from the shadows, don’t you agree?"

​"Even if I refuse, you are going to follow me anyway, so do whatever you feel like doing!" Yohan responded, clearly annoyed by her presence. From the very beginning, she had been keeping an eye on him without revealing herself. Thanks to the system’s warning, he was able to track Elaine’s exact location.

​"So, what are you planning to do?" Elaine immediately moved to Yohan’s side, intrigued by him. She could tell something big was already happening inside the entire estate from the loud cries and the smell of blood drifting from all directions.

​"Catching rats and eliminating trash..." Yohan tilted his head and looked at Elaine, who was walking side by side with him.

​"Ah, I see..." she whispered, looking at Yohan’s face. She was surprised that he was going to such lengths; after all, these were his own clansmen. There was no trial whatsoever. His eyes were full of killing intent, without a single shred of hesitation in them. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

​A short time later, Yohan entered the middle building where the Grand Elder Pill Supreme resided. He was still annoyed by that lame-ass title. No wonder this clan was doomed without him; when he first arrived in this world, the Lin clan was a complete mess. They couldn’t even afford to fend off thugs. He still remembered how Diya was treated right in front of the clan entrance, just because those thugs were related to the Nichole clan, and no one dared to go against them.

​It was Yohan who fought those people, saving Diya despite it being his first day in this unknown world, completely disregarding anyone else’s opinion.

​He had fought hundreds from the Poison Valley and annihilated the Nichole clan and Xian clan without receiving much help. The Lin clan possessed more than seventy thousand troops, yet the funny thing was that only twenty thousand troops were at the immediate disposal of the main Lin clan. The remaining forces served under the twelve houses that swore allegiance to them.

​’The clan is messed up big time. I wonder why Grandpa Lin remains silent. Maybe he lacks the courage to stain his sword with the blood of his own people.’

​’Then I will become the sword that cuts down everything that dares to defy me. I am going to restore this clan and take it to its former glory... no, I am going to take it further, to heights no one even in their wildest dreams thinks of reaching,’ Yohan thought inwardly, his eyes shining brightly with anticipation. Elaine could only watch; seeing him like that brought a wave of uneasiness to her heart.

​"Stop! This is the Grand Elder Supreme’s pavilion..." suddenly a voice echoed, pulling Yohan from his daze. Elaine was also surprised that someone dared to call out to Yohan. Both Elaine and Yohan were standing at the entrance of the pavilion, where a couple of disciples wearing the green robes of the alchemy faction stood guard, holding weapons.

​Yohan simply looked at these ignorant fools who dared to stop him. "Who are you people? This building is off-limits," one of the young men in his early twenties said nervously, looking at Yohan and Elaine. The two of them stood out significantly.

​The disciples of the alchemy faction were indeed surprised to see Yohan, alongside a beauty of otherworldly features accompanying him.

​Elaine could only watch in surprise; she had not expected these ignorant disciples to fail to recognize their own master.

​At that exact moment, a sword flashed with lightning-fast speed, and more than ten heads rolled into the air, taking Elaine completely by surprise.

​Thud.

​Thud.

​Thud.

​With successive thudding sounds, the headless bodies of the alchemy disciples started falling to the ground. Elaine’s eyes widened, witnessing the gruesome sight before her.

​"Let’s go inside..." Yohan whispered as he moved forward without any hesitation, stepping over the headless corpses to make his way inside the pavilion. Elaine could only watch his drifting figure in shock.