The Prodigies War-Chapter 2362 Rescue and Kill

Several minutes passed

After washing up and changing into clean clothes, Shi Yu, though still thin and aged, appeared noticeably different. His eyes shone with clarity and he radiated a renewed spirit.

Following Lin Xun’s instructions, he dissolved a pill in water and drank it slowly. Before long, a searing heat surged through him, intense and unbearable. Shi Yu sat down quietly and closed his eyes.

Lin Xun placed a steady hand on Shi Yu’s shoulder, channeling his power to purify and refine his meridians and marrow, eliminating the chronic ailments that had plagued him for years.

Like a gurgling stream, the miraculous power of the great dao coursed through Shi Yu.

Visibly, his body transformed, like a withered tree awakening in spring. In less than a quarter of an hour, his lifeforce surged energetically.

Even his once-haggard face appeared much younger.

Lin Xun withdrew his hands and smiled. “With proper rest, within three days, your dantian will be rebuilt and your dao foundation restored.”

Shi Yu opened his eyes, his gaze flickering with hope. “Can I really return to the path of cultivation?”

For any cultivator, having their cultivation crippled was akin to a death sentence, enough to make them break down and lose all hope.

Not even quasi-Emperors could reverse it, let alone Saints.

However, for Lin Xun, who now possessed a cultivation of the fourth realm Emperor Stage, such a feat was as simple as breathing.

“I guarantee it.” Lin Xun smiled.

In the distance, Chi Cangmei, still paralyzed on the ground, stared in utter disbelief.

Rebuild a cultivation path?

That was tantamount to defying the heavens and rewriting fate. Where did Lin Xun find the confidence to make such a promise?

Then, Lin Xun asked Shi Yu about his experiences over the years.

Shi Yu did not hide anything. He told Lin Xun everything.

A few years ago, several major factions from the Ancient Wasteland Domain entered the Forbidden City and almost swallowed up all the forces and aristocratic clans.

Stone Cauldron Alms was not spared.

Shi Yu’s father, Fortune God Shi, and his two elder brothers were all slaughtered by Spirit Treasure Holy Land, and the vast estate of Stone Cauldron Alms was also seized by Spirit Treasure Holy Land.

As for Shi Yu, although he survived, his cultivation was completely abolished. However, the reason he was spared was because of Lin Xun.

Spirit Treasure Holy Land knew that Shi Yu and Lin Xun were brothers who had faced life and death together in their youth, so they kept Shi Yu alive as a hostage.

If Lin Xun ever reappeared, they could use Shi Yu to threaten him!

Spirit Treasure Holy Land entrusted this matter to the Chi Clan, which had submitted to them.

For years, Shi Yu and his wife had been imprisoned here, but six years ago, his wife died in childbirth, leaving behind only Shi Yu and their newborn daughter, Shi Linlang.

For the past six years, in order to keep his daughter alive, Shi Yu had been forced to lower himself, doing everything he could to beg Chi Cangmei for supplies.

Hearing this, Lin Xun’s heart churned with turmoil again, and his dark eyes turned frighteningly cold.

“Lin Xun, did you hear that? If it wasn't for me, Shi Yu’s daughter would have starved to death! She wouldn’t have survived!”

Chi Cangmei shouted from the distance.

PA!

An invisible slap landed across her face, sending blood spraying from her lips. She collapsed to the ground, her body trembling, her hair disheveled, no longer daring to utter another word.

Shi Yu’s expression twisted with rage. “If I hadn’t threatened you with my own life, would a vicious woman like you have been so kind?! Only if I am alive would I be valuable to you, a bargaining chip to threaten Lin Xun!” He sprang up, his eyes burning with fury, as if he wished to end Chi Cangmei’s life at this moment.

Lin Xun stopped him, his voice calm. “Killing her now would be far too easy on her. We will wipe out the Chi Clan first and let her witness it with her own eyes. Let her experience true pain and despair.” Shi Yu took a deep breath, then nodded in agreement.

Chi Cangmei refused to believe it. Even in her current miserable state, she sneered coldly. In today’s Forbidden City, if Lin Xun dares to show his face, he is doomed!

Then, Lin Xun asked about the Lin Clan of Mind Cleansing Peak, but Shi Yu just shook his head, indicating that he knew nothing.

This matter remained a great mystery. Not only were ordinary people clueless, but even the major factions of the Ancient Wasteland Domain, who wished to exterminate Lin Xun’s entire family, had also been relentlessly searching for clues and traces of them. Unfortunately, to this day, they had found nothing.

“This is not the worst news...” Lin Xun sighed.

Next, Lin Xun inquired about Qinglu Academy, the Rune Master Association and Golden Jade Hall.

Shi Yu’s voice was filled with certainty as he answered, “The major factions of the Ancient Wasteland Domain did this deliberately. Their goal is to eliminate all forces connected to you and capture your closest allies as hostages.

“If you never show up, they will simply let them rot. But the moment you do, they will use them to blackmail you!”

Lin Xun had already expected this, but hearing Shi Yu confirm it, a violent killing intent surged within his heart.

Fortunately, I didn’t reveal my identity when I was at the Ye Clan of the East Sea. Otherwise, if those powerful forces in the Ancient Wasteland Domain found out, they would have immediately relocated Shi Yu and the other hostages to use them as pawns in their game... Lin Xun thought to himself.

“All the teachers and students of Qinglu Academy, Master Yu Beidou and Master Chu Feng of the Rune Master Association, and Gu Yanping and Gu Liang of Golden Jade Hall are all still alive. But, like me, they have become nothing more than prisoners.”

As Shi Yu spoke, his gaze burned with fury as it fell upon Chi Cangmei. “All of this is tied to the Chi Clan, Hua Clan and the Qi Clan. They have submitted to different factions in the Ancient Wasteland Domain, willingly becoming their dogs!

“To please their masters, they offered advice, plotted strategies, and in the early years, they nearly wiped out every force connected to your Lin Clan!”

The Hua Clan and the Qi Clan, like the Chi Clan, had once been among the Seven High Clans of the Empire long before the revival of aeth qi concentrations.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xun almost lost control of his rage.

In the distance, Chi Cangmei couldn’t help but explain, “We...we were only trying to survive. Those Ancient Wasteland Domain factions are terrifying. If we hadn’t submitted, we would have been exterminated. Those who obey prosper, and those who go against them perish!”

“Bullshit!” Shi Yu snapped. “Even if you submitted, you could have simply protected yourselves. Instead, you chose to be their lackeys, serving as the claws and fangs to help the tiger devour its prey. You attacked and retaliated against those connected to the Lin Clan!”

Chi Cangmei merely sneered, as if she couldn’t be bothered to argue.

This infuriated Shi Yu. Even now, Chi Cangmei remained defiant and unrepentant, as if she had backing to depend on. It was clear that she believed that Lin Xun alone could never reverse the current state of the Forbidden City.

Lin Xun raised a hand, signaling Shi Yu to calm down, and then he asked, “So those hostages are under the control of the Hua Clan, the Qi Clan, and the Chi Clan?”

Shi Yu nodded. “That should be the case.”

“No matter what, they suffered because of me. I will not allow their lives to be threatened again...” A deadly chill flashed in Lin Xun’s eyes.

Since entering the Forbidden City, everything he had seen and heard had only fueled his fury.

Now, the wrath simmering within him was on the verge of erupting.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Suddenly, a knock echoed from the courtyard gate.

“Miss, it’s time to leave.” It was the voice of the black-robed old man who had driven the chariot here earlier.

Chi Cangmei’s face lit up with hope and she instantly screamed, “Quickly run!”

That single word seemed to drain the last of her strength. She panted heavily, as if a great weight had been lifted off her shoulders. Then, with triumphant arrogance, she turned to Lin Xun. “Lin Xun, if you leave now with Shi Yu and his daughter, you still have a chance to escape the Forbidden City alive. But if you...”

Her words suddenly stopped.

The courtyard gate creaked open and a corpse lay silently on the ground. In the blink of an eye, the body crumbled into ashes, scattering into the wind.

Chi Cangmei stiffened. A feeling of suffocating terror gripped her chest, her pretty face drained of all color. The body was the black-robed old man!

“Do you know of my feats in the Ancient Wasteland Domain?” Lin Xun asked.

Chi Cangmei was caught off guard. She hesitated, then shook her head, clearly confused.

Lin Xun seemed to realize something and muttered to himself, “No wonder you’re so ignorant. You know nothing at all...”

Thinking about it, it made sense. How could the Ancient Wasteland Domain major factions that had suffered repeated humiliating defeats at his hand tell Chi Cangmei about their greatest disgrace?

Chi Cangmei had spent her life in the lower world. She was completely unaware that not just in the Ancient Wasteland Domain, but even in the Ancient Nebula Road, only a handful of people dared to offend Lin Xun!

One’s vision determined the limits of their understanding.

If the people in this lower world still saw Lin Xun as they did in the past, then they were making a grave mistake!

“A’hu, Toady, A’lu...”

Lin Xun released A’hu and the others from the Dao Endless Pagoda, briefly explained Shi Yu’s situation and gave them an order, “Stay here and take care of Shi Yu, I’ll be right back.”

A’hu and the others nodded. They could tell that Lin Xun was not in a good mood. What he needed now was a battle to vent his fury!

Only Shi Yu was stunned, “What are you going to do?”

“Rescue, and then kill.”

With those words, Lin Xun vanished from the courtyard, dragging the fear-stricken Chi Cangmei with him.

Shi Yu’s chest tightened with anxiety. “Why didn’t you stop him? The Forbidden City is nothing like it was before...”

However, even after speaking until his lips were dry, A’hu and the others remained motionless, staring at him with strange expressions.

“What’s going on?” Shi Yu asked, frustration creeping into his voice.

“Brother, do you know what Big Brother’s cultivation is now?” Toady said casually.

Shi Yu shook his head. He only knew that the Forbidden City was now controlled by major factions in the Ancient Wasteland Domain. If they discovered Lin Xun, the consequences would be catastrophic.

“Big Brother can now slay Emperors like slaughtering chickens.” A’lu stated flatly, unable to bear watching Shi Yu panic any longer.

Slay Emperors?

Shi Yu’s mind went blank.

Little Silver crossed his arms, speaking leisurely, “Master could crush those idiots like ants with one hand.”

Shi Yu still looked blank.

What kind of situation was this?!

This wasn’t just unbelievable but it completely overturned his understanding of the world.

Then, Little Sky and the big black bird spoke one after another:

“Master once slaughtered his way across the Ancient Nebula Road, earning the title of Emperor Daoyuan. He was the first supreme Emperor to emerge in a hundred thousand years. If anyone should be worried, it’s his enemies.”

“Hahaha, let me be blunt. In this lower world, if anyone can so much as touch a single strand of Lin Xun’s hair, I’ll acknowledge them as my grandson. No, I’ll acknowledge them as my grandfather!” The big black bird chuckled.

Shi Yu: “...”

He stood petrified.

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