Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 590 - 585 Departure One

Chapter 590: Chapter 585 Departure One

Lin Xin walked to his spot and sat down, watching the ritual officers starting a series of inexplicable ceremonial actions.

A person clad in a voluminous robe and wearing a demonic mask performed a dance before beginning to sprinkle water and light incense.

Then, five young girls standing in a wooden barrel of water were brought forward, and fine wine was poured over them, mixing with the clear water, releasing a faint fragrance.

Subsequently, the chief priest began to recite a lengthy and seemingly meaningless liturgical song.

Amidst the chanting.

Lin Xin casually glanced around at the surrounding seats.

He quickly spotted Lin Yaoyang beside the Family Heads of the Ling Family, Kong Family, and Duanqing Family, as well as Lin Shangxiu.

His eyes met with Lin Shangxiu’s for a moment, and a trace of deep hatred flashed through her eyes.

But she immediately lowered her head, consciously avoiding his gaze.

A hint of coldness appeared on Lin Xin’s lips, but he ignored her.

There was something off about this ritual, but he was too lazy to bother about it anymore.

He was about to leave soon, and it was essential to clear up the disharmonious voices within the Family Head before leaving for Lin Yaoyang’s sake.

Today was also a particularly good day for it.

The main ritual soon ended.

The second-ranking leader of the Qiankong Family, Qian Konghun, rose, wearing a gentle smile on his face, and walked up to the highest podium to speak.

This was a long-haired man with an almost eerily handsome appearance, who appeared very young, with pale skin and waist-length hair, and a well-proportioned figure.

However, for some reason, he exuded an ominous and bloody aura.

"I am honored to speak on behalf of this God Worship Day. Firstly, I want to thank the Lin Family Head for the trust and support given to my Qiankong Family."

"The focus of this speech, which is also the center of attention for everyone, is the incident where the Gongshang House was attacked and the Demon Spirit Spirit Asura appeared.

Regarding the man who claimed to be Jin Ma, we have cooperated in a search, and have gathered some intelligence. This will be discussed later with all Family Heads.

As for the Demon Spirit disturbances and their large-scale attacks, we also have corresponding arrangements for this God Worship Day..."

Qian Konghun spoke calmly, slowly stating the content that had been agreed upon beforehand.

Lin Yaoyang, while Qian Konghun spoke, playfully winked at Lin Xin.

Lin Xin was too indifferent to bother with her, seeing that she was still as unserious as before, even though she was now a Family Head.

The lengthy and complicated ritual was unlike the previous ones that featured special phenomena or powers; this was just a straightforward ceremony of their own making.

He simply closed his eyes to rest, listening to the somewhat disorderly sounds of the ceremony outside.

He wasn’t sure how much time had passed.

"Big brother?"

A familiar voice interrupted his rest.

Lin Xin opened his eyes and saw a young girl standing at his side.

With a blue longsword on her back, she had a hint of nervousness in her eyes. Judging by her dress and demeanor, she looked more like a boy than a girl.

"Shizaki?" Lin Xin’s voice slightly rose, "Is something the matter?"

"Big brother... I heard you were leaving?" Lin Shizaki hesitated for a moment, then asked in a low voice.

"Is something the matter?"

Lin Xin was slightly impatient.

"No... no problem..." Lin Shizaki’s heart skipped a beat, and she ultimately didn’t dare continue speaking.

She had intentions of confronting Lin Xin, but ever since the incident at the Gongshang House, her deep-seated fear of Lin Xin from her childhood resurfaced.

She originally came with the intent to be neither haughty nor humble, just to probe normally. But upon seeing him, she lost her nerve unconsciously.

Along with a few other young members of the Lin Family who also carried the Secret Blood, they were too intimidated by Lin Xin’s presence to speak up when they came face to face with him. They were all visibly cowering, clearly subdued by Lin Xin’s aura.

A few of them temporarily sat behind Lin Xin, and they stopped talking as well.

At this point, the ritual was moving into its final stages.

Lin Yaoyang rose, holding a plate resembling meat, and slowly walked to a large fire ignited in the center.

The other Family Heads also stood up, watching this moment.

Lin Xin also opened his eyes, always alert to anything that might happen around him.

After the incident involving the deathly aura and killing Jin Ma and that unknown Human Immortal, he could distinctly feel that someone behind the scenes was slowly and stealthily approaching the God Worship Day.

Especially Lin Shangxiu, who had been particularly active before, was now silent, an unusual reaction.

"The ritual is over, everyone may return," the chief priest ultimately shouted to conclude the ceremony.

Lin Xin narrowed his eyes, surprised to find nothing amiss, everything was perfectly normal.

Lin Yaoyang finally extinguished the great fire with a bucket of water, declaring the end of the ceremony.

Everyone began to disperse, those mingling mingled, and those seeking favors did just that. In the following days, they would be fostering relationships, as this God Worship Day also occasionally served as a meeting for the influential leaders to discuss and converge.

Lin Xin saw Lin Yaoyang and others standing up, the gathering already starting to break up.

He still harbored a trace of vigilance in his heart and quickly stepped forward to follow. Lin Youke and three others also closely followed him.

After the temple gathering dispersed, there was another private meeting of the influential Family Heads.

After waiting outside for a while, all the major Family Heads stood together in a circle. A pale silver ring slowly lit up beneath their feet, enclosing everyone within it.

Lin Xin stood on the periphery, silently watching the Family Heads simultaneously forming Runes with their Hand Decisions.

A flash of white light, and the ring ascended, suddenly encasing all five Family Heads within it. This concealed the view from the outside.

The ring formed a closed white Protective Shield, safeguarding the five Family Heads within.

The Secret Blood bearers of the five families each led their team, tightly surrounding the Light Barrier.

"Sherie, please maintain your distance and step back a little," said the secret blood member of the Kong Family, positioning himself in front of Lin Xin with a stern expression.

"What do you mean?" Lin Chuan stepped forward, his voice cold. "Do you think my young master could possibly threaten the Family Head?!"

The secret blood member from the Kong Family narrowed his eyes and exchanged glances with another secret blood member from the Ling Family.

"I’m also acting on orders, please understand," he said.

"You!?"

Lin Chuan wanted to speak further but was pulled back by Lin Youke, who shook his head slightly at him.

"The young master has his plans; don’t act rashly."

Lin Xin just glanced at him lightly and turned away to walk off.

The other three quickly followed, with Lin Chuan casting a final glare at the secret blood member, snorting coldly before catching up.

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Within the barrier of the protective shield.

Five Family Heads each solidified a stone chair behind them and sat down respectively.

Lin Yaoyang sat lazily, legs crossed, still holding a large red wine gourd in his hand, forcefully pouring it into his mouth from time to time.

The Qiankong Family Head smiled slightly, remaining silent. Still, he wore that inscrutable expression.

Kong Qi, the Duanqing Lu, and the Family Head of the Ling House, all remained silent, the atmosphere subtly tense.

"The three Family Heads took the initiative to call for a top-secret barrier, why are you silent now?" Lin Yaoyang asked, slightly puzzled. "Is there some secret information about the attack on the Gongshang House that the three of you still have?"

The three just slightly closed their eyes, only Ling Shaozhi slightly showing a trace of a smile.

"Family Head Lin, the three of us have discovered something quite odd," he began, "It involves great secrecy and has far-reaching implications, we feared it being leaked, so we..."

"What is it?" Lin Yaoyang intuitively sensed something amiss.

"This." Ling Shaozhi pulled out something dark from his robe, seemingly a black sphere covered with cracks.

The cracks faintly glinted with unknown weak light, though slightly blurred, Lin Yaoyang couldn’t see clearly.

"May I see it?"

She sat up, her expression turning solemn.

"Of course."

Ling Shaozhi stood up and walked toward her.

"This object is extremely unstable, you must be very careful to avoid it exploding."

Lin Yaoyang nodded seriously.

"I’ve found another here; I can also show it to the Qiankong Family Head," said another speaker, Duanqing Lu, walking towards Qian Konghun.

"That would be much appreciated," Qian Konghun nodded with a smile.

The two black spheres were almost simultaneously handed to Lin Yaoyang and Qian Konghun.

Just as they touched the black spheres.

Boom!!

Both spheres exploded simultaneously, and a large array of symbols in Ancient Spirit Script came together to form several black hands that swiftly grabbed at the heads of Lin Yaoyang and Qian Konghun.

"You!!" Lin Yaoyang couldn’t react in time and was fiercely grasped by seven or eight black hands at her head, as countless blackness spread crazily from where the black hands touched her skin.

On the other side, Qian Konghun was the same, with countless blackness spreading rapidly from the black hands onto him like shadows.

The three major Family Heads remained silent, just quietly watching the two struggle desperately to break the seal.

But it was to no avail; the blackness grew more and more, spreading faster and faster. Soon it would completely cover their bodies.

Inside the protective shield, in a corner, three figures slowly emerged.

Yun Kai of the Imperial Clan, Lin Shangxiu, and a secret blood member from the Qiankong Family.

All three were clad in black robes, smiling as they watched the scene unfold.

"It’s a success. It was incredibly easy."

"Indeed, compared to that old geezer Lin Hao, this young girl is nothing to worry about," remarked the person from the Qiankong Family with a sneer.

Yun Kai smiled without a word, just quietly watching the two Family Heads continue to be eroded and struggling.

"It seems this mission will be easily accomplished."

In fact, since the beginning, after the Silent Death Plan was secretly destroyed, Yun Kai had been somewhat worried whether Lin Yaoyang could keep things under control on her end.

But now, it appeared that Lin Yaoyang was completely unaware of the other Family Heads’ schemes. It was just blind luck she encountered earlier.

Things were going smoothly, easily within grasp.

"This is really a bold move, to effortlessly control and ambush... even a mighty Human Immortal-level Family Head," he sighed.

"Yes, indeed a bold move. Who would have thought that all three Family Heads had been controlled?"

Yun Kai was slightly startled, then swiftly turned around. That voice wasn’t his!

Not just him, but Duanqing Lu, Kong Qi, and the other Family Heads also sharply jolted, quickly looking in the direction of the sound.

"Who is there?!?!"

In Ling Shaozhi’s hand, a golden sphere slowly emerged, his pupils narrowing slightly.

All eyes focused in that direction.

A man in white stood calmly at one corner of the protective shield, looking as if he had been standing there for a long time, as if he had always been there from the start.

The man had long black hair draped over his shoulders, eyes as dark as ink, and an aura faintly exuding a cold and mysterious chill.

A blood-red, ornate longsword hung at his waist.