Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 699 - 694 Foundation Laying Four

Chapter 699: Chapter 694 Foundation Laying Four

"Why should I rescue your family? We are neither relatives nor friends, and by saving your siblings and receiving this little toy, we have already settled our fate."

Although Lin Xin had made up his mind, he still feigned reluctance as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, Yao Qing immediately felt hopeful and knelt on the ground.

"I beg the Taoist Priest for mercy!"

At this moment, he didn’t care whether the eminent figure before him was from a righteous or evil path, as long as he could save his father and the others, that was all that mattered.

Yao Yuanhui, however, was quick-witted and immediately understood the implication.

"If the Taoist Priest likes toys, I have many more here that I’ve collected, they’re all yours!"

She promptly took off her backpack, dumped all its contents on the grass, scattering them all over.

This did indeed result in a pile of random objects on the ground.

Disregarding the food supplies, Lin Xin scanned the items, initially somewhat speechless, thinking that this young one really believed he liked toys.

But unexpectedly, as he looked closer, what was initially not very alarming soon made his heart start to pound with alarm.

This girl had actually collected three Mysterious Doors! Two strange twisted sculptures, and four spherical black Spirit Jade Marrow Kings!

The twisted sculptures seemed unordinary, but with a weak aura, he let that slide, but three Mysterious Doors? What kind of joke was that?!

And the Jade Marrow Kings!

Spirit Jade Marrow Kings, the very best within the Spirit Jade Marrow, generally used as the core for Sixth Rank or even higher formation arrays.

A Spirit Jade Marrow King, also known as the perpetual motion Spirit Jade, possessed formidable power. Once used, if kept on one’s person, it could slowly purify the True Yuan inside the body, drawing in impurities and transforming them into personal energy, recharging itself, and soon being ready for reuse.

In the black market, a Spirit Jade Marrow King would commonly be priced above one million Contribution Points, and often they were priceless; the Sixth Rank powerhouses couldn’t get enough for themselves, let alone sell them.

Yet this young girl had four of them!!

Lin Xin’s heart twitched.

He carefully extended his Spiritual Energy to probe, rechecking both inside and out thoroughly, confirming they indeed were Spirit Jade Marrow Kings.

He felt even more helpless in his heart.

"Truly the darling of the world’s Fate... those with backing are indeed different."

This gift, if brought to the Green Lake Mountain Sect, would not just get him the assistance of a Fifth Rank Perfection, but possibly even two Sixth Rank powerhouses willing to act.

"I do indeed like your little toys," Lin Xin’s face twitched as he coughed several times and smiled, "I have just carefully observed your faces and have ascertained that we are indeed fated. However, regarding the matter of rescuing others, we must first go there and see."

Yao Yuanhui didn’t catch anything else, only understanding the part about the rescue.

The siblings rejoiced and quickly gathered the scattered items from the ground, looking eagerly at Lin Xin as they stood up.

"Let’s go and take a look together." Having decided to act and protect this child of Fate, Lin Xin was not one to hesitate.

"Thank you, Taoist Priest!!"

Yao Yuanhui quickly handed over the backpack to Lin Xin, with her brother leading the way, they retraced their steps cautiously to assess the situation.

They didn’t hope to push back their enemy Duan Tianya, but if they could manage to rescue more people, they would be immensely grateful.

Lin Xin, meanwhile, began to ponder.

Though a child of Fate was unlikely to come to harm, the people around them might not be so fortunate. Thus, saving important people close to him could lead them to feel deeply indebted to him. Utilizing the flow of the world’s Fate, he might find the location of this world’s boundary stone, and even if not, secure some other benefits.

Currently unable to use a large amount of True Force and without the Green Yuan Ding, as well as the paucity of nature’s spiritual energy in this realm being extreme, he could only rely on Formation Talismans and the Taoist way.

Many Spell Methods were thus unusable, including flight which consumed enormous energy.

The trio followed the original path back, but having rushed in a panic earlier, finding their way back now proved difficult.

It took Lin Xin’s Spiritual Energy and acute hearing to finally trace their way back to the temple still embroiled in battle.

They rushed out of the woods only to find the clearing littered with corpses and broken crossbow arrows.

There were bodies of both soldiers and Phoenix Clear Hall’s men.

Combat clashing sounds were still coming intermittently from inside the temple.

"Taoist Priest!"

The grieving siblings looked to Lin Xin.

"You two, step back."

Since Lin Xin was unable to utilize spell magic at the moment, he resorted to throwing rocks as Hidden Weapons, which could still inflict significant damage on his opponents.

He strode towards the temple, peeking inside from the entrance.

Several skilled individuals dressed as officers were utilizing a chained saber formation, encircling a middle-aged man in the center.

Next to the middle-aged man lay a swordsman, his chest continuously bleeding out, clearly beyond saving.

"Uncle Wang!"

The siblings’ cries came from behind.

The swordsman’s eyes showed signs of urgency, but he was helpless at the moment.

"Qing’er! Why have you come back!!?"

The besieged middle-aged man immediately yelled out anxiously.

"Father!"

Yao Qing and his sibling knew not what to reply.

The Imperial Bounty Hunter Duan Tianya stood to the side, arms behind his back. Sensing someone’s entrance, he turned his head for a look.

"The rebels from Phoenix Clear Hall?"

His gaze turned cold as he immediately ordered,

"Kill them all!"

Before Lin Xin could speak, he felt five or six individuals pounce toward him from behind and from the side, each carrying a straight sword and small shield, aiming at both him and Yao Qing’s siblings from behind.

With a flick of his fingers,

Whiz, whiz!

Several pebbles whistled through the air, striking the attackers with deadly precision.

Thud, thud, thud, thud....

Blood suddenly splattered everywhere as the group that had rushed out instantly toppled to the ground.

"Taoist Honghua is my humble name. May I inquire if this benefactor could give me some face and spare the pitiful people inside this broken temple?" Lin Xin said with a gentle expression, looking at the divine catcher Duan Tianya.

Duan Tianya took a careful look at the skilled fighters lying on the ground and then thought back to the speed of the pebbles from before, which made him feel slightly uneasy.

Although he was confident in his horizontal kung fu and believed no one could easily hurt him, if his weak point were hit....

The few attackers also paused at this moment, warily watching Lin Xin at the broken temple’s entrance as if facing a great enemy.

"Brother Duan."

A man with a small mustache whispered in a low voice, seemingly out of the blue.

But Duan Tianya nodded at him.

"Everyone, kill!"

As soon as he shouted, he quickly retreated.

From the woods outside the broken temple, dozens more soldiers wielding shields and swords surged out, charging toward Lin Xin and the others with concerted yells.

Several skilled fighters also followed closely behind, leaping out through the broken holes in the side walls of the temple.

"This mighty hero!"

Yao Shunlin was about to speak and urge him to flee quickly.

"Boundless Heavenly Venerable, this humble Taoist was entrusted with a task to rescue others, and it seems I am not too late," Lin Xin said, his face smiling and calm.

"Taoist, you better escape with Qing’er quickly! I can still hold them off for a while here." Yao Shunlin insisted, with several bloody saber wounds on his stomach and back, yet his expression did not change.

"You, Taoist! Get out of here fast!" Wang Jin urged hurriedly, "Stop your pointless babbling!"

With his shout, even more blood flowed from his wounds, but he too seemed unconcerned.

"No rush, no rush..."

Lin Xin started to smile.

The soldiers had already reached the slope outside the broken temple and five or six people poured in all at once.

Yao Shunlin became even more anxious and was about to speak again.

But then he saw Lin Xin lightly tap his foot on the ground, leaping up over two meters high effortlessly.

In mid-air, he raised both hands, and his arms astonishingly created several shadowy afterimages in a swift motion.

Shiii, shiii, shiii, shiii, shiii!!!

Countless gray dots suddenly rained down, striking the soldiers who were charging in from all directions intensely.

Ahh!!

A large number of soldiers were hit and fell backwards, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of them lay on the ground, defeated by this single display of hidden weapon mastery.

"Damn it!!"

Duan Tianya’s complexion went pale in an instant.

"Where did this Taoist come from!?"

The rest of the skilled fighters also had bitter looks on their faces; this sudden onslaught was overwhelming—not just for the soldiers, but even they might not be able to withstand the full force of this hidden weapon technique that showered down like a floral rain.

"Could it be an expert in hidden weapons recently recruited by Feng Qing Hall?"

Someone suggested cautiously.

"With that move alone, he’s at least a First-Grade top master! Now we’re in trouble!" Duan Tianya glared fiercely at the Taoist floating gently to the ground.

Looking at the soldiers around him who had fallen and were no longer moving, obviously lifeless, he felt a sense of dread.

"Retreat!"

Grinding his teeth, Duan Tianya raised his hand and ordered.

All at once, the remaining skilled fighters retreated, swiftly disappearing into the underbrush.

After landing, Lin Xin naturally noticed the soldiers’ withdrawal. Although his original plan was to maintain a good relationship with the Imperial Court, forcing a retreat to save people was acceptable, but a chase would not be.

Now standing firm, he turned his gaze to the remaining few soldiers inside the temple.

These men were shaking all over, gripping their swords.

Upon catching Lin Xin’s glance, they trembled violently, threw down their shields and swords, and fled.

Ahh!!

Before these men had gone far, they were overtaken by Yao Shunlin, who had snapped out of his trance, and he dispatched each one with his sword.

After dealing with these few, a haunting silence fell over the broken temple.

Yao Shunlin walked back, silently squatting beside Wang Jin.

Even though Yao Qing and her brother had previously seen this astounding display of hidden weapons once before, it was not as shocking as this moment.

They stood there in a daze, not quite understanding what had just happened.

Only when they saw their father squatting down next to Uncle Wang did they snap out of it.

By that time, Wang Jin was already on his last breath, having lost too much blood from shouting loudly, unable to even speak anymore.

"Brother Wang..."

"Uncle Wang..."

The Yao siblings also hurried over and squatted down, their eyes moistening.

"I...can’t make it...." Wang Jin had fought with all his might against three skilled warriors. If it weren’t for Yao Shunlin’s timely arrival, he would have likely perished earlier. Now, his injuries were too severe; he was merely clinging to life by a thread of inner Qi.

"Rest assured, Brother Wang, from now on, your son shall be my own son!" Yao Shunlin declared resolutely.

A look of sadness and gentleness flashed in Wang Jin’s eyes, and after glancing at Lin Xin for the last time, his head tilted, and he breathed his last.

The three stayed silent, and after some time, they solemnly bowed three times in front of Wang Jin and the valiant fighters who had come to their aid, all within the carnage-strewn broken temple.

Afterward, Lin Xin watched from the side as they laboriously gathered the corpses of their brothers together and set them aflame.

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