Told You I Can Turn Back Time
Chapter 289 - 226: Whirlwind (9)

Chapter 289: Chapter 226: Whirlwind (9)

In the hotel corridor.

A white-haired old man stood in front of the elevator, the Emei Sect Leader known as Bai Mei.

At this moment, Bai Mei was recalling the intelligence he had gathered.

"There’s no sign of Lin Xing anywhere; I don’t know where he went after today’s martial demonstration."

"However, according to Tianfeng’s message, the Spirit Treasure Sect seems interested in contacting Lin Xing..."

It was said that at the martial demonstration site, someone saw Lin Xing discussing something with Fairy Yunxiao.

"Could it be that the Spirit Treasure Sect also knows about the Six Secret Immortal Refining? Or perhaps their target are the treasures stolen from the lineage of Emei Sect Leaders?"

The Emei Sect Leader, Bai Mei, thought to himself, "Or is there another motive?"

After pondering back and forth, Bai Mei finally decided to probe Gu She Fairy from the Spirit Treasure Sect to see her attitude towards Lin Xing.

This would also determine how he should talk to Lin Xing in the future.

"I heard that Gu She Fairy and Fairy Yunxiao have been staying inside the hotel all night without leaving. It’s a good opportunity for me to find them while avoiding others."

With this thought, Bai Mei planned to go to Gu She Fairy’s room to have a talk.

Little did he know that as soon as he reached her room and knocked, his keen hearing caught a scolding voice from inside:

"Open what damn door."

"Tell him to get lost."

Bai Mei was slightly startled, not expecting Gu She Fairy to show such an attitude towards him.

Suppressing his anger, Bai Mei calmly said, "Gu She Fairy, I have some matters I would like to discuss with you..."

But she cut him off, "Not interested."

Bai Mei, being the Sect Leader of one of the nine major sects, had never been treated so rudely.

Murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and faint glimmers of sword light appeared sporadically around him.

If it were anyone else speaking to him in such a manner, he would have already sent a sword flying their way.

Just then, the door was hurriedly opened by Fairy Yunxiao, who looked apologetically at Bai Mei and said, "Sect Leader Bai Mei, my master is in a bad mood today."

"She thought it was room service from the hotel and asked them to leave."

"She didn’t know it was you outside."

Bai Mei didn’t believe her explanation, considering Gu She Fairy’s cultivation level; how could she fail to detect that it was him standing outside?

But given the current complex situation, he indeed did not want to make enemies with the Spirit Treasure Sect and further complicate matters, at least not now...

Thus, Bai Mei temporarily remembered this grievance and said lightly, "Then I will come another time to discuss matters with Gu She Fairy."

After speaking, he turned and left, thinking to himself, "The whole world knows that Bai Yiyi and Lin Xing have killed members of our Emei Sect."

"Not only is the Spirit Treasure Sect in contact with Lin Xing, but they also showed such hostility towards me."

"What are these women really up to?"

Watching Bai Mei’s departing figure, Fairy Yunxiao returned to the room with a helpless expression.

She said to Gu She Fairy, "Master, the Emei Sect remembers every offense and tries to repay it; offending them could be problematic."

Gu She Fairy snorted coldly and casually replied, "With our talents, we’ve long offended them to death; why worry about offending them now?"

As she spoke, she glanced at the time, her eyes flashing with intense anger: "Lin Xing dares to play me?"

"Hmph, so be it."

Then, the carefully worn clothes she had on exploded into ashes and dissipated into the air.

In an instant, she was dressed in palace attire.

"Tell the Bright Buddha, I want to see him tomorrow."

...

Meanwhile.

In Mirror World.

Inside a valley.

In front of a broken stele.

From the moment Lin Xing arrived here, time had swiftly passed into the deep night.

Several elderly Shi Lin Temple monks still stood by, protecting Lin Xing as he intercepted the dragon veins for cultivation.

Meanwhile, others were scouting the area from afar. Those far away didn’t concern them, but those who got too close were driven away by these monks.

At this moment, Lin Xing was seated cross-legged mid-air, behind him a scene flickering with hundreds of sword lights, akin to a sky full of twinkling stars.

In the center of this scene, the runes representing rigidity, softness, yin, and yang shone brightly, seeming to contain countless incomprehensible mysteries.

There was another rune that was intermittently visible, emitting an air of tranquility and mystery. It was the symbol of the Earth Secret gradually being condensed by Lin Xing.

In Lin Xing’s perception, a vast and endless force of dragon veins beneath the earth surged towards him unceasingly, which he continuously drew into the scene, gradually transforming it into the power of the Earth Secret.

But after such frenzied extraction for so long, Lin Xing felt the dragon vein seemed to show signs of weakening.

He thought to himself that this dragon vein was after all under Shi Lin Temple, and as a righteous man, he shouldn’t completely drain it. It was time to stop.

Moreover, the power of the dragon vein he had extracted at this point was sufficient for him to complete his cultivation of the Earth Secret.

So, he stopped and then turned to Monk Kongming beside him, saying, "The power of the dragon vein I extracted today is already enough for my cultivation. I will not disturb any further."

Unexpectedly, Kongming pointed to the ground and said, "Isn’t there more? Young Master Lin, you don’t have to worry about Shi Lin Temple. Our temple’s influence spans across the world, relying on our thousand-year-old Buddhist Law and our philosophy of selflessness. Whether or not we have the dragon vein is immaterial."

The other monks also persuaded, "Take some more, Young Master Lin, it’s all right to take it all."

As they said, "The dragon vein is useless to us, better let you, young hero, use it for your cultivation."

Cultivating the Earth Secret required tapping into the dragon vein, and in this process, the more dragon vein power one could obtain, the faster the cultivation speed and the more powerful the Earth Secret would become.

Initially, Lin Xing only wanted to capture a part sufficient for himself to complete the Earth Secret.

But at this moment, under the enthusiastic persuasion of the monks, Lin Xing also recalled the scenes of the future he had witnessed and the messages urging him to make a breakthrough soon.

"Since the monks of Shi Lin Temple are so straightforward, I need not hesitate."

So, Lin Xing no longer refused and continued to extract copious amounts of power from the dragon vein beneath the earth.

Feeling the power of the dragon vein furiously pouring into his scene, he thought to himself, "Shi Lin Temple is too enthusiastic. I should be thankful to them for being able to cultivate the Earth Secret so quickly."

But Lin Xing, best known for his chivalry and righteousness, wondered how he could repay their kindness.

An idea suddenly struck him, a flash of realization, "If they really are like what Jing Shiyu and Tian Jizi said, committing evil deeds, then I should help them by enforcing the law, urging them to mend their ways."

Lin Xing, though unmatched in chivalry, knew that he couldn’t manage all the injustices in the world, nor could he meddle in everything.

But now, because Shi Lin Temple had helped him gather the power of the dragon vein, Lin Xing had firmly engraved Shi Lin Temple in his heart.

If they made a mistake and strayed onto the wrong path, he would be the first to help them revert to righteousness and become enlightened, understanding that this was truly for their benefit.

Keeping this in mind, Lin Xing then wholeheartedly immersed himself in cultivation.

...

In another direction of the valley.

The Clan Leader, visibly annoyed, asked, "How is it? Are they still there?"

Hours later, the Clan Leader again asked the young man who had returned from scouting, "Are they still extracting the power of the dragon vein?"

The next day at noon, the Clan Leader, with an ugly expression, listened to the youth’s report and thought to himself, "This is too much, really too much."

"They’re extracting the dragon vein nonstop, like they don’t want to leave any roots at all."

The youth beside him said, "Clan Leader, what can such evil people who kill on sight not do? If they keep this up, the consequences are unimaginable!"

Naturally, the youth wasn’t worried about the Great Zhou Imperial Family being impacted due to the extraction of the dragon vein.

He and the others from his clan were concerned that the absence of the dragon vein could affect the surrounding land, worsening their living conditions.

The Clan Leader heard this but shook his head and sighed, "Let everyone endure a bit longer. It’s better to have the dragon vein extracted than to lose their lives."

With that, he sneered, "And even if we don’t act, the Great Zhou Imperial Family, when they set up this dragon vein, also left a contingency plan."

"I thought these Demon People would steal some qi and leave."

"They’re so audacious to think of uprooting it entirely? Truly courting death."

The Clan Leader shook his head and said, "This dragon vein of the Great Zhou Imperial Family isn’t something everyone can withstand."

That night, the Clan Leader stood on a distant cliff overlooking Lin Xing and his group’s location and could see the sky turning stormy with roiling black clouds and flashes of lightning.

In the valley, a fierce gust swept through like wailing ghosts and howling wolves.

As the dragon vein was so intensely extracted within this day and night, the environment of the entire valley worsened rapidly.

The once-thriving forest gradually became dry and withered.

The originally clear water sources also became turbid and polluted.

Even the animals in the forest seemed to have developed an extra bit of ferocity.

Looking at all these anomalies, the Clan Leader thought, "This is reaching the root of this dragon vein, and it must stir the Dragon Soul that has been slumbering deep within the earth..."

Just then, a thunderous dragon roar erupted suddenly, resonating throughout the valley, causing countless creatures to tremble in fear and scatter in panic.

And under the shocked eyes of the Clan Leader and his people, a golden figure slowly emerged from beneath the ground.

The Clan Leader sighed, "Human greed knows no bounds; they’re done for."

At the same time, a majestic voice like rolling thunder swept across all directions, causing everyone’s ears to ring.

"Who dares..."

The golden figure emitted an immense pressure, each movement resonating with the dragon vein within the earth, causing the surrounding cliffs to loudly crumble.