Chapter 55: CH. 55 | A Sect on Top of the Cloud Hill

"Of course, Master Immortal."

Lin Tian stored the whip and his bag of holding. His business in that shop was finished.

It was time for him to go south and attack the Cangyun Sect.

He stepped out and left the shop, walking along the city’s main road.

He did not fly with his ability because he saw that the other cultivators were not doing that inside the city.

Lin Tian was sure there was a written rule that prohibited cultivators from flying inside the city.

So, he chose to avoid that possibility.

He kept walking along the city road toward the south, wearing a black wandering cultivator robe, not tied to any sect.

There were several female cultivators who glanced at him and paid attention to him, but Lin Tian did not care.

He had no time to deal with them.

From a distance, he saw the city’s southern gate, which was quite tall.

More people were leaving than entering, and the number had increased compared to the city’s northern gate.

"Look! How bold of him to come to the city without using a sect identity."

"That could mean two things: he’s stupid or he’s strong."

"If I were him, I wouldn’t do that. There have been many robber cultivators lately, their targets are cultivators without strong backing."

He walked together with the other cultivators, even though many of them were suspicious because Lin Tian was wearing the robe of a wandering cultivator.

However, Lin Tian did not care.

With his strength, he could kill them in less than three breaths.

Right after he was outside the gate, he restored his cultivation base to Mid Nascent Soul.

That moment immediately drew their attention because the process of Lin Tian’s cultivation base changing was accompanied by a strong boom of qi and a fierce gust of wind.

"What happened?" they asked.

Lin Tian’s eyes opened, and for a moment, they shone with white light.

After his cultivation base’s strength returned, he flew powerfully away from the road.

The cultivators and mortals gasped in shock, never expecting that the person who had been walking with them earlier was a Nascent Soul Master.

They fell silent with their mouths hanging open, "I already guessed it. He was hiding his cultivation base."

Lin Tian flew quickly without the help of a flying qi sword.

With his flying qi manipulation, he could cut the travel time down to only five to six hours.

I don’t understand... why did Gu Xianyu fly so far from his sect just to sleep with those whores?

Clearly not worth it.

He sped across the sky above forests, vast sandy lands, then savannas, until he came across small cities that were not as large as Lanzhu City.

Several cultivators were there and immediately looked up when their qi aura sensed Lin Tian’s presence.

Lin Tian was still flying while leaving a trail of white spiritual qi in the sky, clearly visible to them.

According to Gu Xianyu’s memories, the Cangyun Sect was located in the cloud hill range.

Lin Tian fixed his gaze forward. The edge of a forest stretched out before him.

After that was a rocky region with little vegetation, a dry area with strong winds, and no cities or mortal house in that territory.

After passing through the rocky region, Lin Tian could clearly see the cloud hill range in front of him.

That scenery was a simple sign that he had already entered the territory of the Cangyun Sect.

"Stop!" someone shouted.

A wind sword shot powerfully from the side, targeting Lin Tian.

The man stopped flying and raised his hand, blocking the power of the wind sword.

The sword shattered easily, accompanied by a small explosion of qi.

From behind the cloud of smoke, Lin Tian stared ahead and saw three men flying on their qi swords.

They wore white and light-blue sect robes, matching An Yue’s memories.

"Who are you?" one of them asked.

Lin Tian did not respond. He stretched out his hand and pulled the male cultivator closer to him. Lin Tian’s hand immediately choked him.

"M-Master Nascent Soul?!" he groaned.

He was not stupid. He took the man’s bag of holding and pulled out a permission token that allowed easy entry and exit from the sect.

Lin Tian held the token in his hand.

"What do you intend to do here, Senior?" the man asked, panicked.

Again, Lin Tian did not respond to the man’s words. He chose to throw his body toward the man’s two companions, then shot a wind qi sword forward.

STAB!

The wind qi sword pierced hard into the man’s body, causing his body to be pushed far backward until he fully fell onto the rocky ground.

Because of the fatal wound, the man’s body died and faded into flying qi particles.

His two companions were beyond shocked. They did not fight Lin Tian and instead chose to flee.

"You want to run?!" Lin Tian complained.

He directed his sword forward again. It shot out, splitting the air and clouds until it accurately pierced both of their bodies.

Killing Foundation Establishment cultivators like them was very easy for Lin Tian, like stepping on ants.

"This... is only the beginning!" Lin Tian said firmly.

The man flew again and left that place, heading toward the hill above to fully arrive at the Cangyun Sect.

When he saw the sect formation dome, Lin Tian immediately threw the token toward the formation wall.

The formation wall instantly reacted and opened a path for Lin Tian.

"There’s an intruder!" several cultivators guarding the gate shouted, clearly able to see Lin Tian entering the sect without permission.

Hearing that shout, many cultivators, especially outer disciples, immediately reacted and flew closer to Lin Tian.

Lin Tian realized he had been surrounded. He stomped his foot onto the sky floor.

A boom of qi erupted, accompanied by a tornado-like gust of wind that spread widely.

The tornado struck their bodies, injuring them and pushing them far backward, opening a clear path for Lin Tian.

He did not stop and kept flying inside the Cangyun Sect until his presence drew the attention of all the disciples.

"How dare you!" someone shouted.

A large sword shot from the direction of the sect’s main building, heading toward Lin Tian.

Unlike the previous sword attack, the large sword in front of Lin Tian carried the qi aura of a Core Formation cultivator.

Even so, it was not a meaningful threat to Lin Tian.

He raised both hands to chest height and began forming hand seals. A white rune appeared behind Lin Tian.

When his hands pointed forward, a white dragon shot out quickly and immediately coiled around the large sword.

The sect elder looked stunned with shock.

"Master Nascent Soul? Impossible!" he shouted.

Lin Tian clenched his fist. "Destroy!"

BLAST!

The sword wrapped by Lin Tian’s white dragon shattered and exploded, causing a qi wave to be felt throughout the entire sect.

A fierce gust of wind damaged the roofs of the sect buildings.

The elder was pushed far backward, his hand clutching his tight chest, and his mouth occasionally vomited blood.

"Elder Nan!" another elder said as he caught the man.

"His strength is terrifying. It is equal to the Sect Master’s."

"What should we do? Lady Liu is in closed-door cultivation. We cannot disturb her," they said.

Elder Nan glanced forward. Lin Tian was still standing above the sky floor with a cruel and cold gaze.

"Senior Daoist!" Elder Nan greeted.

"Forgive me for asking so boldly. However, may we know what brings you to our small sect?" the man asked.

"We will do our best to meet your needs."

Lin Tian stayed silent for a moment, then stepped forward.

Each step he took moved as fast as lightning, moving Lin Tian from one point to another in flashes of white light.

"I came to take back the two Natural Spiritual Veins of the Lingxian Sect," Lin Tian replied.

"Natural Spiritual Veins? Lingxian Sect?" Elder Nan asked.

"But the Natural Spiritual Veins are the heart of our sect. If we hand them over, I fear all the disciples will be unable to cultivate properly."

"That is what happened to my sect," Lin Tian replied. "You stole them and made it difficult for my disciples to cultivate."

Lin Tian stepped forward quickly. In a flash of white light, he had already arrived in front of Elder Nan.

The other elders looked shocked by the speed of Lin Tian’s steps.

Lin Tian stretched out his hand and choked Elder Nan tightly, "I will give you a choice."

"Hand over my Natural Spiritual Veins... or your sect will be destroyed!"