In the blink of an eye, one of the two Unity Stage cultivators was slain.

The remaining dozens of Returning Void and Divinity Transformation cultivators were visibly shocked.

"The information, the information was wrong! How could this person be so strong?"

For a moment, the remaining Returning Void and Divinity Transformation cultivators were in a state of panic and instinctively fled into the distance.

Only the Qingtian Taoist’s face looked extremely grim.

"This, how is this possible... The inference of the Ten Thousand Treasures Mirror was actually wrong?"

Qingtian Taoist was in complete disarray in his heart.

He was one of the thirty-six Celestial Beings of the Ten Thousand Laws Tao Palace, renowned throughout the Spirit Realm as a protector of the palace.

At the same time, he was also one of the leaders of this Celestial Ruins mission.

He was tasked by the palace master to prevent any unexpected incidents during this trip to the Celestial Ruins of Jiang Country.

According to the principles foretold by the Ten Thousand Treasures Mirror, the strength of the two entering the Jiang Country Celestial Ruins shouldn’t exceed the Returning Void Peak.

To be sure, he even brought the Green Ant Celestial Being with him.

With two Unity Stage cultivators, plus dozens of Returning Void cultivators, they thought they were foolproof.

But unexpectedly, this person’s strength was not at the Returning Void Perfection but perhaps at the Integration Perfection?

Of course, what Qingtian Taoist didn’t know was...

The Ten Thousand Treasures Mirror was not wrong after all.

A dozen years ago, Lin Chen’s strength was indeed only at the Returning Void Peak.

But in these years, Lin Chen’s strength had increased several folds.

The only oversight was in calculating the astonishing growth rate of Lin Chen’s strength.

But now, everything is too late.

Lin Chen looked at the Qingtian Taoist in front of him, with eyes still devoid of joy or sorrow.

"Time Domain, is it? Losing to you is not undeserved..."

Qingtian Taoist took a deep breath, still wanting to make a final attempt.

He gave a loud shout, enveloping himself in a layer of crimson light.

Immediately, within a radius of a thousand meters, the Power of Heaven and Earth augmented him.

Thus...

An unprecedented force erupted...

This terrifying strike directly surpassed the Flesh Refining Realm Perfection, even exceeding the Bone Refining Realm Perfection.

Comparable to the last two realms of a Martial Saint in power and speed!

Directly striking Lin Chen’s flesh body.

Bang!

Lin Chen’s Protective True Essence was instantly shattered.

The Ten Thousand Treasures Magical Robe was torn apart like paper, Lin Chen’s flesh body began to break apart.

Qingtian Taoist’s eyes widened, as if he saw the dawn of victory.

However...

After this strike, Qingtian Taoist could not help but cry out.

"No, this is impossible..."

"Time Law... it’s simply unbeatable!"

In his sight...

Everything seemed to be rewinding.

Lin Chen’s shattered flesh body began quickly restoring, the Ten Thousand Treasures Magical Robe reverting to its original state.

The shattered Protective True Essence also returned to its former state...

Lin Chen’s condition returned to its peak in an instant.

Not even a trace of True Essence was wasted.

This is the formidable power of the Time Law!

Time reversal!

Even if Lin Chen only reversed time by three seconds, he avoided this fatal strike.

And after that strike, Qingtian Taoist’s Domain of Power was already exhausted.

In this Celestial Ruins, the Power of Domain was already reduced to a tenth of its strength.

And he, at the cost of his life, pushed his Domain of Power to the extreme, unleashing force hundreds of times his own power.

This strike was indeed enough to kill Lin Chen.

But it could not overturn the formidable nature of the Time Law.

"Everything is over..."

Lin Chen said silently.

Then, time paused.

Lin Chen drew his blade, slashing towards the Qingtian Taoist’s head.

Candle Dragon’s power!

Twenty-fold Vibrating Blade!

This was Lin Chen’s peak strike, during the frozen time, Qingtian Taoist could not dodge at all.

Without any defense, he was struck by Lin Chen.

After one second, Qingtian Taoist’s body was severed from his head, his Divine Soul separated.

Lin Chen, adeptly, wrapped True Essence with roaring flames, incinerating Qingtian Taoist’s Divine Soul completely.

Thus, the two Integration Celestial Beings were slain by Lin Chen!

...

In the Celestial Ruins of Jiang Country, the strongest two Unity Stage cultivators were slain by Lin Chen.

The remaining dozens of Returning Void and Divinity Transformation cultivators were as helpless as chickens and dogs.

"Junior Sister, there are still many enemies fleeing, how about we pursue them together?"

Lin Chen communicated to the hidden Jiang Liqian.

"Senior Brother, so powerful... Alright, let’s make our move together!"

Jiang Liqian was initially taken aback, seemingly still immersed in the powerful feat of Lin Chen slaying the two Unity Stage cultivators with a wave of his hand.

But once she snapped out of it, Jiang Liqian began pursuing the remaining Divinity Transformation cultivators.

In merely a two-hour time frame, all ninety-one cultivators in the siege were slain.

Lin Chen also took all of their Storage Magical Artifacts.

"Senior Brother, these ninety-one people probably aren’t everyone who entered the Jiang Country Celestial Ruins. I suspect there are still many cultivators hiding..."

"Still, most of the elites have been executed, so the remaining ones should not be a problem."

Jiang Liqian was in a splendid mood.

Lin Chen chuckled lightly and said:

"Alright, then we’ll take our time, search for them slowly, and kill them slowly... After all, we have plenty of time."

It’s twenty-seven years before the Jiang Country Celestial Ruins closes.

This time is ample for the two of them to deal with those hiding in the shadows.

What Lin Chen anticipated the most now was the Storage Magical Artifacts he had acquired this time.

A total of dozens of Returning Void cultivators and two Unity Stage cultivators’ Storage Magical Artifacts.

What amount of resources could they contain?

And most importantly to Lin Chen... the Unity Stage Cultivation Techniques, the Breakthrough Pill for the Unity Stage, perhaps there would be some leads!

...

Later that evening.

Jiangdu, Blessed Land Cave Mansion.

Lin Chen stayed in his residence, and with a wave of his hand, dozens of Storage Rings floated before him.

He took out the two he was most concerned about, belonging to the Green Ant Celestial Being and Qingtian Taoist, the two Unity Stage cultivators’ Storage Magical Artifacts.

"Tsk tsk, the full patrimony of two Unity Stage cultivators, let me see how astonishing it is..."

Lin Chen was quite excited in his heart.

Since both of them had their Divine Souls extinguished, Lin Chen easily broke the restriction on these artifacts.

The two Storage Rings were remarkably spacious, with a vastness of a thousand meters each.

First, opening Green Ant Taoist’s, it was mostly filled with Spirit Stones.

Piled like little mountains one after another.

The largest Spirit Stone Mountain mainly comprised Middle Grade Spirit Stones, totaling over a hundred million pieces.

"Middle Grade Spirit Stones, one hundred thirty million... Upper Grade Spirit Stones, thirty-six million... Top Grade Spirit Stones, six million!"

Lin Chen gasped in astonishment.

The wealth of Spirit Realm cultivators far exceeded his imagination, just these six million Top Grade Spirit Stones, he had never even seen before.

"My goodness, with this batch of Top Grade Spirit Stones... I won’t have to worry about cultivation for decades!"

Lin Chen contentedly put them away, but soon discovered a pile of small human-head-sized jars.

Lin Chen opened them one by one, then slightly frowned.

The jars turned out to contain various Gu insects and poisons.

These were the most toxic substances in the Spirit Realm, any one of which could easily poison a Returning Void cultivator to death.

Unfortunately, Lin Chen was not versed in the Poison Path, so he simply sealed these Gu insects and put them away.

After searching for a moment, the contents of the last jar caught Lin Chen’s attention.

Spirit Realm Jade Dew!

A full half-jar of Spirit Realm Jade Dew!

"How much...?"

Lin Chen’s eyes widened; he had never seen so much Spirit Realm Jade Dew before.

In the past, Spirit Realm Jade Dew was consumed by the drop.

Even after years of accumulation, he had only acquired over a thousand drops of Spirit Realm Jade Dew.

But this small jar before him, even if only half-filled, was probably not less than a hundred thousand drops!

Truly an overnight fortune!

"With so much Spirit Realm Jade Dew, what’s there to be afraid of during the Thunder Tribulation!"

Lin Chen clicked his tongue; even if it was just using this Spirit Realm Jade Dew to bolster himself, he’d surely overcome the Thunder Tribulation with ease!

(This Chapter ends here for today, still have to get a drip; the doctor said it’s the peak flu season, everyone take care of your health. Hopefully, I can recover somewhat before the New Year, and if I’m feeling well, there might be another Chapter later. If not, so be it... Should resume regular updates tomorrow.)