Chapter 118: The Ghosts and Deities of Lin Manor, Multiple Parties Take Action

“What a pity!”

One of the Daoist priests glanced over, a trace of regret in his expression.

Usually, the fortune accumulated by slightly wealthy families was merely a pale, ashy color. Having a bit of white and yellow aura already counted as a prominent local clan.

The appearance of red and white aura in the mountain range meant it was nearly at the level of a county’s leading family.

The scale of this red and white manor before them was not large, but its strength lay in its unbroken continuity. With good management over the next hundred years, it might even give rise to blue and purple aura, with the family producing high-ranking officials of the third rank or above!

It might even produce some scholars famous for a time, truly advancing the family’s standing to the next level!

“No need for pity. Once Master Spiritual Pool has set his sights on it, this Lin Manor has no tomorrow!”

Another middle-aged Daoist priest with shifty, beady eyes sneered coldly as he looked around.

“Let’s just get to work. Perhaps when this Lin Manor is destroyed, we might get a share of the spoils!”

“That’s exactly right. By absorbing the Tribulation Fortune born from the destruction of this Lin Manor, our fellow disciples might also seize the chance to refine a Tribulation Fortune Essence Dan!”

Several young Daoist priests exchanged glances, their expressions turning devious. They spread out, heading straight for several tomb sites within the mountain range.

“Who goes there?”

Within the mountain range, many Lin Family disciples guarding the feng shui noticed the approaching Daoist priests. Their expressions changed, and they were about to step forward to obstruct them.

Suddenly, the shifty-eyed middle-aged Daoist priest turned around. With a cold laugh, he released a stream of black sand that instantly dissolved the several feng shui guards into pools of blood.

He had casually slain these mountain-protecting clansmen.

A flash of contempt crossed the eyes of the shifty-eyed middle-aged priest. He stepped forward, took out a jade box, and his expression turned solemn. Several disciples all looked at this jade box.

“We request Master to perform the spell!” they chorused, taking a step back in unison.

As the words fell, nine beams of golden light instantly shot out from the jade box!

Nine Yanshengzi coins scattered and landed in various places across the mountain range.

In mere moments, faint, insidious miasma began to seep out from the mountains, contaminating the red and white aura.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!!

Instantly, several faint, illusory figures, shimmering with faint red and white divine light, seemed to materialize within the red and white aura, trying to break out, accompanied by several roars of fury.

“Merely ghosts and deities! How dare you act recklessly before us!”

Seeing this, one young Daoist priest’s eyes flashed. A brilliant golden thunder talisman appeared in his hand, and he casually flicked it.

Boom, boom, boom!!

The void trembled.

The several illusory figures trying to rush out emitted several muffled grunts. Their faint divine light rapidly shrank back into the mountain range. As they fled, only faint, flickering spiritual light remained, their forms on the verge of collapsing at any moment.

These were some of the ancestral spirits of the Lin Family.

Now, seeing evil heretics trying to corrupt the Lin Family’s clan fortune, they manifested to block them. But ultimately, they were no match for these several Daoist priests of the Five Passages Sect. Instead, they were severely injured, trapped within the blessed land, and could only watch anxiously as the blessed land was gradually eroded by strands of dark, filthy miasma.

Upstream on the Lingjiang River, within the Golden Lake Dragon Palace, the Golden Lake Dragon Lord, who was hosting guests, suddenly frowned slightly. He looked towards the direction of Wenchang County, a stern light flashing in his eyes.

Previously, the Golden Lake Dragon Maiden had successfully cultivated her Innate Dao Body, owing much to that man’s help. Now, he couldn’t just stand by and do nothing. Thoughts raced through his mind!

Just then, a dignified yet smiling voice came.

“Brother Golden Lake, now is not the time for you to be distracted. If you continue to be distracted, this lord might just eat your big dragon piece!”

Opposite him, another Dragon Lord with a long beard and dark complexion gently stroked his beard, smiling as he shook his head. He casually picked up a black piece and captured one of the Golden Lake Dragon Lord’s pieces.

The chessboard unfolded like a crisscrossing river network. The captured piece seemed to transform into the water vapor of a small stream.

The Golden Lake Dragon Lord’s expression changed slightly. He glanced at the Dragon Lord before him and said calmly, “I originally thought Brother Honghu was truly in such an elegant mood today, seeking a match with this lord. I never imagined you had already waded into these troubled waters at some point!”

“However, Brother Honghu, don’t just focus on a single piece before you, neglecting one thing for another and losing the big for the small!” The Golden Lake Dragon Lord casually moved another piece, already forming a small area dense with killing intent!

One careless move, and he might capture his opponent’s small cluster of water vapor. The Honghu Lake Dragon Lord’s expression changed momentarily, then he raised his head with a bitter smile.

“Brother Golden Lake, please don’t take offense. This lord had no choice. I owed a favor to a good friend and had to repay it.”

Hearing this, the Golden Lake Dragon Lord looked at this Dragon Lord.

Honghu Lake was a major water vein in another prefecture, its scale no less than Golden Lake’s. He was also an Earth Immortal Dragon Lord. Even if the Golden Lake Dragon Lord directly turned hostile now, it would be hard to determine a winner quickly!

It was just that the Five Passages Sect was not easy to deal with. He hoped Lin Yuan wouldn’t suffer a major loss this time!

As these thoughts flickered in his mind, a subtle wisp of divine power quietly left the Dragon Palace, sent down the direction of the Lingjiang River. The Honghu Lake Dragon Lord opposite him seemed to sense something, feeling a stir inside. Seeing the Golden Lake Dragon Lord’s stern dragon eyes fixed on him, he gave a silent laugh and let go of his intended action.

After all, those presences were already prepared. Whether the Golden Lake Dragon Lord warned him or not, that man was doomed.

He didn’t need to exert any more effort.

It was just that this Golden Lake Dragon Lord was willing to risk offending so many major powers to help that man. This truly puzzled the Honghu Lake Dragon Lord.

A wisp of divine power fell from Golden Lake into the Lingjiang River.

Far away, upstream on the Yong River, Lin Yuan, who was perceiving changes through the method of inverting Yin and Yang, suddenly had his expression change.

Within the Heavenly One Water Mother Divine Rune in his body, a wisp of divine power suddenly appeared, carrying some information.

“Someone meddled with the Lin Family’s clan fortune?”

Lin Yuan’s face darkened slightly.

Almost instantly, Lin Yuan sensed a strand of fortune deep within his spiritual light rapidly turning gray-black, fundamentally suppressing his Virtue Merit power.

He could sever the connection to that strand of fortune at any time, but doing so would inevitably cause unpredictable changes given the Lin Manor’s current situation.

These were changes Lin Yuan absolutely did not want to see.

“Truly insidious and vicious!”

Lin Yuan’s expression wasn’t overly angry. While such methods could indeed restrain his own merit and fortune, they couldn’t trap him.

The depth of his foundational cultivation was far more formidable than imagined!

The only concern was, according to the Golden Lake Dragon Lord’s warning, many major powers had him in their sights this time, waiting for a chance to slaughter him, the fat sheep!

As his thoughts shifted, Lin Yuan decided to head to Wenchang County first. The Lin Family’s foundation was in Wenchang County; solving this crisis had to start here!

His form turned into a beam of light and flew away. However, after traveling only a few dozen miles, Lin Yuan’s expression suddenly changed again.

“Kid, where do you think you’re going?”

“Leave behind the Heavenly One Water Mother Divine Rune and obediently dissolve your body!”

…

Almost instantly, in a flash akin to flint and fire, three beams of divine light shot out from within water light, filling this narrow area with killing intent.

Three Divine Court Primordial Lords, terrifying deities equivalent to Earth Immortals, struck simultaneously.

Sneak attacking a Scattered Immortal!

Three brilliant, shining Divine Path Magical Artifacts, accompanied by illusions of divine power river-long shadows, came crashing down. At this moment, even an average Scattered Immortal reborn from an Ancient Water Immortal would be unable to withstand the joint sneak attack of three Divine Court Primordial Lords!

In the shadows, several other gazes watched, waiting only for this thunderous strike to end to quickly handle the aftermath.