Chapter 169: Splitting Up—The Four Profound Sect Ruins Appear!
"In the Sky Union, there are the Four Profound Sects and the Sixteen Guardian Sects. Among the Guardian Sects, the top five ruins are located deep within the Ancient Treasury,"
Lin Fan said with a slight smile. "Only when those five Guardian Sects are activated will the legacies of the Four Profound Sects become accessible."
"I plan to go and activate one of the Guardian Sect ruins alone. You and Xiao Yan can work together to activate another," he continued.
"I understand," Lin Dong nodded, then said, "We'll regroup once the Four Profound Sect legacies appear."
"Alright, I'll head out first."
With that, Lin Fan nodded and activated his Taiqing Wandering Sky Step, vanishing quickly into the distance.
"Let's go too. If the stone tablet's record is right, there should be a sect ruin in that direction," Lin Dong said to Xiao Yan once Lin Fan had gone.
He took the lead, speeding off, and Xiao Yan followed right behind.
The ruin Lin Dong was aiming for wasn't small—it belonged to the Eight Extremes Sect, ranked second among the Sixteen Guardian Sects!
While Lin Dong and Xiao Yan headed toward the Eight Extremes Sect ruins, Lin Fan was scanning the area with his spiritual sense, focusing on bursts of movement and chatter to find signs of sect ruins.
Wherever crowds were suddenly gathering—there was most likely a sect ruin.
His target was the top-ranked among the Sixteen Guardian Sects: Diwu Sect.
In the original story, Lin Langtian had seized the Diwu Sect's inheritance and obtained a powerful spiritual martial art.
Now Lin Fan was aiming for that technique himself.
Fortunately, his luck was good. Less than an hour after parting ways with Lin Dong, he sensed the presence of the Diwu Sect ruin.
After another thirty minutes of flight, passing countless floating islands, Lin Fan slowed down and finally landed atop a vast floating island.
The island was unusual—completely flat with no hills or valleys. It looked like one enormous square platform.
At its center stood a cluster of giant stone halls, emanating an ancient, timeworn aura.
Carved into the walls of the halls were vague lines that seemed to form a fierce, powerful character: "武" (Wu, "Martial").
This was the ruin of the Diwu Sect—the top-ranked Guardian Sect!
Around the stone halls, crowds from various dynasties had already gathered, all charging inside like madmen.
"Tsk, looks like I arrived just in time."
With a light laugh, Lin Fan used Taiqing Wandering Sky Step to dive into the chaotic temple complex.
The halls inside were vast and interconnected like a labyrinth, the air thick with ancient energy built up over countless years.
Because many people had barged in, the once-silent stone halls were now filled with noisy chaos.
Lin Fan swept his gaze as he moved—most of the side halls were empty.
Without wasting time, he shot straight toward the main hall.
Before long, he arrived.
There, four or five figures were locked in fierce battle, the entire main hall engulfed in a storm of chaotic yuan power.
They were all fighting over a transparent, floating light sphere that radiated a dominant and powerful aura.
Without hesitation, Lin Fan unleashed a surge of yuan power, instantly forming a massive energy hand that lunged toward the sphere!
"Stop!"
"Bastard!"
"You dare steal this from under our noses?! Courting death!"
The five had been holding back, wary of each other, hoping to outlast their opponents.
But the moment Lin Fan made a move, all of them lost their patience and furiously attacked the giant hand with everything they had.
Unfortunately for them, their attacks barely made the hand tremble—it didn't even slow down.
Moments later, the giant hand closed around the light sphere and brought it back to Lin Fan's side.
"Hand over that legacy sphere!"
Enraged, the five shot toward Lin Fan, surrounding him.
"I got it with my own strength. Why would I give it up?" Lin Fan replied with a faint smirk.
"Then you're dead!"
Among the five, two were at the Two Yuan Nirvana level, and the other three were also strong enough to challenge the second tribulation. Enraged, they launched a barrage of deadly attacks.
Hmph!
Lin Fan snorted coldly, activating the Soul Suppression Bell in his mind.
BOOM!
A deep, resounding bell toll echoed in the minds of all five attackers.
They froze mid-strike, stunned and blank-eyed. Their attacks dissipated instantly.
It wasn't until fifteen minutes later that the five finally snapped out of it.
But by then, Lin Fan was long gone.
They looked at each other, their eyes filled with fear.
They didn't dare to covet that legacy anymore.
Elsewhere, Lin Fan had already left the Diwu Sect ruins and crushed the light sphere in his hand.
A stream of light entered his mind, and a phantom figure appeared within his consciousness, demonstrating the Diwu Sect's ultimate martial art—Martial Reversal Heaven Technique.
It played three full times before vanishing. Lin Fan had already mastered it completely.
BOOM!
Just as he absorbed the technique, a thunderous explosion echoed from deep ahead in the Ancient Treasury.
Waves of powerful energy began rolling out from that direction, like a storm.
The sudden disturbance immediately caught the attention of every cultivator in the treasury.
"The Four Profound Sect ruins… have opened!"
Lin Fan narrowed his eyes and whispered.
Then, without hesitation, he turned into a streak of light and flew toward the source of the disturbance.
Back at the Eight Extremes Sect, Lin Dong and Xiao Yan also felt the tremors. Their eyes lit up with excitement.
"Let's go, Xiao Yan. This is it. Whether Xiao Diao can regain a physical body depends on this!"
Lin Dong's eyes burned with determination as he called out. He shot forward like a comet.
Xiao Yan followed tightly behind, clutching his iron staff with both hands.
The opening of the Four Profound Sect ruins immediately sent shockwaves through the depths of the Ancient Treasury.
Whoosh whoosh!
Countless streaks of light tore through the sky from all directions, all racing madly toward the newly emerged legacy grounds of the Four Profound Sects.
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