Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

Lu Bingning and the others, who were behind Lin Yun, saw many Taiqing Academy disciples charging out of the academy. It was obvious they were coming to hunt them down.

Everyone was momentarily at a loss. The surrounding thousands of miles were all Taiqing Academy’s territory. Escaping the wrath of the academy was easier said than done. To make matters worse, the two conspicuous Firebirds they were riding made it impossible for them to hide.

Just when everyone had run out of ideas, the unconscious Lin Yun slowly opened his eyes. Seeing that Lu Bingning and Lan Xi were unharmed, a faint smile touched his lips.

"Lin Yun..." Seeing him awake, the three women cried out in excitement.

Smiling at the three women, Lin Yun said weakly, "Wei Yunhang has surely sealed all the exits within a thousand-mile radius. We’re like fish trapped in a bowl."

Hearing this, the faces of the Flawless Palace disciples fell. "Then what do we do? If we can’t escape Taiqing Academy’s territory, we can only wait for death."

"How about we use the Teleportation Sub-array Map to call for the Palace Master and the others to save us?" one of the Flawless Palace Inner Sect Disciples suggested.

Hearing his suggestion, everyone looked at him. It seemed to be the only option they had. But just then, Lin Yun spoke up again.

"Bring Master and the others here? How many people can Flawless Palace even send? Are you going to teleport all ten thousand disciples? The moment they arrive, I’m afraid it will truly stoke Taiqing Academy’s boundless ambition... COUGH... COUGH..." Lin Yun said slowly, coughing up several more mouthfuls of blood as he finished.

They absolutely could not use the Teleportation Sub-array Map to bring Luo Feng over. Besides, Lin Yun’s group only had a single Third Level Teleportation Sub-array Map, which wasn’t nearly enough to teleport everyone back to Flawless Palace.

With no other viable options, He Yuntian finally spoke up. "I’ll stay behind. Senior Brother Lin, you and the senior sisters should use the Teleportation Sub-array Map to return to Flawless Palace."

Upon hearing He Yuntian’s words, several other Flawless Palace disciples voiced their agreement, volunteering to be the ones to stay behind.

It seemed to be the only solution under the circumstances: sacrifice some to allow others to escape with the Teleportation Sub-array Map.

But Lin Yun didn’t see it that way. He wanted everyone to survive. ’I won’t abandon a single person here with me,’ he thought. ’As long as there’s even a sliver of hope, I will never sacrifice someone else to save my own skin.’

"No. We’re not abandoning anyone. I don’t want to hear that kind of talk ever again," Lin Yun said, flatly rejecting He Yuntian’s idea.

After he spoke, Lin Yun scanned the faces of those gathered around him. Then, with a mere thought, his Space Ring flashed, and a Sound Transmission Stone appeared in his hand.

He channeled a faint wisp of Elemental Power into it. The Sound Transmission Stone didn’t require much power, so even in his weakened state, Lin Yun was able to activate the Sound Transmission Array inside.

He spoke weakly into the Sound Transmission Stone. When he was done, Lin Yun ordered Bai Zhicheng and He Yuntian to fly toward Fire City.

Everyone had overheard Lin Yun’s words. He had used the Sound Transmission Stone to contact someone named Chairman Qian. Although He Yuntian and the others had no idea who this Chairman Qian was, they had absolute faith in Lin Yun’s command. Without a moment’s hesitation, Bai Zhicheng and He Yuntian spurred their respective Firebirds onward, flying at top speed toward Fire City.

It was common knowledge that the Celestial Spirit Auction House had branches in all of the Five Great Cities. None of the Six Great Forces of the Eastern Domain dared to make an enemy of them. After all, the Celestial Spirit Auction House was an Overlord Level Power whose influence spanned the entire Celestial Spirit Continent.

Lin Yun’s objective in contacting Chairman Qian was clear. By now, the news that Chairman Qian was about to become the head of the Eastern Domain had surely spread throughout the Celestial Spirit Auction House.

The head of the Fire City branch would undoubtedly do everything in their power to curry favor with the newly appointed director of the Eastern Domain.

Within Taiqing Academy’s sphere of influence, the only organization that had no fear of them was the Fire City branch of the Celestial Spirit Auction House. Thus, the place that seemed most dangerous—Fire City—was actually the safest. Lin Yun was confident that Wei Yunhang wouldn’t dare to force his way into the Celestial Spirit Auction House.

If Wei Yunhang did lead his men to storm the Celestial Spirit Auction House, it would be an open provocation. Taiqing Academy was not yet powerful enough to withstand the wrath of the Celestial Spirit Auction House.

Lin Yun lay weakly with his head in Mo Qingliu’s lap, letting out a soft cough from time to time.

Lu Bingning and the other two women gathered around Lin Yun, their faces etched with worry. He glanced at them and said with a hint of reproach, "Don’t you ever take matters into your own hands like that again. I’m your man. It’s not right for women to have to save me."

As he spoke, a faint smile appeared on his face. ’The most important thing is that the three of them are safe,’ he thought.

Hearing this, Lu Bingning retorted with uncharacteristic coyness, "You’re such a chauvinist. We’re your women. Do you really expect us to spend our whole lives hiding behind you?"

"I’m not telling you to hide behind me. I just won’t allow you to do something so dangerous ever again," Lin Yun replied.

While they were speaking, Lin Yun’s Sound Transmission Stone flashed. It seemed Chairman Qian had already made the arrangements.

Sure enough, Chairman Qian’s voice emerged from the Sound Transmission Stone. He told Lin Yun that he had already contacted the people at the Fire City branch and was on his way there himself.

Chairman Qian told Lin Yun to take his group to the south gate of Fire City, where the branch head would be waiting for him. After that, he could leave everything to them.

Flying at top speed on the Firebirds, Lin Yun’s group arrived at Fire City in a little over an hour. Following Chairman Qian’s instructions, they went directly to the city’s south gate.

Although the major families of Fire City, led by the Wei Family, had sealed the city’s four main gates upon receiving Wei Yunhang’s order, they wouldn’t dare to stand in the way of the Celestial Spirit Auction House.

Arriving at the rendezvous point, Lin Yun met the director of the Fire City branch. To his surprise, the head of the Celestial Spirit Auction House here was a woman, and one with no Cultivation whatsoever.

She appeared to be around thirty years old, but Lin Yun couldn’t sense the slightest fluctuation of Elemental Power from her. In other words, she was a mortal.

She was attractive enough, but her beauty was ordinary. She couldn’t begin to compare to Lu Bingning and the other two.

However, Lin Yun could sense the shrewd intelligence of a merchant in her bearing.

"Young Master Lin, Chairman Qian has already given his instructions, and I have arranged everything. All you need to do is follow my lead," the woman said, approaching Lin Yun as the Firebirds landed.

Hearing her words, Lin Yun nodded slightly.

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