Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

Lin Yun had never doubted Li Tian’s intelligence. Seeing the rare flicker of passion in Li Tian’s eyes, he smiled and said, "Looks like you’re confident you can root them out?"

At that, Li Tian turned his head and replied with a smile, "Don’t you have faith in me? Or do you think I’d lose to anyone else?"

"Haha, alright, alright. I have absolute faith in you," Lin Yun chuckled. "Let’s talk about what to do next."

Li Tian had been in Wind City for so long that he had a thorough understanding of its various families. He was certain that a few of them had absolutely no connection to the mysterious organization.

These families included the Qi Family and the Cai Family. Li Tian smiled and laid out his plan for Lin Yun. After hearing him out, Lin Yun fell silent.

"You want me to make a big show of searching these families that couldn’t possibly be connected to the mysterious organization?" Lin Yun asked, looking at Li Tian.

That was right. Li Tian wanted Lin Yun to do two things. First, continue to act like a reckless, arrogant young master who threw his weight around indiscriminately.

Second, have Lin Yun make a grand show of searching—and even targeting—the very families Li Tian was certain had no ties to the mysterious organization.

Seeing Lin Yun’s surprised question, Li Tian chuckled softly. "Young Master Lin, are you worried this will alienate those families? That they’ll likely take this matter all the way to Flawless Palace, is that it?"

"Yes," Lin Yun did not deny.

"Ever since the annihilation of the Chen Family, Young Master Lin, your Mental Realm has shifted. You might not have noticed it yourself," Li Tian said slowly. "In a struggle like this, it’s impossible not to involve others. I’m sure you know that, Young Master Lin. It’s just that right now, you instinctively refuse to even think about such things."

Hearing Li Tian’s words, Lin Yun fell silent. It was true. Ever since the extermination of the Chen Family, he had developed a deep-seated hatred for implicating innocent people. But reality was often that cruel. When the nest is overturned, can any egg remain unbroken? In the struggle between Flawless Palace and the mysterious organization, its vassal powers were bound to be affected.

Seeing Lin Yun’s silence, Li Tian continued, "Young Master Lin, I know how you feel. And that is exactly why I, Li Tian, am willing to follow you. You have an Innocent Heart. But some things are unavoidable. So please, Young Master Lin, leave these matters to me. All you need to do is put on a grand performance."

Hearing this, Lin Yun turned to look at him. After a long moment, he finally spoke, "I know some things must be done, and I know that I can be too soft-hearted at times, especially when it comes to the innocent..."

Lin Yun spoke calmly, but he was only halfway through his sentence when Li Tian interrupted. "Young Master Lin, your ambitions lie far beyond this. Even I can’t fathom your ultimate goal. Therefore, you shouldn’t be concerned with such matters. These are burdens for me to shoulder. You only need to press forward with all your might toward the goal in your heart. I will clear away everything else for you."

After hearing Li Tian’s words, Lin Yun was silent for a moment. Then, he let out a hearty laugh, raised his teacup to Li Tian, and said, "With you here, I can rest easy."

The matter was settled. Lin Yun didn’t need to worry about anything else; he just had to continue playing the part of an unscrupulous, spoiled young master. Li Tian would handle the rest.

He had to admit, with Li Tian around, his life was much easier. He didn’t have to worry about so many things, as Li Tian would manage them all for him.

Having settled matters, the two chatted idly for a while. Suddenly, Li Tian seemed to remember something and said to Lin Yun with a smile, "Young Master Lin, I have something that will definitely interest you."

"Oh? What is it?" Lin Yun asked.

"An Elemental Power Stone," Li Tian replied with a smile.

Lin Yun’s interest was instantly piqued at the mention of the Elemental Power Stone. This was a wonderful treasure, capable of drastically accelerating a Martial Artist’s cultivation. As long as one’s Mental Realm was strong enough, breakthrough bottlenecks were virtually nonexistent with the help of an Elemental Power Stone.

From its name, the Elemental Power Stone might sound similar to a Primordial Stone, but the two are not directly related. Primordial Stones are formed underground over long periods from Elemental Power, and they are usually discovered within a Primordial Stone Vein.

Each Primordial Stone Vein takes at least a thousand years to form. To put it bluntly, an Elemental Power Stone is the very heart of an entire vein, nurtured into existence by the vein itself.

For a single, egg-sized Elemental Power Stone to form, a Primordial Stone Vein must be at least ten thousand years old, and even then, each vein can produce only one.

Why was the Elemental Power Stone considered such a treasure? Because the Elemental Power it contained was incredibly pure. To put it bluntly, it was like a Low Grade Spirit Essence Pill that could be consumed without limit.

Just imagine it—being able to consume Low Grade Spirit Essence Pills without limit. How fast would one’s cultivation be? An Elemental Power Stone was precisely that kind of item. As long as its Elemental Power wasn’t depleted, you could absorb it continuously. And unlike Low Grade Spirit Essence Pills, it was naturally formed and had no side effects whatsoever.

According to Li Tian, there would be an auction in Wind City in five days, hosted by one of the hegemonic powers of the Celestial Spirit Continent: the Celestial Spirit Auction House. This particular Elemental Power Stone was said to have been specially transported from the Central Domain for the event.

’Good. With an Elemental Power Stone, I can reach the Ninth Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm in a month at most,’ Lin Yun thought. After his recent period of cultivation, he was already close to breaking through to the Eighth Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm.

With the help of an Elemental Power Stone, he was absolutely confident he could break through to the Ninth Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm within a month.

He was now dead set on obtaining the Elemental Power Stone, but when he heard Li Tian mention the Celestial Spirit Auction House, his interest was stirred for another reason.

Throughout the entire Celestial Spirit Continent, almost every city of decent size had a branch of the Celestial Spirit Auction House. It was a power that spanned the whole continent.

How much wealth did the Celestial Spirit Auction House possess? It was said to control half of the economy on the Celestial Spirit Continent. Even the Pharmaceutical Instrument Master’s Guild often entrusted it to hold auctions on their behalf.

Between the Pharmaceutical Instrument Master’s Guild and the Celestial Spirit Auction House, these two powers controlled over eighty percent of the wealth on the entire Celestial Spirit Continent.

Moreover, one shouldn’t think the Celestial Spirit Auction House was merely rich. It was home to countless powerful experts; they had no fewer than ten titled Saints alone.

That was just how the world worked: as long as you had resources, you could recruit powerful experts to serve you. These experts at the Celestial Spirit Auction House received abundant resources every year, and in return, all they had to do was protect the auction house and deter troublemakers.