As news of the ancient tomb estate spread, the flow of people in Flame City increased.
The ancient tomb estate is located within the Heavenly Flame Mountain Range, which runs through both Flame City and Heavenly Capital City. To enter the mountain range, one must generally pass through these two cities.
Lin Dong returned from a trip to the Ten Thousand Gold Commerce Guild, found Lin Yun, and cautiously suggested, "Brother Lin Yun, the Ten Thousand Gold Commerce Guild also wants to go to the ancient tomb estate. Miss Zhilan hopes we can go with them. What do you think?"
"If you want to, then go with them!" Lin Yun said indifferently.
Having the Ten Thousand Gold Commerce Guild with them wouldn't have a significant impact on him. On the contrary, the Ten Thousand Gold Commerce Guild is well-informed and investigates many things more thoroughly than they do. For instance, Lin Yun and the others didn't know the location of the ancient tomb estate. Having them along could save him a lot of minor troubles.
Currently, he has a cooperative relationship with the Ten Thousand Gold Commerce Guild, and it wouldn't hurt to help them out when necessary. He even planned to buy the Ten Thousand Gold Commerce Guild in the future and have Xuan Su be his secretary.
Upon receiving Lin Yun's affirmative answer, Lin Dong immediately went back to tell his little sweetheart the good news.
The next day!
The Ten Thousand Gold Commerce Guild's team was ready to depart.
Xuan Su and Xia Zhilan came together to pick up Lin Yun and Lin Dong.
For this trip to the ancient tomb estate, Lin Yun only brought Lin Dong, Qing Tan, the Tiger Heroine family, Little Green, and Little Purple from the Lin Clan.
The reason he brought Qing Tan was that he was worried about her Cold Qi erupting if he was away for too long. Bringing Qing Tan wouldn't affect anything anyway. The Tiger Heroine and the others could protect Qing Tan. Furthermore, Lin Yun could also put Qing Tan into the Alchemy Furnace and keep her by his side.
"Little Brother Lin Yun, this trip to the ancient tomb estate might be full of danger. Sister is afraid she'll need you to take good care of her." Xuan Su smiled and teased when she saw Lin Yun, but there was also a hint of seriousness in her tone.
"No problem, Sister Su is my lucky charm, I will definitely protect your safety." Lin Yun readily agreed.
"Little Yan, come here!"
Then he called Little Yan over and gave it instructions.
"I'll have Little Yan follow you. During this time, it will be your mount, and protecting you shouldn't be a problem."
Little Yan obediently walked to Xuan Su's side, circling around her, and happily nudged Xuan Su's long legs.
"Ah, well, thank you, Little Brother Lin Yun."
Xuan Su happily rubbed Little Yan's big head. She often came to Lin Yun's courtyard and knew that his pet beasts were quite strong.
"A Heavenly Yuan Realm demonic beast can protect Sister Xuan Su?" Xia Zhilan, who was standing nearby, looked at Xuan Su's excitement with some confusion. Is it really that big of a deal?
"Don't talk nonsense. How could Brother Lin Yun's pet beasts be ordinary? Little Yan's strength is even greater than your father's!" Lin Dong quickly reminded her.
Xia Zhilan opened her mouth, looking surprised. "Even more powerful than my father? Could it be at the Great Perfection of Core Formation Realm?"
"Little Brother Lin Yun, have they all broken through to the Great Perfection of Core Formation Realm?" Xuan Su also asked in disbelief.
"Yes, they just broke through not long ago!" Lin Yun nodded faintly.
"All of them reached the Great Perfection of Core Formation Realm?!"
Xuan Su and Xia Zhilan's eyes widened.
"Alright, let's go!"
Lin Yun rode on the Tiger Heroine, and Lin Dong rode Little Flame.
Qing Tan, on the other hand, rode Little Fire, holding Little Purple in her arms, with Little Green circling above her. The three pet beasts were responsible for protecting Qing Tan.
"I..."
Xia Zhilan looked at her white horse, then at the Fire Python Tigers beneath the four of them. The comparison immediately made her feel a bit disappointed.
"Ahem, Miss Zhilan, entering the Heavenly Flame Mountain Range this time means going into primeval forests. Your white horse probably won't do. Why don't you go with Lin Dong? Little Flame can carry both of you without a problem." Lin Yun coughed dryly to assist.
Xia Zhilan's eyes lit up, and she immediately looked at Lin Dong with anticipation.
"This..."
Lin Dong was startled, then said, "If Miss Zhilan doesn't mind, come sit behind me!"
"I... okay!"
Xia Zhilan hesitated slightly with a hint of shyness, then softly agreed. She then quickly ran over and got onto Lin Dong's tiger back.
The Ten Thousand Gold Commerce Guild's team was already waiting outside the city, consisting of about twenty experts above the Heavenly Yuan Realm.
However, when they saw the five people riding out on the Fire Python Tiger, they couldn't help but feel a little envious.
Xia Wanjin's eyes narrowed as he watched his daughter in another man's arms. He was quite displeased but took a deep breath and said nothing.
He had noticed the close interactions between Lin Dong and Xia Zhilan recently and hadn't objected.
Lin Yun nodded towards Xia Wanjin, and the group immediately set off for the Heavenly Flame Mountain Range.
The journey into the mountain range was quite long.
They traveled for a full day before entering it.
Along the way, there were many people with the same objective as them.
Upon entering the forest, there were numerous obvious traces left behind, indicating that many people had already set off earlier.
"News of the ancient tomb estate has been out for a while. Will we be too late going now?" Lin Dong asked while they were setting up camp to rest.
"No, according to the information our guild has gathered, that ancient tomb has a formation barrier that ordinary people cannot break. It requires at least experts above the Creation Three Realms to shake it."
"Those who are going now can only wait outside the ancient tomb."
"The experts from the Four Great Sects haven't arrived yet. We'll have to wait for them to break the barrier."
Xuan Su explained.
"That's good!"
Everyone rested for a while and then continued their journey.
There were many demonic beasts in the Heavenly Flame Mountain Range, but since they arrived late, most of the demonic beasts had already been cleared out by the people ahead.
Occasionally, they would encounter one or two, just enough to serve as food.
As they went deeper, they encountered many teams.
However, most of them just quickly passed by, and no one dared to attack them.
The Ten Thousand Gold Commerce Guild had a very strong reputation in the Flame City area.
Ordinary forces wouldn't dare to provoke them! However, there were also some who were not ordinary and dared to challenge them.
"Yo, isn't this the Ten Thousand Gold Commerce Guild?"
A group of people blocked their path. The leader was a middle-aged man with a sturdy build, broad shoulders, and a thick waist. His bare arms were covered in hideous scars, giving him a fierce and brutal appearance. This look clearly belonged to someone who often lived on the edge.
"Knife Slaughter Gang!"
"Song Dao!"
Xia Wanjin and Xuan Su immediately recognized the other party's identity and couldn't help but frown.
The Knife Slaughter Gang was a large gang near Flame City, and the gang leader Song Dao's strength was also at the Great Perfection of Core Formation Realm, not weaker than Xia Wanjin.
"Steward Su, long time no see. My brothers in the Knife Slaughter Gang have admired your beauty for a long time. Are you interested in joining our Knife Slaughter Gang? We have plenty of strong men here."
Song Dao's eyes openly appraised Xuan Su's body, and the gang members behind him also showed greedy and lustful expressions.
The other party had over thirty people, and their overall strength was significantly stronger than the Ten Thousand Gold Commerce Guild. If Lin Yun and Lin Dong were excluded, the Ten Thousand Gold Commerce Guild would be at considerable risk facing them alone.
The other party dared to provoke them, clearly unaware of Lin Yun and Lin Dong, and also failed to see the strength of Tiger Heroine and the others.
However, it didn't matter; they all had to die.
The moment Song Dao spoke disrespectfully to Xuan Su, Lin Yun had already sentenced him to death. Although they hadn't slept together yet, Xuan Su was already considered his woman.
[Task: Kill Song Dao. Reward: One bottle of Seventh Grade Gathering Origin Pill.]
"So trashy, only a Seventh Grade reward." Lin Yun complained in his heart.
But he still had to kill him. Even a small fly was meat, and even poor quality pills could be eaten like candy, right?
His strength was increasing too quickly now, so being able to get a task was already good.
"Whoosh!"
A yellow light flew out.
It flew towards Song Dao without warning. Both sides were still in a verbal confrontation and clearly didn't expect Lin Yun, this old schemer, to attack directly without any martial ethics.
"Sneak attack..."
Song Dao shouted, but before he could finish, the yellow light had already pierced through his neck.
Lin Yun was a Four Seal Symbol Master, and his Mental Energy control was maxed out. The Moyun Blade was also a low-grade Spiritual Treasure. Killing a Song Dao was not difficult at all.
"Gang Leader!"
The smiles on the faces of the Knife Slaughter Gang members froze, and they were all greatly alarmed.
"Guild Master Xia, what are you waiting for? Aren't we going to kill them all?" Lin Yun reminded him.
Since they had already offended them, they might as well cut the grass and pull up the roots.
"Kill!" Xia Wanjin snapped back to his senses and decisively gave the order.
The people from the Ten Thousand Gold Commerce Guild charged out.
Lin Yun and Lin Dong also made their moves, and the Three Little Tigers excitedly joined in the pursuit.
In no time, everyone from the Knife Slaughter Gang was annihilated.
"Brother Lin Yun, we owe you a lot this time."
While the others were cleaning up the battlefield, Xuan Su came to Lin Yun's side and said softly and gently.
This time, the Knife Slaughter Gang's target was directly her. One could easily imagine how evil these people would have been towards her.
"Sister, you are too outstanding. You should find someone to marry quickly, so you don't have to worry about being targeted wherever you go," Lin Yun teased.
Xuan Su looked at him quite seriously and agreed deeply, "Yes, sister should consider it!"
"When we go back this time, I will buy the Ten Thousand Gold Commerce Guild," Lin Yun said with a smile.
The two exchanged a smile, not needing to say anything further; everything was understood without words.
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ps: Sorry, I'll post one chapter first and make up the second chapter tomorrow during the day.
I finished my old book today. There was no abrupt ending, and I wrote the grand finale very seriously. I'm quite satisfied with it myself! Everyone can go and check it out! The book title is: Starting with Martial Universe, Sign In.
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