Chapter 39: Xiao Wuhen

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Li Che was no Son of Heaven either. He was merely the son of the Li family’s patriarch—the youngest young master.

“Stop letting your imagination run wild. Move!” Bai Ling sensed that Yang Qing’s steps were unsteady, as though she still had not recovered from what had just happened. They had only just escaped, and if the Li family launched a reprisal now—

Bai Ling could naturally withdraw unscathed by relying on his Wind Shadow Technique. But Yang Qing, faced with so many cultivators of the same realm, would inevitably fall into the tiger’s den once more.

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Their heavy breathing echoed through the dim tunnel.

As they continued forward, Yuan Beasts formed from Yuan Mist repeatedly charged at them with all their might.

Bai Ling felled them with a single punch each, gathering the Yuan Crystals into his possession.

Bai Ling asked softly, “Have you ever encountered a Yuan Beast that seemed to possess intelligence?”

Yang Qing pondered for a moment before shaking her head. “Never.”

Was it only an illusion?

Several minutes later, Bai Ling produced ten spatial rings and handed them to Yang Qing.

“You’re safe now. As for me, I’ve offended two great clans, and I’ll probably be caught in endless danger from now on. If we stay together, I’m afraid I’ll bring you no small amount of trouble. Let’s part ways here. I’ll take this passage.”

Bai Ling pointed toward one of the fifty passages before them, his gaze fixed upon it.

Yang Qing lowered her head. Bai Ling’s voice still echoed beside her ears, and her heart was filled with conflicting emotions. When she finally looked up, Bai Ling had already begun to disappear from her sight, leaving behind only the retreating figure in white, gradually fading away.

She murmured dreamily, “You saved me… How should I repay you?”

With Yuan Crystals? Bai Ling had casually tossed her a hundred thousand Yuan Crystals.

With her beauty?

After the great battle several days ago, the woman in white who had departed alongside Bai Ling…

Compared with herself, she could only stand there, rooted to the spot.

The more Yang Qing thought about it, the deeper her thoughts became. After a while, she chose one of the passages and vanished from sight.

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Bai Ling repeatedly recalled everything they had encountered along the way. At this moment, he was already approximately three hundred meters beneath the surface.

Every few hundred meters, hundreds of passages would appear. The entire Yuan Vein resembled a gigantic anthill, its tunnels crisscrossing one another.

Alone, Bai Ling continued through the tunnel. Along the way, he once again encountered several thousand Yuan Beasts formed from Yuan Force.

Boom!

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The enormous, ape-like creature wore a furious expression. Gripping a pair of hammers formed from Yuan Force, it brought them crashing down upon Bai Ling.

Hmm?

Another Yuan Beast with emotions?

Bai Ling launched a counterattack.

While evading its blows, he carefully observed the creature’s expression.

The Yuan Beast felt that it was being toyed with. Every strike carried terrifying power, and it was determined to smash the detestable human to death with a single blow.

“Die!”

Bai Ling no longer hesitated. Infusing this attack with the power of his bloodline, he blasted the creature apart in one strike. A Yuan Crystal then appeared in his hand.

He recalled what Ji Kun had said before entering the mountain range. Yuan Beasts of the Spirit Origin Realm would also appear within this Yuan Vein. He had no idea how much time had passed—at least half a month.

Yet he had not encountered a single Spirit Origin Realm Yuan Beast. Instead, he had come across two Yuan Beasts that possessed intelligence.

This was definitely abnormal.

At that moment, countless figures appeared ahead of him. When Bai Ling saw the clothing worn by the group, his expression darkened.

Why was he so unlucky?

This was ridiculous.

First, he had encountered the Li and Ye families, two of the three great clans. Now, by sheer coincidence, he had run into the Xiao family as well.

Bai Ling had an even worse impression of the Xiao family. On that day, Xiao Li had knocked him unconscious in an instant at the Xiao residence.

When he awoke, he had already appeared back at home, and Ji Kun had arrived.

According to his understanding of the situation at the time, Ji Kun should have arrived just in time, fought Xiao Li, and rescued Bai Ling, Bai Zhentian, and Xuan Ningyue.

But afterward, he felt that something was wrong. Why had everything happened so coincidentally?

The situation had been so dangerous, yet it had all happened in an instant, and he had fainted. His third uncle and Yueyue could never have safely withdrawn from the Xiao residence on their own.

And how had Ji Kun known that the three of them were in danger at the Xiao residence, allowing him to arrive in time?

What exactly had happened that day after he lost consciousness?

“Bai Ling! So it really is you! Hahaha… After searching for you for so many days, I’ve finally run into you!”

Fifty meters ahead, Xiao Wuhen spoke excitedly, his face filled with delighted surprise.

Hearing his words, Bai Ling frowned. Puzzlement stirred in his heart.

Search for me? What for? Hadn’t they come into the Yuan Vein to seek resources?

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Could it be… that he knew Bai Ling had robbed the young masters of the Ye and Li families?

Impossible. Ye Xie and Li Che should still be behind him. The news could not have traveled so quickly.

Besides, Ye Xie and Li Che had been threatened. How could they possibly tell their rival, Xiao Wuhen of the Xiao family, about such a humiliating matter?

The Xiao Wuhen before him was likewise the son of Xiao Li, the Xiao family patriarch. He was at the tenth level of the Initial Origin Realm and the young master of the Xiao family.

Bai Ling’s brows drew tightly together. He had no idea what Xiao Wuhen intended. With a smile, he said, “Did you come looking for me to give me some Yuan Crystals?”

The corner of Xiao Wuhen’s mouth twitched. The smile vanished from his face in an instant. After several stiff seconds, he forced a grin.

“Bai Ling, you’re truly a humorous man.”

Bai Ling said coldly, “Then move aside. A good dog doesn’t block the road.”

“How arrogant. No wonder you’re the genius who defeated Ji Jiu’er. Though your awakening as a genius did come very, very late.” Xiao Wuhen continued coldly, “All members of the Xiao family, heed my command. Surround him! Don’t let him escape!”

Bai Ling’s expression turned grim. He had intended to pull off another scheme of using the emperor to command the feudal lords, but he had not expected Xiao Wuhen to give him no opportunity at all, immediately ordering his men to surround him completely.

Bai Ling looked at the mass of heads pressing in from every direction and was startled. There was practically no gap around him. Walls of people had sealed off both the road ahead and the path behind.

There were nearly several thousand people surrounding him.

“Bai Ling, hand over the secret you carry!” Xiao Wuheng sneered.

Bai Ling blinked, puzzled. What was this fellow talking about?

His expression remained calm as he said, “I have no idea what you mean. If you’re trying to rob me of Yuan Crystals, then I’m afraid you’ve chosen the wrong target. You should go find the Ye and Li families.”

Xiao Wuhen was left speechless by his response. He sneered.

“What are Yuan Crystals to me? Does my Xiao family care about that worthless rubbish?”

“I’m talking about the secret within you. What treasure do you possess in your body that allows you to unleash power far beyond what someone at the first level of the Initial Origin Realm should possess—power surpassing eight minor realms? I advise you to hand it over immediately. Otherwise… don’t wait for me to kill you personally and dissect you afterward!”

Xiao Wuhen laughed sinisterly.

He was incomparably excited. He had already investigated thoroughly why his father had suffered such a humiliating defeat more than ten days earlier. Afterward, a mad idea had taken root in his mind: to uncover the secret within Bai Ling and claim it for himself.

For someone at the first level of the Initial Origin Realm to defeat Ji Jiu’er of the Sacred Origin Immortal Palace—one could imagine how alluring the secret within him must be.

Once he possessed such power, he could leave the Yuan Vein, flee Flowing Moon City, and secretly develop his strength. How glorious would his future be?

With such an heaven-defying opportunity, so what if he handed it to his father in exchange for the position of family patriarch? In the end, only power mattered…

“A secret?”

Bai Ling finally understood why Xiao Wuhen had immediately said he was searching for him. So he wanted to uncover Bai Ling’s secret—to learn how he possessed the power to fight across realms.

If Bai Ling brought out the Seven-Colored Glazed Coffin now and the mysterious girl Yaoyao awoke, would their mouths drop all the way to the ground in shock?