6: Complete the task for generous rewards!

"What is it?"

Lin Chen stopped, looking at her as if she were a stranger.

"Brother Lin Chen, I..."

Liu Yanran was eager to explain what had happened before, but Lin Chen didn't give her the chance and cut her off directly.

"Don't call me that. There is no longer any relationship between us!"

Lin Chen's voice was cold.

"Didn't you come to save me?"

Liu Yanran didn't believe Lin Chen could truly let her go.

"Save you? Why would I save a stranger?"

Lin Chen remained unmoved and turned to leave after speaking.

Liu Yanran blocked Lin Chen's path, crying piteously.

"Before your parents died, they asked you to take care of me. Is this how you take care of me?!"

"As long as you take me back to the Wending Sect and treat me as well as before, I'll forgive you!"

"I can act as if nothing ever happened!"

It was fine until she mentioned his Master and Mistress; once she did, Lin Chen became furious.

He couldn't imagine how such kind-hearted people as his Master and Mistress could give birth to such an odd and vicious daughter.

"If it weren't for the sake of Master and Mistress, you would have died eight hundred times over!"

"From now on, you are not allowed to step foot near the Wending Sect. If you do, I will definitely have someone kill you!"

"I mean what I say!"

Lin Chen's gaze was chillingly cold.

Liu Yanran suddenly froze and stopped crying.

She had seen this look just now when Lin Chen was killing people.

"He... he really will kill me..."

Liu Yanran was so terrified that she involuntarily took half a step back.

"Old Ancestor, let's go!"

Lin Chen left first.

"Little Enchantress, if you ever dare to pester our Sect Master again, this old man won't be as soft-hearted as the Sect Master!"

Li Tiangang left a harsh warning and followed.

Only Liu Yanran was left, collapsed amidst the ashes of the Ye Family.

Her eyes were vacant.

After a long time, she suddenly cried out in despair, "Even Brother Lin Chen doesn't want me anymore... Where should I go now..."

...Back at the Wending Sect.

Lin Chen took out the Spatial Rings that the guests had voluntarily given him.

"Hmm, not bad."

With so many resources, the old Lin Chen would have been ecstatic.

But since obtaining the System, he looked down on them a bit; even the resources from a Novice Gift Pack were several times more than all of these combined.

Still, you can't have too much money, so he'd set them aside for now.

"Huh?"

"Why hasn't the System reacted yet?"

Lin Chen felt a bit anxious.

After all, he hadn't completed this mission alone; he had borrowed a bit of the Old Ancestor's power.

Just as he was feeling uneasy, the System suddenly responded.

Lin Chen was overjoyed.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing the main mission 'Annihilate the Ye Family'!]

[Reward: Cave Heaven True Eye ×1]

[Cave Heaven True Eye: Able to see through anyone's life story, background, Realm, etc. Usage is limited; the target's cultivation cannot exceed the Great Emperor Realm.]

..."This is excellent!"

Lin Chen was incredibly excited.

This way, no one would have any secrets from him anymore.

If he had this Cave Heaven True Eye back then, he wouldn't have been backstabbed by Liu Yanran... [Reward: Realm Advancement Card ×1]

[Realm Advancement Card: Can directly increase cultivation by one major Realm.]

..."Hmm, it's alright."

Lin Chen was used to it.

The Random Realm Upgrade Card rewarded earlier had directly raised him from a Mortal without any cultivation to Peak Spirit Transformation.

In comparison, this Realm Advancement Card only increased one Realm.

Child's play.

"With the System, I'm walking a path of invincibility!"

Lin Chen was full of confidence now.

In the past, he wouldn't have known how many life-and-death battles he'd have to endure or how many years of bitter cultivation it would take to raise a major Realm.

Moreover, the higher the Realm, the difficulty of increasing it grows exponentially.

But now, he could easily do it with just a Realm Advancement Card... [Reward: chaos great dao bell ×1]

[chaos great dao bell: Can be used to suppress the Sect's Luck, and also to test Aptitude; it is impossible for it to make a mistake.]

[Reward: Various Spirit Stones, Magic Treasures, Medicinal Pills...]

..."Fusion of Cave Heaven True Eye!"

"Use Realm Advancement Card!"

Lin Chen gave the command to the System without hesitation.

Soon after, Lin Chen successfully fused the Cave Heaven True Eye and increased his Realm to Peak Void Refining Realm!

"System, are there any other missions?"

The first main mission had yielded such rich rewards.

Lin Chen couldn't wait to do more missions.

At this rate, it wouldn't be long before he reached Peak Great Emperor, just like the Old Ancestor!

Becoming an invincible existence in the Cangxuan Realm!

[Ding! New mission!]

[Detected that the Wending Sect's talent is dwindling. Please, Host, immediately recruit one Personal Disciple!]

[This Disciple's Aptitude must reach a level capable of making the chaos great dao bell ring nine times; otherwise, it will be considered invalid!]

"Making the chaos great dao bell ring nine times?"

"What kind of Aptitude is that?"

Lin Chen was puzzled, but he knew that anything the System specifically mentioned wouldn't be an ordinary Aptitude.

As if guessing Lin Chen's confusion, the System's prompt sounded again.

[Striking the chaos great dao bell with full Spiritual Qi: three rings for a Genius, four rings for a Prodigy, five rings for a Peerless Prodigy, six rings for a Prodigy, seven rings for an Unparalleled Prodigy, eight rings means one will surely become a Great Emperor, and nine rings means beyond the Great Emperor!]

"What?!"

Lin Chen knew this mission wouldn't be simple, but he didn't expect it to be this difficult!

One must know that there are very few Great Emperors in the entire Cangxuan Realm!

And the System actually wanted him to find a Disciple with Aptitude beyond the Great Emperor!

Isn't this making things difficult for him, Lin Chen?!

Just then, the System suddenly gave a prompt—

[Detected a Disciple near Qingyang City; the situation is extremely critical. Please, Host, head there immediately to take them as a Disciple!]

"Good!"

With the System's prompt, Lin Chen knew the Disciple's specific location.

There was no time to lose; set off immediately!

"Sect Master, where are you going?"

Li Tiangang asked immediately when he saw Lin Chen rushing to leave.

"To take care of a small matter."

Lin Chen replied casually.

"Do you need this old man to follow?"

"No need, Old Ancestor, you should stay and guard the Sect!"

"Yes, Sect Master!"

It wasn't until Lin Chen was far away that Li Tiangang suddenly reacted.

"What? It's only been a few days, and the Sect Master has already broken through to the Peak Void Refining Realm!"

Li Tiangang could hardly believe his eyes.

But he was a Peak Great Emperor; it was impossible for him to misinterpret the aura radiating from Lin Chen.

"Just how did the Sect Master do it?"

Li Tiangang was completely baffled.

But he soon stopped dwelling on it; since the Sect Master could resurrect him, a Great Emperor, from the River of Time, he must have heaven-defying methods.

What was a mere leap of a major Realm in such a short time?

"Following the Sect Master will definitely be the right choice!"

Li Tiangang secretly resolved to be absolutely obedient to the Sect Master from now on!

This way, when the Sect Master's Realm rose, he might be able to follow along and catch a glimpse of the secrets beyond the Great Emperor!