Chapter 540: Chapter 513 Pure and Purity (Request for Subscription)
When Lin Rui entered the Dragon Guard Capital headquarters, everyone from the Commander of the Dragon Guards to the instructors and candidates had lined up at the main gate, all hailing him as “Lord Marquis.”
Lin Rui was a kind-hearted person and told the Commander of the Dragon Guards, “Let everyone disperse. I am here for the instructor Xianyu Yan, there’s no need for such formality.”
He was also overwhelmed by the fervent gazes of the Dragon Guard candidates.
In fact, Lin Rui was also interested in recruiting more Dragon Guards, and he saw a few promising talents, but unfortunately, he no longer had the qualifications to recruit Dragon Guards.
A moment later, led by Shangguan Tianyi, Lin Rui arrived at the dormitory where Xianyu Yan resided.
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Xianyu Yan, a Super Emperor Rank instructor of the Seventh Realm, not only had her own room, but she also had an excellent location with plenty of lighting by the lake and beautiful scenery.
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However, as soon as Lin Rui entered, he smelled a medicinal fragrance.
Lin Rui glanced around and saw Xianyu Yan lying on a bed to the east, her cheeks flush and lips so red they were almost black, her breath strong.
Her eyes were hazy and unfocused, staring intently at the ceiling above, not diverting her gaze even when Lin Rui and Shangguan Tianyi entered.
Lin Rui’s gaze was then drawn to a pile of messy porcelain vials on a table nearby — that was where the medicinal scent originated.
With a slight wave of his hand, Lin Rui signaled Ji Xueying and the other followers to stay outside before he approached the small table and picked up an empty vial to sniff.
“Blood Essence Pill and Divine Heart Grass? It seems you truly seek death,” Lin Rui shook his head with a wry smile. “But judging by your condition, the pollution of the Primordial Spirit is still mild. Nearly half a month has passed, and with so much medicine, you only achieved this much effect. It’s clear that your talent is indeed comparable to Shangguan Tianyi.”
Her way of seeking death was unusual.
The life and death of a Dragon Guard were controlled by a Life Plate, and without their master’s permission, they cannot even commit suicide.
Xianyu Yan’s method of seeking death was to further merge and align with the Abyss Will.
When Xianyu Yan was about to become the vessel for the descent of the Abyss, the Divine Palace and the Divine Envoy would naturally not allow her to survive.
However, Xianyu Yan’s conviction was exceedingly strong, and considering her resolute state of seeking death, the Abyss probably looked down on it.
Only then did Xianyu Yan realize the arrival of the two. She turned her head to look sideways at Lin Rui and Shangguan Tianyi, her eyes focused slightly, her voice hoarse: “Lord Lin, Xianyu Yan has sworn long ago that she’d rather die than serve that Divine being or any of his minions, so you might as well give up on that.”
Shangguan Tianyi sat down next to Xianyu Yan’s bed, her complexion pale: “Teacher~”
Before she could finish speaking, Lin Rui sternly reproached her without any expression: “How audacious! To speak irreverently and disdain the Gods is worthy of serious punishment, ten lashes, which I will personally administer later!”
After all, this place was beneath the feet of the Gods!
As the Capital Chief Priest of the Divine Palace, Lin Rui could not pretend he hadn’t heard Xianyu Yan’s blasphemous words.
Fortunately, it was not a very severe statement. Otherwise, today’s events would not end well.
Xianyu Yan let out a scornful laugh, her eyes filled with disdain.
However, she said nothing more afterward. A wise man knows when to retreat. She wanted to seek death, not to be tortured and whipped.
But a moment later, Xianyu Yan became puzzled when she saw Lin Hao take a Golden Needle, intending to collect her Lifebound Essence Blood by inserting it into her spinal cord:
Xianyu Yan looked skeptically at Lin Rui: “What are you doing?”
“I need to collect your Lifebound Essence Blood to create a Life Tie Book.”
Lin Rui manipulated the Golden Needle, drawing what he called the ‘Essence Blood’ from Xianyu Yan’s marrow.
— Those were actually stem cells deeply intertwined with a person’s Primordial Spirit.
So-called stem cells are cells capable of self-replication and multi-potential capacities, capable of differentiating into various functional cell types, thus forming and repairing various tissues and organs in the body.
Among these, pluripotent stem cells could proliferate indefinitely and differentiate into over 200 types of cells in the body, essentially the ancestors of all types of cells and organs within the body.
“Don’t resist; just cooperate. I’ve had to pay a significant favor to obtain this Life Tie Book, including both dining and entertaining.”
The condition given by Linghu Mingde for this ‘Life Tie Book’ was that he spend more time with Fang Ranran.
The old man mentioned that Ranran’s mother died early, and her father was almost non-existent in her life. Although her life seemed affluent, she lacked everything other kids had and could not act spoilt. She would have to enter politics before she was even twenty.
Therefore, Linghu Mingde hoped that when he had time, he would keep Fang Ranran company and let her experience more of a young person’s life.
Lin Rui had spent a couple of days with Miss Fang, bringing her immense joy, before finally obtaining this Life Tie Book from Linghu Mingde.
Xianyu Yan actually couldn’t resist at all; the Divine Envoy had already handed over her Life Plate to Lin Hao, leaving her to be manipulated at will.
Therefore, upon hearing the inquiry, she was even more puzzled, her eyes wide open: “Only practitioners of the Ninth Realm or above who are Super Emperors can create a Life Tie Book. Why would you use such a treasure on me? I already have a Life Plate, and my intention to die is set, so why waste it?”
Lin Rui thought that using the Life Tie Book on Xianyu Yan was not a waste at all.
The woman before him could advance to the Eighth Realm immediately if she wished.
Moreover, her Bloodline Talent was only limited to the Super Emperor level not because she couldn’t ascend further, but because she was too lazy to try.
This could be seen from the fact that she took so many Blood Essence Pills and Divine Heart Grass without being contaminated by the Abyss, which shows how strong her spiritual power talent is.
Now, next to Lin Hao, there was indeed a lack of a mid-tier stalwart expert like Xianyu Yan.
After all, Lu Hanyuan had two companies to manage and did not have much time to accompany Lin Rui in his actions; his Alien’s main task was to guard and protect the Lin family’s home.
So, Lin Hao still needed to find a top expert of the Eighth Realm to safeguard his daily movements.
Being a Dragon Guard, Xianyu Yan was the most suitable candidate, and also the most fitting person to take up the role of his Dragon Guard Captain.
Lin Rui was also willing to invest heavily to cultivate an Alien for Xianyu Yan, which could also be useful at the Ninth Base City in the future.
Carefully, Lin Rui completed the creation of the Life Tie Book for Xianyu Yan, then had someone carry her out into the courtyard and in front of everyone, whipped her severely ten times.
Lin Rui personally administered the punishment, showing no mercy, appearing utterly ruthless and impartial, but actually among him and his attendants, his strength was the weakest.
Afterward, Lin Rui, regardless of whether Xianyu Yan was willing, had someone carry her toward Lin Mansion.
Lin Rui had already given up on expanding Lin Mansion because the Divine Envoy had already granted him the residence of Duke An Du Xinran, renaming it National Guardian Marquis Mansion.
This mansion was a full 20 li away from Imperial City, but it was much larger, spanning eleven hundred acres!
And the gate of the National Guardian Marquis Mansion opened right beside the Imperial Way, allowing unhindered access by carriage directly into Imperial City, making the commute even more efficient than from Lin Mansion, which was only five li from the city gates.
However, this mansion was currently undergoing renovation, and Lin Rui had not moved in yet.
The renovation was personally designed by Lin Rui, supervised by Lu Hanyuan, with Lin Xi and Wang Sen also visiting from time to time.
After arriving at Lin Mansion, Lin Rui had the Dragon Guards put Xianyu Yan down and gestured for her to continue walking with him: “Instructor Xianyu is already here, why not come with me and see, see why I used a Life Tie Book on you, it won’t cost you an arm.”
Xianyu Yan hesitated briefly, but still followed.
She followed Lin Rui onto an elevator, entering the underground base of Lin Mansion.
All the while, Xianyu Yan maintained a calm and indifferent demeanor, she already knew that Lin Hao had acquired many Heavenly Demon goods for study within his mansion.
It wasn’t until she followed Lin Rui into a large lead room and saw three fragments of a Divine Tablet.
Xianyu Yan’s pupils slightly dilated, her expression turning incredulous and baffled: “Is this, fragments of the Abyss Divine Tablet?”
She sensed with her Divine Thought, confirmed it was correct, and looked back at Lin Rui in utter astonishment: “You have retrieved the Abyss Divine Tablet?”
“Not retrieved; these fragments of the Abyss Divine Tablet have always been in my hands, never lost.”
Lin Rui shook his head slightly, stepping to the center of the lead room: “At that time, I had no choice but to throw them several dozen li away to avoid confiscation by Elder Wan Xin. I intended to surrender them after awakening, but the Great Celestial Master’s fortune-telling forced my hand, making me keep them temporarily.”
Xianyu Yan was puzzled, wondering what this had to do with the Great Celestial Master interpreting the stars.
She then thoughtfully said: “The Great Celestial Master said her star reading failed, due to an unknown Abyss Power suppressing the sequence of fate, which means, you used the power of some Abyss entity at that time?”
Xianyu Yan furrowed her brows, suspecting Lin Hao might be in close collusion with an Abyss entity.
Lin Rui did not respond; he turned his head toward the door, watching Shangguan Tianyi and Ji Xueying together closing the lead room door, now reinforced to a thickness of 35 meters, before smiling and saying: “I guess Instructor Xianyu would rather die than be my Dragon Guard because you’re utterly despairing inside, thinking that you can’t escape from that person’s grasp?”
“So what?” Xianyu Yan, her face expressionless, gazed back at Lin Rui with lifeless eyes: “It seems you’re not completely unaware of the truth about the Dragon Guards, so there really is no need to waste your efforts on me.”
She then turned to look at Shangguan Tianyi: “Your talent is extraordinary, surpassing even the former Crown Prince. I advise you to be more cautious in the future, lest you follow in the Crown Prince’s footsteps.”
At that moment, Xianyu Yan suddenly felt a strange and powerful surge of elemental power, causing a shiver in her heart.
When Xianyu Yan turned her head, she saw a silver-white flame burning in the palm of Lin Hao.
Around this flame, everything became pure and pristine.
Xianyu Yan’s pupils abruptly dilated, completely losing focus: “Is this the Pure Concept? Abyssal magic? Impossible!”