Chapter 130: Facts and back to sect
At that moment, Lin Xiao Tian finally understood something terrifying.
The man standing before him was clearly a Half-Beast, yet unlike the others, he had somehow retained his sanity completely.
Not only that, but he had also hidden his identity from the entire world through this so-called bloodline.
No...perhaps even the bloodline itself was only part of the disguise.
Seeing Lin Xiao Tian finally relax slightly, the city lord chuckled softly. "Well, Sect Master Lin, you definitely carry quite a few secrets yourself," he said calmly.
But then his gaze slowly shifted toward the unconscious Miao-Miao resting on Tianhe’s back. "Though compared to that, it seems this little girl is currently in a rather harsh predicament."
Hearing this, Lin Xiao Tian frowned slightly. "And why exactly does that concern you, City Lord?" he asked calmly, though caution still filled his eyes.
The city lord merely smiled faintly after hearing that. "It is far simpler than you think, Sect Master," he answered quietly.
As he spoke, his gaze slowly lifted toward the moon hanging above the mansion while traces of complicated emotion flickered through his dragon-like eyes.
"I have only been trying to revive the Half-Beasts," he said softly. "And I have utterly failed."
For a brief moment, silence filled the surroundings.
Then he continued speaking slowly. "As you already know, most Half-Beasts lose their minds once they step beyond the Core Formation Realm."
His voice remained calm, yet a trace of exhaustion could finally be heard within it. "I only survived that process myself through a bit of luck and several special circumstances."
The city lord lowered his eyes slightly afterward. "After becoming the city lord here, I secretly gathered hundreds of Half-Beasts over the years and attempted to help them ascend safely."
"But every single one eventually became berserk after reaching Core Formation."
His voice paused briefly there. "I gradually started believing that perhaps I truly was the only successful survivor left."
Then his gaze shifted toward Tianhe and Miao-Miao again. "But you raised my hopes again, Sect Master Lin."
Hearing this, Lin Xiao Tian remained silent briefly before finally speaking.
"These two are extremely special cases themselves," he said calmly. "The curse we are discussing is something far older and more profound than ordinary bloodline instability."
The city lord slowly nodded after hearing that. "Indeed."
Then his gaze narrowed slightly toward Miao-Miao again. "Still... this little girl truly ended up in quite the troublesome situation."
"It seems she awakened it far too quickly."
The next instant, his figure suddenly vanished from his original position before instantly appearing directly beside Tianhe.
Several disciples immediately grew tense seeing that movement.
But before anyone could react further, a deep aura suddenly erupted outward from the city lord’s body.
Golden dragon-like light flowed around his fingers as his spiritual sense swept across Miao-Miao carefully.
The surrounding spiritual energy trembled faintly while the mansion formations hummed in response.
Several moments later, the city lord’s expression shifted slightly. "Oh?" Then he looked toward Lin Xiao Tian with visible surprise for the first time. "Interesting..."
He slowly withdrew his aura afterward before speaking again. "It seems you already cured most of the problem yourself, Sect Master."
Hearing this, even Lin Xiao Tian became slightly surprised.
The city lord nodded calmly. "We only need several special resources now. Compared to before, this is no longer considered a major issue."
The tense atmosphere around everyone instantly loosened slightly after hearing those words.
But then the city lord’s gaze slowly shifted again toward Bai Xue resting silently within Miao Han’s arms.
For a brief moment, even he became quiet as he sighed faintly. "It seems you carry even heavier concerns right now, Sect Master."
His tone finally became more solemn. "I am sorry for your loss." The disciples nearby unconsciously lowered their heads after hearing that.
The earlier atmosphere immediately became heavier again.
Then the city lord continued calmly. "I will personally arrive at your sect several days later together with the pill."
Hearing this, Lin Xiao Tian narrowed his eyes slightly. "Honestly, I still do not fully understand what exactly you want from us, City Lord," he said calmly. "But we can discuss everything once you arrive at the sect."
As he said this, he directly took out a jade token before tossing it toward the city lord, the city lord calmly caught it before nodding slightly.
Without wasting further words, Lin Xiao Tian immediately turned around and flew toward the spirit ship alongside the disciples.
By the time he arrived there, Chu Yue and Han Leu were already waiting nearby anxiously.
But the moment they saw Lin Xiao Tian’s grim expression, both of their hearts immediately trembled slightly.
Then their eyes slowly shifted downward toward Bai Xue. The moment they sensed no life aura from her body, their expressions instantly paled.
Neither of them spoke another word afterward. Because at that moment, they both understood clearly that saying anything now would only worsen the atmosphere further.
Lin Xiao Tian directly took out a storage ring filled with resources scavenged earlier before tossing it toward Han Leu. "Move toward the sect immediately," he said coldly. "Maximum speed."
Han Leu immediately nodded seriously without asking questions.
Then Lin Xiao Tian looked toward Chu Yue again.
"Visit with your aunt next week " he said calmly. "If I possess what she wants, then I will hand it over."
Chu Yue silently nodded after hearing that. Without another word, Lin Xiao Tian directly walked upward onto the ship.
Xiaoshan silently followed behind him with the same blank and lifeless expression covering his face from beginning to end.
The atmosphere around the disciples remained extremely heavy. As everyone boarded the ship, Han Leu immediately inserted several high-grade spirit stones into the formation core.
The next instant, the massive spirit ship trembled before slowly rising into the sky.
Several cultivators below immediately noticed the movement. "Hm?"
"They’re leaving already?"
"Before the tournament even begins?"
The surrounding sect leaders quickly became suspicious after seeing the ship preparing to depart so suddenly.
Several greedy expressions immediately appeared across their faces. "They definitely obtained something extremely precious inside the secret realm."
"Perhaps they were the ones who secretly exploited our disciples inside."
"We should stop them before they escape."
But just as several dangerous thoughts began surfacing among the crowd—
The city lord’s cold voice suddenly echoed across the entire Golden Core City. "No one is permitted to leave the city for the next twenty-four hours."
The terrifying pressure accompanying those words instantly caused everyone’s expressions to change.
Several sect leaders immediately gritted their teeth unwillingly while glaring toward the departing spirit ship high above the city.
Yet none of them dared to disobey openly. They could only watch helplessly as the spirit ship tore through the night sky and disappeared into the distance.
We will catch you eventually...
