Chapter 494:

Yun State, Anhua City

Cao Ying came from Yunzhong City to Anhua City. Since Lin Jiang is there now, it’s not strange at all, especially considering Cao Ying’s feelings for Lin Jiang are no secret.

"The time is almost here."

"Starting from the day Demon Emperor Feng Jiu achieved Tao with his body, tomorrow marks exactly one hundred years. We strike tomorrow night."

Lin Jiang said, after planning this for a hundred years, it’s time to close in.

"Sometimes I wonder if Jiujie Divine Silkworm is also a pitiable person, who has sacrificed too much for immortality."

"If you think like that, then all cultivators like us are pitiable, whether we cultivate for power or immortality, it’s a sad thing."

Lin Jiang replied. Is Jiujie Divine Silkworm pitiable? Yes, but are other cultivators pitiable too? Following this logic, they are all pitiable.

"Yes, we are all part of the mortal world, unavoidably mundane. We are all pitiable."

"If we keep discussing this logic, then we have to delve into the meaning of life, Little Ying. It’s a very boring question."

Lin Jiang refused to continue discussing this with Cao Ying, because it was a philosophical question with no definitive answer. Some find it interesting, but Lin Jiang found it dull and pointless.

"Alright, let’s not talk about this topic anymore. Let’s discuss our plans for tomorrow instead."

Cao Ying tactfully didn’t pursue the conversation further, as living people should focus on what they need to do, instead of chasing after intangible things.

"I’ve discussed with Li Yuncheng, if there’s any activity in Anhua City tomorrow, Li Yuncheng will gather all the strength of the Dutian Formation and concentrate it in Anhua City. He’ll try to protect the city from damage, and you will lead the fight. Do you have the confidence to win?"

"To be honest, even if Jiujie Divine Silkworm is suppressed, it is still at the peak of Tao Achieving. Although I just advanced to the peak of Tao Achieving, there is still a gap between peaks."

Cao Ying said, sometimes the difference between people with the same cultivation level is bigger than a dog. Look at Lin Batian and Yang Luo back then, they could take on multiple opponents, even those of higher levels.

Cao Ying didn’t underestimate the opponent, unsure if this Jiujie Divine Silkworm is a peerless genius.

"It’s okay, I have a plan."

Lin Jiang anticipated this situation and has many plans in place. In this battle, either they or Jiujie Divine Silkworm must perish.

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As night fell, Jiujie Divine Silkworm regained control of Lin Die’s body. They still had some time before their century-old agreement with Lin Jiang and others would be fulfilled. They were still taking turns controlling Lin Die’s body.

However, upon entering cultivation state, Jiujie Divine Silkworm’s face changed drastically. It couldn’t sense the guidance of the great path it once followed, and even its cultivation level had decreased.

"What’s happening? Why am I back to the level of the seventh stage?"

"How come I can’t enter the eighth level?"

"What on earth is going on here?"

Jiujie Divine Silkworm was extremely frightened. Her cultivation level was the source of all her confidence. Now that her cultivation had fallen back to the seventh level, she was terrified and panicked, desperately trying to return to the eighth level.

But she couldn’t find the door anymore. The once existing door had turned into a wall. She couldn’t get in.

"Why is this happening?"

Jiujie Divine Silkworm roared in her heart. She couldn’t understand why. Everything was fine just yesterday, but today it suddenly became like this. What’s going on?

"Puff"

In the midst of Jiujie Divine Silkworm’s panic, a black light appeared and pierced Lin Die’s dantian, a vital point.

"Who’s there?"

Jiujie Divine Silkworm roared loudly, unable to dodge, instead it didn’t hide, but slapped in the direction of the attack.

A dagger stabbed Lin Die in the abdomen, breaking through the defense, entering the flesh, but not reaching the core, stopped by a force.

A dark figure was knocked back, causing the exquisite building to collapse, Jiujie Divine Silkworm quickly emerged from the building ruins, with a trace of blood on the ground, but no sign of the person.

"Hehe, Vanishing Spell."

Jiujie Divine Silkworm sneered, thousands of threads appeared behind it, then flew out in all directions, even if you had powerful hiding skills, you couldn’t avoid this move.

As expected, a dark figure appeared, trying its best to cut the threads in front, only to find it impossible, pierced by the threads.

"Roll over here."

The Jiujie Divine Silkworm didn’t attack, but wanted to bring the person over to see who the assassin was.

The shadow was about to be taken away by the Jiujie Divine Silkworm, but she felt a greater force pulling her back, leaving behind a piece of flesh, and the shadow was taken away.

The Jiujie Divine Silkworm sneered, its silk threads extended again, but it seemed to hit a barrier and bounced back.

"Dutian Formation, Li Yuncheng."

The Jiujie Divine Silkworm spoke, realizing that the attacker was from the Lin family.

When Li Yuncheng’s identity was exposed, he no longer pretended and directly manifested, covering the area where the Jiujie Divine Silkworm was with a huge shield.

"Cultivators in the East District, leave immediately. Those who don’t want to die, leave now."

Lin Jiang’s voice echoed throughout the entire area. Lin Jiang didn’t evacuate them in advance, only informing a few core members of the Lin family secretly. It had to be genuine to prevent the Jiujie Divine Silkworm from discovering early.

The East District suddenly became chaotic. Some people acted quickly and rushed out, while others hesitated. Lin Jiang couldn’t control the situation because Cao Ying had already joined the fight.

"Master, I have failed. Please forgive me."

"It’s okay. You have fulfilled your task. Go rest now."

Lin Jiang told Li Qing that the attack was carried out by her. He wanted to test her by giving her a deadly mission. If it weren’t for Lin Jiang ordering Li Yuncheng to intervene at the last moment, she would have died.

Of course, another reason for the attack was to give Li Yuncheng time to react. When Li Qing attacked, Li Yuncheng would activate the Dutian Formation. Since Li Qing’s cultivation was low, the Jiujie Divine Silkworm wouldn’t sense the danger. If Cao Ying had attacked instead, the Jiujie Divine Silkworm might have fled, making it harder to trap it.

Lin Jiang glanced at Li Yuncheng, unsure why he had saved Li Qing, but he had more pressing matters to attend to now.

"Cao Ying, are you sure you want to fight me?"

"I want to give it a try."

"Aren’t you afraid of death? Do you really think you can challenge me?"

"I may not be able to defeat the Divine Silkworm at the eighth level, but I want to try with the one at the seventh level."

"I’ve been tricked by you. Can you tell me what’s going on?"

The Divine Silkworm said. Cao Ying is aware that my cultivation has dropped to the seventh level. This indicates a conspiracy, a trap. I have been deceived.

"I’m not sure. My task is to kill you."

"So it was your man who did it."

"Perhaps."

"Thief!"

Jiujie Divine Silkworm shouted angrily, it was indeed that thief. If only I had known earlier, I would have killed him, even if it meant risking Lin Die’s self-destruction. I hate him.

Cao Ying hesitated to act immediately, as she wanted to save the people in this town area. Many of them are descendants of the Lin family, their identities are not so important. She couldn’t arrange for Lin Jiang to leave in advance, but he is also from the Lin family. She has a good relationship with the Lin family and hopes fewer of them will die.

Jiujie Divine Silkworm didn’t care about that, and directly launched an attack. Countless threads flew towards Cao Ying. Cao Ying used her fire magic, she had refined spiritual fire before, although it was not top-notch, the fire restrained her threads, increasing her power by thirty percent, enough to barely block them.

"Cao Ying, take action, don’t worry about anything else."

Lin Jiang became anxious outside the battle, wondering why Cao Ying had not acted yet.

"Alright."

Cao Ying finally drew her sword officially upon Lin Jiang’s urging, and as soon as the sword was unsheathed, countless threads fell from the sky.

"It’s despicable."

The Jiujie Divine Silkworm was very angry. If it still had the eighth-level cultivation, Cao Ying wouldn’t have been able to cut its silk so easily. Its strength had decreased a lot.

Cao Ying launched an attack, and the two of them fought fiercely. In the blink of an eye, the whole street turned into ruins. But this was just the beginning. Li Yuncheng used all the power of the Dutian Formation to maintain this scene.

Lin Ying and other high-ranking members of the Lin family appeared. They were usually not in Anhua City and were scattered in different places. They only rushed here after receiving abnormal messages from Anhua City.

"Third Sister, Little Ying."

Lin Ying didn’t know Lin Jiang’s plan yet. When she saw the two fighting, she gasped and wanted to intervene, but Lin Jiang stopped her.

"Brother, what are you doing? Quickly stop them."

"Stop and do what?"

"Brother, you…"

"Today’s plan was mine. Today, either the Lin family will be destroyed, or the Jiujie Divine Silkworm will perish."

Lin Jiang said coldly, stunning Lin Ying.