Chapter 59: Wang Family Remnant

"Brother Lin, forgive me for making a fool of myself."

On the way back, Lu Qingqing brushed the strands by her ear, trying to conceal her embarrassment.

However, Lin Chang’an shook his head gently.

"Not at all, Brother Shen’s choice wasn’t wrong, and neither was yours, Junior Sister."

Shen Lie, at his current age and after using a Tier-Breaking Pill to break through, had long since stopped dreaming of Foundation Establishment.

Though appearing as a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, he had no craft and avoided external adventures, seeking to do some business for a stable life, which required sacrifices in other areas.

"I hope this child doesn’t disappoint his father."

Looking at the child in her arms, Lu Qingqing’s face revealed a genuine smile.

In the Immortal Cultivation Realm, parents hope that their unfulfilled regrets can be inherited by the next generation, who will achieve the Foundation Establishment dream they pursued in their youth.

As the sun set, they headed home, and upon passing the foot of the mountain behind the market, Lin Chang’an became cautious, discreetly glancing behind him.

"Junior Sister, take this talisman and run back later without looking back."

In a covert transmission, Lu Qingqing’s pupils shrank, but her expression didn’t change.

"Brother Lin, I have protective talismans, you be careful."

The two communicated through transmissions, and at a corner, in the distance, was a figure with burn marks hiding in the forest, looking at the two figures with a cruel expression.

"Two loose cultivators and a child, their cultivation can’t be high, plus this male cultivator matches my physique. After hiding for so long, I’ve finally found a substitute, I must leave here alive, along with the Wang Family!"

Thinking of the Wang Family, a spiteful look arose in his dark eyes.

He was Wang Lin, the legitimate son of the Wang Family Patriarch, with top-grade spirit root talent, and a cultivation at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, who should have had a bright future, but it was all destroyed in the secret realm.

"Father, you wouldn’t have thought, I’m still alive!"

He had been abandoned as a scapegoat, allowing more family members to escape.

"I’ve repaid the family’s kindness, and once I escape, I, Wang Lin, will live for myself!"

Carrying the treasures from the secret realm, Wang Lin revealed unprecedented ambition, aiming to become a legendary cultivator in the Yue Kingdom, eventually establishing his own Wang Family.

Just as Wang Lin was coldly preparing to follow them, a sudden cold gleam came from behind, causing his expression to change dramatically.

"Not good!"

With a crisp ’ding’, a golden light appeared around Wang Lin.

"A Tier One Premium High-Level Talisman!"

Upon seeing the golden light, Lin Chang’an’s expression changed; his all-out attack with the Wood Spirit Spike had failed.

This was the first time his ambush had failed.

But Wang Lin was scared pale, filled with dread.

"How is this possible!"

This Tier One Premium High-Level Talisman was comparable to a Foundation Establishment mana defense shield, yet it was cracked after one hit.

He almost died!

"Seeking death!"

In an instant, seeing the failed ambush, Lin Chang’an unhesitatingly threw three Fire Bomb Talismans.

Instantly, three terrifying fireballs came flying, prompting Wang Lin to cry out:

"Fellow Daoist, it’s a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding!"

He had intended to find a common loose cultivator as a substitute, not expecting this person to not only have high cultivation but also strong magical artifacts and methods, and be so vigilant.

Upon realizing how troublesome the opponent was, it was too late for regrets.

"Fire Sun Sword!"

However, upon seeing the fire attribute magical artifact used by the tribulation cultivator in the shadows, Lin Chang’an’s expression changed.

This masked tribulation cultivator was unknown to him, but the sword was too familiar; the market still had wanted posters from two major sects.

Wang Family’s remnant!

Lin Chang’an’s changing expression was noticed by the opponent, causing Wang Lin’s heart to harden; regardless if this person had found out something, he must be eliminated, or else everything would be ruined.

"Go to hell!"

But Lin Chang’an didn’t hesitate, throwing several Fire Bomb Talismans and then immediately turning to flee.

Wang Lin, the highest-rewarded figure in the Wang Family’s younger generation’s wanted list.

"Don’t leave!"

Seeing Lin Chang’an escape, Wang Lin, filled with shock, abandoned his cautiousness and red-eyed, chased after him.

Rumbling sounds of Fire Bomb Talismans exploding echoed through the forest behind the mountain, and in the distance, Lu Qingqing hurried towards their home.

"Brother Lin is naturally cautious; if he’s brave enough to lure the enemy away, he must have detected that the enemy’s aura is inferior to his, so he will be fine."

As Lu Qingqing thought, from the moment Lin Chang’an sensed they were being watched, he felt the aura of the person was weak and their cultivation must be inferior, which is where his confidence stemmed from.

Little did he know, it was actually the Wang Family’s remnant; Wang Lin had hidden for months in the burial grounds behind the mountain, and even with Fasting Pills, his aura was still very weak.

In truth, Wang Lin’s cultivation was no weaker than his.

Which led to this misunderstanding.

...

"Moo!"

During the chase, a Cyan-Horned Bull suddenly appeared ahead, charging directly at Wang Lin, causing him to curse through gritted teeth:

"Damn beast, get out of my way!"

In desperation, Wang Lin didn’t dodge, directly stabbing with the Fire Sun Sword, the Tier One Upper Grade Golden Light Talisman on the Cyan-Horned Bull flashing with a golden glow.

In the collision, the golden light shattered, and the bull’s brute force surged forward, causing Wang Lin’s blood to surge, dimming his golden defensive shield considerably.

Moo!

The Cyan-Horned Bull let out a pained cry; although its skin was tough, it couldn’t withstand a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator wielding a magical artifact, getting pierced by one sword stroke.

Yet in that instant, a figure flashed out from beneath the bull’s belly, at point-blank range, four streaks of cyan light appeared.

[Cyan Wood Spike]

"No!"

Wang Lin’s pupils shrank; the last thing he saw before darkness was four streaks of cyan light.

In Lin Chang’an’s view, the four Cyan Wood Spikes shattered the dim talisman’s golden light, with three piercing into Wang Lin’s eye sockets and throat.

In an instant, Wang Lin’s body fell straight to the ground with a thud.

All this happened in a flash.

"Damn it, how did going out result in an encounter with a Wang Family remnant."

Looking at the corpse on the ground, Lin Chang’an remained tense; others might need opportunities, but he had great opportunities from the start and had no need for risks.

Don’t be fooled by the wanted posters put up by the two major sects, the Wang Family remnant was connected to secret realm treasures, and he didn’t trust the stories from those major sects.

"And the Cyan-Horned Bull!"

The Cyan-Horned Bull was severely injured, panting on the ground.

Lin Chang’an, without hesitation, fed the bull several healing elixirs before collecting it into the Spirit Beast Bag.

Together with the Wang Family remnant’s corpse, he rewarded it with a Fire Bomb Technique, and took the storage bag and magical artifact.

He also used several Fire Bomb Techniques to erase the traces of battle and the bloodstains left by both parties.

Even the bloodstains of the Cyan-Horned Bull were erased by the Fire Bomb Technique, leaving no trace.