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Chapter 677
Chapter 677
?Chapter 677: Chapter 292: Meeting the Yan Family Patriarch Chapter 677: Chapter 292: Meeting the Yan Family Patriarch The Yan Family patriarch, like Li Mingwu, also boasts a Nascent Soul Peak Cultivation.
When Lin Jing sought an alliance with him, even Li Mingwu would certainly have reservations.
Furthermore,
Given that the Yan Family patriarch himself is at the Nascent Soul Peak without advancing into the Solidifying Body Realm, it is likely due to a deficiency in the True Spirits of the Five Elements.
In the Five Elements Ruins, there should exist the True Spirits of the Five Elements, and the Yan Family patriarch would surely find such a temptation irresistible.
…
Not long after,
Li Tangyu, along with several others, arrived and under Lin Jing’s arrangement, they left together for Bihai City.
Lin Jing also departed from Li Yan Island, steering the Flying Boat directly towards Spirit Rock Island.
As for Li Yan Island, there was no need to bother with it.
Lin Jing’s sending several people away from Li Yan Island was merely a precaution, to prevent those close to him from suffering due to his own troubles.
But as long as none of them or Lin Jing himself were there, even if their opponents finished healing and came to Li Yan Island, finding Lin Jing absent, they wouldn’t eradicate his Li Yan Island outright.
Moreover…
This time, Lin Jing wasn’t fleeing; he was merely visiting Spirit Rock Island to discuss matters with the Yan Family patriarch, and after the discussion, they would naturally return to the Thousand Islands Domain.
The reason he had them flee,
Firstly, was to be safe rather than sorry, to avoid any harm to his close ones should their enemies indeed come over.
Secondly, he worried that in his absence they might kidnap his people to use as leverage against him.
As for the other residents of Li Yan Island, Lin Jing did not inform them; Li Yan Island was bustling as usual, with cultivators constantly coming and going.
…
A few hours later, Lin Jing finally arrived at Spirit Rock Island.
Upon reaching Spirit Rock Island, Yan Ming immediately sensed it, came out to check the situation, and, upon seeing that the visitor was Lin Jing, greeted him at once.
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“Brother Lin!”
“Why do you have the time to visit today?”
Yan Ming greeted him with a smile as he approached.
“I’m here to see Elder Yan; may I know if he’s available?”
Without beating around the bush, Lin Jing stated his purpose for the visit directly.
Caught off guard by the question, Yan Ming replied,
“He is.”
“The patriarch is in seclusion and isn’t here right now.”
“Brother Lin, do you have some urgent matter with the patriarch?”
“If it’s something urgent, I can take you to him right now.”
Lin Jing nodded and then quickly clasped his fists,
“If it’s not too much trouble, I would appreciate Brother Yan’s assistance.”
Seeing that Lin Jing seemed to indeed have important business, Yan Ming didn’t ask further and simply said to Lin Jing,
“Brother Lin, follow me!”
With that, Yan Ming soared into the sky on his sword and flew towards the sky above Spirit Rock Island.
Seeing this, Lin Jing followed suit.
…
The Yan Family patriarch’s place of seclusion was not on Spirit Rock Island.
It was, instead, on a small island just a kilometer in diameter above Spirit Rock Island.
The island was not large, yet lush with plant life, and in its center stood a vast hut wrapped in vines, which was undoubtedly the Yan Family patriarch’s place of seclusion.
Moreover, as they approached the island, Lin Jing also noticed that the Spiritual Energy surrounding the island was incredibly dense, several times more so than on Spirit Rock Island.
Clearly, the small island had been specially modified.
Upon nearing the island, Yan Ming did not set foot on it but stopped not far off the shore and then made a gesture toward the island,
“Patriarch, Lin Jing requests an audience.”
Following Yan Ming’s call, a Divine Sense swept over them first, and then, around the island, a Defense Array appeared.
Shortly after, the array started operating, and a passage leading directly to the island emerged in the middle of the array.
With the passage’s appearance, at this moment, the voice of the Yan Family patriarch came from inside the island,
“Young friend Lin, please come in.”
After the Yan Family patriarch spoke, Yan Ming then said to Lin Jing,
“Brother Lin.”
“You go on in.
Without the patriarch’s permission, we cannot freely enter the island; I will wait for you here.”
Lin Jing nodded his head in acknowledgment,
and then he walked through the passage in the array, entering the island.
As he went in, the passage behind him closed.
Lin Jing followed the passage all the way forward, directly to the front of the hut engulfed by vines.
Just as Lin Jing arrived, the doors to the hut opened.
And the voice of the Yan Family patriarch came out again:
“Young friend Lin, come in.”
“Yes, Elder,” Lin Jing responded with a nod, then stepped inside the hut.
It was only upon entering that Lin Jing realized—the inside of the hut was also overrun with vines, some passing through the walls, while others hung from the ceiling.
Even in the center of the room there was a high platform entirely formed by vines.
At that moment, the Yan Family patriarch was sitting cross-legged atop the platform, with his hands folded in his lap at the Dantian position, and above the palms, a cluster of green light was gathering.
From that green cluster, an extremely rich wood-attributed Spiritual Power was emanating.
And from the patriarch’s palms, Spiritual Power continuously flowed, consolidating into the green cluster.
Upon seeing the Yan Family patriarch, Lin Jing performed a polite salutation:
“Elder, forgive the disturbance.”
The Yan Family patriarch smiled at Lin Jing, then spoke,
“Young friend Lin comes for a visit; I wonder what matter brings you here?”
As he spoke, the posture of the Yan Family patriarch remained unchanged, and he continued ceaselessly channeling Spiritual Power into the green cluster above his hands.
“I wish to invite the Elder to form an alliance with me, to venture together into the Five Elements Ruins…”
Lin Jing then directly stated his reason for coming.
The Yan Family patriarch, upon hearing this, was visibly shaken.
Even the green cluster in his palms shook slightly.