Lin Mo, like a humanoid machine, crashed into the wall, creating a large hole and stirring up a cloud of dust.
"Ouyang, you really are here?"
Standing outside, Lin Mo saw a young man thrown out and lying on the ground, and he coldly said,
The young man, clutching his chest, a striking fresh blood oozing from the corner of his mouth and his pale face resembling paper, had clearly sustained grave injuries. His pupils showed a touch of fear and horror. "You, you didn't die?"
Back when they were at Miao Xue Divine Palace, Lin Mo injured Ouyang Xinghe and left a mark on his body. That's why he followed Li Yunfei and the others to this hotel, as Ouyang Xinghe was in it.
Having been injured by Lin Mo, Ouyang Xinghe escaped from the Miao Xue Divine Palace but did not go far because he was accompanied by Elder Qiu and Elder Yuan. He hid in Lianshan Town to recuperate while waiting for the outcome of the battle. Now, with Lin Mo appearing before him, it signified that the others must have already perished!
"Lin Tanyu, we have no grudges, and your issue is only with Qingxuan Sect, nothing to do with me. If you let me go now, I assure you True Fire Sect will never trouble you," Ouyang Xinghe suddenly spoke with a hint of plea in his tone.
Lin Mo's expression remained cold, "From the moment you teamed up with Qingxuan to kill me, your fate was sealed. I already offended the Qingxuan Sect and even killed Yao Lei; I don't care about one more, especially not just the True Fire Sect."
Hearing Lin Mo's words, Ouyang Xinghe's face drastically changed, a venomous glare shot from his eyes. All of a sudden, he opened his mouth, unleashing a red flame that swept over like a tornado.
The True Fire Sect Master specialized in cultivating Fire Based Techniques and Spiritual Energy. The fire Ouyang Xinghe spat was True Fire, capable of melting gold and refining silver. Wherever it passed, everything ignited and burned fiercely. Everyone in the hotel had already scattered in fright. Facing Ouyang Xinghe's True Fire, Lin Mo showed a hint of scorn, opened his mouth as well, and a more brilliant red flame shot out, blocking Ouyang Xinghe's flame and rushing towards him even faster.
Ouyang Xinghe's face turned from resentful to shocked because Lin Mo's flame was the 'Samadhi Fire.' Within the True Fire Sect, only the Sect Master and the Supreme Elder could cultivate the Samadhi Fire, not even treasures could withstand such intensity.
"I...refuse to accept this." Ouyang Xinghe screamed, instantly turning into a fiery figure, both his body and soul consumed by fire into nothingness.
Lin Mo opened his mouth and drew the remaining flames into his belly.
The entire battle lasted less than a minute, but for Li Yunfei, Professor Zhou, and the others, it felt like a century. Spewing flames, if this wasn't an Immortal, what was?
"Could he be the Immortal from Kunlun Mountain?" Professor Zhou muttered to himself.
Li Yunfei's eyes shone with two sharp gleams.
Yao Guanglong, Gu Yangming, and Duanmu Yu were left dumbfounded.
Now they realized why Lin Mo had always been so arrogant; indeed, money was futile for him.
"Fuck, if I had known he was so powerful, I..." Gu Yangming regretted deeply, his face pale with fear that Lin Mo would seek revenge.
Yan Changdong was stunned for a long while, then suddenly knelt down with a look of utmost reverence and awe, "I pay my respects to Mr. Lin Tanyu."
"Uncle Yan, you know him?" Duanmu Yu asked in surprise.
Yan Changdong explained, "Mr. Duanmu, do you know why Duanmu Fei from the Duanmu Family is confined? It's because he offended Mr. Lin Tanyu. Even Miss Duanmu Xiang and the Duanmu Family Patriarch have to be reverent when they see Mr. Lin Tanyu."
Duanmu Yu, although a peripheral member of the Duanmu Family, had vaguely heard some rumors, and his face suddenly changed as he thought of something, "Could he be the Duanmu Family's noble benefactor?"
Duanmu Yu belonged to a branch under Duanmu Xiang's lineage, who was now a core member of the Duanmu Family and rumored to possibly succeed the next position of Family Patriarch, all thanks to the help of a noble benefactor.
"Duanmu Yu, I have met Mr. Lin Tanyu." Duanmu Yu quickly bowed with his hands clasped.
Lin Mo took Ouyang Xinghe's storage ring and glanced at them lightly. With his current status, he had no interest in dealing with the likes of Gu Yangming.
Now that he had killed Ouyang Xinghe, all that remained were Qing Xuan and the matter of finding Xia Mengdie, but before doing these, he needed to return to Star Sect to visit his parents and aunt, among others.
Seeing Lin Mo turn to leave, Li Yunfei suddenly bit her lip and called out, "Master Lin, wait a moment."
Lin Mo stopped, turned his head, and frowned.
If it were an ordinary person who saw him spit flames, they would have been too terrified to speak, yet Li Yunfei dared to stop him.
"Is there something else?" Lin Mo asked.
Seeing Lin Mo's delicate face, it was hard to imagine that he had just spat flames and killed a man directly.
"Master Lin, I... I have a favor to ask of you," Li Yunfei said hesitantly, biting her thin lips.
Clearly, Li Yunfei was also nervous. After all, they had only known each other for a few hours, and whether Lin Mo would help her was unknown.
However, Lin Mo did have some fondness for Li Yunfei, though, of course, this was only the fondness between friends.
"What is it?" Lin Mo asked.
Li Yunfei slowly said, "My grandfather is ill, and you, being an Immortal, must have a way to save him."
Lin Mo frowned, thinking that such matters were a waste of time, and he wasn't some saint who helped everyone he encountered.
Just as he was about to refuse, Li Yunfei suddenly dropped to her knees, her eyes red as she looked up at him, "Master Lin, I beg you. If my grandfather's illness isn't cured, our entire family will be in danger."
Lin Mo hesitated for a moment, then nodded his head. The path of cultivation emphasized the importance of fate; since he had met Li Yunfei, it seemed this was also a fate on his path. Besides, even if he refused, he would undoubtedly leave a crack in his heart, which would become a demon in his cultivation path.
Li Yunfei narrated the story to Lin Mo; her grandfather was the helmsman of the Jade Family in Yun Province, who had suddenly contracted a strange illness that left many doctors helpless. Moreover, her grandfather, also known as the Jade Master, was supposed to gamble on jade in a few days. If he couldn't cure the illness, and if the jade gambling was lost, the entire family would face disaster.
Ever since Li Yunfei had seen Lin Mo appear from Kunlun Mountain, she suspected he was the 'Immortal' from Kunshan, so she had been trying to follow him and find a way to save her grandfather.
Yun Province's Tengchong is one of the top jade mining locations across the entirety of Southeast Asia, with numerous veins. Many people have become rich through jade mining here.
Apart from those big families and powers controlling the veins, there are also some 'Jade Hunters' from all over the country, and even from Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, Korea, and other Asian countries, who come to 'gamble on stones'.