Charging out of the shrouded sky, Lin Jin could once again see the clear sky.
The golden-winged monster praised, saying that Brother Lin was truly ruthless. This was a brilliant move. First, he let the water out to numb the enemy, then suddenly struck the water with lightning. No matter how high the enemy's cultivation level was, as long as they were submerged in the water, there was no way they could avoid it.
Moreover, the purple lightning on that needle was so powerful that even an immortal would have to take a few jars of it.
In conclusion, Lin Jin's move was ruthless. Anyway, the golden-winged monster said that if he were to encounter such a move, his life would be forfeit.
However, Lin Jin had only come up with this idea on the spur of the moment. Although the purple lightning on the Purple Thunder Needle was powerful, it wasn't enough to kill a true immortal.
A pseudo immortal was still a possibility.
Just then, the black fog began to dissipate.
Rewinding time to a moment ago, Lin Jin was contemplating whether to charge into the forest of pagodas. Somewhere deep within the forest, Patriarch Xue Pao was sitting cross-legged on an empty ground, holding a glowing Buddhist scripture in his hand.
It looked like he was chanting, but in reality, his eyes were constantly scanning his surroundings as his brows furrowed.
"Patriarch Xue Pao, didn't you say that Lin Jin would definitely charge in? If that's the case, the killing formation we set up would be effective. With the combined strength of two true immortals, Lin Jin would surely die no matter what supernatural powers he has up his sleeves. But why hasn't he come in yet?"
A voice rang in Patriarch Xue Pao's ears.
It was a telepathic message.
Without moving his lips, Patriarch Xue Pao replied, "Don't be impatient, cult master. Our setup and plan are flawless. Based on my understanding of Lin Jin, he will definitely come in. Let's wait a little longer."
That being said, as time passed, Patriarch Xue Pao found it difficult to confirm his previous conjecture.
"That Lin Jin is just a mortal yet he managed to kill our vice cult master. Who is this man? Patriarch Xue Pao, it was your idea to deal with Lin Jin. Now that our Beast God Cult has suffered such a huge loss, you have to give me an explanation for this," the cult master's voice came again.
Patriarch Xue Pao was vexed.
Truth be told, ever since he decided to borrow the power of the Beast God Cult to deal with Lin Jin, things had been going smoothly. But the problem was when Lin Jin showed up.
He had seen the Deputy Hierarch of the Beast God Sect before. He was extremely strong and was a rare Physical Body Immortal. Moreover, he was a Physical Body Immortal who had cultivated to the Perfected Immortal Realm.
Even at his peak, Patriarch Xue Pao might not be a match for someone like him. Yet, he died in Lin Jin's hands.
When he heard the news, Patriarch Xue Pao was stunned. He even thought that it was fake news.
However, Patriarch Xue Pao knew that he had to remain calm.
Instigating the Beast God Cult to attack the Jade Dragon Kingdom was Patriarch Xue Pao's plan. Now that there was a flaw in his plan, the Beast God Cult would surely blame him.
Left with no choice, Patriarch Xue Pao could only say that Lin Jin had enough treasures and artifacts on him to recoup his losses. Of course, in order to instigate the Beast God Cult to deal with Lin Jin, Patriarch Xue Pao had mentioned that Lin Jin had a 'God's stone'.
God's stone was, in fact, the legendary Heavenly Axiom's foundation stone above the nine heavens. It was also a divine item that triggered the great calamity of immortality. Back then, the Immortal Emperor disrespected the Heavenly Axiom and tried to stand on equal footing with the Heavenly Axiom. That was how he met with such a disaster.
However, an Immortal Emperor was still an Immortal Emperor. The strongest Immortal Unfettered had existed for countless years. Before he died, the Immortal Emperor shattered the Heavenly Axiom's foundation stone, scattering it into the world.
This was the God's stone.
Patriarch Xue Pao had told Lin Jin the same thing. Of course, he hid some details.
Why did Patriarch Xue Pao want to cause trouble for Lin Jin at all costs? Vengeance was only one aspect. If it was just a grudge, Patriarch Xue Pao wouldn't be so persistent. The main reason was that Patriarch Xue Pao knew that Lin Jin had a God's stone.
This was a secret that only he knew.
The ghost-blood beast was a rare beast that Patriarch Xue Pao had refined using his own supernatural powers. When Lin Jin took it for himself, Patriarch Xue Pao used a secret spell to peek into Lin Jin's secrets.
He sensed the God's stone's aura.
The last time he told Lin Jin the story about the Immortal Emperor and the Heavenly Axiom's foundation stone, he was just testing Lin Jin to see if the latter knew about the God's stone.
In the end, either Lin Jin's acting skills were superb or Patriarch Xue Pao had no idea that he possessed the Heavenly Axiom's foundation stone fragment that everyone else could only dream of.
If it was the latter, Patriarch Xue Pao felt that his chance had come.
If he could claim the God's stone in Lin Jin's body for himself, with Patriarch Xue Pao's knowledge, he could definitely become invincible. Patriarch Xue Pao was confident of this.
His speculation wasn't baseless. Other than the God's stone aura he sensed earlier, Lin Jin's rise to power was also another piece of evidence.
As a mortal with no roots or foundation, Lin Jin's rise to power was too fast.
Patriarch Xue Pao even carefully analyzed Lin Jin's so-called backer, that 'Curator'. In the end, Patriarch Xue Pao came to the conclusion that Curator was most likely Lin Jin himself.
There were so many advantages to this. Lin Jin could use a non-existent person to attract everyone's attention while Lin Jin could keep a low profile. This was an experienced move that Patriarch Xue Pao admired.
In other words, Lin Jin's rapid rise to power indirectly proved that he had the Heavenly Axiom's foundation stone inside him. Hence, this was Patriarch Xue Pao's real goal.
The Patriarch Xue Pao had only dragged in the Church of the Beast God because he knew that he was not strong enough and needed help. According to the plan, once he obtained the God's stone, Patriarch Xue Pao would take it for himself. The Beastman Cult was merely a tool he was using.
Right now, there were some flaws in the entire plan. However, Patriarch Xue Pao felt that the overall situation was still under his control. Just then, Patriarch Xue Pao realized that his buttocks were getting a little wet. Looking down, he realized that he was surrounded by water.
"Where did this water come from?" Patriarch Xue Pao was stunned. He turned to where the Beastman Cult's leader was hiding. The latter and the other three Beastman Cult emptiness immortals clearly didn't know what was going on either.
The next moment, the water came crashing down.
"This is Lin Jin's supernatural power." Patriarch Xue Pao immediately made up his mind.
"What do we do now?" The Beastman Cult's leader wanted to fly up but Patriarch Xue Pao held him down. "Don't panic, Cult Leader. This is Lin Jin's test."
"Test?" The Beastman Cult's leader was stunned. Patriarch Xue Pao continued to explain, "Lin Jin is a cunning brat. He's probably afraid of an ambush so he didn't dare to come in himself. Instead, he's attacking with water. We have to stay calm and not panic. Don't act recklessly either. If we do that, Lin Jin will rush in immediately and we'll attack him then. We'll catch him off guard! "
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