Not only was Corpse Taoist stopped in his tracks, but he was even forced to escape.
He had to. If he were to allow this to go on, this would be his final resting place.
“Retreat!”
As expected of an aged old freak. The instant Corpse Taoist realized that they were losing, he ordered an unconditional retreat.
He had come prepared, so it was unsurprising that he even prepared an escape route just in case their plan fell through.
The clouds packed with death aura were his escape route.
This terrorizing death cloud had been produced by the zombie dragon. If any living creature was even grazed by it, their blood would be sucked dry. The cloud also corroded everything that came in contact with it.
Having found an opening, Corpse Taoist seized the opportunity and disappeared into the death cloud.
Like dropping a fish into the ocean, he disappeared without a trace.
Death aura grew denser around the zombie dragon as well. It managed to evade the siege and retreat into the clouds. They weren’t the only ones to do so. Corpse Taoist’s voice had reverberated through the air so the experts he brought along quickly escaped into the clouds. As they all possessed unique magic artifacts, they weren’t affected by the death cloud.
Subsequently, these ominous clouds floated toward the horizon and gradually disappeared.
Zhao Jingyan and the rest had planned to pursue them, but they were stopped when Lin Jin spoke up, “Come back. There is no need to pursue a broken enemy!”
Indeed, there was no such need.
Even if they did pursue the enemy, they would still be unable to break through the enemy’s death cloud. Truth be told, Corpse Taoist and his zombie dragon were too powerful. If Xuanwu hadn’t joined the fight, the outcome of the battle would have remained unclear.
Regardless, this crisis had finally been concluded.
Corpse Taoist hadn’t benefited from this invasion and neither had his subordinates. Lin Jin asked and found out that many of the capable demonic appraisers had died in this attack. However, Appraiser Yan managed to escape with his life.
Lin Jin had expected that much.
Appraiser Yan might have been Corpse Taoist’s direct disciple so he must be above average. The fact remains that he was a legitimate Rank 4 beast appraiser, so he couldn’t possibly be taken down that easily.
However, some reported that he was hurt by Yang Ming. Although he had not exacted his revenge fully, he at least got something out of it.
The sun shone down again after the dark clouds dispersed. Lin Jin used the water reservoir scale to forcibly gather the water in the air. He then put on a gallant performance by summoning rain to wash away the city’s doomed atmosphere. His action attracted many gazes of admiration.
As they didn’t understand the magic of a water reservoir scale, they thought it was Curator’s power that was behind this phenomenon. Thus, they were shocked by the extent of his abilities.
Xuanwu had played a great role in this battle. After the death cloud dispersed, Xuanwu immediately retreated from the battlefield stealthily. No one knew when exactly he returned, but he was now by the side of Feng Junwu in his ordinary-looking and harmless human form.
Lin Jin stepped off his cloud and went to thank Feng Junwu and the little officer for their assistance.
After all, they chose to intervene when Corpse Taoist already made it clear that he was only after Lin Jin. Both Heavenly Spiral Kingdom and the academy were dragged into the fight due to one man.
The emperor chuckled out loud. He had long decided to befriend Curator so he readily responded positively. Curator was too amazing. Previously, there was Daluo Temple, and then now Phoenix Palace. Both these organizations were comparable to premium countries, and they appeared to be close friends with Curator. To think even Phoenix Palace’s Great Commander came all this way to help him out. Feng Junwu thought that if there was more time, Curator might have even summoned Daluo Temple’s high monks too.
This meant that Heavenly Spiral would have the opportunity to befriend these great individuals.
After all, good times never last too long. Even a massive country like Heavenly Spiral who commanded great strength in United Continent would get in trouble someday. By then, they could only wait and see just how many people would come and lend their strength.
Befriending Curator meant befriending Daluo Temple and Phoenix Palace. This trade was worth it.
Feng Junwu was overjoyed.
“I have only heard of stories praising Curator’s strength, but today, I was able to see just how extraordinary Curator is. I think Curator might even be on par with Daojun from the past,” said Feng Junwu out of nowhere.
As the Emperor of Heavenly Spiral Kingdom, his words held considerable weight. He would never speak for no reason, so if his comment spreads out, at least the whole of United Continent would see Curator as someone who was on Daojun’s level.
There was no greater honor than this.
It was also Feng Junwu’s way of showing goodwill.
“Your Majesty is too kind. I haven’t done much at all but it was my friends who fought and sent the enemy away,” replied Lin Jin in a humble manner.
However, his ‘humility’ could easily be mistaken as another type of ‘modesty’.
What followed next were formalities and superfluous etiquette.
Lin Jin was only here to borrow Daojun’s Hieroglyphic. Now that he had read the book and even experienced a dangerous battle, his relationship with Heavenly Spiral was deepened further. When Feng Junwu offered to host a banquet for Curator, Lin Jin did not object to it.
Suddenly, Shu Xiaolou came over. After staring at Lin Jin with his mask on for the longest time, she asked, “Curator, where is your disciple?”
She was asking about Lin Jin.
The latter had already prepared an answer in advance. No matter who asked, he would say that Lin Jin had been assigned to handle other tasks. Most people wouldn’t press further if they heard this.
However, Shu Xiaolou wasn’t most people.
“Then what was Lin Jin sent to do?” Sure enough, Shu Xiaolou was trying to get to the bottom of things.
Lin Jin was well-experienced in dealing with her.
It was exactly because he was familiar with her personality that Lin Jin knew how to answer her. “Why don’t you ask him when he comes back?”
Having said that, Lin Jin hurried away to chat with Feng Junwu. Right now, talking to the old man was far easier than talking to Shu Xiaolou.
Thankfully, she did not press him for further answers. Still, it was likely that she would pressure Lin Jin relentlessly when he comes back later.
Lin Jin already anticipated that, and he couldn’t help it. He had sown this seed so he was bound to reap it someday.
Treating ‘Curator’ as his most honored guest, Feng Junwu was able to invite Phoenix Palace’s Zhao Jingyan and Shu Xiaolou to join them too. To host a banquet for such a magnanimous lineup of guests was an unprecedented event, even for Heavenly Spiral Kingdom.
During the banquet, Feng Junwu decided to ask about the Hieroglyphic.
They were sure that only Curator in this world was able to read those words.
Lin Jin explained that Daojun’s Hieroglyphic was just his autobiography. Of course, it was more than that. Not only was it an autobiography, but it also contained information on many hidden secrets in this world, including the locations of the treasures Daojun left behind.
These were priceless information.
It went without saying that Lin Jin refrained from telling them that. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have spent two days and nights reading a mere autobiography.
He was memorizing the text.
Fortunately, he managed to memorize the entire thing, leaving not even a single word out. When the chance came, he would retrieve them one by one.
As for cultivation methods and spells, those were equally priceless too. However, comparatively speaking, Lin Jin figured that different people would value these differently.
For example, Daojun’s greatest attack was a punching attack called ‘Sky Tumbling Punch’. A martial arts attack like this one did not suit Lin Jin.
