The Prodigies War

Chapter 1787: Shocking Bounty

"Third Brother, what a coincidence."

While looking at the purple-robed man who was walking over, Yu Yunhe pasted a smile on his face.

The purple-robed man seemed very enthusiastic. He walked forward, patted Yu Yunhe on the shoulder, and said, "Little Six, you’re supposed to be cultivating in Alchemy Dao Sect, so why did you come to Yunyan City? If Second Uncle found out, I'm afraid he would become angry again."

The purple-robed man's name was Yu Yunzheng. He was a descendant of the Imperial Yu Clan, and was one of Yu Yunhe's cousins on his paternal side. They were closely related by blood.

However, Lin Xun could see at a glance that the relationship between the two cousins was not close.

"Third Brother, you must be joking. What are you doing in Yunyan City?"

Yu Yunhe's smile was very forced.

Yu Yunzheng smiled and said, "Have you forgotten that Miss Lan Caiyi and I are about to get betrothed? This time I came to discuss the engagement."

Yu Yunhe was flabbergasted.

Lan Caiyi, the daughter of Lan Tianyu, the head of Yunyan Breeze Sect, was of noble status and was also a famous beauty in the Great Yu World.

After a while, Yu Yunhe came back to his senses and said, "Then I have to congratulate you, Third Brother."

Yu Yunzheng laughed heartily and said, "When I get engaged, you must come back to the clan. Alright, that’s all I had, so I’ll be leaving first.”

With that, he left with a group of men and women behind him.

As he watched them leave, Yu Yunhe looked uncertain. He then gritted his teeth and said to himself, "Are you really that arrogant such that you think you can win the status of the clan heir by getting a good marriage? I am the legitimate son and the legitimate heir to the clan head!"

Lin Xun next to him glanced at him and said nothing more.

…

On the distant street, Yu Yunzheng's smile faded and he frowned, "Why is that idiot Yu Yunhe in Yunyan City now?"

A man next to him asked with a smile, "Brother Yu, was that Yu Yunhe, the son of the clan leader of your Yu Clan and a true disciple of the Alchemy Dao Sect?"

"That’s him."

"Then he is a famous spendthrift in our Great Yu World, and his domineering temperament is known throughout the world."

Many people around them laughed.

How could they not have heard of Yu Yunhe?

Yu Yunzheng smiled bitterly, shook his head, and sighed, "Alas, my younger cousin has been spoiled and idle since he was a child. He is good at everything, yet his actions make you laugh at him."

A woman suddenly interjected, "Brother Yu, I heard that your Yu Clan’s formal clan competition will start soon. At that time, it is very likely that a young clan head will be selected, and that person will have the qualifications to inherit the clan leader’s position in the future. Brother Yu, I think you might as well try your best to fight for it once. If the position of young clan head is inherited by that big spendthrift..."

She didn’t finish her thought but her meaning was obvious.

Yu Yunzheng's eyes flickered slightly. Then he smiled and said, "I will not miss the clan’s competition, but whether or not I can win the position of young clan head will depend on fate. I can only do my best."

The group continued to chatter as they walked away.

...

After that encounter with Yu Yunzheng, Yu Yunhe became worried and his expression was gloomy as they continued on.

However, Lin Xun ignored this.

It was simple. He could tell that this was a conflict between the descendants of the Yu Clan. In fact, this kind of thing was actually common in every clan.

For the sake of power and status, there were many cases of brothers turning against each other and fathers and sons becoming enemies.

But it was obvious that Yu Yunhe was not in a good situation in this internal fight among the descendents of the clan.

Listening Wind Pavilion.

It was located in a prosperous street in Yunyan City and was easy to identify.

After arriving, Lin Xun quietly transformed his appearance, and his aura also became mediocre. This was the effect of the Great Formless Art[1].

Of note, at Lin Xun's current cultivation, unless someone had a special ability or was an Emperor, no one would be able to see through his disguise.

Yu Yunhe was stunned by this development and fell into thought.

Nan Qiu just looked at Lin Xun curiously and then retracted her gaze. She knew there were things she could ask about and things she couldn’t.

Before long, the three of them entered Listening Wind Pavilion. An attendant came forward and inquired about their visit respectfully.

"I want to find out some information."

After Lin Xun expressed his request, the three of them were led by the attendant into a quiet room.

"I am Qiu Rong, and it’s nice to meet everyone here."

Not long after, an old man wearing fine robes walked into the quiet room. With a wave of his hand, the forbidden power in the room activated, forming a barrier that could stop outside spying.

Lin Xun directly said, "I want to find out information regarding what happened in the Kunlun Dominion six years ago."

Qiu Rong was startled but then nodded, "Listening Wind Pavilion has indeed a lot of information about this, but the price for it is a bit expensive. After all, Fellow Daoist, you should also know that the Kunlun Dominion is one of the four great dao dominions. Everything that happens there is top secret..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Lin Xun, "How many dao crystals?"

Qiu Rong smiled immediately when he realized that Lin Xun was a straightforward person who didn't like to talk nonsense. He instantly stretched out five fingers, "Five thousand."

Snap!

Yu Yunhe was furious and slapped the documents in front of him, "It's just some stupid news, yet you dare to try to extort five thousand dao crystals for it? Old man, why don’t you try being a bandit instead?"

Qiu Rong's smile faded, and he just looked at Lin Xun and said, “You get what you pay for. Fellow Daoist, what do you think?"

Lin Xun stared at Qiu Rong for a moment with his dark eyes, then took out a storage bag, put it on the documents, and said, "You'd better not let me down."

Qiu Rong smiled brightly, waved his sleeves, and a pile of jade slips emerged as he said, "Six years ago, the Kunlun Dominion closed and some major events that had happened since then are all recorded in these jade slips."

Lin Xun spread his consciousness and began to read them one by one.

Six years ago, the Kunlun Dominion became sealed again and disappeared.

On the Ancient Nebula Road, among the tens of thousands of experts who had entered, only about a hundred or so people finally walked out alive.

The rest of them had all been buried in it!

Thus, the cultivators who walked out alive became the focus of the world's attention.

Among them, Zhuanyu Heng, a descendant of the Imperial Zhuanyu Clan, Hua Xingli, a successor of the All-Demon Dao Court, Chunyu Ge, and other peerless experts, became world-famous figures because of their outstanding performance in the Kunlun Dominion.

In addition, there were many intriguing stories and hearsay, but Lin Xun glanced over them as he was not interested.

This held true until he flipped through one particular jade slip. Lin Xun was shocked by what he found.

"If we have to talk about the biggest winner of the trip to the Kunlun Dominion, it must be Lin Xun. This boy comes from the Ancient Wasteland Domain and is a supreme Big Saint. Before entering the Kunlun Dominion..."

The jade slip then detailed Lin Xun's deeds in the Kunlun Dominion, such as killing Yan Chunjun, a disciple of the Heaven and Earth Dao Court and Lu Ang of the Blood Qilin Battle Clan in Treasure Refining Land...

Then they described his fights against the others in front of the inverted mountain and how he seized the dao scripture Treasure Refining Dao Qi...

“On the summit of Imperial Dragon Mountain, he revealed his overwhelming power and killed a group of experts including Gu Cangxin, Tao Jianxing, and Kun Jiulin, staining the mountaintop with blood.”

“In the forbidden zone around the Fengshan Platform, one of the three forbidden lands in the Kunlun Ruins, he swept across the land alone, killed Meng Yi, crippled Wen Qingxue, and destroyed Xu Lingkun…”

Lin Xun had become a fierce and domineering figure like a demon!

"Rumors say that after Lin Xun sealed his Saint Path Ritual on the Fengshan Platform, he seized the supreme fortune of the secret to becoming an Emperor and Ancestor!"

"Rumors say that during this trip to the Kunlun Dominion, Lin Xun had offended more than half of the disciples of the Great Six Courts and the Great Ten Battle Clans!"

"Rumors say that this boy possesses all kinds of great fortunes and many treasures..."

Lin Xun wasn’t really disturbed by any of this information. The news may be exaggerated, but the actual events did happen.

The only thing that made Lin Xun frown was that there were very few records about A’hu, Toady, A’lu, and his other friends in the jade slips.

All they said was that A’hu and the others had disappeared without a trace at the closing of the Kunlun Dominion, and no one was sure where they had gone.

"Is this all the news?" Lin Xun raised his eyes and looked at Qiu Rong who was opposite of him.

"That's right." Qiu Rong nodded, "However, if you have other questions, you might as well tell me. Perhaps I can help you get some answers."

Lin Xun thought for a while before finally saying, "I want to know more about this Lin Xun person."

Lin Xun couldn't help but feel a little strange while mentioning his own name. This feeling...is really a bit odd.

Qiu Rong smiled as if he had expected this to happen and said, "Lin Xun is now the focus of countless people on the Ancient Nebula Road. Even though six years have passed, people are still extremely interested in any news about him.”

As he said that, he waved his sleeves and a jade slip flew out, "Fellow Daoist, please take a look. This jade slip records the many bounty rewards related to Lin Xun."

Yu Yunhe and Nan Qiu also couldn't help but look at it with curiosity.

Lin Xun did not stop them and opened the jade slip——

"The Primordial Dao Court has published a bounty, requesting the capture of Lin Xun. Anyone who can provide any useful clues can receive one million dao crystals!"

"The Heaven and Earth Dao Court announce to the world that Lin Xun is an enemy who must be killed..."

"The Panwu Dao Court offers a reward of three million dao crystals to anyone who can capture Lin Xun!"

"The Blood Qilin Battle Clan..."

"The Qiongqi Battle Clan..."

...

Every single bounty had the huge behemoths of the Ancient Nebula Road, such as the Six Great Dao Courts, behind them.

There were also bounties issued from the ancient clans among the Great Ten Battle Clans and top forces such as the Imperial Kun Clan and the Imperial Xu Clan.

It was a series of bounties, and it was all for Lin Xun alone!

Moreover, the value of each reward was shocking. They were enough to make Saint-Kings go crazy, quasi-Emperors jealous, and even tempt Emperors!

"Heavens!" Nan Qiu was dumbfounded.

Yu Yunhe also gasped and was shocked, "This guy is too valuable. Catching him is like catching a natural treasure trove!"

The smallest among them was at least one million dao crystals. What did this mean? It was almost equivalent to five boundary ships, a quasi-Emperor weapon, and a hundred thousand year old divine herb!

"Six years ago, when these bounties were issued one after another, it caused a sensation in the entire Ancient Nebula Road. At that time, cultivators all over the world became crazy, looking for Lin Xun everywhere. Even some great Emperor experts went out in person, which elicited worldwide attention.

"This was especially true in the Central Star Field. Because of Lin Xun, countless waves were set off."

Qiu Rong sighed, "During that period, some cultivators named Lin Xun on the Ancient Nebula Road found themselves in a bad position. Subsequently, a lot of jokes were created because of it."

Yu Yunhe also sighed and exclaimed, "I also heard about this big commotion, but I didn't expect that Lin Xun would be so valuable... If I could catch him, how much bounty money would I get?"

No one had noticed that the corner of Lin Xun's lips had twitched imperceptibly.

1. Obtained in 839 from Xia Xiaochong ☜