After three consecutive days, Lin Yun successfully broke through to the Third Layer of Opening. Having made his breakthrough, he left the stone chamber. Once the three days were up, he naturally had no reason to stay in the Cultivation Institute any longer; after all, the fees were exorbitant.

However, during these three days, the Monk and Daoist had already sketched a portrait of Lin Yun. They were now searching for him relentlessly throughout Mysterious City, showing no signs of giving up.

After leaving the Cultivation Institute, Lin Yun hadn’t walked far before he felt the eyes of everyone on the street fixed on him. Finding it strange, he began to discreetly listen to the conversations around him.

"So that’s Lin Yun, the man wanted by both Yanhuang Academy and the Wind Forest Sect. I also heard he stole the Essence-Raising Fruit from that Monk and Daoist."

"What a poor devil. I heard his father is Lin Xiaotian, one of the three Grand Generals of Yanhuang Country. But now that he’s offended two major powers, not even Lin Xiaotian can protect him."

The surrounding chatter reached Lin Yun’s ears, and his expression shifted. He cursed inwardly, ’Damn that Monk and Daoist! How dare they search for me so openly.’

With his identity exposed, Lin Yun knew without even thinking that people from Yanhuang Academy and the Wind Forest Sect would soon be coming for him. He couldn’t stay in Mysterious City any longer.

"Damn that Monk and Daoist," Lin Yun cursed. But as fate would have it, he hadn’t taken more than a few steps before he saw a man in Daoist robes holding up a portrait and questioning passersby.

Staring at the sanctimonious-looking Daoist, Lin Yun gritted his teeth in hatred. ’These two are my living, breathing Life-ending Talismans. The news of my appearance in Mysterious City has probably already gotten out.’

’Damn it. Stinking Daoist, I won’t let you have it easy,’ Lin Yun schemed. ’A true man gets his revenge, and I certainly won’t let those two off the hook.’

His identity was already exposed, so Lin Yun no longer dared to walk brazenly down the street. He ducked into an empty, dead-end alley, tore his clothes into tatters, and then smeared his face with dirt.

When he emerged from the alley again, Lin Yun now looked just like a filthy beggar.

Silently making his way toward the Daoist, Lin Yun heard him repeatedly ask people on the street, "Boundless Celestial Venerable. Almsgiver, dare I ask if you have seen this person? He stole something from this humble Daoist."

The Daoist stopped every person who passed by. Through his constant questioning, many people recognized the man in the portrait. After all, it was common knowledge throughout Yanhuang Country that two major powers had a warrant out for Lin Yun.

’Damn you, stinking Daoist. Just you wait,’ Lin Yun cursed inwardly as he walked silently past him.

Thanks to his disguise, Lin Yun wasn’t recognized as he walked down the street. It seemed no one would pay any mind to a filthy beggar.

Wandering around the city, Lin Yun picked up on a lot of news. Some was about him, some about the Monk and Daoist. However, the news that truly caught his interest was about the three young masters of Mysterious City.

It was common knowledge that Mysterious City was home to three Primordial Ocean Realm experts, and the three young masters were their respective disciples.

Iron Blood Young Master, Imprisoned Dragon Young Master, and Blood Refining Young Master. Lin Yun had already met the Blood Refining Young Master. As for the other two, he figured that for their names to be spoken alongside the Blood Refining Young Master’s, they couldn’t possibly be weak.

"I heard the three young masters are gathering at Huayue Tower today."

"You don’t know? Apparently, all three of them just broke through to the Sixth Layer of the Opening Realm, so they’re having a special get-together at Huayue Tower today."

"When they were at the Fifth Layer of the Opening Realm, they could already fight cultivators at the Eighth Layer of Opening. Now that they’ve broken through to the Sixth Layer of Opening, doesn’t that make them unbeatable within the entire Opening Realm?"

"They’re geniuses. How can you compare to them?"

Lin Yun made his way to the entrance of Huayue Tower and squatted to one side, playing his part perfectly. All the while, his ears were trained on the discussions around him.

All three young masters possessed extraordinary strength and the ability to fight above their level. Combined with their powerful backers, this made them the undisputed leaders of Mysterious City’s younger generation.

As he listened to the chatter, a cunning idea sparked in Lin Yun’s mind. ’My identity is exposed, and it’s all because of that Monk and Daoist. If I have to suffer, there’s no way I’m letting them have an easy time.’

"Kind sirs, have pity on me," Lin Yun began to cry out, his plan in motion.

At first, seeing it was just a beggar, the crowd lost interest. But Lin Yun’s next words made everyone’s ears perk up.

"Have pity on me!" Lin Yun cried pitifully. "I’ll trade you some earth-shattering news!"

"Hah! What kind of news could a filthy beggar like you possibly have?" many in the crowd jeered.

"Dharma Artifacts! I have news about two Dharma Artifacts!"

Hearing the words "Dharma Artifacts," the crowd was completely stunned. A mob of people swarmed over, and in an instant, Lin Yun was surrounded so tightly there was no way out. A Dharma Artifact was countless times more precious than an Essence-Raising Fruit.

"Two Dharma Artifacts! I know that Monk Jiu Rou and the Seductive Daoist have two Dharma Artifacts on them! I... I saw them by accident the other day," Lin Yun said with an air of absolute sincerity.

Hearing this, one man asked fiercely, "The Monk and the Daoist? Kid, are you sure you weren’t mistaken?"

Despite being threatened, Lin Yun didn’t show the slightest anger. He deliberately feigned a terrified expression and said, "This humble one wouldn’t dare lie! They were Dharma Artifacts, without a doubt! I can swear on my life!"

Dharma Artifacts... The news spread like wildfire through the crowd. While normally no one would want to cross that Monk and Daoist, the allure of Dharma Artifacts was a different matter entirely. Lin Yun could see greed ignite in everyone’s eyes.

The thought of two cultivators at the Fifth Layer of the Opening Realm possessing Dharma Artifacts was enough to drive many to murder and robbery.

With greed plain on their faces, many people tossed Lin Yun a Gold Coin. "Here," one threatened viciously. "But if you’re lying, kid, you’d better watch your worthless neck."

Lured by the promise of Dharma Artifacts, many people couldn’t restrain themselves. They all went off to find the Monk and Daoist, determined to verify the truth of the rumor.

Playing his part, Lin Yun gathered the Gold Coins from the ground. Though each person had only tossed him a single coin, when he counted them up, he was surprised to find over a hundred.

He didn’t leave. Lin Yun knew the Monk and Daoist were no ordinary people; this mob posed no real threat to them. He had to wait. Wait for someone who could actually deal with the Monk and Daoist.

An hour passed. Finally, the people Lin Yun was waiting for appeared. Three youths with extraordinary auras walked out of the tower, one of whom was none other than the Blood Refining Young Master.

As the three young masters walked past, Lin Yun employed the same trick, shouting out, "Kind sirs, have pity on me! I’ll trade you news about Dharma Artifacts!"

What happened next was exactly the same. Upon hearing "Dharma Artifact," all three young masters stopped in their tracks, and Lin Yun repeated what he had said before.

These three young masters truly were on another level; what they tossed to Lin Yun were Broken Primordial Stones.

Picking up the three Broken Primordial Stones and watching the backs of the three young masters as they departed, a cold sneer appeared on Lin Yun’s face. ’Stinking Monk, stinking Daoist... you started this, so don’t blame me for finishing it.’

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