At the beginning, Yin Jiuxiao couldn't tell whether he would succeed in breaking the void after living long enough.
He felt that he must have been unconscious for a while. When he woke up, he found himself lying on the ground. The sky above his head was gray and sharp scolding was ringing in his ears.
"Everyone, be quiet! Otherwise, you will be in trouble!"
It should be successful. After all, no one has dared to speak like this in front of me for a long time.
The spiritual world is still the same spiritual world, but it looks like a thousand years later—what he broke was not the void, but time and space.
Legend has it that after the previous world-renowned master Yin Jiuxiao disappeared inexplicably, the entire spiritual world has never seen a brilliant person who could unify the world, and then it fell into a long period of turmoil.
Not only did many forces begin to compete for interests, the demonic energy riots also became more frequent and more powerful, and many spiritual masters were killed and their vitality was seriously damaged. Gradually, the demons from the demon world took this opportunity to counterattack the spirit world, relying on the thick demonic energy to seize territory, and some spiritual masters also rose up to resist, resulting in a hundred years of chaos. Sometimes even the rules of heaven and earth seemed to be useless, and the entire spirit world changed drastically.
Under such chaotic circumstances, the strength level of the creatures here has generally increased. The number of heavenly ranks has increased more than tenfold compared to a thousand years ago, and the competition for cultivation resources has become even more brutal.
This should be the most chaotic period in the history of the spiritual world, and it has not stopped until now.
Nowadays, there is no such thing as one alliance, three mountains and eight families. The Spiritual Master Alliance has long been disbanded. After the changes in the world, most of the so-called three mountains and families are in ruins. Some of the lucky ones have been divided into several pieces, and their strength is not as good as before.
There are not even any five states anymore. The barrier of the North State has been dispersed after so many years because of the counterattack of the Demon Realm. The powerful demonic energy has divided the spiritual world into pieces. Here, there are only lords of all sizes, both spiritual masters and monsters, each occupying a piece of land. The rules have collapsed and it is in chaos.
Yin Jiuxiao, who had just arrived here, had a deep understanding of this.
He had just heard these things from the people around him. He was in a convoy transporting goods, and they were the "goods" to be auctioned.
Although the spiritual world in the past also had clear class divisions and cruelty was not allowed, the basic protection of the alliance did exist, such as the rule of not taking the initiative to attack alchemists and weapon refiners, and that registered spiritualists could not be bought and sold at will.
But now, let alone the rules set by these people, even the oaths made between heaven and earth are sometimes effective and sometimes not, and these agreements have completely disappeared.
There were twenty or thirty people in this convoy, and most of them had strength above the Xuan level, and some had even reached the Di level. However, they were chained and could not resist.
If there is anything they have in common, it is that they are all pretty. The aura of the spirit world is now mixed, and many people have complicated bloodlines, which has led to various changes. For example, some people have animal ears and tails, some have strange fragrances, and some have strange abilities. They are used as furnaces by some bigwigs and are in great demand at auctions.
Now, Yin Jiuxiao is also one of them.
The girl in the cage next to him looked to be only twelve or thirteen years old, with long light pink hair reaching her knees, eyes and eyelashes of the same color, pointed ears, and big eyes, like a little deer. She had a simple mind and was easy to trick. Apart from the general appearance of the spirit world at the moment, she later said that Yin Jiuxiao was picked up on the road.
Originally, the team leader wanted to kill him outright, but seeing that he looked very handsome after he fainted, he stuffed him directly into the convoy, thinking that he had made a fortune by buying a piece of merchandise with no cost.
Yin Jiuxiao had just arrived here, and his breath was not very stable. The chains that were fastened on him were not simple things. His current strength required a recovery process, so he could not untie them for the time being.
Based on the degree of control he had over himself, he estimated that it would take about a month. However, after traveling through time and space and being in a desperate situation, he was not only helpless against the chains, but he was also unable to defeat the leader of the caravan for the time being. Therefore, he did not waste his time on unnecessary resistance and just waited for his strength to recover or just looked for an opportunity to escape.
The "goods" in this team are of very good quality, and the guards are particularly strict. The team leaders are two heavenly five-stars, and Yin Jiuxiao has never found a chance to escape.
There were others in the team who wanted to escape, but they all failed. After being discovered, they were punished more severely. Everyone had to be whipped. In order to maintain the quality of the goods, the whip used would not leave blood marks on the skin, but it would be more painful if it hurt the inside.
Yin Jiuxiao, who had been affected and had received several whips, took note of all these people with a gloomy face.
When I regain my strength, I will skin them alive!
"Don't be afraid, big brother," the girl next to him was really naive. She could only hold back her tears after being beaten, and she would comfort him, "Our lord is the best man and will come to save us."
Yin Jiuxiao didn't believe this, he didn't need anyone else to save him.
The convoy swayed on the road for half a month and finally reached its destination.
This is currently one of the top territories in the spiritual world. The auction was crowded with people and many dignitaries. After half a month of recuperation, Yin Jiuxiao's strength has recovered a little, so he is waiting for an opportunity to take revenge.
When we got to the backstage, it was actually the weakest time for guarding. Maybe they thought that these goods here would never be able to escape, so in order to better display them, they replaced the original cage with a somewhat rough one.
During this transition, Yin Jiuxiao gathered his strength to break free from the chains, and took advantage of the nearest guard's unpreparedness to strangle him by the throat and end his life. When he was about to do something else, there was a sudden commotion outside.
Through several doors, screaming and noisy sounds came from outside, and someone was calling for help. Judging from the direction, it should be the audience seats of the auction.
Then he smelled a strange floral scent.
Yin Jiuxiao realized immediately that it was poison, so he blocked his sense of smell. However, the poison was so unusual that just a trace of it was enough to make his hands and feet go limp. It seemed as if his strength was restricted, and he could not use most of it.
His strength has not yet fully recovered. Yin Jiuxiao currently has only about 30% of his strength, otherwise he wouldn't be in such a mess.
In comparison, he was considered good. The others in the cages saw his actions and before they could even scream, many of them had already fallen asleep in the poisonous fog.
What an amazing skill!
The poisonous fog drifted to the backstage, and the front was naturally in chaos. After a while, Yin Jiuxiao saw the door being opened with a "bang", and several people walked in from outside with their backs to the light.
He squinted at the man in the middle, who was obviously the leader of these people.
He was a very handsome man with exquisite facial features, as if he had walked out of a painting. However, he had a cold expression and his hair was tied up. With one hand, he grabbed the guard's collar and pulled him in. This action was really inconsistent with his face.
Then these people looked among the many cages for a while, found the pink deer girl, and went to report to him: "Lord, we found Xiaoxiao."
The guard who was so arrogant before was now limp, with blood all over his head and his hands and feet bloody. It was obvious that he had been taught a lesson. The man spoke to him, "Tell me how to unlock the chains. You'd better obey me, or I have many ways to deal with you."
The guard was hesitant at first, probably because he was afraid of death, then he followed his gaze and looked at the girl, and said, "If you want her, I will..."
"Not just her," the man said, "I want everyone here. Untie their chains and I can leave your body intact."
The guard began to struggle, cursing as he struggled: "How dare you? Lin Qingheng, you are so bold! Let me tell you, there is a person in there that the Snowfield Lord specifically wants. If you offend him, you will die. I don't think you dare..."
Before he could finish his shouting, another of Lin Qingheng's men stood up behind him and killed him with a single knife.
After this one died, there were others. Then another one was dragged out from the back. He was the big guard who was best at whipping people. Under the pressure of killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, there was no need to say more. He lowered his head and untied all the chains one by one.
The girl was the first to be released, and then someone carefully carried her out, crying and calling her sister. The two sisters cried together, and then they knelt down in front of Lin Qingheng, saying that they would swear allegiance to him until death.
It seems that this group of people really came to save people, and the words that the little girl used to comfort people were actually correct.
Lin Qingheng released everyone in the cage, and then he found Yin Jiuxiao in the corner.
The chains on this man seemed to have opened by themselves, and from the look of him Lin Qingheng saw, he was not on the list of "goods" distributed in advance for this auction, as if he was added in extra.
So strange.
Most of the people being detained this time were physically weak from the torture, and forcibly breaking the chains would hurt them, so Lin Qingheng could only use means to get the guards to cooperate. There were obvious scars on this person's wrists and ankles, which must have been caused by forcible efforts to break free, but fortunately there was no internal injury.
There was a person lying next to him, probably an ordinary guard in the backstage, but he was also a high-star Earth-rank. His head was tilted to one side, as if he had died by having his neck twisted.
Lin Qingheng looked at him a few more times, but the other party seemed to be unconscious due to inhaling the poisonous mist.
"Take it away first."
Yin Jiuxiao, who was pretending to be unconscious, heard what he said.
When leaving this place, Yin Jiuxiao squinted his eyes and saw the bodies of the two ferocious guards, lying there in a twisted state.
But the former king of revenge, the world's respected Yin Jiuxiao, was very dissatisfied. In his eyes, these two people had died quickly.
More importantly, he endured humiliation for half a month, and finally recovered some of his strength. He wanted to take revenge with his own hands, but he was beaten to it by someone else!
Yin Jiuxiao had come here originally, because he was unable to display his full strength before and had been suffocated enough after suffering from anger for half a month. After all, he could have escaped even if these people had not come. Instead, Lin Qingheng's sudden appearance disrupted his plan and left him breathless.
At the critical moment, he was poisoned and the man was killed. He could not hold this anger in his heart. Several guards were also killed, and he could never take revenge personally.
How could he get what he wanted
Although I'm not petty enough to make enemies, I'm definitely not that grateful. Compared to these, I'm much more innately wary and cautious.
This person named Lin Qingheng is definitely not a simple person.
When the effect of the poisonous fog gradually dissipated and Yin Jiuxiao had rested enough in the base on this side, he gradually realized what had happened here.
The leader of those people, Lin Qingheng, was originally the son of a lord of a small place. However, he did not inherit the talent of combat, but instead inherited the talent of the alchemist of the Shen family passed down from the lord's wife.
This kind of talent is really useless in today's troubled times. The legendary alchemy family, the Shen family, has been torn apart. Now almost all alchemists and weapon refiners cannot escape the fate of being imprisoned. Their glory is no longer what it used to be, and many people can only hide from place to place.
After the accidental death of the young lord and his wife, that small place was doomed to be annexed. But who would have known that Lin Qingheng, who inherited the throne of lord, suddenly... became stunned.
He is an extremely gifted alchemist with the ability to apply what he has learned to other areas. It is said that he has improved the production of a large number of elixirs. More importantly, he can also make poisons that are colorless and odorless and cannot be prevented. Even heavenly spiritual masters cannot escape his poison. He has gradually won over a large number of people and has become a big name in the western part of the continent.
It is said that this person, while being besieged and blocked a year ago, merged with the Pure Heavenly Soul of the Nine-tailed Sky Fox, and took advantage of the loopholes in the rules of the Pure Heavenly Soul to rescue the person who was originally going to be killed for him. He recruited more loyal subordinates and provided a safe haven for many alchemists and weapon refiners. He was the most famous person for a while.
The Snowfield Lord who was used by the guards to threaten him owned a large area from the west to the south of the continent. He was a monster, ranked among the top three in the chaotic spirit world, and was famous for his cruelty and brutality.
Since this auction took his name, such destruction would not end well, but Lin Qingheng was indeed not a reckless person. He first controlled the auction with poison, and then took advantage of the fact that many leaders of various forces came to participate in the auction and were tricked by him? The backbone of the main force was empty and he took it down in one fell swoop. He not only saved people, but also expanded his territory. This was obviously planned and premeditated.
It was more than ten days later when the two met again.
At that time, Yin Jiuxiao's strength had recovered 80 to 90 percent. He was good at disguising himself, so no one else noticed, not even Lin Qingheng.
Only then did the two people officially meet and take a closer look at each other's appearance.
It was evening, and it was windy and rainy outside. When Lin Qingheng came, he was wearing a black cloak, looking a little dusty.
Because of the fights over the past few days, there was a bloodstain on his right cheek. It was not deep and did not detract from his stunning looks. It only made his dark red eyes look even more eye-catching.
When this person walked in, he brought a sense of vitality, as if the whole room was lit up.
Similarly, Lin Qingheng also looked at Yin Jiuxiao at first sight. He still remembered this special person.
At that time, I was in the backstage of the auction and couldn't see him clearly because he was in a mess. This person had a very noble face, which made him stand out among the people who suffered misfortune because of their appearance. His temperament was hard to describe. At first glance, I would feel that I didn't dare to approach him, as if I was subconsciously afraid. But when I lowered my eyes a little, he looked a little pitiful.
Of course, this was not a one-on-one meeting between the two of them. All the people who were rescued in the auction house gathered here.
The reason why Lin Qingheng came to see them was that the injuries of the people who had been rescued had basically recovered, so naturally they had to discuss the issue of where to go.
"I won't force you to go anywhere. If you are willing to stay here, I will arrange suitable work for you. The territory is short of manpower. As long as you work hard with everyone, you will not be bullied in the future, and you will not be bought and sold at will." Lin Qingheng looked around and continued, "Of course, if you don't want to, I won't force you to stay. I will give you a few bottles of elixirs and some money, and then send someone to send you to a safe place. You can go anywhere you want."
There was a reassuring power in his words.
It's a mess outside and people are not treated as human beings. In the entire spiritual world, only Lord Qingheng has emerged as a rising star. I heard that the territory he manages is the cleanest. I have also seen it in the base in the past ten days. Everyone is very friendly. These people have finally escaped, so why would they want to leave
They all nodded hurriedly and said they wanted to stay. Then they were taken out to see their respective abilities and then make assignments.
Then Lin Qingheng looked at Yin Jiuxiao who was sitting in the corner.
To be honest, he wanted this person to stay the most.
He intuitively felt that this person was the most mysterious and complicated one in the group. If he could lend a helping hand, it would be of great benefit to the future development of the territory.
Lin Qingheng traveled to this place from the Earth in the 21st century. He was a farmer engaged in poverty alleviation and farming. Originally he just wanted to survive, but later he came to this point little by little. Not a single step was easy. No matter how difficult the goal was, he would work hard to achieve it.
But now this hope is shattered because Yin Jiuxiao does not play by the rules.
"I'm sorry, I can't stay here," Lin Qingheng heard him say, "I have to go out and find someone."
Lin Qingheng wanted to fight for it, so he continued: "Just tell me, I can help you find it."
"No need," the man said, "I have to go there myself."
He felt regretful, but he had agreed to respect the choice and could not force the person to stay. He did not let him leave and just told him to wait for him to prepare his things and that he would send him out in a few days when the chaos outside was not so serious.
But that night, the person disappeared.
There were more than twenty Heavenly Ranks guarding Lin Qingheng's base, but he didn't find any clues. He went to the room where the other party was temporarily staying, but found nothing.
pity.
I didn't even have time to ask his name.
When his subordinates heard him sigh, they immediately made a suggestion: "How about I send someone to bring him back? I don't think he can get far in such a short time."
Lin Qingheng shook his head and said, "Forget it, just go, don't provoke him."
If such a person cannot become an ally, but becomes an enemy, it will be a lot of trouble.
Born in a turbulent time, I don’t know what the situation will be like when we meet next time.
But it wasn't long after the two separated. About a few months later, Lin Qingheng saw him again.
—Right above the Snowfield Lord’s palace.
Ever since he disrupted the auction, Lin Qingheng had made up his mind to confront this evil lord head-on.
His territory is in Xizhou. After several expansions, it has become a border with the territory of the Snowfield Lord. Several conflicts of varying sizes have occurred there, and a big one is bound to happen.
He made many plans for this, starting from the west and swallowing it up bit by bit until the final bloody battle.
After Lin Qingheng was sure of winning, he walked into the hall and felt that today was unexpectedly smooth. Then he saw that his prize, the Snowfield Lord, was stabbed through the chest by someone.
The most important confidants of the Snowfield Lord were kneeling on one side, calling another person "lord".
This was the third meeting between Lin Qingheng and Yin Jiuxiao.
Both men were covered in blood and looked extremely murderous. They stared at each other from a distance in the hall. They did not fight, but the tense atmosphere was too strong.
In the end, it was Lin Qingheng who spoke first.
"The person you were looking for at that time, wasn't he?"
"Yes," Yin Jiuxiao put away his sword, wiped the blood off his face casually, turned around and smiled at him, "I hold a grudge very hard, and I will take revenge a hundredfold."
The guard who locked him up and whipped him was already dead. After thinking about it, he could only find the culprit who deserved to be put to death.
Lin Qingheng took a deep breath.
It was at this moment that he knew the other person's name, and at the same time, the entire spiritual world also knew this name.
Yin Jiuxiao.
Clearly he possesses the strength of a top-level ninth-star Heavenly Rank, yet no one had ever heard of him before. It was as if he had dropped from the sky and became famous in a short period of time.
The territory of the Snowfield Lord was very large. Lin Qingheng started his attack from the western part close to him, and Yin Jiuxiao started from the south. I don't know what method he used to incite several forces around the lord to rebel and use them for his own purposes, and he did it quietly without anyone knowing, which caught Lin Qingheng off guard.
In today's spiritual world, survival depends on one's own ability. It cannot be said that the other party took advantage of any loopholes, but it was a coincidence, as if it was planned.
Lin Qingheng had just fought a great battle and needed some time to recuperate. If he continued to fight, it would easily lead to serious internal friction. Yin Jiuxiao was not an ordinary person and was extremely difficult to deal with. In the end, the two sides had to divide the territory of the Snowfield Lord. Lin Qingheng took the western side, and Yin Jiuxiao firmly occupied the southern side.
Sure enough, just as he said at the time, if this kind of person cannot be a friend but becomes an opponent, it will be like a thorn in one's heart.
There were several prime plots of land suitable for planting in the south that Lin Qingheng had spotted. He had intended to eat them up and digest them slowly, but someone intervened.
Things in the spiritual world are ever-changing, but the biggest Waterloo Lin Qingheng has encountered since his time traveling through it is this person.
However, they had many more interactions in the future.
After taking over the Snowfield Lord's territory, the two men each occupied one side and began an unceasing expansion campaign.
They are all ambitious people with abilities and courage, and none of them are willing to be inferior to others. The whole spiritual world has changed.
But ever since the grudge began, everyone could see that the two were getting more and more incompatible.
Although they have never officially fought, I guess they have weighed the pros and cons in their minds. Both sides are evenly matched. If they really fight each other in the current spiritual world, it would be like the fisherman gaining while the snipe and the clam fight, which would not be worth the loss.
However, some frictions and conflicts continued, resulting in Lin Qingheng now always sneer and say "ungrateful" and "arrogant" when talking about the other party. Yin Jiuxiao also said "falsely noble" and "falsely kind" when mentioning the other party. After a few years, they are more and more like tit-for-tat enemies.