"Lin Xiao Tian! You are too arrogant. Do you think my hundreds of years of cultivation are for nothing?"
Wang Zhao Tian finished speaking, and a strange green light emanated from him.
This green light was highly toxic. Wherever it passed, even the sand was corroded to nothingness!
The element of poison.
An element that made one almost invincible below the Core Formation stage!
Only upon reaching the Nascent Soul stage, when the physical body underwent a complete transformation, could one develop substantial immunity to the element of poison. Of course, some potent poisons could still harm cultivators, but they were not as formidable as other elements.
What Lin Xiao Tian found curious was how Wang Zhao Tian, who was only at the Qi Refining stage, could wield the power of an element.
It seemed the Wang family's inheritance was not weak. Such a method was practically a massacre for those in the Qi Refining stage!
But Lin Xiao Tian was not in the Qi Refining stage!
Lin Xiao Tian raised his hand, and a surge of lightning erupted, directly confronting the green light.
The moment it touched the lightning, the green light seemed to encounter a ghost.
The green light, which was originally dense around Wang Zhao Tian, engulfing the darkness, turned pale.
However, only a wisp of lightning entered, and more than half of the green light was eroded.
*Puff!*
Within the green light screen, Wang Zhao Tian spat out a mouthful of blood.
He looked at Lin Xiao Tian in terror, as if he were looking at a monster.
"You... why can you use elements?"
Wang Zhao Tian said, spitting blood as he spoke.
"Do you still need to ask why? It's you who surprisingly can use elements, which indeed caught me off guard," Lin Xiao Tian said nonchalantly.
The next moment, a boundless energy surged from him.
Wang Zhao Tian despaired.
"You... you are in the Foundation Establishment stage!"
"Impossible!"
"How could you possibly achieve this at such a young age?"
"What kind of sorcery did you use?"
Looking at Wang Zhao Tian, who was driven to madness before him, Lin Xiao Tian smiled.
He walked up to Wang Zhao Tian and gently tapped his head.
"Ah... no! You can't extract my origin spiritual power! What's the difference between me and a cripple then?"
"No... my sea of consciousness, give me back my sea of consciousness!"
Wang Zhao Tian cried like a weeping child.
But Lin Xiao Tian ignored him completely.
This person before him was not worthy of his pity at all.
When he had just destroyed Wang Zhao Tian's sea of consciousness, Lin Xiao Tian had seen Wang Zhao Tian's memories.
The memories were filled with scenes of Wang Zhao Tian torturing people. All the disciples of the Wang family had been tortured by them.
Moreover, the methods used by the Wang family when dealing with other cultivators were also extremely cruel. Some cultivators from the Lin family had been tortured by them.
Most detestable was that during the war-torn era, the Lin family had paid a great price to protect their country, while the Wang family not only did not contribute but also plotted against the Lin family behind their backs. They were worse than beasts.
Lin Xiao Tian extracted his memories and also learned what kind of magical treasure Wang Zhao Tian possessed.
"Five Elements Maze Array."
"Earth-grade magical treasure."
"It's a pity it's damaged, otherwise, with my sneak attack alone, I wouldn't have been able to deal with you."
Lin Xiao Tian secretly rejoiced.
Magical treasures, like cultivators, had a hierarchy of grades, from strongest to weakest: Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow.
A Heaven-grade magical treasure was equivalent to half a celestial artifact. It could invoke celestial phenomena, and once activated, its power was equivalent to a celestial being's strike. However, the cost of activation was very high, sometimes even requiring a life to activate.
Earth-grade magical treasures were not as powerful as Heaven-grade ones, but their activation cost was lower, usually not fatal. However, the manufacturing method was extremely complex, the required materials were very expensive, and the quantity was quite scarce.
Below these were the Mysterious and Yellow grades, which were the choices for most cultivators. Almost ninety percent of the magical artifacts in the cultivation world were of these grades.
And Wang Zhao Tian actually possessed an Earth-grade magical treasure?
This demonstrated how profound their family's foundation was!
Lin Xiao Tian also learned that an ancient array was buried beneath the Wang family's land. This was specially left for them by an ancestor of the Wang family, fearing that his descendants would be retaliated against, as their cultivation techniques were too violent, and once discovered, they would be unacceptable to the world.
After obtaining all the information, Lin Xiao Tian did not hesitate and directly killed Wang Zhao Tian.
Now, all five cultivators from the Wang family had met their end, but the Wang family still needed to be wary. After all, their cultivation techniques were too sinister. As long as someone in the Wang family continued to practice them, others would inevitably suffer in the future.
After dealing with the members of the Wang family, Lin Xiao Tian returned to the camp.
The events that had just transpired made everyone in the camp more vigilant. Fortunately, Lin Xiao Tian returned unharmed, and their mission was considered a success.
The next day, Lin Xiao Tian ordered everyone to withdraw from the sand sea.
The group understood Lin Xiao Tian's reasons for doing so. After all, after what had happened, who knew what might occur if they stayed longer?
However, they did not return empty-handed. They had collected a considerable amount of gold along the way. According to the cooperation agreement between Lin Xiao Tian and the Wang family, Lin Xiao Tian could take forty percent of it.
Lin Xiao Tian felt no loss in gaining a pile of gold without doing anything.
On the contrary, the current head of the Wang family, upon learning that Lin Xiao Tian had returned safely while his family's cultivators remained unaccounted for, felt uneasy.
He was aware of Wang Zhao Tian's movements.
If Lin Xiao Tian was alive, then what about Wang Zhao Tian and the others?
Could something have happened?
Lin Xiao Tian had no time to concern himself with the other man's emotions.
Upon returning to the Lin family, Lin Xiao Tian shared the good news with the old lady.
Seeing Lin Xiao Tian return safely and learning that he had avenged their family, the old lady was overjoyed beyond words.
Lin Xiao Tian stayed at the Lin family for a few days, during which he continuously monitored the movements of the stone tablet in the courtyard.
He had now received part of the inheritance from the Shen Nong Medical Tome, but it was still missing a section. He wondered if the stone tablet would provide him with any clues.
After waiting for a week, Lin Xiao Tian finally received information from the stone tablet.
This time, it was another forbidden area, named Shennongjia, located on the northeastern border.
The families controlling Shennongjia included not only domestic families but also some foreign families.
Lin Xiao Tian carefully sensed and discovered that the location of the Shen Nong Medical Tome's inheritance was precisely at the boundary.
This was rather awkward, as it involved crossing borders, and he would need to negotiate with foreign families.
However, with the Lin family's current standing, Lin Xiao Tian was confident that these individuals would agree.
Lin Xiao Tian informed the families involved about his intention to go to Shennongjia.
Soon, representatives from several foreign families directly approached Lin Xiao Tian.
One of these families even offered to provide Lin Xiao Tian with assistance and expressed great concern for his safety in Shennongjia.
With Lin Xiao Tian, the Lin family could produce so many miraculous medicines. If anything were to happen to Lin Xiao Tian in Shennongjia, it would undoubtedly be a great loss for them.
However, Lin Xiao Tian's resolve to go was firm, and they could do nothing about it.
"Mr. Lin, Shennongjia is not comparable to the Death Sand Sea. In this place... there are demon legions roaming. If you insist on going, please be sure to bring our family's elite guard. If necessary, you must prioritize your own escape," one of the foreign family representatives told Lin Xiao Tian earnestly.