To avoid worrying the elders, they hadn't mentioned Lin Yan's injury when the message was sent back.
Now that Lin Yan's injuries were almost healed, Elder Chang Yuan finally revealed that the Brahma Sect had used the Purple Thunder Pill to injure Lin Yan.
As expected, seeing the child they had watched grow up so cruelly injured, these hot-tempered sword cultivators found it unacceptable.
"It seems we haven't drawn our swords in a long time, making those people think our blades have rusted."
Xu Lan spoke first, casting a blaming glance at Lin Yan as he spoke, as if saying they would settle accounts later.
The other elders also chimed in, saying they too would seek retribution from the Brahma Sect. The disciples who returned with them not only didn't dissuade the elders but added fuel to the fire with their righteous indignation.
They had personally witnessed Lin Yan's injury, so how could they possibly stop these elders!
Lin Yan did not join the discussion. She deliberately showed a hint of weakness, and was then told by Xu Lan to go back and rest.
When Lin Yan returned to her residence, Yang Cong brought her tea and water, looking at her with eager, worried eyes.
"Cong'er, your master is fine." She reached out and ruffled his hair, showing a gentle smile.
She was quite pleased with her disciple's concern, but Lin Yan felt a little guilty about troubling him.
"Master, you should rest more. When I reach the Foundation Establishment stage, I will also challenge the Brahma Sect." At this moment, the words "Brahma Sect" had become the most detestable term in Yang Cong's mind.
"Then Master will wait for you to avenge me." Lin Yan ruffled his hair again.
Lin Yan spent a long time recuperating. By the time the Yang family couple returned, Lin Yan's injuries were largely healed.
When Yang Cong said he wanted to go back to accompany his parents for a few days, Lin Yan had already begun practicing her sword.
For a sword cultivator, their hands would become clumsy if they didn't practice for a while.
"You may go. Remember to collect your monthly allowance. With the allowance, you can also buy some gifts for your parents."
"Yes, Master, I won't forget." Yang Cong happily bid farewell to Lin Yan.
After Yang Cong left, Lin Yan began to consider what she needed to do next. Staying in the sect like this wasn't ideal, but her body hadn't fully recovered, and she doubted the sect elders would agree to her leaving now.
Currently, the sect's affairs were all in order, and several guest elders had come to provide stability. She no longer needed to worry about anything.
All she could do was recuperate peacefully in her own residence.
"System, what is the male lead doing now?" Lin Yan sheathed her sword and sat on a stone bench in the courtyard, pouring a cup of spiritual tea from the teapot on the stone table.
"Host, the male lead has taken a cultivator at the Integration stage as his master and is currently in seclusion," the system replied after querying.
"Seclusion? What, he wants to form a Golden Core? Isn't that too hasty?" Lin Yan lifted the cup of spiritual tea, sniffing the fragrance of the leaves.
"Not exactly. During his Foundation Establishment, the male lead was too impetuous, leaving some hidden injuries in his body. His master pointed this out and provided him with some elixirs, so he's in seclusion for a while."
"It seems Wanqi Rui's master is quite diligent!" The male lead seemed to have never had much luck with masters. In the original work, he never apprenticed himself.
It wasn't that no one wanted to take him as a disciple, but none of them succeeded. The male lead then relied on his talent and understanding, or rather, on the resources provided by the beauties he gathered around him, to ascend.
"Isn't he diligent? That's his future son-in-law!" The system's next words greatly surprised Lin Yan.
"Future son-in-law?" Lin Yan remembered that in the original work, the male lead hadn't found a father-in-law for himself at this point.
"Yes, the male lead is romantically involved with the daughter of an Integration stage elder from the Zhou Tian Immortal Sect, and has also become that elder's disciple. Because of this relationship, the elder shows him great favor." After all, they were family, so why would he hold back?
It seemed the male lead's path had changed even more drastically. She wondered if he would still be able to gather those beauties around him.
After understanding the male lead's current situation, Lin Yan no longer paid him any mind. She wanted to recover her body as quickly as possible, as some debts needed to be collected.
In the forest, a group of Qi Refining stage cultivators, led by a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, were attacking a level three demon beast.
However, the demon beast was very powerful. Although the group cooperated well, they were still losing.
Seeing the situation becoming more perilous, the Foundation Establishment stage disciple gritted his teeth, looking at the demon beast before him, and prepared to charge it with his sword to buy his younger brethren some time to escape.
"I'll hold it back, you guys go quickly!" the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator declared with grim resolve.
"Cousin Qingyang, we came out together, so we must go back together." The Qi Refining stage cultivators were unwilling to abandon their kin just like that.
"Cousin Qingyang, we should leave. It's better if at least one of us escapes." One cultivator looked very conflicted, unwilling to throw his life away in such a meaningless place.
"If you want to go, then go. I will never abandon my family!" One cultivator looked down on the one who wanted to leave.
It wasn't just him; the others also had reservations about this person. They were a team, meant to watch each other's backs, yet this person wanted to abandon them and leave on his own.
This made them wonder if he would abandon them again if they encountered danger in the future.
"That's not what I meant. We can't defeat this demon beast either, and staying here is just sending ourselves to our deaths, isn't it?" He didn't retreat either but continued to attack the demon beast.
The demon beast, enraged by their actions, lunged towards them frantically.
One Qi Refining stage cultivator was struck by the demon beast's tail, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Another cultivator was clawed by the demon beast's sharp talons, and blood immediately began to flow.
Just as they could see no hope, a sword flew from behind them and pierced directly into the demon beast's body, pinning it to the ground.
These miraculously saved cultivators looked in the direction from which the flying sword had come and saw a female cultivator in red slowly walking towards them.
The female cultivator walked to the side of the demon beast and pulled the sword from its body. As the sword was drawn, the demon beast twitched, trying to get up, but it had completely lost its strength.
This red-clothed female cultivator was Lin Yan. After pulling out her flying sword, she prepared to move forward.
"Senior, Senior, please wait!" The Foundation Establishment stage cultivator quickly stopped Lin Yan.
"What is it?" Lin Yan stopped in her tracks.
"Thank you, Senior, for your rescue. If not for your help, we brothers would likely have perished here."
"It's just a small effort, don't take it to heart." With that, she continued to walk forward, not wanting to delay her journey for these people.
"Senior, we are disciples of the Mo family from Fenyang City. You must be going to Fenyang City as well, right? Please allow us to be of service. It would be our way of repaying your kindness." The Foundation Establishment stage cultivator said earnestly.
"If that is the case, then after you have rested, lead the way!" Lin Yan, dressed in fiery red, now wore a different face from her usual one.
However, these men were still mesmerized by her. Such a powerful, beautiful, and pure female cultivator was truly exciting to these male cultivators.