CHAPTER 346: CHAPTER 43: A PILLOW WHEN SLEEPY

The Ghost Bride was also in Martial Emperor City, a fact Lin Jing had not anticipated.

He was very curious...

It was known that the entire Martial Emperor City was an Immortal Artifact, and there existed an Artifact Spirit within.

Perhaps the Artifact Spirit wouldn’t pay attention to some lower-level cultivators entering the city.

But for an existence like the Void Profound Ghost entity entering the city, there’s no reason for the Artifact Spirit to ignore it.

There were three possible reasons a Void Profound Ghost entity could enter the city: First, the Artifact Spirit of Martial Emperor City permitted entry. Second, there was an issue with the Artifact Spirit, or it was absent. Third, the Ghost Bride used special means to conceal herself from it.

Nevertheless, regardless of which possibility it was, Lin Jing knew this incarnation seemingly didn’t need to die.

This female ghost actually still held some regard for old sentiments, ignoring the massive impact of revealing herself in Martial Emperor City to help his incarnation.

This situation always gave Lin Jing a sense of déjà vu... back then, Gu Qianqiu had also exerted great effort to save his incarnation!

"Lin Jing, are you alright?"

In an instant, another woman appeared, riding her sword, as Ling Yue Sword Immortal came and landed beside Lin Jing. Closely following were several powerful presences emanating from Patriarch Feng’s Mansion.

"Lei Qianren, causing trouble in front of my Feng family, seeking death!"

Even though the eight great families of Martial Emperor City outwardly appeared as an alliance, for actions like Lei Qianren’s assassination attempt at their doorstep targeting a prodigious genius, the Feng family was extremely outraged and worried about being implicated.

"Heh... heh..."

However, at this moment, Lei Qianren was already at death’s door under the ghostly hand of the Ghost Bride, barely alive, his vision blurred, with no energy left to respond.

"Demon Court Saint Child... truly... not so easy to kill..."

"This Void Profound Ghost Bride, rumored to be a fragmented soul, sealed within Lin Jing’s body..."

"Why then, not only is her power fully restored, but she appears in complete form outside, and aids him in fighting off enemies..."

"......." He closed his eyes, using the last ounce of his strength to attempt self-destruction of his Primordial Spirit, but the next moment, he was easily crushed into a blood mist by the Ghost Bride Tang Ling, going to accompany his son.

"Lei Family, is it." Ling Yue Sword Immortal Feng Ning furrowed her brows, having no idea when Lin Jing offended the Lei Family.

Meanwhile,

The commotion here also attracted numerous Void Profound beings in Martial Emperor City; the Void Profound Ancestors of the eight great families, the descendants of the Martial Emperor, were drawn out by the Ghost Bride’s movements!

"Ghost entity!!!"

"The Buddhist sect’s wanted Ghost Bride?"

"Wasn’t she rumored to have been sealed, nearly dead, how could she exist in full form."

"A mere ghost entity dared to openly kill a Divinity Transformation powerhouse of the eight great families, is this not considering Martial Emperor City?"

Ignorant of the situation, some Void Profound Old Monster descended, imposing enormous pressure on the Ghost Bride.

"Silence."

At this moment, Lin Jing also spoke, his cold eyes sweeping over the descending Void Profound great cultivators, without an ounce of fear, "Your Martial Emperor City’s cultivators openly attacked the Demon Court Saint Child, is this not disregarding the Demon Court?"

"My protector spirit eradicated a formidable enemy for me, why cannot it be?"

"What, does Martial Emperor City intend to wage war with the Demon Court?"

"If so, then from today, the entire demon race will engage in full-scale war with Martial Emperor City, with neither side resting until dead, I can speak for the Demon Court, who here can speak for Martial Emperor City?"

"Demon Court Saint Child, do not push excessively, yours is merely an incarnation; besides, your incarnation remains unharmed. As far as I am aware, you had a blood feud with that Lei Family cultivator, he attempted to assassinate you and failed, then perished himself, let this matter be." At this time, a slender, emaciated middle-aged man slowly spoke.

He was Martial Emperor’s second successor, with mid-stage Divinity Transformation cultivation, long stationed in Martial Emperor City, serving as the Vice City Lord.

Quickly understanding the current situation.

"Ridiculous, even if it’s just an incarnation, not even a strand of my hair can be harmed by some random riffraff; today, I demand an explanation." Although Lin Jing’s incarnation survived, he was unwilling to forego this opportunity to seek compensation.

"Before Lei Qianren made his move, he had destroyed his family records and operational token, already severing ties with the Lei Family; disputes within the grotto, life and death determined by fate, Lei Family never intended revenge, this was Lei Qianren’s personal action." Lei Family Ancestor, a blue-haired elder spoke calmly, hoping Lin Jing would drop the matter.

"Are you the Lei Family Ancestor? You say it has nothing to do with the Lei Family, then it doesn’t?" Lin Jing snickered.

"Brother, hold on, right now the key issue is why a complete Void Profound Ghost entity entered the city without the Artifact Spirit senior alerting us..." Among the group of Void Profound powerhouses, a burly young man of Divinity Transformation stage interjected.

He appeared with furrowed brows, not placing Lin Jing in his eyes, more focused on how this Void Profound ghost entity entered the city.

Even entering in a sealed state, someone of this level should definitely draw the attention of the Artifact Spirit.

Furthermore, it couldn’t be a sealed state, as the Ghost Bride is rumored to be sealed within the Demon Court Saint Child’s main body, and the Lin Jing present was merely an incarnation.

"I have already called upon the Artifact Spirit senior but failed, must be that the senior went out with the master." The Vice City Lord looked towards the outside but deemed this possibility low.

Maintaining the boundary array, there are so many Dao-seeking powerhouses, no need to bring the Artifact Spirit along.

At this point, Lin Jing, noticing himself being ignored, looked towards the Ghost Bride, saying, "Help me slay a hundred Lei clan cultivators..."

"..." The Ghost Bride wanted to roll her eyes, how could she possibly help; earlier, without noticing the situation, exerted effort saving an incarnation had already vexed her, Lin Jing was still invoking her!

Yet she understood Lin Jing’s words were simply to assert presence.

"Demon Court Saint Child, do not push your luck." Indeed, the Lei clan’s ancestor’s eyes flashed, speaking somewhat angrily.

"Just pushing you, what then." Lin Jing replied.

"Demon Court Saint Child, where one can forgive, one should forgive; this matter left you unscathed, can you grant me a favor, dead ones expunge all debts." Martial Emperor’s third successor, Martial Emperor City’s youngest Vice City Lord, sixth on the Heavenly Destiny Gold List, Martial Dao prodigy, Stone Gu worm’s current owner, Emperor Renzong of the Wan Dynasty spoke to Lin Jing.

As these words were spoken, none thought Lin Jing would stop pursuing the matter, his intentions clear to force Lei Family into paying, which several families with strained relations with Lei Clan also delightfully observed.

But unexpectedly, Lin Jing looked towards Emperor Renzong of the Wan Dynasty, squinted his eyes and said, "Granting you a favor is not impossible, since you as Martial Emperor City’s Vice City Lord want to resolve the matter, let you bear it for Lei Family."

Everyone: ?

Lei Family Ancestor himself was bewildered, how suddenly turned to Emperor Renzong.

"You, and my true body, duel."

"If you win, this matter is dismissed."

"If you lose, the Stone Gu worm within you, I shall take."

"Martial Emperor’s successor, do you dare accept?"

It turned out he was aiming for the Stone Gu worm! Martial Emperor City’s strong men were astonished, Emperor Renzong himself couldn’t help being surprised, he looked towards the Heavenly Destiny Gold List, Lin Jing’s cultivation was mid-stage Golden Core, Celestial Demon Body temporarily elevated pseudo-realm, not recognized by the rather ignorant Gold List as normal cultivation beyond this was a Nascent Soul early-stage Dragon Carp listed.

Under these circumstances, Emperor Renzong couldn’t understand why Lin Jing dared challenge him, a Divinity Transformation.

"One week hence, you and I will duel, hoping you honor your words." He almost didn’t think and accepted the challenge, primarily because the Artifact Spirit of Martial Emperor City seemed to have issues, truly lacked the energy to get entangled in Lei Family and Demon Court Saint Child grievances, such trivial matters.