Ruler of the Kingdom of Yuan

"Where are you going, Master?" asked Lin Chen, curious about Master Lin's destination.

"Someone valuable to me," replied Master Lin.

Lin Chen agreed by nodding in response, something that was probably quite confidential to Master Lin, and Lin Chen didn't need to know. In the end, Lin Chen allowed Master Lin to leave the place.

Master Lin cleared his throat. The man immediately floated away towards the west of the city to the Yuan Kingdom's capital, Yuan Shan. 

There, Master Lin well remembered there was a girl around Lin Chen's age from the Fen Family living and settling there.

That man flew invisibly above the Yuan Kingdom's skies, making it impossible for anyone to know his whereabouts. 

Occasionally, Master Lin would look down, watching people go about their daily activities such as trading, training, or relaxing.

With Master Lin's current abilities, it was easy and fast for him to arrive in Yuan Shan. The excitement and crowds of people in Yuan Shan City were much more numerous than in other cities, especially Bai Shan.

It was the largest city in the entire Yuan Kingdom with five families living in the city, one of which was the Fen Family. The ruler of the city was not the Fen Family but Yuan.

Master Lin arrived above the Fen Family's residence. There, he could see the Fen Family's children training together, practicing martial arts with a flying sword shrouded in a purple Ni energy aura.

One of the Fen Family children who was practicing was Fen Yi. Master Lin focused his gaze on Fen Yi, the woman he had known in his previous life whom Master Lin had fallen in love with. However, he was forced to kill her because she tried to protect the Azure Dragon Sect and stop Master Lin from committing massacres.

'Although I have my own feelings for you. However, I hope we no longer meet in this world,' Master Lin lamented.

The training was stopped to take a short break. The flying sword following Fen Yi began to disappear. However, for some reason, the girl felt like someone was watching her.

Fen Yi stopped walking when all the children went into the Fen Family residence. The girl looked around, finding no one paying attention to her. 

Now, her head tilted up to watch the cloudless blue sky above the Fen residence.

"Yi'er?" called a boy, Fen Liang.

"Let's take a break first. We'll practice again after a half hour," revealed Fen Liang, Fen Yi breaking her reverie and smiling in reply.

The girl stepped into Fen's residence and took a break like the other siblings. Master Lin was satisfied to have met Fen Yi in this world, even though the girl wouldn't recognize Lin Chen or him.

'At least she grew up to be a kind and caring girl, just as she was back then,' said Master Lin.

After Master Lin had seen enough of Fen Yi's condition, he planned to return to Bai Shan City and meet Chen'er. He needed to make sure Lin Chen'er did well in the Family Representative Exam.

When Master Lin was about to leave the place, he was startled by the sound of a voice calling him. Master Lin squinted and then looked back at the person who called him.

'Who could know my whereabouts in this disguise technique?' asked Master Lin.

Master Lin saw a man in a long red cloak covered in golden patterns. A crown was placed on top of his head which made it easy for Master Lin to guess the man's identity.

"King Yuan?" asked Master Lin.

"Although you use high disguise techniques, I am blessed with the ability to highly sensitize Soul Essence energy, especially unfamiliar energy," said the King of Yuan Kingdom, Yuan Xia.

"Who are you? Which family are you from?" asked King Yuan Xia.

"I can't tell you," stated Master Lin, firmly.

"If that's the case, then I'll make sure you won't be able to leave Yuan Shan!" threatened King Yuan Xia, swinging his hand to the side quickly.

"Activate Technique!"

[Soul Trap Technique]

The swing of King Yuan Xia's hand made the city's surroundings start to be layered with a red light snaking high. 

The light could be seen by others and certainly shocked them all, thinking that something bad might be happening within the city.

"L-Look! What is that red light?"

"Is something happening outside Yuan Shan City?"

"That mysterious red light is really scary."

'Soul Trap Technique. I had expected it, his cultivation base is at the Soul Refinement level,' Master Lin said.

'It would be dangerous for me if he knew I was the soul essence of the Immortal Stage. He could use my soul to break through the stage,' explained Master Lin.

"With this technique, I can guarantee you won't be able to escape from me!" declared King Yuan Xia.

"The reason for my coming is not to destroy Yuan Shan. I just want to meet my old friend. I hope King Yuan can understand," stated Master Lin, pointing his left hand down at the Fen Family residence.

"Fen Family?" asked King Yuan Xia, confused.

"Are you from the Fen Family?" asked King Yuan, again confirming as Master Lin's soul essence Ni energy seemed strange to him.

Master Lin sighed as his eyes closed, there was no point in him answering King Yuan's question. Master Lin spun around and left the place near the Soul Trap Technique's wall of light.

Just when Master Lin was about to touch it, the wall unexpectedly emitted red electricity that instantly shocked him. Both of Master Lin's eyes narrowed sharply, there was something wrong with the red wall of light.

"The red wall of light is from the Yuan Royal Family's Celestial Level Technique. I rarely use it because not many cultivators can successfully utilize their soul essence," Yuan Xia explained.

"You're the first person I've met who could utilize soul essence after 200 years. I'm guessing you're of equal strength to me," Yuan Xia replied.

'It seems he doesn't know that I'm an Immortal,' explained Master Lin, glancing back briefly.

"What do you want?" asked Master Lin, sternly.

"Just tell me what your name is and where you're from. After that, I'll decide whether I can release you or not," explained Yuan Xia, both hands crossed over his chest with a proud demeanor displayed on his face.

'If I say I'm from the Lin Family, I'm afraid the Yuan Family will focus their attention on it. The Lin family members' activities could be affected because of me,' Master Lin said.

The two fell silent for a moment while still flying in the sky, invisible to anyone. People paid more attention to the wall of red light, something that had never happened before.

From inside the Yuan Family residence, Yuan Hao flew without the aid of the two Ni wings. Master Lin glanced away from Yuan Xia and noticed the arrival of Yuan Hao, Yuan Xia's younger brother who was currently at the Nascent Essence Transformation level.

Not alone, he came into the city skies with three Yuan Family elders. The three Elders were at the peak level of Soul Essence Transformation. 

The presence of the four people further backed Master Lin's position into a corner.

"Something must be happening. You all spread out and find out why this red wall of light appeared," Yuan Hao ordered.

The three Yuan Family elders nodded in understanding of Yuan Hao's order. They went all over the place to find out the reason why the wall of red light emerged.

The Yuan Royal troops moved through the streets of the city, searching every house. Yuan Hao suspected that the origin of this red wall of light came from someone cultivating while releasing the soul.

"You have a capable family member," pointed out Master Lin.

"If you try to escape, they might trouble you," Yuan Xia explained.

"Would you rather tell me who you are and what family you're from?" asked Yuan Xia again.

He didn't want to lose this moment, letting someone who could control his soul was like letting go of a precious treasure for the future. 

Yuan Xia was worried that the person before him was an enemy that would trouble him in the future.

"To protect my identity. It seems I have no other choice than to fight with you!"