Chapter 12: The Mysterious Organization

 After leaving the small town, Lin Yu traversed mountains and rivers, making his way towards the more prosperous and bustling areas of the cultivation world. Along the journey, he witnessed all kinds of people and events. There were heroic figures who upheld justice, as well as insidious villains; magnificent mountain and river sceneries, and gloomy and terrifying dangerous places. These experiences deepened his understanding of the cultivation world and made him even more eager to enhance his strength to explore the truth hidden behind this vast world.

 One day, Lin Yu arrived at a bustling big city. The city was bustling with traffic and people. There were numerous shops on both sides of the streets, and the cries of peddlers and shouts intertwined, creating a lively and bustling scene. Lin Yu walked through the crowd, curiously looking around at everything. Suddenly, he noticed a group of people gathered by the street, seemingly discussing something.

 Out of curiosity, Lin Yu stepped forward. In the middle of the crowd stood a tattered old man. The old man's face was pale, and his eyes showed a trace of fear and despair. "Kind - hearted people, please help me! My granddaughter has been kidnapped by a mysterious organization. I've searched for her for a long time but couldn't find any sign of her. They said that if I don't hand over something of great importance to them, they'll kill my granddaughter!" The old man cried, his voice filled with helplessness and sorrow.

 After hearing this, everyone shook their heads and sighed, but no one dared to come forward and offer to help. Lin Yu's heart skipped a beat. He remembered his original intention when he went down the mountain, which was to uphold justice and protect the weak. So, he stepped forward and said to the old man, "Old sir, don't worry. Do you know anything about this mysterious organization? Maybe I can help you get your granddaughter back."

 The old man looked up, a glimmer of hope flashing in his eyes. He tightly grasped Lin Yu's hand. "Young man, are you really willing to help me? This mysterious organization is very secretive. All I know is that they often appear in an abandoned villa outside the city. I don't know much else."

 Lin Yu nodded slightly. "Okay, old sir, don't worry. I'll go to that abandoned villa right away and do my best to bring your granddaughter back."

 With that, Lin Yu headed towards the abandoned villa outside the city. Along the way, he was secretly on guard, not knowing how powerful this mysterious organization was or what secrets it held.

 When he arrived at the abandoned villa, he found that there was an eerie and strange atmosphere. The villa's gate was tightly closed, and it was deathly quiet all around, without a single sound. Lin Yu cautiously approached the gate and used his spiritual power to sense the situation around him. He found that there were quite a few people hiding in the dark inside the villa, and the spiritual power fluctuations of these people were not weak. Evidently, they were well - prepared.

 Lin Yu took a deep breath, then used the Lingxi Phantom Step and quietly sneaked into the villa. He moved forward carefully along the wall, trying not to make any noise. Suddenly, a conversation came from ahead.

 "Boss, that old guy still hasn't handed over the thing. Should we just kill his granddaughter and teach him a lesson?"

 "Hmph, not so fast. That thing is of great significance to our organization. Maybe the old guy is still hesitating. Give him a little more time. If he still doesn't cooperate, don't blame us for being ruthless!"

 Lin Yu looked in the direction of the voice. In a room, several people were sitting around. One of them was holding a whip in his hand, as if threatening someone. Lin Yu quietly approached the room and peeked inside through the window crack. In the corner, a little girl was tied up. It was the old man's granddaughter. The little girl's face was covered with tears, and her body was trembling constantly. Clearly, she had been extremely frightened.

 Lin Yu was filled with anger. He decided to take action immediately. He quietly went around to the back of the room, found a hidden entrance, and gently pushed the door open and entered. The people in the room were chatting merrily and didn't notice Lin Yu's arrival at all.

 Lin Yu suddenly launched an attack, using the spiritual skills from the "Lingxi Sacred Canon" and instantly subduing the people in the room. He quickly untied the rope on the little girl, held her in his arms, and softly comforted her, "Little girl, don't be afraid. Uncle is here to save you."

 The little girl tightly hugged Lin Yu's neck and cried, "Uncle, I'm so scared. Thank you for saving me!"

 Lin Yu smiled slightly. "It's okay. Uncle will take you to find your grandpa right away."

 However, just as Lin Yu was about to leave with the little girl, suddenly, a sharp alarm sounded throughout the villa. Immediately, a group of people rushed out from all directions and surrounded Lin Yu and the little girl. At the front was a man in a black robe with a cold and solemn face. His eyes showed a strong sense of killing intent.

 "You brat, you have quite a nerve! How dare you break into our territory and try to rescue this little girl? You're simply overestimating yourself!" the black - robed man said coldly.

 Lin Yu shielded the little girl behind him and warily looked at the people around. "You people, doing all kinds of evil, kidnapping a little girl to threaten her grandpa. You're really abominable! Since I'm here today, I won't let you succeed!"

 The black - robed man snorted. "Hmph, then don't blame me for being ruthless! Attack and capture this kid!"

 With that, the people around him all used their spiritual skills and attacked Lin Yu. Lin Yu was not afraid at all. He circulated his spiritual power and engaged in a fierce battle with them. He used all his abilities, shuttling freely through the crowd with the Lingxi Phantom Step while constantly counter - attacking with spiritual skills. For a while, the villa was filled with flashes of spiritual power and continuous explosions.

 But the people of this mysterious organization were clearly no ordinary people. They cooperated tacitly, and there were many of them. Lin Yu gradually felt a bit strained. Although he had used powerful spiritual skills such as the "Lingxi Chaos Annihilation Wave" several times, causing considerable damage to these people, he himself was also out of breath due to excessive consumption of spiritual power.

 Just as Lin Yu was in a difficult battle, the little girl suddenly ran out from behind him, holding a jade pendant in her hand, and shouted at those people, "Don't hurt uncle! Here's the jade pendant for you. Please let us go!"

 When Lin Yu saw this, he was shocked. He knew that this jade pendant might be the thing the mysterious organization wanted. He wanted to stop the little girl, but it was too late. When the black - robed man saw the jade pendant in the little girl's hand, a greedy glint flashed in his eyes. He immediately reached out to take the jade pendant.

 Just as the black - robed man's hand was about to touch the jade pendant, the jade pendant suddenly emitted a strong light. The light contained a powerful force that sent the black - robed man and the people around him flying.

 Taking this opportunity, Lin Yu picked up the little girl, used the Lingxi Phantom Step, and quickly fled the abandoned villa. During the escape, he was secretly puzzled. What was the origin of this jade pendant? Why did it suddenly release such a powerful force? It seemed that there were unknown secrets hidden behind this mysterious organization, and he had been drawn into a bigger storm because of this action.