Unrivaled Soldier in the City

Chapter 667: Chapter 667: Potential Crisis

Walking into the airport under the guidance of a staff member, Lin Kuang boarded the plane directly. Once the cabin door was closed, Lin Kuang set down his backpack and sat quietly. The flight to Urumqi Airport would still take more than four hours. Gradually, the airplane began to taxi down the long runway and then soared into the sky.

With his eyes closed, Lin Kuang began his cultivation. Ever since all Eight Gates had opened and the Eight Gates Escape Technique Great Formation had formed yesterday, he hadn’t had a chance to thoroughly inspect his body. Now that he had the opportunity, he naturally wanted to take a look.

As he began his cultivation, he discovered that the Eight Gates within his body remained open. Meridians connected these Eight Gates, allowing their power to form a single, unified whole.

Could it be that once the Eight Gates Escape Technique Great Formation is formed, the Eight Gates within my body can no longer be closed? Lin Kuang thought to himself and tried to use his internal power to close them. However, the Eight Gates truly couldn’t be closed; they remained perpetually open.

This, however, was not a disadvantage. With all Eight Gates open, the Force of Nature around him surged furiously into his body, causing his strength to increase continuously without him even realizing it.

The elder Nameless once said that I would only truly master the Eight Gates Escape Technique when the Great Formation was fully active. But now that all Eight Gates are open, how do I enhance my strength? Is it just a matter of continuously increasing and consolidating the power within these Eight Gates? Lin Kuang furrowed his brow in thought.

After all, Lin Kuang didn’t understand this process. No one had ever taught him, so he didn’t know what to do next. He wasn’t even sure what stage his current strength had reached.

In fact, Lin Kuang’s guess was correct. Once the Eight Gates were thoroughly interconnected, increasing his strength required him to consolidate their power. As their power grew, his own strength would naturally increase as well. Whereas ordinary Martial Artists only had their Dantian to store True Qi, Lin Kuang was different. He had Eight Gates, which were equivalent to eight Dantians! Before, when these Eight Gates had not yet been integrated, that power couldn’t be fully exerted. Now, however, it absolutely could.

With this, Lin Kuang had finally stepped across the threshold of a true expert. His strength was at the Innate Realm, a level of formidable power. Countless Martial Artists could never break free from their Postnatal bindings to become Innate masters, yet Lin Kuang had succeeded.

The Innate Realm itself was divided into four sub-realms: Skyline, Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, Five Energies Towards The Origin, and Ninth Layer Ascent. Lin Kuang was merely at the first of these: Skyline.

Of course, even at the Skyline level, Lin Kuang’s strength was considerable. After all, anyone who managed to reach the Innate Realm was considered a master!

Lin Kuang was unaware of any of this. He only knew that his strength had become much greater than before; as for which realm he was actually in, he had no idea. The Innate Realm was completely foreign to him—he had never even heard of it, and no one had ever told him about it.

I’m too lazy to think about this now. Once this is all over, I’ll go ask Senior Diwu Baiyu. He should know. Lin Kuang thought, then started cultivating again.

Meanwhile, word had already spread that Lin Kuang was heading to Heavenly Mountain. The reason, of course, was Liu Shilin’s bounty, a fact that certain interested parties had managed to deduce.

Chen Feng of Wumi Building had no idea Liu Shilin would do this. If he had known, he almost certainly would have stopped her, as it was incredibly dangerous for Lin Kuang.

Lin Kuang had countless enemies. Some, intimidated by his strength and the powers backing him, didn’t dare make a move against him in the East Sea region. Heavenly Mountain, however, was a different story. The territory was vast, and in such a place, a few deaths would be as insignificant as grains of sand in the ocean, going completely unnoticed.

Consequently, various families began dispatching assassins after Lin Kuang. The Dong Family was the most eager to eliminate him; after all, Lin Kuang had killed Bai Longming, an act that brought unbearable pain to the Dong Family Head.

Then there was the Chen Family, the Tai Chi noble family. This time, their "old relic," Chen Fengyuan, was making a move personally, determined to obtain Lin Kuang’s Nameless Sword—the old man was truly shameless. The Pei Family also made their move, though they were merely aiming to contend for the Nameless Sword, not to kill Lin Kuang. In addition to these families, a number of Earth-Listed assassins had also been mobilized for the sole purpose of killing him. Since the top two assassins on the ordinary Killer List, Klaus and Daniel, had already failed, the Earth-Listed assassins were naturally stepping up.

Finally, Fan Wudao, the Fan Family Head, once again sent his people. This time he spared no expense, mobilizing the family’s hidden forces. It was clear he was now resolved to eliminate Lin Kuang. One reason was Lin Kuang’s growing strength, which Fan Wudao saw as a threat. Another was Fan Bingbing’s increasing brilliance, which he found equally threatening.

Of course, if Lin Kuang were killed, the threat from Fan Bingbing would diminish. She was, after all, an ordinary woman, and Fan Wudao had plenty of ways to deal with her. But Lin Kuang was different; the man simply didn’t play by the rules. Especially with his power growing continuously, Fan Wudao could not allow him to develop any further. Lin Kuang had to die!

Using their own channels, all of these people were now rushing toward Heavenly Mountain. Lin Kuang, however, remained completely unaware, still absorbed in his cultivation aboard the airplane.

Just as the plane was approaching Urumqi Airport, Lin Kuang opened his eyes. He asked a crew member to prepare some food and then began to eat heartily. Once he entered Heavenly Mountain, there would be no more food like this. Besides, he was genuinely hungry, so it was only natural to eat his fill.

Shortly after Lin Kuang finished eating, the plane began to tilt and started its descent onto the airport runway.

Looking at the sky outside the window, Lin Kuang took a deep breath. Heavenly Mountain, Ice Silkworm, Snow Lotus King... I will definitely obtain you! he vowed internally, then shouldered his backpack.

After the plane came to a stop, the cabin door opened, and Lin Kuang stepped out.

As Lin Kuang stepped off the plane, the man in the blue work uniform said, "Mr. Lin, we’ll wait for you here. We’ll depart when you return."

"Alright, thank you," Lin Kuang replied, turning to leave. "See you later!"

"Wait a moment, Mr. Lin," the man called out. "It’s still quite a distance to Heavenly Mountain. Here are the keys to an off-road vehicle Mr. Chen prepared for you outside," he said, hurriedly handing the keys to Lin Kuang.