Chapter 4708
“Mr. Lin, the Tenth Palace is not one to go back on its word. You must have misunderstood us!”
At that moment, a thin old man approached slowly.
“You’re from the Tenth Palace?” Lin Kedong asked, eyeing him suspiciously.
“Yes. I’ve come to deliver 20,000 immortal spirit stones as a deposit. Once the task is complete, I will personally hand over the remaining 80,000 immortal spirit stones to you.”
As he finished speaking, the old man tossed a storage bag to Lin Kedong.
Lin Kedong opened it and found that it really contained 20,000 immortal spirit stones. His face lit up with excitement.
“I didn’t expect the Tenth Palace to be so generous. A 20,000 immortal spirit stone deposit? Don’t worry, now that I’ve accepted your payment, Kai is as good as dead.”
His voice brimmed with confidence.
The three other cultivators nearby watched with envy.
“Fellow Daoist, we can help kill Kai too,” the burly man said, unable to resist the temptation of the immortal spirit stones. “We’ll only ask for a 10,000-stone deposit. What do you say?”
Lin Kedong’s face darkened instantly.
“You bastards dare steal my business right in front of me?”
His aura erupted, and it looked like he was about to strike at any moment.
“Mr. Lin, please calm down! We wouldn’t dare compete with you. We’ll leave right away!”
The man in the brocade robe quickly forced a smile, grabbed the burly man, and dragged him away.
Once they were at a safe distance, the man in the brocade robe glared at his companion.
“Second Brother, you’re an idiot! You nearly got us all killed just now. Do you have any idea who you just provoked? That’s the eldest young master of Sun Moon City!”
The burly man scratched his head, looking aggrieved.
“Brother, I… I just couldn’t help myself when I saw all those immortal spirit stones.”
“And the Tenth Palace actually seems trustworthy—they even paid a deposit.”
The man in the brocade robe let out a frustrated sigh.
“We’re just independent cultivators, with no background and no one to rely on. If we acted recklessly like you all the time, we’d have died without a burial place long ago!”
“If this continues, my eldest brother and I will end up dead because of you!”
The thin man spoke with clear frustration.
“Shut up! Everyone is responsible for their own actions. Lin Kedong is only at the peak of the ninth level of the Mahayana Realm—what’s so terrifying about that? The three of us could take him down in minutes!”
“Once Lin Kedong is dead, how would Sun Moon City ever know who did it? You’re just a coward!”
The burly man roared at the thin man, his anger boiling over. He didn’t dare challenge his eldest brother, but he had no reservations about taking it out on their third brother.
Hearing the burly man’s reckless words, the man in the brocade robe let out a soft sigh, his face filled with disappointment.
Just as the sigh escaped, the thin man suddenly struck—his spear shot forward, its fiery red tip aimed straight for the burly man’s chest!
Caught off guard, the burly man barely managed to block with his meteor hammer, roaring in shock.
“Damn it! Are you insane? You’re actually trying to kill me—”
“Second Brother, it’s not just me who wants you dead. My eldest brother and I both do…”
The thin man’s voice was cold and firm.
“What…?” The burly man turned in disbelief toward the man in the brocade robe. Before he could say another word, a powerful fist slammed into him.
Boom!
His body shattered instantly, leaving only a wisp of his soul struggling to escape.
“Big Brother… why?” His soul trembled with fury and grief.
“You’re a fool. If we let you live, you’ll get us all killed sooner or later. It’s better to deal with the problem now.”
The man in the brocade robe waved his hand.
In an instant, the burly man’s soul was completely erased—vanishing as if he had never existed.
Only his meteor hammer remained, crashing heavily to the ground and leaving a deep pit in its wake.