Cosmic Trading System

"Hum—"

Upon hearing Lin Yun's words, the Blood-colored Spirituality within the Bloodthirsty Sword seemed stunned; it just vibrated but forgot to pause.

It had never imagined that Lin Yun's speech wouldn't just render it ineffective, but would contain an excess.

"So, your task now is to make amends for your actions. Otherwise, I won't mind erasing you, or do you not believe I possess the power to do so?" At that moment, Lin Yun hummed lightly and said.

"Hum—"

The Bloodthirsty Sword continued its dazed vibration. Soon, these vibrations vanished, and in the space within the Bloodthirsty Sword, the Blood-colored Spirituality shrank into a corner, trembling slightly.

However, it did not stop refining the Spiritual Energy. A great amount of pure Spiritual Energy continued to flood into Lin Yun's mind at not just an unchanged pace but a faster one.

Moreover, Lin Yun could clearly feel that the speed and the quantity of Spiritual Energy absorbed by the Blood-colored Spirituality had significantly decreased.

"..."

Now it was Lin Yun's turn to be speechless.

He hadn't expected his single threatening sentence to have such a great effect.

Seeing the trembling Blood-colored Spirituality, he couldn't help but feel as though he had been bullying a child, one who couldn't speak and whose intelligence wasn't fully developed.

"Could it be that the instrument spirit of this Bloodthirsty Sword is really not fully intellectual? Mostly reacting on instinct?" Lin Yun thought to himself.

The reaction of the instrument spirit of this Bloodthirsty Sword made him feel somewhat embarrassed to continue bullying it.

"You don't have to be afraid; as long as you obey, I won't erase you. You can absorb the Spiritual Energy I've allowed you to, just don't take too much..."

After a pause, Lin Yun finally pondered and spoke out loud.

In the corner of the Bloodthirsty Sword's space, the Blood-colored Spirituality pulsated rapidly, seemingly nodding its agreement.

"..."

Lin Yun was speechless once again.

After that, he no longer interfered.

This Bloodthirsty Sword was indeed quite sinister; it was best not to let his guard down too much.

"Screech—"

"Caw caw—"

"Roar—Roar—"

Just then, piercing sounds erupted from the surrounding mountains, and waves of powerful auras suddenly engulfed him from all directions.

"Not good!"

Lin Yun looked up, saw the scenery around him, and his face changed dramatically.

Somehow, he had been surrounded by many powerful Ghost Practitioners without realizing it.

"One, two, three, four, five..."

Lin Yun quickly counted these presences, soon determining that there were at least thirty to forty Ghost Practitioners, each of whose strength was no less than the second level of the Super Realm.

He must have pursued those three Ghost Practitioners too deeply into the mountains.

A sinking feeling overwhelmed Lin Yun's heart.

"Run!"

The next moment, without daring any other reaction, Lin Yun turned and ran towards the outside.

Thirty to forty Ghost Practitioners, each as strong as the second level of the Super Realm—if he were completely surrounded by these forces, he would be in danger.

Even a top Super Warrior at the fourth level of the Super Realm might face the peril of falling.

Not to mention, he was but a halfway cultivator who could only reach the third level of Super Warrior strength by using the Bloodthirsty Sword.

Huff! Huff! Huff!

Lin Yun's body flickered rapidly as he fled a great distance away.

"Kill him!"

"Kill this human!"

"It's been so long since I've feasted on the flesh and blood of a spirit!"

"He killed our kind, we cannot let him escape, otherwise, he will bring more powerful spirits to kill us…"

Surrounding him, the voices of numerous Ghost Practitioners rose high, filled with anger, weightiness, or shrillness.

Among them, many Ghost Practitioners who were adept at speed, or just happened to be in the direction Lin Yun was escaping to, closed in on him in an instant.

"Damn it!"

Lin Yun's expression turned rather unsightly as he cursed inwardly.

If he had known there were so many Ghost Practitioners here, he would not have pursued so deeply into their territory.

It was also his arrogance. Who would have thought that earlier on, he only encountered a single Ghost Practitioner at a time, and it had happened several times in a row. Just now, he had only faced three Ghost Practitioners together.

Now, to suddenly come across thirty to forty Ghost Practitioners?

The difficulty of the tower trial shouldn't escalate like this!

"It's also because I was too eager to get those grey crystals. I should have stayed calm after those three Ghost Practitioners had fled a certain distance, I shouldn't have kept chasing them so relentlessly…" Lin Yun sighed slightly.

The saying 'men die for wealth, birds die for food,' truly is correct.

If this were reality, his actions might really have led to his downfall.

"I heard that when facing danger in the Heavenly Principle Tower trial, you can convey your thoughts to the tower and choose to leave the tower. I wonder if that's really the case?" Lin Yun mused.

While facing the tower trial in the Heavenly Principle Tower did involve some risks, in times of danger, you could choose to exit the tower… This was something the judges had told them when they entered the tower.

Although he had heard of it before, the judges reiterated it, and Modan also reminded him of it, so it must be true.

He had never tried it because once he did so, he would have to exit the tower. He didn't want to resort to it unless truly necessary, so he felt uneasy about it.

"If I can't escape the encirclement, it seems I'll have no choice but to do just that…" Lin Qu said with a faint, bitter smile.

But having only reached the fiftieth level of the Heavenly Principle Tower, he truly felt reluctant. He still had half a year left for the tower trial!

However, several Ghost Practitioners were already very close to him, and if one of them managed to intercept him and delay him even momentarily, the others would catch up… If he chose not to exit the tower, there was a very high chance he would perish here.

Although the number of cultivators perishing while challenging the Heavenly Principle Tower was extremely low, over the long term, quite a few cultivators had indeed fallen there.

Perhaps some foolhardy cultivator might think that this too was part of the Heavenly Principle Tower's trial?

The allure of the Heavenly Principle Tower was too great for cultivators. It was not impossible for a cultivator to try this, and even with many precedents of failure, there would still be those who followed suit.

It's that same reason again, the allure of the Heavenly Principle Tower was too great for cultivators.

"Men die for wealth, birds die for food."

However, Lin Yun wasn't planning on doing that.

But before exiting the tower, he still wanted to make every effort.

"Kill—"

With that thought, Lin Yun looked towards a Ghost Practitioner with the fastest speed and, instead of continuing to flee, he charged forward to meet him.

Lin Yun had already calculated the opponent's speed. The opponent was extremely fast, and if he ignored him and kept fleeing in the same direction as before, it was very likely that he would soon be intercepted by two Ghost Practitioners, with a third quickly catching up.

If so, he would truly have no hope of escape.

His only hope... was to confront this fastest Ghost Practitioner head-on and injure him severely in a quick fight, so he could no longer pursue, greatly increasing his chances of survival.