Chapter 2449 Being Schemed Against
Half an hour later—Bang! With a wave of his sleeve, Lin Xun wiped out the old man’s primordial spirit.
The man had already answered everything he asked, and Lin Xun was certain that the old man had not concealed anything from him. The truth was simple.
Back in Origin City, several Emperors had already been secretly won over by Wen Shaoheng, who offered them irresistible terms that no one could decline.
If they managed to kill Lin Xun in the Secret Realm of Trial, they would earn the right to become Wen Shaoheng’s guards and accompany him to the Eternal True Realm.
Even if they refused to submit to Wen Shaoheng, as long as they cooperated to kill Lin Xun, they would still be rewarded with ten star sources! Ten star sources! By market value alone, they were worth fifty-five first-grade cosmic origin crystals!
More importantly, possessing them meant they could safely leave Origin City and continue their journey toward the Eternal True Realm.
This revelation surprised Lin Xun. How could Wen Shaoheng possibly afford to be so generous? However, he quickly realized that the reason why Wen Shaoheng dared to make such promises was because he had the backing of Heng Tianshuo!
Everything became clear at once. With City Lord Heng Tianshuo acting as a guarantor, even the proudest Emperor-level figures would find it hard to resist such temptation.
This also explained why Lin Xun, from the moment he entered the Secret Realm of Trial, had been besieged by countless enemies. He also finally understood why those people had been clamoring earlier. On these trial grounds, no matter who encountered him, they would regard him as prey.
“People die for money; birds die for food. Though this is an old saying, it remains an unchanging truth...”
Lin Xun’s dark eyes gleamed coldly. He didn’t fear Wen Shaoheng’s schemes, but he had to take the threat posed by Heng Tianshuo, a true Ancestor of a Path, seriously.
“If you see me as your enemy, then I will not hesitate to destroy you...” In Lin Xun’s heart, he had already sentenced Heng Tianshuo to death.