"Alright, Patriarch Sun, it’s getting late. Perhaps we should head back?"
Lin Chen was quite satisfied upon seeing his plan successfully executed.
Indeed, by using the Liehuo Sect to eliminate the Liu family, he had also resolved a potential threat.
Upon returning to the Sun family, Lin Chen went to find Long Yuling immediately.
"How is it? Where is that token?"
Long Yuling was full of curiosity. She had been observing from the side during the earlier fight, and naturally saw Lin Chen putting the token into his storage bag.
"It's right here."
Lin Chen, without any suspicion, quickly took out the golden token he had snatched from Liu Huaiyu.
"What is the relationship between this token and the Danling Sect? Why would someone like Wu Zhixiong fear it so much?"
Lin Chen asked Long Yuling, his eyes full of curiosity.
Earlier, in front of the hotel, Wu Zhixiong had claimed not to be afraid, but he had no intention of attacking Liu Huaiyu.
Such a fearless individual now appeared so intimidated by a mere token, which was enough to prove its extraordinary nature!
"This golden token is actually the golden token of a Danling Sect disciple. I saw it once at the Long family's year-end gathering from a family retainer."
"Among the Danling Sect, talented disciples are given such a golden token. If their divine sense is infused into it, and they are killed, the token will automatically record the surrounding scene."
"At that time, the Danling Sect can use the image within the token to find the perpetrator and kill them."
"Moreover, the Danling Sect has a sparse number of disciples, so they are extremely protective. Once a disciple with a golden token is in trouble, they will retaliate with all their might."
Long Yuling patiently explained the function of the golden token to Lin Chen.
"So, you mean, when I killed Liu Huaiyu, it was also recorded?"
Hearing Long Yuling's words, Lin Chen's heart sank.
If this were the case, it would likely bring a lot of trouble!
However, since it had already happened, there was no use regretting it. Besides, he and the Liu family were bound to have a decisive battle sooner or later, and at that time, he would inevitably have to kill Liu Huaiyu.
It was merely a matter of time now, nothing to be overly surprised about.
"No, Liu Huaiyu has not yet become an alchemist, so he has not been bound to this golden token."
"You can now inject your alchemy power into the token, and from now on, you will be the owner of this golden token!"
Long Yuling smiled slightly and explained to Lin Chen.
"So, that means I will also be a disciple of the Danling Sect from now on, and have their protection?"
Lin Chen was momentarily stunned by this explanation.
Good heavens, no wonder Long Yuling dared to send him a telepathic message, telling him to kill Liu Huaiyu and to snatch this golden token at all costs. It was all because of this!
"That's right. With this golden token as protection, ordinary forces would not dare to kill you!"
Long Yuling nodded, her expression full of affirmation.
Lin Chen did not lack talent, and it seemed he did not lack cultivation resources either.
What he lacked the most was actually a background!
If he now had the Danling Sect as his backing, it would be much more convenient for him to act in the future, wouldn't it?
At the very least, when he followed her to the Long family headquarters in the future, with the golden token of a Danling Sect disciple, the arrogant geniuses at the headquarters would certainly not dare to look down on Lin Chen!
"Understood."
After listening to Long Yuling's explanation, Lin Chen nodded slightly, his mind clear.
She only said that others wouldn't dare to kill him, but if they imprisoned him and tortured him, it seemed like a perfect way to circumvent the problem, didn't it?
But regardless, having this item on him would eventually be useful.
Without any hesitation, Lin Chen immediately infused his alchemy power into it.
The originally golden token began to emit faint red light.
This meant that the current holder of this token was a first-grade alchemist.
After a moment of thought, Lin Chen infused another trace of his alchemy power into it, and the token's light immediately changed from red to orange.
"Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple – these are the token's ranks."
"As for grade seven and above, none have appeared in the Dragon Country's cultivation world yet. But I've heard from senior cultivators that it's supposed to be some kind of colorful light?"
Seeing Lin Chen changing the token's rank, Long Yuling also showed a slight smile.
This way, no one would say they were not a good match anymore!
However, what Lin Chen and Long Yuling didn't know was that as soon as Lin Chen infused his alchemy power into the golden token, a light invisible to the naked eye emanated from it, shooting towards the southeast.
At the same time, in a secret realm in the southeast, mountains rose and fell, shrouded in mist, resembling a fairyland.
Inside one of the peaks, a short old man was meditating. Suddenly, as if sensing something, he instantly flew towards the main peak.
"Huh? The golden token I gave to Liu Huaiyu actually has second-grade alchemy power now?"
On the main peak stood a crystal, on which were many colored dots. One marked with the number 721 was emitting light.
It was precisely the number of the golden token Lin Chen was holding!
"Based on his talent, it should take him another two years to break through to first-grade alchemy. Could someone have usurped his position?"
Looking at the orange dot, the old man fell into deep thought.
Liu Huaiyu was a disciple he had personally recruited. This spot was obtained by Liu Huaiyu's father in exchange for a decades-old Yellow Immortal Ganoderma. He remembered it very clearly.
He hadn't expected his good intentions to be intercepted by someone!
"Hmph, interesting. I'd like to see who dares to lay a hand on my disciple!"
Thinking this, the short old man revealed a hint of killing intent.
Everyone in the Danling Sect knew he was the most protective. Yet, someone dared to snatch food from a tiger's mouth. This was simply courting death!
At the same time, in Beichuan.
After bidding farewell to Long Yuling, Lin Chen returned to his room.
After setting up an concealing array in his room, he directly entered the Nine Dragon Ring.
His biggest gains this time were the Lihuo Bracelet and the Lvyun Boots.
As for the Huojia Armor, Wu Zhixiong had taken it back. Although it was a pity, there was nothing that could be done.
After wiping away the divine sense on the Lihuo Bracelet, Lin Chen immediately dripped blood on it to recognize him as his master and refined it.
"With this Lihuo Bracelet, combined with my Lingjian Jue, I will have two means of attack!"
After refining the Lihuo Bracelet, Lin Chen nodded with satisfaction.
Earlier, Wu Tie had not completely refined the Lihuo Bracelet, but its power was already astonishing.
If it were fully refined, how much more powerful would it be?