The Grand Elder of the Zhang family was held back by Ting Xue. Lin Yan summoned her flying sword and revealed her true strength.
When her cultivation at the late stage of Out-of-Body realm was revealed, everyone in the Zhang family was immensely shocked.
The Zhang family patriarch truly couldn't imagine that Lin Yan was already at the late stage of Out-of-Body realm at such a young age. After his initial panic, he thought that the treasure of the Tantai family truly existed.
Otherwise, how could she have improved her strength so quickly? What they did was not wrong, but it was already too late.
They should have acted sooner, and then Tantai Wang Shu's strength would have been theirs, the younger generation of the Zhang family.
The Zhang family patriarch was filled with regret. Back then, Tantai Wang Shu was merely an inner disciple of the Ling Xiao Sword Sect. If they had acted then...
But everything was already too late. Their momentary hesitation had left them with such a formidable enemy.
"Form the array!" the Zhang family patriarch commanded, and several middle-aged cultivators stepped forward to form an array.
Lin Yan's expression became serious as she looked at the array formed by these people. This was her war.
Zi Che Shao Hao did not participate in this battle. He stood in mid-air, his divine sense spreading out, paying attention to the movements of everyone in Yu Yang City.
He had previously reviewed all the information about the Zhang family members from Lin Yan and would not let anyone escape from here.
The Zhang family patriarch was actually relieved when Lin Yan came with Zi Che Shao Hao. Their direct approach implied that the Crimson World should have nothing to do with them.
Even though the secret realm had nothing to do with the Grand Elder, such rumors had spread, causing the Zhang family great concern. But if it had nothing to do with Lin Yan and the others, then it was not to be feared.
Perhaps it was just a coincidence, because the secret realm appeared near Yu Yang City, and the Grand Elder died at this time.
Some Zhang family members had forced connections, linking the secret realm to the Grand Elder, also to monopolize the secret realm. This was something their clan members were capable of.
Seeing that Zi Che was not joining the battle, the Zhang family patriarch understood that he did not want to be involved in the feud between the Zhang family and Lin Yan.
As long as they could defeat Lin Yan and use her life as a threat, Zi Che Shao Hao, in a state of being hesitant to act for fear of harming Lin Yan, would certainly not dare to make any other moves.
As for Lin Yan, although her strength far exceeded their imagination, they were not to be trifled with.
It was impossible for her alone, a cultivator at the Out-of-Body realm, to defeat them.
Lin Yan fought a difficult battle against the team led by the Zhang family patriarch. Zi Che Shao Hao watched anxiously from the side, wanting to help. Unexpectedly, Lin Yan's words made him stop.
The other masters of the Zhuang family were all gathered in the clan grounds, and the protective formation had already been activated. Inside were the old, weak, women, and children. The Zhang family's main strength was almost entirely in the Crimson World.
Zi Che Shao Hao only needed to watch those Zhang family members and prevent them from secretly escaping when these elders appeared as disciples.
The Grand Elder of the Zhang family bluffed when facing Ting Xue. He dared not use any spiritual energy, for if he did, the heavenly tribulation would immediately arrive.
At that time, there would be no need for Lin Yan to seek revenge; the entire Zhang family might perish under the heavenly tribulation of the Tribulation Crossing stage.
Ting Xue could also sense the other party's timidity, but he didn't care. The task Lin Yan gave him was to stall this Grand Elder, not to kill him.
Lin Yan's swordsmanship now incorporated the strengths of various schools, and her spiritual power was incredibly abundant. Moreover, her talent in formations allowed her to understand some of the changes and operations of the opposing formation in a short period.
After a period of fighting, Lin Yan discovered some loopholes in the opposing formation.
The enemies on the other side also felt that Lin Yan was difficult to deal with. Like their kinsmen, they were helpless against the "turtle shell" that covered Lin Yan.
However, Lin Yan's attacks had left many wounds on them. If this continued, they would eventually be defeated.
The elders of the Zhang family truly couldn't imagine that they, a group of many against one junior, could still be injured to this extent by this junior.
The Grand Elder of the Zhang family was also very anxious. Just as Lin Yan was about to stab the Zhang family patriarch in a vital spot, the Zhang family patriarch prepared to intervene.
However, his magic power was intercepted by Ting Xue midway and did not reach Lin Yan.
Meanwhile, Lin Yan's long sword had already pierced the vital spot of the Zhang family patriarch. The Zhang family patriarch struggled to retreat a step, drawing Lin Yan's sword out of his body.
But at this moment, their formation was in disarray, no longer as cohesive as before.
Lin Yan, having drawn her sword, then charged at another elder. That elder was only at the Nascent Soul realm and was no match for Lin Yan when confronting her directly.
As the elders of the Zhang family were about to be killed one by one by Lin Yan's sword, the Grand Elder of the Zhang family could no longer bear it.
These were the hope of the Zhang family, the ones with relatively high cultivation besides himself.
If they were all killed by Lin Yan now, even if he killed Lin Yan, the Zhang family would have to lie low and might need several hundred years to regain their current glory.
So, when the Grand Elder of the Zhang family activated his spiritual energy, faint thunder rumbled in the sky.
Dark clouds quickly gathered, becoming thicker and wider. Lightning flashed in the ink-black sky.
Lin Yan was so focused on killing the people in front of her that she didn't notice the change in the sky at all. She would not let these people escape.
Besides the Grand Elder at the Soul Transformation stage, the Zhang family had 25 elders at the Nascent Soul stage. Those who had died, including the fourteen she had just killed, left eleven still alive.
Four of these eleven were in closed-door cultivation for death, two were facing her, and the remaining five were in the clan grounds protected by the formation.
Although thunderclouds filled the sky, Lin Yan didn't care. Her priority now was to take the lives of the people in front of her.
The attacks of the Grand Elder of the Zhang family were all blocked by Ting Xue and did not harm Lin Yan at all.
He became increasingly enraged. Until Lin Yan killed those two and flew towards the clan grounds with her sword, he could no longer bear it.
Even though he told himself that Lin Yan couldn't break through the formation of the clan grounds and wouldn't harm the clansmen inside, he still couldn't stand it.
The Grand Elder of the Zhang family directly unleashed his cultivation, causing the thunderclouds in the sky to gather rapidly, as if lightning would strike at any moment.
"How dare you, junior!" He had lost his reason and, ignoring Ting Xue who was blocking him, rushed directly towards where Lin Yan was. However, he was still stopped by Ting Xue.