The Story of the Swordsman

Clans in the Capital

From the information on the map, Yun Lintian's understanding of the power rankings of the Heavenly Fortune Capital City increased. There were six great clans that dominated the capital, namely, Li, Hua, Luo, Yang, Chen, and the Qi royal clan. Each of them had taken control of their own territory and were involved in various businesses throughout the city.

On the surface, they appear harmonious and harmless to each other. However, even a fool could see a fierce fight between them behind the scenes. Yun Lintian was not surprised at all. Whether it was Earth or the Azure World, fighting over resources was common. Those who had strength in their hands naturally wanted to have more. Such a thing is human nature.

Among the six clans, Yun Lintian had an impression of the Luo and Hua clans. One because of the earlier rush train, the other is famous for the accommodation business. As for the other clans, he could only investigate slowly.

Strolling around the street for a while, Yun Lintian arrived at an ordinary-looking restaurant. He stared into the building and saw the dining room crowded with people. Many of them seemed to be ordinary practitioners as they were dressed roughly and had low-level profound strength.

Yun Lintian decided to make this place his first destination. In a world without internet and broadcasting, gathering information is a tough job. Unless he could set up his own information network, Yun Lintian had no other choice but to take this simple way to obtain a piece of information.

"Hello, Mister. Are you alone?" As Yun Lintian stepped into the hall, a young female receptionist came forward to greet him with an enthusiastic smile.

Yun Lintian replied: "Yes, I am alone."

"Please come with me, sir. I'll set the table for you." The receptionist replied and brought Yun Lintian to an empty table by the window.

Yun Lintian looked at the menu and ordered four simple dishes. When the receptionist left, Yun Lintian began to look around the hall. At the same time, his ears concentrated on the various discussions among the crowd.

"I heard that Fairy Hua Wanru will marry Luo Kun later this year. Is that true?" A young man with a sword on his back said to a blue-robed young man opposite him.

The blue-robed youth replied, "Yes, that's right."

The young man with the sword sighed, "The poor Chen. First, his Profound Veins were destroyed by Luo Kun and now his fiancee has been taken away as well."

The blue-robed young man only chuckled lightly in response, unwilling to express his opinion on the matter.

Yun Lintian did not know who Hua Wanru, Luo Kun, or Yang Chen were, but he was quite certain they were members of the six major clans. Otherwise, these people would not have noticed them in the first place.

This Yang Chen was probably defeated by that Luo Kun man and left his Blood Vessels paralyzed. His fiancee, Hua Wanru, probably had no choice but to choose Luo Kun. Ck, ck, ck, what a cliche drama! And this Yang Chen name was very similar to the protagonist, similar to the novel I had read before. Will he retaliate later after finding peerless treasure? Yun Lintian was amused by his own thoughts. There were many of these plays in the novels he had read before.

Unknowingly, all the dishes had been served while Yun Lintian continued to listen to the discussion. He was aware that he had a slim chance to obtain news of the Heavenly Yin Iron by relying on these people alone. After all, Heavenly Yin Iron was considered a rare material in a small place like the Heavenly Fortune Country.

However, Yun Lintian did not mind it. After listening for an hour, he got a lot of news and rumors, making his understanding of the general situation of the capital increase by leaps and bounds. For example, the third prince, Qi Feng, was crippled from birth. The Heavenly Fortune Academy was the gathering place of geniuses throughout the city, and the most famous treasure shops were operated by the Yang clan.

Yun Lintian recalled all of this information and went to pay the bill before he headed towards the Yang clan territory. A new plan had been formed in his mind after he heard about Yang Chen's incident, coupled with the fact that the Yang clan might have a Heavenly Yin Iron, the, Yun Lintian could take this opportunity to make them owe him a favor and ask for the Heavenly Yin Iron in return.

Did Yun Lintian have a way to repair the broken Blood Vessels? Answer yes. For over ten years of experience in the medical profound arts, repairing broken blood vessels was not too difficult for him. However, he had to look at Yang Chen's current condition first before he could judge anything.

Of course, he would not approach Yang Chen directly. No one would believe a nameless Essence Realm practitioner like him. So, he had an idea, built his reputation, and waited.

Fortunately, the Yang clan was coincidentally located on the eastern side of the city. Yun Lintian walked for an hour until he arrived in front of the Yang Trading Hall.

"Welcome, dear customer. May I know what you're looking for?" As soon as Yun Lintian stepped into the hall, a young woman greeted him with a sweet smile.

The woman carefully read through everything on the list and gave Yun Lintian a professional smile: "Please wait a moment. I'll take your stuff." After which, he disappeared into the door behind the cashier's desk.

Yun Lintian was a little surprised. He did not expect that everything would go smoothly like this. After all, the items on his list were not cheap, and some of them were quite rare.

Yun Lintian used this time to look around the trading hall and found some customers walking around the place. According to the information, this place was supposed to be the most famous trading hall in the city. This place should be crowded with customers.

"These are the things you need. Seven million and thirty thousand gold coins. We can give you ten percent discount. May I know how Dear Customer wishes to set the bill?" The woman came back with a large leather bag and placed it on the table.

Yun Lintian inspected the items and quickly paid directly with some gold banknotes before he asked, "Do you have a Heavenly Yin Iron here?"

The woman was shocked when she saw Yun Lintian casually paying with some gold banknotes without hesitation. When he heard his question, he quickly replied, "Dear customers, sorry, we don't have it here at the moment. However, if you really want it, you can check it." He then gave Yun Lintian a piece of paper.

The paper was an announcement from the Yang clan, saying that they were currently looking for someone to treat the patriarch of a terrible disease. The reward was ten kilograms of Heavenly Yin Iron, along with other precious treasures.

Yun Lintian picked up the leather bag and politely said, "Thank you for telling me this." Then he walked out of the hall under the sharp gaze of the woman.

...

"What are you going to do next?" Yun Meilan asked. After Yun Lintian left the Yang Trading Hall, he found a random inn to stay at.

"I plan on setting up a stall to treat people for free and wait." Yun Lintian replied casually.

"Why are you so sure that they can't find you?" Yun Meilan understood his plan, but he could not understand where his confidence came from.

Yun Lintian chuckled: "I don't plan to hide everything. All we need is to delay them."

Yun Meilan nodded her head and looked at Yun Lintian strangely. As he watched her grow up, Yun Lintian rarely came out of the sect. He became meticulous and seemed very experienced. Thinking of this, his mind floated to the memories of Yun Lintian's arrival in the Sect for the first time.

"I'll rest now, Aunt Meilan. You should also rest." Yun Lintian yawned.

Yun Meilan nodded her head and disappeared from the room, leaving Yun Lintian who was scratching his head and wondering where he was going. He sat cross-legged on the bed and began to absorb the energy.

In the Azure world, the Profound Strength was divided into nine realms: Foundation Realm, Essence Realm and Spirit Realm were considered the initial entrances of all practitioners, followed by the Origin Realm, Earth Realm, and the Earth Realm, and the Heaven Realm as a true practitioner. As for the last three realms, they were the Ruler Realm, the Sacred Realm, and the King Realm. Each of them consists of ten levels.

Yun Qianxue, Yun Meilan, the Four Hall Masters, and the Twelve Elders of the Misty Cloud sect all possessed strength in the Heaven Realm, which could be considered one of the strongest forces in the Heavenly Fortune Country. The most frightening thing was the current ruler of the country, Qi Qianxing, the rumor said he had Strength at the third level of the Realm of Rulers.

Normally, people would be stuck at the tenth level of the Foundation Realm, and a promising genius would reach the sixth or seventh level of the Essence Realm at the age of sixteen. Thanks to the resources Yun Qianxue had given him, allowing a talent that was slightly above average like Yun Lintian to successfully reach the third level of the Essence Realm before sixteen years.

A moment later, Yun Lintian let out a long sigh of disappointment. He had tried every means there was to strengthen himself since the first day he came to this world. However, he failed in the end and could only accept this reality. Therefore, the only way he could sustain his life was by staying with the Misty Cloud Sect. This was the greatest asset he had, and this was also the reason why he trained so hard to study formations and medical arts. As long as the Sect was safe and sound, his life would be assured.

Yun Lintian shook his head and touched the silver necklace on his neck. This necklace has accompanied her for two lives. No doubt, there is a secret behind it. However, no matter how he racked his brain, he could not remember it.