Lin Che activated the teleportation jade token, and a blue light shot into the sky.
"Wait!" Guo Xiang suddenly raised her hand, channeling Half-Step Deification spiritual power into the formation. "Cross-realm teleportation is extremely dangerous. Let this old woman reinforce it."
She carved dozens of stability runes before nodding. "It's ready, but with this girl's current condition..."
She looked at the pale Luo Jiayin, her brows furrowed. "Her cultivation has dropped to Nascent Soul Initial Stage. The spatial tearing force of cross-realm teleportation could damage her foundation."
"It won't." Lin Che held Luo Jiayin's hand, his Thunder Source Nascent Soul power flowing into her body. "With my origin power protecting her, she'll be fine."
[System: Detecting host channeling origin power. Current drain: 5% per second. Friendly reminder: You look cool acting tough like this, but you'll damage your kidneys.]
"Scram!"
[System: Host even looks cool saying 'scram.' Suggest maintaining this behavior.]
Feeling the warm thunder power inside her, Luo Jiayin's cheeks flushed red. "Thank you."
"Thank me for what." Lin Che ruffled her hair. "You're my woman. Protecting you is my duty."
[Ding! Target affection +10. Current: 120 (Till Death Do Us Part)]
"Big Brother! I want to go too!" Lin Ying charged over on the Silver Moon Wolf King, followed by a massive beast army—besides the original Scarlet Flame Demon Wolf cub, she'd added a Three-Stage Fire Cloud Leopard and two Two-Stage Gale Eagles.
"Did you... empty out the entire back mountain?" Lin Che's mouth twitched.
"No way!" Lin Ying said righteously. "I only caught ten! I left twenty for Emei Palace!"
[System: Detecting little sister implementing the 'Three Lights Policy' (loot all, burn all, kill all). Beast morality -50. Foodie value +100.]
Guo Xiang watched the beast army, her eyelids twitching. "Innate Beast Tamer Body... truly lives up to its reputation."
The teleportation formation's light intensified, enveloping three people and one wolf.
---
Tianmen Fort · Grand Hall.
Shi Jin was drinking and playing finger-guessing games with his brothers when a terrifying pressure suddenly enveloped the entire fort.
"This... this is..." His expression changed drastically, the wine bowl in his hand shattering.
All the bandits collapsed to the ground, unable to stand.
A blue light descended from the sky, landing in the square before the Grand Hall.
The light dissipated, revealing three people and one wolf.
Leading them was Lin Che, his black robe fluttering despite the lack of wind, surrounded by a terrifying pressure that made one's heart tremble, his gaze as indifferent as heavenly might.
Shi Jin recognized them and first felt joy, then his pupils constricted. "Bro... Brother Lin?!"
He could clearly sense that Lin Che's aura at this moment was unfathomable, the pressure making it difficult for him—a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator—to even breathe!
Three years ago, when Lin Che left, he'd only been at Foundation Establishment Peak, unable to break through to Golden Core due to this continent's spiritual energy limitations.
But now, that pressure, the ability to move heaven and earth spiritual energy with every gesture, made it completely impossible for him to gauge Lin Che's cultivation level!
"Brother Lin, what... what have you experienced these past three years?!" Shi Jin's voice trembled with shock.
[System: Detecting Shi Jin's shock value: 9999! Acting-cool effect: Perfect!]
Lin Che withdrew his pressure, and everyone felt their bodies lighten. They scrambled up, looking at him as if he were a god.
"Fort Master, I trust you've been well." Lin Che smiled faintly. "I've returned this time to take you all to a greater world."
He briefly explained about the Canglan Realm, the Blood God Pavilion, and the Xuan Sword Sect.
The hall fell into dead silence.
After a long while, Shi Jin slammed his thigh. "Let's do it! I've had enough of this backwater! Brother Lin, wherever you say we go, we go!"
"Yeah! Follow the Second Fort Master to riches!"
"Kill those Xuan Sword Sect bastards!"
[System: Detecting Tianmen Fort members' loyalty at 100%. Can be unconditionally integrated.]
Lin Che nodded in satisfaction. "Good! But there's one condition—when we reach the Canglan Realm, Tianmen Fort will no longer be called Tianmen Fort."
"What will we be called then?"
"Blood God Pavilion, Outer Hall." Lin Che enunciated each word. "You will become the Pavilion's sharpest blades!"
---
Late at night, in Lin Che's room.
Luo Jiayin meditated to recover her cultivation. Lin Ying gnawed on a pile of delicacies. Lin Che checked the system panel.
[Ding! Tianmen Fort integration complete! Current Blood God Pavilion member statistics:]
[Core Layer: Pavilion Master Lin Che (Half-Step Deification) x1, Deputy Pavilion Master Luo Jiayin (Nascent Soul Initial) x1, Saintess Lin Ying x1]
[Outer Hall: Hall Master (Late Foundation Establishment) x1 (Shi Jin), Deputy Hall Masters x3 (Early Foundation Establishment), Body Tempering Stage x47, Qi Gathering Stage x23]
[Beast Legion: Fifth Stage x1, Third Stage x3, Second Stage x5]
[Comprehensive combat assessment: Can contend against third-rate Canglan Realm powers]
"Not enough." Lin Che muttered. "To fight Xuan Sword Sect, we need at least ten Deification cultivators and one Void Refinement ancestor."
[System: Suggest host first complete the current task—establish the Blood God Pavilion foundation. Xuan Sword Sect's counterattack will arrive in seven days.]
"Seven days..." A cold light flashed in Lin Che's eyes. "That's enough."
He turned to Luo Jiayin and asked softly: "Feeling better?"
"Mm." Luo Jiayin opened her eyes, forcing a smile. "Recovering somewhat with your origin power nourishing me."
"Good." Lin Che walked behind her, placing his palms on her back. "Starting today, I'll channel Thunder Source power into you for one hour daily. Within a month, you'll return to Deification."
"You..." Luo Jiayin's eyes grew red. "There's no need..."
"Shut up." Lin Che barked. "You're my woman. I won't allow such words."
[Ding! Target touched +50. Cultivation recovery speed +30%]
Lin Ying suddenly looked up, a chicken leg still in her mouth: "Big Brother, I just heard people outside say many unfamiliar cultivators have been wandering around the fort recently. Could they be from Xuan Sword Sect?"
Lin Che's gaze sharpened. "Are they finally coming..."
[System: Detecting Xuan Sword Sect vanguard x5: Deification Initial x1, Late Nascent Soul x4. Suggest host immediately enter combat readiness.]
"They came fast." Lin Che sneered. "Perfect. We'll use them for our flag-raising ceremony!"
He stood up, his Half-Step Deification pressure erupting. "Shi Jin! Gather all brothers!"
"Tomorrow, Blood God Pavilion officially raises its banner!"
"Whoever dares to invade, kill without mercy!"