Chapter 332: The Remnants of the Hurricane Realm!

"Lin Chao, a remnant of the Hurricane Realm, pays respects to you, sir!"

After the bearded man's burst of laughter, one person stepped forward to pay respects—it was Lin Chao!

And at this moment, Lin Chao was no mere Condensation Crystal realm martial artist; he was clearly a Sea Transformation realm powerhouse!

It turned out that while traveling with the Nethercloud Sect, he had been hiding his strength all along, and even Ye Yuan had not seen through him!

The bearded man glanced at Lin Chao and said in a booming voice, "Was it you who destroyed this Six-Pole Sealing Formation?"

Lin Chao replied respectfully, "Yes! We remnants have lurked in the southern domain of the Boundless Border for thousands of years, finally finding the method to break the formation and the sealing site! Today, we are fortunate to break the seal—it is truly the millennia-old wish of us Zichen Sect disciples!"

The bearded man laughed heartily, "Hahaha... You've done well! Leaving you in the Boundless Border back then was a masterstroke by the previous Wind Emperor. I never thought it would finally pay off today! Your name is Lin Chao, right? Good, I'll remember you. I will report your merits to the higher-ups!"

Lin Chao, overjoyed, said, "Lin Chao dares not claim credit! Our Zichen Sect has endured humiliation and bided our time, dwelling in the southern domain, all for this day!"

The bearded man nodded, "Alright, no need to say more. I understand. Your strength is decent, but your appearance has completely turned into that of these weaklings of the Boundless Border!"

Lin Chao smiled, "Isn't it precisely to become like this that we of the Hurricane Realm wish to enter the Boundless Border?"

The bearded man was taken aback, then laughed, "Haha, you're right! By the way, my name is Lan Bao, and these three are my clansmen: Lan Hu, Lan Feng, and Lan Yun."

Lin Chao cupped his hands in salute, "Greetings to you three, sirs!"

Lan Bao waved his hand, "No need for such formality. Your strength is on par with theirs, so just address each other as brothers! This Six-Pole Sealing Formation is extremely powerful. Although you destroyed the formation base from this side, only Sea Transformation realm cultivators can pass through now. I've already notified the higher-ups; they will soon send people to continue destroying the formation. It will probably take half a year to a year to fully open the passage between the two realms! During this time, we must guard this passage well."

Lin Chao nodded, "Brother Lan is right! Actually, the Six-Pole Sealing Formation is located within a secret realm in the southern domain of the Boundless Border. This time, I infiltrated by joining the exploration team of that secret realm."

With that, Lin Chao briefly recounted the situation after entering the secret realm to Lan Bao.

Lan Bao listened and said dismissively, "So it's just a bunch of little brats at the Condensation Crystal realm. The few of us are enough! Brother Lin Chao, let's go up together with my four brothers and wipe them out!"

Lin Chao replied respectfully, "Yes!"

...

After a long while, the shaking Eternal Splendor Palace finally calmed down, but it had already fallen into chaos.

The Eternal Splendor Palace was clearly reinforced with formations; although the shaking was extremely intense, it suffered no damage.

"What... exactly happened? Why was the shaking so violent just now?" Wu Zhao asked Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan shook his head, but suddenly remembered something and his face changed dramatically!

He moved swiftly, arriving beside a Zichen Sect disciple, grabbing him by the collar, and demanding, "Speak! Where is Lin Chao?"

The Zichen Sect disciple was startled at first, then suddenly realized, "Lin... Senior Brother Lin? Ah! Yes... where is Senior Brother Lin? When did he disappear?"

Ye Yuan gritted his teeth and shoved the Zichen Sect disciple to the ground.

He had been closely watching the disciple's eyes; if the other had been lying, he would not have escaped Ye Yuan's gaze. The Zichen Sect disciple truly did not know when Lin Chao had disappeared or what he had gone to do.

This made it all the more suspicious—Lin Chao's actions were unknown even to his own sect mates!

No wonder he had felt a very strange sensation when he first met Lin Chao; it seemed this guy was fundamentally problematic!

Seeing Ye Yuan so agitated, Wu Zhao was also greatly alarmed and stepped forward to ask, "Nephew Ye, what exactly happened? Who is this Lin Chao?"

Given Wu Zhao's status, he naturally would not pay attention to a Condensation Crystal realm martial artist.

Lin Chao's disappearance filled Ye Yuan with a strong sense of unease. He had a feeling that the earthquake just now was definitely related to Lin Chao!

What had he done?

Ye Yuan briefly explained Lin Chao's identity; in truth, he himself did not know who Lin Chao really was.

Now it seemed that Lin Chao likely had some unknown identity, and his purpose for entering the secret realm was different from theirs!

After hearing Ye Yuan's words, Wu Zhao could not figure it out either and was somewhat bewildered.

"We should leave here quickly. I feel like something is about to happen." At this point, Wu Zhao clearly sensed that things were not good.

Ye Yuan sighed, "It's too late. I'm afraid our escape route has been blocked!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of light appeared, and five figures materialized before everyone.

When the disciples of the eight sects saw these five people, they all felt a strong sense of oppression. The wild physiques of the four Lan brothers gave them a powerful visual impact!

Wu Zhao's eyes narrowed at the sight of Lan Bao!

"Sea Transformation, fifth layer!" Wu Zhao gasped.

A Sea Transformation fifth-layer powerhouse was not something they could contend with!

One Lan Bao alone could take care of all of them!

But Ye Yuan's gaze was fixed on Lin Chao, also feeling a sense of disbelief!

Lin Chao, originally at the Condensation Crystal eighth layer, was now at the Sea Transformation third layer!

The group of five—one Sea Transformation fifth layer, four Sea Transformation third layers!

How could they possibly fight?

Seeing such a lineup, everyone showed expressions of despair.

"Brother Lin Chao, are these the people from the Boundless Border who explored the secret realm with you?" Lan Bao asked as if no one else were present.

Lin Chao nodded, "Yes! Over a hundred of us came on this trip. Most of the Sea Transformation realm elders were struck dead by the Heavenly Thunder Locking Formation, leaving only these people."

Lan Bao said contemptuously, "A bunch of ants! Are all the people of the Boundless Border this weak?"

Lin Chao smiled, "How can the people of the Boundless Border match us of the Hurricane Realm? If the Great Yan True Sect hadn't sacrificed the entire sect to seal the inter-realm passage back then, the Boundless Border would have long been ours. How could they have had the chance to be free for these thousands of years?"

Lan Bao laughed heartily upon hearing this, "Hahaha... Brother Lin is right! But soon, the Boundless Border will be ours!"

At this moment, a Zichen Sect disciple said weakly, "Lin... are you Senior Brother Lin? What... what did you just say about the Hurricane Realm? What is going on?"

Lin Chao looked at him and smiled, "You probably don't know yet, but the high-ranking members of our Zichen Sect are all remnants of the Hurricane Realm! Our mission in staying in the Boundless Border is to open the passage between the two realms and welcome the descent of the Wind Emperor! Junior Brother Wang, you and I are fellow disciples. If you submit to our Hurricane Realm now, I can spare your life."