Under the overwhelming aura of malevolence, the villa looked like the underworld, and the scantily clad women were barely able to withstand it.

On the other hand, there were some strong, muscular men opposite Kongming.

They were also drinking and having fun, quite relaxed.

These people are all martial artists with considerable strength, coming from various small and medium-sized forces. Their scale is naturally not comparable to that of Xuanling Temple, but they have basically reached the level of Martial Emperor.

At this moment, an old man with a sinister face spoke.

“Master Kongming, Lin Jinglong was able to defeat your senior and junior brothers, so he shouldn’t be an easy person to deal with. Directly attacking his family members might cause trouble, right?”

Upon hearing this, Kong Ming's expression turned somewhat gloomy.

He looked at the old man who had spoken.

"You look down on our Xuanling Temple?"

The old man's expression froze instantly.

The other person next to him quickly spoke up.

“Master, I think Lao Fang is doing this for your own good. After all, Master Xuanling once said that we should not let trivial matters disrupt the progress of the Heavenly Dao Ten Clans Plan, and that we should not cause trouble in the capital.”

This is a middle-aged man who looks kind and honest.

However, he possessed an extremely heavy yin aura, suggesting he might be a ghost cultivator.

Kongming waved his hand.

"You don't need to worry. Although my senior brother has issued a ban on us causing trouble during this period, I only used some Heavenly Fiend Poison on Lin Jinglong's wives. As long as he apologizes, that's enough, isn't it?"

"What if he comes knocking on our door after he's cured of the poison?"

The middle-aged man and others were somewhat worried.

While some of them are from hidden factions, most are forces that have been developing in Kyoto, and some of them have close ties with reclusive families.

Their understanding of Lin Jinglong is very deep.

I know this is a terrible enemy.

Kongming grew increasingly impatient.

"What nonsense are you talking about? That deadly poison is incurable, and this is Xuanling Temple. If he dares to cause trouble, he's just asking for death!"

"Whether Lin Jinglong is convinced or not, he cannot cause trouble at Xuanling Temple!"

Kongming glared fiercely at the person next to him.

The others immediately fell silent.

They were wary of Lin Jinglong because the Second Elder and Fourth Elder of Xuanling Temple had fallen into his hands. However, what they did not know was that the Third Elder, Kongming, was determined to deal with Lin Jinglong and even resorted to such radical methods.

It's actually because of their attitude.

"Our Xuanling Temple finally emerged from seclusion and entered the world. We've already established a partnership with the Elders' Council, and our eldest brother was even discussing the issue of promoting Buddhism and suppressing Taoism with Huangfu Kong. But then, our second and fourth brothers were captured by Lin Jinglong..."

"If word gets out, won't people make a laughing stock of us?"

"Therefore, Lin Jinglong is destined to die!"

Kongming may seem unreliable, but his judgment of the situation is very accurate. He knows that these people have begun to doubt the abilities of their Xuanling Temple.

What he had to do was force Lin Jinglong to bow his head.

They absolutely must kill Lin Jinglong!

Only in this way can they recover their lost momentum.

That same night, Lin Jinglong and his entourage had already returned to the outskirts of the capital and arrived at the ruins of the Heavenly Silkworm Sect.

When they returned, even Ge Ling'er was amazed.

"Your Dark Star Auction House has some impressive methods; you've actually managed to connect Qingxu Cave Heaven and the Heavenly Silkworm Sect ruins?"

The abundant spiritual energy of Qingxu Cave Heaven was poured into the ruins of the Heavenly Silkworm Sect without any loss. Instead, it merged the two cave heavens into one, expanding their scale considerably.

Situ Zhentian nodded smugly to himself.

"This is just the beginning. Many treasures in the two caves have not yet been fully unearthed, and the exploration of their value has only reached less than one-tenth."

Situ Zhentian was ultimately a businessman.

In his eyes, the value of these two grottoes was immeasurable; he only cared about these things.

Lin Jinglong rushed to the entrance of the cave.

But they saw another group of people, monks from Xuanling Temple, who were already waiting there.

"Where are our Second Elder and Fourth Elder?"

There were more than ten people in total, only two of whom were Celestial Martial Emperors, so their strength was naturally not enough. However, they boasted that they had used the Heavenly Fiend Poison to assassinate several of Lin Jinglong's wives.

I think he definitely wouldn't dare to confront them head-on.

So they all had an arrogant attitude.

At this moment, Daoist Yunxian also appeared. He came to Lin Jinglong's side and had his disciples push out two men with bruised and swollen faces.

It was Tang Jixing and Zhou Fangquan who had been captured alive by Lin Jinglong.

The two elders were in a sorry state, which infuriated the group from Xuanling Temple.

"How dare you! Didn't we already warn you not to mistreat our two elders on the way here? Why can't you understand?"

The leading celestial monk roared in fury.

Lin Jinglong glanced at the two half-dead old men beside him.

"Just tell me whether you want them or not. They're both still alive, but if you keep arguing, they might die."

"Hmph! Hand over the person first."

"We need to go back to Qingxu Cave Heaven first!"

Lin Jinglong frowned and said.

As expected, the others made way for Lin Jinglong and they entered Qingxu Cave Heaven together.

Not long after, in a newly built house within the cave.

Lin Jinglong saw his three wives.

Because of the strange changes that have taken place in the world over the past month, even Chen Muqing was brought from Jiangnan to Qingxu Cave Heaven, where she was put in charge of business matters with Dark Star Auction House.

Besides them, Wu Yuehan and Ye Qingzhu were also there.

However, all three of them were now in a coma and on the verge of death, their malevolent aura incredibly strong. This was why Xuanling Temple was certain that Lin Jinglong could not save them.

"After handing over these two elders, we need to return to Xuanling Temple and report to the Third Elder before he will give you the antidote."

The red-robed monk at the head of the group said in a gloomy tone.

Lin Jinglong waved his hand, signaling Yunxian Daoist to return the two seriously injured elders to them, while he murmured something under his breath.

"You don't need to bother informing Kong Ming. I have a way to neutralize this so-called Heavenly Fiend Poison."

Are you bragging?

The monk looked at him with disdain.

But he couldn't be bothered to argue with Lin Jinglong.

He went over and helped Tang Jixing and Zhou Fangquan up.

"Second Elder, Fourth Elder, let's go back to Xuanling Temple first!"

After helping the two elders to their feet, the group prepared to leave.

"Senior brother, something's not right."

"What happened?"

"The two elders were actually paper puppets?"

"What?"

The red-robed monks were all stunned at the same time.

When they turned around to look at Lin Jinglong.

But then she saw his mysterious gaze fixed on her.

"I already told you, this Heavenly Fiend Poison isn't that difficult to deal with. It gave me quite a scare. As for you... just stay here!"