mtl008 Chapter 376 Arranging Matters, Qingdan Spying
Chapter 376 Arranging Matters, Qingdan Spying
"Master Lin, are you... leaving?"
Han Xinlan's eyes reddened, her voice trembled, and she was filled with reluctance.
Having spent many years at the Qingxia Peak Dojo and following Master Lin, she not only enjoyed high-quality cultivation resources but also became very dependent on Master Lin.
This feeling is very complex, containing attraction between a man and a woman, respect for a senior master, and appreciation for Lin Zhenren's temperament.
After years of companionship, these feelings have become intertwined and have long since transcended simple romantic love.
Even if Han Xinlan had to choose between her family and Master Lin, she might lean more towards the latter.
Over the years, Han Xinlan had come to vaguely sense that Master Lin would leave one day.
The reason is simple: as a high-level puppeteer and a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, he even had multiple contacts with the Supreme Elder of the Willow Smoke Sect and was highly regarded by the other party.
With such excellent qualifications, he would have been qualified to become a formal elder of the Liuyan Sect long ago, enjoying better benefits and establishing his own lineage within the sect, recruiting disciples and followers, if he had wanted to.
However, Master Lin has lived on Qingxia Peak for decades, without marrying a Daoist partner, taking concubines, having children, or even taking on a disciple, leaving no ties whatsoever.
This approach clearly indicates that they do not intend to develop in this area for the long term.
I just didn't expect this day to come so suddenly.
"I am not this cultivator. I came to Yan Kingdom by chance back then to escape the pursuit of powerful enemies."
"Now that my cultivation has advanced to the late Golden Core stage, it would be difficult to improve further if I continued to cultivate in seclusion in a remote corner. It's time to go out and explore."
Lin Changsheng gently comforted him, speaking frankly.
Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.
The reason for supporting Han Xinlan in the first place was simply because she bore a resemblance to the "Heavenly Poison Master" and also practiced the "Netherworld Poison Scripture".
But after decades of living together, there is no greater amount of time that family members and elders spend together than this.
"Xinlan has no other desires but to follow Master Lin for the rest of her life and serve him by his side."
Han Xinlan's gaze was firm, and her tone carried a hint of pleading.
"Although I am now a late-stage Golden Core cultivator and consider myself to have some skill, I am still far inferior to the powerful enemies I have provoked, and I even face a great risk of death."
"Keeping you by my side would be detrimental to both of us."
Lin Changsheng shook his head, directly refusing, but then changed the subject, offering words of comfort:
"You don't need to be disappointed. Even if I am no longer here in the future, you must not neglect your cultivation."
"As long as we share the same goal, we may meet again someday."
……
A few days later, Han Xinlan took the mouse out for training as usual.
After activating her magical artifact and flying several miles away, Han Xinlan looked back at Qingxia Peak, where she had lived for decades. After a dozen breaths, she resolutely turned and flew away.
Three months later.
The auras of the two third-tier demon kings that had been entrenched within Qingxia Peak suddenly vanished.
Along with this, Lin Changsheng's aura within the main peak gradually became blurred.
Within the Willow Mist Sect, atop Cloud Mist Peak.
"How...did he leave?"
Sensing that Lin Changsheng and the two great demons had disappeared, Yunmiao Zhenjun, dressed in plain clothes, revealed a look of doubt in her beautiful eyes.
the other side.
"That Lin fellow has finally decided to leave the temple!"
Chen Xingzhou, dressed in a magnificent robe, perked up immediately upon hearing the report from his disciples below!
"He also took two guardian beasts with him. It seems this Forest Puppet Master has been gone for quite some time..."
Upon confirming that Lin Changsheng was indeed planning to leave, Chen Xingzhou was overjoyed.
The root of the feud between them back then was nothing more than an ordinary auction.
Lin Sangou, whose status, including cultivation level, was far inferior to Chen Xingzhou's at the time, was unaware of Chen Xingzhou's true abilities and embarrassed him.
Even later, when the other party became a guest elder of the Liuyan Sect, Chen Xingzhou secretly manipulated things, using his power to force the other party to submit.
However, after their first encounter, the conflict between them was already irreconcilable.
Afterwards, things seemed to be peaceful for many years, but that was only because the other party had gained the appreciation of True Lord Yunmiao.
Now, Chen Xingzhou has advanced to the Nascent Soul realm. After years of consolidation, his realm has gradually stabilized, and he is gradually acquiring the methods of a Nascent Soul True Monarch.
In addition, the partial fourth-order alchemy inheritance he had temporarily acquired gave him the means to establish himself.
Over the years, Chen Xingzhou's position in the Liuyan Sect has gradually become more stable, and his foundation is solid, allowing him to control almost half of the sect.
Under the pressure of overwhelming power, the authority held by Sect Leader Huang Jia was greatly diminished.
He had long found it difficult to tolerate the guest elder 'Lin San Gou'.
This person not only harbored old grudges against him, but also never took the initiative to visit him or show weakness since he was promoted to Nascent Soul True Monarch.
She seemed respectful to him, but she obeyed orders but not commands. Relying on Senior Sister Yunmiao's support, she completely disregarded him, the True Lord Qingdan.
Thinking of this, Chen Xingzhou felt a surge of annoyance.
……
Meanwhile, on the other side, sect leader Huang Jia also learned of the news shortly afterward.
"Half a day ago, the Forest Puppet Master, who had been in seclusion for many years, suddenly left the Qingxia Peak Dojo, taking with him two guardian spirit beasts?"
"The Azure Elixir True Lord also left the mountain gate not long after."
Inside the main hall, Sect Master Huang Jiaxiu frowned slightly and repeated softly, seemingly deep in thought.
Over the years, Huang Jia, whose cultivation level was only at the Golden Core stage, had been engaged in open and covert struggles with Qingdan Zhenjun over the power of the sect. He clearly felt powerless and his power gradually slipped away. Although he was now the honorary sect leader of Liuyan Sect, most of the major affairs were handled by Qingdan Zhenjun.
In recent years, some newly initiated disciples have become completely unfamiliar with Sect Master Huang Jia, but have shown great respect for True Monarch Qingdan.
"Since becoming a guest elder of our sect, Master Lin Kui has almost never gone out alone in the past few decades. Why did he suddenly leave this time?"
Huang Jia felt something was off about this, so he asked the Foundation Establishment girl in front of him.
"In response to your question, Master Lin Kui has never had any contact with the maids of the Daoist temple in recent years, so these servants of Qingxia Peak are completely unaware of this."
The Foundation Establishment stage girl below spoke truthfully.
"That's enough. The conflict between True Monarch Qingdan and Master Linkui is irreconcilable."
"If Master Lin Kui is within the sect's territory, he still has True Monarch Yunmiao to back him up; otherwise, if True Monarch Qingdan finds an opportunity, his life may be in danger."
After a moment of contemplation, Huang Jia sighed deeply, seemingly regretful yet helpless.
Not to mention that she has almost no hope of competing with True Monarch Qingdan for power now, and can only honestly hold on to her remaining forces, maintain her last shred of dignity, and secretly accumulate strength. If she can accelerate the cultivation of the 'Nascent Soul Seed', she will have a chance to compete again in the future.
As for Lin Kui Shi, he is exceptionally capable, reliable, and trustworthy, and may even have gained the favor of Yunmiao Zhenjun.
Unfortunately, despite her repeated attempts to win him over, Lin Kuishi pretended to be stupid and refused to join the sect leader's lineage.
Since that's the case, Huang Jia was unwilling to go through the trouble of getting involved in his feud with Qingdan Zhenjun.
……
As Lin Changsheng left Qingxia Peak, he quickly noticed a Nascent Soul level aura secretly following him.
Although the aura was well-concealed, it was practically a blatant presence in front of Lin Changsheng, who also possessed early-stage Nascent Soul consciousness and had keen senses.
"Chen Xingzhou, if you had just behaved yourself, I wouldn't have intended to deal with you. But you abandoned your position as a Nascent Soul Elder and followed me all the way with malicious intent. So don't blame me for that."
Lin Changsheng withdrew his divine sense, his eyes flickering, and murmured to himself.
In fact, during his seclusion at the Qingxia Peak training ground, he knew that among the attendants sent by the sect, there were spies from various forces within the Liuyan Sect.
But Lin Changsheng never intended to develop in Liuyan Sect for a long time, so he let the other party's spies monitor him.
Therefore, he had already guessed the current situation before leaving the temple, and now it seems that this True Monarch Chen Xingzhou was indeed as expected.
"Senior Aoki, how confident are you in fully recovering to the Demon King realm this time?"
Lin Changsheng continued his steady flight, completely ignoring Chen Xingzhou who was secretly following behind him, and instead sent a telepathic message to inquire.
"If it weren't for that human woman being too terrifying, I could have recovered years ago! If I could just get that fourth-tier beast fruit and find a safe place to fully refine it, I could return to my former peak within half a month!"
In his mind, Qingmu Wangdie's confident words echoed, but when she spoke of the fourth-tier beast fruit, her tone became extremely urgent.
"Half a month..."
Lin Changsheng reached out and gently stroked the storage bag, and a delicate jade box appeared in his palm. After unsealing the seal, he opened it and saw a crimson fruit quietly placed inside.
As the sealing talisman failed, a dense and turbulent spiritual energy of heaven and earth emanated from it.
A faint light flashed from the high-level spirit beast pouch at his waist, and the Nightmare Moth flew out, its sharp mouthparts impatiently piercing into the fourth-tier beast fruit to extract its juice.
This fourth-tier beast fruit belongs to True Monarch Yunmiao personally, because the spiritual energy it contains is too volatile and unsuitable for human consumption.
However, for demonic beasts, it is undoubtedly a rare spiritual object, and can also serve as a breakthrough spiritual object for third-tier great demons to advance to fourth-tier demon kings.
In addition, if it is refined into a pill to neutralize the turbulent spiritual energy within, it can also play a certain role in promoting the body refining realm.
However, because Lin Changsheng cultivated the 'Ancient Ape Glazed Technique' and consumed a large amount of spiritual materials, he broke through to the fourth level of body refinement on his own, so he naturally did not need to use beast fruits.
After some thought, Lin Changsheng decided to use the saved fourth-tier beast fruit on the Nightmare Moth.
Firstly, with the improvement of his cultivation level, Lin Changsheng is destined to plan ahead for breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage in the near future.
In this process, it is inevitable to have disputes with others, and there is even a very high probability of provoking Nascent Soul level cultivators.
Compared to the Snow Demon Wolf and the Wind Crow, he needs a Nascent Soul level helper more.
Secondly, when the Green Wood King Butterfly possessed the Nightmare Ghost Moth, Lin Changsheng did not provide much assistance in restoring its strength. This was because of his own limitations at the time, and he could only barely control the weakened demon infant with special means. If he were allowed to fully recover its demonic powers, Lin Changsheng would not have any good means of restraint.
However, in terms of cultivation level, Lin Changsheng has now reached the late stage of Golden Core cultivation, and his divine sense is comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stage.
He has a natural advantage against Nightmare Moths, which excel at mental and spiritual attacks.
In addition, over the years, he has sorted through the memories of the 'Saint King of Reincarnation', which has further strengthened his divine sense and allowed him to discover several powerful Nascent Soul level divine abilities.
With the advantage of his Everlasting Spring Technique and the strength of his divine sense in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, Lin Changsheng was able to barely use a few supernatural abilities that only Nascent Soul True Monarchs could use.
It can be said that even if the Nightmare Moth recovers to the fourth-tier demon king realm, Lin Changsheng is not afraid of its backlash with his current abilities.
……
"Huh, how come this kid's speed has suddenly increased so much!"
Dozens of miles behind him, Chen Xingzhou was first taken aback, then his face showed surprise.
Under his perception, Lin Changsheng, who was originally flying at a steady speed, suddenly increased his speed several times without warning, and his speed was almost the same as that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
"Could it be that this kid has discovered something?"
"Such speed, it seems the other party has quite a few treasures on them. Senior Sister Yunmiao is quite willing to part with them."
Thinking of this, Chen Xingzhou's face showed resentment again.
In his view, Lin Sangou was just an outsider. Even though he was a guest elder, Yunmiao Zhenjun valued him so much and bestowed such a treasure upon him.
Chen Xingzhou was born into the Liuyan Sect and even successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm, yet she refused to find a fourth-order alchemy inheritance for herself.
"Hmph, I originally planned to wait until we left Yan Kingdom before making a move, but since you've discovered me, then don't blame this True Lord for being ruthless."
In an instant, a terrifying aura at the Nascent Soul level suddenly erupted, and then a figure dressed in a magnificent green robe transformed into a streak of green light and vanished in a flash.
Two streaks of light, one after the other, converged within a few dozen miles of each other, engaging in a fierce chase within the territory of Yan Kingdom.
Seven or eight days later.
After wandering around for a while, the two still managed to leave the territory of Yanguo.
As time went by, the two gradually closed the distance between them, eventually becoming several miles apart.
Lin Changsheng could already see Chen Xingzhou's ugly face twisted with resentment, enveloped in the light behind him.
"Fourth-tier magic wings!"
Looking at the pair of butterfly wings behind the white-clad man in front of him, which were faintly surrounded by a seven-colored halo, Chen Xingzhou was so jealous that he was unrecognizable.
"A mere Golden Core cultivator has managed to hold his own against me for so long with just a 'fourth-tier Dharma Wing'! Damn brat!"
"I refuse to believe that someone at the Nascent Soul stage could be no match for a mere Golden Core junior!"
Chen Xingzhou was furious, but unfortunately, the magic weapon he activated was not a fourth-order magic weapon that was good at flying, and its speed was not outstanding among early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.
Thinking of this, Chen Xingzhou took out a fourth-grade pill from his storage bag and swallowed it to keep his internal mana abundant.
Five or six more days passed.
Looking at the figure so close yet always just a hair's breadth away, Chen Xingzhou was shocked and became even more determined to capture the other person.
Just as he was debating whether or not to take some pills to stimulate his potential, he suddenly sensed that the aura of the wings on the back of the boy in front of him was rapidly weakening, and his figure was gradually falling.
"Hehe, finally couldn't hold on any longer!"
Upon seeing this, Chen Xingzhou was overjoyed. Overwhelmed with excitement, he felt as if the other party had already become his prey.
His body immediately transformed into a stream of light and fell down as well.