Chapter 971 - 325: Mystery (Part 3)

This was somewhat unbelievable.

Lin Zheyu was encountering this kind of situation for the first time.

All kinds of signs indicated that the woman before him was rather unfathomable.

Lin Zheyu’s expression involuntarily grew more solemn.

"I was a bit discourteous just now, please forgive me."

"This time, I, Xiaohei, have come at another’s request, to deliver this item into Fellow Daoist’s hands."

Lin Zheyu cupped his fists in apology.

He took out a delicate little black box from his storage pouch, gave it a light toss, and the exquisite little black box flew into Feng Xuanji’s hand.

"Mm."

Feng Xuanji received the little black box, didn’t even look at it, and directly stored it away in her storage pouch.

As if she already knew what was inside.

"The item has been delivered. I, Xiaohei, will take my leave first. Until we meet again!"

Seeing her accept it, Lin Zheyu cupped his fists.

He turned around, and his figure vanished like an illusion.

"Sister, Sister, that person’s aura just now felt so young, even younger than you."

"Is he, like Great-Grandfather, also some undying old monster doing Reincarnation Cultivation?"

After Lin Zheyu left, Feng Xintong looked at Feng Xuanji and asked in a sweet voice.

Feng Xuanji smiled faintly, a hint of helplessness in her expression.

She stretched out her slender jade hand and flicked the girl’s forehead with a tiny bit of force, admonishing, "You mustn’t speak of Great-Grandfather like that."

"Oww!!"

Feng Xintong let out a soft cry, covered her forehead with both hands; a red mark had appeared there.

"Fine, I won’t say it."

"But that person really was strange. Sister, do you think he’s an old monster too?" Feng Xintong asked curiously.

"How did I teach you? You must speak more elegantly!"

Feng Xuanji gave her a light scolding, then shook her head and said, "When the Heavenly Threads are in chaos, those who are born to meet calamity are all shrouded in a layer of mist. They cannot be seen through."

"Oh."

"Why are there people born to meet calamity everywhere? No one can be seen through..."

Feng Xintong muttered in dissatisfaction, "Then what’s the use of cultivating this crappy Cultivation Technique!"

Feng Xuanji’s beautiful eyes glared at the girl once, then she gave a helpless smile, with a trace of sorrow within.

She let out a soft sigh and did not refute her.

"Xintong, let’s go."

Feng Xuanji said softly.

"Oh."

Feng Xintong responded, somewhat unwilling.

She blinked her adorable eyes, looking toward the direction where Lin Zheyu had just departed, a hint of slyness flashing in her gaze.

Thud!

"Hiss, that hurts!"

"Sister!"

"Why did you hit me!"

Feng Xintong covered the back of her head, speaking very indignantly.

"You’re the one with too many little schemes. If you keep hatching all these impish ideas, next time I won’t bring you out."

Feng Xuanji’s melodious voice came from inside the carriage.

"Ah!"

"How could you possibly know? I clearly..."

"No, you promised you wouldn’t peek at my thoughts. You’re going back on your word!" Feng Xintong said angrily.

"I didn’t read your thoughts."

"I saw a corner of time in the future..."

Feng Xuanji spoke faintly, the starry sky within her pupils incomparably deep.

"Hmph, you did, you’re cheating!"

Feng Xintong fumed.

...

Crash~~

The waves on the sea surged in bursts.

Lin Zheyu walked at an easy pace, strolling through the void.

After handing the item to Feng Xuanji, once Lin Zheyu had gone several kilometers away and then used his Perception to search for those two mysterious girls again—

He discovered he could no longer find them.

Within his Perception, at that place just now, he could sense nothing at all.

"Feng Xuanji..."

"What exactly is this person’s background?"

Lin Zheyu murmured softly.

The golden Celestial Eye within his Sea of Consciousness opened, gazing toward the location where the two girls had been. Within his Perception he found nothing, yet in the golden Celestial Eye he saw only a haze of mist.

Dim, blurred, filled with mystery.

Thinking of Feng Xuanji’s profound eyes just now, Lin Zheyu no longer dared to pry further; the Celestial Eye in his Sea of Consciousness closed once more.

This kind of unfathomable mysterious powerhouse was not someone he could afford to offend at his current level.

"When I get back, I’ll ask the Hall Master and see what her background is, for her to be so damned mysterious."

Lin Zheyu said to himself.

The mission was already completed; it was about time to return.

Spatial rules rippled off Lin Zheyu’s body, and the vast ocean beneath his feet seemed to shrink under him.

With every step he took, when he reappeared he was already a thousand li away; his speed was pushed to the extreme.

Suddenly.

Lin Zheyu’s figure paused slightly, his brows knitting.

"What kind of spirit beast is that, to be able to follow the traces and pursue all the way here?"

"And that youth trailing behind the spirit beast—judging from his looks, his brows resemble Wu Yixuan’s somewhat."

"Could he be that genius elder brother of Wu Yixuan?"

Lin Zheyu was a bit surprised in his heart.

These past days, he had practically been running the Heavenly Deceit Skill at all times, masking the aura on his body.

Yet not only that spirit beast of Wu Yiyi’s, even Ning Shiyi back then possessed a special Secret Technique that allowed her to see the traces he had left behind.

"After all, it was comprehended from a crippled Heaven-Deceiving Array. Even after U Di and I optimized it, there are still many flaws."

Lin Zheyu mused inwardly.

After this period of testing, he had also discovered the shortcomings of the Heavenly Deceit Skill.

The Heavenly Deceit Skill could indeed conceal his qi signature, and its effect was quite strong, but it still could not completely erase the traces he left within heaven and earth.

So long as he moved within this world, he would leave traces in heaven and earth.

These traces, through certain powerful Secret Techniques or certain special spirit beasts, could be perceived.

"I can think of a way to integrate some powerful Secret Techniques, to patch up this flaw."

Lin Zheyu thought.

Of course, thinking of a solution was one thing; actually solving it was another.

Secret Techniques capable of erasing one’s traces within heaven and earth were all terrifyingly expensive, and often priceless even if one had the money.

"Forget it, it’s still more convenient to just take out these ill-intentioned fellows directly."

Lin Zheyu muttered, a cold gleam flashing through his eyes.

He maintained a speed neither too fast nor too slow, keeping the person and beast behind him on the hook.

Under the cover of the Heavenly Deceit Skill, neither Wu Yiyi nor that spirit beast could discover Lin Zheyu, who was hidden in the dark.

Wu Yiyi followed the spirit beast, while the spirit beast tracked all the way along the traces Lin Zheyu had left in heaven and earth.

Using this point—

Lin Zheyu slowly lured them toward a remote area of the Chaotic Star Sea.

"The Wu Family’s once-in-a-millennium genius—if he dies here, the clan will probably feel an agony beyond words!"

"Though a bloodline Martial Artist who’s broken free of four shackles is somewhat hard to kill."

Lin Zheyu murmured softly.

His words were modest, but his heart was filled with eager anticipation, wanting to use this Wu Family monster to test his current strength!

Splash!

Lin Zheyu dove headlong into the depths of the sea, speeding toward the nearest spatial node.

He planned to absorb the vast Demonic Energy emanating from the spatial node, transform into his demon form, and then make his move.

To slay a genius of the Wu Family required utmost secrecy and caution.

Using his demon form to act within a barrier could block many Secret Techniques of detection and spare him no small amount of trouble.

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