The Divine Urban Physician

Chapter 3780: Chapter 3780: Tearing Off the Mask (Fifth Update)

Only one silhouette suddenly twisted in a mysterious way, surprisingly breaking free from Elder Jun’s Freedom Heaven constraint. A shadowy figure of an iceberg appeared around him, with the wind and snow flourishing, and the next moment, his figure vanished from the desolate land!

Elder Jun frowned and moved as if he was about to pursue, but Lin Rutian spoke up, "Forget it. Since this person can break free from your Freedom Heaven constraint, he is evidently no ordinary person, and even if you pursue, it would be difficult to capture him."

Elder Jun nodded, "Yes, young master."

He withdrew his Freedom Heaven and landed beside Lin Rutian.

Lin Rutian looked at the bloodstains and remnants scattered around, his eyes narrowing, and suddenly asked, "Young Master Ye, the person who just escaped, what is his strength?"

Ye Chen replied, "This person possesses Qiankun Realm strength."

Lin Rutian revealed a bitter smile, "It seems he is the mastermind, and those who died were merely pawns he prepared, their only purpose was to buy time for his escape."

Ye Chen looked at Lin Rutian, "Were these people trying to kill you? If they were, why send only these martial artists to act?"

Lin Rutian smiled, "I’ve mentioned before, sometimes killing doesn’t solely rely on strength. If these people truly wanted to kill me, they only needed to find a chance to hold off Elder Jun for a moment, that would be enough.

Traps, poisons, along with that Qiankun Realm martial artist, would be entirely sufficient; however, I detected them ahead of time and acted first, preventing them from getting the chance to strike.

Additionally, their main goal wasn’t to kill me; the Chen Family Master is merely a middleman, the person behind him is our true target, they likely wanted to extract that person’s identity from me, didn’t they?"

Ye Chen said, "When did you start suspecting the other party?"

This Faceless Divine Sect’s shape-shifting technique truly has its unique aspects, even though Ye Chen possesses a Mental Demon Body, the spiritual sense is exceedingly strong, he only vaguely felt these people appeared somewhat odd and didn’t detect their change in appearance!

Lin Rutian naturally couldn’t do it either!

Lin Rutian heard this, speaking somewhat solemnly, "Do you remember when we arrived here, I mentioned that the number of steps taken had changed? We traversed the Shifting Shadow Array using five hundred and fourteen steps.

The Chen Family Master once told me, saying there’s an interesting feature of the Shifting Shadow Array, each entry requires a different number of steps, but no matter how it changes, it would never be five hundred and fourteen."

Lin Rutian laughed somewhat sadly, "The Chen Family Master said he himself is rather superstitious, that five hundred and fourteen sounds like ’I’m already dead.’ If I walk through the Shifting Shadow Array one day using exactly five hundred and fourteen steps, then he’s already dead."

Ye Chen and Elder Jun both fell into silence upon hearing this.

Elder Jun said, "Young master, it seems our whereabouts have been exposed, and the Chen Family Master is dead. Without his guidance, we can’t meet with the person behind him. Should we first return to Jiuqing Mountain and deliberate further?"

Lin Rutian shook his head, "No need to do that."

Elder Jun frowned, "It’s unclear to me."

Lin Rutian said indifferently, "The Chen Family Master was originally just bait used to attract the enemy’s attention. In this mountain, I’ve left a token. As long as I acquire it, even without the Chen Family Master’s introduction, I can meet the person behind him!"

Elder Jun’s eyes gleamed, "Yes! Young master, indeed far-sighted!"

Lin Rutian self-deprecated with a smile, "If I were truly far-sighted, the Chen Family Master wouldn’t have died. Enough, let’s move on. Even within this Shifting Shadow Array, the opposing party can’t easily follow us."

Ye Chen slightly frowned, a token?

Why did Lin Rutian hide this token here?

Could it not be carried along?

Only someone facing constant life-threatening situations would hide something important elsewhere...

Whom exactly is Lin Rutian guarding against?

However, Ye Chen didn’t ask much. Since he already accepted this task, as long as Lin Rutian doesn’t intend harm, he will follow Lin Rutian as closely as possible.

Immediately, the trio resumed their journey, heading deeper into the mountains and forests.

Lin Rutian navigated the Shifting Shadow Array, traversing it for several hours until the three stood before a seemingly unremarkable tree.

Lin Rutian caressed the rough trunk, a mysterious smile curled at his lips. The next moment, his spiritual energy surged, causing the Big Tree to disintegrate into powder.

Ye Chen’s pupils constricted as an ordinary-looking wooden box appeared before them.

The wooden box seemed unremarkable, but Ye Chen knew it wasn’t that simple!

Even with his powerful spiritual sense, he couldn’t differentiate the box’s aura from that of ordinary trees. Without Lin Rutian’s guidance, even Ye Chen wouldn’t have discovered this wooden box hidden within the Big Tree!

Lin Rutian slowly opened the box lid, revealing a light yellow jade pendant inside, with crimson patterns like bloodlines etched on it.

At this moment, Elder Jun’s voice sounded from behind Ye Chen and Lin Rutian, "Young master, this jade pendant is the token for meeting that person?"

Lin Rutian slowly picked up the jade pendant, turning his back on Elder Jun. "Indeed."

Elder Jun added, "And now where should we go to meet the other party?"

Ye Chen looked at the jade pendant in Lin Rutian’s hand, but his expression suddenly changed. The crimson patterns on the pendant unexpectedly extended onto Lin Rutian’s arm!

Lin Rutian’s face remained expressionless as the crimson patterns gradually spread over his body; not only his arm but also his exposed neck and face began to show crimson, vein-like patterns!

For a moment, Lin Rutian’s aura subtly shifted!

Elder Jun’s pupils suddenly contracted, he subtly retreated a step.

Lin Rutian asked casually, "What’s wrong, Elder Jun? Why keep such a distance?"

He slowly turned, fixing his gaze on the elder who had accompanied him for over a thousand years, his expression wooden, "Oh, I forgot, this aura must not sit well with you?"

Ye Chen stood by, his gaze flickering, what had transpired between Lin Rutian and Elder Jun?

Elder Jun looked at the jade pendant in Lin Rutian’s hand, speaking mildly, "Young master, there is truly no token within this mountain, right? You brought us here solely for this jade pendant?"

Lin Rutian didn’t respond, instead casting a complicated glance at Elder Jun, "Elder Jun, how long have you been with me?"

Elder Jun replied, "One thousand two hundred and thirteen years."