Chapter 54

54. Eight Directions Cloud Movement

"Once you get the琅嬛玉树叶, what will you do?" Although Lin Feng already had an idea in mind, he still asked.

"Yan Mingyue wants to return to the Tai Xu Temple, and I naturally have a place to return to as well." Long Ye smiled slightly. "I've already said I don't intend to cause you any trouble."

"For your own good, you'd better not." Lin Feng said calmly. "I accept your deal; we have a deal."

Lin Feng believed that if Long Ye obtained the琅嬛玉树叶, her strength would be greatly restored, after all, her true form was a琅嬛玉树.

Completing this deal, Lin Feng could also use Long Ye to check Yan Mingyue.

Lin Feng was both amused and exasperated; the three of them had fallen into such a bizarre and troublesome chain, each hoping that their current opponent would deal with the third person.

Playing with the stone flute in his hand, Lin Feng watched Long Ye's departing back thoughtfully.

In a sense, Long Ye had thrown a hot potato to Lin Feng.

If used properly, Lin Feng could use this stone flute to gain sufficient benefits from the Tai Xu Temple.

But conversely, it could also bring disaster to Lin Feng. If the First Sacred Land decided to forcibly take something, no one in the world could guarantee they could protect it.

Lin Feng pondered, the contradiction between Yan Mingyue and the new Daoist leader of the Tai Xu Temple might be a condition he could use?

"By the way, what is this stone flute for? Why does the Tai Xu Temple value this little thing so much?" Lin Feng scratched his head, feeling no strong magical power from the stone flute.

This little thing looked so ordinary.

Lin Feng shook his head and refocused his mind: "The matter of the cave can be put off; the most important thing right now is the fourth disciple!"

Finally, this is the last one!

Hopefully, it can be completed smoothly.

It will be smooth... right?

...

In the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Tianjing, in the southeast, the Xuan Ji Marquis Mansion.

In the outer courtyard stood a gaunt old man, holding a talisman paper in his hand. The talisman paper clearly bore two characters: one "Buddha" and one "Yu."

The gaunt old man frowned: "Huang San failed, and it has something to do with the remnants of the Buddhist sect and the Yu family of the Great Qin Dynasty?"

A circle of cultivators from the Marquis Mansion stood around, but in front of the old man, they all showed utmost respect, not daring to make a sound, for fear of disturbing his thoughts.

This gaunt old man was the second steward of the Xuan Ji Marquis Mansion, known as Mr. Tao Er.

Huang San, fat and venomous like a snake, was even called a slave behind his back, but Tao Er, even the direct-line descendants of the Zhu clan, would respectfully call him Mr. Second.

The reason was simple: this seemingly frail old man, who could be blown away by a gust of wind, was strong enough!

Whenever the Xuan Ji Marquis went to war, this gaunt old man would always accompany him, experiencing countless battles and assassinations. The number of opponents he had killed, just at the Golden Core stage, exceeded ten.

Compared to him, Huang San was just a child.

After a moment, Mr. Tao Er put away the talisman paper and turned to walk towards the main house in the inner courtyard.

The guards bowed to him: "Mr. Second."

Mr. Tao Er nodded: "I need to see the Marquis, it's urgent."

The old man entered the main house in the inner courtyard and came out a moment later. Facing the group of cultivators from the Marquis Mansion waiting for him, Mr. Tao Er spoke slowly, but his words were filled with a killing aura.

"Three things."

"First, gather people and search the area where Huang San and the others disappeared, inch by inch, to find clues."

"Second, capture all the known members of the Li Feng Society and the remnants of the Da Lei Yin Temple within the Great Zhou territory, not letting a single one escape."

"Third, come with me to the Great Qin envoy's residence to question the Yu family."

Mr. Tao Er spoke slowly, each word heavy: "The Marquis's original words were only two: 'Thorough investigation!'"

...

A day later in Tianjing, in a large mansion in the western part of the city, the residence of the Great Qin Dynasty's envoy.

In the western courtyard, a middle-aged man in a dark blue robe sat silently in a chair after seeing off Mr. Tao Er.

In front of him, a young man said angrily: "Zhu Hongwu is too arrogant, his subordinate disappeared, and he actually blames it on our Yu family!"

The middle-aged man in the dark blue robe looked at him: "What do you think we should do?"

The young man answered without hesitation: "What to do? Do nothing, what does this have to do with us? It's clear someone is framing us."

The middle-aged man in the dark blue robe looked at him and sighed in disappointment.

The young man immediately knew he had answered incorrectly and quickly lowered his head.

The middle-aged man in the dark blue robe's expression was calm, but his words were filled with killing intent: "If someone frames us, we do nothing and let them smear us?"

The young man suddenly understood: "Your meaning is?"

The middle-aged man in the dark blue robe snorted: "Whoever dares to provoke us will pay a price!" He looked at the young man: "This matter is entrusted to you. The Xuan Ji Marquis Mansion investigates them, and we investigate us. I want to see who dares to trample on our Yu family!"

The young man hesitated: "But we are on a diplomatic mission to the Great Zhou, this is not our territory, and we lack the manpower."

The middle-aged man in the dark blue robe said calmly: "Contact the main family."

His gaze was deep: "These are truly troubled times. The Shi family is also not peaceful, and it's said that someone is trying to harm Shi Tianyi. At such a time, we cannot be chaotic, but we also cannot do nothing, or the opponents will swarm over us."

...

Near the Black Cloud Underground Palace, in a deep forest, a gray-robed man stood, wearing a large hood that obscured his face.

"There is the aura of a sarira here. Hui Ku appeared and fought someone."

The gray-robed man quietly sensed the changes in the surrounding spiritual energy: "Fortunately, fortunately, the sarira is not damaged."

"Hui Ku, you traitor who betrays your teacher and ancestors, how dare you desecrate the remains of your seniors? This monk will take back the sarira and ensure that your seniors rest in peace in the Western Paradise."

"And you, desecrator of your seniors, this monk will surely send you to the afterlife!"

Many fierce beasts, sensing the presence of a stranger, gathered around the gray-robed man.

The gray-robed man removed his hood, revealing a shiny bald head, his eyes glowing with divine light. The fierce beasts, upon contact with his gaze, were frightened and scattered. The weaker ones were so scared that they defecated and urinated, collapsing on the ground.

The gray-robed monk's eyelids drooped, the divine light receded, and he became ordinary again. He put on the hood, and his figure disappeared into the vast forest.

...

The battle at the Black Cloud Underground Palace triggered a response from all directions.

Lin Feng was unaware of this; he did not linger at the Black Cloud Underground Palace but set out directly with his three disciples.

It seemed that he had used up all his luck previously, for on this journey, he never encountered a fourth land spirit that met the criteria.

"Should I turn back and find Xiao Zhen'er, that little girl?" Lin Feng was in a bad mood. He had crossed half the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty and traversed thousands of miles of the Great Qin Dynasty, yet still found nothing.

Time was passing quickly, and in the blink of an eye, only one month remained until the one-year deadline for his task.

At this moment, they were in the southern border of the Great Qin Dynasty. Although Lin Feng was anxious, he remained calm in front of his three disciples. The four of them traveled and practiced together.

One day, Zhu Yi broke through a bottleneck in his cultivation and was about to advance to a higher realm.

Lin Feng thought for a moment, leaving Xiao Yan and Xiao Dian to protect Zhu Yi, while he raised the Black Cloud Flag and circled around.

With a light shake of the flag, a black light flowed, and Lin Feng broke through the void, moving rapidly.

While flying through the void, Lin Feng suddenly saw a blinding light.

As the light disappeared, the surroundings were shrouded in mist, like a chaotic surge, everything looked blurry.

Lin Feng was startled: "What's happening? The Black Cloud Flag broke through the void and transported me to a different dimension?"