Chapter 89

"Is the heavy smell of blood and killing just my imagination?"

Lin Feng turned his head to look behind him but felt no presence of anyone or anything, so he could only shake his head and give up. However, a shadow lingered in his heart, as if some danger was nearby.

Regaining his composure, Lin Feng looked at the three people, Yue Hongyan, and saw him take out a small wooden sword-like magical tool.

Yue Hongyan activated the small wooden sword with his magical power, making it fly into the air and spin a few times before stopping, with the tip pointing in a certain direction. Yue Hongyan put away the wooden sword, and the three of them proceeded in the direction indicated by the sword.

On this journey, Lin Feng had seen this scenario more than once and already understood that the Lefeng Sect cultivators, including Yue Hongyan, used this magical tool to navigate in the ancient marsh.

Lin Feng followed them, moving forward into the depths of the marsh, bypassing one dangerous area after another, and entered a sandy area.

Stepping onto the yellow sand, Lin Feng immediately felt solid ground under his feet. He thought to himself, "In this ancient marsh full of swamps, there is actually such a dry sandy area? It's like an oasis in the desert."

"Is this sandy area related to the Star River Sand?"

Lin Feng looked up and saw that the sandy area was extremely vast, covering several dozen miles. In the center of the sandy area stood a solitary mountain peak, which looked very out of place in the ancient marsh.

Lin Feng quietly climbed the desolate mountain. With Yue Hongyan and the others leading the way, they soon arrived at a cave halfway up the mountain.

The cave's location was extremely hidden; if not for following Yue Hongyan and the others, Lin Feng would have found it difficult to discover it.

When Yue Hongyan and the others reached the cave, a voice suddenly came from the nearby rocks: "Is it Hongyan who has returned?"

A head poked out from the rocks, smiling and greeting Yue Hongyan and the others. It was a Lefeng Sect member acting as a lookout.

Yue Hongyan replied irritably, "Stay alert and don't easily reveal your position during your shift."

The person on the rocks laughed, "I only spoke up because I saw it was you. If it were Zhou Dog, I would have cut him down with a sword right away."

Yue Hongyan and the others entered the cave, but Lin Feng did not rush to follow. Instead, he hid nearby and waited quietly.

In front of him, a middle-aged man's figure was hidden behind a rock, avoiding the Lefeng Sect lookout above the cave, quietly observing the cave. It was the Divine Martial Captain.

After observing carefully for a moment, he took out a silver-white bracelet from his storage bag, put it on his wrist, and recited a spell.

Lin Feng looked at his wrist and saw that the originally silver-white bracelet suddenly had a circle of black runes floating on it, continuously flowing.

Black smoke rose from the black runes, enveloping the Divine Martial Captain.

In the next moment, the black smoke gradually faded until it became transparent, and the Divine Martial Captain's figure also disappeared.

Lin Feng witnessed the entire process of the other party hiding, so he was not deceived by the illusion. His divine sense firmly locked onto the captain's magical power fluctuations, allowing him to accurately pinpoint his location.

He then saw the Divine Martial Captain walk confidently toward the cave, passing right under the Lefeng Sect lookout's nose and entering the cave.

Lin Feng smirked; the ability of this magical tool to hide one's presence was far more advanced than his own stealth technique.

However, to pass through here, Lin Feng had it much easier.

With a light shake of the Black Cloud Banner, its spatial traversal effect activated, and Lin Feng disappeared from his original spot, reappearing inside the cave in the next moment.

Entering the cave, Lin Feng put away the Black Cloud Banner and followed the tunnel downward.

After walking for a short distance and dodging a few more lookouts, he passed through the end of the tunnel, and his vision suddenly opened up.

Almost the entire mountain was hollow, with a huge cave inside. At the bottom of the cave, there were houses and fields, with smoke curling up, forming a small village.

In the distance, the sounds of barking dogs and children playing could be heard, and Lin Feng even smelled the aroma of food.

"This..." Lin Feng sneaked into the village and was somewhat taken aback.

A few children ran past, one of them holding a rooster that was flapping its wings. Behind them, a woman, red-faced with anger, chased after them with a broomstick, shouting, "You brats, stealing chickens again! I'll give you a lesson today!"

Lin Feng stared at the scene in front of him, completely sure that these women and children had no cultivation at all and were ordinary people.

As he walked further into the village, Lin Feng's frown deepened.

In one house, a sickly woman lay weakly on the bed, while a small, thin girl chopped wood and boiled water. After finishing her chores, she carefully brought a bowl of medicine to her mother, gently blowing on a spoonful of it.

After cooling the medicine, the little girl brought the spoon to her mother, watching her drink it, and a joyful smile appeared on her face.

In another courtyard, a muscular man easily played with a stone lock. His young son, a few years old, also took off his shirt, showing his small, bony arms, and lifted a stone lock, proudly showing it to his father.

The man laughed heartily, put down the stone lock, and lifted his son, letting him ride on his shoulders, spinning around.

The boy, riding on his father's shoulders, laughed joyfully.

From a large house in the distance, the sound of reading could be heard. Lin Feng walked over and saw a row of small benches in the courtyard, with children sitting neatly, hands behind their backs, reciting poems in unison.

A man who looked like a teacher stood beside them, holding a book.

The teacher read a sentence, and the children followed, their clear, young voices intertwining with the man's deep, gentle voice.

Inside the house, a gentle woman, who seemed to be the teacher's wife, was busy by the stove, occasionally glancing at her husband and his students, smiling softly.

Lin Feng remained silent, "These people are probably the remnants of the former Snowwind Kingdom, the families and relatives of the Lefeng Sect cultivators."

In the distance, the Divine Martial Captain, hidden nearby, also stared at the scene in front of him.

His face was expressionless, and he struggled internally, "General Xie has a ruthless nature. If he finds this place, he won't care that these are just ordinary people and will likely exterminate them all. What should I do..."

Suddenly, a wave of magical power attracted Lin Feng's and the captain's attention.

At the eastern end of the village, in a large house, several dozen teenagers were sitting cross-legged in the courtyard, practicing their breathing and cultivation.

In front of them stood a girl in a fiery red outfit, Yue Hongyan.

Yue Hongyan raised her eyebrows, which were as straight as two fine swords, and said, "Zhou Dog has brought many people this time. In the most critical moments, you must also fight."

"If you don't work hard to cultivate and improve your strength, how can you protect your families!"

The teenagers in front of her did not speak but focused on their cultivation. A fire seemed to burn in their hearts, and despite being only beginners in the cultivation stage, their united resolve exuded a formidable aura.

The Divine Martial Captain watched the scene with a dark expression, closed his eyes, and said, "Enough..." Then he took out a communication crystal from his storage bag, preparing to crush it.

This crystal would allow him to communicate directly with General Xie.

Just as he was about to crush the communication crystal, a black light flashed, and the world spun around him.

When the captain regained his senses, he found himself in a dark space.

Out of the darkness, a young Taoist in a white robe and a feathered star crown slowly stepped forward, revealing Lin Feng.

Lin Feng looked at the Divine Martial Captain and shook his head, "Although I don't want to meddle in other people's affairs, since I've encountered this, I can't just turn a blind eye."

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