Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 306 - 299: Tracking Part 2

Chapter 306: Chapter 299: Tracking Part 2

"It’s fine, let’s start searching. We have already informed the True Monarch, and he personally is on his way over. The Golden Talisman was personally refined by him, allowing for direct positioning through the magic artifact," Que Yue added.

"All we need to do now is lockdown a large area around us, ensuring no aura escapes easily."

The other two Daoist Masters nodded as well.

The three of them separately shot down, piercing through the cloud layer, and landed in the forest below. They instructed the experts of various sects.

Soon, streaks of flowing light began to disperse in various directions across the region, commencing a thorough search.

Que Yue stood on a tree branch, gazing at the fierce sun in the sky.

A number of yellow-robed monks with respectful expressions stood before him.

"All capable of flying at the Foundation Establishment stage have been ordered to act; we await the results. However, elder brother, with our sect moving out in full force, it will surely draw unwarranted speculation and attention from surrounding powers. I’m concerned about complications arising unexpectedly."

One of the yellow-robed monks, a Golden Core Daoist Master of Que Yue’s sect, voiced a reminder at this moment.

"Junior brother needs not worry too much; the True Monarch is personally overseeing this, and no sect would dare interfere, not even the top major sects would fail to give the True Monarch face," advised Que Yue, "We just need to concentrate on our tasks."

Another Daoist Master wanted to speak but was stopped by a gesture from Que Yue.

"That’s enough, you may leave. The quicker we find that person, the better for me and everyone else. With the True Monarch overjoyed, there will surely be a generous reward."

The group felt helpless but given the situation, they could only bow in agreement.

"We will follow the Daoist Master’s orders."

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Inside the Star Spin Cave.

Shh!

A white line whizzed past the side of Lin Xin’s face, suddenly slashing a bloody wound. The crimson blood slowly seeped out, immediately absorbed by the white line hovering next to Lin Xin’s face.

A bead of cold sweat rolled down from Lin Xin’s temple.

"That was close...just a bit more, and it would have been my head..."

This restriction was essentially a hornet’s nest, slightly misstepping triggered an explosive reaction, a barrage of rebounds hit all at once, impossible to foresee and defend against.

"Nine formations, the first one, half disabled for now. I need to put it aside for the moment, and after disabling half of the remaining formations, eliminate them all together completely."

The power of this restriction was tremendously terrifying, his initial estimate was even significantly lower.

Indeed, its power was more than double his earlier prediction.

No wonder the Heaven’s Will Saber was powerless against it; even if replaced by a Formation Talisman expert, they could only stare helplessly.

Fortunately, Lin Xin had the miniature formation technique up his sleeve.

Utilizing a large number of stacked formations to enhance the power of formations by controlling one formation with another allowed for temporary control and isolation from other formations. However, it consumed quite a bit of Spirit Jade.

Fortunately, there were plenty of Spirit Jades in his Storage Crystal, significantly more than he had back when he was in the Manor with the Heaven’s Will Saber. Given his status and level, being a Golden Core Daoist Master already at the second layer of Dao Seeking and soon-to-be Scenic Level master, it was to be expected.

After calculating the number of Spirit Jades, it seemed there should be enough.

Lin Xin continued, extending his index finger towards the second thread.

The further he went, the more critical it became. If he wasn’t careful and fully activated the restriction by mistake, all his previous efforts would be wasted, instantly bearing the full brunt of the restriction’s force.

Moreover, temporarily cutting off an individual formation talisman’s connection accumulated pressure, resulting in an even more terrifying final power.

But the situation being what it was, he had no choice but to go ahead, come what may.

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Several shadows flew over the Star Spin Cave from above.

"What is this?" The Black Fox youth was startled momentarily, his drowsiness vanishing instantly as he ran to the edge of the platform to look out.

Below in the dense forested wetlands, indistinct figures wearing yellow sect robes approached continuously from this direction.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a shadow clad in black appeared above the platform.

"Little fox, have you seen this person?"

A voice suddenly came from above the youth, startling him greatly; he hurriedly looked up.

A girl appearing to be in her prime, adorned with various types of bells, and her light yellow Taoist Robe marked with a pattern resembling a wild dog-type canine.

She was also holding a white horsetail whisk, seemingly no different from a regular one.

The Black Fox youth looked at the scroll she was holding, clearly depicting a man in a black robe wearing a silver-white Three-Eyes mask.

With a chill in his heart, he tightly controlled his heartbeat and breathing lest these minute changes give him away given the unclear level of the opposing party’s cultivation.

Shaking his head, he whispered lowly, "No, I have not seen this person."

"Think again?" the female cultivator pressed with a frown.

"Really, I haven’t," the Black Fox youth clenched tightly and denied again.

The female cultivator, upon hearing this, could only retract the scroll.

"Alright...it seems you aren’t lying to me. But you, this little guy, are actually the Mountain God of these few small hills, I’ve never seen a Mountain God with such poor cultivation before," she said.

"Um...."

The Black Fox youth knew there was a local land god nearby and lying would surely be exposed. However, when Lin Xin had come over with him originally, he hadn’t worn the so-called black robe and Three-Eyes mask. So, his claim wasn’t really a lie.

The female cultivator did not doubt him, she put away the scroll and flew off toward another area.

The Black Fox youth stood on the spot, on alert for a while, and when he saw that no one else arrived, he heaved a sigh of relief.

"You little fellow, why so nervous?"

Suddenly, a woman’s voice came from behind him in the air again.

The Black Fox youth trembled all over and almost let out a scream in fright.

He stiffly turned around to see the young woman who had flown past was now hovering above the entrance, holding a horsetail whisk and frowning at him.

"You are a local Mountain God around here, and I have some questions for you. You must tell the truth."

The woman said solemnly.

"Okay, okay."

The Black Fox youth quickly bowed his head.

These local gods, for the most part, resided on the same piece of land for generations, attaining the highest compatibility with the earth. After reaching a certain level of cultivation, they could compete for the position of worship god of the surrounding lands.

The more people governed and worshipped by them, the more powerful they became, strong enough to protect themselves. Many demons took advantage of this position to quickly accumulate strength, get through a safe period, and then find a way to detach from the god status because not only does it have benefits, it also continuously brings impure thoughts and offerings that interfere with cultivation.

At later stages of cultivation, purity was required. Impurity meant no further advancement.

Thus, many demons treated the position of land and Mountain God as a transitional phase, and naturally, it could be inferred that only creatures whose cultivation had not yet required purity would be willing to take on this godly role. Otherwise, it would actually interfere with their cultivation practice.

This was why the female cultivator was completely unconcerned about the Black Fox youth.

"I’m asking you if you’ve seen a man like this pass by here earlier?" the female cultivator waved her hand, producing a scroll that, once unfurled, revealed the familiar figure of a man.

The Black Fox youth felt uneasy again, that person was indeed Lin Xin.

He wondered how she had obtained such great divine power to even acquire the true appearance of his benefactor.

"No...."

His heart tightened, and he quickly shook his head.

"However, I did see someone flying this way earlier, but I didn’t take a good look, so I’m not very sure."

"Is that so?" the female cultivator nodded. "Alright, I hope you aren’t lying to me. This person is very important, and if I find out you’re lying..." She gave a cold snort and rose up, flying off into the distance.

Watching her finally leave, the Black Fox youth finally sighed in relief. The fact that she could fly indicated that her cultivation was at least at the Foundation Establishment Stage, or the Intent Level. For such a high-level expert, killing him would be no harder than killing an ant.

"Little guy, you seem very nervous..."

Just as he turned to enter the Cave Mansion, an elderly voice suddenly came from behind him.

The Black Fox youth whirled around to see an old man in a white robe floating in the air above, looking down at him with a not-so-friendly gaze.

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Pff!

Inside the stone chamber, a large cocoon slowly lit up with a beam of white light, blossoming from within and lasting for a moment before fading away gradually.

Inside the cocoon,

"The third Formation has been temporarily deactivated..."

Lin Xin breathed a sigh of relief.

"Six more to go." He scanned the endless Bai Si around him again, quickly locating several other positions through the gaps, which ordinary people might see as ordinary but dangerous substances without quirks; to him, however, their pathways could be analyzed, tracing back their unique features.

"I need to hurry, this restriction doesn’t seem as simple as it appears on the surface. If the person who set it made sure to leave it on the body of Heaven’s Will Saber, there must be other intentions."

After a brief rest, he resumed deactivating the next Formation.

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"Little guy, tell me, what’s the situation with this?"

The elder behind the Black Fox youth waved his hand, producing a light screen that clearly displayed an image of the youth walking with a middle-aged Confucian Scholar through the woods toward this cliff.

"This is a friend of the junior, whom I’ve asked to stay for a while so he can teach me a bit about language and literature," the Black Fox youth, quick to react, replied immediately.

Yet as he spoke, the gaze of the old man opposite made him feel somewhat unnerved.

"Is that so?" The elder’s smile grew stranger. "Then what about this?"

He waved his hand again, changing the image on the light screen to one of the youth entering Radiance Society and then sitting across from Lin Xin, engaged in conversation.

The Black Fox youth immediately broke out in cold sweat, his heart rate skyrocketing.

"Old man... old senior... this is just... just something the junior went to Radiance Society to ask a cultivator to do..."

He stumbled over his words.

"Well, tell me, what task did you ask this person to do?" the elder asked, smiling.

"This..."

The gaze of the old man made the Black Fox youth’s skin crawl.

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