Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 768 - 763 Tracking 1

Chapter 768: Chapter 763 Tracking 1

"Shadow City, huh?" Jiuqu’s heart sank slightly.

Given the current situation, Lin Xin’s cultivation was still somewhat weak to seek trouble with Shadow City.

Nowadays on the battlefield, most cannon fodder had already been consumed. Those who could move freely were either top-notch experts or had exceptionally outstanding Concealment Secret Arts.

"The City Lords of Shadow City are currently suppressed by my Green Lake Mountain. Together with the Heavenly Demon Army Master, they are resisting all of us from the Human Race united. If you want to go... you can head to the Northwest Battlefield."

"The Northwest Battlefield?"

"Correct, that is Shadow City’s last transfer point for personnel. Previously, many Earth Immortals escaped into the Meteor Belt there, and we didn’t have the manpower to search. It’s just right for you now, as you are in need of absorbing essence to step into the Second Realm. It’s quite opportune for you to go there."

"After the City Lord Level figures are suppressed, which other strong ones remain? I would ask the Immortal Elder for details."

Lin Xin pondered for a moment, then continued to inquire.

"With the strength you possess now, as long as you don’t provoke a Heavenly Venerable, there shouldn’t be any danger," Jiuqu replied while stroking his chin. "Well then, you may as well go. I’ll just use the time to sit in your Spirit Realm for a hundred years. Plus, with the incarnation of your Honored Master, you should be safe."

"How can this be allowed!" Lin Xin immediately became stunned and stood up.

The incarnation of a Heavenly Venerable could do countless things, and yet was willing to stay here to help him guard the Land for God Worship. This favor was indeed too great.

"What’s not allowable about it?" Jiuqu smiled. "However, when you go, you must be careful. Do not get surrounded and trapped by peers of the same level. Earth Immortals might be strong, but once trapped, there could be a way to damage the foundation of the Land for God Worship that you are connected with. Remember this well!"

"The disciple understands."

Lin Xin nodded solemnly.

Jiuqu then stood up to take his leave, and not long after he flew out of the Spirit Realm, he waved his hand and a small black wooden hut appeared nearby.

The hut floated in the void. He opened the door to enter, and immediately, the hut vanished.

Lin Xin then knew that he had concealed himself in the surrounding void.

And with his Honored Master always guarding the surroundings, the safety of the Land for God Worship shouldn’t be a problem anymore.

"Having been in seclusion for so long, it’s time to go out and get my foolish sister back."

With the security of the foundation ensured, Lin Xin finally freed his hands, ready to officially make his move to give Shadow City an unforgettable lesson.

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One hundred eighty-three years after the great calamity.

Many Sects and races formed an alliance, the Heavenly Alliance, to counter the Heavenly Demon Army Master.

A huge battlefront spanning the entire Demon Race, Human Race, and Buddha Domain gradually formed, connected by long-distance crystal passages.

Battles continued everywhere relentlessly.

Small-scale battles had victories and losses, medium and large-scale battles were in stalemate, and the war situation was elusive and mysterious.

The following year, the Qing Luo battle broke out.

The number five long-distance Stargate was suddenly attacked. The Defender General, Qing Luozi, bravely fought to the last without retreating. Fighting alone against thirteen Heavenly Venerable-level evil dragon generals, he finally bought time for reinforcements to the Stargate.

Qing Luozi also perished, with both his body and soul destroyed. Among the large-scale battles, he was the first Heavenly Venerable to fall completely in the war.

The Heavenly Alliance was shaken for a time. They named the entire region surrounding the number five Stargate Qing Luo Star Domain in memory of the fallen Heavenly Venerable Qing Luo.

Other regions of the void were also reclassified into the Six Great Star Domains for more formal management.

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Qing Luo Star Domain——

Hiss...

The Teleportation Formation emitted a burst of white light.

A tall, slim man in black with a cold expression slowly walked out of the Formation, looking around.

People bustled back and forth, and others emerged from the Formation behind him.

At a glance, the man saw that there were stalls set up everywhere, selling all sorts of Artifact Fragments bearing traces of combat, clearly the remains of the battlefield.

The man left the high platform of the Teleportation Formation and followed the street until he quickly found an information brokerage.

The shop looked no different than a common grocery store, but there was a steady stream of people going in and out.

A sign hung outside read: Qing Luo Star Domain, Spirit Awakening Realm’s Drunken Immortal City branch – Annihilating Shadow Tower.

The man strode in, and behind the elongated counter, a row of female cultivators was busy answering inquiries from other cultivators.

"I’d like to inquire about the movements of the Demon God King, Song Danhao, and his party who entered the Yellow Sand Realm."

Lin Xin approached and directly sent the message through sound transmission.

"Please wait a moment." The serving female cultivator operated on the jade stone in front of her and quickly brought up the previous movements of the Demon God King, Song Danhao, and his people.

"Fifty Spirit Jades for a copy."

The man paid the price and quickly obtained a map Jade Talisman.

The female cultivator was not surprised; there were too many cultivators looking to follow the Demon God King and pick up leftovers. They had sold this set of movement intelligence back and forth tens of thousands of times.

However, sensing the cultivation of the person in front of her, it seemed a bit imperceptible, indicating that this person was either very weak or had a powerful ability to conceal.

After thinking it over, she offered a suggestion.

"I recommend that you join a small team for coordinated exploration. At the same time, you can accept a few clearing missions. After eliminating the specified targets, you can return and claim a bonus."

"Squad?" The man furrowed his brows; he was Lin Xin, who had traveled all the way from the You Realm, coming here specifically to find his foolish sister’s whereabouts.

But he hadn’t expected that upon arriving in this region, it too would be overrun with people.

Every day, tens of thousands of cultivators came here to hunt for treasures. The path that Song Danhao and others originally took had long since been trampled to shreds.

"If my foolish sister has any sense, she should be able to use the crowds to make her escape.

But as someone who was with Song Danhao, she definitely attracted the attention of quite a few powers. Even my contract communication is being blocked; wherever she is, it must be incredibly secretive."

After obtaining the route intelligence, he found a spot in the hall to sit down and scrutinize it carefully.

Leaving Drunken Immortal City, one would have to fly through three extremely dangerous locations.

The threat levels were all marked as top grade, meaning those without Nascent Soul cultivation shouldn’t even consider it.

This area in the Qing Luo Star Domain is relatively remote; although there are quite a few Yuan Jing Cultivators, they are not seen everywhere.

In any given power, Yuan Jing Cultivators are the undisputed main force. Aside from aberrations like Green Lake Mountain, in the outside world, a Yuan Jing Cultivator is also respected as a senior wherever they go.

So, for the people here, the difficulty marked on this map is already extremely high.

Lin Xin set down the route Jade Talisman and casually surveyed the entire hall.

The person with the highest cultivation and strongest aura here had just stepped into the realm of Yuan Jing Cultivation, and that was the extent of it.

While not discounting the possibility of hidden presences, in such a small place, even if someone was hidden, they couldn’t be much stronger.

However, even this casual glance allowed Lin Xin to overhear some valuable information.

Seated in one corner of the hall, a group of cultivators had set up a miniature soundproofing formation and were discussing in low voices within it.

"...Three thousand is too little," a red-haired man shook his head.

"At least five thousand, otherwise we can’t afford to hire a Yuan Jing Cultivator."

"Sigh... If only Sunset Sect hadn’t sealed off the entrance, our haul from this return could have been forty percent higher. How come the other powers don’t do anything about it and let them do as they please?" another muscular man sighed.

"Sunset Sect behaves overbearingly because it has a major sect standing behind it. The other powers are just loose cultivators like us. Who dares to act against an official major sect?

Even those with the strength don’t dare to make a move."

A petite woman gently held a cup of green tea, frowning as she sipped slowly.

"But in times of chaos, countless gangs and sects have risen everywhere. Sunset Sect’s actions have incurred public wrath, and it cannot last for long. It should be unsealed before too much time passes."

"We can’t wait that long."

"Wasn’t it said that the nimble and elegant fairy Mo Feiyan has arrived? If she wants to go in, Sunset Sect wouldn’t dare to stop her, right?"

"That’s not certain. Sunset Sect has Four Seas Immortal Mountain backing it; if a real fight breaks out, Mo Feiyan might not be able to..."

"Four Seas Immortal Mountain..." Lin Xin’s heart stirred. The influence of Four Seas Immortal Mountain had reached even here.

Now, with Green Lake Mountain’s fighters tied down, they no longer suppressed the other sects to the point of suffocation.

Thus, these powers were rapidly accelerating their development, taking advantage of this golden time to conquest and gather resources far and wide.

"My Dragon Serpent Realm has no small feud with Four Seas Immortal Mountain. There have been conflicts before. It looks like I need to be careful this time. I must find my foolish sister as quickly as possible before Four Seas Immortal Mountain realizes it."

While Four Seas Immortal Mountain is powerful, though not as much as Green Lake Mountain, it also has top-tier Heavenly Venerables. If caught up here, things would become troublesome.

Leaving Annihilating Shadow Tower, he flew swiftly in the direction indicated by the map on the Jade Talisman.

Having left Drunken Immortal Tower, and after approximately half a day’s effort,

Lin Xin crossed a vast barren grassland, and a range of undulating Snow Mountains appeared ahead.

Atop the Snow Mountains was an enormous black sphere, rolling and turning.

Below the sphere, all around, were loops of semi-transparent Rune ribbons, encircling from a distance, seemingly binding the black sphere.

Many cultivators were lining up at the foot of the Snow Mountain. It seemed there was a checkpoint established at the front.

Lin Xin, with dark clouds swirling around him, flew directly towards the black sphere.

"Who goes there!?"

In the sky before the black sphere, several strong presences suddenly surged, all of Fifth Rank.

Hmph!

Lin Xin snorted coldly, his Sixth Rank aura seeping out, causing the surrounding space to tremble violently.

The rising presences instantly faltered.

"So it’s a Sixth Rank senior." An elder with a hooked nose rose up into the air, draped in a gold and crimson robe and carrying a wooden sword.

He first closely examined the emblem on Lin Xin’s robe, discovering there was no sect symbol.

"Apologies, this spot has been sealed by our Sunset Sect. If the senior wishes to enter, please kindly queue up and pay a fee."

Facing a cultivator who was a whole Realm above his own, this elder was not the least bit intimidated.

Lin Xin’s eyes narrowed slightly, sensing something amiss. However, this place was indeed the last sealed location that Song Danhao had entered, and if it lacked any secrets, that would be odd indeed.

But he had no time to waste loitering here.

"Just with this few of you? You want me to queue up and pay a fee?"

A hint of dangerous aura faintly emitted from his body.