Peerless Divine Eyes
Chapter 316: The Hurried Footsteps at the Abyssal Maw!

Chapter 316: Chapter 316: The Hurried Footsteps at the Abyssal Maw!

Lu Chen moved extremely fast, and he was already familiar with the area. Coupled with the Hateful Heaven Pupil Technique, his vision was peerless and unobstructed.

Soon, he climbed up the staircase and walked to the outside of Tianyuan Abyss.

Heavenly Book Academy was in the western direction, and the Great Qin Imperial City was also located outside the Heavenly Book Academy, more than ten miles away to the west.

If he used Flight with Spear, it wouldn’t take Lu Chen much time to reach there.

However, to avoid attracting attention, Lu Chen still chose to walk.

"Huh, there are footsteps here?"

Just as he took a step forward, Lu Chen discovered the footsteps of a cultivator left in the nearby bushes!

His gaze was incredibly sharp.

He knew that the weeds trampled by ordinary mortals would quickly recover.

Only cultivators, because every move they made was infused with Spiritual Power,

would leave such traces that wouldn’t recover quickly even without intentional effort.

"Are there still cultivators coming here at this time?"

Lu Chen narrowed his eyes but realized he was wrong, as the direction of the footprints was towards the outside of Tianyuan Abyss, not towards its center!

"Strange, the prohibitions deep within Tianyuan Abyss have not been reactivated. Why would someone walk back after coming all the way here?"

Lu Chen felt incredibly puzzled, staring at the footprints for a long time, suddenly feeling they were somewhat familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere before.

"Are they from the Xuanji Sect? Do they have anyone still alive?"

Suddenly, Lu Chen recalled where he had seen them before!

These were the movement techniques of the Xuanji Sect!

He had seen that Cultivation Technique!

However, there was still a general difference between what was described in the technique and the footprints left by others.

These footprints seemed more concise, obviously, the person wanted to leave this place quickly.

"Was there some danger in Tianyuan Abyss that forced them to leave in such a hurry? But if there were any disturbances, Sister Mu and the others would definitely tell me, so why didn’t they mention anything?"

Lu Chen was full of doubts. Even though the Xuanji Sect Master had died, it didn’t mean his enmity with the Xuanji Sect was over.

If possible, Lu Chen wished he could annihilate the Xuanji Sect!

But through Qin Yaotiao, he knew that Xuanji Sect’s backing was the Qingyun Sect!

Naturally, Lu Chen wouldn’t deliver himself to their doorstep.

But still...

"Could it be that Core Formation Stage cultivator?"

Lu Chen suddenly remembered Li Qingyao, who had helped him break out of an encirclement, but at that time he had no opportunity to see, so he didn’t know that it was his birth mother who had saved him!

"That Core Formation Stage cultivator might not be dead; no wonder the Xuanji Sect Master, after escaping to the mines with severe injuries, sat down to heal. She was fleeing here, not chasing me!"

Lu Chen made this incorrect conclusion in his heart. He looked at the footsteps for a long time, thinking, "However, that Core Formation Stage cultivator shouldn’t come this way, right? Otherwise, there would certainly be some signs of a fight here, and moreover, Tianyuan Abyss has existed for a long time..."

After thinking it over carefully, Lu Chen felt that it was still safe for the time being.

But his heart had already become somewhat anxious.

"This time, aside from rescuing Qin Zhantian, I should also try to find out as much as possible about Formation news. I can put off Artifact Refining for now since I can still manage with what I have... Time waits for no one, I should go and come back quickly!"

Lu Chen withdrew his gaze, and although he was anxious, he didn’t choose to control artifacts to fly.

After all, if the owner of these footsteps did not fly away in such an urgent situation, it suggested that it was not advisable to do so.

However, Lu Chen still infused his legs with Spiritual Power and sped towards the distance.

A long while later, he passed by Heavenly Book Academy from afar, took a glance using his Pupil Skill, noticed an unusual silence within, and without lingering, continued on to the imperial city.

At the same time, he slowed down subtly, disguising himself as a martial artist and naturally concealing the aura of a cultivator.

After half an hour, he arrived at the gate of the city.

He saw the imperial city brightly lit and bustling with excitement.

Even the guards at the city entrance were adorned with red flowers, exuding an air of festivity.

This is...

Was there a joyous event in the royal family?

Lu Chen paused for a moment, but still approached.

"Excuse me, sir, may I ask what the celebration is for?"

The guard, with a beaming smile, looked at Lu Chen and said, "You must be a foreigner who just arrived from outside the country, right? Let me tell you, our Great Qin nation is about to rise!"

"Oh?"

Lu Chen froze again, of course, understanding that this ’rise’ meant that Qin had significantly strengthened compared to other dynasties!

"What’s the reason for that?"

Seeing Lu Chen’s clueless expression, the pride on the guard’s face became even more evident as he said, "Our Empress Dowager has been selected by the Immortal Sect! And the Empress Dowager has expressed her wish to take the young prince along to the Immortal Sect! With this, our Qin dynasty’s royal family will also have a cultivator, and from now on, our Qin dynasty will be considered a dynasty with a true Immortal Sect as support!"

Lu Chen was shocked, Qin Zhantian... was all right?

And he even had the opportunity to join an Immortal Sect?

"May I ask, sir, which Immortal Sect is the young prince joining with?"

"Hahaha," the guard laughed heartily, before spitting out three words, "Hehuan Sect!"