Peerless Divine Eyes
Chapter 649: Discovering Outsiders

Chapter 649: Chapter 649: Discovering Outsiders

In the secret realm, it could be said that no one was capable of harming Lu Chen anymore.

But Li Yanran, or Yu Qingqing and Mo Buwen, naturally could not say the same.

Accompanying them would slow down his own pace.

On the contrary, Qin Yaotiao was also at the Core Formation Stage, and with Li Yanran there to strategize for her, not to mention anything else, just the suppression of realm alone would be sufficient. Any ordinary cultivator daring to approach would be nothing short of delivering treasures to their doorstep.

Lu Chen was not the least bit worried.

Travelling alone could be even more convenient.

As for his current location, Lu Chen was unclear, so he needed to look around first. After determining his bearings, he could proceed.

In addition, he wanted to check along the way whether there really were ancient beasts!

"Perhaps, it’s because the eye of the trapped formation has been taken, which is why this so-called forbidden area has collapsed. Those beasts that I did not kill, and those that were originally chained up, have also escaped!"

Lu Chen’s gaze was solemn, and his eyebrows were drawn together like a sharp sword.

He did not summon the Heavenly Inquiry Spear or Ice-Strange Fire, only holding the Ice Spirit Pearl in one hand and the Ice Jasper Fan in the other.

At the moment, he was not afraid of encountering cultivators, but beasts were a cause for concern!

Within the trapped formation, there might be some power that suppressed the beasts, but outside of it, Lu Chen wasn’t entirely sure of himself.

This was also why Lu Chen had left Qin Yaotiao in the valley.

At the very least, Qin Yaotiao still had the Spiritual Pearl in her hand, and Wu Qi, cautious of himself, would not be cautious of Qin Yaotiao.

Of course, Lu Chen was also cautious of Wu Qi. Acting separately was all benefit and no harm!

Hearing the noise drawing nearer, Lu Chen also slowed down.

About five miles away, Lu Chen descended and stood on the peak of a mountain before invoking the Hateful Heaven Pupil Technique.

Through his inner eye, he saw into the distance.

He noticed an old man who was Void Stepping, wielding flames in his hands and entangled in combat with a beast!

The beast was an ancient one.

And the old man...

Must have been above the Core Formation Stage!

This surprised Lu Chen considerably.

"Strange, how could there be one above the Core Formation Stage in here? Wasn’t it said they couldn’t enter?"

Lu Chen muttered to himself, but then he remembered that he too could break through to the Core Formation Stage, and soon he let it go.

"It seems, Haotian Sect has great ambitions, to have hidden so much," he reflected upon hearing the news he had obtained from Kong Wu. Lu Chen couldn’t help but sigh, though he was not too anxious.

What of the Core Formation Stage? He was at the Core Formation Stage too!

"Let’s observe a little longer."

Lu Chen had no intention of leaving. Those at the Core Formation Stage could not pose a threat to him, but for Qin Yaotiao, it could be somewhat tricky.

This place wasn’t far from the valley; if that Core Formation Stage individual harbored any ill intentions, wouldn’t that be dangerous?

Yet after observing for a while longer, Lu Chen’s brow furrowed even more.

"Something’s wrong, he’s at the Core Formation Stage, but why is there a slight delay every time he casts a spell?"

"If he had just broken through to the Core Formation Stage, it shouldn’t be like this, should it?"

"Besides, his fire-element spells are very powerful, and the beast seems to fear them!"

Lu Chen watched closely; all these inconsistencies made him deeply suspicious.

Some time passed, and Lu Chen suddenly widened his eyes.

It wasn’t that the old man had become more proficient in his techniques, or that the lag between spells had disappeared, but rather because he recognized an extremely familiar spell!

He himself had even realized Ice Over the World because of it!

"From the Li Fire Sect!"

But quickly, Lu Chen steadied his emotions.

"Li Mo didn’t die by my hand; even if this Core Formation Stager were seeking revenge, it couldn’t be traced back to me."

A glint of brilliance flashed in Lu Chen’s eyes, and he even considered if he might have the opportunity to slay the other party here.

Yet he was blissfully unaware.

This person was indeed from the Haotian Sect...

Li Yan!

At the Nascent Soul late stage!

However, after entering the secret realm, his realm was suppressed, and he could only exhibit the strength of the Core Formation Stage!

The lag between spells was merely him becoming unaccustomed for a moment!

With techniques and speed of the Nascent Soul.

Yet his spiritual power could only be exerted at the Core Formation Stage level.

Such problems naturally arose.

But being at the Core Formation Stage, Li Yan quickly got used to it.

Even.

The spiritual sense of the Nascent Soul Stage let him feel that several miles away, someone was watching this place.

Even though at this moment he was no different from a Core Formation Stager, and Lu Chen was a genuine Core Formation Stager.

Remembering the confirmed information from Hao Ri, the patriarch, that all cultivators within the secret realm were at most at the Foundation Establishment Stage, he assumed he had encountered a fellow Nascent Soul Stager who had entered with him.

Or...

Sent by the Haotian Sect into the Core Formation Stage!

"After I deal with this beast, I will see who it is!"