Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 1649 - 1669: Plucking Feathers from a Passing Goose? _1

Chapter 1649: Chapter 1669: Plucking Feathers from a Passing Goose? _1

"Young Master, are we heading to the Immortal Palace now?"

"No!"

Lin Chen’s gaze fell on the map in front of him, and he chuckled, "Let’s have an adventure first."

"Adventure?"

Liu Yuqi was puzzled, "Where are we adventuring to?"

Lin Chen answered, "To the Cave Mansion of a peak celestial immortal. It’s said that this celestial immortal fell within his Cave Mansion. Let’s visit and see if we can gain anything."

The Cave Mansion of a peak celestial immortal?

Liu Yuqi and Fan Cuihong exchanged a look, both seeing shock in each other’s eyes.

Why does Lin Chen seem so casual about it?

Such Immortal Fate is something that ordinary cultivators might not encounter even once in their lifetime, yet Lin Chen’s tone made it sound like there’s a banquet somewhere, and we should drop by, bring along a gift, sit down for a big meal, and then continue on our journey.

It’s just that casual!

Lin Chen, however, didn’t notice their stunned expressions. After all, for him, while a peak celestial immortal’s Cave Mansion did indeed hold a certain appeal, he didn’t really harbor much expectation.

If a peak celestial immortal fell here, unless due to special circumstances, it would indicate that they had exhausted their lifespan, unable to break through past the level of Da Luo.

Lin Chen’s master, Su Shaoling, achieved a breakthrough past Da Luo by comprehending the Sword Dao with his Heavenly Sword. Wouldn’t that normally mean he should be stronger than this celestial immortal?

He would definitely explore, but he wasn’t overly excited.

The location of the Cave Mansion was right in the middle of the Heavenly Continent, conveniently located on the way to the Immortal Palace, so they didn’t have to make a special detour.

Lin Chen chose to travel on a commercial flying boat. After all, once on board, you can simply cultivate in the room, and when you arrive at the destination, someone will notify you. Isn’t this much more comfortable than driving a flying boat continuously?

Meanwhile...

On the city wall, Li Wentong watched as the group, led by Fang Wu Bing, disappeared into the distance. His face was full of regret and bitterness.

Inside the Divine Wood Palace, Lin Chen and Gu Yuexi rarely showed themselves, making it impossible for Li Wentong to make a move. So, he secretly tampered with one of Fang Wu Bing’s handmaids, following them surreptitiously.

He was hoping that the two would separate after leaving the Divine Wood Palace, so he could then follow Lin Chen and secretly kill him. But, after leaving the Divine Wood Palace, they continued to travel together and didn’t separate. Furthermore, after a distance, the group suddenly accelerated, causing Li Wentong to lose his way repeatedly.

By the time Li Wentong finally tracked them to the city and discovered Fang Wu Bing’s group, he noticed that Lin Chen had already vanished!

When did Lin Chen separate from Fang Wu Bing’s group?

Weren’t they together?

In such a vast world, where was he supposed to find Lin Chen?

Damn it, had he wasted all this effort in vain?

Li Wentong slapped the city wall in frustration, fuming with rage.

Lin Chen, you got lucky this time!

Next time we meet, I will kill you!

...

Lin Chen was peacefully cultivating in the flying boat, completely oblivious to the trouble that he had just dodged.

Two months later, Lin Chen arrived at his destination.

This area was a vast, smoke-filled inland lake that stretched over thousands of miles and was dotted with countless islands.

The Cave Mansion of the celestial immortal named Gao Yu was hidden within this vast water area.

Yes, it wasn’t in the islands but beneath the water.

Just as Lin Chen and the others had travelled a hundred miles into the waterway, sword lights shot towards the sky and blocked their path.

"Halt!"

Lin Chen stopped the flying boat and saluted, "We’re just passing by, may I know if something happened here?"

The young man in the lead among the three men wearing white robes snorted and sneered, "Just passing by? Haha, you think I’d believe that?"

Lin Chen frowned, "Why wouldn’t you believe it?"

The young man burst into loud laughter, "If it’s true, then you can just choose another route. This way is no good."

Lin Chen inquired, "Why isn’t this path available? Did something happen?"

The young man chuckled, "Our Qishan Mei Wang Sect has set up a branch here and naturally won’t allow anyone to come and go as they please. Of course, if you’re here to search for High Immortal Gao’s Cave Mansion, you’ll need to pay a fee."

High Immortal Gao?

Gao Yu?

Lin Chen played along and made a helpless expression, "I heard some rumors about an immortal’s Cave Mansion here, and decided to take a look. But I didn’t expect to have to pay a fee!"

The young man chuckled, "If you pay the fee, you can explore the thousand-mile lake as you wish. If you don’t, please change your route."

Lin Chen relaxed, so they just wanted to charge a fee?

Plucking feathers from a passing goose?

Lin Chen asked, "Friend, I’m just looking to try my luck and see if I have any Immortal Fate. But I have no knowledge about the situation inside. How about you introduce me to it, and also mention how you charge?"

The young man casually answered, "Legend has it that a peak celestial immortal surnamed Gao stole a powerful cultivation technique from a high-ranked immortal realm and was hunted. He escaped all the way to our Thunderbolt Immortal Domain and took refuge in the depths of this thousand-mile water area. No one knows what he went through in the meantime, but rumor has it he died here."

"The story goes that before he died, he left a map and a token. With the map, you can find his Cave Mansion. With the token, you can enter it..."