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Chapter 2207 - 2227: Not Afraid of Thieves Stealing, Just Afraid of Thieves Coveting_1

Chapter 2207: Chapter 2227: Not Afraid of Thieves Stealing, Just Afraid of Thieves Coveting_1

"I’m interested; this is one of those fabled treasures!"

Bai Yunfei exclaimed, his gaze landing on Lin Chen, "Brother Lin, are you inviting me to join you?"

Lin Chen candidly admitted, "Yes, after all, Brother Bai, you’ve seen it yourself, my strength suffices to deal with those below Daluo, but it’s too weak when it comes to dealing with a Daluo Venerable."

"The strength of Qingyuan City is formidable. As just a Fairy, trying to snatch the Yin-Yang Spring from their hands is as hard as extracting a tooth from a tiger’s mouth or taking chestnuts from the fire. If you could help, naturally the odds of success would be much higher."

Bai Yunfei promptly agreed, "Sure, I’ve been rather idle lately, I’ll accompany you... What do you need the Yin-Yang Spring for?"

"To save someone."

Lin Chen replied, "A friend of mine has suffered physical damage, her life force fading away, and is barely clinging on with special methods. I’m looking for the Yin-Yang Spring to heal her injuries and restore her vitality."

Bai Yunfei nodded, "Then it’s settled. If we can obtain the Yin-Yang Spring, your needs will be prioritized. Whatever remains, we’ll divide between us."

Lin Chen said with a laugh, "I’m just a Fairy, and with your formidable ability, you’re willing to satisfy me first and then share the rest? Wouldn’t that be a big loss for you?"

Bai Yunfei spoke indifferently, "As long as the person is right, these details don’t need to be minded. Besides, if you hadn’t told me about this, no matter how strong I am, I wouldn’t be able to get even a drop of the Yin-Yang Spring, right?"

Unable to help himself, Lin Chen asked, "Brother Bai, if it’s not too much trouble, could you reveal what realm you’re in?"

"What’s inconvenient about that?"

With an unconcerned expression, Bai Yunfei casually answered, "Daluo Mysterious Immortal, Fifth level of Great Perfection."

Lin Chen was slightly taken aback. He had known before that Bai Yunfei was very strong, otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to smash the domain of a Haoyang Sect disciple with such ease. Yet, he had only guessed that Bai Yunfei was at the third or fourth stage, not expecting him to be at the Fifth level of Great Perfection. He could not help but express his sincere admiration, "Impressive!"

Bai Yunfei said with a laugh, "I came to Meditation Valley before, also hoping for some gains and to see if I could find an opportunity for breakthrough. Yet, to think that after sitting here for two years, I’ve gained nothing, and I have no idea when the breakthrough will come."

Curiously, Lin Chen inquired, "How strong was that powerhouse who pursued you before?"

Bai Yunfei shook his head, "A Supreme Immortal of Daluo, probably not very high in the stages. But I definitely didn’t dare confront him directly, that would have been a death wish."

Pausing for a moment, Bai Yunfei explained further, "We from the Shenkong Sect are feared not because of our strength, but for our ability to steal things."

"Disciples of Shenkong Sect roam all over the world, unpredictable in their whereabouts. If they truly incur enmity, our pursuers wouldn’t even know where to start looking for us. However, the sects they belong to can’t just up and move. As the saying goes, ’A thief can be a thief for a thousand days, but one cannot guard against a thief for a thousand days.’ Even the wealthy families and Great Sects might not be secure against us."

"I have a Martial Uncle who antagonized one of the Twelve Immortal Kings of the renowned Hanlin Valley and was hunted for three years by a Great Power from the valley. He fled all over the Immortal Domain, and it was only through a Secret Realm that he managed to escape. Afterward, he got into a confrontation with Hanlin Valley."

"He disguised himself and entered Hanlin Valley, learned all about their Array Formations and mechanisms, and finally slipped into the Valley’s Treasure Vault, ransacking it. Although he ultimately triggered the mechanisms and summoned a Great Power from Hanlin Valley, he was well-prepared, made his escape calmly, and even left the words ’Hanlin Valley is nothing special’ on the valley walls, turning Hanlin Valley into a laughingstock overnight."

"That’s but one of many impressive feats of Shenkong Sect, feats that shock the world and make everyone wary of underestimating Shenkong Sect. After all, being targeted by someone from Shenkong Sect is bound to result in substantial loss and humiliation."

Lin Chen found this interesting; Shenkong Sect was practically like a malignant tumor in the Immortal Realm!

Perhaps not top in strength, but not to be trifled with, otherwise, you’d be on their radar.

It is not the thief stealing that one fears, but rather the thief’s intent.

There are a thousand days to be a thief, but not a thousand days to guard against one.

One proactive, the other reactive, and coupled with Shenkong Sect’s unparalleled thieving skills, it makes for an existence as annoying as a glue stick, which nobody would want to mess with under normal circumstances.

The Haoyang Sect disciple, on the one hand, was weaker than Bai Yunfei, and on the other, he feared causing trouble for his sect. If he truly angered Bai Yunfei, leading him to find a way into Haoyang Sect for a grand theft, not only would they lose their possessions, but they’d also lose face. Who would get the blame in the end?

Lin Chen couldn’t help asking, "It sounds like Shenkong Sect doesn’t have many members, does it?"

Bai Yunfei said with a laugh, "Shenkong Sect disciples drift all over, without a fixed abode. Unless there’s something special, we gather only once every five hundred years. Recruitment of disciples is done individually, teaching is done individually, so naturally, the numbers won’t be large. Altogether, there are probably just twenty to thirty people."

Lin Chen expressed surprise, "That few?"

Bai Yunfei said with a laugh, "Yes, Shenkong Sect doesn’t have the same selection process for disciples like the Great Sects. Every single one of our disciples is the core among cores, the true inheritance among true inheritances..."