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第一百五十三章 预兆

It was beyond endurance.

Lin Xuan merely didn't want to provoke trouble; that didn’t mean he was timid. Although the three individuals before him had the same cultivation level—mid-stage Foundation Establishment—his body was adorned with treasures, and his Nine Heavens Profound Technique made it not impossible for Lin Xuan to eliminate them.

"Whaddya want?" The murderous intent flashed across Lin Xuan's face, but his expressionless gaze already sent a chill down the spine of the Yellow Robe Cultivator. Subconsciously, he felt fear—this youth before him was clearly someone not worth provoking.

However, this person was just an idiot.

Shaking his head, he pushed such thoughts aside. The other party was alone; besides, what could a mere scattered cultivator dare to provoke? After all, there were three of them here. When it came to fighting, they would surely be on the upper hand.

With this thought, his courage surged as he puffed out his chest and took out a talisman from his pocket.

"Questioning Heart Talisman?" Lin Xuan squinted his eyes.

"Not bad, brat," the Yellow Robe Cultivator said with an arrogant expression. "Just right; it saves me the trouble of explaining further. Stick this talisman on your body and answer our questions. If you don’t lie, I’ll let you go."

I’ve never seen such a fool before, Lin Xuan thought, already laughing in anger. This idiot thinks he’s who? The Patriarch of Azure Cloud Mountain or a Core Condensation expert, boldly speaking to him with such arrogance.

The other two Azure Cloud Mountain cultivators frowned as well. Young Brother Zhang went too far. After all, the opponent was still at the Foundation Establishment stage; how could they be so ruthless?

The leading middle-aged man had secretly grabbed his storage bag, fearing Lin Xuan would become enraged and take a desperate risk. However, he let out a sigh of relief when Lin Xuan initially appeared furious but eventually submitted after some hesitation. Reluctantly, he extended his hand: "Give me the Questioning Heart Talisman."

It seems I was too cautious; ordinary scattered cultivators dare not provoke Azure Cloud Mountain.

The thought just passed through the steady cultivator’s mind when a sudden change occurred. Seizing the moment to grab the talisman, Lin Xuan spat out a sword beam from his mouth. At only a few feet apart, there wasn’t even time for reaction or evasion. Young Brother Zhang's arrogant smile remained on his face until a blood hole appeared in his throat.

"Bad move!"

The middle-aged man was alarmed and immediately retreated backward while activating his Qi Shield. When a pale green light enveloped him, he breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to take out a spiritual artifact from his storage bag. However, before he could do so, a flash of light appeared, and a dagger shot straight at him.

The middle-aged man took a deep breath, pouring all his cultivation energy into the shield. His "Green Armor Technique" was renowned for its defensive capabilities; even though the opponent used a spiritual artifact, he was confident in handling this strike.

Young Brother Zhang’s actions were indeed self-inflicted, but as the disciple of the sect’s patriarch, he had to take down this youth and hand him over to his master for judgment. Otherwise, their own guilt would be too great.

Just as the middle-aged man was thinking this, the dagger arrived with lightning speed. With a "whoosh," the pale green light barely held on for a second before emitting a painful cry, like a water bubble breaking.

How is that possible? His Qi Shield could withstand an upper-grade spiritual artifact’s strike; did he use a top-grade one… No, wrong, even top-grade artifacts didn’t have such power.

With endless confusion and reluctance, the middle-aged man left this world.

Witnessing his two fellow disciples fall, the last Azure Cloud Mountain cultivator was terrified to the core. He tightly gripped the spiritual artifact in his hand.

In his grip were three storage bags. Having killed the three major sect’s disciples, Lin Xuan naturally wanted to leave this place quickly.

To avoid trouble, he deliberately didn’t take the original path back but chose a rarely traveled route after studying the map in the jade cylinder.

Although it would take several days longer, compared to encountering danger and trouble, Lin Xuan found it well worth it.

After walking for several hours, the sky began to darken. Lin Xuan picked a spot to land.

This wasn’t because he was tired from flying; rather, as the map in the jade cylinder clearly stated, the night in the Kuinei Mountains was much more perilous than the day. Moreover, due to detouring, he had arrived deep within the Kuinei Mountains.

Lin Xuan didn’t want to run into any powerful beasts by accident. A second-level monster would be manageable, but a third-level one would spell trouble for him.

After a long day of travel, even as a cultivator, Lin Xuan felt some fatigue. He sat cross-legged and prepared to meditate to recover his energy when he suddenly sensed a strong spiritual pressure.

Lin Xuan was alarmed and quickly concealed his breath.

A moment later, a brilliant streak of light shot across the sky from the horizon.

A Core Condensation expert!

Lin Xuan’s face showed shock. Fortunately, the other party seemed to be in a hurry and didn’t notice what was happening below; otherwise, he would have been discovered.

Relieved, Lin Xuan no longer hesitated and immediately took out an Invisibility Pill from his pocket. Combined with the secret technique of suppressing breath in the Nine Heavens Profound Technique, this should make him safer now.

After a night passed,

Lin Xuan looked up at the sky, silent.

Throughout the entire night, Lin Xuan sensed dozens of light glimmers.

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