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第四十三章 冤家路窄

After completing all these preparations, Lin Xuan fell into a meditative state to recover his spiritual energy. For cultivators, sitting in meditation for three hours was quite common.

During this period, several batches of cultivators arrived. These were not good people; they harbored covetous thoughts towards the treasures on Lin Xuan's person.

However, the sealing technique inside the隐身符was a high-grade spell, and even foundation establishment stage cultivators found it difficult to detect. Therefore, they naturally did not think about it at all.

One by one, their faces showed confusion as they clearly saw that young man enter the valley, yet he suddenly disappeared. They searched the area for half an hour but some were still unwilling to give up and used tracking spells, only to come up empty-handed.

In the end, they reluctantly left.

Three hours later, a strange white mist suddenly emerged from the originally empty valley. The mist initially spread out, then gradually coalesced before slowly dissipating again. A figure became visible.

Lin Xuan's expression was indifferent; he could not be read. He stood up and glanced around. No cultivators were nearby. Although he successfully摆脱了those with ill intentions, he had used a high-grade invisibility talisman in the process.

Overall, this trip to Lingyun Sect yielded rich rewards. Not only did he successfully purchase spirit control techniques and obtain The Lingyun Art, but he also bought two water attribute crystal stones as well as 108 low-grade talismans. Although they were all of lower quality, their sheer quantity was valuable. When thrown in large numbers, even foundation establishment stage cultivators would be hard-pressed to resist.

Although the pills consumed were numerous, it was not a significant loss for Lin Xuan. With his ability to purify waste pills, he could re-purify them after just a few days of effort.

In short, the losses and gains compared, were negligible. After slightly整理ing the items in his storage bracelet, Lin Xuan ate some dry food before continuing on his journey.

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This time, no one was following him, so Lin Xuan did not waste any time and headed straight back to Drifting Cloud Valley.

Around dusk, he stopped at a small forest. This area for several dozen miles was deserted; it seemed he would have to spend the night in the wilderness.

He killed a rabbit and had just half-roasted it when Lin Xuan suddenly moved. He waved his sleeves, causing the wind to blow out the fire. Then, using mud and dry branches to cover the cooking site, he disguised it as if no one had been there.

Lin Xuan then stepped lightly on the ground, activating the御风术to lift himself several meters high into a towering tree. With the leaves concealing him, he remained motionless, repressing his spiritual energy so that even his heartbeat and pulse slowed to an almost imperceptible level. He seemed like a withered branch.

This was the concealment technique from the Wood Attribute Spell.

Just as he finished everything, a yellow light descended into the forest. As the light dissipated, two people emerged.

Lin Xuan remained silent but was secretly surprised. He had stayed in Drifting Cloud Valley for four years; although he was a low-ranking disciple, his keen eyesight was still good from being there.

The yellow light was not used to levitate and fly with a spiritual artifact; it was an extremely rare flying talisman. Such high-grade talismans were not the possession of ordinary cultivators.

"Father, we can rest here for tonight."

"Hmm."

Lin Xuan was taken aback by this familiar voice. After some thought, he recalled that the nobleman who had competed with him to purchase a middle-grade cultivation technique came from a Yan family.

"Could they be following me?" Lin Xuan's heart raced but quickly calmed down as he began analyzing the situation. No, he used an invisibility talisman and clearly got rid of all trackers. Besides, if they intended to act now, there would have been no need for them to wait until now.

They did not know he was returning to Drifting Cloud Valley; it was unlikely that they followed this path by coincidence. The most likely scenario was a chance encounter between the two parties.

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After understanding the situation, Lin Xuan cursed his bad luck in his heart while carefully concealing his breath and remaining motionless, fearing discovery.

"Let's go!" Lin Xuan prayed to all the gods for protection, hoping they would have urgent matters and just rest briefly before continuing their journey.

However, things did not go as he wished. The two decided to spend the night here, started a fire, and roasted some food.

"Father, do you think our ambush on the Wang family disciple will be discovered?"

Yan Ming's voice was somewhat anxious. Sitting beside him was an elderly man in his fifties. Upon hearing this, his face darkened before he said after a moment: "Hmph, it's all your fault as a useless beast. You couldn't even buy a middle-grade cultivation technique properly. Otherwise, why would I resort to such desperate measures and risk so much?"

"Father, you can't blame me," Yan Ming argued. "Who knew that an ordinary cultivator had hundreds of pills, including rare middle-grade ones."

"Is what you say true?" the elderly man asked.

"I dare not lie to you, Father. Many cultivators witnessed it at the time."

The elder fell silent. This matter was indeed suspicious. While 200 lower-grade pills were understandable, even Drifting Cloud Valley, Daoist Talisman Mountain, and Fire Spirit Sect did not have such resources for a single ordinary cultivator.

As the head of the Yan family, Yan Tianheng had seen many things but still could not understand this situation.

"Let it be. We don't need to overthink it. At least we killed some Wang family juniors and got our hands on a middle-grade cultivation technique and other treasures," Yan Tianheng said with a hint of satisfaction on his face. "Who would have thought that the few old Wang family members were in seclusion, busy with their affairs, so they had to send some juniors here for such an event. As for being discovered, Ming, you don't need to worry; I've already destroyed all evidence."

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