Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 538 A Hook

She continued to introduce her "Sinking Star" ancient sword to the curious disciples standing nearby, as if what had just happened was just a trivial interlude.

Xu Yunfan did not go far.

He concealed all his presence, like a true ghost, blending into the bustling market, yet remaining independent of it.

A slight gloom settled over me.

"You were targeted as soon as you left the customs? That's true, they're really a handful."

A hint of coldness flashed deep in Xu Yunfan's eyes.

"This Yuanmo Sect is indeed full of traps. From the Qi Refining disciples in the market to the True Monarchs who have reached the Golden Core stage, they are all more cunning than the last, and their methods are more insidious than the last. Lu Chuan's 'brotherly affection' is fake, True Monarch Qingyuan's 'great opportunity' is bait, and even this complete stranger, the female Qi Refining cultivator, is nothing more than a carefully arranged hook used to 'fish' for them!"

I wonder who's standing behind this woman.

A long-lost sense of irritability and coldness welled up in my heart.

Since entering the Yuanshi Sect, he has been surrounded by layers of schemes.

With this thought in mind, Xu Yunfan's eyes grew even colder.

"Trying to hook me? Then let's see who the real hunter is."

He was not a bloodthirsty person, but he was even less willing to be passively attacked.

Although this matter is small, it already poses a threat.

Now that it has touched me, how can I cultivate in peace if I don't pull out some of the line behind the bait?
If he doesn't show his fists, all the Foundation Establishment cultivators around him will swarm over in an instant.

Xu Yunfan's figure darted through the bustling crowd like a fish, wandering around aimlessly. He did not deliberately track the female cultivator's aura. For him, who had already locked onto the fluctuations of her soul, she was as clear as a light in the darkness in this small market.

The secret of the character "临" granted him terrifying mental insight far beyond his realm. The woman's supposedly concealed escape route was completely exposed to Xu Yunfan's divine perception.

The purple-clad female cultivator completed several more transactions, dealing with a few male disciples who were completely captivated by her charm. After about half an hour, she leisurely put the few scattered items from her stall into her storage bag, leaving only the "Sinking Star" ancient sword casually in her hand. She gave the surrounding Qi Refining disciples a regretful yet even more touching smile.

"We're closing for today. If you wish to purchase, please come early tomorrow."

After saying that, she turned around and gracefully walked towards a relatively quiet alley on the edge of the market.

Her steps seemed slow, but her movements were exceptionally agile. She weaved through the crisscrossing alleys, sometimes stopping as if admiring a rare spiritual plant that appeared by the roadside, and sometimes as if trying to identify the path.

She concealed her subtle, alluring aura perfectly, leaving only a faint, exotic fragrance, as if it were her own natural scent. This technique was quite sophisticated in tracking and counter-tracking, effectively misleading most of her Qi Refining stage trackers.

However, faced with Xu Yunfan's absolute insight, all of this pretense became pale and laughable.

Most importantly, Xu Yunfan's eyes lit up with strange light. As his perspective continued to rise, he tried to see the causal lines around the female cultivator. With his mind reflecting on them, the area around the female cultivator quickly turned black and white, and wisps of lines began to appear before Xu Yunfan's eyes.

Just as they were trying to trace the clues...

"what?"

Xu Yunfan raised an eyebrow slightly, and these causal lines extended and disappeared into the void.

Someone intervened to cover it up, or perhaps this female cultivator possesses a heavenly treasure.

Regardless of the reason, this female cultivator is worth investigating.

The former allows you to see clearly who is behind it, while the latter...

To be honest, for a Qi Refining stage disciple to carry such a valuable treasure is a bit like a child flaunting gold in a bustling marketplace. As the peak master of Shenxiao Peak, he would naturally intervene to warn him. You're still young; it's better to leave it with your uncle for safekeeping.

Xu Yunfan, with a clear mind, followed behind at a leisurely pace, always maintaining a distance of over a hundred feet between them.

His body seemed to transform into the gentle breeze flowing through the alley, his aura completely blending into every wisp of spiritual energy fluctuation in the environment.

Even if other Foundation Establishment cultivators scanned him with their divine sense, they might not be able to detect his presence immediately if they did not know he was coming in advance.

The female cultivator walked through several increasingly secluded and deserted alleys, eventually arriving at a sparse forest near the back of Shenxiao Peak on the edge of the market.

The nearest house is dozens of feet away, with only a few jagged rocks scattered among them, and a stream flowing gently between them.

They had already left the market area at the foot of Shenxiao Peak and entered the mountains and forests of Yuanshi Sect.

She stopped, seemingly checking to see if anyone was following her, and took out a small jade talisman from her storage bag, preparing to activate it.

Just then, a voice with a hint of laughter rang out behind her without warning, right next to her.

"Senior sister hurriedly packed up her stall and then took a roundabout route to this desolate wilderness. Was she in a hurry to see her lover?"

The sound appeared so abruptly, like a ghost.

The female cultivator's hair stood on end instantly.

She turned around abruptly, her movements swift and wary. The ancient sword "Sinking Star" in her hand was instantly raised, its true essence surging, and the tip of the sword exhaling cyan sword energy.

Just three zhang behind her, on a blue stone by the stream, Xu Yunfan's figure appeared as if out of thin air.

Xu Yunfan no longer concealed himself. His aura was no longer that of an ordinary mid-stage Qi Refining disciple in the market. Although his cultivation aura was still deeply concealed, making it impossible to discern his true strength, his casual posture sitting on the stone and the faint, obviously mocking smile at the corner of his mouth revealed a different side of him.

And those deep, calm eyes, which seemed to see through everything yet carried a hint of mystery, were completely different from before.

The female cultivator's heart sank.

She had been on edge the whole way, scanning and probing with her divine sense several times, but she couldn't find this person at all.

When did he appear?

How did they know they were here?

The opponent is definitely not in the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

The smile on her face, which could melt ice and snow, froze for a moment. A hint of panic and horror flashed in her eyes, but she quickly suppressed it with her strong mental fortitude and put on that captivating smile again.

This time, however, a hint of seriousness and vigilance crept into her smile, especially when she saw that Xu Yunfan's expression was completely unaffected by her natural charm, which made her heart sink even further.

"It's you? This junior brother... oh, perhaps I should address you as senior brother? You truly have excellent skills and agility."

We parted hastily at the market, and I never expected my senior brother to follow me here.

"What, have you changed your mind and now want to buy this 'Sinking Star' ancient sword?"

She tried to make her voice sound natural, even with a touch of "surprise".

Xu Yunfan did not answer immediately. His gaze lingered on her perfect smile and exquisite figure, his eyes filled with undisguised admiration.

(End of this chapter)