I'm determined to become an immortal!

"not good!

"Did Xiang Yue suddenly increase his speed because he spotted us and wanted to escape?"

A Foundation Establishment cultivator hanging two or three miles behind He Sheng exclaimed in surprise. This man, with white hair and a youthful face, was a veteran rogue cultivator from the Nanshan Society named Cui Wei.

He was currently piloting a shuttle-shaped magical artifact, looking ahead with a face full of surprise and uncertainty.

"This person stole my spiritual treasure and blocked my path. He thinks he can just run away like that? He's dreaming!"

Standing next to Cui Wei was Li Lin, whose face was cold and whose heart was burning with murderous intent.

Before he finished speaking, he patted the storage bag at his waist.

Clang!

With a clear dragon's roar, a large spear shot out through the air.

As soon as the gun was fired, Cui Wei felt an incomparably sharp aura rushing towards him, which even made him feel a stinging sensation on his skin.

Upon closer inspection, he realized that the spiritual pressure of this magical artifact was almost indistinguishable from that of a top-grade, fine-quality magical artifact.

However, after Li Lin leaped onto it, he seemed to become one with it, his spear sharp and fierce, like a divine weapon lying between heaven and earth!

"This is... a ritual implement for inheriting the Dao?!"

Cui Wei's pupils contracted sharply, and he gasped in surprise.

Although he was a rogue cultivator, he had traveled extensively in his early years and seen a lot of the world.

The artifacts that carry on the Dao, also known as Dao artifacts, can only be crafted by cultivators who have mastered the Qi-cultivation and Divine Dao.

Dao artifacts also possess their own attributes. If they can be combined with the supernatural abilities cultivated by a cultivator, even if the supernatural abilities are not yet fully formed and are only at the stage of intent, they can still unleash power comparable to that of a talisman treasure.

If one's artistic conception has been fully developed, one can even use a magical artifact to unleash power comparable to the prototype of a magic weapon.

"Brother Cui has a good eye."

Li Lin nodded.

This spear is called the Dragon Peach Wood Myriad Harmony Spear, which he obtained after countless efforts.

He rarely showed his abilities to others, but now, in order to hunt down Xiang Yue, he couldn't care less about hiding them.

"I'll go ahead first, and Brother Cui will use the Spirit-Trapping Technique to follow closely behind me and cover my retreat!"

Before he finished speaking, Li Lin, wielding the Dragon Peach Wood Myriad-Harmony Spear, transformed into a dazzling rainbow, his speed even surpassing that of a typical late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator at full power in controlling their weapon!

Cui Wei watched with envy, repeatedly urging the shuttle-shaped magic artifact beneath his feet, and relying on the secret technique of sensing with Li Lin, he followed far behind.

To Cui Wei's surprise, when he caught up with Li Lin at the shore of Nanze Lake, he saw that Li Lin looked furious and exasperated.

"Lost them?"

Cui Wei was surprised.

Upon seeing a huge pit about ten feet deep and three to five feet in size by the lake, he dared not ask any questions, fearing he might incur bad luck. He only muttered to himself:

Judging from this one strike alone, Li Lin's cultivation of artistic conception is probably nearing completion.

It is said that one must have astonishing comprehension to evolve the conception into the prototype of supernatural power. He lost the fruit of enlightenment, as if his chance to attain enlightenment had been stolen. No wonder he was so furious.

However, this person possesses a complete method for cultivating supernatural powers and also has a Dao-inheriting artifact, so he most likely comes from some immortal clan. It's best to continue befriending him.

Cui Wei stood silently to the side, not daring to disturb him.

After waiting for a long while, Li Lin finally calmed down a little from his anger, and said through gritted teeth:

"If Xiang Yue had not mastered an extraordinary escape technique, he must have possessed a rare treasure for flight to escape."

He was lucky this time. Next time I see him, I'll kill him!

After saying this, Li Lin, filled with resentment, put away his spear and led Cui Wei toward Yuanxia Immortal City.

After the two had traveled two or three miles and disappeared from sight, a figure emerged from the lake like a water ghost; it was none other than He Sheng.

He walked across the water to the lakeside, glanced at the large crater Li Lin had created in his rage, and thought to himself:

"Luckily, we played it safe. Li Lin is a man who's really good at hiding his true intentions."

Although He Sheng did not think that any of the rogue cultivators could threaten him during the gathering.

But seeing Li Lin, who was in the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, preparing to launch a counterattack against him, who was only in the late stage of Foundation Establishment on the surface, he couldn't help but feel strange.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!

He Sheng chose to play it safe, changing course to Nanze Lake, where the Hunlong River flows into, and hiding in the lake, completely shaking off Li Lin's pursuit.

Now it's his turn to take the initiative, using the remote sensing ability of the Rippling Waves to lock onto this person, following far behind and waiting for an opportunity to strike!

"I have the power of the 'Subtle Ripples' technique to enhance my divine sense, allowing me to sense objects from about ten miles away and lock onto them from five or six miles away."

Ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators at the Great Perfection stage can only sense a distance of less than one mile with their divine sense. Even with one or two secret techniques, their range is at most two or three miles.

In this way, I have absolute sensory suppression over Foundation Establishment cultivators. I want to see just how Li Lin is!

He Sheng immediately lingered far behind his opponents, who were completely unaware of his presence.

Following them, He Sheng discovered that the two had actually returned to Yuanxia Immortal City.

Once inside the city, the two parted ways at the south gate; one went to the west of the city, and the other went to the city center.

After a quick assessment, He Sheng sensed that it was Li Lin heading towards the city center, and he immediately followed him.

As a sacred place for independent cultivators, Yuanxia Immortal City naturally has large-scale protective formations. In fact, the entire city is equipped with anti-flying formations, making it impossible for even Foundation Establishment cultivators to fly within the city.

He Sheng blended into the crowd, quickly closing the distance to within a range of about three or four miles.

Soon, he discovered that this fellow had entered Shangyangfang, which was next to Tongyuanfang, and then stopped in a certain place before disappearing completely.

He Sheng appeared in Shangyangfang with a strange expression, looking at the spot where Li Lin's figure had disappeared, and thought to himself:

"I never imagined I'd become neighbors with this guy!!"

It turns out that the cave dwelling that He Sheng entrusted Lu Tong to rent was also in this Shangyangfang.

Compared to Tongyuanfang, the cave dwellings in Shangyangfang are obviously much more compact, and from the outside, most of them are independent courtyards.

Number 48, Class C.

He Sheng stopped in front of a small courtyard with green tiles and white walls. This was the cave dwelling he had just rented yesterday, located only half a street away from Li Lin's cave dwelling, less than two miles apart.

Pushing open the door, you enter a small courtyard no more than ten feet wide, where a few half-dead ornamental bamboo plants are planted.

To the left is a side hall for receiving guests, simply furnished with only a few cushions and an empty display shelf.

To the right is a corridor leading to the backyard.

He didn't linger in the front yard; in a flash, he went straight to the deepest part of the backyard.

The quiet room in the backyard is built on a spiritual vein node, on the same second-tier spiritual vein as the Class B cave dwelling, only on a more peripheral edge. The quality of the spiritual energy is the same, only the concentration is slightly lower.

This is a standard "economical and compact" cave dwelling. Putting everything else aside, the isolation array set up in this quiet room and the entire courtyard alone is worth the annual rent of eight hundred spirit stones.

However, He Sheng rented this place not for cultivation, but simply to create the persona of "Xiang Yue, the rogue cultivator".

Upon thinking of this, He Sheng suddenly remembered something and murmured:

"This Li Lin is quite capable and seems to be quite wealthy. He is probably not an ordinary rogue cultivator. If he really wants to find a cultivation cave, he should rent a Class B cave."

So... he rented this Bing-character cave dwelling in Shangyangfang, could it be that he had the same intentions as me?

He Sheng realized that Li Lin was very likely also an alias.

"Now, Li Lin is in the open, while I remain hidden. I have the advantage of divine sense; as long as I can pinpoint his cave, I'll be able to find out his identity sooner or later."

Thinking this, He Sheng set his divine sense to passive lock mode, stepped into the quiet room, and then looked at the water clock in his palm.

It's time to test the effects of the Enlightenment Fruit!