jdhmnovel Chapter 418 Discovered
Chapter 418 Discovered
Yun Chen's heart moved, and he immediately dodged and hid in the shadow of a tree nearby, restraining all his breath.
"Elder Xuanqing, the major sects suffered heavy losses in this qualifying competition, and many sects have not yet arrived. Is it really going to be held as scheduled?"
Lin Wan'er asked the old man known as Elder Xuanqing with a worried tone.
Elder Xuanqing stroked his long beard, his face solemn. He sighed and said, "As the Sect Leader said just now, the ranking competition is of great importance. The secret realm will only be open for half a month. If we postpone it, we will probably miss the secret realm opening, and the loss to the cultivation world will be even greater."
"You should also know that the secret realm opens once every ten years. If you miss it this time, you'll have to wait another ten years. We can wait, but can those Japanese thieves wait?"
As he spoke, he changed the subject, his tone becoming firm: "Don't forget the news from the Divine Thunder Palace. The Japanese thieves are trying to revive the gods through blood sacrifice. If we can't stop them, who can guarantee... that we can hold out for ten years?"
Lin Wan'er frowned, "But...what if the Japanese cause trouble again during the qualifying rounds..."
A fierce gleam flashed in Elder Xuanqing's eyes: "Hmph, if they dare to come, then we'll just deal with them all at once!"
"The Sect Master had already activated some of the power of the Great Zhoutian Star Array before he went into seclusion. The palace's security has been raised to the highest level."
"Besides, masters from various sects have gathered here. As long as those traitors don't dare to jump out openly, the Japanese won't be able to cause much trouble."
He paused and lowered his voice, "More importantly, this qualifying competition is about the ownership of that item. The Sect Leader wants to take this opportunity to get that item."
When Lin Wan'er heard this, her body trembled slightly and her expression became more complicated.
She subconsciously looked in the direction of Zixiao Garden.
"Elder Xuanqing, can you..."
"No!" Before Lin Wan'er could finish her words, Elder Xuanqing's tone became gloomy.
"Don't forget, you are the Saint of Taixu Palace. Everything you do must be based on the interests of Taixu Palace."
After saying this, Elder Xuanqing seemed to realize that his attitude was too tough, and his tone softened again.
"Don't worry, as long as you get that thing, I can guarantee that the leader will not make things difficult for that person."
"Yes, Elder Xuanqing." Lin Wan'er bowed solemnly, then turned around and left with a heavy heart.
Under the shadow of the tree, Yun Chen's breathing almost stopped.
Secret realm? What secret realm? Apparently, it's related to the ranked matches?
And that thing, what is it?
He vaguely felt something unusual, but they didn't express it clearly, and Yun Chen couldn't figure out what it meant.
"Who is it? Get out!"
Just as Yun Chen was lost in thought, Elder Xuanqing's originally calm expression suddenly became stern, and his eyes flashed with a sharp light, like two real lightning bolts, sweeping towards the tree shadow where Yun Chen was hiding.
Suddenly, a huge Nascent Soul pressure came down like a mountain, instantly locking onto that area, and the surrounding air seemed to solidify!
Yun Chen was horrified, knowing that his whereabouts had been exposed. Without hesitation, he madly activated the spiritual power in his body and flew away into the distance.
His figure was like a ghost. He did not retreat in a straight line, but slid towards a dense flower bush behind him at an extremely tricky angle.
At the same time, he put his left hand together like a sword, and an almost invisible strand of Nine Dragon Qi shot out from his fingertips. It did not attack Elder Xuanqing, but accurately hit the stone base of a palace lantern not far away!
"laugh!"
With a slight sound, a tiny crack appeared on the stone base. The palace lantern above shook violently, and the light and shadow trembled, instantly disrupting the vision and part of the spiritual sense detection.
"What kind of movement is this?"
A hint of suspicion flashed across Elder Xuanqing's eyes. The other party's movements were strange, his aura was ancient and obscure, and the nature of the energy he used was not from any mainstream Taoist technique he knew of. It seemed more like some lost ancient method or... a demon cultivator?
He was surprised and suspicious in his heart, but his hands did not slow down at all. With a flick of his sleeve, a gentle force stabilized the palace lantern. However, Yun Chen's figure had already taken advantage of this brief chaos and disappeared into the shadows of the flowers like a slippery loach.
"Hide your head and show your tail! Stay!" Elder Xuanqing snorted coldly. Although he was surprised by the unfamiliarity of the other party's skills, he was confident that he could crush the other party with his Nascent Soul cultivation level.
His figure flashed and he caught up as if teleporting, his spiritual sense spreading out like a big net.
Elder Xuanqing's figure was as fast as lightning, and his spiritual awareness was like a net, instantly covering the area.
However, just as his consciousness was about to lock onto Yun Chen—
"Buzz!"
The dormant dragon soul in Yun Chen's body seemed to be stimulated by external pressure and began to flow slightly on its own. A vast, ancient aura with a hint of imperceptible dragon power naturally diffused. Although it was extremely faint, it instantly interfered with Elder Xuanqing's precise spiritual lock.
"Huh?" Elder Xuanqing let out a light exclamation, his movements a little slow.
This aura... is definitely not ordinary!
In the blink of an eye, Yun Chen had already seized the opportunity. His figure was like a wisp of smoke blending into the night, and his steps were mysterious. This was a new ability he had comprehended through the Divine Transformation Technique.
Phantom Step!
Although he has just started, he is swift and cunning.
He did not flee in a straight line, but instead rushed towards the edge of the main temple square not far away where there were more people.
"Where to go!"
How could Elder Xuanqing let him escape? His Nascent Soul cultivation exploded, and his speed increased dramatically. An illusory giant hand condensed with spiritual power appeared out of thin air, grabbing Yun Chen's back with a restraining force.
Feeling the terrifying suction and pressure coming from behind him, Yun Chen's heart sank, knowing that it would be difficult to get rid of it by speed alone.
He gritted his teeth, without even turning his head, and slapped out with his backhand.
For this palm strike, he did not use the thunder method of the Divine Thunder Palace, but instead mobilized the more original and more hidden Nine Dragons Qi, but tried his best to suppress its shape and fluctuations, making it look more like a powerful palm force.
"boom!"
The palm power collided with the spiritual power hand, making a dull sound.
Yun Chen only felt his blood boiling and a sweetness in his throat. With the impact force generated by the collision, his speed increased by three times, and he flew forward like a kite with a broken string. At the same time, he forced himself to swallow back the blood that was rushing up his throat.
"Hmm? Such a strange spiritual power, so condensed and overbearing!"
Elder Xuanqing was surprised again. The other party was clearly in the late Jindan stage, but the quality of the spiritual power was far beyond that of the same level, and even had an ancient meaning that made him feel a little uneasy.
The two men, one chasing and the other fleeing, instantly alarmed the patrolling disciples of Taixu Palace.
"who!"
"stop!"
Several sword lights and some low-level spells came towards Yun Chen to block him.
Yun Chen's eyes were calm, and his body flashed repeatedly in the narrow space, avoiding most of the attacks like a swimming fish. For those that he really couldn't avoid, he would use clever strength to deflect them, or take them head-on, and would never fight to the end.
Although he was a direct disciple of the Divine Thunder Palace, the Taixu Palace would not dare to do anything to him even if he was discovered.
But after all, I was eavesdropping first. If I get caught... I would be... so embarrassed.