Chapter 1086: Chapter 1085: Awareness
At this moment, Ling Chen had just left Qinglong Town. He headed all the way northeast, and after about the time it takes an incense stick to burn, he arrived at a region densely covered in waterways.
This place was already close to the Coastal Area. The land farther away was shrouded in a thick layer of cloud, and from there, faintly, there seemed to be some unusual fluctuations, transmitting over through the Void.
Feeling these fluctuations, Ling Chen couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow. The region where these waves were coming from was likely either a forbidden ground of this Continent, or an absolute death zone...
If he had the time, he wouldn’t mind going to stir up some trouble there.
It was just that in the current situation, he decided to forget it.
Just as Ling Chen was about to leave, suddenly, in the waters ahead, the mist parted, and a moon-white ship slowly sailed out from within.
From a distance, on that ship there were clearly some figures in white clothes, both men and women, though women were in the majority, probably about seventy percent.
"Hm? This ship seems to be coming precisely from the direction of that fluctuation?"
Ling Chen’s surprised gaze fell on that ship. With his experience, he could tell that these young men and women all had extraordinary bearing and were far from weak in strength, all having reached at least the Sky Apex Realm. They were probably Disciples of some Sect.
In that case, the direction those fluctuations came from, that region, was most likely a Sect Secret Realm.
On the deck.
Among those men and women in white, the ones in the lead were clearly a man and a woman. The man’s looks leaned toward the feminine side; his features made him look almost like a woman, only between his brows there was a trace of viciousness. The woman beside him, by contrast, appeared much more gentle and demure, dignified and serene.
"Elder Sister Lin, after being cooped up in the Sect for so long, we finally have a chance to get out and breathe. This time we have to go have some real fun in Jiankang City."
The feminine youth showed a faint smile on his face as he spoke.
"Don’t just think about playing. We have proper business to attend to on this trip. If we delay the Second Elder’s important matter, she won’t let you off."
The gentle woman shook her head, looking somewhat helpless as she spoke.
"That’s true, but with Elder Sister leading the team this time, there’s naturally no need for your junior brother to worry."
The feminine youth smiled with a hint of flattery. At this moment, his gaze also swept around, and he suddenly caught sight of a young figure not far away.
This young figure was dressed in white, a sword at his waist; it was precisely Ling Chen, who happened to be passing by.
"Hm? There’s actually someone right in this vicinity. Isn’t that a bit too coincidental? This person is very likely a spy. The Second Elder did instruct us that in going out of the Sect this time, we must not let outsiders know. Should we get rid of him?"
The feminine youth’s eyes slanted toward Ling Chen in the distance, and a fierce light suddenly surged within them.
"Forget it, that’s just your subjective guess. Why would we take an irrelevant person’s life for no reason?"
The gentle woman frowned. This junior brother of hers was good in every respect, except that he was a bit too ruthless, which was something she quite disliked.
"Besides, this person is using Flight of the Sword. From the looks of it, he seems to have mastered an ancient Swordsmanship—the Sword Controlling Technique. He’s not someone easy to provoke."
The gentle woman cast a distant glance at Ling Chen, and her gaze immediately became grave.
"Sword Controlling Technique?"
Hearing those three words, the feminine youth’s expression also changed slightly. Clearly, he had likewise heard of the great name of the Sword Controlling Technique.
In that case, they would temporarily let this person off.
At this moment, Ling Chen’s gaze also happened to meet that of the gentle woman and the feminine youth. He saw the gentle woman give him a slight smile, and Ling Chen naturally returned a smile of his own.
He had always been the kind of person who, if others gave him three points of face, would return seven. Now that this gentle woman had taken the initiative to show goodwill, how could Ling Chen casually slap it away for no reason?
Watching that ship sail off into the distance, Ling Chen also prepared to leave. Just then, however, a voice of the Human Emperor suddenly sounded in his mind.
"Kid, it seems someone’s locked on to you."
"Oh? They came this fast?"
Ling Chen’s expression changed slightly. He’d known the Azure Dragon Family would move quickly, but he hadn’t expected them to move this quickly.
Moreover, Yangzhou was such a vast place, and his current position was already quite a distance from the Tianyan Mountain Range. How had the other side found him in such a short time?
"Two Saint level cultivators have arrived. They should undoubtedly be coming for you."
The Human Emperor’s voice seemed to ponder for a moment before speaking.
"They send two Saints right off the bat? They really think highly of me."
Ling Chen let out a cold laugh. To deal with him, a mere Sky Apex Realm brat, the Huangfu Clan had actually dispatched two Saints to hunt him down. It seemed they truly harbored a will to kill, determined to put him to death.
"How far are those two from here?"
Ling Chen asked next.
"Around ten li. You won’t be able to run. They seem to have already locked onto your position and are rushing here at full speed."
The Human Emperor said.
"Then I’ll just have a little fun with them."
A faint arc lifted at the corner of Ling Chen’s mouth. Since he couldn’t escape, he could only grit his teeth and face it head-on.
To tangle with two Saints—just hearing it sounded like quite a thrilling affair.
With a flip of his palm, Ling Chen took out a wine gourd from his Heavenly Mansion Ring. At a time like this, this fine wine could finally be put to use.
It was said that the Taibai Sword Immortal, after drinking a dou of wine, could chant a hundred timeless poems and create a hundred world-shaking Swordsmanship moves, then battle Experts of the Eight Wastes and Ten Directions.
Ling Chen couldn’t reach that level, but he was at least half an inheritor of the Taibai Sword Immortal. Even if he could only achieve a tenth of that, it would be more than enough.
Without overthinking it, Ling Chen grabbed the gourd, uncorked it, and poured the wine fiercely down his throat.
Only by drinking enough fine wine could he unleash the power of the Green Lotus Sword Song to the fullest.
After Ling Chen drank down more than half the gourd, a flush appeared on his face, and a sharp gleam suddenly surfaced in his eyes.
What came next would be a vicious battle.
With that thought, Ling Chen’s figure moved and suddenly vanished from where he stood.
An hour later.
Two figures appeared in the sky above a certain part of the water region.
"Damn it, does this brat somehow know we’re tracking him? I’ve noticed he seems to be running in circles with us."
The gray-robed elder looked around in all directions, a gloomy light flashing abruptly in his eyes.
"Mm, he should have noticed. Otherwise, he would already have fallen into our hands."
A cold light flickered in Capture God’s eyes. "To think that this mere Sky Apex Realm brat actually has some ability. But it’s a pity—he still won’t escape the palm of this seat."
In his palm, a Treasure shaped like a compass suddenly appeared. As True Qi poured into it, the pointer inside shook violently and then abruptly stopped at due east.
"He’s in that direction, no more than five li away. After him!"
The chill in Capture God’s eyes seemed to solidify. With a loud shout, he and the gray-robed elder shot out, turning into twin streaks of light that vanished at the horizon.
