Chapter 801 - 241: East Sea Captured
The Jing’an Hall received an alert, so they instructed me to lead people over to search."
Chen Yan intentionally feigned surprise: "An intruder has sneaked in? This... how did they avoid the Mountain Protecting Array?"
Zhao Wuji shook his head, his expression very serious: "We do not know. The sect’s Mountain Protecting Array is flawless, yet somehow this thief used some strange method to infiltrate without triggering any attack or alert from the array, coming in silently."
He paused for a moment, then continued slowly, "Now, the elders of the Outer Sect have all been alarmed. I am leading people to search the residences of the outer-court preparatory disciples, while several other elders have taken people to search important places like the scripture depository."
The people in the courtyard searched in vain and quickly left. Those searching the nearby courtyards also came out and gathered outside the gate with Zhao Wuji and the others to report their search results to him.
After listening, Zhao Wuji’s expression became even more serious. He waved his hand and whispered, "Leave some people to guard the entrances and exits around the outer court, and the rest come with me to check the menial tasks area again!"
After saying this, he took a deep breath: "Everyone, stay alert. An intruder has entered, the elders are furious, and we’ve already called senior brothers from the Inner Sect to help. All vital places of the Outer Sect have activated their arrays, there’s no way for this thief to escape!"
After giving instructions, Zhao Wuji was about to leave when he glanced at Chen Yan standing in the courtyard. An idea struck him, and he approached Chen Yan.
"Junior Brother Shanhe, with the sect facing such an incident, there might be chaos for a while. You should stay in the courtyard and not wander around." Saying this, he added, "Even the preparatory disciples attending class at the lecture hall have been kept there. The entire Outer Sect is under quarantine and control. The instruction is to search area by area.
The thief has special skills in hiding, so we can only divide and separate different areas to restrict movement. This method is used to compress the thief’s activity space, trying to corner him in one spot."
Chen Yan sighed intentionally: "Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother. I won’t leave the courtyard today."
He seemed a bit regretful: "I originally wanted to visit the scripture building, but I guess I can’t today."
Zhao Wuji smiled: "Hmm, stay put here and be patient. Besides... most of the people in the courtyard are unlikely to return today; they’re detained at the lecture location. The elders have decreed that we must catch this person!
This person managed to silently bypass the Mountain Protecting Array, which is a significant matter that must be investigated!"
Finishing these words, Zhao Wuji led the people away. Chen Yan slowly closed the courtyard door but did not go back to his room. Instead, he sat on a stone bench in the courtyard, resting his face on his hand, seemingly staring into space at the gate.
After waiting for a while, there was no more activity outside; it was evident the searchers had all left. But according to Zhao Wuji, by now the outer courtyard area, where the preparatory disciples lived, should have been left guarded.
This method of cutting off areas, isolating searches, and compressing the thief’s activity space was indeed handled very skillfully.
Chen Yan listened attentively, even extending his divine sense. Only after confirming no one was outside did he take a deep breath and slowly stand up from the stone bench.
He clasped his hands behind his back, seemingly pacing back and forth in the courtyard. After taking a few steps, he arrived beside a flower terrace on the right side of the courtyard. He sighed again, talking to himself, "I didn’t expect this to happen. I wonder if tonight’s meal will be delivered on time..."
Saying this, he seemed to stretch lazily with open hands.
At this moment, Chen Yan suddenly spun around!!
He had already rapidly applied a "Law Order·Escape Rune Technique" to himself, moving as swiftly as the wind, and with just one step, he leaped to the side, next to a piece of bluestone by the flower terrace!
With a snap, Chen Yan’s hand moved like lightning, slapping an "Unmoving as a Mountain" talisman paper onto the bluestone!
The bluestone immediately let out a hum, and then shook violently, transforming into a human figure.
Chen Yan’s expression turned cold as he raised his hand, spreading the fingers of his right hand wide, simultaneously shooting out five "Finger Swords"!
The figure on the ground rolled away, almost instantly breaking free from the hold of the "Unmoving as a Mountain" talisman paper.
As he rolled two steps away, the ground behind him got hit by five Finger Swords, directly cutting the stone slabs into pieces.
Yet, the figure quickly sprung up, with a flick of his sleeve releasing a blade of sharp silver light, directly aiming at Chen Yan’s face!
Chen Yan rapidly retreated, yet the blade edge pressed continuously toward his nose tip. With a blink, he had retreated seven or eight steps. Under the effect of the "Escape Rune Technique," Chen Yan moved exceedingly fast, yet still couldn’t shake off the blade!
The sword tip was merely a fist’s distance away from his nose tip, and seeing that he was nearly backed into a corner with no retreat, he finally freed his hand, quickly executing a technique. A burst of golden light appeared over Chen Yan’s body.
Under the defensive effect of the Golden Light Technique, the sword tip struck the golden light, producing a "wave" sound.
The golden light shimmered, and Chen Yan was shocked to see that the often used, robustly defensive Golden Light Technique had, under this one strike, developed visible cracks. In the blink of an eye, the golden light was crisscrossed with web-like fissures!
Watching as the blade tip nearly shattered the golden light barrier, piercing into the golden light a fraction.