The sky grew darker as dusk approached.
A lone figure was traversing through the plains. His posture was straight and his long hair had been casually pulled behind his head, revealing a defined and handsome face.
A simple black blade and a sinister great bow that seemed to be made from bones were slung across his back
This person was naturally Lin Xun.
He had been traveling alone since leaving Haze City.
Lin Xun had camped in the wilderness for the past two days and did not encounter any danger besides a few foolish wild beasts.
Despite this, he did not dare to be careless. The enemy this time was from the Forbidden City and was so powerful that they even made a powerful expert from Black Glory Sacred Hall turn traitor. Since they intended to stop him from entering the Forbidden City, they would definitely be sending their most elite forces.
To ensure that he would be ready for battle at any time, Lin Xun made sure the Flowing Light Blade and the mysterious No-Nonsense Bow were easily accessible.
Meanwhile, he also maintained a unique pace when traveling to conserve his energy as much as possible.
These were techniques he had learned from Blood Kill Camp. Although they seemed insignificant, they would reveal their true value when he encountered danger.Under the setting sun, Lin Xun’s figure flitted through the foliage like a wisp of smoke. It was almost impossible to detect him unless someone looked closely.
It’s been two days. The enemy should have already sensed my presence…they might have already set ambushes on the road ahead.
Lin Xun thought as he traveled.
According to the map, this plains was known as the Blood Wolf Plains and encompassed a huge area of over a hundred square miles. Blood wolf packs were often spotted in the area, hence the name.
For Lin Xun, the blood wolf packs were of little threat, but the plains were very dangerous. The terrain was too flat and there was no place to hide beside the grass, making it very easy to be spotted.
However, there was nothing else he could do. Lin Xun needed to pass through Blood Wolf Plains to reach the Forbidden City and the enemy only needed to dispatch a few scouts to discover him.
Oh?
Lin Xun suddenly caught sight of what resembled a black dot high in the sky. Due to the distance, he could not get a proper look.
He immediately frowned. From what he knew, the enemy would not dispatch cultivators above the Spirit Dipper stage. This meant that Spirit Sea experts that had the ability to fly could not appear.
Hence, it could be concluded that even if the black dot was a cultivator, it could not have been dispatched by the enemy.
By this time, Lin Xun had already familiarized himself with the situation in the Blood Wolf Plains and knew that the native birds and other flying creatures were only able to reach altitudes of a thousand feet. However, the black dot was at an altitude of at least ten thousand feet!
As such, he concluded that the black dot was not from the Blood Wolf Plains.
Lin Xun thoughtfully remarked, “Interesting.”
Although Lin Xun still did not encounter any danger, he did not relax but instead grew increasingly vigilant.
Because the night was about to arrive!
The night was always the best natural environment for an assassination attempt. If the enemy wanted to set up an ambush, there was no way they wouldn’t utilize this unique environment.
The night eventually engulfed the sky, leaving the Blood Wolf Plains in pitch-black darkness. Mournful ghost-like wolf howls could occasionally be heard far away, making the atmosphere extremely eerie.
Rustle~~
The night breeze blew across the grass, making it ripple like waves. The rustling noises made it sound as if lonely ghosts were swishing about in the darkness, adding a strange, sinister feeling to the atmosphere.
Lin Xun stopped advancing. It was too dangerous to travel at this time.
He chose a spot with thick grass and took out a bronze disc-like object.
It was called an alarm device that had sixteen rune arrays carved onto it. It was powered by aeth stones and, when activated, it sent out an invisible energy pulse.
Within a hundred feet radius, any cultivator who approached would break the invisible energy pulse and alert the user.
The most amazing part was that the invisible energy pulse was very faint and undetectable by cultivators below the Heaven Ascension stage.
The only downside was its high consumption rate of aeth stones. As such, Lin Xun would never use it under ordinary circumstances.
This was one of the trinkets Lin Xun had made before leaving Haze City and it could not be bought on the market.
After setting up the alarm device, Lin Xun sat down and began to meditate.
His cultivation had long reached the perfect Human Dipper stage and he fully possessed the potential to attack the Earth Dipper stage.
However, Lin Xun was not in a hurry. His current cultivation was akin to a cup of water that had been filled to the brim. When the water overflowed, his cultivation would naturally ascend and there was no need to force anything.
This natural ascension method would not only dig out a cultivator’s greatest potential but also give the cultivator a strong foundation that far surpassed his or her peers!
Under the night sky, Lin Xun’s expression was serene like the water in an old well. His aura was akin to a sheathed sword, ready to strike at the right opportunity.
On the surface, no energy undulations of any sort were visible. Inside his body, however, a vast sea of dipper power boiled vigorously and gave off an illusory azure-blue glow as it was continuously refined by Storm Grinder.
Less than two hours later, Lin Xun’s heart suddenly throbbed. He immediately stopped cultivating and opened his eyes.
The invisible energy pulse from the alarm device had begun to disintegrate.
“So they’ve come…”
A cold light flashed in Lin Xun’s black eyes. He noiselessly rose to his feet and retrieved the alarm device. With the bow on his back, he began crawling through the thick grass like a calm and alert panther as his mind-sea spread out like a ripple.
In the black ink-like darkness, several figures had appeared a hundred feet away. They slowly advanced without making any noise like ghosts from hell.
However, these nearly unnoticeable figures were clearly picked up by Lin Xun’s sharp senses.
Five, ten, twenty…
Lin Xun calmly identified that there were a total of thirty cultivators closing in on him from all directions.
They were dressed in black and had covered their faces. Their auras were stable and their movements were coordinated, indicating that they were well-trained.
However, Lin Xun remained as cool as ice. The only thing he did not understand was how they had found him.
If he did not figure this out, the enemy would be able to home in on him like sharks that had smelt blood no matter where he went or hid.
However, this was not the time to think about such things.
Lin Xun immediately drew the No-Nonsense Bow and gently pulled the blood-red bowstring with his fingertips.
The No-Nonsense Bow was a mysterious aeth weapon that he had obtained by chance. When used, a cold, indifferent, and extremely terrifying aura would surge out from within the bow.
Lin Xun's thoughts and feelings seemed to vanish as he entered a unique state of absolute calm.
At the same time, the surroundings seemed to change around him. The sound of the wind, insects, air flow, breathing of the enemies…everything had turned incomparably clear.
Lin Xun instantly locked onto one of the cultivators. His aura was the strongest and was clearly their leader.
His fingers released the bowstring without any hesitation and a mysterious flowing-water-like light rose from the white bone bow. In an instant, an invisible aeth arrow soundlessly pierced through the air and disappeared into the night.
Thud!
A hundred feet away, one of the advancing cultivators suddenly felt a pain in his neck. In the next instant, his entire body was blown away. He landed on the ground and did not rise again.
“Big Brother!”
An alarmed cry tore through the night as someone rushed over, only to find that their ‘Big Brother’ was already dead. His vacant eyes bulged from their sockets and there was a bloody hole in his throat. His expression was still frozen in terror and confusion as if he did not dare to believe what had just happened.
A confused voice sounded from the darkness, “What’s going on?”
Before the person could reply, cultivators at different locations began to drop one after another before they could react. Their throats were pierced by aeth arrows, instantly killing them amidst spurts of blood.
The attacks happened too quickly. None of the cultivators could even scream before they died.
The sudden scene immediately caused everything to descend into chaos.
“Shit! The target has already discovered us!”
“The situation has changed, kill him!”
“Quick! We can’t give him any time to shoot again!”
Loud shouts rang out as figures charged out from different locations on the plains and dashed toward Lin Xun.
By this time, Lin Xun had already put away the No-Nonsense Bow and pulled out the Flowing Light Blade. Despite the relatively close distance, he had used the bow to catch them off guard. Since the enemy had now responded, he could only change his strategy.
“Kill!”
For cultivators, a hundred feet could be crossed in an instant. A cultivator soon arrived and swung his sword from overhead.
Shiingg~
Sword light flashed, tearing apart the pitch-black darkness of the night.
Lin Xun did not dodge and instead charged forward with his blade. His black eyes were filled with endless cold indifference.
Bang!
The Flowing Light Blade shattered the sword light in a flash. Lin Xun took the opportunity to advance and beheaded the enemy with a swing of his blade.
By the time he completed this, four or five cultivators had arrived from different directions, clearly intending to surround him.
With a cold snort, the Flowing Light Blade flew through the air and rapidly hacked out numerous illusory blade-shadows.