Chapter 155

Chapter 155: Taking the Initiative

In the valley, Zhou Luo, holding the formation disk, released his mental strength to rapidly survey the terrain and gather the formation.

Behind him, Wang Yu Wei was still unconscious.

For the sake of caution, he deliberately fed her a sedative poison.

This was also to prevent the other party from discovering his secret.

He planned to let her wake up after Liu Fu Chen left.

On the Bagua diagram in the white jade formation disk, flowing brilliance shimmered, then instantly spread out, enveloping the surrounding terrain before finally forming a curtain of light in front of Zhou Luo.

Zhou Luo looked at that curtain of light, manipulated the spiritual brush, and began drawing the formation diagram.

The formation diagram was completed very quickly, and Zhou Luo then placed various formation materials into the white jade formation disk, using spiritual stones to serve as the formation’s foundation.

A moment later, a formation that concealed their figures was complete.

After setting it up, Zhou Luo was physically and mentally exhausted and collapsed heavily onto the ground.

At his neck, the Spirit Xiyu jade glowed faintly and began relieving his fatigue.

He did not choose to sit in meditation and regulate his breath; instead, his eyes fixedly stared at the dense forest outside the valley that had quieted down.

The battle had ended, and Liu Fu Chen would soon come charging over.

He wasn’t sure if this top-quality formation could truly evade the other party’s mental strength detection.

Not long after, Liu Fu Chen stepped on a blue flag and charged over from the darkness.

His face gloomy, he released his mental strength to probe the surroundings.

Powerful mental strength swept across but did not capture any trace of Zhou Luo.

"Strange, where did he go?" Liu Fu Chen muttered to himself.

He had taken only thirty breaths to deal with that magical beast, so the other party couldn’t possibly have escaped the range of his mental strength.

Unless they carried treasure that concealed their figures.

With that thought, his gaze fell upon the valley below.

Zhou Luo, inside the formation, held his breath with absolute focus, not daring to make the slightest movement.

In the end, Liu Fu Chen just glanced at it and then moved away toward another direction, disappearing into the darkness.

Seeing this, Zhou Luo did not relax but continued to suppress his aura, remaining motionless.

Fifteen minutes later, Liu Fu Chen walked out from the darkness, frowning.

Sure enough, he had not left and was still waiting in secret.

Although, due to the formation, he hadn’t captured Zhou Luo’s aura,

yet Liu Fu Chen always felt they were nearby, so he simply decided to stay there and wait.

"I wonder how long you can hold out."

Liu Fu Chen stood on a tree, scanning the surroundings.

No matter what methods the other party used, they ultimately couldn’t hide for long.

He had the patience to wait it out.

Zhou Luo hadn’t expected the old fellow would stubbornly linger nearby.

The spiritual stones within the formation could only sustain it for about a day.

If the other party refused to leave, he’d have to devise another plan.

After two hours, Wang Tong and the others arrived.

"Master, they managed to escape," Wang Tong said respectfully, his voice trembling slightly as he stood before his master.

He was referring to Lin San and his companions.

Liu Fu Chen sat cross-legged atop a massive boulder, calmly replying, "Let them be. Instruct the other disciples to cordon off and search within a ten-li radius of this area."

"Report immediately if you find signs of either of those two."

Lin San’s escape was within his expectations.

Were it not for his physical injuries, he would have pursued them immediately.

But precisely because this weakness existed, being discovered by the Qinyuan Sect at such a time would cause greater losses than gains.

So, helplessly, he had no choice but to let them go for now.

However, Zhou Luo and that woman from the Wang Family, he would not forsake them.

He might as well use this period to heal his injuries.

Wang Tong acknowledged the order and departed.

Subsequently, the other disciples of the Hehuan Sect began searching the area, including the valley.

Yet, if even Liu Fu Chen could not detect them, those disciples naturally found nothing.

The problem was, if this stalemate continued, the spiritual energy within the stones would eventually deplete.

Zhou Luo sat cross-legged beside Wang Yu Wei, also beginning to regulate his breath and ponder countermeasures.

…

Jiang City.

As dawn broke, Lin San and the others appeared overhead in their flying boat.

Seeing the familiar walls of the city, everyone aboard expressed the joy of survival following calamity.

Only Lin Xin remained anxiously worried, lost in unknown thoughts.

On this expedition to the Longfeng Mountain range, Lin San had led over forty cultivators.

Almost all those at the fifth layer of Qi Refinement had been annihilated, leaving only a sparse few.

Those at the sixth layer of Qi Refinement had been reduced from ten to just four.

As for those at the Qi Refinement seventh level, Lin Dong was gravely wounded but had miraculously survived.

Lin San was depleted of spiritual energy and had lost all combat strength.

Of the remaining two, one still retained fighting capacity, while the other, severely injured by Wang Tong, had been forced to remain behind.

He was likely now captured by the Hehuan Sect.

After returning to the manor in Jiang City, Lin San activated the guardian formation as soon as possible.

"Lin Fang, immediately ask the Lin Family for aid."

In the main hall, Lin San said to the only capable Qi Refinement seventh level cultivator with a serious expression.

After this battle, the Lin Family’s defensive forces in Jiang City were greatly weakened.

If they didn’t request help in time, they might attract the attention of ill-intentioned people.

Especially the Lu Family.

They had long wanted to capture this city.

The Qinyuan Sect encouraged strife among long-life families, as long as it didn’t affect their annual collection of cultivation resources from these forces.

Once the Lu Family discovered Jiang City’s situation, they would certainly attack the city without hesitation.

They had to make preparations early.

Lin Fang nodded and left.

At this time, Lin Xin walked in.

Lin San rose hurriedly to greet her: "Third Young Lady."

"Uncle Lin, sit down," Lin Xin indicated for him to sit.

"Third Young Lady, I’m very sorry about Miss Yu Wei," Lin San said with an apologetic expression.

Lin Xin pursed her lips and only said: "After the family sends someone, we’ll search for her again."

"Rest assured, the family will certainly arrange for an elder to come then," Lin San said.

"En, matters in the city will still trouble you, Uncle Lin; we must not have any disorder," Lin Xin said in a clear, cold voice.

"You can rest assured about this; as long as I live, Jiang City will not be in disorder," Lin San said confidently.

…

Longfeng Mountain range.

The news of the battle that occurred on the outermost perimeter last night had already spread among the cultivators.

This battle was much more intense than before, naturally drawing the attention of many cultivators.

But when they saw Hehuan Sect disciples present, they tacitly chose to leave.

In Longfeng Mountain range, this evil sect under the banner of Hehuan Sect was considered an extremely powerful force.

Although previously the Qinyuan Sect had suppressed them.

But it wasn’t easy to wipe them out completely; after fleeing to Longfeng Mountain range, the Qinyuan Sect couldn’t easily manage them.

After all, this place was vast and extremely dangerous; searching for them would consume a lot of energy and time.

But it was estimated that news from here would soon reach the Qinyuan Sect.

This, Liu Fu Chen naturally knew.

Therefore, after a night of fruitless searching, he personally began to search.

If he hadn’t found it before the Qinyuan Sect arrived, he would have no choice but to give up.

In the hidden formation, Zhou Luo naturally thought of this.

But looking at the gradually dimming spiritual stones, he knew he couldn’t hold out until the Qinyuan Sect arrived.

At this moment, he had to take the initiative to fight in order to beg for some chance of survival.

Gazing at that group of Hehuan Sect disciples, a fierce gleam flashed in Zhou Luo’s eyes.