727: Full of doubts

"You are Lin Yang, right?" One of the Tiankun Sect disciples asked directly, though it was a question, his tone was assertive.

"It's me." Lin Yang didn't deny it.

Since the other party found him so precisely, they must have investigated him. Denying it would be meaningless and would only make him appear guilty.

"Heh heh, Lin Yang, you probably know who we are and why we're here."

The Tiankun Sect disciple spoke directly again:

"Two disciples of our sect disappeared in Mirror Lake ten thousand years ago. According to our investigation, you were also at Mirror Lake during that time. Have you seen them?"

Lin Yang looked at the two, his eyes flickering slightly, and shook his head.

"Haven't seen them? Then did you sense any power fluctuations or see anyone fighting during that time?" The other party asked again.

"Not at all." Lin Yang still shook his head.

Mirror Lake is vast, and his cultivation was only at the Third Level of Dao Above. It was normal for him to say he couldn't sense anything.

"Is that so?" The Tiankun Sect disciple narrowed his eyes, suddenly increasing his imposing aura, and said coldly, "Are you sure you haven't seen Lan Gang and Zi Hong?"

Lin Yang ignored the imposing aura and said indifferently, "I don't seem to have an obligation to cooperate with you, do I?"

The two men's imposing aura suddenly paused, then they laughed: "You're right, you don't have an obligation to cooperate with us, but you were a former Moon Shadow Sect disciple and were in Mirror Lake during that time. If you don't cooperate, you know what the consequences will be."

Lin Yang still said indifferently, "I've already said what I needed to say. For anything else, you can ask others."

"Heh heh, it seems you really don't know. In that case, we'll take our leave." The two Tiankun Sect members exchanged glances, didn't say anything more, and turned to leave.

This somewhat surprised Lin Yang.

These two guys came to him just for such a simple inquiry?

This was very strange.

After all, if they suspected him, they could easily find an opportunity to abduct and interrogate him.

Asking openly certainly wouldn't yield any results.

But if they didn't suspect him... Lin Yang felt there was no reason not to suspect him.

After all, he had injured that Black-robed person at the Ninth Level of Dao Above back then.

Since the Black-robed person didn't die, he would definitely speak of it upon his return.

He was absolutely worthy of suspicion.

But looking at these two Tiankun Sect disciples now, it seemed they didn't particularly care about him, appearing to be just making routine inquiries.

This was indeed very strange.

Unless, the Black-robed person had not spoken of the situation at the time, even now, after returning.

But this possibility was too small.

After all, only the four of them survived back then, so the Black-robed person's failure to kill them would definitely require an explanation.

Once explained, his suspicion level would skyrocket.

But now, only two ordinary disciples came, asked a few questions, and left. This was not normal.

Suddenly, Lin Yang couldn't help but come up with another bold conjecture.

"Could it be... the Black-robed person who ambushed them back then wasn't a Tiankun Sect disciple?"

Lin Yang's eyes flickered.

In the current situation, it seemed that only this possibility would prevent the Tiankun Sect and Lan Zhi from focusing their true suspicions on him.

If that group of Black-robed people back then wasn't from the Tiankun Sect, then the current points of confusion would make sense.

Since the Black-robed person was not a Tiankun Sect disciple, the Tiankun Sect naturally wouldn't know the specifics of the ambush at the time, and thus wouldn't particularly suspect him.

But the question is, if that group of Black-robed people back then wasn't Tiankun disciples, then who could they be?

Especially since the Moon Shadow Sect later retaliated, and the Tiankun Sect did not deny it.

"There must be some problem in one of the links." Lin Yang's eyes flickered, feeling the matter was becoming increasingly bizarre.

Besides the Tiankun Sect, which other force would ambush their group back then?

The Moon Shadow Sect didn't have any other major enemies.

"Could it be a frame-up? Did another force act to frame the Tiankun Sect?"

Lin Yang mumbled, feeling more and more confused.

"Forget it, I won't think about it for now. Regardless of whether the Tiankun Sect particularly suspects me, I need to be cautious."

After a while, Lin Yang rubbed his temples, deciding not to think about it anymore for now.

He also planned not to leave the rogue cultivator stronghold for a short period, to prevent the Tiankun Sect from secretly making a move.

Within the rogue cultivator stronghold, the Tiankun Sect wouldn't dare to act openly.

Let's observe the situation for a while first... Lin Yang, however, didn't know that the situation was actually not much different from what he had guessed.

He wasn't the only one at Mirror Lake during that time period back then.

His cultivation was insufficient, so he was indeed not a primary suspect, which is why those two disciples merely questioned him casually.

Otherwise, they certainly wouldn't have come to his door, but would have found an opportunity to secretly abduct and interrogate him.

Unfortunately, Lin Yang didn't know these things; otherwise, he would have been able to definitively conclude that the Black-robed person who ambushed them back then was not a Tiankun Sect disciple, instead of merely speculating as he was now... Time flew by, and another ten thousand years passed.

During these ten thousand years, Lin Yang never left the rogue cultivator stronghold, dedicating all his time to studying Formation Arrays, refining Formation Arrays, and occasionally cultivating.

He successfully comprehended an advanced killing Formation Array on his own.

His cultivation was just a little short of breaking through to the Fourth Level of Dao Above.

This speed was already not slow.

And during these ten thousand years, the Moon Shadow Sect's territory further contracted, with a significant portion being taken over by the Tiankun Sect, Hongwei Sect, and some surrounding forces.

However, it was still quite far from being completely disbanded.

The Moon Shadow Sect Master also possessed peak Nie Kong Realm cultivation. As long as he didn't die, the Moon Shadow Sect wouldn't disband; it would merely face increasingly difficult times, having to cede most of its territory and resources.

"First, I'll sell the Formation Arrays I've refined over the years, then make a concerted effort to break through to the Fourth Level of Dao Above."

Lin Yang got up and headed to the shop in the center of the stronghold.

It was still the Yun Family shop.

Over the years, he had made many transactions with the Yun Family shop, and their cooperation had always been pleasant.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, still the same? Selling Formation Arrays for a portion of yuan sand and a portion of materials for refining intermediate Formation Arrays?" The shopkeeper asked with a chuckle.

Lin Yang, however, shook his head slightly and smiled: "This time, besides a portion of intermediate Formation Array materials, I also need several sets of advanced Formation Array materials."

"Oh?" The shopkeeper's eyes moved slightly, "Fellow Daoist Lin has mastered advanced Formation Arrays?"

"Yes." Lin Yang didn't hide it, because he needed to buy corresponding advanced array flags and the like, so it couldn't be concealed.

His answer surprised the shopkeeper somewhat: "Fellow Daoist Lin, it's only been a little over twenty thousand years since you became a Formation Master, and you've already mastered advanced Formation Arrays? Your speed is truly astonishing."

"Just luck." Lin Yang smiled.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Lin is too modest." The shopkeeper also laughed heartily, then extended an invitation: "Fellow Daoist Lin, you might consider joining our Yun Family. We can offer you high-level Formation Array inheritances."

Lin Yang's rapid progress in Formation Arrays made him somewhat valued. (End of this chapter)