728: Hongwei Black Robe

Lin Yang still smiled and politely refused the shopkeeper's renewed invitation.

Joining a family would inevitably restrict his freedom.

He was already accustomed to the life of a rogue cultivator.

As for advanced Formation Array inheritances, there were many other ways to obtain them.

Leaving the Yun Family's shop, Lin Yang returned to his residence and began to cultivate diligently, aiming to break through to the fourth level of Dao Above.

After some time, he naturally broke through to the fourth level of Dao Above.

"While I've just broken through and my state is excellent, I'll refine advanced killing formations."

After breaking through, Lin Yang immediately took out advanced formation flags and began to refine the advanced killing formation of the Dao Above level that he had comprehended.

He failed twice and succeeded six times.

The success rate could be said to be quite high.

Subsequently, Lin Yang exited seclusion.

He didn't plan to sell these advanced Formation Arrays to the Yun Family's shop again; instead, he intended to exchange resources with Shi Jie and the others.

Yes, after such a long time, they had all accumulated some resources and planned to gather again to exchange them.

Lin Yang left the rogue cultivator stronghold and headed to Baichi City.

This time, he was still the first to arrive. After waiting for a few days, Shi Jie and Xin Hao arrived one after another.

Li Liping didn't come this time.

Firstly, he was a sect disciple, and sometimes his movements weren't so free.

Secondly, he hadn't yet been able to refine higher-grade Dao weapons, so he decided not to come to exchange materials for now.

All the resources accumulated by Shi Jie and Xin Hao were exchanged with Lin Yang, who purchased intermediate and advanced Formation Arrays.

"With these Formation Arrays from Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, it will be much safer to go out in the future," Shi Jie chuckled.

Xin Hao also nodded.

Both of them were from families and weren't as free as Lin Yang. Sometimes they had to undertake certain missions, and with Formation Arrays protecting them, their safety was greatly enhanced.

"You two should prioritize your own safety; there's no need to push yourselves too hard," Lin Yang admonished.

The two exchanged glances and both nodded: "Fellow Daoist, rest assured, we both understand."

Lin Yang said no more, and the three of them toasted each other.

A few days later, the gathering concluded.

Lin Yang didn't immediately return to the rogue cultivator stronghold; instead, he went to the large shops in the city.

He wanted to buy more advanced formation flags and other materials. Constantly trading with the Yun Family's shop wasn't very convenient.

Since he was in Baichi City this time, he might as well buy more.

Over the years, his sales of Formation Arrays, coupled with the considerable resources he had just exchanged with Shi Jie and Xin Hao, meant he now had a small accumulation of wealth.

"I also need to start preparing the materials for Dao Fire Pill in advance."

As Lin Yang thought this, he suddenly caught sight of a guy hurrying out of a shop.

With just one glance, Lin Yang's heart inexplicably skipped a beat.

"This guy... why do I feel like I've seen him somewhere before?"

Lin Yang stared at the person's back. The other party was a Dao Fire Realm ninth-level cultivator, and his face was very unfamiliar.

But Lin Yang just inexplicably felt as if he had seen him somewhere.

This made him a little puzzled.

And just as he shook his head, thinking it might be a 錯覺, something seemed to click in a flash of lightning, and his eyes instantly changed.

"This figure and aura are a bit like that Black-robed person who ambushed me back then..."

Lin Yang's heart lurched, and in an instant, he understood why he felt a sense of familiarity.

Although the Black-robed person who ambushed him back then had never shown his face, at this moment, Lin Yang still trusted his intuition.

The intuition of high-level cultivators is very accurate!

Immediately, he changed direction, no longer bothering to buy resources, and silently blended into the crowd, chasing after that guy.

He wanted to see who this person really was.

Following him all the way, it wasn't long before the person seemed to sense something and kept looking back frequently.

Clearly, this guy's intuition was not weak either.

Lin Yang dared not follow too closely.

Mainly because he was in the city, and he couldn't completely conceal himself.

There were many experts in the city, and if he aroused the curiosity of some powerful cultivators, it could easily ruin things.

So he just maintained a normal level, not enough to attract curious observation from others.

Before long, Lin Yang saw the person meet up with several others in the distance.

The two parties were talking about something.

Seeing this, Lin Yang's expression changed slightly. He immediately retreated quickly, blended into the crowd, and slipped into a nearby shop.

For no other reason.

It was because among the people that guy met, there were cultivators in the Dao Fire Realm.

Under circumstances where he couldn't completely conceal himself, he could easily be discovered by the other party.

Fortunately, within the city, one couldn't casually release large-scale spiritual sense, otherwise, he might have been exposed immediately.

After entering the shop to hide, Lin Yang's heart pounded twice.

Because among those people, two were wearing the disciple robes of the Hongwei Sect!

"They are disciples of the Hongwei Sect? Was it them who deliberately disguised themselves as Tiankun Sect members to ambush me back then?!"

Lin Yang took two deep breaths, forcing himself to calm down, but his heart was filled with shock.

The Hongwei Sect had always appeared relatively indifferent and neutral, even having a good reputation, yet they would do such a thing!

Lin Yang's eyes flickered: "What a Hongwei Sect."

The entire Baichi City region knew about the animosity between the Moon Shadow Sect and the Tiankun Sect. Although the Hongwei Sect's move was risky, as long as it was done cleanly, no one would suspect it was them. Everyone would subconsciously assume it was the Tiankun Sect.

At this moment, Lin Yang even suspected that the reason the Moon Shadow Sect and the Tiankun Sect had reached their current state of conflict was due to the Hongwei Sect secretly fanning the flames.

As for their reason for doing so, it was simple: if the Moon Shadow Sect and the Tiankun Sect fought to the death, they could naturally reap the benefits of the conflict.

But the problem was, after all these years, hadn't the Moon Shadow Sect and the Tiankun Sect discovered anything?

This point left Lin Yang somewhat puzzled.

"Are they completely unaware, or do they know a little, but due to the current state of the two sects, they can't manage much else and can only bite the bullet and fight each other?"

Lin Yang muttered to himself.

He was also hesitant about whether to tell the Moon Shadow Sect about this matter.

Although he was no longer a Moon Shadow Sect disciple, the Hongwei Sect's ruthlessness back then meant that among the new disciples, none survived except for him, Shi Jie, Xin Hao, and Li Liping.

Perhaps the Hongwei Sect was still looking for an opportunity to eliminate the four of them to prevent anything from being exposed.

However, the Moon Shadow Sect itself was already in a precarious situation. If he told them now, the Moon Shadow Sect probably wouldn't openly clash with the Hongwei Sect again.

Furthermore, there was no direct evidence!

Although Lin Yang was certain that the Black-robed person who ambushed him back then and the person he just saw were the same, there was no concrete evidence!

If he didn't speak out, perhaps the Hongwei Sect would still believe that the incident back then was flawlessly executed, a perfect frame-up, and wouldn't risk eliminating him and the other three.

After all, Shi Jie and the others now had families, especially Li Liping, who was a Yuyu Sect disciple. If they were to be eliminated, it would bring a lot of trouble to the Hongwei Sect.

But if he spoke out, it might instead let the Hongwei Sect know that he was aware of the true circumstances of the ambush back then, accelerating the likelihood of the Hongwei Sect moving to silence him.

After weighing the options, Lin Yang ultimately decided not to speak for now.

Firstly, he didn't trust the Moon Shadow Sect with confidentiality.

If he informed them now, the Moon Shadow Sect would certainly not keep it completely confidential for him.

The risk was too great.

Secondly, it was also because he didn't believe that the Moon Shadow Sect was completely unaware that the Hongwei Sect was not as neutral as it appeared on the surface.

The reason they pretended not to know was mostly because they were already mortal enemies with the Tiankun Sect, and it was not advisable to openly add another one.

The Tiankun Sect was also in the same situation.

Therefore, he couldn't inform them for the time being.

"Now, it's roughly equivalent to me being in the dark, and the Hongwei Sect being in the open. In the future, I must be more careful of people from the Hongwei Sect."

Lin Yang's eyes were deep. (End of Chapter)