753: Reopening the sect

Returning to the Squad, Lin Yang walked at the end of the line, his mind constantly retracing where that strange sense of familiarity had come from.

Since he could feel a sense of familiarity from both the middle-aged male cultivator and this young man, it meant he must have encountered or seen such people before.

Moreover, these were not just people he had met once in passing.

They were people who had left a deep impression on him or whom he was familiar with.

Yet, he did not know many people.

And even fewer had left a deep impression on him.

Lin Yang went through his memories one by one, comparing who that strange sense of familiarity might have come from.

But after going through his mind, he came up with nothing.

This caused his brows to furrow involuntarily.

Seeing him lost in thought, Cheng Fu came to his side and asked, "Lin Yang, what are you thinking about? Why do you seem so distracted?"

He was quite concerned about Lin Yang.

Hearing this, Lin Yang snapped back to reality and shook his head, "I'm not thinking about anything in particular, just something that feels a bit strange."

At this point, he paused to ponder before telling Cheng Fu about how he had consecutively encountered a middle-aged male cultivator and a young man who had both given him a sense of familiarity.

Cheng Fu thought for a moment and asked, "Is the sense of familiarity the middle-aged male cultivator and the young man gave you the same?"

"What I mean is, since you can't find any clues about anyone you know from that sense of familiarity, do they both give you the same feeling?"

Lin Yang recalled for a moment and nodded, "The sense of familiarity they gave me is the same."

"If that's the case, it suggests those two might be close relatives."

Cheng Fu said, "Perhaps those two are together and have a very close relationship, which is why they both give you the same feeling."

Lin Yang looked at him, "You mean they might be from the same clan?"

Cheng Fu nodded, "That's very possible, which is why you felt an identical sense of familiarity from both of them."

Lin Yang became lost in thought.

After a moment, he asked, "Is there any way to investigate them?"

As he spoke, he didn't hide anything, "I left the Squad earlier to follow them, but the other party's perception was very keen. I was afraid of being exposed, so I stopped tracking them. Is there any way to find out where these two are in the city?"

"That's a bit difficult, isn't it? Not to mention the huge flow of people in the city, there's no registration of identity information. Besides, these two might not even live in the city; they could just be passing through."

Cheng Fu shook his head, looked at Lin Yang, and said, "It's just a sense of familiarity; why are you so cautious? Maybe you know other members of their clan and just can't recall them at the moment."

Lin Yang said, "That sense of familiarity is a bit strange. Logically speaking, if I knew them, there would be some karmic connection, which would help determine if they were old acquaintances or enemies, but I can't feel that from them."

This was the point that puzzled Lin Yang.

Being able to evoke a sense of familiarity in his heart proved there had been some interaction.

And if there had been interaction, especially if they were enemies, the impression would definitely be very deep, and he wouldn't fail to notice it.

Yet, he truly could not feel why that sense of familiarity from those two came to be.

"Then what do you mean?" Cheng Fu also became puzzled.

"It's hard to explain." Lin Yang spread his hands.

"Then stop thinking about it. Just walk around the city more. If you see them again, tell me and the Captain, and we'll help you keep an eye out." Cheng Fu said.

"That's all I can do for now." Lin Yang nodded.

For quite a long time after that, Lin Yang patrolled the Baichi City area all day, but he never saw those two or anyone else who gave him that strange sense of familiarity again.

He gradually ignored the matter.

The bustle of Baichi City gradually stabilized.

At first, many people came to see the Ancient Ruins.

But as time passed, those who could come to see it had already done so.

After seeing it once, the fervor gradually dissipated.

Baichi City returned to its original state.

Only occasionally would a few tourists come.

Compared to the initial sightseeing frenzy, it was like heaven and earth.

Baichi City, having experienced the Nì Swarm siege, the Ancient Night Clan infiltration incident, and the Ancient Ruins incident, finally showed signs of returning to peace.

Lin Yang and his team originally thought their mission would end there.

But there were still no new notifications from above.

They remained stationed in Baichi City, but the patrol tasks became relatively easier.

It was no longer as frequent as before.

Lin Yang had more time to cultivate.

Even the Prefecture Army mission contributions he had accumulated were finally enough for him to exchange for a long period of secluded cultivation.

Lin Yang directly applied for the exchange.

At this stage, nothing was more important than increasing his strength.

Lin Yang went into secluded cultivation.

Time flowed on.

Ten thousand years passed.

On this day, Lin Yang broke out of seclusion.

He had not yet broken through to the Late Dao Fire Realm, but the time he had exchanged for was up.

His Prefecture Army contributions were only enough to exchange for ten thousand years of rest time.

However, although he hadn't reached the Late Dao Fire Realm, he was only a hair's breadth away.

After all, the patrol missions were not tight before he went into seclusion, so he had plenty of time to cultivate.

Lin Yang returned to the Squad to carry out patrol duties.

"Captain, are we going to stay in Baichi City forever? Is there still no other mission notification?" Lin Yang couldn't help but ask.

After ten thousand years of seclusion, the Squad was still in Baichi City.

Li Rui said, "I guess so. I don't know the situation either."

To be honest, at this point, even Li Rui himself was a bit confused; he had never encountered such a thing.

A Prefecture Army Squad executing missions in the same place for so many consecutive years was indeed very strange.

Especially since Baichi City was gradually returning to peace, there was really no need for so many Prefecture Army troops to be stationed there.

But currently, apart from their Squad, the original Prefecture Army Squads had not been transferred away either.

Although the tasks were becoming easier and easier, it still felt strange.

"Maybe it's because of that Ancient Ruins," Lin Yang said.

Although that Ancient Ruins was safe now.

But those above probably thought they needed people to guard it, just in case of accidents.

Anyway, the current lightness of the tasks was very good for the whole Squad.

Everyone could take turns, striving for more time to cultivate.

"In the ten thousand years I was in seclusion, did anything worth noting happen?"

Lin Yang asked Cheng Fu.

Cheng Fu shook his head, "Nothing special happened. The days passed as calmly as flowing water, even boring."

Lin Yang didn't speak anymore.

Cheng Fu suddenly added, "Wait, that's not right. For us, nothing worth noting happened, but there is one thing you might be interested in."

"What is it?" Lin Yang looked at him.

Cheng Fu smiled, "That Moon Shadow Sect, in the third millennium after you went into seclusion, reportedly promoted another peak Nie Kong Realm expert, then announced the re-establishment of the sect, and fought with the Tiankun Sect for a while, competing for some resources and territory."

Lin Yang was stunned, "Moon Shadow Sect has re-established the sect?"

He was very surprised.

But thinking about it, it felt reasonable.

After all, so many years had passed since the Moon Shadow Sect closed its sect back then.

It was normal for an elder to break through with all their might.

"The two sects are fighting again now."

Cheng Fu looked at Lin Yang, "If I remember correctly, you were originally a disciple of that Moon Shadow Sect, right?"

Lin Yang nodded, "Yes."

Everyone knew this clearly.

"Then what are your plans now?" Cheng Fu asked, adding, "The Moon Shadow Sect has now recovered its strength, you could consider returning."

"After all, you have such a deep grudge with that Tiankun Sect. Although you are temporarily safe within the Prefecture Army, it is precisely because of your status as a member of the Prefecture Army that you don't have many opportunities to attack people from the Tiankun Sect, and the Prefecture Army won't interfere in sect feuds."

"If you return to the Moon Shadow Sect, it will be different. You can fully spread your wings and take revenge. That Moon Shadow Sect is quite fierce now; after closing the sect for so many years, they snatched back a lot of territory as soon as they made a move."

Cheng Fu was considering this for Lin Yang's sake.

After all, freedom was restricted in the Prefecture Army, and there was no time for dedicated secluded cultivation.

Lin Yang had a great grudge with the elder of the Tiankun Sect, which would eventually have to be resolved, otherwise, it would always be a hidden danger.

But staying in the Prefecture Army, there were almost no opportunities to resolve the feud between the two directly.

Returning to the Moon Shadow Sect would be different.

The two sects already had a feud, so perhaps he could find an opportunity to completely resolve the grudge with the Tiankun Sect.

Lin Yang paused, then shook his head and said, "Let's keep it this way for now. Although returning to the Moon Shadow Sect is not bad, since the two sects are already at it again, it doesn't make much difference whether I go back or not."

"The Tiankun Sect has to deal with the Moon Shadow Sect now, so I guess that Elder Pan won't be able to pay attention to me."

If he were to return to the Moon Shadow Sect now, he wouldn't be afraid that they wouldn't accept him.

After all, he originally came out of the Moon Shadow Sect.

Moreover, after the Moon Shadow Sect closed its sect back then, he spent many years as a rogue cultivator before joining the Prefecture Army.

All his experiences were clearly verifiable.

Returning to the Moon Shadow Sect would definitely be no problem.

Now that the Moon Shadow Sect had re-established, they must be short of manpower, so rejoining would not be difficult.

However, since the Moon Shadow Sect and the Tiankun Sect were in direct conflict again, as a third party roaming outside, he actually had more advantages.

With the Moon Shadow Sect holding them back, that old immortal Pan Yuan would definitely not have the time to focus on him.

The Tiankun Sect would not allow Pan Yuan to mobilize a large number of people to target him alone like before, so he was actually safer now.

Returning to the Moon Shadow Sect would certainly allow him to take revenge on the Tiankun Sect guys directly and vent his anger from all these years.

But it wasn't as satisfying as finding opportunities outside to stab the Tiankun Sect in the back.

Hearing this, Cheng Fu didn't say anything more.

Such matters were best left for Lin Yang to decide for himself.

Lin Yang quickly contacted Shi Jie and the others to inquire about the current situation between the Moon Shadow Sect and the Tiankun Sect.

They understood the situation better than Cheng Fu.

Before long, Lin Yang learned a lot of information.

Although the Moon Shadow Sect had closed its sect for many years, its foundation was deep. Coupled with the recovery of its top combat power and the pent-up anger accumulated over so many years.

Therefore, as soon as they re-established the sect, both in momentum and other aspects, they vaguely overshadowed the Tiankun Sect.

Now the Tiankun Sect could be said to be in a state of chaos.

They never expected that the Moon Shadow Sect would have a day to make a comeback.

"Hehe, Brother Lin Yang, you don't know, there are rumors that the Sect Master and those elders of the Tiankun Sect are furious, regretting that they didn't take the opportunity to completely destroy the Moon Shadow Sect back then."

Shi Jie said gleefully.

Lin Yang laughed, "Do you think they didn't want to back then? They didn't have the chance. After all, the one who fell in the Moon Shadow Sect was a person of merit, so they didn't dare to act rashly."

"That's true, but to be honest, we were quite surprised too. We didn't expect the Moon Shadow Sect to be able to recover now."

Shi Jie said.

Lin Yang replied, "Although the Moon Shadow Sect has re-established the sect now, one still needs to be careful, especially by paying more attention to the movements of the Hongwei Sect. I feel that this time, it might lead to a showdown among the three major sects."

The feud between the Tiankun Sect and the Moon Shadow Sect was out in the open.

But the Hongwei Sect was deep and cunning, hiding in the shadows and causing trouble secretly.

Lin Yang was considering how to get some evidence to send to the Moon Shadow Sect, so as to prevent them from suffering a big loss this time.

After all, no matter what, he had come out of the Moon Shadow Sect.

Although there wasn't much affection...

But compared to the Tiankun Sect and the Hongwei Sect, he still hoped that the Moon Shadow Sect would win.

Lin Yang sent a message to Li Liping again.

Calling it a message, it was more like replying to the message Li Liping had left him earlier.

Not long after the Moon Shadow Sect re-established the sect, Li Liping had sent him a lot of information.

This guy said back then that he wanted to use the Yuyu Sect to cause some trouble for the Tiankun Sect, but he hadn't found an opportunity.

But after the Moon Shadow Sect opened the sect, he found an opportunity and caused some trouble for the Tiankun Sect.

Of course, it was just some small trouble, and he hadn't found a more suitable opportunity that could cause super trouble for the Tiankun Sect.

Because the Yuyu Sect would not and could not participate in the fight between the Moon Shadow Sect and the Tiankun Sect.

He could only assist in secret.

"Brother Lin Yang, you've come out of seclusion."

After the communication connected, Li Liping's voice came through.

Lin Yang responded, and then said, "I know the situation now, and I am also preparing to stab the Tiankun Sect in the back secretly, especially that old thing Pan Yuan."

"That's great, if we join forces, we will definitely succeed!"

Li Liping was very excited.

He also fell in love with the feeling of stabbing in the back secretly.

"Don't be in a hurry. First, keep an eye on the movements of the Hongwei Sect. They must have the same idea, wanting to cause trouble in secret."

Lin Yang reminded.

"I understand, the Hongwei Sect is even more ruthless with backstabbing than us. The grudge from the interception back then hasn't been avenged yet, so naturally, we have to guard against them this time."

Li Liping snorted coldly.

The two chatted for a few more sentences and then hung up.

Lin Yang's eyes flickered endlessly.

Times were different now. Back then, they were just small characters who had just entered the first realm of Dao Above in the Primal Ancient Continent.

Facing the secret interception of the Hongwei Sect and the direct attack of the Tiankun Sect, they had no way out.

But now, he was about to reach the Late Dao Fire Realm, possessing combat power comparable to an ordinary Nie Kong Realm.

Li Liping was also a disciple of the Yuyu Sect and a rising star in artifact refining.

Although Shi Jie and Xin Hao were slightly inferior.

But if everyone worked together, it was a force not to be underestimated.

Especially since they were still in the shadows, it was more convenient to act!

"Pan Yuan, let's see how long your life lasts, you old thing."

... (End of Chapter)