84: Chapter 84 News about Qin Mang

Chiyun Valley, Outer Sect.

Deep in the back mountains, in a secluded spot.

After layers of disguise, Lin Shen silently appeared in this secluded spot.

Standing before him, Lin Feng, who had previously specialized in gathering information for him, knelt respectfully on the ground.

"This subordinate congratulates the Young Lord on the Foundation Establishment Breakthrough!"

Looking at Lin Shen, who had already become a powerhouse of the Foundation Establishment Realm, a fanatical look filled Lin Feng's eyes.

The way he looked at Lin Shen was as if he were looking at a deity.

This was the pride of his Lin Family. With such achievements by Lin Shen, if the head of their Family were to find out, he would likely be overjoyed. He would even be absolutely qualified to have a separate page dedicated to him in the Family genealogy.

"No need for formalities!"

Lin Shen waved his hand indifferently, isolating the surrounding sounds, and then asked, "I haven't contacted you these past few years. How is the information I specifically asked you to gather before?"

Ever since leaving Chiyun Valley previously and then returning to Chiyun Valley into seclusion for the Foundation Establishment Breakthrough, Lin Shen had never contacted Lin Feng.

Due to the disparity in their status, Lin Shen did not summon Lin Feng. To prevent their relationship from being exposed, Lin Feng did not dare to rashly seek out Lin Shen either.

The reason for this...

It was mainly because you were constantly preoccupied with secluded cultivation for the Foundation Establishment Breakthrough previously.

After the secluded cultivation for the Foundation Establishment Breakthrough, because his radiance was simply too dazzling, he deliberately waited for a cooling-off period of over half a year. Only after others' attention towards him slowly dissipated did he dare to come look for Lin Feng to understand the detailed information.

Hearing Lin Shen's inquiry, Lin Feng hurriedly nodded and said, "There is a massive amount of information. This is all compiled by this subordinate."

As he spoke, Lin Feng hastily retrieved a small black notebook from his bosom.

This small black notebook was extremely heavy, and what was recorded inside was all of Qin Mang's detailed information over the past few years, as well as all the large and small matters that had happened to him.

Taking the small black notebook from Lin Feng's hands, Lin Shen nodded slightly and quickly flipped through it.

Ever since the Foundation Establishment Breakthrough, Lin Shen's Divine Sense had surged greatly. Naturally, he read the characters recorded above extremely fast, possessing a photographic memory.

Lin Shen rapidly flipped through it.

After about half an incense stick of time, Lin Shen finally closed this rather heavy small black notebook.

Putting it away into his Storage Pouch, Lin Shen said to Lin Feng beside him, "You did very well. Continue observing Qin Mang for me. Also, who are his closest and most familiar acquaintances within the Sect? Record their information for me as well. I want the most detailed and truest information!"

"Yes, Young Lord!"

Lin Feng respectfully nodded.

Although he didn't know why Lin Shen was targeting the people familiar to Qin Mang again, his own Young Lord must have his reasons for doing things.

He was merely the executioner's blade; wherever the Young Lord told him to hack, he would hack.

What he didn't understand, he shouldn't ask too much about.

What he did understand, he shouldn't speak too much about either.

His main purpose was to help Lin Shen properly gather information and provide him with sufficiently useful information and value.

As the saying goes, curiosity kills the cat.

Lin Feng was not that kind of foolish person, so he never asked Lin Shen why he wanted to do this.

"Mm, you did well regarding the matter concerning Qin Mang. Continue gathering information. If there is anything you cannot resolve, pave the way with Spirit Stones."

Lin Shen nodded, spiritual light flashing in the palm of his hand, and a Storage Pouch directly appeared.

He tossed the Storage Pouch directly to the kneeling Lin Feng, speaking in an indifferent voice, "Inside are five thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, along with some Cultivation resources. Take them and distribute them to the Family members who entered Chiyun Valley. Although you must help me gather information, don't let your cultivation fall behind."

Following the hunt of Li Yifan and the others, plus the gains from the Foundation Establishment grand ceremony, these mere five thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones were nothing more than a drop in the bucket for Lin Shen.

Furthermore, Lin Feng's cultivation was truly too low right now. After so many years, he was still only at the 7th Layer of Qi Refining. It was time to raise his cultivation a bit; otherwise, how could he convince others and help control the Outer Sect Disciples he had previously subdued?

As long as he controlled this intelligence network, the news happening within the Chiyun Valley Outer Sect would reach his ears the very first moment.

Once another Qin Mang or Wang Zhan appeared, with his Foundation Establishment strength, he wouldn't need to make numerous plans anymore. He could completely and easily acquire the Opportunity or Luck on their bodies.

"Yes, this subordinate thanks the Young Lord! With the Young Lord valuing this subordinate so much, this subordinate will definitely go through fire and water for the Young Lord, and inquire into the most useful and detailed information. Even if I were to die, I would die without regret!"

Hearing that there were a large amount of Cultivation resources inside, along with five thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, Lin Feng couldn't help but nod excitedly.

Over these past few years, his cultivation progress had been extremely slow, constantly stuck at the 7th Layer of Qi Refining.

Now it was fine; with the massive resources and Spirit Stones bestowed by Lin Shen, besides gathering information, he could completely rely on these resources and Spirit Stones to Cultivate in seclusion. In the future, breaking through to the 8th Layer of Qi Refining, or even Qi Refining Stage 9, was also hopeful.

As for the Foundation Establishment Realm, Lin Feng didn't dare to think about it.

His Spiritual Root Aptitude was far inferior to Lin Shen's. In this lifetime, if he could Cultivate to the Qi Refining Peak, he would be content, and he wouldn't dare to harbor extravagant hopes for the terrifying Foundation Establishment Realm.

"Alright, just be careful yourself. There's no need for these pretentious words!"

These words were often spoken by Lin Shen to Mo Shenggu and other high-ranking individuals, so he was naturally immune to them.

As for Lin Feng's loyalty, he naturally understood it.

Lin Feng was a person of his Lin Family. Ever since birth, he had been brainwashed by the Family ancestral precepts to be loyal to the Lin Family and loyal to himself. This was a memory engraved since childhood.

Therefore, Lin Shen used Lin Feng with peace of mind. The only flaw was that Lin Feng's strength was too weak, completely unable to satisfy his current needs.

That was why Lin Shen specifically bestowed a massive amount of Cultivation resources.

On one hand, those resources were useless to him; on the other hand, he naturally hoped that the strength of Lin Feng before him would rapidly rise.

Exhorting Lin Feng a few times, Lin Shen quickly removed the surrounding isolation barrier, and then his figure silently departed.

"Since the Young Lord treats me so generously, it seems I must step up my efforts and strive to figure out the background of all the people around Qin Mang as soon as possible."

Gazing in the direction where Lin Shen disappeared, Lin Feng muttered to himself.

The next instant, he carefully glanced at the surroundings, and after confirming no one was around, he cautiously returned to the Outer Sect.

Chiyun Valley, Inner Sect.

In the courtyard, after leaving the Outer Sect, Lin Shen returned all the way to his own courtyard.

At this moment, he was not Cultivating; instead, he was leisurely lying on the rocking chair under the old locust tree in the courtyard.

In all these years of apprenticing under Mo Shenggu, besides learning some of Mo Shenggu's abilities, Lin Shen had also picked up the habit of liking to lie on the rocking chair under the tree.

However, I must say, with the breeze brushing his face, lying on the rocking chair, and watching the slightly swaying leaves, it indeed had a unique flavor.

Gazing at those indiscriminately swaying leaves, Lin Shen had no mind to appreciate them; his thoughts had long drifted to Qin Mang.