206: Two tracking

Although the subsequent auction items were still precious, they seemed unable to attract the same enthusiastic attention as before. Many people's thoughts clearly remained on the mysterious soul condensing jade and the astonishing bounty from Jueqing Valley.

Lin Feng felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles, wishing he could leave immediately.

When the finalFinal Shaft treasure was auctioned off and Third Manager announced the end of the auction, he didn't hesitate for a moment. He immediately crushed a jade token, and his figure was enveloped by a teleportation force, appearing at a secluded side exit of the Four Seas Pavilion.

He mingled with the departing Cultivators, all with their own thoughts, and hurried along with his head down, boosting the wine immortal gourd's escape speed to its maximum. He flew towards the city gate, only wanting to leave this troublesome place, Qingyan Immortal City, as quickly as possible.

However, just as he was about to fly out of the city gate, thinking he was temporarily safe, two distinctly different Divine Senses locked onto him almost simultaneously.

The first was Xu Miaoyin's Divine Sense, which was at the Mid-stage Core Formation.

She had indeed come after him.

Almost at the same time, another, more concealed Divine Sense quietly latched on.

This Divine Sense was slightly weaker, roughly at the Core Formation Early Stage, with a mysterious aura, attempting to hide itself, but it couldn't escape Lin Feng's keen perception, which far surpassed others of the same rank.

Lin Feng's heart tightened. His escape light's speed remained unchanged, his expression still calm, but his eyes were filled with icy coldness.

Xu Miaoyin's pursuit was within his expectations, but where did this Core Formation Early Stage Divine Sense come from?

Could it be others at the auction who coveted the soul condensing jade?

Just as Lin Feng was thinking, a hoarse shout accompanied by a bloody light arrived.

"Boy! Stay!"

Almost simultaneously with the Blood Fiend Sect Elder's move, another plain white escape light arrived first, moving faster and with a more intense chill.

Xu Miaoyin's face was covered in frost, and a murderous glint flashed in her clear, cold eyes.

She had been closely tracking Lin Feng and naturally discovered the blood-robed old man who was also following Lin Feng.

In her opinion, the old man's sudden outburst to intercept him at this moment had an obvious purpose: he must have also sensed the aura of the high-quality soul condensing jade and wanted to strike first to seize the treasure.

"Seeking death!"

Xu Miaoyin snorted coldly, not giving the other party any chance to explain. Immediately, she lightly raised her jade hand, pointed her fingers like a sword, and remotely pointed at the Blood Fiend Sect Elder.

An invisible and intangible, yet bone-chilling intent broke through the air, directly piercing the Blood Fiend Sect Elder's glabella.

It was precisely Jueqing Valley's secret technique, Startling Divine Thorn.

The Blood Fiend Sect Elder's forward momentum suddenly froze, the color drained from his face, the surrounding scenery spun, the ground beneath his feet turned into a bottomless abyss, and the mournful wails of countless vengeful spirits echoed in his ears—that was clearly the sound found deep within the Blood Fiend Sect's Soul Refining Cave.

Even more terrifying, he seemed to see cracks crawling all over the surface of his Golden Core, which he had cultivated for many years, and his cultivation was rapidly regressing, about to fall back to the Foundation Establishment Stage in an instant.

"No—!"

He let out a terrified scream, and the bloody light around his body violently fluctuated.

This sudden Divine Soul impact infinitely magnified his deepest fear of losing his cultivation and falling into purgatory.

He was tracking Lin Feng, his mind filled with thoughts of investigating the disappearance of Yun Tianhe and his group. How could he have expected a Cheng Yaojin to appear halfway, and such an unreasonable Mid-stage Core Formation expert who directly struck with lethal force?

He didn't even have time to shout, "Fellow Daoist, you misunderstand."

Having succeeded in one strike, Xu Miaoyin showed no mercy.

Her plain white figure floated forward, and a white silk ribbon flew out from her sleeve. It looked soft, but it carried a soul-freezing chill, coiling towards the Blood Fiend Sect Elder who had lost his composure.

"Pfft!"

The Blood Fiend Sect Elder hastily conjured a small blood-colored shield to block, but the immense force and strange cold Qi from the white silk ribbon made his Qi and blood churn, and his spiritual light dimmed.

His heart was shocked and angry, and he felt extremely wronged, completely unable to understand why this powerful female Cultivator was trying to kill him.

Seeing Xu Miaoyin's second strike approaching, filled with Killing Intent, he knew he was no match and that continuing to entangle would surely endanger his life.

"Madwoman!" He glared at Xu Miaoyin and Lin Feng, no longer caring about any investigation mission. Bloody light burst forth from his body, and he unleashed the Blood Fiend Sect's life-saving escape technique, transforming into a bloody rainbow. He fled in the opposite direction at a speed faster than he arrived, looking extremely disheveled, not even daring to leave a harsh word.

Xu Miaoyin did not pursue. She hovered in mid-air, the white silk ribbon retracting into her sleeve. Her cold gaze swept over the direction where the bloody rainbow disappeared, confirming that the other party had fled far away, before refocusing her attention entirely on Lin Feng ahead.

To her, it was merely casually clearing away a foolish person who overestimated himself and wished to snatch food from a tiger's mouth.

Ahead and to the side, Lin Feng, on the wine immortal gourd, witnessed this entire scene, and a strange expression couldn't help but appear on his face.

"This..." He naturally realized at this moment that the blood-robed old man was coming for him, most likely related to the blood cicada saber.

But Xu Miaoyin's sudden intervention, striking directly and ruthlessly without a word, clearly misunderstood that the old man was also after the soul condensing jade, thus helping him solve a problem?

This unexpected turn of events left Lin Feng somewhat speechless.

However, he did not relax his vigilance. He fully activated the wine immortal gourd. After Xu Miaoyin dealt with one competitor, her next target would undoubtedly be himself.

However, Xu Miaoyin's escape light was like a shadow, even faster, always clinging tightly behind him, that icy Killing Intent firmly locked onto him.

After flying for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a secluded, rarely visited mountain valley appeared below.

The valley was lush with trees and had a gurgling stream, making it a good place to settle grievances.

Lin Feng no longer hesitated. The wine immortal gourd dipped, landing in an open space within the valley.

As soon as he put away his Flying Magic Treasure and stood firm, a white figure lightly landed on a bluestone three zhang in front of him, her robes fluttering in the wind. It was Xu Miaoyin.

She looked down at Lin Feng with icy eyes, emanating the powerful Spiritual Pressure of a Mid-stage Core Formation Cultivator, clearly already seeing Lin Feng as a fish caught in her net.

"Hand over the soul condensing jade," Xu Miaoyin said, her voice devoid of any emotion. "That is not something you should possess. Hand it over, and you may avoid death."

Lin Feng said in a deep voice, "soul condensing jade? Senior, have you mistaken me for someone else? How could a Junior like me have such a treasure as was at the auction just now?"

As he spoke, he secretly circulated his Cultivation Technique, and his two Natal Flying Swords were already poised for action within him.

Xu Miaoyin's lips curved into an icy arc: "No need to play dumb. My Cultivation Technique's sensing of the soul condensing jade will never be wrong. The one on you has a spiritual charm far stronger than the one at the auction. This jade is crucial to my Jueqing Valley. Handing it over will bring you misfortune, not fortune."

Lin Feng sneered inwardly, but his face appeared even more sincere: "Senior, please understand, this Junior truly doesn't know..."

"Obstinate!" Xu Miaoyin lost her patience, a cold glint flashed in her eyes, too lazy to waste any more words.

The Spiritual Pressure of a Mid-stage Core Formation Cultivator erupted. She lightly raised her jade hand, and a Startling Divine Thorn was sent out first, directly targeting Lin Feng's Divine Soul. At the same time, the white silk ribbon from her sleeve shot out like a venomous snake, coiling towards Lin Feng's vital points.

She attacked with a killing move, intending to end the battle quickly.

However, Lin Feng was well-prepared. Facing the invisible and intangible Startling Divine Thorn, the heaven-stealing vine in his Sea of Consciousness swayed slightly, protecting his spiritual platform.

At the same time, he made a grasping motion with his left hand, and the dou su sword appeared out of thin air, its blade glowing with a faint light as he lightly slashed forward.