102: Chapter 102 Infiltrating the Autumn Mountain Sect

As one of the six top-tier powers in Great Qi, the scale of the mountain range occupied by the Qiushan Sect was far beyond what medium-sized powers like Songyun Temple or Luoxia Valley could compare to.

At the same time, the Disciples under the Qiushan Sect numbered in the tens of thousands. Therefore, Lin Qing easily found a lone Outer Sect Disciple.

Lin Qing's figure flickered, silently gliding behind him before striking the back of his neck with a knife-hand chop. With a dull thud, the Outer Sect Disciple's eyes rolled back, and he collapsed unconscious on the ground.

Lin Qing dragged him into the forest, quickly stripped him of his Outer Sect Disciple robes, and put them on himself.

Then, he made subtle adjustments to his own facial features and physique. With the ultimate control over his Physical Body provided by Ultra Instinct, this kind of disguise targeting only outward appearance was as easy as turning over his hand.

In just a few breaths' time, he had completely changed his appearance, turning into an unremarkable, ordinary Outer Sect youth.

Having completed his disguise, Lin Qing hid the unconscious Disciple in the grass and then walked unhurriedly toward the Qiushan Sect's mountain gate.

The moment his feet crossed the Qiushan Sect's mountain gate, he keenly sensed a slight suppressive force.

This force did not target the Physical Body, but rather the Divine Thought.

The Qiushan Sect truly lived up to its status as a top-tier power; the entire mountain was enveloped in a Formation. Although it lacked the offensive and defensive capabilities of a traditional mountain-protecting Formation, it could suppress Divine Thought, preventing enemy probes to a certain extent.

Not only that, most Formations of this type came with a warning mechanism for unfamiliar Divine Thoughts. Once an external Divine Thought probed the Sect, it would trigger an alarm and alert the Elder on duty.

Lin Qing instinctively withdrew all his Divine Thought, a trace of impatience flickering through his mind. He felt a slight impulse to simply tear off his disguise and slaughter his way into the Sect.

But as soon as the thought arose, he forcibly suppressed it.

The Qiushan Sect had many Rank Six experts. Once a battle started, it would certainly not end in a short time. If he accidentally exposed his Five Elements spiritual power, it would bring about even greater trouble.

At that time, he would no longer just face a province-wide manhunt in Great Qi, but would very likely be hunted across the entire continent. If some old monsters with heaven-reaching methods personally took action to imprison him for research or perform a forced Soul Searching Technique, that would be true eternal damnation.

Suppressing the murderous aura in his heart, Lin Qing hid his sharpness and walked step by step into the mountains along the winding path.

When he reached a secluded, deep section of the road where shadows of trees flickered, three Disciples dressed in deep blue Inner Sect robes suddenly emerged from the shade, lining up to block Lin Qing's path.

"Halt!"

A cold shout rang out, carrying a sense of superiority, arrogance, and aggression.

Lin Qing stopped in his tracks, his expression normal. Following the etiquette of an Outer Sect Disciple, he cupped his hands and said politely:

"I wonder what instructions you Senior Brothers have for stopping me?"

On the left, a scrawny Inner Sect Disciple showed a defiant look and shouted loudly:

"Open your dog eyes! You don't even recognize Senior Brother Xu Kun?"

As he spoke, he hurriedly cupped his hands toward the youth in the middle, acting extremely fawning.

That youth in the middle was seven feet tall with a handsome face and a neat middle-parted bun. At a glance, he looked like a figure with a significant background in the Inner Sect.

Lin Qing cupped his hands in salute again, his attitude respectful and appropriate:

"So it is Senior Brother Ca... Senior Brother Xu. This Junior Brother was blind, I hope Senior Brother will forgive me. May I ask what instructions Senior Brother has?"

Xu Kun had a friendly smile on his face:

"Junior Brother, there's no need to be nervous. I've been a bit short on funds lately and wanted to borrow some Spirit Stones from you to spend."

"Don't worry, if you are ever bullied in the Outer Sect in the future, just use my name, Xu Kun."

Hearing this, Lin Qing's face instantly darkened. After all that, it turned out to be a robbery; he had acted for nothing.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly. It seemed that life in a large Sect wasn't so easy either! Even within the Sect, in broad daylight, these people dared to commit robbery so brazenly.

The previous Outer Sect Disciple had no grievance with him, so he had only knocked him out.

Now that these people had jumped out on their own, he had no choice but to test the power of the divine skill, the Soul Searching Technique.

Knocking these few out naturally didn't require using spiritual power or Divine Thought. However, Lin Qing was exceptionally careful during the process of performing the Soul Searching Technique.

Placing his hand on their foreheads, his Divine Thought power followed his arm into their bodies without the slightest leak, perfectly bypassing the Qiushan Sect's warning Formation.

Dealing with these ordinary Disciples whose Divine Thoughts had not yet been awakened, performing the Soul Searching Technique was extremely easy. In just a few breaths, a massive amount of information flooded into Lin Qing's mind like a tide.

After searching all three of them, Lin Qing stood in place, quickly sorting through the complex information that had flooded his mind.

In just a short moment, he had figured out the architectural layout and the distribution of experts in the Qiushan Sect. His status also 'promoted' from an Outer Sect Disciple to an Inner Sect Disciple.

However, the Scripture Pavilion of the Qiushan Sect was just an ordinary pavilion, mostly storing Cultivation Techniques and martial arts for Disciples in the Mortal Realm.

True Spirit Realm Cultivation Techniques and Spells were held by the Sect's high-level members and were taught individually only after a Disciple made a Breakthrough to the Spirit Realm.

He patiently sorted through the memories, and soon, a key clue appeared in his mind.

The Revered Master's Wife of that arrogant, scrawny Disciple had recently broken through to Rank Six and had obtained a Rank Six Cultivation Technique from the Sect to contemplate and practice.

Finding it without any effort at all!

A flash of joy crossed Lin Qing's eyes. He began to change his facial features and body shape, transforming into the appearance of the scrawny youth, and headed toward his Revered Master's courtyard following the route in his memory.

He encountered many familiar Disciples along the way, but Lin Qing only responded with a faint nod and did not deliberately mimic the scrawny youth's personality.

He didn't need a long-term disguise, so there was no need to waste energy simulating someone else's habits.

The Qiushan Sect's mountain gate was incredibly vast. After walking for over an hour, Lin Qing finally arrived at the scrawny youth's Revered Master's courtyard.

Lin Qing raised his hand and tapped lightly on the courtyard door.

A wisp of Divine Thought emerged from the courtyard and swept over his entire body, but clearly, it detected nothing.

A moment later, the courtyard door opened. A burly middle-aged man with a resolute face stood inside. He was the scrawny youth's Revered Master, a Rank Six Early Stage Elder.

He looked at Lin Qing and asked casually:

"It's Wang Meng. What business do you have with your Revered Master?"

Before he could finish speaking, a sharp light flashed in Lin Qing's eyes, and his figure suddenly charged forward with extreme speed!

A clean and decisive knife-hand chop struck the burly man's carotid artery.

At such a close distance, Lin Qing's physical strength was an absolute suppression for this kind of Rank Six Early Stage Cultivator. The burly man had no time to make any reaction before his vision went black.

Lin Qing reached out to support the man's body and gently laid it on the courtyard floor.

Looking at the unconscious Rank Six Elder, Lin Qing fell into a brief hesitation.

The Soul Searching Technique was easy against low-level Cultivators, but the opponent was a Rank Six Cultivator with a significant Divine Thought strength. If he performed a soul search rashly, not only would it take too long, but it could also easily wake the opponent, causing unexpected complications.

To be safe, he temporarily suppressed the idea of soul searching and planned to search the house for the Rank Six Cultivation Technique Jade Slip first. If he found nothing, he would perform the soul search before leaving.

With his mind made up, Lin Qing raised his foot and pushed the door into the house.

In a quiet room to one side of the main hall, a middle-aged woman with a gentle temperament and dignified appearance sat cross-legged on a prayer mat.

Her eyes were tightly closed, her fingertips holding a translucent white Jade Slip. Clearly, this was the Revered Master's Wife, and what was in her hand was likely the Jade Slip for the Rank Six Cultivation Technique.

When a Cultivator studied a Jade Slip, although they were deeply focused, they still maintained basic perception of the outside world.

Hearing the door open, the woman did not open her eyes but instead grumbled teasingly:

"You old ghost, in broad daylight, you..."

The words came to an abrupt halt.

Before she could finish, Lin Qing had already approached and repeated his previous trick.

Like her 'old ghost,' she instantly fell into an infant-like sleep.