138: Chapter 138 Taking the Bait

In the backyard of the Xuansha Hall, the young man in brocade robes saw right through Lin Qing's fishing plan with a single sentence.

However, what he did not know was that Lin Qing's Divine Thought had already enveloped the entire backyard.

Every move of everyone in the room fell completely into Lin Qing's Divine Thought; this young man in brocade robes was not only meticulous in his thoughts but also extremely cautious in his actions.

Even now, while in his own territory and with an isolation Formation set up in the room, his face remained covered by a layer of exquisite disguise.

It was just a pity that he had encountered Lin Qing.

Lin Qing's Divine Thought not only easily penetrated the Formation but also completely saw through his disguise; throughout the entire process, no one in the room noticed a thing.

With the layers of disguise easily pierced through, the young man's true appearance was clearly presented in Lin Qing's mind.

The appearance beneath this person's disguise was also extremely young, and his cultivation had reached the Late Stage of the Seventh Order; he was clearly a Genius of the Heavenly Rankings level.

Lin Qing scrutinized the other party and quickly searched through the wanted posters in his mind. In the end, Lin Qing shook his head; there was no matching memory, and he did not know which faction the other party belonged to.

Lin Qing had no intention of acting rashly. If the other party happened to be from the Duchuan Sword Sect, it would be troublesome if he killed him.

The layout on the street today had been completed, so he might as well let the situation ferment for a while longer and let the fish hiding in the shadows surface on their own.

As Lin Qing expected, his act of throwing around ten thousand gold on the street during the day had already spread across more than half of Suijin City within just a few short hours.

Almost all well-informed factions received intelligence: a young Cultivator with immense wealth had arrived in the city today.

Night fell, and darkness shrouded Suijin City.

Spies from countless factions lurked in the darkness, quietly closing in on the inn where Lin Qing was temporarily staying.

Throughout the night, Divine Thoughts repeatedly swept over Lin Qing's room, attempting to figure out Lin Qing's background.

Inside the room, Lin Qing sat cross-legged on the bed with a calm expression. Although he did not hide his cultivation with full effort, he still made a basic disguise; in this Suijin City, having no concealment at all would reveal even larger flaws.

He first suppressed his own cultivation fluctuations to the level of an ordinary Middle Stage Seventh Order, and then covered it with a layer of the most basic Breath Concealment Technique.

Such concealment could only be seen through by Cultivators above the Seventh Order who possessed investigation-type Spells. In Suijin City, the Seventh Order was already an absolutely top-tier figure, and many Gang leaders were only at the Early Stage of the Seventh Order.

The group of spies with only Fifth or Sixth Order cultivation repeatedly investigated, but in the end, they could only return empty-handed.

Consequently, those high-ranking Seventh Order experts set out in person, quietly closing in on the inn where Lin Qing was located.

These people all had deep auras. Upon arriving near Lin Qing, no one acted first. Lin Qing was now the focus of the entire city, and no one wanted to be the first to stick their neck out.

The development of events was exactly to Lin Qing's liking. Trying to find Demon Court members among tens of millions of people was like looking for a needle in a haystack. But now that more than half of the city's experts had been attracted and gathered, it wouldn't be so troublesome for him to investigate them one by one.

For an entire day and night, experts from all sides in Suijin City continuously gathered toward the inn. Five miles away from the inn, in a room of a restaurant.

A burly middle-aged man reported to a plain-looking young man sitting in the seat of honor:

"Young Master, the target is in the inn ahead. This subordinate has investigated repeatedly but has never been able to see through his depth, so I dare not act rashly. I ask that Young Master take action personally."

The young man had a cold temperament. He did not answer, but silently spread out his Divine Thought, penetrating the walls and crossing the distance to probe the guest room where Lin Qing was located.

But the moment his Divine Thought entered the room, Lin Qing, who had been sitting cross-legged on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes.

Lin Qing then turned his head to look in the direction of the young man in the restaurant, a cold arc curling at the corners of his lips:

"Found you."

This plain-looking young man was exactly his target for coming to Suijin City, the seventh on the Demon Court Heavenly Rankings—Fang Xiao.

"Oh no!"

Inside the restaurant, Fang Xiao's body suddenly stiffened. He was the one who was the prey!

He hadn't yet managed to see through Lin Qing's true cultivation, but since the other party dared to target him, it meant that even if the other party's frontal combat power was not as high as his, they must have hidden trump cards!

Life and death in a single thought; there was no room for hesitation!

Fang Xiao's figure erupted, directly piercing through the restaurant roof, turning into a stream of light as he fled in the direction away from Lin Qing without looking back.

"Want to run?"

Lin Qing's gaze was cold; he stepped out of the guest room calmly and also soared into the air.

He did not immediately unleash his full power to pursue.

With experts gathered in the city, if he were to reveal a terrifying combat power that crushed everything right now, once the news spread and alerted the Demon Court Disciples in other border cities, it would be extremely disadvantageous for his subsequent hunting.

His target was not just Fang Xiao, but all the Demon Court Prodigies hiding in this territory.

Lin Qing deliberately suppressed his speed, and with Fang Xiao one in front and one behind, a chase unfolded over Suijin City.

Unable to widen the distance, Fang Xiao, who was fleeing, became increasingly anxious. In his desperation, he tore off all the disguises on his body.

Then he let out a loud shout, his voice carrying vigorous spiritual energy as it spread in all directions.

"I am Fang Xiao of the Xuanye Demon Court! All Demon Court fellow Disciples, stop this person for me!"

As his voice fell, the entire Suijin City instantly exploded into chaos!

Many seemingly ordinary passersby instantly had their auras change drastically; one after another, powerful auras erupted in succession, and spiritual energy of various colors soared into the sky!

Some charged fiercely toward Lin Qing in mid-air, while others went to intercept the fleeing Fang Xiao.

Clearly, Fang Xiao's words not only called out the Disciples of the Xuanye Demon Court but also alerted the people of the Chuyun Immortal Sect in the city.

Many Immortal Sect Disciples with lower strength knew they couldn't stop Fang Xiao, so they began to block the other Demon Court Disciples rushing toward Lin Qing, holding back the enemies for Lin Qing.

Fierce battles were breaking out all over Suijin City.

In mid-air, Lin Qing's Divine Thought swept over those battlefields. For those Demon Court Disciples whose identities were confirmed, he occasionally flicked fine spiritual energy from his fingertips to secretly eliminate them.

As for some Cultivators whose factions were difficult to distinguish, even though his Divine Thought could see through their disguises, he could not determine their true identities, so he did not intervene.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, two streams of light crossed the city walls of Suijin City and sped toward the vast wilderness outside the city.

Several hours later, Lin Qing confirmed that all the trailing Cultivators had been completely shaken off and that there was absolutely no one spying.

Lin Qing had no more concerns, so he no longer deliberately hid his strength!

Boom!

Extremely vast spiritual energy erupted suddenly, and Lin Qing's speed instantly skyrocketed dozens of times. In just a few breaths' time, he appeared behind Fang Xiao.

Fang Xiao's heart sank to the bottom. Feeling the terrifying aura that crushed everything behind him, the unfathomable and vast pressure, he understood that from beginning to end, he had been played in the palm of the other party's hand!

"Certain death!"

Extreme fear instantly enveloped his heart; Fang Xiao's survival instinct erupted, and he opened his mouth, wanting to beg for mercy.

But Lin Qing didn't give him any chance to speak at all!

Vast spiritual energy condensed into a giant spiritual hand, instantly gripping Fang Xiao's body tightly. No matter how Fang Xiao struggled, he could not move a single bit.

Lin Qing raised his right hand and pressed it onto the top of Fang Xiao's head, his Divine Thought invading Fang Xiao's mind along his arm.

Beginning soul-searching.