214: Chapter 214 News from Sun Shao-ping

The Central Continent was not filled with grand cities everywhere. The city where Lin Qing was currently located was barely over a dozen miles in circumference, the kind of place that would only be marked as a tiny dot on any map of decent scale.

However, the martial Dao in the Central Continent was prosperous. Even in such a small city, there were many 5th or 6th Rank Cultivators, so they were not cut off from news.

The Kunxu Secret Realm had already closed several days ago, and various scattered reports had reached this small city. Many Cultivators in the taverns were engaged in heated discussions.

"The super powers played a truly underhanded game. They agreed that only those under two hundred years old and below the God Realm could enter, yet they secretly sent a bunch of God Realm experts themselves."

"I heard that the God Realm experts who went in this time suffered heavy casualties; those who survived can be counted on one hand."

Suddenly, someone exclaimed, their voice filled with a mix of excitement and disbelief.

"What are you saying, heavy casualties? What about Fairy Qiyue? Did she enter the Kunxu Secret Realm this time? Is she alright?"

"Young man, rest assured. Your goddess happens to be one of the few who survived."

Qiyue was the number one on the Beauty Ranking and had also entered the Forbidden Ground of the Kunxu Immortal Sect. However, unlike Ren Wudi, who was number one on the young master ranking, Qiyue only had an Early Stage 9th Rank cultivation and had not attracted Lin Qing's attention.

"Why do you think they sent so many God Realm experts in? And so many died."

"I heard that Lin Qing also broke through to the God Realm in the Secret Realm. Could he have killed them? After all, among those experts, only he is an outsider."

"Impossible. The super powers sent over twenty God Realm experts this time, including several at the 9th Rank Peak. Lin Qing could not possibly have such strength."

At a table by the window in the tavern, Lin Qing savored the long-lost atmosphere while silently drinking his wine.

At this moment, Lin Qing had transformed into the appearance of a middle-aged man. Although his skin was yellowish, his features were quite regular, and he had a light beard on his face, giving him the look of a weathered middle-aged uncle.

The originally flowing yao shuang was strapped to his waist, and he wore a dark grey robe over his clothes, with a heavy two-handed greatsword strapped to his back.

Although everyone had Storage Rings, carrying weapons on one's back was not considered strange. Most Cultivators who wanted to comprehend weapon-related will would do so.

In the Central Continent, the God Realm was not rare, and the power of will was almost common knowledge. Therefore, even low-Rank Cultivators would Cultivate the habit of keeping their weapons close.

Having spent a month in the Secret Realm and planning to be active in the Central Continent for some time, he had originally come to the tavern to hear if any major events had occurred in the outside world over the past month. He hadn't expected that almost everyone would be discussing the events inside the Secret Realm.

Moreover, this city was ultimately too small, and much of the news was incomplete. He quickly lost interest. After finishing the pot of wine on the table, he was just about to leave when he suddenly heard information that piqued his interest.

"The entrance examination for the Wanyan Spirit Pavilion should be starting soon, should we go take a look?"

"It should have started long ago, but it was delayed a bit because of the Kunxu Secret Realm. Let's forget about going to watch; it's a waste of Spirit Stones."

The two people speaking looked quite old, so when they said they would go take a look, they really just meant going to watch. They only mentioned the Wanyan Spirit Pavilion briefly before quickly turning the conversation to other topics.

Lin Qing, however, began to ponder. He currently needed to find a suitable place to Cultivate. Ordinary markets or wilderness areas were easily disturbed, so a super power might be a good choice.

He had now successfully used his Life Will to mask his Divine Soul fluctuations. As long as he didn't use any special methods, such as the teleportation ability of yao shuang, he didn't need to worry about being recognized.

Moreover, he also needed the resource channels of a super power. After his trip to the Scripture Pavilion in the Kunxu Secret Realm, he would not be lacking in Cultivation Techniques for a short time.

However, the Kunxu Immortal Sect seemed to be like the Chuyun Immortal Sect; some techniques that reached the God Realm were not stored in the Scripture Pavilion. Currently, apart from the Dao of Formation, his other skills were still stuck at the 8th Rank.

Near super powers, both the scale of the cities and the grade of resources were often relatively high, so his chances of obtaining Pill Formulas and Formation diagrams would be higher.

Having made his decision, Lin Qing set off towards the city's chamber of commerce. There was no teleportation array here, so he needed to take a Flying Boat from the chamber of commerce to travel to other larger cities.

He did have a few Flying Boats himself, but the 9th Rank one from Grand Aunt-Master Qing Yao was too high-profile, and the few Flying Boats he had bought when transporting people from Luoxia Valley were of too low a grade.

As for yao shuang and the like, it was better not to use them lightly. Right now, there might be the Divine Thought of super experts covering this area, and rashly using special methods carried a high risk of exposure.

He didn't encounter anything special at the chamber of commerce. Soon, he boarded the Flying Boat and was arranged in an independent room.

Just as he was sitting cross-legged on the couch, intending to take advantage of these few hours to Cultivate his 9th Rank Cultivation Technique a few times, a communication token in his Storage Ring that had been silent for a long time began to vibrate.

The operation of Cultivation Techniques took place within a Cultivator's body; from the outside, one generally could not tell the Rank of the technique. As long as a super expert did not lock their Divine Thought onto him, he was not worried about exposing this issue.

Lin Qing took out the vibrating communication token from his Storage Ring. Soon, a cold, aloof male voice entered his ears; it was Sun Shaoping.

"Lin Qing, it sounds like the trouble you encountered this time is not small. Is there anything I can help with?"

Lin Qing felt a slight warmth in his heart. Since leaving Dongxuan, he hadn't been in contact with Sun Shaoping. He hadn't expected him to contact him immediately to ask after hearing that he was in trouble.

"Rest assured, I am not in any danger on my end. I am currently mainly worried about you all. I fear that if the people from the Central Continent cannot find me for a long time, they might take action against the Chuyun Immortal Sect."

Lin Qing did not yet know about the giant octopus. When Ling Shu contacted him earlier, she was crying, and he only confirmed the safety of the personnel from the Three Sects and did not ask further.

Sun Shaoping on the other end of the communication token was silent for a moment before transmitting his voice again.

"I do have some methods, but you will need to collect the Materials yourself."

Lin Qing was shocked. He knew Sun Shaoping had secrets, but he had never asked much. He hadn't expected the other party to be willing to take action voluntarily.

"What method?"

"I can give you a set of high-Rank Formation diagrams. As long as you can successfully set it up, you will never have to worry about the safety of Dongxuan again. However, you should be able to guess that the Materials might not be so easy to collect."

Previously, Lin Qing had helped Sun Shaoping set up a Formation inside his jade pendant. At the time, he could only feel that the Formation was very complex and could not judge its specific grade, assuming it was only Tenth Rank.

Now that his Formation Master Rank had reached the 9th Rank, and was in a state of Perfection, with his current attainments, he could discern a thing or two about Tenth Rank Formations, but he still seemed unable to see through that Formation.

Lin Qing asked tentatively:

"The enemy this time is Level 12; is your Formation feasible?"

Sun Shaoping's reply was very confident.

"As long as you can collect the Materials, I guarantee they will not be able to touch the Chuyun Immortal Sect."