167: Chapter 167 Eye-Catching

The night was like ink; the Moonshadow Sect was sleeping in silence.

Ling Hao's figure appeared silently on the outskirts of the Sect. He looked toward the direction of Six Ridges Giant City, his eyes narrowing slightly.

The Wanxian Dynasty party had not yet left; this was the perfect time to go find Gan Wenzhu and "ask for an explanation."

He had not gone far from the Moonshadow Sect's perimeter when he suddenly stopped in mid-air. Without turning his head, he said coldly:

"Come out."

The night wind rustled, and everything was silent.

Ling Hao snorted coldly:

"If you don't come out, believe it or not, I'll make sure you don't get to drink any Sheng-Sheng Creation Spring for three days!"

Before the words faded, a slender, moon-white figure floated lightly down from a branch of an ancient tree not far behind him.

Barefoot in the Void Realm, the golden bells on her ankles did not ring. She stood gracefully, and the cinnabar tear mole at the corner of her right eye seemed like a flickering spark in the night.

"Why follow me?"

Ling Hao turned around and looked at Yu Linglong.

Yu Linglong crossed her arms, the corners of her lips curling:

"Naturally, it's to watch over you for Junior Sister. What if our Great Sect Master goes out in the middle of the night to find some 'wild amusement'?"

"Nonsense. I'm going to handle official business."

Ling Hao frowned slightly.

"Official business?" Yu Linglong raised an eyebrow, drawing out her tone, clearly not believing him. "What kind of official business requires sneaking out of the Sect in the dead of night?"

Ling Hao rolled his eyes. If I really wanted to sneak around, someone at the Body Integration Stage wouldn't be able to notice a damn thing.

Looking at the faint trace of concern deep in her eyes, Ling Hao understood. Ever since the "foot therapy" at the Star-Plucking Pavilion, a subtle connection seemed to have formed between them.

He shook his head inwardly, too lazy to waste words with her.

"Suit yourself."

Ling Hao flipped his wrist, and a warm jade talisman appeared in his palm. With a flick of his finger, it flew toward Yu Linglong.

"Take this. There is an old fellow at the Void Refinement Stage on their side. You are at the Body Integration Stage; if you get too close, you'll easily be detected. If you really want to follow, keep your distance and hide."

Yu Linglong subconsciously caught the jade talisman. It was warm and cool to the touch and carried Ling Hao's scent. Before she could speak, Ling Hao's figure had already merged into the night like a ghost, disappearing without a trace.

Watching the direction where Ling Hao disappeared, Yu Linglong stroked the jade talisman in her hand, a flash of complex emotion on her face, before she also turned into a faint trace of moonlight and followed closely.

Six Ridges Giant City, Fuyuan Inn.

Inside a luxurious guest room, the lights were bright.

Gan Wenzhu sat kneeling on a soft brocade carpet, her back to the door. She was wearing a nearly transparent thin gauze nightdress, her graceful figure faintly discernible under the light, curves fully exposed, filled with deliberate temptation.

She was carefully pounding the legs of a young man sitting on a large armchair.

That young man was Di Wenlong. He was leaning back on the chair with some impatience, his face gloomy.

Fu Tiansong sat in a chair slightly further away.

"Young Lord, do you think this… is the pressure okay?" Gan Wenzhu's voice was filled with deliberate coyness.

Di Wenlong kicked her hand away irritably: "That's enough, that's enough! It's boring!"

Fu Tiansong smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Young Lord, why be so impatient? Although the 'Wanxian Dynasty Origin Technique' requires no Dual Cultivation with women before reaching the Soul Transformation stage, it doesn't say you must hold onto your primal yang. Using… other methods to relieve yourself is not necessarily out of the question."

He touched his own rear and glanced at Gan Wenzhu.

Gan Wenzhu immediately understood and put on an even more charming smile: "Young Lord… we two thought of a new method. Why don't we… let us try…?"

Di Wenlong snorted heavily, his eyes full of frustration and malice:

"Damn Cultivation Technique! It's stifling me to death! Once I achieve a Breakthrough to Soul Transformation…"

He didn't finish the sentence, but the cruelty in his eyes made Gan Wenzhu tremble, and she could only try harder to please him.

Ling Hao's figure appeared on the outer wall of the inn. He swept his gaze toward the adjacent room.

That was the residence of the Void Refinement Stage old man, Di Hongshen. The room was dark, and the atmosphere was heavy.

To be safe, Ling Hao moved his fingertips, and several invisible Formation patterns were instantly branded around the guest room where Gan Wenzhu and the others were, forming a small Formation to isolate detection.

After doing all this, he extended a wisp of Divine Sense into the target room…

In just an instant, Ling Hao's expression changed slightly, and he abruptly retracted his Divine Sense! That scene… was truly eye-searing, not fit to be seen!!!

At this moment, Yu Linglong's figure also landed lightly beside him, curiously craning her neck to look into the Formation.

"What did you see? Why not…"

Before she could finish, a warm, large hand had swiftly covered her eyes! At the same time, a gentle force of Divine Sense instantly sealed her Divine Sense detection.

"You!"

Yu Linglong was startled and instinctively wanted to break free.

Ling Hao leaned over, his warm breath brushing against her earlobe, his low voice carrying a hint of embarrassment:

"Don't look! Inside… uh… they are engaging in intimate acts."

Yu Linglong's body stiffened. The whisper by her ear and the sensation of the palm covering her eyes made her clearly realize how ambiguous the distance between them was at this moment.

A wave of heat climbed up her cheeks uncontrollably.

Ling Hao also noticed this overly intimate posture and quickly let go, stepping back half a step to create distance. A faint, lingering atmosphere of ambiguity filled the air.

"I'm going in to handle it. You wait for me outside, don't get close."

With the lingering heat still on her face, Yu Linglong nodded obediently for once.

Ling Hao thought for a moment and flicked another ray of spiritual light from his fingertip, setting up a more concealed Formation around the room to block sight.

Well, this way, even if Yu Linglong wanted to look, she couldn't.

Ling Hao flashed and entered the room directly.

Not long after, the Formation moved slightly, and Ling Hao's figure appeared in front of Yu Linglong again. His expression was deep, and his brows were tightly locked.

Seeing his expression, Yu Linglong immediately understood: "Didn't ask what you wanted?"

"Mm." Ling Hao nodded.

"I searched their souls. The events of the past happened too long ago and involve secrets, so what they both know is limited. The core clues point to the upper echelons of the Wanxian Dynasty and their Di Family Old Ancestor; the specific reasons remain unclear."

"Then did you kill them?"

Ling Hao shook his head.

"No. Killing them now would easily alert the enemy. They have a Void Refinement Stage Cultivator on this trip. Looking at the Cangwu region, there are only three people who can silently annihilate these three under his nose, including me—those at the Tribulation Transcendence Stage. The Wanxian Dynasty would easily associate it with us."

"As far as the present is concerned, I don't intend to have a direct conflict with the Wanxian Dynasty yet."

From what Ling Hao understood, the Wanxian Dynasty was not a simple seventh-grade power; the name alone was evidence of that.

In ancient times, the Wanxian Dynasty was the only ninth-grade power in the Cangwu region.

It was only after the invasion of the True Demon Realm and the appearance of the erosion qi that this ninth-grade Sect declined into this seventh-grade power.

The Moonshadow Sect's perimeter is currently only 150,000 li. The Wanxian Dynasty is already outside this range; once leaving the 150,000 li, strength will revert to the tenth level of Soul Transformation.

Tearing the mask off with the Wanxian Dynasty completely right now is not a wise move.

At the very least, he must wait until he has the strength to confront and even annihilate them outside the Sect's sphere of influence.

Ling Hao thought silently, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, and continued:

"However… I have planted a Restriction deep within their Divine Souls. Letting them go back is just right for them to act as spies for us, to see what secrets are actually hidden within the Wanxian Dynasty."

"Let's go."

"We're going back."

"Mm."

Several days later.

Above the Moonshadow Sect, ink-jade-like tribulation clouds gathered again, and dull thunderous power permeated the entire sky.