Chapter 200: Yin Spirit Departure

Chapter 200: Yin Spirit Departure

"It's finally over!" Jiang Ning turned back and saw that Liu Lintang had already reached the spot where he had just been.

However, at this moment, he had already fled a mile away.

On a rainy night, a mile away was a distance beyond Liu Lintang's detection.

Jiang Ning glanced at Liu Lintang indifferently.

Jiang Ning turned and left once again.

After this plan had settled, he was still somewhat satisfied.

The variables had been eliminated! His biggest secret would remain unknown.

The only thing that made Jiang Ning feel a little regretful was that he didn't have enough strength to kill Liu Lintang.

This would inevitably leave some future troubles.

He had also taken some measures just now, which was to indiscriminately shoot at that group of people.

This was the best he could do.

As for whether Liu Lintang would find out that tonight's events were his doing, Jiang Ning felt the probability of being discovered was very low.

The heavy rain would wash away any traces he left behind.

The night was so dark that one couldn't see their fingers in front of their face.

How could Liu Lintang possibly discover it was him, unless the Yellow Heaven Sect had some means that he was completely unaware of?

Soon, Jiang Ning walked out of the area shrouded by the heavy rain and headed towards his home.

On the other side, Liu Lintang searched in vain and then turned back to the original spot, protecting his subordinates as they made their way to their residence.

Their footsteps were hurried, silent, and filled with vigilance as they paid close attention to their surroundings, fearing that in the pitch-black rainy night, an arrow would suddenly shoot out, creating a shock wave and breaking through the sonic barrier.

Thump, thump, thump—

The ground echoed with chaotic footsteps, splashing up waves of water.

During the journey, Liu Lintang also took out medicine to treat his injured eyes.

After a long time, they walked out of the area covered by the heavy rain. The dim moonlight fell on the ground, and Liu Lintang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"This rain is a bit strange!" Liu Lintang turned back and looked, then raised his head to look at the top of his head and said.

This sentence instantly broke the silence that everyone had maintained.

"Leader Liu, is this rain man-made?"

Liu Lintang slightly nodded, "In this kind of weather, how could it be a natural rain? Moreover, if it were a real heavy rain, how could it not even cover the entire Luoshui County?"

After analyzing this, Liu Lintang immediately made a judgment.

"This rain is definitely man-made."

"Ssss—" Hearing Liu Lintang's words, someone among the subordinates gasped in surprise.

"Leader, the Rain Summoning Technique is a divine ability that only the State Teacher can master. How could such a terrifying existence be in this small county?"

"And why would such a terrifying existence suddenly attack us?"

"Since they attacked us, why did they just watch us escape?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Lintang suddenly fell into deep thought.

He had been considering this question along the way.

After leaving the Inspection Bureau, he felt that something was amiss.

Because the rain was too strange and illogical.

The subsequent events further proved that his intuition was correct.

Someone had indeed attacked their group, and the attacker was extremely formidable.

In such a pitch-black night, with the heavy rain as cover, the hidden attacker was completely unaffected.

Every arrow was deadly, and each one was capable of breaking through the sonic barrier.

The power contained in any one of those arrows could easily kill a Seventh Rank Martial Artist. Even an ordinary Seventh Rank Martial Artist would have a hard time surviving such an attack in this environment.

Such an expert shouldn't have appeared in this small place at all.

After pondering for a long time, the faces of the people he had just seen in the hall of the Inspection Bureau flashed through Liu Lintang's mind.

"The person who attacked me tonight must be from the Inspection Bureau."

"It seems that the Inspection Bureau agreed to let us preach on the surface but secretly wanted to get rid of us. We must be more careful in the future."

"However, judging from the attacker's strength, the hidden person's strength is limited. It's most likely a Sixth or Seventh Rank Martial Artist."

"Could it be Cao Rong?"

This thought flashed through Liu Lintang's mind but was quickly dismissed with a shake of his head.

"It can't be Cao Rong! According to the information I received, nearly three hundred members of the Cao family are currently imprisoned. How could Cao Rong help the Inspection Bureau in this situation?"

"Moreover, according to reason, Cao Rong should still be in the military camp in Dongling City. It's impossible for him to appear here."

Thinking of this, Liu Lintang couldn't help but continue pondering.

"Then who could it be?"

In his mind, the silhouettes of the eight people in the hall kept flashing.

"Leader Liu, should we report this matter by burning a talisman?"

"Yes!" Liu Lintang nodded.

Half an hour later, in an inn.

Liu Lintang ignited the yellow talisman paper in his hand. Instead of any visible flames appearing, the bottom of the yellow talisman paper continuously carbonizing.

The carbonizing process was slow, gradually spreading upwards on the yellow talisman paper.

As a wisp of faint blue smoke rose, it quickly drifted towards the roof.

The roof seemed like an illusion, offering no resistance to the ascending smoke.

After a few breaths, the slowly rising smoke suddenly changed, forming a human figure in the void.

Seeing this, Liu Lintang immediately became extremely reverent, as if worshipping a heavenly deity.

He hurriedly reported the night's events to the figure before him.

A moment later, he finished his report.

The figure slowly spoke, "In this world, there are gods within three feet above your head!"

"Tonight, those who are stained with the blood of my sect will be marked by me. When you open your heavenly eye in the future, you will know who took action."

Upon hearing this, Liu Lintang immediately prostrated himself in reverence.

"Thank you, Earth King!!!"

The next moment, the figure composed of blue smoke suddenly dispersed.

After a few more breaths, Liu Lintang finally dared to slowly rise.

He had just reported to one of the eight Earth Kings under the Sect Leader of the Yellow Heaven Sect.

In the Yellow Heaven Sect, below the Sect Leader are the Heaven Kings, and below them are the Earth Kings.

Any Earth King is said to be an immortal in this world.

According to the sect's rumors, such individuals could have become immortals in the ancient era, living a carefree life in the heavens.

Unlike them, even if someone reaches the peak of humanity and attains the pinnacle of the Martial Path, their lifespan is only about a thousand years.

So, even in this era, the Earth Kings under the Heaven Kings still possess profound and unfathomable divine abilities.

Just as the Earth King said, there are gods within three feet above your head.

In the eyes of an Earth King, once the Yin Spirit departs, they can communicate with ghosts and spirits, question heaven and earth, and understand the world. With this, they can know who took action against them tonight.

After being marked, when he opens his heavenly eye in the future, he will see the mark given by the Earth King and know who attacked him.

However, opening the heavenly eye is not an easy task for him.

It is extremely difficult to perform, and even if he does, he can only maintain it for a brief moment.

Moreover, after each use, he needs to rest for several days.

Thinking of this, Liu Lintang muttered to himself, "I must focus on recuperating. Only when my eyes are fully healed can I open the heavenly eye."

On the other side, Jiang Ning, unaware of the incident in Luoshui County, had no idea that he had caught the attention of an Earth King from the Yellow Heaven Sect.

He had no knowledge that he was being watched by an Earth King.

However, upon returning home, he did not dare to slack off.

The current Luoshui County was vastly different from six months ago.

Six months ago, the so-called top experts in Luoshui County were only at the Seventh Stage of Martial Dao, and there were just a few Sixth Stage Martial Artists.

People like Shen Congyun and Lin Qingyi, who rarely showed their strength.

But now, it was completely different.

Just from what he knew, there were two top experts at the Fifth Stage of the Inner Fortitude Realm.

The Lord Governor of the Inspection Bureau, Hong Minghu.

The Sect Leader of the Yellow Heaven Sect, Liu Lintang.

Both were top experts at the Fifth Stage of the Inner Fortitude Realm.

These experts were not ordinary people that could be defeated by numbers.

Even with a human wave tactic, it was ineffective against such experts.

Tonight, he had personally experienced the terror of a Fifth Stage Inner Fortitude Realm expert.

Even with the advantage of heaven and earth, he still had no way of harming Liu Lintang.

Even in the rainy night, with visibility limited to his fingertips, his Wind and Thunder Arrow Art, a Middle-Tier Martial Art at the Perfection Level, was useless against Liu Lintang.

Even with his Water Control Aura, it was still ineffective.

Protecting his inner breath, even attacking the weak points of the seven apertures of the human body, was difficult to succeed.

Moreover, this would expose his abilities.

Without absolute certainty of killing Liu Lintang, he didn't want to reveal too much.

The first sneak attack caught Liu Lintang off guard, and he might have thought it was just a hidden weapon attack.

But if he tried again, Liu Lintang, unless he was foolish, would discover the peculiarity of the rain.

This would expose too much.

Tonight's battle made Jiang Ning realize that a Fifth Stage Inner Fortitude Realm expert was not an opponent he could face head-on; it would put his life at risk.

In this situation, he felt completely unsafe.

Liu Lintang, from the mysterious Yellow Heaven Sect, if he discovered that Jiang Ning was responsible for tonight's events, would become a formidable enemy.

Even if Liu Lintang was cautious due to his official position, being watched by such a powerful expert made Jiang Ning uneasy.

This potential crisis weighed on his mind.

Additionally, he hadn't forgotten about the Medicine King Valley incident.

Jiang Ning's heart sank as he felt something amiss.

Just then, a chilling voice rang out, "Who dares disturb the peace?"

The next moment, a streak of green light tore through the night sky, swift as a meteor, heading straight for Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning's ears were filled with a piercing, mournful cry.

As the cry faded, Jiang Ning felt the surrounding environment return to normal.

The bone-chilling cold and the swirling dark winds were gone.

Jiang Ning snapped back to his senses and saw a green hairpin spinning rapidly before his eyes, its tail emitting a verdant glow.

"This..." Jiang Ning's eyes widened in disbelief.

The sight made him feel as if he had entered a fantasy world, yet the jade hairpin in front of him made him feel like he was in a realm of immortals.

"Little one, no need to stare! It's me!" Hearing the voice, Jiang Ning immediately responded, "Sister Lin!"

The voice belonged to Lin Qingyi.

"Come to me tomorrow!" Lin Qingyi's voice echoed in Jiang Ning's ear once more.

Hearing this, Jiang Ning nodded.

The jade hairpin, which had been motionless, suddenly transformed into a streak of light, disappearing from Jiang Ning's sight like a shooting star.

The direction in which the hairpin vanished was the same as the location of the Wanhua Tower.

At this moment, Jiang Ning stared at the direction where the hairpin had disappeared, his mind filled with countless questions.

Why had such a sudden change occurred?

Whose agonizing scream had echoed just now?

What was the jade hairpin?

Who was Lin Qingyi, and how did she possess such mystical abilities?

How did Lin Qingyi discover what had happened here?

These questions made Jiang Ning feel a sense of unfamiliarity with the world he knew.

Was this still a martial world?

Such mystical abilities? After pondering for a while, Jiang Ning shook his head slightly, temporarily dispelling the miscellaneous thoughts in his mind.

"Tomorrow, I'll go see Lin Qingyi, and my doubts should be mostly resolved!"

"It's the perfect time for me to spend some wealth, boosting my source energy points and supporting my memory's break limit."

Jiang Ning thought to himself.

Then, he turned and headed towards his room.

The night had deepened, and it was time to sleep.

A thousand miles away, a man with thick eyebrows and large eyes turned pale, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

His Yin spirit was injured, causing him to feel the excruciating pain of a torn soul.

"There's actually such a divine artifact in Luoshui County!" He thought to himself.

Immediately, he sent out a message: "Yin spirit injured, entering seclusion for 300 days. Do not disturb with trivial matters."

After sending the message, the man with thick eyebrows began his seclusion for healing.

With his Yin spirit injured, he dared not delay any further, as such an injury was a thousand times more troublesome than a physical one.

(End of Chapter)

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