The Prodigies War

Chapter 858: Guard Against Hidden Arrows

“Tut tut, Little Brother Lin, from today on, huge waves are going to set off across the West Infinity World, and Little Brother Lin, your name is going to soar to a new height once again!”

In an inn in Star Cliff City, Bai Fengliu was beaming with delight as he sputtered endlessly.

At the thought of the earthshaking melee that just happened, his wrinkly face was again glowing with excitement.

Little Brother Lin?

Lin Xun looked at him with scorn. This old man has gotten so close to me without me realizing it.

“Lin Xun, I feel that after today’s battle, you will fall into a more passive position,” Yue Jianming interjected in a deep voice.

Bai Fengliu was taken aback for a moment before he said solemnly, “This is indeed a problem. After all, you showed such ferocious power today and you almost killed Qing Lian’er. The experts of the Blue Luan Clan must hate you to the bone now.”

“You also defeated Sha Liuchan. He definitely won’t be able to accept this, and will very likely target you again when the Dao Lantern Festival begins.”

Yue Jianming shook his head, “Not only that. There are many peerless geniuses gathered at Four Seasons Pavillion now, so they must have witnessed this duel, and I bet they will have an idea about Lin Xun.”

Lin Xun narrowed his eyes. In truth, when he confronted Sha Liuchan and Qing Lian’er, he already knew that it would be almost difficult to kill the two under so many eyes.

The reason for that was very simple: the two were peerless figures and so they had to be accompanied by experts from their clans while they participated in the Dao Lantern Festival.

Additionally, Lin Xun had a strong suspicion that peerless figures such as them would hold several life-protecting trump cards up their sleeves.

After all, if anything were to happen to them, it would be a heavy blow and disastrous loss to their clans!

The appearance of Granny Jin He was enough proof of Lin Xun’s speculation.

In other words, it wasn’t a simple matter to kill peerless figures like Sha Liuchan and Qing Lian’er.

A thought suddenly struck Lin Xun. “Old Bai, do you know Granny Jin He?”

Bai Fengliu said casually, “That old woman is a powerful person. Not only is she well-respected within the Unsolved Mystery Sword Alms, but even Mu Cangxue, the current sect master, also treats her very courteously.”

Bai Fengliu’s eyes suddenly widened and he slapped his thigh, exclaiming, “How did I not think of this? Since Granny Jin He appeared then it must mean Ji Xingyao, the current saintess of the Unsolved Mystery Sword Alms, has also come!”

Ji Xingyao?

Lin Xun asked puzzledly, “What do you mean by that?”

Bai Fengliu explained, “In the West Infinity World, almost everyone knows that the Unsolved Mystery Sword Alms has dispatched Granny Jin He to always follow Ji Xingyao’s side. The two are inseparable. This also means that wherever Granny Jin He appears, Ji Xingyao will be nearby!”

“So she’s Ji Xingyao…”

The image of a cold and detached maiden dressed in a black dress with a silver mask obscuring half her face flashed across Lin Xun’s mind. Only her clear and bright star-like eyes and her natural shapely red lips were revealed through the mysterious silver mask.

She was the mysterious masked maiden whom he had faced off in the Pine Smoke Martial Arena of the Flame Capital.

Lin Xun was at a loss for words for a moment. The prideful girl is actually Ji Xingyao, the current saintess of the Unsolved Mystery Sword Alms. Who would have known?

Furthermore, Lin Xun still felt a little bad because when he was dueling with Ji Xingyao, he accidentally bumped into her back area and caused a misunderstanding, which made her erupt with anger. If he hadn’t run quickly enough, then it would have sparked countless disputes.

What a headache!

The corners of Lin Xun’s lips twitched imperceptibly. If he had known that the extremely proud girl was Ji Xingyao, then he would have stayed far away from her!

After all, the girl was hailed as the leading figure of the younger generation of West Infinity World and worshiped by countless cultivators like a fairy from the sky.

Anyone who had any contact with her would bring a lot of unthinkable trouble upon themselves.

“Little Brother Lin, why do I feel that...you seem to have some special thoughts about Ji Xingyao?” Bai Fengliu suddenly leaned towards him and surveyed him with an examining and curious look.

PA!

Lin Xun slapped him on the back of the head again. “Don’t think about it! I have nothing to do with that prideful woman.”

However, it only made Bai Fengliu more and more suspicious. Grinning, he asked, “If you have never met Ji Xingyao, then how do you know that she is very prideful?”

Undeniably, Bai Fengliu’s senses were too damn sensitive. It was no wonder that he aspired to become the king of news.

However, watching Lin Xun’s face turn dark, Bai Fengliu chuckled nervously and stopped lingering on this topic. Though his heart was filled with wild joy. His intuition and sharp senses that he developed from years of investigating told him that Demon God Lin has had some sort of relationship with Ji Xingyao!

Hey, he was just flirting with a girl from the Longevity Land, and now it turns out that he has an ambiguous relationship with the current saintess from the Unsolved Mystery Sword Alms! Is Demon God Lin in a love triangle? Or is it a competition between two girls?”

Bai Fengliu’s imagination was running wild. He secretly made up his mind. I am determined to find out the inside story. If there is a chance to release this piece of news, it will shock the world’s eyeballs out of their sockets!

If Lin Xun knew what the old man was thinking, then he might have torn him to pieces...

But Lin Xun was finding out more about the Dao Lantern Festival from Yue Jianming.

According to Yue Jianming, all the participants in the Dao Lantern Festival had to undergo a series of tests.

When the time came, the Ancient Dao Lantern Tree on Cangwu Mountain would appear and bloom with flower buds.

At the same time, the entire Cangwu Mountain would be enveloped in mysterious restriction power and be transformed into a secret mysterious world.

Anyone who wanted to participate in the Dao Lantern Festival and seize opportunities there had to pass several tests and trials before they could reach the deepest part of the secret world and see the true Ancient Dao Lantern Tree. There, one could find unimaginable blessings and opportunities that they had always dreamt of!

A strange expression surfaced on Lin Xun’s face. Cangwu Mountain, the Ancient Dao Lantern Tree, the secret world, the several tests and trials, the blessings and opportunities…

He felt it didn’t seem like a dao discussion event, but instead more like selecting disciples since only those who passed the screening and tests would obtain the opportunity.

It was at that moment that Bai Fengliu moved closer and said mysteriously, “According to the ancient records left by the sages of our clan, Cangwu Mountain was a holy mountain in the ancient era. A supreme sect was established there, where many sages imparted their knowledge and explained the wonderful truths of the great dao. There were said to be countless disciples.

“But for some unknown reason, this supreme sect did not last and vanished with time.

“According to the information collected by the sages of my Windspeaker Clan, the Cangwu Mountain should be the place of the supreme sect!”

Both Lin Xun and Yue Jianming were moved. So these are rumors about Cangwu Mountain and the Ancient Dao Lantern Tree.

“Of course, this is just speculation. The events of the ancient times are too ethereal and distant. No one in this world would know the truth,” said Bai Fengliu.

Even so, Lin Xun believed that the rumor was very likely true.

……

Time flew, and three days passed by in the blink of an eye.

Lin Xun did not show his face in public again. Instead, he had been meditating and strengthening his cultivation base in order to maintain a peak state for when the Dao Lantern Festival begins.

Yue Jianming did the same. Only Bai Fengliu had been wandering outside, searching for news. The old man couldn’t stay still for an hour. He had to devote all his energy to investigating and collecting news. He indeed deserved to be called a top investigator of the Windspeaker Clan.

During this period, more genius figures flocked to the Star Cliff City from different areas of the West Infinity World. Some were peerless geniuses known all over the world.

The Star Cliff City became more and more lively and busy. Cultivators swamped the streets and alleys.

Additionally, top cultivators who rarely showed themselves in public in the past were seen everywhere. It was quite a spectacle.

As the start of the Dao Lantern Festival neared, Star Cliff City became the focus of attention of the entire West Infinity World.

Countless great clans and sects had gathered their eyes on Star Cliff City, waiting and looking out for the latest news.

Undoubtedly, the Dao Lantern Festival would be a star-studded event and unprecedentedly grand, with several intense and epic duels and competitions!

On the day before the Dao Lantern Festival kicked off, sensational news erupted in Star Cliff City and caused an uproar.

Someone claimed that Demon God Lin had heaven-defying blessings and owned an unrivaled saint treasure. That was the reason why he, a boy from the lower domain, could transform into a peerless figure with terrifying combat power and crush all his peers.

As soon as the news came out, Bai Fengliu panicked and darted off to find Lin Xun.

When Lin Xun learned about the news, a dark cloud of gloom hovered over his heart. The Dao Lantern Festival was about to kick off tomorrow, yet such a piece of news spread out today. It was obvious that someone was deliberately targeting him!

A saint's treasure! Those words were enough to ignite a covetous desire in anyone, including Life Death Stage Kings.

Therefore, the information released about Lin Xun was undoubtedly stirring up and provoking everyone’s hearts, pushing Lin Xun to the eye of the storm. He would no doubt be stared at by greedy and covetous gazes.

If someone couldn’t hold back, then something bad could happen to him!

In this world, it was not uncommon for people to kill for treasures.

As the saying went, a precious item could bring trouble to an ordinary man. When faced with an unrivaled treasure such as a saint's treasure, even old monsters of the king stage could lose self-control, let alone ordinary cultivators.

Unquestionably, the person who released the information did so with evil intent. They wanted to make Lin Xun a target of the public before the Dao Lantern Festival!