novelTele Chapter 409 The Discovery of Xuan Yin
Chapter 409 The Discovery of Xuan Yin
When Lu Sheng emerged from the spherical spatial membrane, the first thing he did was to scan Xuan Yin's location with his dragon eyes.
She's still here.
Right there in the area of the warship wreckage he specified, the aura of the laws was quiet and still, and the fluctuations of the early-stage Spirit Saint were very stable, without any abnormalities.
Lu Sheng flew towards her direction.
He deliberately concealed his aura after the breakthrough. He suppressed the law fluctuations of the late-stage Spirit Saint to the level of the mid-stage Spirit Saint.
He didn't want Xuan Yin to know that he had broken through.
I don't want to right now, at least not right now.
Information from the later stages of the Spirit Saint realm is far too sensitive for the Myriad Manifestations Divine Court.
The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations himself was only at the peak of the Spirit Saint realm. The strongest of his four protectors was only at the mid-stage of the Spirit Saint realm. If they knew that Lu Sheng was already at the late-stage of the Spirit Saint realm—
What will they think?
They would feel threatened.
A late-stage Spirit Saint cultivator whose strength grows at an absurdly rapid pace, possessing the star sector resources of the entire Scavenger Alliance, and also mastering ancient metal armor technology.
This kind of person is not an ally. They are a potential adversary.
The Celestial Venerable of All Things will not stand idly by while someone who may threaten his position in the future continues to grow.
and so--
"For now, just pretend to be at the peak of the mid-stage Spirit Saint realm."
Lu Sheng landed next to the wreckage of the warship where Xuan Yin was hiding.
There was a large hole torn open on the side of the wreckage, and Xuan Yin was sitting cross-legged near the entrance of the hole.
She heard a noise and opened her eyes.
"Your Excellency has returned."
"Hmm." Lu Sheng landed in front of her. "Ten days. Nothing happened, right?"
"No. This area is very quiet; there are no external energy signals."
Xuan Yin stood up and looked Lu Sheng up and down.
Her initial spiritual senses began scanning Lu Sheng's aura.
Mid-stage Spirit Saint—
It's about the same as before I left. Maybe a little stronger?
But there has been no fundamental change.
Xuan Yin made a judgment in his mind. He had been inside for ten days, presumably searching for the ruins. He hadn't found anything of great importance, otherwise his aura wouldn't still be at the mid-stage of the Spirit Saint realm.
She made a mistake.
But Lu Sheng wouldn't correct her.
"Did you find anything?" Xuan Yin asked.
This was the first time during her entire trip that she proactively asked about the search results.
Lu Sheng glanced at her.
"We found something. But we're not sure if it's the Seed of Origin."
Xuan Yin's eyes lit up. "What kind of thing?"
"A region of spatial anomalies. It contains a large amount of ancient energy remnants. The quality is very high, but it's very dispersed. It took me ten days to roughly explore the outer area. The core area is too unstable; it would be risky for me to go in alone."
That's half true and half false.
He had already entered the core area of the Old God Abyss. But he wouldn't tell Xuan Yin that.
"Do you need my help?" Xuan Yin asked.
"Not for now. But I need time to continue exploring. My next plan is—I'll go back to Earth to take care of some things, and then come back again."
"Another trip?"
"Yes. The core area needs more preparation. We may need to bring some specialized equipment."
Xuan Yin thought for a moment. "The Celestial Venerable has given me little time. He hopes to obtain news of the Seed of Origin as soon as possible."
"Your Celestial Venerables have waited for hundreds of years, a few more days won't make a difference," Lu Sheng said bluntly.
Xuan Yin pursed her lips, offering no rebuttal.
"Let's go. Let's go back to Earth first."
Lu Sheng turned and flew back the way he came.
Xuan Yin followed behind.
After flying out of the warship graveyard, Lu Sheng returned the communication artifact and spatial coordinate anchor points that he had taken from her.
But that protective magic bead—
"I'll keep the magic beads for now," Lu Sheng said.
"Your Mightiness--"
"If you're still worried, you can talk to your Heavenly Venerable and ask him to give you another one."
Xuan Yin remained silent for three seconds.
"good."
She did not continue arguing.
The two flew back to the solar system.
As they approached Earth, Luo Tianfei's communication signal came through.
"Lu Sheng, some things happened during the ten days you were gone."
Lu Sheng frowned. "What is it?"
"The stealth detectors on the outskirts of the Old God's Abyss detected that a spacecraft was active in the ship graveyard area for approximately four hours while you were inside. It then departed."
Four hours?
Alarm bells rang in Lu Sheng's mind.
During his time in the Abyss of the Old Gods, flying vehicles appeared on the outskirts.
He glanced at Xuan Yin behind him.
"What are the characteristics of an aircraft?"
"It matches the same reconnaissance ship from the Myriad Manifestations Divine Court very closely. It's the same ship."
Lu Sheng's gaze turned cold.
He immediately made a judgment—
The Divine Court of Myriad Manifestations secretly sent ships to search again.
Moreover, the timing coincided with the period when he entered the Old God Abyss and was unable to observe the surrounding situation.
coincidence?
It can't be a coincidence.
The Divine Court of Myriad Phenomena must be tracking his movements in some way.
He had clearly confiscated all of Xuan Yin's communication devices—
and many more.
Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly.
He confiscated the communication artifacts, spatial coordinate anchors, and protective magic beads.
but--
He did not examine Xuan Yin's body itself.
Cultivators at the Spirit Saint Realm can implant extremely minute law markers into their bodies. These markers are not external devices, but are embedded in the core of the spiritual source, making them undetectable by ordinary scanning methods.
"If the Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations implanted a tracking mark in the core of Xuan Yin's spiritual source—"
Lu Sheng's face darkened completely.
His act of taking Xuan Yin to the outer edge of the Old God Abyss was tantamount to personally pointing the way for the Myriad Manifestations Divine Court.
They now know where the Abyss of the Old Gods is.
At least we know the general location.
"Damn it."
Lu Sheng cursed inwardly.
He made a mistake.
He overestimated his ability to control Xuan Yin and underestimated the methods of the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable.
"Consort Luo."
"exist."
"The aircraft operated for four hours before departing. Which direction did it go?"
"Heading towards the core star region of the Myriad Manifestations Divine Court."
I've gone back to report.
Lu Sheng took a deep breath.
calm.
Now is not the time to lose his temper. He needs to figure out his next step.
The Divine Court of Myriad Manifestations knew the approximate location of the Ancient Abyss. However, they did not yet know the exact location of the core spherical space. The thin membrane woven from the threads of law was extremely well concealed, and ordinary reconnaissance methods could not detect it at all.
But if they continue searching—
"We need to resolve this matter."
Lu Sheng looked at the Earth getting closer and closer ahead.
He is now in the late stage of the Spirit Saint realm.
A late-stage Spirit Saint facing off against a mid-stage Spirit Saint, the Azure Netherworld Protector.
crush.
But what about the Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations?
The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations is at the peak of the Spirit Saint realm. He may even have already taken a half-step into the Spirit Immortal realm.
There's a gap between a late-stage Spirit Saint and a peak Spirit Saint, but it's not that they can't fight.
"The matter of the Old God Abyss cannot be delayed any longer."
Lu Sheng made a decision.
After returning to Earth—