428: being chased

Yang Lingchen chatted with Gao Huoyang for a while longer before returning to his residence.

"Damn it, Chen Xinyue, you bitch, I'll kill you sooner or later."

Yang Lingchen was quite depressed. He knew that someone must have been fueling the flames behind this scandal; otherwise, how could he have inexplicably become linked in a scandal with Li Hanyan?

Furthermore, Yang Lingchen knew that this matter definitely had something to do with Chen Xinyue, because since he arrived at Wentian Palace, apart from Chen Xinyue and her brother, he hadn't offended anyone else.

"Knock... knock... knock...!"

Just then, a crisp knocking sound rang out, followed by Li Ling's cold voice from outside: "Is Yang Lingchen there?"

"Li Ling, what is it?"

Yang Lingchen gently opened the door. He didn't have any good feelings towards Li Ling.

"Young Miss asked me to tell you that it's best not to go out casually during this period." Li Ling looked at Yang Lingchen with an expression of disgust.

"Anything else?" Yang Lingchen asked nonchalantly.

"This disguise mask is a gift from Young Miss. Wearing it can change a person's appearance and also conceal your aura. If you insist on going out to die, then wear it! It might just save your dog life."

Li Ling's face revealed a mocking smile. In her opinion, Yang Lingchen was not worth her Young Miss's attention at all.

"Swish!"

Yang Lingchen, hearing this, had a cold glint flash in his eyes. His right hand instantly shot out, grabbing Li Ling by the throat and lifting her up directly.

"Cough... cough...! Bastard, let me go!"

Li Ling struggled to breathe. Yang Lingchen's grip was too strong; she couldn't break free at all.

"Stinking woman! Just a mere maid, and you dare to act cold in front of me? If it weren't for the fact that you're a bit ugly, I would have ruined you today."

Yang Lingchen's eyes shone with cold murderous intent. He snatched the disguise mask from Li Ling's hand and then threw her away with a forceful shove.

"Bang...!"

"Bastard, I will definitely tell Young Miss."

Li Ling's body slammed heavily against the boulder outside the Outer Sect. She left behind a harsh threat and turned to flee into the distance.

At this moment, Li Ling was truly afraid, because the look in Yang Lingchen's eyes just now was simply too terrifying. If she stayed any longer, she was genuinely afraid that Yang Lingchen would kill her.

Yang Lingchen took the disguise mask in his hand and looked at it, then put it on his face. Instantly, his appearance changed into another look, and the aura on his body also seemed to disappear.

"Not bad, it's a good thing for changing appearance and hiding one's aura." Yang Lingchen thought to himself.

Because the Rank of his Shadow Shifting was too low, he couldn't be bothered to optimize it.

Now with this disguise mask, it would be useful when he went out to scheme against people in the future.

Of course, this disguise mask was still very effective in front of Cultivators of the Heavenly Net Realm, but if he encountered a powerful Xuanzun Realm expert, the other party would be able to see through the disguise mask at a glance.

The next morning.

Yang Lingchen quietly left his residence.

He planned to go out and complete another mission. As long as he finished this mission, he would have enough contribution points to exchange for the Pill Formula for the kōnglíng pill.

By then, with the assistance of the kōnglíng pill, Yang Lingchen's cultivation level could quickly improve.

However, not long after he left his residence, he had the feeling that he was being watched.

But Yang Lingchen didn't take it to heart because he could see that the other party was just tailing him and didn't pose any threat to him.

After leaving Xuanbing Peak, Yang Lingchen suddenly activated his Movement Technique, instantly darting behind a rockery, and then disappeared without a trace.

The moment Yang Lingchen disappeared, a youth wearing Inner Sect Disciple robes appeared behind the rockery.

"Where did that kid go? How could his speed be so fast?"

That Inner Sect Disciple was completely baffled. He was skilled in tracking and had extremely fast speed; he didn't expect to lose track of the person today.

Immediately, the Inner Sect Disciple hurriedly took out his sound transmission jade, "Senior Brother Black Cloud, I lost track of that kid. He should have gone to the Wentian Mountain Range to do a mission."

Upon receiving the message, Black Cloud also rushed to the Wentian Mountain Range at the first opportunity.

...

Yang Lingchen's speed was very fast. After leaving Wentian Palace, his figure turned into an afterimage, quickly plunging into the Wentian Mountain Range.

Coming out this time, besides doing missions, Yang Lingchen had another goal, which was to gain experience by traveling around.

The time limit for this mission was four months, so Yang Lingchen had enough time to gain experience.

He planned to finish the mission quickly first, and then travel around. After all, the improvement of cultivation level could not be achieved solely by bitter cultivation.

After entering the Wentian Mountain Range, Yang Lingchen quickly flew towards the depths of the mountain range.

Only after confirming that no one was following him did Yang Lingchen stop.

Then he began his frantic training mode.

Along the way, all the Yao Beasts that Yang Lingchen encountered were suppressed and killed by him.

Even for some that were slightly stronger than him, he would choose to fight with all his might. Only when he truly couldn't win would he choose to retreat.

The Yao Beasts in the Realm of the Gods already had very high intelligence, almost no less than humans.

The Yao Beasts in the Wentian Mountain Range could basically transform into human form, but they preferred their original forms and would not transform unless necessary.

Time passed quietly, and soon half a month had passed.

After this period of training, Yang Lingchen had completed all the missions, and his cultivation level had been polished to be more rounded, and his Foundation had become more solid.

"Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh...!"

Just then, several sounds of breaking air rang out, and several flying arrows shot towards Yang Lingchen.

Yang Lingchen reacted immediately. He flashed, instantly disappearing from where he stood.

"Good kid, you really do have some skills."

A cold, sinister laugh rang out, and a masked man wearing black robes suddenly appeared in front of Yang Lingchen.

The person who came was Black Cloud. He had always been cautious in his actions, which was why he was deeply trusted by Xu Shaotang.

At this moment, Yang Lingchen's face became extremely solemn.

Because he could feel that the other party's cultivation level had already exceeded the scope of the Void Spirit Realm, far from what he could contend with at the moment.

However, Yang Lingchen didn't panic. If it were elsewhere, perhaps he would have to surrender, but this was the Wentian Mountain Range, and the terrain and environment were complex and changeable. If he really wanted to run away, the other party might not be able to catch him.

"No need to cover your face. I know you're Xu Shaotang's dog. Today I'll let you be arrogant for once, but another day I will definitely slaughter you for a snack."

Yang Lingchen shouted coldly, his figure turned into a flash of lightning, instantly plunging into the bushes.

"Still trying to escape in front of me."

A cold sneer curled at the corner of Black Cloud's mouth. He leaped up and quickly pounced towards the place where Yang Lingchen had disappeared.

Yang Lingchen flew at high speed in the jungle, turning and going straight at times. Under the cover of dense branches, he gradually shook off Black Cloud.

"It's really hellish, how can this kid's speed be so fast?" A trace of shock appeared in Black Cloud's eyes.

He really didn't expect that as a Cultivator of the second layer of the Heavenly Net Realm, he couldn't catch up to a small fry of the Void Spirit Realm. This was simply a huge humiliation for him.

Thinking of this, Black Cloud accelerated again. No matter what, he had to take down Yang Lingchen today, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to report back to Xu Shaotang.

As Black Cloud's speed continued to increase, soon, he appeared again not far behind Yang Lingchen.

"Old Scoundrel, even if you run until your legs break, you can't possibly catch up to me."

Yang Lingchen mocked, then took out several explosive poison pills and threw them behind him.

Although these explosive poison pills couldn't cause harm to Black Cloud, they would at least hinder the other party's speed somewhat.

"Boom... boom... boom... boom..."

With the explosion of the explosive poison pills, smoke immediately filled the mountain forest, and Yang Lingchen also took the opportunity to increase his speed.

When Black Cloud rushed out of the smoke, Yang Lingchen's figure had already disappeared into the dense forest.