79: Know the face but not the heart

Lin Yucheng whispered to Lin Jing behind him, “Someone is following us.”

Lin Jing didn’t turn around and also lowered her voice, “What do we do now?”

Lin Yucheng pondered, “What else can we do? We continue to buy our things. This is Yang City Main City; they wouldn’t dare to make a move here.”

Lin Jing said, “But what about after we leave the city?”

Lin Yucheng said, “Don’t worry too much. The Cultivators following us aren’t too high in Cultivation. We might still have a chance to fight after leaving the city.”

Lin Jing frowned deeply, “It seems this Yang City isn’t a peaceful haven after all. As expected, everywhere is a place of profit-seeking!”

Lin Yucheng said, “It’s to be expected. Even the mortal world is like this, let alone the Immortal Realm where resources are inherently scarce! Behind every powerful Cultivator lies a pile of bones.”

Lin Yongmao’s Cultivation method was considered unconventional; most Cultivators actually lived a life of constant danger, just like Lin Yucheng.

Lin Yucheng took Lin Jing into one shop after another, purchasing the resources the Lin family needed.

Medicinal Pills, Talismans, Magical Artifacts, Cultivation Techniques, spiritual plants…

Especially those Cultivation resources that couldn’t be bought in Qingyang were the goods he purchased in large quantities.

The Spirit Stones he had exchanged for a thousand-year spiritual plant at the Spirit Treasure Pavilion branch in Yang City were almost entirely depleted.

However, a few more tails had joined the ones behind them.

Lin Yucheng said to Lin Jing behind him, “Let’s leave quickly before it gets completely dark.”

Lin Jing nodded, and the two quickened their pace and left the city.

As soon as they exited the city gate, the two immediately circulated their Spiritual Qi, infusing their legs, and their speed increased sharply.

The few people who had been tracking Lin Yucheng and Lin Jing understood each other and quickly accelerated their steps as well.

“Chase them!”

Someone shouted, and they stopped tracking secretly, instead openly pursuing them.

Lin Yucheng’s Divine Sense was sharp, and he immediately detected that there were five people chasing them from behind.

Among them, two auras were very familiar.

It’s them?

The farming couple from the small village; he hadn’t expected them to appear so friendly on the surface, yet secretly covet their wealth.

The identities of the other three were unknown.

Among the five, three were at the Qi Refinement Stage Great Perfection Realm, including the farming woman.

As for the farming man and another male Cultivator wearing a bamboo hat, both were at the Early Foundation Establishment Stage.

Seeing such a group of five, Lin Yucheng felt a little relieved.

Having been tempered for a long time in the Qingyang Mountain Range, his combat experience was very rich, and he was quite confident in his own fighting strength.

As long as the opponent’s Realm didn’t exceed his too much, he would have a chance to fight.

Even so, Lin Yucheng didn’t intend to confront them head-on, because rogue Cultivators like them were vicious, and fighting them would not bring any benefits.

It was still one word: Flee!

Lin Yucheng found Lin Jing’s speed too slow, so he directly grabbed Lin Jing’s arm and moved forward rapidly.

Among the pursuing team, only the farming man and the man wearing a bamboo hat could keep up with their pace.

The running speed of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator was simply incomparable to that of a Qi Refinement Cultivator.

“Faster, as long as we enter the Qingyang Mountain Range, we’ll be safe.”

Lin Yucheng thought to himself.

The Qingyang Mountain Range was full of dangers; perhaps he could use the terrain advantage to ambush this group of rogue Cultivators behind them.

However, Lin Yucheng overlooked that before entering the Qingyang Mountain Range, they would pass through the small village they had initially passed by.

And on this unavoidable path, both he and Lin Jing simultaneously fell into a Formation.

This was a Tier 1 trapping Formation, its main function being to trap enemies.

If it were during normal times, trapped by a Tier 1 trapping Formation, Lin Yucheng could break through it in a short amount of time.

But the timing was different now; they were in the midst of a life-and-death escape.

“Damn it!” Lin Yucheng cursed.

The two Foundation Establishment Cultivators behind them stopped outside the Formation, and the other three Qi Refinement Stage Great Perfection Cultivators also caught up.

From their perspective, Lin Yucheng and Lin Jing were two fat sheep.

They were weaker in numbers and Cultivation, had so many Spirit Stones on them, and were two outsiders.

It was rare to encounter such suitable fat sheep.

“There’s nowhere to run now, is there!” the farming man said mockingly.

The man wearing a bamboo hat also laughed loudly, “Brother Wu, it had to be you, arranging this move beforehand, otherwise they really would have escaped.”

The farming man said indifferently, “It’s just a Formation casually set up in the village; I didn’t expect it to come in handy now.”

His gaze shifted to Lin Yucheng and Lin Jing, who were trying to break the Formation: “You two, just surrender! I’ll leave you with intact corpses.”

Lin Yucheng was not flustered; he just said, “It truly is knowing a person’s face but not their heart. I wonder if your daughter knows about your actions?”

When Lin Yucheng mentioned his daughter, his expression subtly changed, but then immediately became firmer.

If Lin Yucheng escaped, their daughter could also become a target for these two’s revenge, so they could only eliminate the root of the problem.

“Enough nonsense, hand over your lives!”

The farming man held a stone axe and chopped directly, a stance for cutting firewood, but his target was Lin Yucheng inside the Formation.

This stone axe was actually a High Grade Magical Artifact.

Lin Yucheng was not flustered; he patted his Storage Pouch, his right hand gripping the Zhanjin Sword, and his left hand holding a Talisman.

The Zhanjin Sword met the stone axe, and the two High Grade Magical Artifacts simultaneously attacked the Tier 1 trapping Formation, which was then forcibly broken by brute force.

Both of them were Foundation Establishment Cultivators, so it was not surprising for them to forcibly break a Tier 1 Formation.

The two High Grade Magical Artifacts collided, stirring up a gust of Qi, and both took several steps back, Lin Yucheng even losing his balance.

The farming man was no better off; his right arm was cut by the sharp sword light of the Zhanjin Sword, and blood poured down.

But the pain did not make him retreat; instead, it stirred his ferocity, and he wielded the stone axe to attack again, aiming directly at Lin Yucheng’s vital chest area.

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator wearing a bamboo hat immediately made a move, casting Spells from the side to interfere with Lin Yucheng, attempting to cut off his retreat.

[Earth Prison Spell]

[Quicksand Spell]

Two earth-attribute Spells were cast, and the ground began to soften like quicksand, with the suction of the ground instantly strengthening.

Especially Lin Jing, who had almost lost her ability to move.

The three Qi Refining rogue Cultivators seized this opportunity to surround Lin Jing, attempting to capture her as a hostage.

Lin Yucheng did not fight head-on; instead, he quickly activated the Talisman he held in his left hand.

The Talisman transformed into streaks of crimson flames, directly rushing towards the farming man’s face, forcing him to retreat and defend.

[Huobao Talisman] x n

Lin Yucheng didn’t care about the consumption of Talismans; he unleashed more than a dozen Tier 1 Advanced Talismans at once.

The crimson flames exploded, and the heat wave they generated was unbearable even for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

He himself was not affected at all; instead, he used his Body to shield Lin Jing behind him.

He had Cultivated the Body Refining Cultivation Technique, “Golden Body Art,” and his Physical Body strength was slightly stronger than Cultivators of the same Realm.

“Run!”

Lin Yucheng threw out a few more Huobao Talismans, instantly killing one Qi Refining rogue Cultivator.

The other Cultivators, wary of Lin Yucheng’s sudden burst of power and his reserve of Talismans, no longer dared to pursue with full force.

They could only let the two escape into the Qingyang Mountain Range.