Chương 397: Lian Bao's disguise

A while later, they had all eaten to their fill. Ren Ji and Lian Bao were still engrossed in their conversation while the others were meditating in silence. An elder walked in and announced that their room was ready, so Lian Bao decided to personally lead them to the room so they would retire for the night. They exited the central palace and headed towards a nearby building. Lian Bao led them through thin hallways, laughing with Ren Ji along the way. Watching the two as they got along, Long Feng smiled coldly.

He sensed his soul power and realized that it had recovered by about fifty percent. He had been consuming soul power recovery pills all along, so he wasn't surprised by this.

"I can't wait any longer. I hope this works so I'll know if I'm being alarmed over nothing." He really hoped his guess was wrong, otherwise the five of them were in great trouble.

"A single millisecond…" He closed his eyes and concentrated his soul power at once. When he opened them again, a faint silver glow flickered within their depths, changing Long Feng's presence subtly. The only person who sensed the sudden change in atmosphere was Lian Bao, but he couldn't tell where it was coming from, so he dispersed it as his overthinking. Long Feng's silver eyes appeared otherworldly, with a hint of indescribable transcendence that shouldn't be found on a mortal.

The pair of eyes focused on Lian Bao's back, instantly disregarding his body and peering directly into the deepest parts of his soul. A shocking pain filled Long Feng's head as he faced a great resistance. Lian Bao was after all a Dao realm master. Long Feng's Immortal's Sight couldn't fully see through him. But he wasn't interested in seeing through him. What he wanted to do was peer into his Dantian!

What he didn't expect was that under his silver eyes, Lian Bao's entire physique changed, turning into a talker and skinnier man. As for his Dantian… Long Feng's nose began to bleed as he dispersed the Immortal's Sight and closed the eyes. His soul power was several overdrawn, causing him to feel dizzy and extremely exhausted. But he wasn't even bothered by that. Instead, his thoughts were in pieces as he stared at Lian Bao's broad back.

"I was right… Mid stage Dao realm master…" Just now, he saw that Lian Bao wasn't an early stage deity as he said but a mid stage deity! And his foundation didn't look like he merely had a breakthrough recently. As Long Feng was filled with unease, Lian Bao glanced at him with a deep frown. He had sensed the unfathomable gaze on him, and it actually muddled his thoughts for a millisecond. Under that gaze that came from behind, he felt completely seen through.

This was a feeling he hadn't experienced in a long time as a Dao realm master, and it raised his caution. He glanced back at Long Feng, the only person he couldn't see through among these youths and noticed the trace of blood below the latter's nose. A glint flashed through Lian Bao's eyes as he faced his front and continued laughing with Ren Ji. Long Feng felt his heart sink after sensing Lian Bao's gaze.

"Senior Lian, do you happen to know the name of the Teng clan's clan chief?" Long Feng causally asked. Lian Bao nodded.

"I do. His name is Teng Yanbin." He replied without emotion. Long Feng nodded. Lian Bao led them to their rooms and bode them farewell for the night. They each chose one room and walked in before he left. As soon as he began to walk away, his smile faded, replaced by a cold expression. He left the building entirely and returned to the central palace, to the exact same hall where they had eaten before he sat down with a deeply thoughtful expression. Did you know this text is from a different site?

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"Is something wrong?" A faint voice echoed from the shadows of the hall as an old man's figure appeared. Lian Bao shook his head.

"It's nothing much. The disciples aren't a threat, and everything is going as planned. But…" he frowned.

"But what?" The old man asked.

"That brat they call Long Feng… I couldn't see through him at all. Moreover, I have a feeling that he has figured out our plan. I even felt like he saw through my disguise and cultivation." He said that last line with disbelief. The old man also frowned.

"That rank five Imperial? He is the weakest among them, barely worth our attention. How can he uncover our plan and even see through you? It's not possible." Lian Bao nodded.

"I know it's not. But… he's different. I'm telling you. That glance I sensed on my back… it's unfathomable." The old man furrowed his brows and thought for a moment before he smiled.

"No matter. The plan is already in motion. Besides, there's no issue with killing one of them before letting the rest return. The plan should proceed even if one or two of them lose their lives." Lian Bao shook his head.

"But it'll widen the flaws in the plan. But, that kid is unusual. I can't rest easy unless he's dead." He traced his chin before looking up.

"I have a feeling he will start something tonight, if truly he has figured out our plan. If so, then he can die. But if he does nothing, then we'll let him live as well to avoid complicating this." The old man nodded.

"Good idea. I'll send someone to watch their every moves. You go and help your brother to complete the process. We'll need to completely vanish in a few days before the supreme heaven sect realize what happened." After saying that, the old man vanished like a ghost. Lian Bao remained seated with some unknown thoughts in his mind before he narrowed his eyes.

"Brat, you'd better not do anything stupid, otherwise you will regret it." A cold light appeared in his eyes briefly before he stood up and headed deeper into the palace.

Long Feng sat on the bed silently and waited for an hour before he stood up and walked out of the room. Nearly instantly, the other room doors were pushed open and Ren Ji, Chen Zhaofeng, Hua Zhi and Zhou Zheng all stepped out of their rooms and stared at Long Feng in confusion. An hour ago, just before they entered their rooms, they received a voice transmission from him, and it contained a single sentence.

"Meet outside the rooms in an hour." The extreme solemness in his tone caused them all to be unable to disregard his words, so they all came to hear what he had to say.

"Why did you gather us out here? It had better be important!" Ren Ji barked with a cold expression. After everything, he couldn't be bothered to keep his fake smile towards Long Feng.

"All of this is a huge lie — a plot, and we've gotten involved in it. We need to leave, right now. If we wait till tomorrow, I don't know what will happen." Long Feng stated with great urgency in his voice. It wasn't that he didn't want to leave alone. In fact, he already thought about that several times in the past hour, but the risk would be too great. If he left alone, then he would be a single target, easy to eliminate quietly.

He didn't know what would happen if they waited until morning, but he wasn't interested in finding out. He would rather drag them all in as well since they were all in this together. His words caused Ren Ji to snort coldly.

"What're you saying? Leave to where? I already knew you were an idiot, but I didn't think you were crazy as well." Long Feng ignored him and turned to Hua Zhi and Chen Zhaofeng.

"You need to trust me. We are in grave danger here."

"Trust you? We barely know you. Why would be trust you?" Hua Zhi retorted.

"I don't have the time to explain. Every second we waste is a second lost. I'll explain everything on the way, but we need to leave." Chen Zhaofeng and Hua Zhi exchanged glances, unable to understand Long Feng's words. The urgency in his voice was real enough, yet they couldn't understand where it was coming from. Ren Ji's expression turned ugly after Long Feng ignored him.

"Long Feng! I am still the group leader, and I demand an explanation right now, otherwise I will have to take action!"

"Shut your damn mouth! Go ahead and stay if you want. I can't be bothered with a fool like you." Long Feng snapped then turned around to walk towards the building entrance.

"Whoever wants to live should follow me. And if you would rather stay with that fool, then be my guests." Ren Ji's face turned dark as he stared at Long Feng's back. He smiled mockingly on the inside as he prepared to make a move and get rid of this brat once and for all as punishment. Chen Zhaofeng suddenly took a step and followed behind Long Feng without a world, startling Ren Ji and the other two. Hua Zhi hesitated then followed as well with an uncertain expression.

"I'll believe you for now. But if I find out that you're playing us, I will…"

"Don't bother. You won't find out anything." Long Feng cut him off and continued walking without bothering about Ren Ji and Zhou Zheng.

"You…! You all…!" Ren Ji was enraged as he glared at them walking away. But he also felt extremely uncertain, unable to bring himself to believe that all of this was a plot. What exactly was the plot? He clenched his fist and rushed forward, blocking Long Feng's path.

"I'm still the leader of this group! I need an explanation right now, otherwise I forbid you from going anywhere!" Long Feng narrowed his eyes and stared at him dead in the eye.

"Move." Ren Ji stared into those eyes and suddenly sensed a hint of familiarity in them. But where… Two silver pupils suddenly surfaced in his mind, causing his soul to shiver as he staggered backwards in terror.

"Y-you…!" Long Feng directly walked past him and rushed off with Chen Zhaofeng and Hua Zhi behind him. Zhou Zheng uneasily watched them leave before clenching his fist and rushing after them. He hated Long Feng, but he also knew the latter best here. There was no way he would say something like this if he wasn't sure of it. Between Long Feng whom he knew and Ren Ji, it was clear who Zhou Zheng would rather trust. Ren Ji's pupils were still filled with disbelief as he rushed after them.

"I-it was him?! Impossible!" They left the building and soared into the sky, only to pause suddenly with different expressions as the aura of a late stage deity suddenly approached them.

"Honored guests, where are you headed so late at night?" He asked while silently spreading his aura. His action didn't escape their perception as they began to circulate their cultivation.

"We're going to deal with something quickly. We'll be back soon." Long Feng explained. The elder smiled.

"I'm afraid I can't allow that. Please return to your rooms to avoid any unwanted injuries."

"Attack at once on my signal. We can't afford to be held down by him." Long Feng sent this to the others via voice transmission. The old man was a late stage deity, but he hadn't refined his cultivation even once. His strength was around the same level as Ren Ji and Hua Zhi. Even then, it would still take a short time to kill him, and they didn't have that much time. Before the old man could react, Long Feng threw a small metal ball at him, causing him to retreat.

But he soon noticed that the approaching ball was nothing but a metal ball, so he snorted and rushed over without regard for it. The instant he approached, Long Feng murmured, "explode." The thunder fire annihilation bead instantly blew up, erupting with a destructive thunder and fire energy that melded together and exploded once again with even more power that could threaten a refined mid stage deity. The old man was caught off guard and was injured by the explosion.

Before he could react, four powerful attacks charged at him. He quickly tried to defend himself, but he was a step too late. The attacks directly blew his old body apart, ending his life on the spot.

"Go!" Long Feng roared and flew off at his absolute fastest speed, and the others followed without hesitation. The old man's odd behavior was enough to convince them that something was off and Long Feng was right. The explosion of the bead had startled the entire clan, and several auras were rushing over to investigate. Long Feng had already scanned the valley for an escape route before he went in, so he led them through a path that was devoid of people and powerful formations.

Within a few minutes, they rushed out of the valley and continue speeding towards the distance without stopping.

"Whoever has a method to contact the sect should do it right now!" Long Feng didn't forget to mention. Of course, he didn't expect much. None of them seemed to have such a method.