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Chapter 739: Chapter 745: Clue
But while on the way, Li Chengsheng kept his wits about him, so as to avoid being led into disaster.
About half an hour later, the two of them saw the badly injured Lin Feng, who was relentlessly pursued by a pair of third-rank Devil Beasts.
"Screech!"
The two hawk devil beasts, upon seeing the sudden appearance of the two men, emitted a sharp screech filled with warning.
"Lin, what did they do?" Li Chengsheng had already guessed, and if he wasn’t mistaken, Lin must have stolen the children of these two hawk devil beasts.
"Two fledglings that had just broken through their shells."
Lin Feng said with a wry smile, "A giant python showed up at that time and drew them away. I took the opportunity to snatch the fledglings. But I didn’t expect these two beasts to chase after me so relentlessly."
"It’s a good thing you both arrived in time; otherwise, I’m afraid I really would have died under their claws."
As it happened, he was lucky that after openly fleeing across thousands of miles in the air, he had not attracted the attention of other Devil Beasts and cultivators.
Li Chengsheng glanced at him meaningfully, feeling that Lin Feng wasn’t telling the whole truth, or rather, he was deliberately hiding some crucial piece of information.
However, now wasn’t the time to pursue the matter; the priority was to quickly deal with the two hawk devil beasts.
Unexpectedly, the hawk devil beasts stared deeply at Lin Feng, as if to etch his face into their hearts, and then they turned and flew away.
Li Chengsheng didn’t intervene; since Lin Feng was reluctant to reveal the truth, why should he bother himself?
And probably Bai Qiushan thought the same way.
"Lin, your injuries aren’t serious, are they?"
Lin Feng felt a bit uneasy, a hint of hesitation surfaced in his eyes, as though he wanted to reveal the truth, but when the words reached his mouth, they changed, "It’s nothing, just some superficial wounds. A day or two of rest should suffice."
"Then, let’s first find a safe place to rest. Once Lin has healed, we’ll set off in search of Yang Liu, what do you guys think?"
Li Chengsheng was the first to nod in agreement, saying, "That’s good, it’s a suitable time for us to rest and recover."
Lin Feng had no choice but to agree. If delayed, his minor injuries could become serious, and in the perilous Secret Realm, even a slight injury could prove fatal!
In the unseen, a rift had developed between the three companions.
As for this, Li Chengsheng was well-prepared mentally. In the face of immense interests, even kin and close friends might part ways, let alone teammates who had known each other for only a few years like themselves?
Days passed by in a flash.
After Lin Feng had recovered, the three resumed their journey, searching for Yang Liu while exploring the Secret Realm.
Since the Spiritual Energy in the Secret Realm was abundant and full of vitality, low-rank Spiritual Objects were quite common, but apart from some rare and unusual ones, the three didn’t waste much time on these.
They had found quite a few third-rank Spiritual Objects, but not a single fourth-rank one, because they were guarded by fourth-rank Devil Beasts, which were beyond their power to confront.
Thanks to Li Chengsheng’s caution, they managed to avoid many dangers in advance, but sometimes, danger was unavoidable!
It had been over half a month since they last saw those two hawk devil beasts. They had visited many places but had not found any trace of Yang Liu, so they began to suspect that he might have perished in some corner of the Secret Realm!
One day, as the three of them finished off a third-rank Devil Beast and were collecting the Hongyu Flower, a huge creature suddenly appeared above them. 𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
It was a fourth-rank hawk devil beast!
And by its side were the two third-rank hawk devil beasts.
"Ancestor, it was that man who took my children!"
"Our Cloud Mountain Hawk clan finally hatches a Gold Roc with ancestral blood, and you, a little thief, dare to steal it! This is unforgivable!"
Li Chengsheng and Bai Qiushan looked at Lin Feng with shock and anger upon hearing this news, furious that he had concealed such important information!
Reversion of an innate bloodline!
Among the human race, that’s equivalent to having a Heavenly Spiritual Root paired with a Spiritual Body—an absolute pride of the heavens!
No wonder a fourth-order Great Devil was mobilized to reclaim such a being stolen by Lin Feng.
Beyond that, there was another very important reason!
Their presence was the key to leaving the Secret Realm. This Great Devil sought not only to rescue its offspring but also to capture Li Chengsheng and the others so it could eventually escape the bitter expanse of the Secret Realm.
"Damn it!"
Li Chengsheng cursed under his breath and activated the Earth Escape Talisman without hesitation.
At such a critical juncture, there was no time, nor did he wish to give the other two any notice, especially Lin Feng!
If he had known earlier that the young hawk in Lin Feng’s possession was a Gold Roc, Li Chengsheng would have sought to separate from them sooner, avoiding such a disgraceful situation as well as the use of a precious Earth Escape Talisman.
Luckily, the Great Devil’s attention was mostly on Lin Feng and it didn’t pay much mind to Li Chengsheng’s escape; otherwise, he might have had to sacrifice a Soul Dividing Jade Slip as well!
Several hundred miles away, a figure suddenly emerged from below the ground—it was the fleeing Li Chengsheng!
The first thing he did was to turn off his Positioning Treasure to avoid being dragged down by Lin Feng again.
As for the life and death of those two, he couldn’t afford to care at this point, even contemplating whether he should explore the Secret Realm alone.
"Be a bit careful, and there shouldn’t be any problems, right?"
No sooner had the thought emerged than Li Chengsheng seriously considered it.
Rather than being slowed down by others, it might be better to go alone—at least there wouldn’t be any surprise enemies showing up.
"Why not? Give it a try?"
After all, he still had the Soul Dividing Jade Slip and Earth Escape Talismans on hand, so escaping danger shouldn’t be a problem.
If necessary, he could always look for Bai Qiushan to team up again.
Having made up his mind, Li Chengsheng put away the Positioning Treasure and cautiously checked the surroundings.
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"Come and look at this Treasure Map, doesn’t it seem familiar to you?"
Li Zhirui, who had closed himself off to refine his Mana for a while, happened to see Jiang Fengwu, Da Qing, and Xiaoqing there upon emerging, so he called them over to see if any of them recognized it.
"No recollection," Jiang Fengwu said, shaking her head first; after all, she hadn’t ventured to many places and had never adventured with Li Zhirui. The places he had seen were not necessarily places she had seen.
Xiaoqing also shook her head repeatedly, "I have no memory of it."
"I think I have seen it somewhere before," Da Qing offered a different answer just when Li Zhirui was about to feel disappointed.
"But the memory is very hazy; it seems to be from many years ago."
Li Zhirui’s spirits lifted as he began to scour his previous memories.
At first, indeed, he had disdained such Treasure Maps, but once he felt that this map looked familiar, he faintly sensed that it might truly lead to a hidden treasure. That’s why he spent some effort to research it and even enlisted the help of Da Qing and the others.
Now there were some clues, but unfortunately, Li Zhirui still couldn’t remember exactly where he had seen terrain identical to that on the Treasure Map.
