NOVPUB"Is that their base?" Sirius asked when he saw the deer creatures enter the cave in front of us.
Lin Fan didn't say anything as he focused on the cave.
Rather, he had released his spiritual sense to scope out the cave since he wanted to see just what was inside.
Only when he did, he found that it was much deeper than he thought.
Not only was it deep, it was also filled with many different tunnels that spread out in all different directions. It really seemed like there was a tunnel that ran in every single direction possible.
But this kind of tunnel, would it really form naturally?
No matter how he sent his spiritual sense in, it really felt like there was something unnatural about this tunnel.
That was until he found something there.
A dig mark.
Once he found that, it was easy for Lin Fan to tell what this cave was.
It was a cave that had been dug out by someone to use as a base, which was why there were so many of these tunnels in the first place. It was clear that these tunnels were being used to mislead anyone that found this place.
At the same time, it was to be used as a form of defense against anyone that came to investigate this place.
With how many different tunnels there were, it would be very easy to get lost.
Once he realized this, Lin Fan didn't bother using his spiritual sense to scope out the entire area. Instead, he used his spiritual sense to follow the pack of deer creatures that were making their way through the cave.
If he spread his spiritual sense wide, then it wouldn't have as much range.
But if he kept his spiritual sense thin, then it would be easy for him to stretch it as far as he needed to.
It was just like playdoh, it would stretch the way that he needed it to as long as he had enough.
Only it seemed like the deers were going quite deep into the ground with the way that they were moving. It seemed like it would only be a matter of time before they reached the limit of what Lin Fan's spiritual sense could stretch.
As such…
"Come, we're going in." Lin Fan said with a heavy look on his face.
Sirius was surprised to hear this, but he quickly followed Lin Fan into the cave.
But while they were going in, Lin Fan added, "Make sure to follow me exactly. Don't step anywhere I don't step."
Sirius had an even more surprised look on his face when he heard this and it seemed like there were questions that he wanted to ask, but Lin Fan didn't give him that chance.
So in the end, Sirius had no choice but to follow Lin Fan's instructions.
As they headed into the cave, Lin Fan used the route that he found with his spiritual sense to follow the deer while still using his spiritual sense to follow them.
If he wasn't a high grade cultivator, he certainly wouldn't have been able to split his attention like this. Especially since he was making sure to step only in the places that the deers had stepped.
Lin Fan was making sure that he didn't fall into any traps that he hadn't had time to find yet.
Following the deers like this allowed him to keep a certain distance between him and the deers. It wasn't far enough that his spiritual sense wouldn't be able to keep up with them, but it also wasn't close enough that they would be able to sense him.
The only other thing that he had to do was.
Sirius looked at Lin Fan with a strange look when he felt the mana fluctuations around them.
It didn't take much for Sirius to tell what spell Lin Fan was casting and that was why he looked at Lin Fan like he was asking him if this was too much.
Lin Fan didn't seem to care about what Sirius thought of this as he continued moving forward with everything deployed like this.
He felt that this situation was strangely familiar, which was why he had his guard up like this.
It had felt similar the moment that he saw what the deers were capable of, which was why he had decided to follow them. He really wanted to see if his guesses were on the mark.
After following them for a while, it seemed like the deers finally came to a stop.
The deers just remained there at the end of the tunnel that they were in.
This was a tunnel that didn't seem to lead anywhere at all.
This was a tunnel that was completely sealed off, so it seemed like they were in a dead end.
Only Lin Fan could tell with his spiritual sense that they didn't act like it. It was clear that they had come to this place intentionally, especially with how relaxed they were. 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓅𝓊𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶
After a while, there was something that happened.
He didn't personally feel it since he was still far away, but he could tell that the walls of the cave were shaking because of something that was happening.
When he felt this…
"Hang on." Lin Fan said as he suddenly grabbed Sirius.
Sirius' eyes just opened wide, but he wasn't able to do anything as he was lifted off the ground by Lin Fan and carried like this as he charged forward. Sirius really wanted to say something, but there was nothing that he could say as Lin Fan moved at a speed that was a bit too fast for him.
Eventually, Lin Fan arrived at the place where the deers were waiting.
At the same time, the shaking of the walls had stopped and it revealed something.
There was something that appeared at the end of this corridor.
It was some kind of entrance with the way that it was positioned.
It was just that there was another wall that was in front of them.
Sirius didn't have any particular reaction when he saw this wall, but Lin Fan couldn't help reacting.
That was because the wall that was in front of him was made of something different from what anyone would have expected. This was a wall of steel that was there in front of him.
At the same time, when he looked at it closely, he could tell that this wall seemed like it would slide open like the stone wall from before. But this kind of technology shouldn't have been available on the magic continent.
This was the kind of technology that was only on the technologically advanced continent.
So what was it doing here?
This kind of technologically advanced base and these biologically altered creatures.
The more that Lin Fan thought about it, the more likely that it seemed that there was only one explanation for this.
The only problem was how did this person have connections on the magic continent as well.
As far as he knew, that person should have only had contacts on the cultivation continent. Or to be more specific, he should have been hiding in the secular world under the noses of the Five Great Sects.
He shouldn't have been in this place…
It really seemed like Sirius wanted to say something, but before he could…
"Stay quiet and don't make any sudden movements. As long as you follow me, it'll be fine." Lin Fan said to Sirius before moving forward to where the deers were standing.
Sirius' eyes opened wide when he saw this and it seemed like he wanted to make a complaint, but it was already too late since they were now standing among the deers.
He knew that if he made a single sound, they would be discovered.
The only thing that he could do was pray that Lin Fan's illusion spell would work.
At the very least, it seemed like they hadn't been discovered yet.
Once the door was fully opened, the deers moved forward into the room that had appeared in front of them. They didn't show a single trace of hesitation, they seemed like they were used to this.
But this was their base, so it would be strange if they weren't used to this.
Instead, it was Sirius who looked like he was freaking out.
After the deers entered the room, the wall behind them suddenly closed.
Sirius looked at Lin Fan with a look of panic as if he wanted to see if they should make a break for it, but Lin Fan just shook his head and gestured for him to calm down.
So in the end, Sirius had to wait to see what happened.
Once the wall closed, there were gaps that appeared in the walls around them.
These gaps had these nozzle like things appear as well before a gas was sprayed into the room.
The moment that these nozzles appeared, Lin Fan had already released his spiritual sense just in case. But the moment that he figured out what was being sprayed out from the nozzles, he gestured for Sirius to calm down.
Sirius on the other hand had already raised his claws as if he was prepared to fight his way out.
In the end, there was this mist that was sprayed into the room.
Lin Fan could tell that this was some kind of cleansing spray that would disinfect them from anything that they had encountered outside.
This was the kind of technology that should have only been on the technologically advanced continent.
No even before that…
This was technology that he had seen in another lab.
