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Chapter 952 - Chapter 952 Chapter 952 Infiltration

Chapter 952: Chapter 952 Infiltration Chapter 952: Chapter 952 Infiltration At the edge of the White Compass, a small black dot appeared.

“Indeed!” Luo Shuchen stretched out his hand to receive the compass, casually handing back the binoculars, “It’s within ten miles!”

Feng Jun was skilled in using the binoculars, scanning around and quickly locking onto the target.

Luo Shuchen was no less capable, humming lightly, “It’s right beside that village… what a great place to hide.”

Feng Jun was somewhat speechless. Why did these cultivators always like to hide near a mortal’s village?

However, the cultivator he encountered this time was not too bad, stationed over three miles away from the village–should they not fight too fiercely, he guessed it wouldn’t affect the villagers.

The two lowered their flight altitude, stealthily flying towards that direction. After covering three miles, Feng Jun whispered, “Be careful, there are two people.”

Up until now, he hadn’t realized that those who had come were two brothers. But that didn’t matter anymore.

Luo Shuchen suggested, “Let’s descend to the ground. The target is smaller on the ground, albeit slower.”

Feng Jun found this advice sound, so the two hurried along close to the ground.

Even on the ground, Feng Jun was fiddling with the binoculars, looking left and right, when suddenly he hummed lightly, “Hmm?”

Luo Shuchen, still highly alert, whispered, “What’s wrong?”

Feng Jun silently pointed towards their rear flank, mouthing, “Someone.”

The two quickly hid behind a large rock, and soon observed two figures hurrying over.

After the two passed by, Luo Shuchen’s expression soured as he held up four fingers to Feng Jun, “Out of Dust phase!”

The two Gu cultivators ahead were in the Out of Dust phase, and perilously, the two behind were also in that phase.

Feng Jun’s expression also darkened as he silently put away his mobile phone, sighing softly, “Maybe, Master Luo, you should return?”

“What do you mean by that?” Master Luo nearly yelled, angered, “Four in the Out of Dust phase… is that a lot?”

Remember, he was a Master from the Heavenly Heart Platform–Heavenly Heart Platform!

An ordinary Out of Dust phase, he was confident enough to take on two, unless they were masters from the Four Great Sects.

Besides, they were in a situation of the enemy in light and they in shadow, launching a sudden attack to ambush one or two was feasible.

Yet Feng Jun knew that Master Luo had dared not scrutinize the opponents directly, so he softly added, “The two who just arrived. One in the seventh layer and one in the eighth layer of the Out of Dust phase… Can you handle it?”

He could only see people within a range of 120 meters; unfortunately, that was the standard for Double Rings, hence he awaited the Five Rings… But luckily, these two had just swept close by.

“Holy moly,” Luo Shuchen gasped, “High-rank Out of Dust?”

The difference between high-rank and initial-rank Out of Dust was significant. Although not as vast as the gap between the initial and high-rank Qi Refining, the difference objectively existed.

Yes, one must recognize that while the gap between initial and high-rank Qi Refining is nearly insurmountable, the story between initial and high-rank Out of Dust phases is different.

It’s like comparing six-year-old kids to eight-year-olds; due to developmental stages, the older ones definitely have an advantage.

However, when comparing sixteen-year-olds to eighteen-year-olds, it gets unsure as beyond physical development, they also have their own fortunes and tricks.

In general, an eighteen-year-old in a one-on-one has a high chance of winning. But a sixteen-year-old with combat training might sway the outcome.

Luo Shuchen, facing a high-rank Out of Dust alone, wouldn’t be too troubled–at least he was confident of defending himself. But with four Out of Dust masters, including at least two high-rank, his task was daunting.

The problem was his confidence in Feng Jun’s combat strength–he once defeated an evil cultivator, so his combat strength shouldn’t be too poor, but who could say for sure how that evil cultivator was killed?

He glanced sideways at Feng Jun and asked solemnly, “If we launch a sudden attack, could you handle a high-rank Out of Dust?”

Feng Jun knew this was not the time for modesty, so he pondered before answering, “If I can surprise attack, and no one interferes within five breaths, I’m highly confident I can kill one high-rank Out of Dust.”

Kill a high-rank Out of Dust within five breaths? Master Luo looked at him skeptically, doubting whether he truly understood just how powerful the combat and defensive capabilities of a high-rank Out of Dust could be.

However, at this moment, bickering was unnecessary, because holding off the other three masters for five breaths was an extremely challenging premise–even if Feng Jun could kill a high-rank Out of Dust, blocking the others for five breaths would likely be an impossible task.

But Luo Shuchen, having originated from one of the great sects, had his pride. Retreating without a fight was not his style.

He pondered for a moment before decisively responding, “Then we need to observe first, to see if there is an opportunity we can seize.”

Feng Jun stayed silent for a while, then spoke, “Elder Luo, the two elders that appeared behind us are from Pine Cypress Peak.”

What? Luo Shuchen was taken aback again. Although, in the eyes of disciples from the Four Sects and Wutai, except for their nine powerful sects, others were considered Loose Cultivators, those who emerged from the two peaks and one valley always held a different caliber.

In short, Guanquan Valley could be seen as a loose alliance of loose cultivators, Sword Forging Peak could be considered an alliance of the eight great families — a clan alliance, while Pine Cypress Peak had the hardest head to shave as it was dominated by the Yan Family alone.

When he said ‘dominated by one family alone’, it didn’t just imply strong combat strength. The Yan Family had controlled Pine Cypress Peak for thousands of years, accumulating quite a profound heritage. Their abundance of Natural Treasures, and cultivation secret manuals were comparable to that of the Four Sects and Wutai.

Hearing that these two high-rank immortals emerging from Pine Cypress Peak, Luo Shuchen truly hesitated, “You actually provoked Pine Cypress Peak?”

“It’s not that I wanted to provoke them,” Feng Jun sighed, “The evil cultivator I killed was from Pine Cypress Peak, and it got out.”

“Jeez,” Luo Shuchen immediately understood that the high-rank immortals’ appearance from Pine Cypress Peak was definitely not going to be friendly.

He did not consider the possibility that people from Pine Cypress Peak had come to protect Feng Jun, because people from Tianxin Platform always acted in weird ways, straightforward and direct, without considering taking any roundabout methods, so he ignored that the other party might have different motives.

He couldn’t help but comment, “Your ability to offend people is quite strong too… The Yan Family is well-known for their protective nature.”

“Then let’s keep all of them here,” Feng Jun spoke ominously. He had already planned, if necessary, to create a massive explosion; the village was fairly distant anyway.

“Don’t be impulsive,” in a rare moment, someone from Tianxin Platform actually advised someone else against rashness, Luo Shuchen showed his responsibility by saying, “Let’s see if there’s any opportunity we can exploit. I agreed to help you; I won’t just stand by.”

Feng Jun actually had some doubts in mind because he felt that the arrival from Pine Cypress Peak might have other implications, but when Elder Luo talked like that, Feng Jun really appreciated his sense of responsibility. Thus… He was directly swept along by his rhythm, and the slight doubts in his mind were immediately thrown away.

He straightforwardly cupped his hands, “Many thanks Elder Luo for your righteous intervention.”

Since they decided to take action, any further discussion was unnecessary, and the two of them moved stealthily forward, gradually approaching those four.

As they walked, Feng Jun suddenly noticed something amiss, “Around two miles beyond them, there is a large group of people, about forty to fifty!”

Jeez… Luo Shuchen clenched his teeth in frustration, Lamenting “My fellow Daoist, can’t you bring some good news for once?”

“I don’t want to either,” Feng Jun bitterly spread his hands in a shrug, speaking softly with resignation, “I feel innocent, just minding my business… Who did I provoke?”

Since a new situation arose, the two men moved towards the direction of the forty or fifty people, and when they arrived at a distance not too far from there, Luo Shuchen sensed some presences, “It seems they’re just some worldly martial cultivators.”

These people weren’t hiding their aura, and with the abilities of a high-rank immortal, they could be detected from a mile away.

Hearing this, Feng Jun moved a bit closer– for him at this moment, martial cultivators posed little threat and were also unlikely to detect his presence.

When close enough, he discerned with the help of nearby individuals– it turned out that these people were a merchant convoy from the Mi Family, and… another convoy.

These two convoys were detained by the Liao Family Brothers, who didn’t even bother with any restrictions, and simply declared quite straightforwardly, “Stay here obediently. We can’t be bothered to take action; if anyone tries anything funny, everyone else will be buried with them!”

Cultivators facing mortals always held such dominance; they didn’t even bother setting any bans– we don’t need a reason to kill. If you insist on providing reasons, then if we don’t kill, you’d look down on us.

Feng Jun’s anger rose again– Damn it, even seizing merchant convoys, aren’t they ruining my foundation?

But given this group of people present, his big explosion plan had to be adjusted. They were only over two miles from those two Gu Cultivators, and it was improbable not to be affected.

Regarding the other merchant convoy, Feng Jun had no particular memory of it, but regardless, he couldn’t ignore the people of Mi Family — having taken someone’s sister, he ought to bear corresponding Responsibilities.

Thus, he swiftly moved to one of the members of Mi Family, whispering, “Keep quiet, I am Feng Jun.”

Then in a flash, he was already gone with that family member — he chose this person because he was the half-brother of Mi Yunshan, whom he recognized.

The people next to this family member first froze, then cried tears of joy, “The Mountain Master… The Mountain Master has come to save us.”

Another urgently cautioned, “Shush… Keep quiet, keep quiet.”

Shortly after, that family member quietly returned. He whispered, “Everyone, squish over here… Your brother-in-law has given me defensive formation to protect the Mi Family members.”

Though Mi Yunshan was merely Feng Jun’s female attendant, that didn’t prevent him from being referred to as their brother-in-law — being related to an Immortal meant titles weren’t important.

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