Urban All-Round Master

Seeing Lin Zifeng looking completely healthy, Mu Ruoyun dropped her caring demeanor and pretended to be angry, playfully scolding, ”Hmph, why would I think so much? If you’re not satisfied, I’ll just teleport you back!”

Teleport back... Thinking of the crazy look on Green-clothed Venerable’s face when she saw him escape, Lin Zifeng shivered involuntarily and quickly scratched his head, smiling apologetically.

After some teasing, Lin Zifeng reluctantly accepted the reality that he was in the inner circle of the Demon Beast Forest. Thankfully, there were no spiritual beasts here, otherwise...

”Hmm, Ruoyun, do you have a way to get me back to the Mortal World? Like creating another transmission array that leads to the Dark Prison.”

Considering the lengthy time he spent in the Beiyao Ancient Clan, Lin Zifeng urgently thought that there might be a heap of matters awaiting him in the Mortal World, so he pleaded with Mu Ruoyun again.

After a moment of silence, Mu Ruoyun no longer joked, calmly saying, ”There is a way, but since you just teleported here, the time order around us is already chaotic, and the transmission array can’t be used again for a while.”

Changing her tone, Mu Ruoyun added a touch of seriousness: ”Moreover, many powerful spiritual beasts could sense the anomaly from your recent teleportation and may already be on their way here. Avoiding them and finding a secluded place might be difficult.”

Upon hearing this, the sense of relief Lin Zifeng felt tightened again. If Mu Ruoyun claimed that the spiritual beasts were ’powerful,’ they could surely slap him to death. He was about to ask when Mu Ruoyun instructed, ”Don’t worry, I’ll extend my perception to the fullest. Their aura is indeed strong, but it can’t escape my senses.”

”However, Lord Zifeng, you must also conceal your aura. Otherwise, if their keen sense of smell catches you, the consequences would be obvious, wouldn’t they?”

He nodded heavily; with his life at stake, Lin Zifeng wouldn’t dare to be careless for a second. He immediately closed his eyes and composed himself, concealing his aura.

So long as the presence isn’t vastly more advanced in cultivation than Lin Zifeng, they won’t perceive him. Even if the Green-clothed Venerable were standing before him, they would only sense him as no different from a regular person.

To be cautious, Lin Zifeng didn’t dare to even employ his Middle Stage Saint Realm speed. He followed Mu Ruoyun’s instructions, navigating through the lush forest, seeking a suitable spot to arrange the transmission array.

As he wandered aimlessly, Lin Zifeng reflected on his recent experiences, suddenly recalling losing sight of little Luobo in the Third Parallel Universe!

”I wonder where that little guy is in the Demon Beast Forest now? With so many powerful spiritual beasts...”

The thought halted as Lin Zifeng slapped his forehead, refusing to finish. Having witnessed little Luobo’s prowess in the Dark Prison, powerful spiritual beasts were more likely to choose him as a soft target, if anything.

”Ugh, why worry about that fellow, better to think of how to get out. This cursed place is feeling more strange the longer I walk.”

Lin Zifeng mumbled to himself, treading deeper and shallower into the slightly damp soil of the forest, his nerves taut to the limit.

Suddenly, Mu Ruoyun’s abrupt enhancement caught Lin Zifeng off guard, sending a chill down his spine: ”Lord Zifeng, once you leave this thicket and cross the clearing, entering the forest ahead, you should find a suitable spot.”

”Good grief, are you trying to scare me death? Don’t you know how tense I am?”

A misstep sent Lin Zifeng sliding; his long robe, originally stained with darkened red blood, was marred by another streak of mud from Mu Ruoyun’s scare.

”Honestly, can your courage get any smaller?”

Facing Mu Ruoyun’s open ridicule, Lin Zifeng pouted silently, thinking it’s wise for a man to avoid quarreling with women.

The sun’s warmth was filtering increasingly through the trees before him, quickening Lin Zifeng’s steps. Mu Ruoyun, after a long silence, kindly reminded him, ”Don’t blame me if I didn’t warn you. When crossing that open ground, there’s a very powerful and hostile aura there. Be cautious.”

”Got it, I’m not blind.”

Despite his hardened words, Lin Zifeng’s pace slowed again, tiptoeing cautiously to Mu Ruoyun’s amusement.

Though annoyed, Lin Zifeng secretly relished Mu Ruoyun’s bell-like laughter. Having a beauty accompany one on a restless venture, is it not delightful?

Eventually, Lin Zifeng stomped on the muddy ground, the scene before him broadening vastly, the warm sun bathing his face, instantly erasing his exhaustion.

Stretching leisurely, Lin Zifeng dared not linger too long. Crossing such an open plain, those spiritual beasts wouldn’t need their senses; with their freakish vision, they could certainly spot his conspicuous figure!

With a hasty retreat, Lin Zifeng grew increasingly frustrated, feeling like an exposed rat despite committing no wrong.

But as the saying goes, under the eaves one must bow. In the spiritual beast’s domain, alone, caution is imperative.

While running, Lin Zifeng took note of the deep pits and trenches beneath, feeling apprehensive. This clearing suggests two overwhelmingly powerful beings once battled here; the deeply plunged earth has scattered into countless stone chips, a gentle wind ushering more dust for Lin Zifeng to narrow his eyes against.

”Roar...”

Without clear reason, Lin Zifeng suddenly sensed an aggressive bellowing sound, over a thousand meters away, penetrating his body with tremors and even drawing blood faintly from his ears.

Silently cursing ’bad luck!’ the roar, though distant, instilled fear in him. Such a beast cannot be one he could confront!

Despite his fright, Lin Zifeng puzzled how the creature pinpointed his presence given his hidden aura?

Sensing danger, Lin Zifeng sped his pace up, surprised when Mu Ruoyun hastily explained: ”Damn, I didn’t expect that spiritual beast can triangulate with sound, likely it traced your movements.”

”Then what to do? Don’t expect me to fight that thing!”

During his run, Lin Zifeng anxiously questioned her, having barely survived Green-clothed Venerable, he wasn’t keen on being beast prey!

”Thud, thud, thud...”

Having been detected, Lin Zifeng dropped his concealment and unleashed his Middle Stage Saint Realm speed, darting across the clearing leaving phantom trails, closing the thousand meters in an instant.