Chapter 252: A Girl Named He Xinxin
The inexplicable disappearance of the fatty Ye Feipeng had a sobering effect on the people of Li World.
Those who had grown somewhat arrogant after their recent cultivation breakthroughs quickly reined themselves in. Following Senior Skull’s instructions to the letter, they kept their heads down and cultivated in silence.
At the same time, Zhang Zhiliang’s situation felt... off.
No news spread of his successful breakthrough to Spirit Transformation. On the surface, it was as if nothing had happened at all. He remained the same array master as before, wholly absorbed in his research.
Yet Li Fan knew better.
Some scheme was clearly brewing in the shadows.
Surviving the brutal battle of Tianling Province in this lifetime had not simply given Zhang Zhiliang a breakthrough opportunity. It had reshaped his mindset, perhaps even his entire worldview.
Zhang Zhiliang didn’t make much effort to conceal this shift. And because Li Fan interacted with him frequently, and paid close attention, he had noticed it immediately.
Moreover, within the Tianxuan Mirror, the prices of materials used to craft Array Crowns had risen across the board, albeit subtly. To Li Fan, this was quiet confirmation that Zhang Zhiliang was making preparations behind the scenes.
If I remember correctly, this is the year Immortal Eminences Lan Cang and Hao Xuan will coincidentally clash in the Congyun Sea.
We'll know whether Zhang Zhiliang leaked information about Crimson Flame by observing whether Immortal Eminence Zi Yun intervenes when the time comes.
All things are interconnected. One can perceive the whole from a small detail, just as one can glimpse a leopard through a tube.