Chapter 294 - 30: Hooked a Big Fish!
Fog Country Frontline, Qinghe City.
After announcing his seclusion to the outside world, Lin Chen left a martial arts puppet resembling himself in the mansion.
Then, he went to a deserted alley in the city to perform the Earth Escape Technique.
An hour later, Lin Chen arrived at the safe house a thousand miles underground in Qinghe City.
That’s right, over the past year, Lin Chen has also excavated several safe houses in Qinghe City and the border of Fog Country.
The number of underground safe houses has reached eighty-eight, making the escape system more comprehensive.
After arriving at the underground safe house, Lin Chen dialed the communication device.
"The plan begins."
With Lin Chen’s order, seven thousand miles away, in Guangyuan Town Marketplace.
Long Ba took action.
He went to the Guangyuan Town auction and met with Chairman Liu.
"Chairman Liu, here are the Golden Yuan Pills and other trade supplies for the next three months..."
"The auction funds from the previous few months..."
Chairman Liu didn’t hesitate and handed over a Spirit Stone Bag containing five hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
After receiving the Spirit Stone Bag, Long Ba stayed in Guangyuan Town for a day.
Until late at night, he flew north under the cover of darkness.
Meanwhile, Lin Chen also arrived at the target location.
Three thousand miles south of Qinghe City, under a mountain at the border of Fog Country and Yanlai Country... a thousand miles underground.
In this safe house, Lin Chen shared Long Ba’s perspective, silently waiting.
It was already midnight when, a hundred miles after Long Ba left Guangyuan Town, a message came through.
"Master, detected targets leaving Guangyuan Town, tailing me... at seven o’clock direction, a hundred and thirty-two miles behind me."
"Detected life signs, six targets in total..."
Upon hearing Long Ba’s report, Lin Chen displayed a meaningful smile.
"Continue as planned."
"Yes, Master!"
Long Ba showed no sign of unusual behavior and continued heading towards Lin Chen’s location.
Meanwhile, Lin Chen made himself a pot of tea, grabbed some snacks and half a Purple Swallow Chicken, ready to watch the show.
"The fish have finally taken the bait..."
...
Meanwhile, more than a hundred miles behind Long Ba.
Several figures were following, neither hurriedly nor slowly.
"Eight whole months, and the puppet has finally left..."
"Do you think he’s going to meet that Master Five Thunders?"
A voice came, the speaker was a female cultivator.
"Hmm, most likely... We’ve been monitoring him for most of this year, he hasn’t had the chance to send out the traded Spirit Stones."
"Calculating the amount, he must have no less than two million Spirit Stones in his hand!"
"Two million?!"
"That’s just a small amount... If we find Xu Shi, there’s another four million! Even if we split it, each of us would get one and a half million Spirit Stones!"
One and a half million Spirit Stones!
Heavy breathing could be heard in the air, followed by a period of silence.
One and a half million Spirit Stones, Lin Chen’s cultivation expenses for three years.
But for an average Golden Core Cultivator, it’s wealth they wouldn’t earn in a lifetime!
People die for wealth, as birds die for food.
Cultivators are no different, just the price is higher.
"Should we... notify the Ancestor?"
"Let’s follow a little longer, we still can’t confirm..."
So this group continued to follow Long Ba.
After another thousand miles north, finally someone couldn’t hold back anymore.
"It must be true! Going to such a remote place... he must be meeting someone else!"
"If we wait any longer, it’ll be too late! Notify the Ancestor now!"
Saying that, one cultivator took out a Jade Scroll.
But was stopped by the other three cultivators.
"Wait a minute, will Blood Pupil Ancestor really give us Spirit Stones? That’s four million!"
"Yeah, what if the Ancestor goes back on his word... he’s a Demon Cultivator, kills without blinking..."
At this, these three cultivators all showed unfriendly expressions.
The cultivator holding the Jade Scroll laughed and said:
"Look at you, so narrow-minded! Loose Cultivators really have no prospects!"
"What kind of person is the Ancestor, would he lack your three melons and two dates? After this... You won’t be able to mix in the Righteous Alliance either, come join the Demon Sect with me! The Ancestor won’t harm his own, right?"
It seemed these four tracking cultivators were not together.
One of them should originally be a Demon Cultivator.
The other three were turned by the Demon Sect...
They were silent for a moment, then agreed:
"Alright! Let’s notify the Ancestor then..."
Soon, the Jade Scroll was activated.
After a moment of silence, a voice came from the other side of the Jade Scroll.
"Tell me your location..."
"Ancestor, we are now in..." the sole Demon Cultivator among them quickly responded.
...
An hour later, Long Ba arrived at the banks of a large river.
This river was so wide it seemed like dozens of miles across, looking like a sea from afar.
This river marks the border between Yanlai Country and Fog Country.
Long Ba’s chosen position was extremely remote, with no one for miles around.
After reaching the riverbank, Long Ba stopped and quietly waited.
The four Demon Cultivators tracking him didn’t get closer either.
They hid thirty miles away, watching from a distance.
Half an hour later, one of the cultivators exclaimed:
"Someone’s coming!"
"One of them seems to be Xu Shi... Heavens, there’s also Master Five Thunders and Master Han!"
This cultivator practiced an Eye Technique, he didn’t dare use Divine Sense to avoid alerting the targets. He could only observe from afar using the Eye Technique.
"They’ve started trading! When will the Ancestor arrive?" This person was a bit anxious, his eyes were bloodshot.
Members of the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect are all here!
The total bounty on them must be tens of millions of Spirit Stones!
"Soon, the Ancestor is on the way! At most a quarter-hour!"
"It’s too late... they’re finishing the transaction, about to leave!"