Chapter 685: Searching for Yu Linglong
The scene that just unfolded was all too familiar, having taken place only a few days ago; both remembered it vividly.
So with just one glance, Ling Feng immediately thought of Yu Linglong.
However, he never expected to encounter her here!
Meanwhile, the self-proclaimed Great Immortal had been eliminated, yet there was no other movement around and Yu Linglong did not appear, which was very odd.
It was at this moment that Zhou Yi tugged gently at Ling Feng’s sleeve, "Look!"
Ling Feng turned his head and saw that the venomous insects in the grass had all retreated.
These creatures had arrived in an orderly fashion, but now they were fleeing in disarray; clearly, with the shadowy figure eliminated, they had lost their command and were scurrying away to save themselves.
Nevertheless, Ling Feng could not feel any relief.
Because Yu Linglong had appeared, what was her purpose in coming here; was it also to fight for the treasure?
But the man in black had been eliminated, so why didn’t she show herself?
With suspicion, Ling Feng gave Zhou Yi a glance, "Let’s go check it out!"
"Alright, be extra careful!"
Zhou Yi reminded him, and the two of them stepped forward, quickly reaching the side of what looked like a charred corpse.
The guy had been struck by lightning in mid-air, his body instantly carbonized, and after hitting the ground, it shattered into pieces, but Ling Feng still spotted his head.
Unfortunately, it was so badly burned beyond recognition that the head was a charred spherical shape, with only a row of teeth in the mouth to identify it as a human head.
"He was just feeling smug a moment ago, and in a blink, he lost his life. I wonder if this guy would have any regrets if he knew?"
Ling Feng murmured to himself, and then Zhou Yi stretched out her hand, "Look at this!"
In her palm rested a white spherical object, shiny and translucent, it looked like it was made of jade, but within it, a faint mist swirled, seemingly still spinning.
Ling Feng was taken aback, immediately realizing what it was, and said in surprise, "It wasn’t destroyed?"
"Of course not. Though the lightning was domineering, it clearly targeted organic life, and it did no harm to this object. Even if there were any damage, the energy inside it is much more powerful than the lightning, capable of withstanding it!" Zhou Yi explained.
"That’s great, it seems we have stumbled upon quite the fortune!"
Ling Feng looked around and exclaimed loudly.
He said this so that Yu Linglong, who was obviously nearby, could hear him, because for some reason she still hadn’t shown herself.
Zhou Yi shared the same thought, clutching the inner core as she stood up, and turning to look around, she called out loudly, "Yu Linglong, we know you’re nearby. So, do you dare not meet us face to face?"
The wilderness was silent, and the surroundings were extremely quiet, not even the sound of insects or birds could be heard.
After standing for a moment with no response, both were perplexed!
Ling Feng scratched his head, "What’s going on, could we be wrong, and this isn’t her doing?"
"Impossible, besides her, who else has the power to summon such formidable lightning?" Zhou Yi asked.
Ling Feng thought the same, for if there were others, wouldn’t such a thing become as common as dirt?
But if it was Yu Linglong, why wouldn’t she appear?
Still the same question that confounded Ling Feng and Zhou Yi. After waiting for a while longer with still no sign of her, they exchanged glances.
Then Ling Feng called out loudly again, "Since you won’t come out, we’re going to leave!"
Having said that, the two of them began to walk away, covering a distance of two hundred meters, but the surroundings remained silent.
"I’m at a loss!"
Ling Feng was completely speechless; even at this point, she didn’t show herself, what was Yu Linglong plotting?
The more it happened, the more curious Ling Feng grew, so he stopped walking, "Something’s not right!"
"What’s the matter?"
"Since she made a move, she knows we’d recognize that it was her Sky Thunder, but after killing that guy she didn’t show herself. There are only two possibilities!"
"Is she helping us?" Zhou Yi asked.
"That’s one possibility!"
Ling Feng nodded, "The second is, she might be trapped here and is sending us a signal with this method!"
"Ah?"
Zhou Yi was taken aback upon hearing this and felt that both possibilities were implausible. After all, they were enemies; why would she do such a thing?
Helping was out of the question, and seeking help while trapped was unlikely as well. She had just snatched Ling Feng’s Giant Spirit Stone, and naturally, she knew what the scene would look like once they met.
But if she didn’t want to meet, why bother going through all this trouble to help kill that person and reveal her information here?
Although he was utterly puzzled, Zhou Yi didn’t say anything and simply asked, "So what do you plan to do?"
"Search. This place isn’t that big, I want to see where she’s hiding!"
Ling Feng said gravely and turned back towards the lone peak.
Zhou Yi immediately followed suit, and the two arrived at the foot of the mountain.
The peak wasn’t tall, merely twenty or thirty meters in height, and they quickly reached the top, spotting a dark cave opening among the crevices of the rocks.
This was the exact spot the man in black had entered earlier. Ling Feng stood there, shaking his head, "I don’t think there’s any need to go in there again!"
"Right, he has already obtained the inner core inside. There’s probably nothing left," Zhou Yi agreed with a nod.
Ling Feng stood at the top, looking around, "Where could she be?"
"There’s an inner space within this mountain, perhaps more than one. Let’s look carefully; there might be a hidden entrance?" Zhou Yi suggested.
Ling Feng nodded, "Good idea, let’s split up. I refuse to believe we can’t find her!"
After saying this, he made a circuit around the mountaintop, trying to push the large rocks to see if there were any entrances underneath.
Meanwhile, Zhou Yi had already jumped down from the mountain, walking along the base, carefully searching the cliff faces.
Although the lone peak wasn’t high, it covered a considerable area, with a perimeter stretching hundreds of meters; thus, it did take some time to make a full round.
After Ling Feng had checked the mountaintop, he also leapt to the ground, starting the search from the opposite direction of Zhou Yi.
As a result, after both had walked half a circle, they met up again, yet neither had discovered anything unusual!
Ling Feng scratched his head, "Strange, could I have been wrong? Was it not Yu Linglong who did it just now?"
"I’m completely baffled; you figure it out. My head hurts!"
Zhou Yi also rubbed his head, looking perplexed.
Ling Feng really couldn’t understand, glancing around aimlessly. By chance, he glanced at the cliff face and suddenly noticed something different!
"Zhou Yi, look here!"
Ling Feng strode forward, placing his hand on the cliff face.
"What is it?"
Zhou Yi came up, looking curious.
"Do you see this area? Does it not resemble a door?" Ling Feng asked, turning to him.
"Huh?"
Zhou Yi took a careful look and nodded slightly, "It does seem like one, but it’s obviously a solid piece of rock, and it won’t open!"
