Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 76: Going with the flow
Lin Xiufeng felt that the inner lining of the scale armor perfectly conformed to the curves of her body, and it was not uncomfortable to wear it close to her skin.

Moreover, it protects the body and neck, making it quite reliable.

Lin Xiufeng tried to infuse his Heavenly Martial Power into it, and the gray-black scales turned pitch black, with the same defensive capabilities as the tiger-dragon.

The scales themselves are hard enough that, without being infused with Heavenly Martial Power, Heavenly Martial weapons can easily cut through them.

Wearing breastplates, the four men headed straight for the northwest direction of Huanshan Jinghu, continuing their search along the area they had previously turned back to.

For more than a month, no mutated beasts had been found in the vicinity.

After wandering around for three days, I still came up empty-handed.

I can't help but bring up the same old story again:

"The mutated beasts nearby must have all been killed by the strange fish in Mirror Lake!"

This is indeed a reasonable guess, but it's meaningless.

"If you don't want to look, you can go back to Mirror Lake and rest."

Lin Xiufeng said this more than once, because the reality is that everyone was too bored staying at Mirror Lake and preferred to come out and try their luck.

"Tsk tsk... That's not how it was made when the scales were made."

The implied meaning in the capricious words reminded Lin Xiufeng of Zhao Youyue's previous strange behavior, which prompted him to carefully search the clone's memories.

'...This clone doesn't look like me! Someone as upright as me would never be so reckless...'

Lin Xiufeng discovered some of the clone's memories, which made him embarrassed to recall them!
However, he still took it seriously and carefully reviewed this part of the content several times.

In conclusion, this is completely unlike his usual style!
'They must be in one place, making scales every day, so bored!'

Lin Xiufeng felt a little embarrassed.

The clone's memories—he had them, and Zhao Youyue had them too…

Lin Xiufeng analyzed it carefully and concluded that the clone did not seem to have any desire for revenge, as he had no recollection of it.

But with his revenge incomplete, he had no time to think about matters of love and pleasure.

'Zhao Youyue's attitude...the current environment isn't suitable for confirmation. Let's talk about it when we get back...'

Lin Xiufeng had no choice but to put aside his distracting thoughts, think for a moment, and study that part of the memory several more times.

"Hey, hey, hey—it's been so quiet for so long, are you still savoring the memories of the clone?"

He deliberately stepped forward and stared intently into Lin Xiufei's eyes.

"You're quite proud of yourself? When the clone needs privacy, you're still spying on it, and you even want everyone to know you're spying!"

"Get this straight! It's my copy! Not me! Besides, your copy isn't based on the principle of equality, look back!" Renxing corrected, clearly annoyed.

"You know it's a clone? Then why did you even say it?" Lin Xiufeng was just waiting to shut her up.

"Oh my, I didn't realize you were so shy. What, did you not have any experience before?"

"What a joke! My experience is as rich as..."

"As expected, there isn't. The less experienced you are, the more you like to brag. Childish behavior." A willful remark interrupted.

"Does he even listen to people finish speaking? He's as rich in knowledge as a blank sheet of paper."

Lin Xiufeng was arguing with Renxing when he noticed Zhao Youyue quickening her pace and walking ahead, which made him feel somewhat embarrassed.

Before Renxing could say anything more, Fang Yuan called out, "Renxing—"

"Hmph." She pouted unhappily, giving Fang Yuan a sidelong glance, but didn't deliberately embarrass Lin Xiufeng anymore.

After wandering around for five days, taking a roundabout route, the group returned to Huan Shan Jing Hu just as Fang Yuan and the willful clone were about to run out of martial arts power.

This trip yielded no results, so they all discussed going further away next time and then turning back.

Back at Mirror Lake, the four of them went to the Mirror World, where it wasn't raining.

The four clones, each carrying a portion of the scales, continued crafting armor inside the cave, listening to the torrential rain outside.

Lin Xiufeng called Zhao Youyue to the mountaintop and discussed the matter:
"We haven't had a chance along the way. After all, our great revenge is not yet complete, so we shouldn't be too indulging in love and romance."

"But the memories of the clones are troubling us. They act as if we did something that wasn't our doing. I've been thinking about how to solve this problem, and there's only one way..."

Before Lin Xiufeng could finish speaking, Zhao Youyue covered her mouth with her hand...

Lin Xiufeng had to admit that he did talk a lot.

Look how decisive Zhao Youyue is! She just takes action and doesn't need to ramble on for so long!

(Ten thousand words omitted here) ... Lin Xiufeng lay on the grass hidden by the rocks on the mountaintop, which is why he came here specifically for this grass.

He stared at the turbulent white light of the Heavenly Martial Realm outside, but didn't think about anything.

Zhao Youyue suddenly asked, "You really have no experience?"

"Don't you have experience in making replicas?"

Lin Xiufeng recalled that it was indeed the case, the influence was subtle and intangible.

In other words, they absorbed the clones, but were also inevitably influenced by the clones' experiences.

"How about we dig a cave in the top and add a movable stone door?"

After Zhao Youyue finished speaking, her face flushed red, feeling a little embarrassed. She felt that this idea should have been suggested by Lin Xiufeng.

"Good idea!" Lin Xiufeng also had the same idea, adding, "Actually, we don't need to search the surrounding area. We can rest for a few days and there's no need to run around everywhere."

"Mmm!" Zhao Youyue continued to enthusiastically enrich the details of the interior of the stone cave house.

Lin Xiufeng sat up abruptly and said, "Let's dig now."

"Why are you in such a hurry? It's not like we need it right away..."

Zhao Youyue found it amusing, but she wasn't disappointed.

As she spoke, she got up, found a suitable stone, and compared it to the rock wall with the hole that had been swept by the water dragon. It was just right to serve as a doorway.

While I was busy, Renxing suddenly asked from behind:
"What? Aren't you going out to search?"

"Let's rest for a few days and talk about it later," Lin Xiufeng said, moving the stone door to close it and shutting up the willful mouth.

"So impatient? Hey—pretending not to hear me? Zhao Youyue! You're ignoring me too? You've been corrupted by Lin Xiufeng!"

The headstrong leader, finding it boring, walked away on his own.

She went to find Fang Yuan and found him staring intently at the water, clearly focused on cultivating his acupoints.

So she wandered around aimlessly, practicing the acupoints on her feet. She couldn't stop, even while sitting, she would shake her legs.

The four of them lived a peaceful life in Mirror Lake World, unaware of what their four clones outside were encountering...

Blood splattered on the rocks by the lake.

The willful clone grabbed the head of the last enemy from the Heaven-Turning Organization's search team and slammed it against them.

"Say!"

Seeing his companions killed in a short time, the man was filled with fear and answered whatever questions he was asked.

Finally, fearing he wouldn't be spared, he hurriedly added:
“If no one from our team goes back, everyone will know something's happened in this area! Let me go, and I'll go back and say I was attacked by the Rebellious Organization. I won't betray you! But if the organization catches you and finds out I leaked the information, I'm finished too!”

What this person said was quite convincing.

“Surround and shrink. It’s impossible for the Rebellious Organization to enter on a large scale without being detected. You have no excuse to deceive us. Keeping you around will only expose our true strength.”

Fang Yuan's clone gave him a wink, and the willful clone immediately took the man's life.

Finally, the three continued making scale armor, while Lin Xiufeng's clone submerged into the water.

However, it could not break through the surface of Mirror Lake and could only create turbulent waves in the water.

He rushed over, thinking it was Lin Xiufei, but then he saw that the stone gate on the cliff was tightly closed.

"Why did you come back suddenly?"

Lin Xiufei's clone, unable to speak, suddenly turned and wandered away.

After a while, the capricious clone arrived.

Having absorbed the clone, Renxing gained the memory of killing the Tianfan Organization's search team. He immediately called out to Fang Yuan and ran up to push open the stone door.

When the light shone in, Zhao Youyue screamed and hugged the wolf skin to cover herself.

Before the two of them could even get angry, the capricious one said:

"Stop indulging in pleasure! The search team from the Overturning Heaven Organization has found this place!"

Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue were taken aback. They quickly packed up and left the cave to meet Fang Yuan. The four of them then discussed their next move.

The Mirror Lake must not be discovered, and the ever-shrinking encirclement of the Overturning Organization must be dealt with.

They really don't have time to relax anymore!

(End of this chapter)