Firefly Journey

Even cultivators cannot let their guard down when camping in the deep mountains. It is true that the Yantian Sect governs the Qinling Mountains, but they have always been indifferent to the celestial birds and beasts in the mountains, like herding sheep, throwing them into the grasslands and then ignoring them, only taking action when they need to harvest them.

In fact, there aren't even any disciples patrolling the mountains normally.

It's not that the Yantian Sect is particularly generous; the deep mountains and forests stretching for hundreds of miles are filled with countless opportunities, and everyone wants to monopolize them.

The problem is, before you can eat this big fat thing, you have to consider whether your belly is big enough, otherwise you might burst.

The Yantian Sect clearly didn't have that much leeway and had to compromise with the major sects and independent cultivators. As long as they didn't go too far, the sects wouldn't interfere.

The more desperate the place, the more dangerous it is. Yuan Qingping, who has been involved in bounty missions for many years, dared not let her guard down and assigned everyone a night watch duty, with everyone taking turns on duty.

Lin Yuanran had no objection to this. However, on this basis, he set up his own alarm system on a larger scale. Otherwise, relying solely on these people to keep watch, they would probably perish here if they encountered ferocious birds or beasts above the Golden Core stage.

After quickly eating the dry rations he had brought with him, Lin Yuanran was very confident in his plan and not afraid at all, so he fell into a deep sleep on the spot.

Meng Buzheng sneered, "A newbie is a newbie. He has no idea what's going on. There are many Foundation Establishment and Golden Core stage ferocious beasts active in our area. He's sleeping so soundly that he probably doesn't even know how he died!"

Zhang Yu and Yuan Qingping both sighed helplessly in their hearts.

Is it so hard to acknowledge someone's excellence? We're all fellow students, why can't we be more amicable? Why resort to harsh words?

The two disapproved of his actions but didn't want to offend him. Hua Zhi, who was younger and had only joined the school a few years ago, was unhappy.

Besides Lin Yuanran, she was the second most novice in the field, so she felt that Meng Buzheng's barbed words must have included her as well.

You're getting too big for your britches! I won't give you any face!

"Oh, Senior Brother Meng must have achieved a great deal after more than fifty years of training. If any ferocious beasts attack later, you must protect us!"

What seemed like a compliment was actually a barb hidden in her words; Hua Zhi was mercilessly mocking Meng Buzheng.

After wasting so many years, you're only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm. Besides bullying and lording it over the younger disciples, what else can you do?

In fact, it is perfectly normal for an ordinary person to cultivate to the Core Formation stage within a hundred years. After all, not everyone is a genius, and not everyone has the extraordinary experience of being "turned into a bitter orange in the north of the Huai River".

Hua Zhi's talent is outstanding even within the entire sect, so she has the right to ask for it.

Meng Buzheng could naturally hear the disdain in Hua Zhi's words and was also very angry, but facing a beautiful junior sister, his anger was limited. He laughed and seemed not to care at all.

Hua Zhi didn't indulge her and went straight to sleep, while Zhang Yu and Yuan Qingping simply shook their heads.

In the dense forest at night, only the campfire flickered. In the latter half of the night, Zhang Yu took over the night watch.

Lin Yuanran had been sleeping soundly when suddenly, he seemed to feel uncomfortable in his sleeping position, turned over, and then opened his eyes.

He rubbed his eyes: "Senior Brother Zhang, what time is it?"

Zhang Yu said, "Three o'clock in the morning."

Lin Yuanran nodded his thanks, then stood up and said, "I suddenly need to use the restroom and can't sleep. Senior Brother Zhang, I'm going to relieve myself. I might be back later."

Zhang Yu frowned.

There's a lot of information in those words.

As a man, shouldn't you be able to find a place to relieve yourself in the wild? Why come back late?

But he didn't ask.

Lin Yuanran's identity is that of a sect-certified direct disciple, which is absolutely true. If he were a spy, why would he make it so obvious? Moreover, the direct disciple position was decided by the elder of the first peak. He would not believe that his ability to judge people is better than that of Qingfeng Daoist.

“You can use the jade token to contact us if needed,” Zhang Yu said.

The jade tokens within the Star Moon Alliance are not just identification cards; they also serve to transmit information.

Lin Yuanran bowed in thanks and disappeared into the dense forest.

Senior brother, you're such a kind person.

Lin Yuanran certainly wasn't just looking for a place to relieve himself. While he was fast asleep, the alarm system he had set up around the perimeter was triggered, which might lead to some unexpected gains.

The size of Yantian Sect is similar to that of the Four Sects of Jiangdong, and even smaller than that of the leader of the Four Sects, Xingyue Alliance. Lin Yuanran estimates that the sect leader of Xingyue Alliance has a cultivation level of the late peak of the Jade Pool Realm.

Lin Yuanran was very confident. Although he couldn't beat someone of the sect leader's level in a fight, he could escape in no time with his spatial power. Don't underestimate magic!

He wasn't worried about the dangers deep in the Qinling Mountains at all; on the contrary, he was worried about the lack of danger, since there would be no benefits without risks.

He moved swiftly to the location where the alarm had been triggered.

There were obvious grass marks in the bushes, and judging from the height, the thing that walked over was at least 1.5 meters high.

Sneaking forward, what other creatures taller than 1.5 meters could be but humans?

After all, if it were a ferocious beast that was over 1.5 meters tall, it would walk with a swagger and wouldn't leave such traces.

Lin Yuanran initially judged that this was a group of cultivators.

The person was acting suspiciously in the middle of the night, and was rushing around even though they weren't sleeping. They must have something urgent to do!

Lin Yuanran smiled and said, "Let me see what good stuff this is."

Following the trail, Lin Yuanran went after them.

Given Lin Yuanran's current level of cultivation, doing this would be very undignified. He could have simply swaggered up to them, slapped them to the ground, and interrogated them directly.

However, this is the territory of the Yantian Sect, so we should give the host some face. Besides, he is a spy. What kind of spy would act so openly?

Half an hour later, Lin Yuanran sensed the movement ahead.

His eyes were sharp, and with a flash of light, he instantly teleported to a nearby large tree without making a sound. The tree was lush and leafy, perfectly concealing Lin Yuanran's figure.

Looking up, Lin Yuanran saw a group of people lying on the ground, taking out food and water to rest temporarily.

Lin Yuanran had a basis for his judgment that it was a temporary rest. Even cultivators would need to make a fire when camping in the wild. The fact that these people were sitting on the ground and eating and drinking so voraciously clearly indicated that they had urgent business to attend to.

Sure enough, about ten minutes later, the group, having finished their preparations, set off again.

Looking at the group of seven or eight people, Lin Yuanran suddenly had an idea.

“Fragmented and distorted rules.”

"The hidden passages of all worlds."

"Let the vastness be before my eyes."

He silently recited the incantation, and the next moment, the last member of the team vanished from the spot and reappeared in front of Lin Yuanran.

Over the years, Lin Yuanran has become increasingly skilled in controlling "phase shift," and can even use it to forcibly bring people over without making any noise.

This kind of small-scale teleportation does not consume too much magic power and can be used multiple times in a short period of time!

The man who had been forcibly conscripted looked terrified and had no idea what was happening.

Lin Yuanran revealed a kind smile: "I'll ask, you answer, or I'll make sure you don't see the sun tomorrow!"