Chapter 110: Gathering from All Directions

Chapter 110: Gathering from All Directions

These past few days, Lin Xing did not directly enter the Monster Beast Forest. Instead, he stayed in Monster Beast City, hanging out in the taverns every day and hearing a lot of useful information.

While eating, Lin Xing suddenly felt someone staring at him. The look had killing intent in it, brief as it was, but Lin Xing still sensed it keenly. He looked in the direction the look had come from.

A group of people was sitting together there, eating. Although each person acted very ordinary, Lin Xing still noticed the one who had looked at him! Unfortunately, they talked and acted just like everyone else, with no distinctive features, so Lin Xing couldn't figure anything out.

Lin Xing immediately withdrew his gaze but secretly extended his spiritual sense toward them, eavesdropping. As Lin Xing retracted his gaze, he "saw" the person who had just stared at him seemed to let out a sigh of relief, which made Lin Xing even more suspicious.

Although this group didn't slip up in their talk, when one of them poured wine, Lin Xing noticed a mark on his hand. The mark of the Divine Wind Sect.

Lin Xing's heart skipped a beat. Had his whereabouts been noticed by the Divine Wind Sect? Had they still not given up after over a year?

However, Lin Xing quickly put his mind at ease. Not only had his appearance changed from before, but even if they really had noticed him, what was there to be afraid of? If a fight broke out and he couldn't win, he could just run. After all, this was the Monster Beast Forest.

After noticing they were from the Divine Wind Sect, Lin Xing paid even closer attention. But from start to finish, except for that initial glance at Lin Xing, they only talked about irrelevant matters.

Lin Xing didn't pay it much mind. His guess was that the Divine Wind Sect members might be planning to enter the Monster Beast Forest. Could it be that some treasure was about to emerge in the Monster Beast Forest?

On this mysterious continent, for treasures to appear was pretty common. Although somewhat curious, Lin Xing wasn't curious enough to look into it.

But in the following days, a flood of mysterious people arrived in Monster Beast City. There were people from the Light Church, and even from the secretive Dark Church, along with many other forces, all pouring in.

The arrival of these forces made Monster Beast City even more bustling and made Lin Xing even more curious. This also let Lin Xing relax, as the Divine Wind Sect members weren't specifically here to cause trouble for him. He'd started to think the Divine Wind Sect was really that omnipotent.

However, even though so many people had gathered here, even archenemies like the Light Church and the Dark Church were coexisting peacefully without causing trouble, which struck Lin Xing as even stranger. After all, getting these mortal enemies to meet without fighting was quite a sight.

At the same time, Lin Xing grew even more curious to find out what was happening.

Night fell, the sky dark and heavy.

Lin Xing deliberately changed into a set of dark clothes and swiftly slipped out the window. Cautiously yet swiftly, he headed toward where the Light Church was staying, which he had scouted during the day.

The Light Church had brought quite a few people this time, so they hadn't stayed in an inn but had rented a courtyard in the city specifically.

Soon, Lin Xing arrived outside the courtyard rented by the Light Church in the city.

Quietly avoiding the patrolling guards, Lin Xing deftly flipped into the courtyard and sneaked into the building. His target today was clearly the brightly lit room. However, the place Lin Xing wanted to reach was now heavily guarded outside.

No matter what, it was impossible for Lin Xing to approach that place under the watchful eyes of those guards at the entrance, let alone eavesdrop on information.

Helpless, Lin Xing could only circle around the building toward the back, hoping to eavesdrop from behind. But when he reached the back, he was frustrated to find it was also guarded, making it impossible to get close.

Left with no choice, Lin Xing had to resort to the most desperate and dangerous plan.

Arriving at a dark, unlit spot, Lin Xing channeled his energy and leaped upward, hoping no one was on the roof! Lin Xing prayed inwardly; otherwise, this whole trip tonight would be for nothing.

His hands lightly gripping the eaves, Lin Xing glanced around—no one on the roof! With a slight push from his hands, his whole body shot forward, clinging closely to the eaves.

At the same time, he calculated the distance. When he reached the roof above the target room, Lin Xing carefully stopped and lay there to listen.

"Archbishop, it seems many forces have gotten involved this time. Our mission appears to be fraught with difficulties," a voice said.

"Never mind them. With so many experts we've brought, there shouldn't be any problems. We just need to guard against their underhanded tactics, especially from the Dark Church. Once we obtain that thing..." The archbishop chuckled sinisterly. His meaning was clear without further explanation.

So they were indeed here for something, Lin Xing thought to himself. Even an archbishop had been dispatched; this thing must be very important, perhaps even a legendary artifact of divine level. Just as he was about to continue listening, he heard movement behind him.

Lin Xing turned his head and saw a Light Church follower leaping up. Seeing the situation turn unfavorable, Lin Xing pushed off with his hands and shot toward that person.

With a "smack," a palm strike directly hit the person's chest, killing him instantly. However, the scream let out at the moment of death alerted everyone in the courtyard.

"Who's there?!" a furious shout rang out. With a "boom," the roof where Lin Xing was situated instantly shattered, revealing a large hole. Broken fragments flew everywhere, and several figures leaped up.

After killing that person, Lin Xing inwardly cursed his bad luck and immediately fled. If surrounded, his life would be over.

"Trying to escape?!" the archbishop roared. Lin Xing instantly felt a surge of energy attacking him.

"Magic!" Instant-cast advanced magic! Lin Xing's expression changed. He channeled all his Zhen Qi, and his entire figure shot forward like a bolt of lightning, simultaneously dodging the magic attack.

Lin Xing dared not linger now! He simply exerted his movement technique to its fullest, fleeing into the distance.

Instantly, a figure like lightning flashed through the air and vanished, while several more figures, swift as the wind, chased after him!

Lin Xing didn't dare flee directly back to his own lodging now, as that would reveal his identity. For now, he could only flee out of the town.