Celestial Refining Divine Scripture-Chapter 54: General, Marquis, King, Emperor

Who the hell would be tracking me here?

It’s definitely not a hallucination.

After his Spiritual Power solidified, Xu Yang’s senses improved dramatically—the gaze from behind was definitely aimed at him.

But this is the Kunwu Division’s headquarters.

His identity as a Pill Master is known only to the top leadership of the Kunwu Division, why would they go nuts and send someone to follow him?

An outsider?

Zhao Mushen?

Xu Yang’s face was sullen as he immediately dismissed that guess.

It couldn’t be Zhao Mushen, either.

Then who could it be?

"Mr. Xu, what’s wrong?" Wuo Ling looked at Xu Yang in confusion.

"It’s nothing. Let’s go."

Xu Yang shook his head slightly, looking as usual as he walked forward.

After around several dozen breaths.

Xu Yang once again sensed someone watching him.

Gazing at the city gate ahead, a cold glint flashed in Xu Yang’s eyes.

I’m going to find out who you really are.

Leaving the giant city, the two hurried straight toward the distant wilderness.

Since leaving the city, he hadn’t made any unusual moves, as if he had no idea someone was following him. The glances he cast backward earlier seemed purely casual.

About half a quarter-hour after the feeling of being watched disappeared.

As Xu Yang and Wuo Ling entered the mountains, that sensation returned again!

"Wait for me here!"

Xu Yang suddenly threw out those words, spun around, and bolted backward like lightning.

Wuo Ling was utterly stunned. She hesitated for a moment, ignored Xu Yang’s words, and hurriedly chased after him.

But after just a few blinks, she realized she’d lost him.

On the other side.

Xu Yang charged toward the stalker without holding anything back.

With a cultivation at the Middle Stage of True Void Realm, his full-speed burst was almost on par with the Yin Realm!

In the shadows, when the Barbarian Martial Artist sensed something was off, his expression changed drastically. He cursed, "What the hell!" and immediately turned to run.

He’d only run two steps when the tall young barbarian halted, face darkening: "Where did this dog come from?"

A yellow-white dog was squatting not far ahead, glaring at him like a tiger eyeing its prey.

What amazed him was that he hadn’t sensed at all when this dog appeared behind him.

But he had no time to think further. In a heartbeat, he dashed out like a wild beast.

Boom!

With a flick of his sleeve, a beam of True Essence burst out violently.

The force revealed his cultivation to be none other than the Late Stage of True Void Realm!

Woof!

A fierce light flashed in the dog’s eyes as it let out a sharp bark and sprang up.

Boom!

The youth didn’t even have time to react before he saw his True Essence in the air shattered to pieces, and a streak of yellow lightning flashed in the edge of his vision.

"So fast..."

He reflexively threw a punch.

But before his arm was even fully extended, a sharp pain shot through his limb.

His flesh was torn open...

The thought surfaced in his mind as he stumbled backward, letting out a howl of pain.

The dog twisted midair and slammed a paw hard into the young man’s chest.

The barbarian markings that had just erupted on the youth’s body were instantly shattered by that paw, bursting apart violently.

Spurt!

A jet of blood sprayed out.

The youth’s chest collapsed, and he slumped helplessly to the ground.

The dog landed steadily, then looked up at the approaching Xu Yang with a proud bark, as if showing off.

"Good job."

Xu Yang grinned, tossed over a pill, and then walked to the youth.

Looming over him, Xu Yang scrutinized the man, frowning slightly: "Who are you? Why were you tracking me?"

The youth’s pupils contracted: "You actually noticed me?"

He was shaken to the core!

He was at the Late Stage of True Void Realm, and he’d mastered a rare Concealment Skill.

Xu Yang looked equally surprised, raising his brows: "Funny, you didn’t even know my true strength and still dared to stalk me?"

After all, his fight with Nan Hao had been witnessed by many in Guo Wen and Kunwu Divisions.

Now that his cultivation was at the Middle Stage of True Void Realm, his strength was even greater!

But the man’s reaction clearly showed he wasn’t aware of this.

Inside, the youth’s heart skipped a beat; a savage gleam flickered in his eyes as he suddenly bit down hard.

"Shit!"

Xu Yang’s expression changed, and he darted forward, pinching the young man’s mouth shut.

A mass of foul blood spilled out, dark-red and black.

The youth convulsed all over, his face twisting into a tormented grin: "You’re dead!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his head lolled and he went completely still!

"Poison..." Xu Yang’s face looked dreadful.

The man acted so decisively—Xu Yang hadn’t seen it coming.

Barbarian Race—he couldn’t claim full understanding of them.

But this kind of person, his actions were typical of a deathsworn nurtured by a secret force!

One word and he commits suicide!

"No one from the Kunwu Division would ever need to do this."

"Guo Wen Division... Even if my identity as a Pill Master were exposed, it wouldn’t come to this."

Think about it—infiltrating the heart of the Kunwu territory, Guo Wen wouldn’t be so stupid. If they sent someone, he’d at least be Yin Realm or Yang Realm level!

True Void Realm? Way too weak!

So who the hell was it?

For a moment, Xu Yang was wracking his brains but still couldn’t figure it out.

He quickly searched the corpse.

Finally, he found a Storage Ring. Other than a few pills and miscellaneous cultivation items, there was nothing that could identify him.

"Damn it!"

Xu Yang rubbed his brow, cursing under his breath.

Hearing noises from the forest, Xu Yang immediately shot the dog a glance.

The dog got the message, grabbed the young man in its jaws and dashed away.

In two blinks, the dog vanished into the other side of the wilderness.

Wuo Ling burst out of the thicket.

"Mr. Xu, what happened?"

Xu Yang composed himself and replied coolly, "Nothing much. The dog found some little critter, so I came over to check it out."

"Let’s go."

Wuo Ling glanced in confusion around—where was the dog?

But Xu Yang had already moved on.

She looked helpless. Isn’t that excuse a little too flimsy?

She was sure Xu Yang was pulling the wool over her eyes, but had no evidence at all.

With a sigh, she could only hurry after him.

Half an hour later.

At the base of a towering cliff.

Stood an immense barbarian statue, several zhang tall, covered in dazzling black tribal markings that made your head spin at a glance, as if holding unfathomable secrets.

All around, apart from Kunwu Division bigshots like Wuo Longyue, hundreds of barbarian youths had gathered, all quite young—the oldest barely in their thirties.

The strongest among them was only at the Perfection of True Void Realm.

Xu Yang was standing at the back of the crowd.

The crowd was surprised to see Xu Yang here, but no one said a word.

After the battle atop the Wuze Major Vein, Xu Yang’s power had completely won them over.

Not to mention, it was Xu Yang who discovered the precious Profound Snake Blood Ore.

Wuo Longyue whispered to an elder next to him, then walked over and smiled at Xu Yang: "Mr. Xu, our tribe’s bloodline trials are actually very simple—even with bad luck, you won’t come to any serious harm."

Looking at Wuo Longyue’s fake smile, Xu Yang secretly sneered to himself. This old fox was really devious.

If Zhao Mushen hadn’t come ahead of time, he wouldn’t have learned anything.

Only tribal high-ups know about it.

Of course, actually falling out with them was out of the question.

Xu Yang smiled, "Thank you, boss, for the reminder."

"So, what kind of trials are there inside the secret realm?"

Seeing Xu Yang’s curiosity, Wuo Longyue laughed loudly: "The bloodlines of my people each have their unique strengths, but overall, they’re divided into Profound Tier, Earth Tier, General Grade, Marquis Grade, King Grade, and Emperor Grade, and so on."