The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 362 - 351

Yuxuan’s mystical and cryptic words would surely astonish any person from the Central Plains, leaving them in shock and without a master to guide them.

Even those with a relatively good mentality would certainly feel lost and bewildered.

Once lost and bewildered, they would naturally seek out a master to resolve their doubts.

Snow Maiden, however, was different.

"What a joke, how could I not know who I am?"

Yuxuan: "..."

Seeing Snow Maiden’s confidence, Yuxuan was at a loss for words for a moment.

His aura of superiority seemed to shatter, and as Yuxuan fixed his gaze on Snow Maiden, he casually waved his hand, and a small cucumber appeared in his hand.

"Do you know what this is?"

"A cucumber!"

Although the item was a product of the Central Plains, during times of trade or when pillaging occurred, the Grassland People would also plunder some goods to take back, and Snow Maiden had naturally seen them before.

She was naive, but not uncultured.

"Wrong, this is a banana."

Yuxuan had clear water in his hand, and with a swipe, the green skin vanished, revealing the yellow peel underneath.

Yuxuan handed the banana to Snow Maiden, who silently peeled it and took a bite, commenting, "Tasty."

Yuxuan: "..."

Have you not grasped the concept that "appearances are merely illusions, and only by piercing through the fog can one glimpse the true essence"?

Yuxuan felt his efforts were in vain.

Snow Maiden’s comprehension was terribly poor; it seemed he had to be more direct.

"Everything you see may just be an appearance, like this banana. The you that you know is not the real you. Similarly, everything you know is shrouded in lies. If you can’t see through the lies, you can’t see the truth."

Snow Maiden: "..."

Unlike the Book Immortal, Yuxuan did not call Snow Maiden stupid, so she wasn’t angry. She rarely thought things through thoroughly. Yuxuan’s words differed from the Book Immortal’s. The Book Immortal said she was easily deceived, while Yuxuan implied she had always been living amidst lies, and everything she saw was false...

That’s probably the right understanding!

Snow Maiden casually tossed the banana peel aside, looked at Yuxuan, and said seriously, "What exactly are you trying to say? It would be better if you could speak more clearly. Who is deceiving me, and who am I? What if I guess wrong?"

"Heavenly secrets must not be revealed, I can say no more. However, I have a suggestion."

"Speak."

With Yuxuan’s formidable strength, Snow Maiden knew she was no match for him, and since Yuxuan seemed to come with good intentions, she wasn’t going to be ungrateful.

It did upset her a bit that Fulong was taken away.

"Seek out the power that belongs to you."

"My own power?"

Snow Maiden was a bit puzzled, isn’t my power within me? What else is there to seek?

"Can you clarify a bit more?"

"The human brain is a wonderful thing; I hope you use it a bit."

Yuxuan couldn’t help but sneer in frustration and then presented a jade talisman to Snow Maiden, saying, "This is an amulet that can save your life once. But you must not tell anyone about this matter, including the people you are closest to and trust the most."

Snow Maiden was somewhat bewildered; this Taoist from the Central Plains should be an enemy, yet he was both enlightening and gifting, and although he took her Fulong, he seemed to have no malice.

"Why do you want to help me? Aren’t we enemies?"

"Enemies now, but not necessarily in the future. Do you know that Central Plains People, Grassland People, and even the Demon Tribe were once one family? Once you find your own power, you might understand all this."

"Hmm?"

The more Snow Maiden listened, the more confused she became.

The Central Plains and the Grassland as one family?

But they are clearly sworn enemies!

Snow Maiden had many questions, but the old Taoist suddenly vanished, and after a series of changes in the surroundings, Snow Maiden realized she was back on the ship.

"Ah Yun!"

Recalling that Lin Yun was still in the formation, Snow Maiden immediately took to the air toward the Formation, but by then, the range of the formation had expanded to a vast thirty li radius, with illusory images of the Four Spirits circling outside.

The Heavy Sword was guarded by a four-legged Giant Beast; its details indiscernible, Snow Maiden only noted its large size and four feet.

This was the outer layer of the Thousand Mechanisms Formation, appearing similar to the Four Symbols Demon-Sealing Formation, but unlike the standard Formation which one could enter but not leave, this Formation neither permitted entry nor exit.

No way to heaven, no door to earth.

As Snow Maiden attempted to enter, she was assailed by the Four Spirits.

Without Fulong, Snow Maiden was defeated by the Four Spirits’ attacks, retreating from their range. Fortunately, with her high level of cultivation, she was only repelled, not injured, and the Four Spirits ceased their assault once she backed away sufficiently.

"What’s going on? None of these ghostly things were here before."

Increasingly anxious, Snow Maiden could do nothing but watch helplessly.

In the meantime, within the Formation, the battle between Lin Yun and Thousand Mechanisms had escalated to an intense climax.

The Snow Maiden suddenly disappeared and Lin Yun was shocked, while Qi Ji was overjoyed.

It was not Lin Yun that Qi Ji feared, but the Snow Maiden behind him. Without the Snow Maiden, taking care of Lin Yun would be a piece of cake, wouldn’t it?

Lin Yun was worried about the Snow Maiden and also concerned about the Flower Fairy. With a formidable enemy in front, this was truly the most dangerous moment Lin Yun had ever faced.

In the past, when facing danger, Lin Yun had always been able to rely on someone, having at least some basic means of protection. But now, he could only rely on himself.

However, without the Snow Maiden, he wasn’t necessarily at a disadvantage. Without her, he didn’t need to keep up any pretense.

"Little Gold, summon the Thunderbolt for me."

Lin Yun himself could call upon the thunder, but he needed to cast another powerful Spell.

Unlike Dongfang Hongyue, who could effortlessly summon the Fire Lotus, he had to rely on chant and Spell Gestures to cast the strongest magic he was currently capable of.

Qi Ji naturally wouldn’t miss this opportunity. Holding dual blades, it launched its Sky-splitter first form directly at Lin Yun.

Lin Yun remained calm and collected. He possessed Divine Artifacts too and was not afraid to fight against the Flower Fairy’s Divine Artifact.

It was just that his cultivation level was lower, and he had not comprehended any Heavenly Dao. As spear flashes and blade lights collided, Lin Yun was not overpowered in strength. Qi Ji was sent flying away, but a blade light managed to land on Lin Yun’s chest, instantly tearing a deep, ghastly wound that pierced to the bone, as blood splattered out, staining his whole body.

"Rejuvenation of the Dead Wood!"

Xiao Qing inside him cast a healing Spell, and Lin Yun’s wound began to slowly heal, but then it split open again shortly after.

This was the way of the Flower Fairy.

This was the first time Lin Yun had sustained such a severe injury, because his previous cultivation level had always been insufficient. Whenever he encountered a major power, a single touch would be the end of him. So he had never faced an attack directly, developing a habit of not taking hits.

To dodge was correct.

I can scrape, but you can’t touch me.

But this time, he was truly in a hurry, which led him to clash head-on with Qi Ji despite the gap in their cultivation levels, and sure enough, he ended up losing.

However, it was only for one exchange.

Little Gold’s Golden Thunderbolt had been summoned, and Lin Yun, multitasking, had also finished preparing the Fire Spell.

Combined Technique: Heavenly Thunder Meshing with Earthly Fire, activate!

Lin Yun did not call out the name of the move; this was a sneak attack. Earth Fire and Heavenly Thunder were instantly generated. Worried that Qi Ji might sense them and dodge, Lin Yun’s coverage was enormous. Of course, he dodged in advance to avoid the Flower Fairy’s position, ensuring she was not burnt.

Yet at this moment, Qi Ji stood its ground and didn’t dodge. Looking at the blood spilling from Lin Yun, it suddenly evolved a myriad of branches, like tentacles or the roots of an ancient document, and absorbed all the blood that Lin Yun had spilled on the ground.

Lin Yun was stunned on the spot. My blood can be used as bait?

Eating comes with a price. The moment Qi Ji devoured Lin Yun’s blood, the Golden Thunderbolt descended from the sky while Golden Flames rose from below the ground, encasing Qi Ji within them.

Under the double attack of Heavenly Thunder and Earth Fire, all Lin Yun could hear were wailing cries as Qi Ji’s whole body ignited, emanating a burnt scent. Gradually, Qi Ji’s appearance underwent some changes, slowly transmuting from a humanoid form into a wooden figure and then, into a piece of dead wood.

At that moment, from within that dead wood, a drop of golden fluid flew towards the Flower Fairy, landing on her brow.

Lin Yun was alarmed, only to see a flame-like mark on the Flower Fairy’s forehead, looking almost alive as it seemed to throb.

The fire and thunder on the piece of dead wood gradually subsided, and the golden light dimmed; it looked like nothing more than an ordinary tree branch now.

But at that time, Lin Yun wasn’t even looking at that thing; he rushed towards the Flower Fairy, who finally opened her eyes.

The Little Flower Fairy had struggled to share her Divine Soul’s power with the other four Flower Fairies, allowing their dissolving bodies to regain solidity. The cost was that the Little Flower Fairy herself became very weak.

All five Flower Fairies weakened together, and thus the weakened state of the Flower Fairy’s true body was apparent.

She opened her eyes and saw Lin Yun looking anxiously at her. The Flower Fairy weakly revealed a smile.

Suddenly, she wrinkled her nose, detecting the scent of blood on Lin Yun.

She looked towards Lin Yun’s chest, only to see a wound that was continuously healing and reopening.

"Brother Yun, you’re hurt!"

Anxiety flooded the Flower Fairy’s heart, eclipsing even her instinctive responses.

"It’s just a minor injury, I’m glad you’re okay."

"How can this be a minor injury!"

The Flower Fairy knew this wound was caused by the Sky-splitter’s effect and without removing the Dao rhyme, Lin Yun was doomed to bleed out.

She had comprehended this Dao and naturally knew how to remove it.

The Flower Fairy buried her head in Lin Yun’s chest and extended her little tongue, lapping at the wound on Lin Yun.

To retract the Dao’s essence back into the body, there were many ways, but the Flower Fairy instinctively chose the most intimate method.

As she licked his wound, she ingested much of Lin Yun’s blood. Initially, she did it only to heal Lin Yun, but gradually, she became fixated on chasing the taste of his blood.

With the demise of Qi Ji, the Formation underwent changes.

The one hundred and eight sets of arrays, unassaulted yet failing, vanished as the eye-deception ended, and the winds and thunder calmed, with the Earth Fire subsiding.

The bodies of those who perished in the Formation were particularly striking, as well as those who were wounded.

And at that time, everyone’s attention was directed towards the center.

There lay the main culprit causing such massive casualties.

The Flower Fairy!

Unbelievably, she was in the arms of a man, buried in his chest, and it seems... her head was still moving?