The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 403 - 393: Take Action Now!

If Lin Yun’s arrival had merely put the Imperial Palace on high alert, then Lin Yu completely made it erupt into chaos.

Knowing she had stirred up a great deal of trouble, Lin Yu did not linger long in the Imperial Palace; she took Zhao Lingyu with her, planning to rendezvous with Fang Yu first.

With the situation altered, they would withdraw from the Capital City first and then make further plans.

As for Lin Yun...

Lin Yu believed in Lin Yun’s strength. She was not uncaring towards him; it was just that at this moment, the most correct decision she could make was to leave the palace first and head back to the Princess’s Mansion.

Lin Yun would definitely be alright, and besides, the Book Immortal had predicted that "Nineteen calamities stem from divine wrath" — there couldn’t possibly be any gods in the Imperial Palace, could there?

Moreover, she believed Lin Yun would surely be able to break the Heavenly Mandate and find a way out.

"Where the hell is the way out? I am mentally collapsing."

Lin Yun felt a headache coming on.

Upon realizing he probably couldn’t kill Zhao Hao, he decisively chose to flee.

A true assassin strikes and then runs away.

He didn’t give Zhao Hao any time to act tough; he immediately had Little Gold display the Divine Dragon Appearance, and whoosh, he vanished.

But just as he landed, he found himself in a tunnel. At first, Lin Yun wasn’t the least bit panicked — so he’d fallen into a tunnel, he just needed to run and that was it.

However, when Lin Yun kept reappearing at several intersections, he realized that he had encountered a maze.

"Little Gold, come out and break the formation!"

Among the two great generals within Lin Yun’s Dantian, Little Gold was secondary only to Xiao Qing.

At this moment, Little Gold had completely forgotten his initial promise; he had utterly become a working man.

Moreover, working felt good. When there was work, he worked; when there wasn’t, he ate Spiritual Liquid, leisurely soaking in the Spirit Liquid Sea all day — a life of ease that, before the Statue of Qing Nu appeared, was very comfortable.

It’s just that lately, he had felt rather tense, always on edge. It seemed only the naïve Xiao Qing could get so close to the Statue of Qing Nu.

Little Gold felt that his spiritual sensitivity wasn’t high enough, preventing him from sensing the terror of the statue.

In ordinary people’s eyes, the Statue of Qing Nu might just be a statue, but in the eyes of an Innate Spirit like Little Gold, the horror of Qing Nu was indescribable with mere words.

Lin Yun had called him out to work, and Little Gold couldn’t have been happier; he even felt a bit reluctant to return.

Apart from being Resurrection Thunder, Little Gold also possessed a Magic-Breaking Ability, so if it was a maze, he should be capable of breaking it.

However...

"There are no traces of a formation, only some forces around that suppress Divine Sense."

Little Gold quickly made a judgment. It wasn’t formations causing Lin Yun to lose his way, but the special environment of the place.

"If that’s the case, then surely I can demolish this place altogether!"

Lin Yun didn’t know exactly where he was; Divine Dragon Appearance teleportation was random, and it was now in its cooling time.

The style of Xiao Qing seemed somewhat unconventional.

Ordinarily, when people cast a spell, it just requires enough Spiritual Power or Divine Sense to do so, with cooldown times being understood as needing time to recover Spiritual Power or Divine Sense.

Xiao Qing was different. Her Spiritual Power and Divine Sense were plentiful, but she couldn’t cast the same spell again in a short period.

Out of everyone, only she seemed like a video game character.

Of course, simple spells like healing could be cast by Xiao Qing as long as she had Spiritual Power; those didn’t count. Those with casting limitations were powerful spells, such as Dragon Concealment, Divine Dragon Appearance, and so on.

With Xiao Qing unable to help him get out for a while, Lin Yun could only rely on his own judgment.

The ground was paved with bluestone slabs, each indistinguishable from the other; the walls were also made of bluestone.

The tunnel was pitch-dark, illuminated only by the small fireball Lin Yun conjured, casting a greenish glow on the walls.

The air wasn’t particularly humid; it was relatively dry.

It was only after Lin Yun marked the bluestone on the ground that he realized he had looped back to the starting point. His method was to take a left at each intersection, and here he was back again.

"Next time I’ll go left, then right, then left, then right again."

Lin Yun decided to try this approach, and roughly half an hour later, he was back at the starting point he had marked earlier.

Good heavens, visiting home too often?

Lin Yun simply stopped turning.

"What a crappy maze, with not a single map; how the hell am I supposed to play? Prepare to blast it open!"

Lin Yun charged his Spiritual Power into the tip of the spear. Heavenly Thunder, Earth Fire, Divine Artifact, with a thunderous crash, he struck the wall, shattering the bluestone, yet only two pieces broke off. At this rate, Lin Yun had no idea when he’d manage to break through.

Nevertheless, he wasn’t intimidated by the current predicament; he continued casting spells, breaking off another two pieces.

Two pieces...

Just like playing a brick-breaking game, the wall’s thickness unknown, Lin Yun became a machine chipping away until suddenly, with a loud boom, a hole was punched through, and a mound of stones and bricks fell to the ground.

Overjoyed, Lin Yun rushed to look into the hole, only to discover yet another different space, immensely vast but still without a glimpse of daylight,

Lin Yun enlarged his fireball tenfold, yet he couldn’t see the end of this area.

An unknown force influenced Lin Yun’s Divine Sense, reminiscent of the Great Mist he had encountered before.

And this time, such force also suppressed the Great Mist, preventing Lin Yun from using this part of his abilities.

Could it be that I’ve stumbled into another Secret Realm?

Xiao Qing, are you playing me?

Lin Yun mentally complained, but he still prepared to lift the fire and venture elsewhere.

Since he had arrived, this could well be an opportunity.

Lin Yun had long grown accustomed to his ridiculous luck – being randomly teleported inside a secret realm was nothing to be shocked about.

Basic operations, no need to make a fuss.

However, under Lin Yun’s unsuspecting feet, hidden among some blue bricks and stones, there was a wooden box, its lid now opened.

Inside lay some white ashes, and slowly, the ghostly silhouette of a person appeared above the ashes.

It was a ghost soul, a man, who appeared quite perplexed, knowing only to follow a certain aura, he floated leisurely over.

Lin Yun, with his fire illuminating the path ahead, was completely unaware that he was actually guiding a ghost soul.

The ghost soul, seeing Lin Yun’s fire, did not dare come close but still longed to approach, so it had no choice but to follow from a distance.

Gradually, Lin Yun finally noticed something different.

There were ninety-nine dragon-carved pillars standing in the open field, and although these were the only features, their presence was enough to leave one stunned.

In the darkness, the dragons struck various poses – some angry, some sacred, some terrified, some malevolent.

My goodness, one place was spookier than the next.

And Lin Yun felt that the aura in this place was somewhat chaotic.

Sacred, solemn, and sinister energies mixed together, coexisting within the space – it was truly incredible.

It was like fire swimming in water.

Lin Yun observed the dragon pillars carefully and did not rush to the center.

He approached the pillar at the far edge and began to study it closely. First, he wrapped his hand in flames and touched the pillar – there was no reaction. Lin Yun then climbed to the top, where he found a box placed upon it.

Lin Yun retrieved it and upon opening, he saw a box full of ashes.

This, Lin Yun had an experience with – it was cremated ashes.

Then, he climbed another pillar and found another box of cremated ashes...

The place was shrouded in mystery, but it probably wasn’t far from the Imperial Palace, most likely arranged by the Imperial Clan. So, it was right to destroy it!

With that thought, Lin Yun got straight to work.

First things first, collect all the cremation urns!

While Lin Yun was diligently laboring, Lin Yu and Zhao Lingyu returned to the Princess’s Mansion.

"Are you alright?"

Lin Yu looked at Zhao Lingyu with concern, worrying that Zhao Lingyu had been drugged with some nefarious substance and that she might need to be detoxified first.

Zhao Lingyu shook her head: "No harm, I just can’t use my cultivation level right now, but I feel it will be restored soon. Elder Lin need not worry about me; the immediate priority is the brethren from the Shenxiao Sect."

Zhao Lingyu did not miss this chance to show her character.

Of course, it was not solely for the sake of showing off. It was also because Lin Yu had previously helped her.

Although Lin Yu might not see it that way – she was just disgusted with Consort Shu and thought she was repulsive – Zhao Lingyu was moved by such protective actions.

If possible, of course she wanted to repay the favor.

Moreover, every Shenxiao Sect member they rescue now would become her own people in the future, and she cared about this more than Fang Yu did.

"You’re right, I killed someone just now, and the Imperial Court will probably be infuriated and may act prematurely. In my opinion, we should make our move now," Lin Yu said decisively, which even startled Fang Yu.

Weren’t you supposed to protect Zhao Lingyu?

Lin Yu: I went there to kill.

It was only due to the Emperor’s luck, not being in her line of sight, and her lack of means to hack and slash her way through the Imperial Palace, that she did not find the Emperor to kill him.

"Elder Lin is right, and now that the palace is in turmoil, all those high Acolytes will be guarding the Imperial Palace. The defenses of the Heavenly Prison might be significantly weakened," Zhao Lingyu analyzed, reasonably prompting the group to hesitate no longer. They summoned Honorable Li and woke up Jiang Chenyu, who had deeply fallen asleep. The five of them prepared to stage a jailbreak.

The main force was Lin Yu, with Fang Yu and Honorable Li supporting. Although Zhao Lingyu had been poisoned, she had the Nine States Cauldron; something she hadn’t told anyone, planning to spring a surprise and be useful in a moment, as the Divine Artifact could be activated without her cultivation level.

As for the last member, Jiang Chenyu was more like an accessory.

She was just there to look around, after all, leaving Jiang Chenyu alone at home would be problematic if she got caught by someone from the Imperial Court.

Fang Yu and Jiang Chenyu were best friends who had bonded through thick and thin. Despite the rivalry between Shenxiao Sect and Guanghan Palace, their sisterly affection was not much affected.

Now, with Jiang Chenyu in distress, Fang Yu had rather mixed feelings.

After all, the rumors said it was Lin Yun who helped the Flower Fairy kidnap Jiang Chenyu.

Lin Yun was her own disciple, and Jiang Chenyu her dear friend; Fang Yu was torn between the two.

However, she tended to trust Lin Yun, believing he would never harm Jiang Chenyu; he simply wanted to help the Flower Fairy escape her predicament.

And indeed, now that she had seen Jiang Chenyu, Fang Yu was thinking of playing mediator, having Lin Yun apologize to resolve their conflict.

As compensation, Fang Yu could offer to protect Jiang Chenyu while she regained her cultivation level, ensuring her safety.

But now was not the time to speak, and so Fang Yu remained quiet.

However, faced with Fang Yu’s frequent glances, Jiang Chenyu felt guilty...