The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 422 - 412 Propitious Star Ascendant

Lin Yun suddenly realized that he might have misunderstood something. There was a saying, "thoughts evolve," could it be that he had evolved as well?

Thinking back, Hu Yuling had overthought things to the point of trapping herself, and Lin Yun suddenly felt a pang of frustration.

"Seems like it."

Lin Yun didn’t continue to discuss with Zhen Li the theory that practice brings forth truth; he was distracted. Suddenly, a sword light shot up to the sky. Lin Yun didn’t sense any danger and subconsciously looked toward the sword light, only to see it strike the base of Sword Pointing Peak with a loud crack, and several fissures appeared on the mountain.

"Do you think, Sword Pointing Peak won’t break, will it?"

Lin Yun had a bad premonition; Zhen Li’s complexion slightly changed as she said, "Run fast, there’s a no-fly formation here, we can’t fly away!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yun didn’t hesitate and grabbed Zhen Li’s hand, running as fast as they could.

Rescuing her was an instinctive reaction; he didn’t think about maintaining a proper distance between men and women.

The shaking of Sword Pointing Peak grew more intense. Seeing that Zhen Li was running too slowly, Lin Yun hoisted her onto his shoulder, unleashed the Lightning Motion Technique, and sped up frantically. Just as they were about to escape, the entire Sword Pointing Peak broke off.

Lin Yun stomped on the ground, jumped as high as he could, and flung out Qiaobian, which kept extending forward and took root in a rock wall. With a strong shake, he leaped to safety with Zhen Li on his shoulder.

No sooner had they steadied themselves than a thunderous roar was heard, followed by a cloud of dust. The broken section of the peak must have hit the ground.

He didn’t know how many might’ve been crushed to death by the fall, but Lin Yun no longer had the luxury of worrying about that, given the close call he and Zhen Li had just experienced.

Lin Yun put Zhen Li down, but saw a complex expression on her face.

What’s wrong? Do I have something on my face?

Lin Yun touched his face, then suddenly realized, oh no, with all his swift maneuvering, the wind had been too strong—the hat had fallen off, revealing his strikingly handsome features.

He and Zhen Li had met before, and naturally, she recognized him.

"It’s actually you!"

Zhen Li was stunned, but Lin Yun then realized that he had truly evolved without meaning to.

He had thought she was an expert on the fifth level, but she was actually on the first.

Such a careless mistake!

But now that his identity had been revealed, there was no point in dwelling on these thoughts. The key was how to handle the fact that his identity had been exposed.

Since Zhen Li did not know he was Lin Yun, all the previous hints and speculations were merely his fanciful thoughts, which obviously didn’t count now.

Perhaps it would be better to just tie her up, since everyone down below was distracted by the fallen Sword Pointing Peak. Now, missing one person, it would be reasonable for Taiqing Daoist Temple to mistake her for Zhen Li.

Lin Yun pondered various thoughts in his mind, and unexpectedly, Zhen Li took out a white silk handkerchief from her bosom and stepped forward to blindfold Lin Yun.

Smelling the faint fragrance from the handkerchief, Lin Yun was bewildered.

"If you don’t want to reveal your current identity, I’ll just call you Daoist Shi Jian," she said.

Lin Yun: "..."

What a considerate young girl. Was she an angel?

Feeling the goodwill from Zhen Li, all those messy thoughts naturally vanished.

The fragrance lingered by his nose and, after composing himself, Lin Yun said solemnly for the first time, "Thank you."

"Don’t mention it. I know you’re not a bad person. I really admire those who would go through fire and water for their friends. Lin... Daoist Shi Jian, you don’t have to be so formal. If you need help with anything, just ask. After all, we are friends!"

"Yes, I won’t be shy."

Lin Yun couldn’t really refuse such an earnest Daoist nun, and after they agreed on their arrangement, Zhen Li strangely felt her face growing warm. She didn’t dare look into Lin Yun’s eyes and, after glancing around, said, "Let’s go down and check. We don’t know the situation below after Sword Pointing Peak fell."

"Alright."

Lin Yun also wanted to take a look; he had just thought that the Sword Pointing Peak on Yuqing Mountain was like a person wielding a sword, and just when he turned his head, someone had broken the sword.

Luckily, these were just his own musings, so it didn’t make him look foolish.

The two hurried down the mountain. Descending was somewhat faster than ascending. They arrived at Yuqing Platform, which was already crowded with people.

Yuqing Platform was a mess, with a throng of onlookers nearby and some people engaging in rescue efforts.

With such a large section of Sword Pointing Peak having fallen, some who couldn’t escape in time were naturally crushed to death, and Yuqing Mountain had set up a no-fly zone, so those who attempted to fly were immobilized when the incident occurred.

Many were rendered into a pulp below, likely beyond saving, while a few who were only affected at the edges had a chance to be rescued.

However, with mangled limbs and severed paths to cultivation, their fate was scarcely different from death.

Witnessing such a ghastly scene, Zhen Li turned pale and wanted to do something but realized she neither had divine skills to save people nor the ability to heal the injured. So, she could only recite the mantra for transcending the dead.

Lin Yun had the power to destroy the fallen boulder. By simply taking out Qiaobian, turning it into a large hammer, and pounding wildly, he could do it, but there was no point.

If there were survivors below, his actions could kill them; if there were none, attracting attention would only endanger himself. Soon, people from Taiqing Daoist Temple would arrive; it was better for him to leave.

Lin Yun glanced at Zhen Li, who was still engulfed in sorrow, and decided not to disturb her.

"I’m leaving now, we’ll meet again if fate allows."

Lin Yun sent a telepathic message to Zhen Li, then gracefully departed.

Startled, Zhen Li turned her head, but Lin Yun had already vanished without a trace.

She felt an inexplicable sense of loss in her heart, yet she couldn’t pinpoint why.

In truth, she and Lin Yun had only met a couple of times; she didn’t understand why she was so concerned about him.

"Could this be what the storyteller calls ’love at first sight’?"

Zhen Li suddenly felt panicked.

The Taiqing Daoist Temple did not forbid marriage, but cultivators were expected to devote themselves fully to the path of cultivation, without distractions. Having romantic feelings for someone could only lead to divided attention...

"However, I don’t need to inherit the position of the Sect Leader anyway, and it doesn’t matter much if my cultivation level isn’t high, right?"

Thinking this, Zhen Li felt a wave of shyness in her heart.

"Junior Sister! Are you alright?"

At this moment, Zhenren also arrived at the scene, and in order to show his concern for Zhen Li, he hurried over to her as soon as he saw her.

"Uh, I’m fine."

Zhen Li quickly brushed it off, and Zhenren, not noticing anything unusual, continued, "It’s good that you’re fine. I heard that Sword Pointing Peak collapsed, and since you were on the mountain, I was worried to death."

"Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother. I was with Daoist Shi Jian at the time; thanks to him, I was protected."

Zhen Li said with a smile on her face.

Recalling the scene, she couldn’t help but clasp her hands together.

Zhenren: "???"

This is messed up.

In the blink of an eye, that kid became a hero saving the beauty?

Seeing that Junior Sister’s expression was a bit off, Zhenren suddenly felt that something he hadn’t yet attained seemed to have been taken away by someone else.

"Where is that Daoist Shi Jian?"

Zhenren planned to have a good talk with that daoist, but Zhen Li said somewhat sadly, "He had to leave on urgent business."

Zhen Li didn’t want Zhenren to focus too much attention on Lin Yun, preventing him from discovering Lin Yun’s identity. For this reason, she deliberately changed the subject, "Senior Brother, how long before the Elders arrive?"

To deal with a fallen mountain peak, one would need a cultivation level above the Celestial Knowing Realm at the very least. They, as ordinary disciples, were still too weak.

"I don’t know either. Logically, they should be aware of the commotion here, right?"

Zhenren found it strange that the Elders hadn’t arrived immediately. Zhen Li took the opportunity to say, "Then you stay here and watch, I’ll go find Master."

With the skills of Yuxuan, he could easily remove the fallen Sword Pointing Peak.

Helpless, Zhenren could only nod his head in agreement.

Zhen Li then hurried down the mountain, returning to the gate of the Taiqing Daoist Temple. Just as she reached the road, she saw Yuquan, ready to take off on his sword.

"Elder Yuquan."

Zhen Li bowed to Yuquan, then said, "There’s been an accident at Yuqing Mountain. Sword Pointing Peak has broken off and fallen."

Yuquan replied indifferently, "I am already aware of this matter, and I am on my way to see to it."

Zhen Li finally felt relieved. Yuquan added, "Your master is waiting for you in the back mountains; go see him."

Yuquan’s mood was somewhat complicated. Having spent so much time with Yuxuan, how could he not know Yuxuan’s intentions?

If Zhenren truly could become the Sect Leader, then why would Yuxuan even suggest that if it didn’t work out, Zhen Li could be appointed as the Sect Leader?

It was clear that Yuxuan knew Zhenren was not suitable to be the Sect Leader, but still he let him assume the position. Yuquan didn’t know whether Yuxuan was being soft-hearted or cruel.

He was also quite curious about Zhen Li. In terms of cultivation level, Zhen Li had only just achieved Mortal Transcendence; in terms of temperament, although Zhenren was not yet mature, overall, he was acceptable, but Zhen Li was too innocent. A child like that was not fit to be a Sect Leader.

The most basic requirement for a Sect Leader was to not be soft-hearted.

"Let’s take one step at a time!"

Yuquan took off on his sword, but Zhen Li scratched her little head in confusion.

She couldn’t quite understand why Yuquan’s gaze was so complex. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Unable to figure it out, Zhen Li simply didn’t bother to think about it anymore. Following Yuquan’s instructions, she went to the back mountain, to the Observatory Platform.

This was Yuxuan’s favorite place to be.

This time, as usual, Yuxuan was playing chess. In the past, Zhen Li would also play chess with Yuxuan. Of course, she could never win against Yuxuan, who would never go easy against a little girl in chess, always crushing her completely. But Zhen Li would persist each time, and she didn’t stop playing chess with Yuxuan just because the gap between them was so wide.

Yuxuan knew it was Zhen Li who had come by the sound of her footsteps. He tidied up the chessboard a little and said, "How about a game?"

"I’m no match for Master."

Upon Zhen Li’s refusal, Yuxuan was somewhat astonished.

You never refused before despite being outmatched!

Something must have changed with my disciple.

Yuxuan’s spiritual power concentrated in his eyes as he looked towards Zhen Li’s head and saw a sea of pink, as brilliant as peach blossoms.

This was a sign of the Propitious Star Ascendant.

Good Lord, I just chatted with my brother for a while, how did my disciple’s fate change already?

Did that kid Lin Yun show up?

I was meant to form a good connection, not to have you wreak havoc on my disciple...