Lin Jing, upon learning that Shopkeeper Shen and others would be kidnapping cultivators leaving the transaction meeting after it ended,
immediately thought of this young cultivator and also that man in black.
Originally, the three of them had left the transaction meeting together.
The man in black had extremely high cultivation and was about to undergo his Tribulation, making him difficult to provoke; Lin Jing didnât know if he could escape.
But this young cultivator was different; his cultivation wasnât high, and he definitely couldnât escape from Shopkeeper Shen and the others.
Therefore, Lin Jing wasnât at all surprised by the appearance of this young cultivator.
When this young cultivator arrived, he directly stated his purpose to Lin Jing; the person behind him wanted to meet with Lin Jing.
At this time, compared to ten years ago, the young cultivator had matured quite a bit, no longer possessing the greenness of his initial foray into the transaction meeting.
After the young cultivator finished speaking, he looked at Lin Jing, waiting for Lin Jingâs reply.
Lin Jing looked at the young cultivator and directly asked,
âI want to know who is the person behind you, and why does he want to meet me?â
The young cultivator then said,
âI know you are very eager to leave the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, and the person behind me knows the method of departure from the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm.â
Upon hearing this, Lin Jing immediately became interested and then said,
âKnows the method to leave the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm?ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The young cultivator nodded and said,
âYesâ¦â
âNow, apart from him, Iâm afraid no one else has the opportunity to leave the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm.â
After hearing this, Lin Jing looked at the young cultivator with some confusion and asked,
âWhy do you say that?â
âIsnât it said that many people are searching for a method to leave?â
However, the young man scoffed disdainfully and said,
âThem?â
âBusy fighting each other to death every day, theyâll never find a way out.â
After the young cultivator finished speaking, Lin Jing once again inquired,
âYour man behind the scenes can?â
The young cultivator nodded and said,
âOf course, itâs precisely under his instruction that I came to invite youâ¦â
After Lin Jing heard this, he pondered for a while, then nodded and said,
âGoodâ¦â
âIn that case, I will accompany you on this trip.â
Upon hearing this, the young cultivator didnât show much surprise but said directly to Lin Jing,
âDaoyou, please follow meâ¦â
With that, he took the lead and walked ahead.
And Lin Jing followed him.
The two of them proceeded together, leaving the Sea of Blood beach area, all the way to inside the mountain ranges.
While on the road, Lin Jing suddenly spoke up and asked the young cultivator,
âWere you captured by Shopkeeper Shen of the Shen Family shop and brought here?â
The young man who had been walking ahead suddenly paused, then turned his head and looked at Lin Jing with some confusion,
as if wondering how Lin Jing knew about it.
However, it didnât take long for him to realize, and he said to Lin Jing,
âDaoyou speaks correctly, I indeed was captured by that Shopkeeper Shen of the Shen Family shop, and then brought to the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm.â
âIt seems then, that Daoyou has already learned from elsewhere that that Shopkeeper Shen is the Bai-surnamed cultivator who deceived you all into coming here, right?â
âThey are indeed the same group of people, specialized in such deeds, and anyone who participated in the transaction meeting cannot escape their clutches.â
Lin Jing nodded and said,
âI had indeed learned some before, but this isnât the main reasonâ¦â
Straight after, Lin Jing changed the subject, again asking the young cultivator,
âMay I know where the place you are taking me to is? Is it still far?â
The young cultivator then replied,
âRest assured, Daoyou, itâs not much furtherâ¦â
Having said that, the young cultivator continued forward, leading Lin Jing towards a mountaintop.
As the two just arrived halfway up the mountain, a manâs voice came from above,
âLin Jingâ¦â
âDirectly bring him up.â
Upon hearing this voice, Lin Jingâs mouth curled up, revealing a hint of a smile.
As expected, the voice was also very familiar to him.
Meanwhile, the young cultivator looked at Lin Jing with a hint of confusion, not understanding why Lin Jing suddenly reacted like this.
But he didnât ask any questions and simply responded to the voice,
âAlrightâ¦â
After that, he continued leading Lin Jing up the mountain.
Both of them walked all the way to near the top of the mountain, where Lin Jing finally saw a cave.
Then the young cultivator went first, with Lin Jing following him into the cave.
Upon entering the cave, Lin Jing finally got to see the old acquaintance again.
It was the Golden Core Peak cultivator who had sold the Shadow Escape Flying Boat to Lin Jing.
At this time, the man in black was sitting with legs crossed inside the cave.
Upon seeing Lin Jing enter, the man didnât stand up but explained to Lin Jing,
âDaoyou, I apologizeâ¦â
âI am currently cultivating a special technique and itâs inconvenient to rise; I hope Daoyou can understand.â
Lin Jing then said to the man in black,
âIt doesnât matterâ¦â
As soon as Lin Jing finished speaking, the man in black directly asked,
âI have encountered Daoyou once before and also know that you entered the Sea of Blood not long after you arrived. You must be searching for a way out, eager to leave the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, right?â
Having said that, without waiting for Lin Jing to reply, the man in black continued:
âThe reason I invited you over this time is actually to tell you about a method to get out, so we can leave together.â
After hearing this, Lin Jing directly opened his mouth and asked:
âI wonder, what is the method you speak of for getting out?â
Facing Lin Jingâs question, the black-clad cultivator did not directly answer.
Instead, he looked at Lin Jing and said:
âDaoyou, this matter needs to remain a secret for the time being. Can I trust you?â
After hearing this, Lin Jing helplessly shook his head and then said to the man in black:
âBefore this, I assumed that you had overcome the Tribulation and ascended to the Nascent Soul Stage, but to think, you were actually captured by Shen Shopkeeper and brought here.â
âI am very curious, with your Golden Core Peak strength, how were you captured by them?â
As soon as Lin Jing spoke these words, not only the man in black but also the young cultivator was stunned.
Previously, when Lin Jing had asked him, he thought that Lin Jing had deduced that he was captured by Shen Shopkeeper.
Now it seemed that was not the case.
Then the man in black looked at Lin Jing suspiciously and asked:
âCould it be that you knew me before?â
Afterward, Lin Jing no longer hid the truth and in front of both of them used the Changyun Hidden Technique to revert to his previous appearance from the trade meet.
Seeing Lin Jing like this, the man in black was immediately taken aback, and an incredulous expression appeared on the young cultivatorâs face.
At this time, Lin Jing spoke:
âThe two of you, have you perhaps forgotten me?â
âDaoyou, I didnât expect it to be youâ¦â the young cultivator said, unable to believe it upon seeing Lin Jing.
The man in black also came to his senses at this time and shook his head with a wry smile:
âSo itâs you, Daoyou. No wonderâ¦â
Lin Jing nodded and then asked:
âI am Lin Jing, but I do not yet know how to address the two of you Dao-friends?â
The man in black said: âXu Ye.â
The young cultivator then gave a fist salute and said to Lin Jing:
âZhao Linxing.â
Lin Jing also gave a fist salute and said to them:
âSo you are Xu Daoyou and Zhao Daoyouâ¦â
After speaking, Lin Jing continued:
âXu Daoyou, with your cultivation nearing the Nascent Soul Stage, how were you caught by Shen Shopkeeper and the others?â
The man in black gave a bitter smile and reluctantly said:
âWhen they captured me, they deployed a Nascent Soul Cultivator, the very Ling Yi Zhenjun. Faced with a true Nascent Soul Cultivator, I had no choice but to allow myself to be captured.â
Hearing the name of Ling Yi Zhenjun again, Lin Jing slightly nodded and then said:
âIndeed, itâs him againâ¦â
âWe were deceived into coming here, and behind the scenes, it was Ling Yi Zhenjun all along.â
âIt seems that this matter concerning the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm canât be disconnected from him.â
The man in black said:
âIndeedâ¦â
âI suspect that Ling Yi Zhenjun and those like Shen Shopkeeper are quite possibly the subordinates of that mysterious Divinity Transformation cultivator behind the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm.â
After hearing this, Lin Jing nodded, âIndeedâ¦â
Then, the man in black asked Lin Jing:
âLin Daoyou, after you left, did they not cause you any trouble?â
Lin Jing shook his head and replied:
âNoâ¦â
âAfter attending the trade meet, I did not leave Bihai City immediately but stayed there for a few more days before leavingâ¦â
âAnd when I left Bihai City, everything went smoothly, without any unexpected incidents.â
The man in black sized up Lin Jing and then said:
âPerhaps, it is because of that, that you were able to evade the disaster, or maybe it was because of your concealment technique that they failed to detect your presence.â
Lin Jing nodded and said:
âPerhapsâ¦â
Afterward, the black-clad cultivator continued to inquire:
âAnd about your cultivation, Lin Daoyou, could it be that you were concealing your true cultivation during the trade meet?â
Regarding the matter of his own cultivation, Lin Jing did not wish to reveal too much and vaguely replied:
âI had some fortuitous encounters before, you could think of it that wayâ¦â
Hearing Lin Jingâs response, the man in black did not press further.
Then, Lin Jing once again asked the black-clad cultivator:
âXu Daoyou, you mentioned earlier that there is a method to leave the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, may I know what that method is?â
This time, the man in black plainly said:
âWithout hiding anything from Lin Daoyou, the method is to transcend the Tribulationâ¦â
âTranscend the Tribulation?â Lin Jing questioned with confusion.
The man in black nodded and explained:
âYes, it is to transcend the Tribulationâ¦â
He then elaborated:
âAlthough the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm is an independent space, it must remain connected to the outside Cultivation World to be of use to that Divinity Transformation cultivator.â
âThus, even within the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, one can still attract the Heavenly Tribulation.â
âOnce the Heavenly Tribulation descends, the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm will inevitably fall apart on its own, and that behind-the-scenes Divinity Transformation cultivator would not dare to interfere during our Tribulation.â
âHence, attracting the Heavenly Tribulation is the only way for us to leave the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm.â
Having said this, Xu Ye paused, then added:
âHowever, within the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, the Heavenly Tribulation is extremely weakly sensed; one person alone, Iâm afraid, is insufficient.â
âTherefore, I wished to invite you, Daoyou, to assist me in drawing forth the Heavenly Tribulationâ¦â