Xia Ruofei was almost certain that it was a puppet with the strength of a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator. He withdrew his mental power without hesitation, but because he was the owner of the Ring-Tu space, he could still see the situation outside while he was inside the space. However, it was not as wide as the range of his mental power, which was basically the range of a normal person's vision.
Therefore, Xia Ruofei was still spying on the outside world, but he was unable to release his mental power as he wished like before. Right now, it was as if he was looking outside, his vision was extremely narrow, and he could not sense anything further.
Xia Ruofei saw a white-haired old man dressed in coarse cloth leap into the small courtyard that was overgrown with weeds. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's as he scanned his surroundings from left to right.
His gaze quickly landed on the Spirit Map Scroll that was hidden in the grass.
The little old man frowned slightly and walked over.
Xia Ruofei's heart tightened, but he could not do anything. He could only watch as the little old man approached the Spirit Map Scroll step by step.
Although the little old man did not display any cultivation, the powerful aura on his body made Xia Ruofei not have any thoughts of being lucky. He was very clear that this little old man was definitely one of the two Nascent Soul Stage puppets.
It was obvious that the Spirit Map Scroll had been targeted by the other party. Even if Xia Ruofei suddenly appeared from the Spirit Map Scroll, he definitely did not have the confidence to escape from the hands of a Nascent Soul Stage puppet. At that time, the Spirit Map Scroll would definitely be exposed, and he would no longer have any trump cards.
Xia Ruofei looked at the little old man nervously.
The little old man dressed in coarse cloth parted the grass and headed straight for the Spirit Map Scroll.
Very quickly, the Spirit Map Scroll was exposed in front of the little old man.
The little old man had a look of doubt on his face as he reached out to grab the Spirit Map Scroll.
Xia Ruofei's heart was about to jump out of his chest. Ever since he obtained the Spirit Map Scroll, this was the first time he had encountered such a dangerous situation.
The Spirit Map Scroll was his most important trump card. Now that it was in the hands of the other party, he was in a rather passive situation.
The little old man held the Spirit Map Scroll and studied it for a long time. His face gradually revealed a curious expression. Then, he slowly unrolled the scroll …
Xia Ruofei's heart sank. With a thought, he disappeared from the peak of the mountain and entered the stone room in the cave.
This was because he knew very well that after the Spirit Map was unfurled, it showed the situation of the Mountain Sea realm in the Ring-Tu space. At the same time, there was a corner of the painting that showed the situation of the Archean realm.
If he continued to stay on the mountain peak, he would be displayed in the Spirit Map Scroll, and he could not guarantee that the little old man would not notice the details in the scroll. If he was recognized by the little old man, the little old man would definitely pay attention to him, and he might not be able to take back the Spirit Map Scroll.
Although Xia Ruofei had entered the cave, he could still sense the situation outside. He did not dare relax for a moment as he stared at the little old man's every move.
Xia Ruofei believed that as long as he did not appear in the painting, the little old man would not sense anything amiss with the other things, such as the Mountain Sea realm's herb garden, rice fields, and Archean realm ginseng.
The little old man held the Spirit Map Scroll and was really interested in the content displayed on it. He carefully looked from left to right.
Thankfully, the scene displayed by the Spirit Map Scroll was frozen at the moment it was unfurled. After all, the free labor captured from the assassin organizations was still working in the rice fields. If the scene was moving, the little old man would not be looking at a painting, but a moving movie.
Xia Ruofei was also glad that he had made the prompt decision to hide in the cave. The scene only showed the entrance of the cave, and the situation inside naturally could not be shown.
If he had been a little later, he would definitely have been left in the scene.
If he had been recognized by the little old man, the outcome would have been unpredictable.
However, the current situation still made Xia Ruofei very nervous. This was because the little old man was looking at it too carefully. It was as if a child had seen a very interesting toy and could not bear to put it down.
Xia Ruofei cursed inwardly.
Perhaps the little old man did not realize that the Spirit Map Scroll had anything to do with Xia Ruofei, but even if he was purely interested in the painting, it was still a headache.
Xia Ruofei gradually had an ominous feeling.
Indeed, after the little old man finished looking at it, he slowly rolled up the painting and inserted it into his belt. Clearly, he wanted to take it for himself.
Xia Ruofei could not help but feel anxious.
However, he had no other choice. The gap between the Nascent Soul Stage and the Aurous Core Stage was huge. If Xia Ruofei broke through to the late Aurous Core Stage, he might be able to fight against an early Nascent Soul Stage cultivator. Moreover, even if it was Xia Ruofei who was in the late Aurous Core Stage, it would be extremely difficult for him to defeat an ordinary early Nascent Soul Stage cultivator. As for him who was only in the early Aurous Core Stage, he had no hope of posing a threat to a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, let alone snatching the Spirit Map Scroll from the hands of a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator and escaping unscathed.
Therefore, Xia Ruofei could only watch as the little old man dressed in coarse cloth inserted the Spirit Map Scroll into his belt.
After the little old man took the Spirit Map Scroll, he did not realize that the thing that he had accidentally picked up was actually the target of this big search operation.
He jumped back onto the wall and swept his sharp gaze around.
After the little old man did not find any trace of Xia Ruofei, he ordered the puppets to continue searching.
The other Aurous Core Stage puppets hurriedly nodded in agreement.
Only then did the little old man jump up and run towards the center of the small town.
Actually, Xia Ruofei still had a trace of impression of this little old man. When he first stepped into the mini town under the guidance of the dao child Qing Feng, he had seen this little old man.
However, at that time, this little old man had a miserable face, squatting at the corner of a shop and begging for food. Xia Ruofei had met him face to face, but he did not see that he actually had such a high strength.
The little old man carried the Spirit Map Scroll and ran all the way. Xia Ruofei could also use the most basic perception in the space to observe the situation outside.
The scenery in Xia Ruofei's vision changed rapidly. It could be seen that the little old man's speed was extremely fast.
After a while, the little old man came to the street corner where Xia Ruofei first saw him.
Xia Ruofei was speechless. This old man couldn't have come back to beg for food, right?
Now that all the puppets had left their roles and were all out searching for Xia Ruofei's whereabouts, could it be that this little old man still could not bear to part with the role he was playing, so he wanted to come back to "return to his old profession"?
Even if the situation was urgent, Xia Ruofei still felt that it was a little funny.
The little old man bent down and picked up a broken bowl with three holes on the ground. He used his sleeve to wipe the dust on it and then put it into his clothes.
Then, the little old man left the street corner and turned into a small alley.
Xia Ruofei's vision changed rapidly. Soon, the little old man came to the door of a courtyard.
The little old man pushed open the courtyard door and walked in. He walked into the room with great familiarity.
Obviously, this should be the little old man's home.
After the little old man entered the room, he picked up the teacup and drank a few mouthfuls. Then, he sat down and opened the Spirit Map Scroll again, studying it with great interest.
Xia Ruofei could not help but be speechless.
He originally wanted to take advantage of the little old man's inattention to suddenly come to the outside world and immediately take the Spirit Map Scroll into his palm. Then, he would escape without hesitation.
However, this little old man seemed to really like this scroll. After sitting down, he kept admiring it.
Finally, Xia Ruofei waited for the little old man to put down the Spirit Map Scroll. Unexpectedly, the old man just stood up and poured another bowl of water. After drinking it in big gulps, he sat down and looked at the Spirit Map Scroll again.
Xia Ruofei could not help but secretly complain, "You're a puppet and not a real human. Do you have to be so realistic!?" Why is he drinking so much water …?
Especially when Xia Ruofei saw that the time in the Perceptive Mirror's vision was getting closer and closer to two hours, he became even more anxious.
If this little old man just looked at the Spirit Map Scroll for half an hour, then his hopes of breaking the record would be dashed.
With Xia Ruofei's ability, there were only nine puppets left to complete the mission. Twenty minutes was enough.
However, just this little old man alone had wasted nearly ten minutes of his time. This was because the little old man's speed was extremely fast. From the dead end to his home, he spent very little time on the road.
Xia Ruofei could only watch as the time in the Perceptive Mirror increased, but he could not do anything. He just stared at the little old man with wide eyes.
When there were only ten minutes left to break the record, the little old man finally put down the Spirit Map Scroll.
This time, he really had to leave the room because the little old man carefully rolled up the Spirit Map Scroll. Then, he opened the lock of a box and put the Spirit Map Scroll into the box and locked it.
"Hurry up and leave! Hurry up and leave! "Xia Ruofei could not help but shout in his heart.
Although the little old man did not continue to study the Spirit Map Scroll, but if he continued to stay in this room, then Xia Ruofei would not be able to come out.
Fortunately, the little old man seemed to have heard Xia Ruofei's thoughts. After locking the Spirit Map Scroll, he walked out of the room and walked straight out of the courtyard, heading towards the center of the mini town.
As the owner of the Spirit Map Scroll, Xia Ruofei's perceptive ability was completely useless in this situation. Because the scroll was already locked in the cabinet, his vision was completely dark.
Xia Ruofei also did not know that the little old man had already left the courtyard.
However, he really did not have time to waste. Moreover, the puppets that he had encountered before basically did not have any mental energy, so he could only take a gamble. He could only bet that if the little old man was still in the room, he would not be able to sense his mental energy prying.
This was of course very risky. After all, the little old man was a puppet with the strength of a Nascent Soul Stage.
However, Xia Ruofei still resolutely released his mental energy.
He carefully controlled the range of his mental energy and slowly expanded it outwards.
Very quickly, the situation outside was seen by Xia Ruofei.
The little old man was no longer in the room. Xia Ruofei's mental energy continued to expand and very quickly, he discovered that the little old man was no longer in the house.
He did not continue to expand the range of his mental energy — — he was confident that outside such a large range, the little old man would not be able to discover his whereabouts.
Of course, this was only Xia Ruofei's guess. In reality, it was still rather dangerous.
However, time waits for no man. If he wanted to break the record, he had to take some risks.
Xia Ruofei steeled his heart and returned to the outside world in a flash.
He did not even think about it and kept the Spirit Map Scroll in his palm through the box.
After keeping the Spirit Map Scroll, Xia Ruofei's suspended heart finally settled down.
He did not bother to search the little old man's house and directly jumped out of the back window. Then, he quickly jumped over the wall of the backyard.
There was still a short distance from the center of the mini town. Moreover, most of the puppets were attracted to the dead end, so this area was very spacious. Xia Ruofei's mental energy did not detect the existence of the puppets.
He rushed towards the dead end with large strides. At the same time, his mental energy was constantly in a state of radiating outwards.
There were less than ten minutes left. He still needed to kill nine puppets.
Otherwise, even if he completed the task, he would not have the chance to break the record.
Very quickly, Xia Ruofei's figure flashed horizontally and entered a narrow alley. His mental energy detected that there were three early stage Aurous Core cultivators walking towards him from the opposite side of the alley.
Without hesitation, he threw out the Spirit Map Scroll again and stuffed it directly above the lintel of a courtyard door. Then, with a thought, he entered the space.
The three early stage Aurous Core puppets quickly walked over.
When they left the location of the Spirit Map Scroll, Xia Ruofei returned to the outside world with a thought. Almost at the same time, he had already released the Curved Frost Flying Sword and the Green Traveling Immortal Sword.
The two flying swords pierced through the air with a sharp sound and pierced towards the three puppets.
Xia Ruofei did not hold back at all. These three puppets were all early stage Aurous Core cultivators. In terms of strength, they were the weakest among the puppets.
Xia Ruofei was very willing to meet such opponents. Even if the three puppets attacked at the same time, he did not think of giving up.
The three puppets were caught off guard. In one round, two of them were stabbed in the vital parts and died on the spot.
The other puppet had just shouted out when Xia Ruofei, who was following closely behind the flying sword, smashed the top of its head with one palm.
With Xia Ruofei's current strength, it could be said that it was not difficult to deal with early stage Aurous Core puppets, which were much weaker than early stage Aurous Core cultivators.
However, the three puppets acted together. It was still very difficult for Xia Ruofei to kill them all in an instant.
The last puppet cried out for help right before it died.
After Xia Ruofei killed the puppet, he did not even bother to hide the corpse. He directly left the alley in a flash.
His mental energy had already searched a large area nearby, so the route of retreat was already chosen. Before the other puppets arrived, Xia Ruofei had already escaped far away from this area.
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