Feng Xingye tried to calm his breathing and first told him about what had happened at the Zhiling Institute during the day. When he'd set off, the city lord's office had already launched a series of attacks. Feng Xingye had some understanding of this and reported it as additional information.
When he heard that Ling Ziyan had appeared, Ku Zhu had a very surprised expression. But he didn't interrupt and let Feng Xingye continue.
"That's the situation." Feng Xingye's tense nerves could finally relax. He only felt a wave of dizziness. On the side, Bitter Bamboo was quick-witted and quick-witted. He quickly stepped forward to support his almost falling body.
"You've worked hard." Qin Chuan said.
Feng Xingye nodded at Ku Zhu to express his gratitude. Then he turned his head around and said to Qin Chuan, "Lu Ping's power isn't something that a branch of the Institute or a district like ours can deal with. We might need the help of the Protectorate Nation."
"Protectorate?" Qin Chuan smiled noncommittally when he heard this suggestion.
The news of the battle at North Style Academy hadn't spread yet. Therefore, while the people in the Gorge District and Zhiling District were shocked by Lu Ping's strength, Qin Chuan wasn't surprised at all.
He'd fought Lu Chenfeng alone in the Seven Stars Valleys. With this, who would dare treat Lu Ping lightly? Qin Chuan knew how much power the Zhiling District Institute Supervisors had, and how much confidence Zhiling City, the main city where he'd sent his daughter to train, had. He wasn't surprised that they couldn't do anything to Lu Ping.
"Tell me about Ling Ziyan." Qin Chuan said.
"Ling Ziyan?" Feng Xingye started. He didn't understand why Qin Chuan had smiled noncommittally at the Protectorate, but then Qin Chuan had focused on Ling Ziyan. Feng Xingye didn't dare to ask more and hurriedly described Ling Ziyan's situation in detail.
"I can't see her realm or abilities, but she can deal with our Qin family's Dancing Light." Qin Chuan summarized Feng Xingye's information on Ling Ziyan.
"That's how I see it …" Feng Xingye knew that his flowing light was just an illusion. After all, he did not have the bloodline of the Qin Clan. But at that time, Ling Ziyan's Flowing Light Dance seemed to be quite skillful and natural, which made him worry that this little girl was a threat to the Qin family.
As expected, Qin Chuan fell into deep thought.
To him, Lu Ping wasn't the Qin Clan's enemy. Currently, this name was being taken seriously by many parties. The Xuan Army Empire, which had put a bounty on his head, was debating how to deal with him. This wasn't something he could make a decision on, so he wasn't very anxious about Lu Ping.
On the contrary, Ling Ziyan, the hidden danger that they had been worried about, was not dead. She was developing in the direction that they had been worried about. This was very fatal for the Qin family.
Ku Zhu, who had steadied Feng Xingye, now stood forward.
"It was this subordinate's mistake. Please leave this matter to this subordinate to deal with," said Ku Zhu.
"She's with Lu Ping now. What are you going to do?" Qin Chuan asked.
"This subordinate will think of something," said Ku Zhu.
"There's no need to rush. The central administration should have a decision soon on how to deal with Lu Ping. You can act according to the circumstances then," Qin Chuan said.
"Yes." Ku Zhu bowed and accepted his orders. Feng Xingye, on the side, was greatly puzzled. He had just sent the intelligence, and the central administration was already discussing how to deal with Lu Ping. Was it that the Zhiling City Lord's manor had sent the information faster than he had?
Qin Chuan could see that Feng Xingye was puzzled, but didn't explain anything to him. He only nodded and said, "You've used the Flowing Light Dance to run around for a day. It must be tiring. Go rest for a few days."
"Yes." When Feng Xingye heard this, it seemed that he had nothing else to do here. He was a bit dispirited, but he could only take his leave. After he left, Ku Zhu bowed again and silently retreated as well. Qin Chuan remained in the room alone. He was silent for a long while before he rose. With a wave of his hand, the last light in the room was finally extinguished.
It was a new day.
The rain in the Zhiling District finally stopped after a night of rain. The sky was clear after the rain, but it didn't bring any warmth to this winter day.
When Lu Ping opened his eyes in the deserted temple, he saw Morin and Fang Yizhu arguing about something. Ling Ziyan was cooking on the side, skewering a small animal that sizzled with oil.
"You're awake." Ling Ziyan was the first to see that Lu Ping had woken up.
"Mm." Lu Ping nodded.
"How is it?" The two stopped arguing and turned to look at Lu Ping.
"It's done," Lu Ping said.
After a night's rest, Lu Ping's exhaustion had faded away, and his soul power had completely recovered. But at the same time, he felt the presence of the Soul-Locking Chains become more and more distinct. The black chains seemed to penetrate his bone marrow and meridians. When he tried to use his Soul Power, the chains would begin to move rapidly, as if they were chasing after prey. When Lu Ping successfully exerted his Soul Power, he didn't feel any cracks appearing on the chains. Instead, he felt that the chains had been left behind by Lu Ping's Soul Power, which was even faster than the speed at which he exerted his Soul Power.
Therefore, the Ecstasy Soul Locking ability was not an airtight cage, but a predator that was eyeing the power of souls covetously. When his soul power moved in the slightest, it would immediately jump up and capture it. He'd always felt that there would be many openings when his soul power circulated at high speed, but that was just a vague illusion. The moment he felt an opening, his soul power had truly broken free of the Soul-Locking Chains' restraints.
Therefore, if his Soul Power was a little faster, wouldn't he have more space to control his Soul Power?
Lu Ping thought of this possibility. He could now clearly sense the situation of the so-called openings, but this tiny moment wasn't lengthened. This meant that the speed of his soul power didn't increase. He really didn't know if he could have it in the future or how he could do it. The various cultivation materials that existed in the present world couldn't provide him with any help. The speed at which his soul power circulated had already exceeded the conjectures and conjectures made in A Brief History of Soul.
I'll ask Teacher Chu Min when I see her again! Lu Ping thought and looked around. "Teacher Chu Min hasn't caught up yet?"
"No," Ling Ziyan answered. There was worry that couldn't be completely erased on her face.
"I hope she's fine," Lu Ping said.
"She needs some time to recover from her injuries," Morin said.
"But why?" Lu Ping suddenly asked.
"What?" Morin was confused.
"I'm at least as skilled as Teacher, she shouldn't have been unable to dodge my attack," Lu Ping said.
"It's all because the opponent is too cunning. Don't feel guilty," Morin patted Lu Ping.
"I don't." Lu Ping shook his head. "I really feel that way. Even if the opponent did something, Teacher should still have the ability to dodge it. "
"This … You can ask her later," Morin said.
Lu Ping nodded. Ling Ziyan had already taken down the cooked food from the fire rack and quickly divided it into four portions.
"Eat something," she said to the three of them.
Fang Yizhu walked over and took the food. "Morin and I discussed our next route."
"En." Morin nodded as he ate. "I think we should hurry and get to Dark Army City as soon as possible."
"Oh? I'll go first? "Lu Ping said.
Morin stopped chewing and looked at Fang Yizhu. The two of them had started discussing last night, but they didn't expect it to end up like this because of Lu Ping's inadvertent disdain. If you're in a hurry, you need speed. Cultivators can use their soul power much faster than ordinary people. Some abilities can even make a few miles travel in the blink of an eye.
However, the journey to the Black Army City was a long one. Even if he had mastered that special ability, he couldn't use it non-stop on such a long journey. It was the same as how ordinary people would get tired and need to rest after exercising for a long time. Ordinary people competed in terms of speed and physical strength. Naturally, cultivators competed in terms of their superpowers and soul power.
Lu Ping didn't have any abilities in this area, but just the speed of his body strengthened by his Perception was already far beyond Morin and the others. If they were really in a hurry, Lu Ping would leave them behind and run on his own. He would definitely be much faster than them. No wonder Lu Ping thought he wanted to go first when he heard they were in a hurry. This was really the best way to hurry.
"That's not what I mean." Morin swallowed the meat in his mouth and explained helplessly.
"We mean to go to Dark Army City. We won't take the main road. We'll take the shortest distance." Fang Yizhu said.
"Oh?" Lu Ping said.
"We've rested here for a night and no one has come looking for us. Even if there are enemies chasing us now, they should have lost their direction. But our target is clear, so it's very likely that they will continue to set up various interceptions in front of us. Of course, with your strength, it won't take much time to punch them. But this means that our progress will be exposed to them and they will only set up more troublesome obstacles for us. Moreover, rushing to Dark Army City isn't our ultimate goal. Rescuing Su Tang is. If we just kill our way there, who knows what they will do to Su Tang? So I think it's better to avoid direct confrontations that will expose us. We'll take our own path and go straight to Dark Army City. We'll catch them off guard. "Morin said.
"Makes sense." Lu Ping nodded.
"We've roughly studied the route. Let's go after eating." Morin said.
"We can eat while we walk." Lu Ping said.
"Okay …."
The four of them set off, each grabbing a piece of meat and spitting out the bones as they walked.
"That way is Dark Army City." Morin raised his greasy finger and pointed in a direction north and west.
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