Zi Shanhou could not have made a big detour and come back in the opposite direction in such a short period of time!
Therefore, the Purple Flame Eagle in Ye Xing's sight was not Zi Shanhou's Purple Flame Eagle.
Therefore, the martial artist behind the Purple Flame Eagle was not Zi Shanhou.
From what Ye Xing had seen, the martial artist who could ride the Purple Flame Eagle was either an Enlightened Being or a Peak Martial Sage. If the martial artist was from the Dongfu Sect, he had no hope of defending the Star Crystal Vein.
A Peak Martial Sage, an Enlightened Being! Ye Xing did not have the ability to fight against such an existence. He decisively retreated from the canyon and hid in a nearby mountain.
Soon, the Purple Flame Eagle approached. Ye Xing saw the person riding on the back of the Purple Flame Eagle. It was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties. He had a dignified face and looked gentle and elegant.
Although he did not emit any fierce aura, Ye Xing had a feeling that this person was more terrifying than Watanabe Ying.
This feeling was not because this person was stronger than Watanabe Ying, but because of an instinctive premonition. As for where this premonition came from, Ye Xing did not know. It seemed to have nothing to do with martial arts.
The middle-aged man controlled the Purple Flame Eagle and flew directly to the canyon where the Star Crystal Vein was located.
When the distance was closer, Ye Xing's eyes lit up. There was a second person on the back of the Purple Flame Eagle.
It was a young lady in red who looked to be about 18 or 19 years old. When Ye Xing saw her, he was stunned.
He recognized this lady in red. In the past, he and Wei Qingxuan had been blown into an underground cave by the wind. They had walked for a long time before coming out. In the end, they had reached the depths of the Blue Cloud Mountain Range. It was this lady in red who had used the Black Feather Eagle to send him and Wei Qingxuan out of the Blue Cloud Mountain Range.
Although they had met once and she had helped him, Ye Xing did not dare to show himself.
If she was from the Falling Star Sect, Ye Xing would have no problem showing himself. If she was not, for the Star Crystal Vein, she might kill him.
He and the red-robed woman had only met once. They didn't have much of a relationship, which wasn't as important as a star crystal lode.
The Purple Flame Eagle landed on the ground outside of the valley. The middle-aged man and the lady in red got down from the back of the eagle. They looked around and frowned.
Especially when the middle-aged man's eyes fell on Watanabe Ying's body, he was shocked. He quickly walked over to Watanabe Ying's body.
He obviously recognized Watanabe Ying. After observing the cause of his death, the middle-aged man walked into the canyon.
Ye Xing was surprised. He had already set up a Coiling Snake Formation around the canyon, but this middle-aged man didn't even try to break it. Instead, he just walked past it.
Every step the middle-aged man took was in the blind spot of the Coiling Snake Formation. The Coiling Snake Formation was completely useless against him. It was as if it existed in name only.
Ye Xing instantly reacted. Why did he feel that this middle-aged man was more terrifying than Watanabe Ying? Now he knew that this middle-aged man was an Array Formation Master.
Moreover, he was an Array Formation Master whose attainments in Array Formation far surpassed his. Therefore, this feeling came from the threat of Array Formation Masters.
The middle-aged man entered the canyon and soon came out.
The red-robed woman had already picked up Watanabe Ying's mid-grade spiritual sword. She walked toward the middle-aged man and said, "Father, who is this man? He actually used a mid-grade spiritual weapon! "
The middle-aged man said, "Elder of the Dongfu Sect, Watanabe Ying. He was a One Star Sage."
The red-robed woman said in surprise, "A One Star Sage was killed here? Who did it? "
The middle-aged man slowly shook his head and said, "I'll set up the Array first. Tong Yu, pay attention to the surroundings."
The red-robed woman nodded.
The middle-aged man waved his hand and the astral energy swept out like a blade. It slashed out dozens of feet and destroyed the Coiling Snake Formation set up by Ye Xing in an instant.
Then, the middle-aged man began to set up the Array. His method of setting up the Array was very brilliant. Moreover, he used Array Formation materials to greatly increase his speed of setting up the Array.
Ye Xing observed in the dark and even used his super brain to scan. The middle-aged man's method of setting up the Array clearly appeared in Ye Xing's mind.
With a comparison, Ye Xing could tell that this middle-aged man's attainments in Array Formation were much higher than Gu Tianshang's. Gu Tianshang was a Second Level Array Grandmaster, so this middle-aged man was obviously a Third Level Array Master.
There was only one Third Level Array Master in the entire Falling Star Sect. Ye Xing had heard Gu Tianshang mention that he seemed to be called Lin Fenghua!
Ye Xing could not help but guess. Could this middle-aged man be Lin Fenghua? If so, then he and the red-robed woman were both from the Falling Star Sect.
When Lin Fenghua's Array covered half of the canyon, Zi Shanhou returned.
"Ye Xing …!"
From afar, Zi Shanhou saw that there was an additional Purple Flame Eagle near the canyon, and there were also two more people. He shouted loudly.
Once Zi Shanhou returned, Ye Xing felt relieved. He walked out from his hiding place, and in a flash, he arrived at the peak of the mountain and waved to Zi Shanhou, "I'm here."
The red-robed woman's gaze was attracted by their voices. She looked over, and the middle-aged man also stopped what he was doing.
Both of them were slightly surprised. Obviously, they did not expect that there would be a martial artist hiding in the nearby mountain.
Zi Shanhou arrived on the Purple Flame Eagle and waved to Ye Xing. He landed on the side of the canyon and jumped down from the eagle's back.
He immediately bowed to the middle-aged man in front of him, "Zi Shanhou, Hua Tianfeng, greets Elder Lin!"
Elder Lin?
This middle-aged man was an Elder of the Falling Star Sect?
Moreover, his surname was Lin, and he was a Level 3 Array Master. Ye Xing, who was rushing over, instantly understood that he was the Level 3 Array Master Lin Fenghua that Gu Tianshang had mentioned!
After Zi Shanhou bowed, he said to Ye Xing, "This is Elder Lin Fenghua, our Sect's Level 3 Array Master. This red-robed woman is Elder Lin's beloved daughter, Lin Tongyu, our Sect's number one inner disciple, and your Senior Sister."
Before Ye Xing could speak, Lin Tongyu looked at Zi Shanhou and exclaimed, "Zi Shanhou, that Dong Fu Sect's Elder Watanabe Ying, was it you who killed him?"
Zi Shanhou nodded, "I risked my life and was lucky enough to kill him. If I could do it all over again, Watanabe Ying would not have underestimated me, but would have been more vigilant. He might not have died by my hands, and I might have been the one who died!"
Zi Shanhou was telling the truth, but Lin Fenghua and Lin Tongyu's eyes were filled with surprise. A Martial Saint killing a Perfected Person, what kind of achievement was this?
The southern part of the Blue Cloud Mountain Range had not had such a heaven-defying character for many years.
Regardless of whether it was luck or luck, a Martial Saint killing a Perfected Person was an amazing thing.
At this time, Ye Xing walked forward and bowed to Lin Fenghua and Lin Tongyu, "Disciple Ye Xing greets Elder Lin and Senior Sister Lin!"
Lin Fenghua sized up Ye Xing and said, "You're Ye Xing?"
Lin Fenghua had long heard of Ye Xing's name. In the Blue Cloud Mountain Range, he had brought his daughter Lin Tongyu to hunt down a spirit beast, helping Lin Tongyu break through to the Fourth Level of the Celestial Vortex Realm and become a mid-level Martial Saint.
Spirit beasts were extremely rare demonic beasts. Rather than demonic beasts, they were more like medicinal herbs, because spirit beasts could help cultivators increase their cultivation and break through to the next level.
However, spirit beasts were extremely fast and difficult to catch. Lin Fenghua and Lin Tongyu had chased a spirit beast in the Blue Cloud Mountain Range for several months before finally trapping it with a formation.
At the most critical moment of the hunt for the spirit demon, Lin Fenghua received a message from Gu Tianshang. He heard that among the new disciples of the sect, there was a peerless genius with a monstrous talent in formations. Gu Tianshang said that his attainments in formations weren't enough to be the master of that genius, so he wanted Lin Fenghua to return to the sect as soon as possible and personally teach that genius.
However, Lin Fenghua was at a critical moment in the hunt for the spirit beast, so he was not in a hurry to return to the sect.
In the end, Lin Fenghua captured the spirit beast, allowing Lin Tongyu's cultivation to break through to the Fourth Level of the Celestial Vortex Realm.
According to the rules of the Falling Star Sect, a Four Star Martial Saint could be promoted to a core disciple. At this time, Lin Fenghua brought Lin Tongyu back to the sect. However, before he left the Blue Cloud Mountain Range, he received a message from the sect saying that a disciple had found a Star Crystal Spiritual Vein in the Kunyun Mountain Range and wanted him to quickly set up a formation around the Star Crystal Spiritual Vein and capture it in the hands of the Falling Star Sect.
Therefore, Lin Fenghua brought Lin Tongyu over. They were not far from the Kunyun Mountain Range, and the Purple Flame Eagle was fast. Not long after receiving the message from the sect, they arrived here.
In the message, Gu Tianshang had repeatedly emphasized that Ye Xing was a peerless genius in formation skills and had the potential to become a Fourth or even Fifth Grade Formation Master. Therefore, the name Ye Xing had left a deep impression on Lin Fenghua.
Ye Xing nodded. "Yes!"
Lin Fenghua's eyes were filled with shock. "You're Ye Xing, the one who learned formation skills from Gu Tianshang?"
Ye Xing nodded again. "Yes!"
The shock in Lin Fenghua's eyes deepened. "You were the one who set up the Second Grade Coiling Snake Formation?"
Ye Xing nodded again. "Yes!"
The shock in Lin Fenghua's eyes turned into shock. "You've never learned formation skills before, but you've become a Second Grade Formation Master after learning from Gu Tianshang for two months?"
Seeing Elder Lin Fenghua's shock, Ye Xing felt a little smug and happy. Of course, he did not show it.
It was normal for people to feel smug and happy, but it was a different story if they showed it on their face.
Every time the Communication Pearl sent a message, it would consume a lot of astral energy. Gu Tianshang was only a half-step Perfected Person, and he did not have enough astral energy in his body. Therefore, he did not explain Ye Xing's talent in formation skills to Lin Fenghua. He only emphasized that Ye Xing was a genius in formation skills, a peerless genius with monstrous talent!
However, Lin Fenghua did not see it with his own eyes, so he did not take it to heart.
Now that he learned that Ye Xing had become a Second Grade Formation Master in two months, he was shocked.
As a Third Grade Formation Master, Lin Fenghua was a formation genius himself. He knew very well what it meant to become a Second Grade Formation Master in two months. It was much, much faster than him.
In the entire Qingyun District, there had never been such a monstrous formation genius. In fact, he had never heard of such a person in his life.
Lin Fenghua exclaimed, "You really are a formation genius. Gu Tianshang was right …!"
Ye Xing smiled embarrassedly.
Zi Shan Hou also revealed a knowing smile. The more outstanding Ye Xing was, the happier he, as his master, would be.
At this moment, Lin Tongyu was staring at Ye Xing with a strange expression. No matter how she looked at him, he looked a little familiar.
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