Chapter 494: Really Knows How to Choose the Time

Inside the Chi Lian Palace, Lin Feng left his post and suddenly flew into the Palace Master’s hall, appearing before Heng Yi and the Chi Lian Palace Master.

“Lin Feng, what’s the matter?” Heng Yi noticed his unusual expression and quickly asked.

“I have a badI have a bad feeling……”

Lin Feng frowned deeply and said in a low voice, “I suggest we activate Chi Lian Palace’s mountain protection array as soon as possible.”

As he spoke, the ghost-faced heart in his chest beat erratically, and the corners of its mouth were not the usual upturned smile but instead appeared gloomy and ferocious.

“A badI have a bad feeling…?”

Though such an assertion might seem paranoid, Heng Yi didn’t dare dismiss it, for the safety of their master was of utmost importance. It was better to be overly cautious than negligent.

“Yes,” Lin Feng nodded slowly, his expression grave. “I don’t have the ability to foresee the future, but in this world, if someone gets closer to me, I often sense it.”

“Could it be…?” Heng Yi’s expression changed as he vaguely guessed who he meant, for he had once been that person’s trusted subordinate.

“Yes, my father, Lord Lin Tian!”

Lin Feng nodded again. “When I rebuilt my physical body, my life soul was in his hands. So, to be precise, I have a clear sense of my own life soul.”

“I see!”

Heng Yi was also an experienced cultivator at the Ling Xu stage, so he easily understood the connection: Lord Lin Tian was Lin Feng’s biological father, and it was not surprising for relatives to have telepathic connections. Moreover, Lin Feng’s life soul was under his control. With these two factors, if Lord Lin Tian got close enough, Lin Feng would sense something wrong in advance.

“Chi Lian, activate the mountain protection array immediately!”

Heng Yi didn’t hesitate at all. In such matters, it was better to assume it was true rather than false—better to act wrongly than miss the chance…

The Chi Lian Palace Master responded with a nod, and the palace’s mountain protection array was immediately activated in full.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh…

A translucent defensive barrier quickly formed, enveloping the entire mountain entrance of Chi Lian Palace.

In just over a dozen breaths, Heng Yi, Lin Feng, and the third person could see through the protection array a stunning figure appearing before their eyes.

“Princess Xue Yu!”

Heng Yi and Lin Feng both exclaimed in shock, their faces clearly showing awe and fear. They had thought Lord Lin Tian was already terrifying enough, but they never expected it to be her!
“Snow Jade Fairy?” The Master of Chi Lian Palace asked softly, “Elders, is this Snow Jade Fairy really that powerful?”
“Among the Great Perfection stage cultivators, she is the most mysterious, the most profound, and the one most respected by others at that stage. Do you think she’s not powerful?” Lin Feng replied with a bitter smile.
“Huh?”
The Master of Chi Lian Palace, who was only at the mid-Yuan Ying stage, was momentarily speechless: “Great Perfection stage cultivators…”
He already considered himself extremely lucky to be able to work alongside powerful cultivators like Heng Yi and Lin Feng at the Lian Xu stage. Today, to see such a supreme Great Perfection stage warrior before him was simply…
Of course, since the opponent was an enemy with malicious intentions, encountering such a foe was clearly not luck at all, but a complete disaster.
“Can our mountain protection array stop a Great Perfection stage cultivator?”
The Master of Chi Lian Palace had undergone soul transformation. Faced with danger, he only thought of protecting his master, fearing nothing for his own safety, only worried about his master’s safety.
“Definitely not!”
Heng Yi shook his head grimly and replied in a low voice, “I guess it would be good if it could hold her off for fifteen minutes.”
“Just fifteen minutes?” The Master’s face turned pale as he muttered, “If she breaks in after fifteen minutes, how can we resist her? How can we protect our master?”
Neither Heng Yi nor Lin Feng answered this question, because the answer was obvious: the enemy was too strong to resist!
“How is it possible? They found us so quickly?”
At this moment, Heng Yi, a Lian Xu stage cultivator who had lived for nearly three thousand years, could only look helpless and confused, unable to think of any effective solution.
Outside the mountain protection array, the Snow Jade Fairy floated quietly in mid-air, her expression calm, showing no emotions. It seemed she wasn’t pleased at all by having found Tian Yu’s exact location.
At this point, without the help of a compass, just by observing the opponent’s reaction, it was clear that Tian Yu must be hiding within this sect, hence they had activated their protective array to try and stop her.

Under normal circumstances, in such a situation, Princess Xueyu should take two actions: first, release Lin Tianjun and the other 100 cultivators at the Tribulation Phase and Refinement Phase from her magical treasure space, allowing them to scatter and seal the Chilian Palace; second, immediately send mental messages to Li Jiu and the other three groups, asking them to rush here as soon as possible to capture Tian Yu together, in accordance with their mental blood oath. Yet, she didn’t take either of these actions—or rather, she didn’t take them for now. A full fifteen minutes passed, and she remained suspended there quietly, as if deep in thought. “What is she planning?” Heng Yi and Lin Feng were both anxious and confused. After another few dozen breaths, Princess Xueyu finally took action. “Let one person come out and speak!” Her voice was gentle and melodious, yet it carried the undeniable aura of a powerful being. Inside the Chilian Hall, Heng Yi thought for a moment before softly saying, “I’ll go.” Lin Feng nodded gently; he wouldn’t compete with Heng Yi for this task. It wasn’t out of fear of death, but because he considered the possibility that his father, Lin Tianjun, might be hiding in Princess Xueyu’s magical treasure space. If he showed himself, Lin Tianjun would use his life soul to gain an advantage in everything, making even basic conversations impossible. A dozen breaths later, Heng Yi appeared before Princess Xueyu, still separated by that defensive barrier. “I greet you, Senior Xueyu.” Etiquette must be observed, so Heng Yi bowed. “What is Tian Yu doing? Does he lack the courage to show himself?” Xueyu asked softly. “Our master is in seclusion, striving to advance to the Divine Transformation Phase,” Heng Yi replied truthfully. “During this time, I hope Senior Xueyu won’t disturb him, otherwise…” Heng Yi had also been one of those who captured Su Che in the lower world and knew full well that the purpose of capturing Su Che was to find that black pagoda. Moreover, the people in the Spirit Realm wanted to capture Su Che alive. Right now, Su Che was in seclusion, trying to reach the Divine Transformation Phase, and any disturbance could cause him to fail, resulting in the destruction of his soul. If his soul was destroyed, his memories would vanish as well, meaning a complete death. If that black pagoda was no longer with Su Che, the people in the Spirit Realm would only get a corpse, with no useful information at all. Therefore, Heng Yi believed that the other party also didn’t want Su Che to die in such a way, which was why they issued such a warning. “Striving for the Divine Transformation Phase?” Princess Xueyu was slightly surprised and said softly, “He really knows how to choose his timing.”

Heng Yi shook his head with a bitter smile and said calmly, “The main reason is that none of us expected Senior Xue Yu to have such miraculous skills, allowing her to find us so quickly in this vast starry expanse.”
“It can only be said that you have greatly underestimated the capabilities of those at the Mahayana stage. Even without me, those others would have found this place within this month,” said Fairy Xue Yu indifferently. “I merely arrived a step ahead of them.”
“Yes, we truly know too little about the powerful ones at the Mahayana stage, which is why we made such a mistake. As the master’s personal guards, our sins are unforgivable…”
Heng Yi sighed sincerely before asking again, “Since Senior Xue Yu already knows that my master is in seclusion and cannot be disturbed under any circumstances, I earnestly beg her to wait patiently for a while. Let’s discuss everything once my master successfully emerges from seclusion. Is that possible?”
“Yes!”
To his surprise, Fairy Xue Yu agreed readily, almost without hesitation, and nodded, saying, “You guessed correctly. I don’t want his vital spirit to dissipate and cause his death. For us, the best outcome is to capture him alive.”
“Heng Yi thanks Senior for her generosity and wisdom.”
Heng Yi bowed in gratitude.
Fairy Xue Yu had nothing more to say. She floated back several hundred feet and sighed softly again, “Choosing this time to advance to the Huashen stage… he really knows how to pick his moment…”
Some time passed. Apparently, Fairy Xue Yu couldn’t think of any better solution to the current situation—waiting was indeed the only option. Out of necessity, she released Lin Tianjun and the others from the magic treasure space, giving them detailed instructions to scatter and seal off the entire Chilian Palace.
Although Chilian Palace covered a large area, it was an easy task for a hundred powerful cultivators at the Tribulation and Refinement stages to use their supernatural powers to seal off such a small sect in the cultivation world. There was no way anyone could slip away unnoticed.
After that, Fairy Xue Yu could only send mental messages to the other four groups, informing them that Tian Yu had been found!
In less than ten hours, the four Mahayana-stage cultivators—Jiu and the others—arrived one after another. After hearing Fairy Xue Yu’s account, they all shook their heads, amused yet exasperated, and couldn’t help but mutter, “Choosing this time to advance to the Huashen stage… he really knows how to pick his moment!”
It surely wouldn’t take a short time for a cultivator to advance to the Huashen stage—at least half a year, and in some cases, four to five years of seclusion was quite normal.

Of course, this is still an example of success; if it fails unfortunately, it’s equivalent to sealing him away forever. Usually, after ten years, relatives and friends, with a mix of trepidation and sorrow, force their way into the sealed place only to find that he has already passed away quietly after years…
It is for this reason that people like Xueyu and Lijiu feel both amused and exasperated, suffering from headaches.
Although it’s impossible to wait for ten years, five or six years is still a long time to wait.
Because no one can be sure whether the black pagoda is hidden on Su Che’s person. If he isn’t carrying it with him, once he dies, the clue will be completely lost.
Now, the entire Qiyuan Planet no longer exists, and Lijiu and the others have pinned all their hopes of finding the treasure on Su Che. To some extent, they regard Su Che’s life and death as more important than anyone else’s.
In short, Su Che must not die prematurely until the whereabouts of the black pagoda are clarified. Therefore, no one dares to disturb him during his seclusion.
There is nothing else to do but wait.