He had not expected the Star-Dipper Maze Formation to prove useful so soon.
Standing in his doorway, Chen Yu watched the unfamiliar figure circling endlessly through the woods nearby. He lowered his head to soothe the restless, wary Big Yellow, who immediately stopped barking and settled down.
He extended his divine sense.
He examined the intruder.
This man was not a disciple of Nine-Bend Peak.
He was not wearing an Inner Sect Disciple's robes.
His cultivation was at the ninth layer of Qi Refining.
The Dao Sect has a Mountain-Guarding Formation. An ordinary Qi Refining cultivator couldn't possibly sneak inside without a sound, much less enter the Inner Sect grounds. So this man must be an Inner Sect Disciple from one of the Dao Sect's peaks.
But his face looks completely unfamiliar. I've definitely never crossed paths with him.
...We've never met, so why has he come sneaking around here?
Is he from the White Lotus Sect?
Or... the Azure Void Society?
Within the Star-Dipper Maze Formation.
After receiving orders from his organization, Li Zhe had come to Nine-Bend Peak and followed the map all the way to the vicinity of Chen Yu's residence.
He cautiously felt his way forward.
This operation is classified. No third party can be allowed to discover it!
Li Zhe's gaze was cold as he looked at the wooden house a short distance ahead, its door firmly shut, and the big yellow dog tethered outside, asleep. Using the Qi-Concealing Art, he suppressed his spirit qi to the utmost. His footsteps were light, making no sound at all. He walked for a long time, but...
Something's wrong.
I've clearly been walking for ages. Why does the distance seem unchanged?
His brow furrowed.
At that thought, he quickened his pace.
Then he walked for another two hours.