It was the third watch of the night, dark and windy.
Following Yin Zhan's instructions, Chen Mu went to the back gate of the inner courtyard of the Yin residence to secretly help Yin Jing, the second young lady of the Yin Lineage, leave.
With his current strength, once he enters stealth mode, he can move freely within the Yin residence as if it were empty; even if the patrolling guards brush past him, they will not be able to detect him.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Chen Mu arrived at the back gate of the inner courtyard of the Yin residence and sensed from afar that Yin Zhan was quietly walking out with a woman.
"Third Brother, your Invisibility Talisman is really useful. Could you give me a few more?"
This woman was none other than Yin Zhan's second younger sister, Yin Jing. She possessed an exquisite and beautiful face, and every smile and frown was incredibly captivating, like a dazzling pearl in the darkness.
She and Yin Zhan are the two youngest in their generation in the family. They grew up together, causing trouble and having the best relationship.
Her personality was similar to Yin Zhan's; she was fearless. Even at this moment, she was still thinking about the Invisibility Talisman that Yin Zhan had taken out. She found that this thing was really useful.
"Alright, alright, Chen Mu only gave me these few, I'll give them all to you!"
"Let's hurry, or if Dad finds out, we'll all be in deep trouble."
Yin Zhan lowered his voice and handed all the Invisibility Talisman from his waist to Yin Jing, keeping only the one he was currently using.
The Invisibility Talisman that Chen Mu is making now is not a basic Invisibility Talisman. In addition to optical concealment, the Invisibility Talisman can also cover up the sense of smell, sound vibrations, Spiritual Power fluctuations, etc. Normally, cultivators who have not broken through to the Core Formation Realm would not be able to detect the user even face to face.
Yin Jing was delighted to receive Yin Zhan's Invisibility Talisman and quickly put it into her storage ring. She even made a playful face at the patrolling guards behind her before they walked together to the back gate of the inner courtyard.
"No, this is the spirit frequency of a positioning rune?"
As soon as Yin Jing approached Chen Mu, Chen Mu noticed the frequency fluctuations of positioning runes on her body.
Whoosh!
Chen Mu rushed towards Yin Zhan and Yin Jing in one stride, his hands forming hand seals as he struck out with a palm, enveloping them in a semi-transparent membrane.
"You've been located. Check it out immediately."
Chen Mu looked at Yin Jing and warned her.
He frowned inwardly. Although the protective shield he emitted could isolate the locator, if someone was monitoring him after the locator was disconnected, they should be on their way by now.
However, if we don't isolate her, the other party already knows that Yin Jing left the inner courtyard. Wherever she escapes to will be known to the other party. It's better to find the located items now.
Chen Mu suddenly rushed out, which startled even Yin Zhan, and Yin Jing was even more bewildered. However, they quickly came to their senses, and Yin Jing took out her belongings one by one.
"It's that jade pendant! Give it to me, quick!"
Chen Mu immediately recognized that the location rune fluctuations originated from a jade pendant that Yin Jing had taken out.
Upon hearing this, Yin Jing quickly tossed the jade pendant to Chen Mu.
After Chen Mu received it, he formed a hand seal, tossed it, and the jade pendant traversed through layers of space, directly entering Yin Jing's room more than a thousand meters away.
He no longer cared that the spatial fluctuations would alert the powerful figures nearby, nor did he know if the person who located Yin Jing had noticed. In any case, he had no choice but to try anything, even if the other party hadn't noticed.
"Let's go! Hurry up."
With a wave of his hand, Chen Mu applied both speed-up and Light Body Talisman runes to Yin Jing and Yin Zhan.
After a cultivator breaks through to the Core Formation Realm, their strength is indeed vastly different from those below the Core Formation Realm. However, the Core Formation Realm mainly relies on controlling the Spiritual Power of heaven and earth to enhance oneself, and in terms of concealment, it is actually inferior to the True Spirit Realm.
Many Core Formation Realm cultivators are unable to perfectly control their Spiritual Power because it is too strong. Even True Spirit Realm cultivators can easily detect Core Formation Realm cultivators coming from several kilometers away.
Therefore, on the battlefield, one can occasionally see armies composed of the True Spirit Realm launching sneak attacks on each other, but Core Formation Realm cultivators rarely do so. This is because at this level, even the slightest movement will cause disturbances in the surrounding Spiritual Power, making it easy for the enemy to detect your presence, let alone launch a sneak attack.
Core Formation Realm cultivators who can perfectly control their own Spiritual Power are extremely rare. Even Chen Mu doesn't dare to fly with others now, because if he does, the resulting fluctuations in Spiritual Power will easily be detected by nearby cultivators.
Teleportation is even more unacceptable. The spatial fluctuations caused by teleportation are extremely violent. If Chen Mu were to teleport here, not only the Yin Lineage members, but even the powerful figures in the City Lord's Mansion would likely sense it.
Seeing Chen Mu's serious expression, Yin Jing and Yin Zhan didn't dare to delay and ran away with Chen Mu.
While invisible, they made their way through without any obstacles and soon arrived at the back gate of the outer courtyard, where Zheng Fengdao was already waiting for them.
However, at this moment, a powerful aura rose from the backyard of the Yin residence, and then the Yin residence's defensive array was activated, firmly enveloping the entire Yin residence.
"Sigh, what's coming will come."
Chen Mu pursed his lips; it seemed the higher-ups in the Yin Lineage had finally discovered it.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yin Zhan and Yin Jing tried to escape, but unfortunately the Yin family's defensive formation had been activated. After they rushed out of the back gate of the outer courtyard, they crashed into the defensive shield and were bounced back.
" Chen Mu, what do we do now?"
Zheng Fengdao remained calm and asked Chen Mu.
"No need to rush, we'll have to face this sooner or later anyway. Let me talk to the head of the Yin Lineage family."
Chen Mu remained calm, silently waiting for the Yin Lineage experts to rush over.
While flying is not permitted in the city, this restriction mainly applies to outside areas; local Lineage can still fly at low altitudes within their own courtyards.
A few breaths later, the Yin Lineage expert landed opposite Chen Mu and his group of four, and a large number of Yin Lineage guards rushed out and surrounded them.
"Hmph! You two are getting more and more outrageous. Tomorrow's marriage is related to the rise and fall of our Yin Lineage for decades to come. How can you act impulsively and run away in secret?"
Guards! Arrest them all and await further instructions!
The Yin Lineage who caught up with them was none other than Yin Guang, the current head of the Yin Lineage and the father of Yin Zhan and Yin Jing.
Yin Guang was dressed in a gold-patterned brocade robe. He was tall, with a resolute face, and exuded an aura of authority that commanded respect even without anger.
"Wait!"
Chen Mu raised his right hand, releasing a terrifying aura. The Yin Lineage guards, who were about to attack, stopped in their tracks due to the aura.
Core Formation Realm?
Yin Guang was slightly surprised. Yin Zhan had actually managed to find a Core Formation Realm helper, and he hadn't even noticed this Core Formation Realm expert after he entered the Yin Manor. Clearly, this was not a cultivator who had just entered the Core Formation Realm.
"Who are you? And why are you interfering in the affairs of the Yin Lineage?"
While Core Formation Realm expert is indeed formidable, this is the Yin Lineage's territory, protected by a clan-protecting formation, and guarded by two other Core Formation Realm experts from the Yin Lineage. He has absolutely no fear of Chen Mu.