Outside the cave.

"Sister Qi, everything is packed and we are ready to leave at any time."

Lan Man appeared under a green pine tree, holding a black umbrella.

"Okay, no need to wait, let's go in and see, how is Lin Sheng doing?!"

Qi Ning slowly opened her eyes, her gaze fixed on the rocks blocking the cave entrance, preparing to strike and shatter the boulder to take a look inside.

But before she could make a move, a loud explosion came from within the cave.

A large amount of rocks at the cave entrance shattered, and a tall, strong figure with a straight back stepped out.

The moment the tall figure appeared, both Qi Ning and Lan Man's eyes shot towards him.

"Lin Sheng!"

"Lin Xiaodi? How have you changed so much?"

Seeing Lin Sheng appear, both of them breathed a sigh of relief, but noticing Lin Sheng's significantly stronger Physique compared to before, they both became a little confused.

"It's because a cultivation method I'm practicing has had a Breakthrough," Lin Sheng spoke the excuse he had prepared long ago.

He chose not to reveal that he had successfully cultivated the Yi Pi Realm of the Heavenly Serpent Bone Exchange, after all, his cultivation efficiency was indeed a bit too fast.

Especially after he completed the Yi Pi Realm, there were no strange phenomena as described in the method, and if truly questioned, it would be quite difficult to explain.

Hearing what Lin Sheng said, Qi Ning and the other person were not surprised. Although it was rare for a cultivation method Breakthrough to cause changes in Physique, it was still a normal phenomenon.

"So it was just a cultivation method Breakthrough, I thought you were still taking that Devouring Heart Pill, cultivating with poison. The Devouring Heart Pill's toxicity is too strong, Lin Sheng, you should try not to take it in the future. Although you have completed the great blood and qi circulation, the second stage of Yi Pi is a slow process, don't be anxious. There's plenty of time, with your talent, you will eventually succeed in your cultivation."

Qi Ning's face showed a solemn expression as she seriously instructed him.

She had no idea that Lin Sheng had already completed the second stage of shedding. She also had some understanding of the Heavenly Serpent Bone Exchange secret method. After shedding, the main Bloodline becomes purer and more vigorous, and there will be partial beast transformation phenomena on the body where the Bloodline manifests. Although Lin Sheng's Physique was much stronger than before, there was no sign of beast transformation.

"I understand, thank you, Sister Ning, for the reminder." Hearing what the other person said, Lin Sheng nodded and responded seriously.

"Alright, you came out of seclusion at just the right time. Pack up, and let's get ready to leave here."

"Leave?"

Lin Sheng was startled. He hadn't expected to leave so quickly, but he soon realized something.

"Did something happen while I was in seclusion?"

"Wanjun and the others are missing. It's highly likely something has happened to them. The person who did it is very likely Gongsun Yuanzhou."

Without any intention of hiding it, Qi Ning directly spoke her speculation.

"Although I don't know how Gongsun Yuanzhou found them, we must also be cautious. We don't know when the experts from the organization will arrive, so just in case, it's better for us to leave Tiannan for now."

"Gongsun Yuanzhou?"

Hearing this, Lin Sheng frowned slightly. He hadn't expected Gongsun Yuanzhou to appear again and even target Wanjun and the others. A sense of crisis immediately arose in his heart, and it was no wonder Qi Ning and the others suddenly wanted to leave.

"Okay."

Immediately, he nodded and brought his belongings with him.

He didn't have many things on him, and there wasn't much luggage. What he really needed to bring were only Big Yellow and Little Black.

When Jin Qianbao betrayed them, he was in a hurry to go to the station and didn't bring these two. Later, Huang Quan made a special trip to bring them to Water Dragon Mountain.

A quarter of an hour later, the Dark Star members had left Water Dragon Mountain and headed east.

There were not many people, only about twenty. The Star Apprentices and some Gray Star Envoys were left in Tiannan Prefecture. After all, these people were the main targets, and there was no danger in these low-strength Star Apprentices and Gray Star Envoys staying and hiding in Tiannan Prefecture.

Moreover, some supplies were not convenient to take away and had to be kept by these people.

Because the group's strength was not weak, they moved quickly. In just half a day, they had already passed through the areas of Yan County and Hong City.

"This time, we will temporarily go to Changhe Prefecture first. Changhe is adjacent to Tiannan and is not far away. Moreover, Changhe Prefecture is close to Fulong City, and there are many experts from the organization stationed in the prefecture. Once we get there, even if Gongsun Yuanzhou really targets us, there will be nothing to fear."

At the front of the team, Lan Man took light steps, each step covering a distance of over ten zhang. Looking at Lin Sheng beside her, she said with a smile.

"And if Gongsun Yuanzhou really follows us to Changhe Prefecture, then it's just right to capture him and hand him over to the organization for a good study. Maybe we can even get some other gains."

"Hmm, that's true, but that Gongsun Yuanzhou is quite strange. It's best if he doesn't follow us."

Lin Sheng said softly. Unlike Lan Man's lightness, each step he took left a deep footprint on the ground.

Because of the sudden surge in strength, he needed to become familiar with and master this power, and at the same time, he also needed to try to further compress the True Yang Change.

Compared to the Giant Spirit Bear's level 3 Great Strength talent, he valued the True Yang Change that he had researched through his own simulation more.

The Great Strength talent has a limit. Even though the limit of level 3 Great Strength is very high, for him now after fully erupting, the effect has already weakened significantly compared to before.

Originally, the power multiplier of level 3 Great Strength eruption was about 4 to 5 times, but now that he has integrated four exotic beasts, the power multiplier of the Great Strength talent eruption is only about less than three times the increase.

Now his Physique has been further enhanced, especially the increase in strength is particularly obvious, almost equivalent to integrating a fifth high-level Spirit Beast. The level 3 Great Strength talent's effect is now only about a two-fold increase.

His current combat power composition does not rely mainly on internal force to defend against enemies like ordinary Martial Artists, but rather on his high physical fitness, especially in terms of strength and constitution.

His formidable strength, coupled with the recovery and defense brought by his high constitution, is enough for him to suppress God-Form Martial Artists across a major Realm.

Especially when combined with the Scarlet Eye Flame Dragon's flames and Dragon Might talent, as long as he seizes the opportunity, even a strong Divine Transformation Realm can be killed with a single blow.

Compared to his strength and constitution, although his internal force is quite extraordinary among those of the same rank, it plays a negligible role in his current combat, completely incomparable to the Gang Jin of Divine Transformation Realm Martial Artists.

Therefore, a talent like Great Strength, which can instantly erupt with several times the power, is the most suitable talent for him to enhance his combat power now.

However, as his strength increases, level 3 Great Strength is obviously unable to meet his needs, especially level 3 Great Strength, which must be integrated with the Giant Spirit Bear to be used. As the exotic beasts he integrates become stronger and stronger, the Giant Spirit Bear is expected to be replaced by stronger exotic beasts in no time.

Without integrating the Giant Spirit Bear, the Great Strength talent naturally cannot be used. In comparison, the True Yang Change ignores the integration conditions, which is naturally an advantage that cannot be ignored.

Moreover, compared to level 3 Great Strength, the True Yang Change also has extremely high growth potential, which is even more important. After cultivating for these few days,

The True Yang Change's amplification efficiency is basically no less than that of level 3 Great Strength.

And what he has to do is to make the True Yang Change go further, even several steps, to make the eruption efficiency even stronger.

"Gongsun Yuanzhou is indeed quite strange, but as long as we can capture Gongsun Yuanzhou, it will undoubtedly be a great opportunity to uncover the secret of the Beast Suppression Army. Otherwise, if the Beast Suppression Army continues to grow, it will probably be even more difficult to deal with in the future."

At this moment, Lan Man's voice sounded again.

Lin Sheng sighed softly while compressing his internal organs.

He naturally understood what Lan Man meant.

Facing something like the Beast Suppression Army, a terrifying secret that can almost span a major Realm, it is unlikely that any force in the world can remain indifferent.

Even if he leaked the information about the Thousand-Eyed Nether Lord, it might not make people give up this idea.

He shook his head slightly and did not continue to dwell on this topic.

Originally, he thought that the Tianhong Pavilion was just using the Thousand-Eyed Nether Lord to enhance the combat power of low-to-mid-level Martial Artists, turning these low-to-mid-level Martial Artists into killing machines in their hands to win against South Qi.

But Gongsun Yuanzhou's strange changes made him realize that things were not as simple as he had imagined.

As a Divine Transformation Realm Martial Artist and a member of the Tianhong Pavilion, no one would force him to actively become a beast and become a Puppet controlled by bestiality.

He obviously wanted to use the Thousand-Eyed Nether Lord to improve his own strength.

Judging from the situation at the time, although he was completely corrupted, his strength had indeed significantly improved.

For Martial Artists, nothing is more important than improving strength.

The Tianhong Pavilion's method for dealing with low-to-mid-level Martial Artists like the Beast Suppression Army is basically mature, and they must also be researching methods for high-end combat power like the Divine Transformation Realm. However, judging from Gongsun Yuanzhou's performance, it is clearly not yet mature.

But even if it is not mature, there are definitely more than just Gongsun Yuanzhou who cannot resist the temptation. In the Tianhong Pavilion or rather, the Imperial Court, who knows how many people have chosen this path, especially those who have no future ahead of them, they are even more difficult to resist.

There are only two possible outcomes from using the Thousand-Eyed Nether Lord to improve strength. One is to completely suppress the Thousand-Eyed Nether Lord and be able to eliminate the side effects or control them within an acceptable range. In this case, the strength of the Imperial Court, especially the high-end combat power, will definitely have a leapfrog improvement.

The second outcome is that the experts in the Imperial Court are all corrupted and lose their humanity, becoming human demons.

Neither of these two outcomes is a good thing.

Compared to placing the hope of improving strength on a strange existence like the Thousand-Eyed Nether Lord, relying on oneself is the right path.

Thinking of this, he focused his mind and began to concentrate on cultivating the True Yang Change.

When the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up. These matters are not for him to worry about now.

Suddenly, he frowned slightly and turned to look beside him.

He only saw a fair and delicate face, with eyes squinted and a small nose constantly twitching, carefully sniffing him. That small face was almost touching his arm.

"Sister Lan, what are you doing?"

"Sister Lan?!"

"Cough, cough..."

Hearing Lin Sheng's words, Lan Man was still squinting and sniffing. It wasn't until Lin Sheng raised his voice that her petite body trembled and she reacted immediately.

Especially noticing the strange gazes from Huang Quan and others following behind, a hint of embarrassment appeared on her small face, but it quickly disappeared.

Lan Man pretended to be calm, extended her small hand and patted Lin Sheng's arm, saying loudly.

"A mosquito, there was a big mosquito just now, it's strange how it disappeared?"

As she spoke, her body had already leaped over ten meters away, and at the same time, she accelerated and rushed forward, leaving behind a sentence.

"It's nothing, I'll go ahead and take a look..."

Watching Lan Man's figure disappear into the distance, Lin Sheng glanced at his arm. Besides being smooth and jade-like, there was nothing special about it.

Shaking his head slightly, Lin Sheng was too lazy to think further and quickly focused his mind to continue cultivating.

Only Huang Quan and Red Leaf, who were a few zhang behind, exchanged glances, and the strangeness in their eyes became even stronger.

"Mosquito?"

With their speed, what kind of mosquito could keep up?

Even if a mosquito could catch up, even if its mouthparts were crushed, it wouldn't break their skin in the slightest.

A few miles ahead of the team, Lan Man covered her forehead, her face filled with speechlessness and shame.

"It's over, it's over, my lifelong reputation won't be ruined like this, right?"

"However, Lin Xiaodi's scent has changed again, it seems even more enticing, what's going on? Is it because of the Breakthrough? It's so strange..."

She kept muttering to herself.

Since Lin Sheng came out of seclusion, she had smelled a stronger scent emanating from him, a scent she had never encountered on anyone else.

With her Ten Thousand Scent Spirit Fox Bloodline, she had smelled countless different Bloodlines, but only the Bloodline aura emanating from Lin Sheng gave her a completely different feeling.

It made her instinctively want to get closer, and even want to open her mouth and bite him hard. A thought suddenly popped into her mind.

"No way, Lan Man, it's been so many years, you're not thinking about men, are you... Damn it, how could I have this thought?"

She immediately shook her head wildly, fiercely shaking off the chaotic thoughts in her mind.

In the blink of an eye, two days quickly passed.

The group had crossed mountains and ridges, covering a distance of over a hundred thousand li.

"We should reach the border of Changhe Prefecture tomorrow. I have already sent a message there, and someone from the organization will be there to meet us at the border."

Qi Ning's gaze shifted from the map to the distance, and she spoke lightly.

"Have there been any news of Gongsun Yuanzhou these past two days?"

Hearing this, Lin Sheng nodded, and then asked.

He still felt a strong sense of apprehension towards Gongsun Yuanzhou.

He still clearly remembered the greed in his eyes back then.

Especially after he devoured the beast-transformed Martial Artists in the Fu City, the extent of his strength increase is still unknown.

"Not yet for now. Nothing noteworthy has happened in the Fu City these past few days, but the experts from the Imperial Court should have arrived by now."

Qi Ning shook her head slightly, a hint of solemnity in her eyes.

"As far as I know, the one coming this time should be an elder from the Tianhong Pavilion, the Three-Eyed Rakshasa Xiang Kong, a Transforming Void Grandmaster."

"Transforming Void Grandmaster, Xiang Kong." Lin Sheng's face showed a few traces of emotion.

He didn't know how strong the Hua Xu Realm experts, who stood at the top of the world, were, but he thought they were far beyond the Divine Transformation Realm.

Such experts, even in the entire Great Yan Imperial Court, would not exceed the number of fingers on two hands.