ATPnovel Chapter 64 A Failed Attempt
Chapter 64 A Failed Attempt
Ten days later.
The moonlight was brilliant in the sky...
Qin Fang stood at the highest point of this small town, looking down.
After a long pause, he let out a deep sigh.
"Sigh~"
The sighs were carried away by the evening breeze and disappeared into the mountaintop pavilion.
The reason Qin Fang appeared here at this time was naturally to find the whereabouts of Xin Ruyin and Qi Yunxiao.
The mission of Huangfeng Valley is to hunt down a late-stage Foundation Establishment traitor who has defected from the valley.
This person happened to be hiding in the territory of Yuanwu Kingdom, which borders Yue Kingdom. That's why Qin Fang didn't rush to find this person first, but instead found the ancient teleportation array before coming to Yuanwu Kingdom.
The search for the traitor went extremely smoothly! The target was found with almost no effort.
After that, nothing dramatic or outrageous happened. After Qin Fang found the other party, he easily killed him with his Core Formation clone. Now, the traitor's head is kept in his storage bag.
But it seems all the good luck was used up on this traitor.
The process of Qin Fang searching for Xin Ruyin then became extremely difficult.
After spending several days, Qin Fang couldn't find any information about Xin Ruyin, or even about the male cultivator Qi Yunxiao.
"There's not enough time..."
"If we delay any longer, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it when I get back."
"We'll have to find another opportunity to return to Yuanwu to search for it!"
Qin Fang thought helplessly to himself.
Before he arrived, he underestimated the difficulty of finding Xin Ruyin.
Despite it being almost Han Li's first time entering the Yuanwu Kingdom, he unexpectedly encountered Qi Yunxiao, and was later introduced by Qi Yunxiao to Xin Ruyin, a master of formations with the "Dragon Roar Body"!
In reality, however, these two were merely unknown Qi Refining stage cultivators in the Yuanwu Kingdom.
Finding these two people in the vast Yuanwu Kingdom is like finding a needle in a haystack!
The Yuanwu Kingdom is slightly smaller than the Yue Kingdom, but it stretches from north to south... It would take more than ten days for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to fly at full speed.
During the Yuanwu era, there were countless cities inhabited by humans!
If Qin Fang were to search through the past one by one, he could indeed find clues about Xin Ruyin by relying on his ability to turn around.
However, the time that would take would be a terrifying problem.
Moreover, Xin Ruyin doesn't seem to live in a large city, but rather on a rather inconspicuous little hill...
In this way, unless Qin Fang explores every inch of Yuanwu Kingdom, finding Xin Ruyin will likely depend entirely on luck.
Therefore, in just a few days, Qin Fang only had time to explore a few important locations briefly.
Especially near the Tianxing Sect!
Qin Fang visited and investigated multiple times, but ultimately found nothing...
Let's go~
Qin Fang turned to look at his clone, spoke, and then transformed into a dark, blood-red light, heading straight for the direction of Huangfeng Valley in Yue Kingdom.
Within the escaping light.
"That's not right..."
"I should go find Han Li about this!"
"Even if I can't ask directly, I could ask them to introduce me to some weapon refiners or formation masters they know..."
"If Han Li finds a few more excuses, he shouldn't be able to completely hide Qi Yunxiao's whereabouts."
"In this way, I've found Xin Ruyin!"
"Ugh, I've wasted so much time searching for a needle in a haystack; I'm such an idiot!"
Qin Fang suddenly looked embarrassed.
After Han Li established his foundation, he immediately went to the Yuanwu Kingdom to purchase a protective formation for his residence.
During this trip, Han Li purchased a 'flawed' version of the Inverted Five Elements Formation from Qi Yunxiao.
If we calculate the time frame, it was during the period when Qin Fang was captured by the Black Fiend Cult Leader!
"Looks like I'll have to go find this 'Senior Brother Han' and catch up when I get back."
After considering it in his heart, Qin Fang became even more determined in his idea.
Finding Xin Ruyin directly is too difficult, mainly because Qin Fang doesn't have much time. He must find Xin Ruyin as soon as possible and repair the teleportation array so that he can travel to the Chaotic Star Sea at his own pace in the future.
Finding a breakthrough through Han Li is the most effortless and time-saving method!
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A few days later.
After returning to Yellow Maple Valley, Qin Fang submitted the sect mission and exchanged some of the materials he needed. Then, he went back to his temporary cave dwelling.
After taking a few suitable items from the cave, Qin Fang was about to go out to "visit" when he suddenly received a telepathic message from Li Huayuan.
After reading the message, Qin Fang frowned deeply.
"Tsk~"
With a click of his tongue, Qin Fang, seemingly lost in thought, temporarily abandoned his plan to find Han Li and headed directly towards Li Huayuan's cave.
Going to Han Li's cave now is pointless!
If nothing unexpected happens, Han Li should also be in Green Wave Cave...
"What a hassle! What a hassle!"
Qin Fang grumbled, but resigned himself to his fate and headed towards Green Wave Cave.
As long as Li Huayuan is still Qin Fang's nominal master, he has no power to refuse this matter!
With the teleportation array still not repaired and Qin Fang having few options left, his choices have become much fewer.
"However, as long as I'm careful on this trip, there shouldn't be any major problems."
"You should know that I possess a clone of the Fiend Core!"
"If Han Li, a beginner-level cultivator, can survive, there's no reason why I can't..."
Qin Fang pondered this in his heart.
After a short while, Qin Fang's escape light appeared on the horizon not far from Green Wave Cave.
Before he had even gotten very close, Qin Fang noticed several figures standing at the entrance of Bibo Cave.
Besides his own cheap master Li Huayuan, there was also a female cultivator dressed in the robes of a Core Formation Elder from Huangfeng Valley.
This woman is none other than the Red Buddha, who is known as the "Fairy Maiden"!
In addition to these two Core Formation stage cultivators, there were also three Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.
Qin Fang recognized one of the men and one of the women...
One of them is Li Huayuan's cultivation partner, who is in the late Foundation Establishment stage.
The other person was none other than Han Li's "senior brother," whom Qin Fang had previously intended to find.
As for the third Foundation Establishment stage female cultivator...
"Is she Dong Xuan'er?"
A thought arose in Qin's mind, but the escape light did not stop, and it fell straight towards the entrance of Green Wave Cave.
The trouble Qin Fang mentioned earlier was the trip to "Yan Family Fortress".
Although Li Huayuan didn't say much in his telepathic message, it would be rather foolish of him to not know why Han Li and Dong Xuan'er were listed.
"Master!"
Qin Fang descended with a beam of light.
"Master Hongfo!"
"Master's wife..."
Qin Fang bowed to the three "elders" in succession, demonstrating that he had taken the formalities to the extreme.
Even though... even though there was a Core Formation stage clone standing an arm's length behind Qin Fang, it didn't make Qin Fang feel arrogant.
"Is this Junior Brother Li's disciple?"
Master Hongfo looked at Qin Fang with curious eyes.
After seeing Qin Fang's face clearly, a fleeting look of displeasure appeared on her face. This wasn't directed at Qin Fang... but rather because this Senior Uncle Red Buddha didn't seem to like handsome male cultivators very much!
"Yes, it's getting late. Let me briefly explain the purpose of my trip to my disciple."
Li Huayuan appeared calm on the surface, but an unnatural hint of smugness crept into his expression.
"Junior brother..."
"You don't actually have something on that 'Qiankun Tower' talisman, do you?!"
Red Buddha was surprised.