Chapter 1274: Location
Ru Meng said, "In our place, the water washes away much of the scent of our blood, so the location can only be roughly determined."
That's already impressive; being able to locate someone just through blood is truly terrifying.
At this moment, someone by the pond said, "Third Brother, stop complaining and hurry up and search. If we can't find them, the Young Master will come himself.
If the Young Master finds them himself, our lives will be in danger, so be thorough in your search."
At this moment, they could feel several waves of Divine Sense sweeping by, but they did not discover Ling Zhenfei and Ru Meng.
"This is strange. The Young Master's Blood-Searching Technique usually doesn't make mistakes, but we've searched everywhere around here and still can't find them."
"Why don't we search again? Maybe they have something on them that conceals them from Divine Sense, so we should be more observant and not rely solely on Divine Sense."
"Let's search again, so we don't have to face the Young Master doing it himself, which would be troublesome."
"These two also, they offended our Young Master; they might as well surrender. Otherwise, it'll be even worse when caught."
And with that, the group talked as they walked away.
Behind the waterfall, inside the cave, without realizing when it happened, Ling Zhenfei and Ru Meng's hands clasped together, Ru Meng's hand becoming icy cold.
"What should we do? If the Young Master comes to search later, can we still be this lucky?"
Ling Zhenfei was slightly worried; the people outside were very powerful, and going out now would be a death sentence.
"Hiding here gives us some hope, but going out means certain death. They're using the Blood-Searching Technique to find us."
Ru Meng's expression was a bit dim, clearly frustrated at seemingly implicating Ling Zhenfei.
"I don't know when the Young Master will arrive, just thinking about him makes me terrified."
Ling Zhenfei nodded, "Yes, Young Master Bai's power is unlike anything I've seen—very strong, especially the cultivation technique he's practicing, it's truly terrifying."
Although the Young Master hasn't reached the Pursue Heart State level, after cultivating that strange technique, he's virtually indistinguishable from it.
Especially that move to transform into black smoke; it's terrifying beyond measure.
Ru Meng said, "Ling Zhenfei, do you have any unfulfilled wishes in your life?"
Ling Zhenfei looked at Ru Meng and laughed, "Why, are you making last-minute confessions now?"
Ru Meng said, "Not joking with you. Things have come to this; there's nothing left unsaid."
Ling Zhenfei nodded, "I'm doing okay; sure, I have wishes, but I like to achieve them myself without troubling others."
Ru Meng said, "Why don't you leave alone, don't worry about me. I think the Blood-Searching Technique targets my blood, not yours."
Ling Zhenfei held Ru Meng's hand tightly, "Don't say such foolish things. We're in this together now; no one can escape. Let's just hope they don't find this place."
Ru Meng said, "I envy you for maintaining such a good attitude even now."
Seeing Ru Meng's forlorn expression, Ling Zhenfei asked, "What about you, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?"
Ru Meng said, "I've lived on Xianling Mountain, within the Blood Oath Sect since childhood. I've never been out.
Even if I escaped the Blood Oath Sect, I'd stay around Xianling Mountain. Truthfully, I want to go out and see the world, but doing it alone scares me a bit."
Ling Zhenfei said, "It's no big deal. When this is over, I'll go with you, maybe abroad, and see different places."
Ru Meng said, "Thank you so much, but who knows if there will be such an opportunity."
Ling Zhenfei said, "Always keep hope alive; miracles might just happen."
Ru Meng looked at Ling Zhenfei, her eyes slightly dazed.
"What is it? What are you looking at?" Ling Zhenfei asked.
Ru Meng suddenly remembered something and said, "I thought of something I want your help with."
Ling Zhenfei asked, "What is it?"
Ru Meng looked gently at Ling Zhenfei, all her pride and wildness transformed into softness.
The feeling was magical, making Ling Zhenfei feel a bit selfless, unsure of what happened next.
Ling Zhenfei just felt a wave of Northern Spiritual Energy surge from below to his crown, like a sudden flash of inspiration.
His body, previously injured, miraculously healed under the impact of this spiritual energy.
As they reached the peak, Ling Zhenfei and Ru Meng both let out a gasp, and then Ru Meng's body seemed to transform.
Ru Meng, with her perfect figure like a person from a painting, was now wrapped in spiritual energy, circulating within her body.
The cave was filled with spiritual energy, and suddenly, Xianling Mountain seemed to tremble, and a celestial phenomenon appeared in the sky.
A beam of Golden Light shot straight into the sky, with nearby spiritual energy swirling wildly.
Those experienced knew right away that someone was ascending to Dawen's Realm; such events happened from time to time in Xianling Mountain.
Although it seemed common, the point of origin for this Golden Light was unusually special, inside a waterfall.
The Golden Light pierced the heavens, naturally drawing much attention; anyone nearby could see it.
Soon, several people appeared by the pond; they were the four Blood Guards from earlier.
The four returned to the scene, stunned by the location of the Golden Light's emergence.
"It's behind this waterfall; could it be there's a hiding place behind it?"
"It must be, but earlier our Divine Sense probe couldn't detect anything, which is odd."
"No doubt it's those two. I just don't know what trickery they are up to."
The leader said, "I think this is not simple, it looks much like someone ascending to Dawen's Realm's Golden Light."
"Who cares if it's Golden Light, we'll know once we charge in."
The leader held the man back and said, "Calm down. If this Golden Light is from ascension to Dawen's Realm, we'd be no match going in.
I suggest we stay put, wait for the Young Master to arrive, and then join him to capture those two."
"Leader, you're being overly cautious. What if there's a Dawen's Realm person, even so, they've just ascended, their strength is not stable.
There are four of us at the Zhiyi Boundary; I don't believe four Zhiyi Boundary people can't capture one Dawen's Realm individual."
"Exactly, leader, if we don't act now and keep waiting, once that Dawen individual stabilizes their foundation, it will be too late."
"Stop chattering, I'll go in and check first."