C425 Is It Friend or Foe
A sense of vigilance rose in his heart. This was because he hadn't noticed that Qiu Hai was paying attention to him ever since he met him. It was virtually impossible for this to happen with his powerful spiritual sense.
Lin Cheng soon realized that it must be because Tang Qingquan, Ji Shuhan and the others were targeting him and diverting their gazes from him. That was why he was careless and did not notice that Qiu Hai was observing him.
As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Lin Cheng's face did not change at all. He only said, "It seems that Fellow Taoist Qiu is very confident in his Cultivation Level and spiritual sense. They only lingered around the entrance for a few days. He can already be sure that I didn't come from the entrance that you guys are at? "
"Fellow Taoist Lin couldn't help but misunderstand. I don't have any other intentions, and I don't have any intentions of threatening you. It was Fellow Taoist Lin's fortune to be able to find an entrance that even the Unification Sect couldn't find. At the same time, for anyone who didn't belong to the Unification Sect... This is also an opportunity!"
Qiu Hai said with a smile, "Actually, even if Fellow Taoist Lin didn't come to find me, I still wanted to find you. To tell you the truth, I really can't do it without alerting the Unification Sect. Remove the monitoring formation in the Transmission Jade Chip, but that doesn't mean we have to be controlled by the Unification Sect. We have to be controlled by this tiny Transmission Jade Chip. "
Without waiting for Lin Cheng to speak, he said with a serious expression, "Fellow Taoist Lin, in fact, we can totally join hands and explore this Tianluo Secret Realm together."
Lin Cheng raised his eyebrows. "How can we join hands?"
"My realm is slightly higher than yours. As long as we don't encounter the Expert of Divine Ability Stage, the two of us will be invincible when we work together. Although there are thousands of rogue cultivators in this secret realm, they will definitely not be able to stop the two of us."
Qiu Hai said, "When the time comes, the two of us can split any harvest equally. Then, we will leave from the exit you know. In this way, even if the Expert of Divine Ability Stage of the Unification Sect comes, they won't be able to do anything to us!"
"This is indeed a good suggestion. I'm also very tempted by it."
Lin Cheng couldn't help but smile. Seeing that Qiu Hai wanted to speak, he said, "Unfortunately, I really don't know about the other entrances to the secret realms. So, I might have to disappoint Fellow Taoist Qiu's good intentions."
Qiu Hai was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and said, "It seems that Fellow Taoist Lin still does not trust me. I can promise you this. If we work together and leave the secret realm, Fellow Taoist Lin can directly join Wind Thunder Valley. Become an inner circle disciple! "
"This is not a matter of trust. There is no exit. If I make a random promise, it will be a lie to Fellow Taoist Qiu." Lin Cheng shook his head and said with a helpless expression, "So, I can only bear with the pain and let Fellow Taoist Qiu down."
Qiu Hai heard this and could not help frowning. He asked suspiciously, "Fellow Taoist Lin, do you really not know any other exit?"
Lin Cheng shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Fellow Taoist Qiu doesn't believe it, so I have no choice."
"If that is the case, then it is a pity."
Qiu Hai sighed and said, "Fellow Taoist Lin, before leaving the secret realm, my promise will not change. If Fellow Taoist Lin changes his mind..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Lin Cheng, "Fellow Taoist Qiu, it seems like you don't trust me either."
Qiu Hai was stunned for a moment, then he smiled bitterly and said, "Sorry, I was being too excessive. Even if we can't work together, it's my honor and opportunity to make friends with Fellow Taoist Lin."
"Same here!"
Lin Cheng smiled and said, "Fellow Taoist Qiu, I won't bother you anymore."
Seeing Lin Cheng disappear into the white fog, Qiu Hai's eyes slightly narrowed and flashed with a bright light.
"Could it be that he really doesn't know the other exit?"
Lin Cheng's reaction made Qiu Hai somewhat uncertain about his own judgment. If Lin Cheng directly denied it, Qiu Hai would not believe what Lin Cheng said. However, during the conversation just now, he had been paying close attention to any subtle reaction of Lin Cheng. However, he didn't notice anything unusual. Lin Cheng showed an extremely sincere expression. It didn't seem like he was lying at all.
"As long as you want to leave the secret realm, there will always be a moment when you expose yourself!"
Qiu Hai thought to himself, "If you really don't know about the other exits, then that's fine, but if you know... Hmph!"
Lin Cheng never thought that his conversation with Qiu Hai would end like this!
Not only did Qiu Hai not admit that he had a way to solve the monitoring formation in the Transmission Jade Chip, he even wanted to investigate the exit of the secret realm that Lin Cheng was in control of.
This immediately made Lin Cheng highly vigilant. Through Qiu Hai's words, he knew that Qiu Hai had been secretly watching him, but it was because Tang Qingquan and Ji Shuhan were targeting him. This caused him to spend too much energy on these two people, so much so that he neglected Qiu Hai's existence.
Although Lin Cheng had noticed Qiu Hai from the beginning and thought that this man was not ordinary, there was no conflict between him and Qiu Hai. If it wasn't for Tang Qingquan and the others, he wouldn't have even seen Qiu Hai.
Therefore, although he was vigilant in his heart, he wasn't too wary of Qiu Hai.
However, what Lin Cheng didn't expect was that Qiu Hai had also been paying attention to him. This shocked Lin Cheng, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel that Qiu Hai wasn't ordinary.
This was because in Tang Qingquan, Ji Shuhan, and the others' eyes, Lin Cheng was just a tiny First Level of Incarnation Stage cultivator. If it wasn't for Zou Qingqi's guidance, they wouldn't even have the right to speak to them!
Thinking of this, Lin Cheng's heart suddenly moved. After that, he shook his head and smiled.
He vaguely understood why Qiu Hai paid attention to him. It wasn't because Qiu Hai recognized his identity. It was also not because Qiu Hai had guessed from the beginning that he had grasped a secret realm entrance that others did not know about. It was because Zou Qingqi valued him. Or because she admired him!
Zou Qingqi was a disciple of the Longevity Sect, and she was also the Eldest Senior Sister of the Longevity Sect. Even though the Longevity Sect had declined, no one could be sure if the Longevity Sect still had some hidden resources.
Even if the Longevity Sect had declined completely, Zou Qingqi was still an absolute Ninth Level of Incarnation Stage expert, and was only a step away from the Expert of Divine Ability Stage.
Such an expert was definitely worth paying attention to even in those big sects. If it was in a small sect like Wind Thunder Valley, perhaps Ninth Level of Incarnation Stage experts would already be counted on one's fingers.
On the other hand, he was merely a mere First Level of Incarnation Stage Cultivation Level, Junior Cultivator. There was a huge gap between him and Zou Qingqi's Cultivation Level.
Furthermore, he was just a rogue cultivator!
Such a huge gap, yet Zou Qingqi admired him so much. Perhaps it was very normal in his and Zou Qingqi's eyes, because Zou Qingqi had seen his true combat strength with her own eyes. But the others didn't know about this, such as Qiu Hai. In this way, how could they not notice him when they saw Zou Qingqi praise him so highly?
Perhaps only idiots like Tang Qingquan and Ji Shuhan would not think of these things. They would not even think about why Zou Qingqi, as their Eldest Senior Sister, would respect a rogue cultivator so much!
Qiu Hai was not stupid. He also noticed Lin Cheng from Zou Qingqi's reaction. Tang Qingquan and Ji Shuhan were targeting Lin Cheng at that time, so Lin Cheng did not notice him, so he ignored Qiu Hai's secret attention.
Lin Cheng knew that although he did not admit that he knew the other exit, however, Qiu Hai wouldn't easily believe that Lin Cheng could see through it. Qiu Hai was a man with a meticulous mind, and he was an extremely astute man. A man like him would always be very confident in himself.
In this way, since Qiu Hai was able to analyze this result through various factors, he would definitely not easily shake his guess just because of a few words from him.
More importantly, Lin Cheng didn't notice that Qiu Hai's spiritual sense was probing him, which meant that Qiu Hai was incomparably confident.
Obviously, this man firmly believed in his judgment, and didn't even need the spiritual sense to investigate him. This was because he was sure that as long as Lin Cheng didn't intend to give his hard-earned harvest to the Unification Sect, he would give it all to them. Furthermore, there was no way to solve the problem of the Transmission Jade Chip. There was only one way in the end. That was the exit that Lin Cheng had grasped!
This was an extremely confident, astute, and meticulous person!
If such a person was a friend, he would definitely make people feel at ease. However, if he was an opponent, it would make his enemy feel very troublesome.
"Wind Thunder Valley..."
Lin Cheng couldn't help but shake his head. Because Tang Qingquan and Ji Shuhan were against each other, he had ignored Qiu Hai and let Qiu Hai take the initiative. However, Lin Cheng wouldn't easily compromise with Qiu Hai.
The only thing Qiu Hai could threaten him with was the exit that the Unification Sect didn't have. Qiu Hai might use this as a condition to negotiate with the Unification Sect. With this man's identity as a disciple of the Wind Thunder Valley, perhaps he could take away some things from the secret realm.
Or perhaps, Qiu Hai could also contact those rogue cultivators who were not recruited by the Unification Sect. Or perhaps the disciples of other sects who had quietly entered the secret realm, just like Tang Qingquan and Ji Shuhan. He wanted them to work together to deal with Lin Cheng and force him to say the exit of the secret realm. They had even used this as a condition to make Lin Cheng lower his head to him.
However, Lin Cheng didn't have the slightest fear.
No matter if it was a scheme or blackmail, as long as he had enough strength, Qiu Hai would not be able to succeed!
"Ninth Level of Incarnation Stage... Hmph!"
Lin Cheng let out a cold snort. Although Qiu Hai's Cultivation Level was much higher than his, the difference in strength between them was not just a simple comparison of whose Cultivation Level was higher.
Lin Cheng was confident that as long as it was not a Divine Ability Stage warrior attacking him, he would definitely be able to retreat safely, or even win the battle.
Before this, Lin Cheng had already killed a Ninth Level of Incarnation Stage warrior. Huang Dongming from the Myriad Sword Sect should be on par with Zou Qingqi. But in front of Lin Cheng, he could only be beheaded. Although Qiu Hai was a disciple of Wind Thunder Valley, he was afraid that he wouldn't be much stronger than Huang Dongming.
Qiu Hai could join forces with the others, and Lin Cheng could also join forces with the others. Perhaps Qiu Hai's identity as a disciple of Wind Thunder Valley would make many people lean towards him. Qiu Hai could even promise those people to join Wind Thunder Valley. But... Those who were attracted by his identity and these conditions would not be true experts or experts.
These people were nothing to worry about!0
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