The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 38: The Plan to Remove the Villain Has Been Launched
Dongfang Hongyue, too, was a legend in her youth, she was the one with the greatest innate talent within the Demon Sect.
But the reason she survived was because she had a steadiness others did not possess.
When she was in the Divine Cultivation Realm, she disguised her true level as being only in the Mortal Transcendence Realm, always using just seventy percent of her strength in a fight. Without ninety percent certainty, she would not vie for so-called opportunities and treasures.
In this way, she became the only survivor among the ten great prodigies of the Demon Sect of that year.
She had always been cautious in her actions, and the overturning incident occurred because she hadn’t expected Hong Rui to obtain Soul Sever.
This provided Dongfang Hongyue with a lesson, that in the future, she must be even more cautious. Now, she was imparting the same teachings to Lin Yun.
"This time, when you return to Yellow Wind Valley, others will start to doubt your identity. Therefore, I will call Hongling out later and you will be captured. Remember, your identity is that of an undercover agent being captured."
After confirming that Lin Yun would stay in Yellow Wind Valley for the time being, Dongfang Hongyue had thought through the entire script.
Lin Yun nodded his head.
This script was passable.
"You just focus on cultivating well, Hongling knows your identity and will take good care of you. At the same time, you can also serve as bait to lure other spies into the open."
Lin Yun nodded again, having no objections to Dongfang Hongyue’s arrangements.
"I’m off."
Dongfang Hongyue activated the spell array for the secret tunnel. When she arrived, she was in a rush and did not use the secret tunnel, but now that she was returning to Sunblaze Mountain, she could not afford to be as high-profile as before.
"I will miss you."
"Cultivate diligently, and don’t let your mind wander."
Without turning her head, Dongfang Hongyue walked into the passageway.
But a blush crossed her face.
"Crap, could it be that I’ve fallen into an emotional tribulation?"
Dongfang Hongyue recalled a rather mystical concept.
When a cultivator reaches the Enlightened Realm, they begin to encounter various tribulations, and only after overcoming these tribulations can they step into a higher realm.
In the past, Dongfang Hongyue had only heard about it, but now it seemed to make some sense... Perhaps because she was experiencing a streak of bad luck recently?
After Dongfang Hongyue left, a gust of wind swept in, and the entrance to the secret tunnel disappeared, blending in as if there were no differences from the surrounding area.
Lin Yun waited in place for a while, and then Hongling hurriedly came over. Seeing only Lin Yun, her face was filled with disappointment.
"Where’s the Sect Hierarch?"
"She’s left."
Hongling sighed, her voice tinged with a hint of melancholy, "It’s been ten years, and every time the Sect Hierarch never even takes a glance at me."
Hmm?
The mournful tone hit Lin Yun’s nose with the scent of citrus.
Something’s off with you!
Lin Yun decided to probe a bit.
"You haven’t seen her in ten years? She just mentioned you to me."
Hongling was indeed agitated, asking, "What did the Sect Hierarch say about me?"
"She said you were diligent and that you’re trustworthy. She told me that you would take good care of me and I should focus on cultivating."
Hongling’s face lit up with joy. She used to be a woman of valiant and heroic bearing, but now she was smiling like an utter fool.
"Don’t worry, I’ll definitely make good arrangements for you, I won’t let you encounter any danger again."
Lin Yun nodded in satisfaction.
In the path of cultivation, if you can’t play the schemes, how can you even cultivate?
"The situation in the Red Lotus Sect isn’t optimistic right now either."
Lin Yun decided to instill a sense of crisis in Hongling, who nodded and said, "I know, Yellow Wind Valley didn’t have so many spies before. We were all suffering common folk saved by the Sect Hierarch. It was only after a spy tried to expose the secrets here that Yellow Wind Valley started to isolate itself from the outside world, but the number of spies has been on the rise."
"I see..."
Lin Yun thought that it was like this from the start!
It seems that Dongfang Hongyue’s vigilance wasn’t developed overnight, but rather through many experiences, making her even more cautious.
"Those evildoers trying to shake the Sect Hierarch’s foundation, I won’t let any of them go!"
Hongling spoke with a murderous aura, then looked at Lin Yun and said, "I have already started to master which people in the valley are spies, and next I’m all set to net them, but there will inevitably be some that slip through. I hope you can help me blend in with them to sniff out some information."
So this means letting me play undercover this time, huh?
However, since this time it’s only within Yellow Wind Valley, the risk is minimal.
Lin Yun had no reason to refuse.
He wasn’t loyal to the Sword Sect, nor to Green Lotus, but his relationship with Dongfang Hongyue was far from shallow.
Choosing whom to help wasn’t even a question worth considering.
So, Lin Yun was bound by Honglian and taken into Yellow Wind Valley.
Before this, the two of them had also agreed on a script.
Lin Yun was a spy, who had barely escaped, but due to getting lost, he inadvertently returned near the vicinity of Yellow Wind Valley and was captured by the patrolling Hongling.
This explanation might seem a bit ludicrous, but it actually bolstered its credibility.
Because others would definitely think, if this were truly a trap, why not fabricate a more reasonable justification?
Next, Lin Yun was paraded through the streets, informing all the residents that this man was a spy.
To Lin Yun’s surprise, some people, upon hearing that he was a person who disrupted peace and unity, actually threw stones at him.
Fortunately, Hongling was guarding by his side, ensuring that Lin Yun didn’t truly suffer any humiliation.
This indeed allowed Lin Yun to witness the prestige Dongfang Hongyue held within Yellow Wind Valley.
After the parade ended, Lin Yun was locked up.
Yellow Wind Valley didn’t have a jail, so Hongling made a cage, put Lin Yun inside, and left it in the center of Holy Spring Lake, allowing only his head to stick out.
Everyone in Yellow Wind Valley knew that Holy Spring Lake was bone-chillingly cold at night, and even for cultivators, enduring it was only possible for a brief period; a prolonged exposure was truly unbearable.
This was indeed a ploy of self-infliction.
Yet for Lin Yun, it was the perfect opportunity to practice his cultivation.
Midnight eventually arrived, and someone finally came.
It was none other than Wang Wanqiu.
While others might doubt Lin Yun’s identity, Wang Wanqiu had no such suspicions.
Hongling had set up the water prison to facilitate others contacting Lin Yun.
That’s exactly what Wang Wanqiu did. She found a shady spot to enter the water and then stealthily dove to Lin Yun’s side, affixing a Sound Transmission Talisman, allowing them to start communicating.
"What exactly happened? How did you escape, and where is this place?"
Wang Wanqiu cared deeply about this, as it was the main reason she risked coming to find Lin Yun.
She also wanted to know why Lin Yun had suddenly run away.
"I was targeted by Hongling while we were exploring Holy Spring Lake, and it wasn’t until this morning that she came to capture me. She seemed to be toying with me, but in an unguarded moment, I broke out of Yellow Wind Valley.
Just then, the guards were changing shifts, and no one stopped me. The sandstorm outside the valley was fierce, and she didn’t dare pursue. So, I ran away. I just didn’t expect that outside was all sand and not a trace of spiritual energy.
I couldn’t distinguish any direction and didn’t know where I was. Running the whole day, I didn’t expect to end back here," Lin Yun complained angrily.
Wang Wanqiu was stunned.
"A sky full of sand, devoid of spiritual energy... could it be that this place is actually deep within the Land of Death?"
This was indeed shocking news.
Spiritual energy was omnipresent, except in the Land of Death, which seemed to be abandoned by the divine spirits, void of spiritual energy, scorched by the sun year-round, and no living creatures could survive in such an environment.
Moreover, every night, evil spirits would roam within the darkness.
If it were merely the absence of spiritual energy, it wouldn’t be labeled a cultivator’s Land of Death.
The monstrosities at night were the true terror.
Yet, in such a place, there was a secret realm that allowed people to rest and recover, to live and thrive...
