Chapter 401 - Chapter 401: Chapter 101: Jack of all trades (2/2)
“may i know which matter senior wishes to inquire about?”
lin jing said,
“i want to find a young man who lives here, named lin jue, who often used to set up a stall in the fang market…”
lin jing then proceeded to describe lin jue’s information.
upon hearing this, omniscient pondered for a moment before asking lin jing again,
“you’re saying he disappeared, and it has been more than half a month, is that right?”
lin jing nodded and replied,
“judging from the situation at his home, that seems to be the case.”
omniscient then said,
“senior, please wait a moment…”
after speaking, omniscient began to run his cultivation technique, and a distinctive aura emanated from his body.
the snakes, rodents, insects, and so on that had been surrounding him immediately quieted down.
shortly after, omniscient uttered some strange syllables, and the snakes, rodents, insects, and the like immediately crowded around him, as if they were listening intently.
it wasn’t until a moment later that the strange syllables from omniscient’s mouth ceased.
these small animals and insects, whether burrowing into the ground, flying in the air, or crawling, all dispersed in different directions.
even when passing by lin jing, these snakes, rodents, and insects made a point to detour around him.
only then did omniscient begin to speak again to lin jing,
“senior, please wait a moment longer, my ‘friends’ are quite well-informed, and i estimate it won’t be long before they bring back some news…”
lin jing nodded and then patiently waited there…
after more than an hour had passed, various small animals and insects began to return from the outside and from underground.
these creatures differed from the ones before, as their bodies bore traces of spiritual power to varying degrees.
clearly, these were the ‘scouts’ that omniscient had trained…
after their return, each animal and insect approached omniscient.
some used physical gestures, while others made noises to convey messages to omniscient.
once all the messages had been relayed, omniscient knitted his brows in thought for a while, then raised his head and said to lin jing,
“senior…”
“i have found out…”
lin jing turned his gaze toward omniscient and asked,
“where did lin jue go?”
omniscient then spoke,
“i just got news from my friends…”
“the lin jue that senior is asking about was most likely tricked and kidnapped by two men.”
“of those two men, one was somewhat fat, while the other was very sturdy, and they had distinctive features. one of them…”
“and the other one…”
…
…
as omniscient described them, lin jing’s frown grew tighter because he recognized the description of the two men.
they were the same two men lin jing had disciplined before.
but how could they dare to lay hands on lin jue, especially since lin jing had already tampered with their sea of consciousness. unless.
the marks left by lin jing on their bodies had been erased by someone else…
to erase the methods used by lin jing, one would also need cultivation at the golden core stage, just like lin jing.
“could it be that those two men have the backing of a golden core stage cultivator?” lin jing’s brow furrowed deeply as he pondered silently.
“however, even if there really is a golden core cultivator behind them, lin jing is not intimidated.”
a moment later, lin jing suddenly asked,
“do you know where lin jue was taken?”
omniscient nodded and replied,
“their conversation was accidentally overheard by my ‘friends’…”
“before they kidnapped lin jue, they mentioned a place…”
“black xing island…”
“and this incident happened half a month ago.”
black xing island was known for various human and slave trades, could it be lin jue was sold to black xing island by those two men?
if that was the case, it wasn’t outside the realm of possibility…
“it seems i need to take a trip to black xing island and hope everything is still in time.”
afterwards, lin jing bid farewell to omniscient and left.
having left omniscient’s place, lin jing decided not to delay any further and proceeded straight to black xing island.
both men were at the foundation establishment stage, and if they truly intended to sell lin jue to black xing island…
given their speed, half a month would have them just arriving at black xing island.
if he pursued now, he reckoned there should still be time.
thus.
lin jing no longer hesitated and left bihai city immediately, steering the shadow escape flying boat towards black xing island.
the shadow escape flying boat truly was extraordinary.
lin jing had yet to fully refine it but was already able to control it to an extent.
its speed was also extremely fast.
as soon as lin jing fed superior grade spirit stones into the flying boat and activated it, the flying boat had “swooshed” away, speeding into the horizon, disappearing out of sight.
at that moment, lin jing was in the cockpit of the flying boat, controlling it as it sped along.
meanwhile, he extended his divine sense, monitoring the situation outside the flying boat.
at this rate, it wouldn’t take a full day for lin jing to reach black xing island.
……
after flying non-stop for most of the day, lin jing was getting closer and closer to black xing island.
just before reaching the last distance to black xing island, lin jing found a secluded, unpopulated area to land.
with his current low cultivation, driving the flying boat directly into black xing island would be too conspicuous.
lin jing didn’t want to draw attention, so he collected the flying boat well ahead of time.
after stowing away the flying boat, lin jing continued flying towards black xing island on his sword.