Just as he was about to contact Lin Yifan, he found that he couldn't get through to him, not knowing where Lin Yifan had gone.

On the other side, Lin Yifan was in the sea, following the diver with the burlap sack.

But it didn't take long before he noticed that the diver's speed was getting faster and faster, even faster than a world swimming champion could manage.

"Damn! Is he cheating?" Lin Yifan wondered.

Besides that, he had two other suspicions.

One was: "Did the diver spot me and now he's trying to shake me off with speed?"

The other was: "Could this diver be a cultivator?"

Regardless of the reason, Lin Yifan had to keep close to this diver.

If the diver was indeed a cultivator, then his realm must be lower than Lin Yifan's; because the diver was only fleeing, not fighting.

If the diver wasn't a cultivator, then his presence wasn't exposed, and he was still safe. As for why the diver could swim so fast, that remained a mystery.

This way, while trailing tenaciously, Lin Yifan maintained a safe distance to avoid being discovered by the diver.

After roughly ten minutes, the diver's speed finally slowed down; and Lin Yifan clearly felt that the diver had stopped swimming.

If he wasn't swimming, why was the diver still moving forward? Lin Yifan was greatly puzzled.

With immense curiosity, Lin Yifan cautiously followed while keeping an eye on his surroundings.

Soon enough, he saw a large ship's hull appear in front of him.

Now, all questions were answered.

It turned out the diver was being towed by the large fishing boat, which explained the speed. And the reason the diver was still moving forward without swimming was because someone on the fishing boat was reeling in the rope.

Divers usually tie a rope around their bodies when undersea, to avoid being swept away by currents or entangled by seaweed.

The presence of this large fishing boat confirmed Lin Yifan's earlier guess. The intelligence organization's agent was likely on this boat, and the small fishing boat was just a decoy.

Lin Yifan waited for the right moment underwater; the moment he heard movement or saw lights on the fishing boat, he would immediately surface and board the boat to capture the intelligence agent.

Shortly after the diver got on board, the fishing boat started moving again, heading further into the deep sea.

Lin Yifan continued to follow, but now he was getting exhausted.

Beneath the sea, he was constantly using up his cultivation power; if the fishing boat went another hundred nautical miles, he would have to surface and board the boat.

So, he prayed that the fishing boat wouldn't go too far and that it would turn on the lights soon.

Whether it was due to his prayers or not, just as he finished praying, the fishing boat turned on its lights.

Without hesitation, Lin Yifan immediately surfaced and boarded the fishing boat.

The intelligence organization's agent, who was opening the burlap sack to check the "information" inside, suddenly sensed someone had boarded their boat and was alarmed.

He immediately dispersed everyone and himself threw down the burlap sack, heading for the deck to jump into the sea to escape.

But just as he was about to jump, he was grabbed by Lin Yifan.

"Hey! It's not that easy to escape!" Lin Yifan grinned, feeling very pleased.

However, the intelligence agent did not surrender easily. He used his cultivation power and kicked backward, aiming to knock Lin Yifan away.

"Breaking Mortal Three Realm! Hmph!"

Lin Yifan sneered, unimpressed.

Using his qinggong, he leaped to avoid the kick, then reversed his grip and pinned the intelligence agent to the ground.

At this moment, a few sailors on the boat, intending to flee, ran over with the intention to intervene.

"If you don't want to die, don't come over." Lin Yifan said coldly, with no trace of politeness.

With just this simple sentence, the others were intimidated.

This was because the intelligence agent was their leader, and their leader was a cultivator. Now, even the leader was no match for the opponent; attempting to support him would be suicide.

When the intelligence agent heard Lin Yifan speaking Shenzhou Country's language, he was shocked and asked, "Who are you? Why did you trick me?"

"I am just an ordinary person. I tricked you because I want to know the location of your intelligence organization's headquarters." Lin Yifan answered honestly.

"You want to know our organization's headquarters? Hah! Dream on! We will never tell you, even if we die."

The intelligence agent sneered coldly, thinking Lin Yifan was likely a spy from the Empire of Dongying's Shadow Organization who knew Shenzhou Country's language.

"Yes! We'll never tell you!" The other sailors quickly echoed.

Lin Yifan's lips curled slightly. He wasn't discouraged at all; everything was as he anticipated. Such a cautious organization wouldn't easily reveal its headquarters.

"I know you are well-trained spies, but I can honestly tell you I have no intention to take your lives, nor do I wish to destroy your headquarters."

"Then why are you probing for our headquarters?" the intelligence agent asked.

"I only want to learn the whereabouts of the Shadow Organization from you." Lin Yifan answered truthfully.

"Why are you probing for the Shadow Organization's whereabouts?" the intelligence agent continued to ask, still not believing Lin Yifan.

"Because they kidnapped my girlfriend, and I want to rescue her. That's all." Lin Yifan replied honestly.

"Ridiculous! As a minor cultivator in the Divinity Transformation Realm, what capability do you have to rescue your girlfriend from the Shadow Organization's headquarters? Stop trying to deceive us. You must be a spy from the Shadow Organization sent to get our headquarters' location from us. We won't fall for your trick easily." The intelligence agent sneered, already ready to die for the organization.

"Right, do you really think we're fools?" The other sailors echoed in agreement.

"Fine, I don't need to know your headquarters' location. I just need to know the Shadow Organization's headquarters; if you can provide that, I'll let you go." Lin Yifan stated his condition, letting the intelligence agent consider it.

Hearing this, the intelligence agent's leader was immediately puzzled. Could it be that Lin Yifan was really here to save someone? No, he couldn't fall for the enemy's trick so easily.

So, to ascertain Lin Yifan's real identity, he curiously asked, "Do you have any proof that you're from Shenzhou Country?"

"How about having the young master of the Capital Noble Families vouch for me?" Lin Yifan curiously countered.

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