Chapter 686: Chapter 269: Yi Family Ancestor: Obtaining the Broken Blade Fiend

"He’s out! Everyone, pay attention!"

"Damn it, he’s leaving!"

"Quick, use a Sound Transmission Flying Sword to notify the Ancestor!"

The moment Xiao Chen had entered Cangming Market, he was immediately spotted by the Yi Family’s cultivators.

Over ten cultivators were immediately assembled to trail him in shifts, keeping his movements under tight surveillance.

Each lookout was only responsible for watching their assigned area.

They were under strict orders not to follow or spy on the target directly.

This made the method extremely covert and very difficult to detect.

Before Xiao Chen even reached the edge of the island, a Small Sword shimmering with Spiritual Light shot across the sky, speeding away.

Many Sound Transmission Spirit Swords came and went in the Marketplace every day, so it didn’t attract any attention.

It landed smoothly in the hands of the Yi Family Ancestor, who had arrived just in time.

"*Cough*. Xiao Chen, I’ve been waiting for you a long time."

After reading the message within the Flying Sword, the Yi Family Ancestor immediately recalled their brief meeting on Tinglang Island.

At the time, he had keenly sensed that the young man beside him possessed an exceptionally vigorous life force.

It was a vibrant, youthful energy that couldn’t be found in other cultivators.

For months, the Yi Family Ancestor had often thought about it, unable to forget his desire to capture Xiao Chen and use him as a "great medicine."

’*Cough*. Those good-for-nothings in the family are becoming more and more useless.’

He paused among the clouds, concealing his figure. ’Since I happen to be nearby this time, I’ll handle it myself.’

Most of the time, Nascent Soul Cultivators preferred to do things with a bit more decorum.

Simply put, they wouldn’t act themselves but would instead command their subordinates to carry out the capture.

However, the Yi Clan Members had previously lost the trail of that Bronze Masked Cultivator in the Tingtao Sea.

Three of them had joined forces to capture him, only for him to kill one of them in a counterattack and swagger away.

Considering Xiao Chen’s astonishing performance at the Eight-direction Arena, the Yi Family Ancestor, just to be safe, decided to capture him personally.

However, he chose not to make his move in the Marketplace or its immediate vicinity.

For one, word of a senior bullying a junior would be bad for his reputation and a loss of face.

For another, and more importantly,

in the Yi Family Ancestor’s eyes, Xiao Chen was an Inheritor of a Hidden Dao Lineage, not some background-less Loose Cultivator he could crush at will.

If news of him making a move openly were to leak, he might face retaliation from Xiao Chen’s sect in the future.

So, he decided to be patient and choose a more secluded place to strike.

’Huh? Did he spot me?’

After they had traveled some distance from the Marketplace, the Yi Family Ancestor was surprised to find that Xiao Chen’s Escape Speed had suddenly increased by thirty percent.

At first, he thought the young man might have noticed something was amiss.

But then he noticed that Xiao Chen’s aura was stable, and there were no special Spiritual Power fluctuations from using a Secret Technique or a Talisman.

It seemed he was just traveling normally.

’Hiss... No, he’s still accelerating. How is this junior’s Escape Speed so fast?’

Watching Xiao Chen fly faster and faster, the Yi Family Ancestor actually began to feel a bit strained.

As the one doing the trailing, he not only had to maintain his speed but also keep his presence concealed.

Under the constraint of not revealing himself, he actually felt that he was on the verge of being left behind.

And this was despite the difference of a full Major Realm between them.

If it had been the Yi Family Ancestor back in his youth when he was only at the Golden Core Realm, he truly wouldn’t have been able to keep up with Xiao Chen.

’They say you learn from your mistakes.’

’Luckily, I was cautious this time and didn’t send the clan members to hunt him down.’

’Otherwise, I really would have let this kid get away.’

The Yi Family Ancestor inwardly congratulated himself on his foresight.

However, this also served as a reminder that Xiao Chen could not be treated with common sense.

To ensure nothing went wrong and to prevent Xiao Chen from using some life-saving treasure given by his elders to escape,

the Yi Family Ancestor silently recited a Heart Method and activated a Spiritual Sense Secret Technique.

From a distance, he placed a hidden Spiritual Mark on Xiao Chen.

Anyone marked by this Secret Technique would emit a hidden and unique Divine Sense fluctuation.

As long as they appeared within a thousand li of the Yi Family Ancestor, he would immediately sense their exact location.

Moreover, a Spiritual Mark was different from common tracking methods.

Under normal circumstances, a Golden Core Cultivator would be completely unable to detect it.

Even if they noticed something was wrong, as long as their Divine Sense wasn’t stronger than his, they couldn’t remove the mark.

Therefore, after sensing the mark take effect, the Yi Family Ancestor completely relaxed.

With this insurance policy, Xiao Chen wouldn’t be able to escape today, even if he grew wings.

「Three quarters of an hour later.」

The two of them, one after the other, arrived at the edge of the Compassion Sea.

’Strange, why is this kid still heading outward? Where is he planning to go?’

The Yi Family Ancestor was both curious and a little pleased.

The Outer Sea was perfect. There was rarely anyone in the Outer Sea, making it an ideal place for him to make his move.

If it had been the Yi Clan Members, they might have wondered why Xiao Chen was deliberately heading for such a remote place, suspecting that he had noticed something.

But as a Nascent Soul True Monarch, the Yi Family Ancestor naturally had no such worries, nor did he fear any tricks Xiao Chen might try to pull.

He rose higher and scanned his surroundings.

His gaze swept over the area for a thousand li, confirming that no one else was around.

So he stopped concealing his speed, flew with all his might, and descended in front of Xiao Chen, blocking his path.

"Who’s there!"

Suddenly intercepted, Xiao Chen immediately halted his Escape Technique.

He took a closer look and saw that it was the Yi Family Ancestor, whom he had briefly seen once before in the auction hall.

He was still wondering what the man’s purpose was in suddenly rushing out to block his way.

But instead of an answer, he heard an old, booming shout.

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