Chapter 81: Chapter 81: It’s Actually a Visceral Refinement Realm Martial Artist!

"Chen Lu went to the Abyss?"

The two men clad in black raised their eyebrows upon hearing Xu Qianqian’s report.

The reason they were here was to wait for Xu Qianqian to report if she had discovered any news that day.

When they found out that the newcomer was only one person named Chen Lu, they only instructed Xu Qianqian to pay close attention.

If necessary, they would spare no effort to investigate if there was a black Jiao snake by his side!

But before they could leave, Xu Qianqian had returned, informing them that Chen Lu had gone to the Abyss!

"Third Brother, should we follow and have a look?"

One of the men in black suggested to his companion.

"Qian Qian," the other man in black spoke, "now’s your chance. Search Chen Lu’s residence while we follow him to the Abyss! Since Chen Lu was able to kill Wu Chiren, it implies he could also kill Zhu Dazhuang! Moreover, it seemed Zhu Dazhuang... also died from some kind of spear technique! This fits extremely well with the information revealed to us by the Polar Treasure Meeting!"

"All right, I understand! Be careful, Uncles!"

These two men were also martial artists of the Xu Family, and elders to Xu Qianqian.

"You should also be careful. As far as I can guess, you might be the only one from the Polar Treasure Meeting embedded within the Heavenly Book Academy," the Third Brother said, "Chen Lu is quite astute, to my estimate. He might be aiming to obtain a demon pill for the black Jiao snake! Even if he didn’t bring the black Jiao snake with him, he is likely to hide it extremely well, and the black Jiao snake understands human nature..."

"I know, I’ll be cautious!"

Xu Qianqian nodded solemnly and then turned to re-enter the academy.

"Eh, how come you’re back?"

The two guards looked puzzled.

"Teacher," Xu Qianqian, ever the chameleon in front of others, flashed an apologetic smile, "I’ve thought it over, and I don’t have the strength to go to the Abyss alone, and Chen Lu doesn’t seem to care for my company..."

The two of them had a sudden realization and showed a knowing and understanding expression.

"Then you better go back and rest. You’re only at the Bone Refinement Realm, there’s plenty of time ahead!"

"Thank you, Teachers!"

Xu Qianqian’s face flushed with a hint of red as she walked away quickly.

...

Lu Chen was unaware that his every move was being tracked.

At that moment, he was frantically wielding the spiritual power within his body, sprinting towards the direction of the Abyss.

One, to quickly deplete the spiritual power in his body and two, to save every possible moment of time.

Whether or not he could hunt a beast was secondary; what mattered most was that he wanted to test out the Heavenly Inquiry Spear Technique!

After running for a full hour, Lu Chen finally saw the forest described by the guards.

Below the pupils of his eyes, everything came into crisp clarity.

How was this a simple forest?

It was clearly a vast, unending mountain range!

Pulling out the map and taking a look, Lu Chen couldn’t help but feel troubled.

The so-called outer region was the entire outer area of this mountain range!

Without any proper scale, Lu Chen could only venture into the depths of the Abyss to find the designated markers and determine his location.

"Since I’m here, let’s go in and have a look."

Based on what he knew, the outskirts of the Abyss weren’t dangerous, and cultivators at the Bone Refinement Realm could enter; with his strength, it would be more than sufficient.

Rolling up the map and tucking it into his chest, he drew the Heavenly Inquiry Spear and hurried up the slope.

Upon reaching the summit, he looked into the distance.

A massive pit lay several miles away, and even using the Hateful Heaven Pupil Technique, his gaze couldn’t reach its edges!

"So, this mountain isn’t the Abyss; that pit is the real Abyss!"

Under his pupils’ vision, Lu Chen felt an illusion take hold.

It was as if the Abyss was also gazing at him!

Lu Chen shivered inexplicably, "This is just a place, how could it be looking at me? I must be scaring myself!"

With a self-deprecating laugh, Lu Chen continued down the slope.

When he reached the valley floor and was not too far from the chasm, he took a deep breath and instinctively surveyed his surroundings, only to inadvertently spot two figures on a slope two miles away, slowly following the mountain trail he had traversed!

"Is it coincidence, or are they following me?"

Lu Chen was startled, his hand unconsciously gripping the Heavenly Inquiry Spear tighter!

Although cultivators at the Bone Refinement Realm could also come here, Lu Chen still remembered that outside the imperial city, many martial artists often traveled together.

Even within the academy, those at the Bone Refinement Realm frequently arranged to go together.

Now that only these two had come, Lu Chen deduced that they were at least at the Marrow Refinement Realm!

"They probably don’t know I’ve spotted them. It’s better to enter the Abyss and hide first, to see whether they’re here to trail me, or just regular martial artists coming here!"

With this thought, Lu Chen slipped into the Abyss. Leveraging his pupil skill to see in the dark, he quickly found an inconspicuous crevice between the mountain walls and swiftly concealed himself within!

It wasn’t long before the two Xu Family martial artists also followed suit.

Inside the Abyss, the light grew even dimmer, making it harder for them to detect Lu Chen’s whereabouts. They stopped, puzzled.

By sheer coincidence, right next to Lu Chen!

"They are... martial artists at the Visceral Refinement Realm!"

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