Chapter 1476: The Scent of Conspiracy

"Encountered the devil race again?"

Ling Feng touched his nose. If creatures of the devil race could exist in a secret realm like Wuji Cave Heaven, then this hunting battlefield, also an independent space, could very well be a sealed place for ancient devil race creatures.

"With the Void Eyes Ke Weili gave me, if I can control that demon, everything becomes much easier."

A curve appeared on Ling Feng's lips, but he shook his head immediately. A creature of that caliber was best left alone unless provoked, otherwise it could easily backfire.

"Wait a moment!"

Ling Feng's perception suddenly detected that around the sleeping demon, numerous rare spiritual materials had sprouted.

This discovery sparked his interest.

These were flowers and herbs long extinct in the outside world, each with incredibly powerful refining effects on the body.

Thinking of his own Dragon-Elephant Divine Strength, Ling Feng could hardly suppress the excitement stirring in his heart.

"Fine. Riches come with risk."

He took a deep breath, his eyes flashing, and shot toward the demon's resting place.

......

Soon he reached a river hundreds of zhang wide and bottomless.

Even with the naked eye, he could sense many powerful fierce beasts within the river. Fierce beasts differed from demonic beasts. Even if they reached emperor-level or emperor-tier, they could not transform and remained in their wild animal forms, acting on instinct to hunt and fight.

Within the hunting battlefield, it was not only a contest between the barbarians and the Hall of War, but also a trial of all hidden dangers within this ruthless field.

These fierce beasts had no clear tier classification, but based on the vitality they radiated, even ordinary early-tier Great Emperors might struggle to deal with them.

A massive bubble suddenly surfaced from the unfathomable depths of the water, as if sensing the probing gaze.

Ling Feng's expression changed. He immediately dodged to the side.

This was not the time to waste energy sparring with the fierce beasts.

Boundless Vision radiated outward. Beneath the water, many strong fierce beasts lurked. Beneath the river, a bottomless black hole appeared, utterly dark and resistant to light. Outside the hole lay rows of enormous white bones, clearly the remains of the fierce beasts.

Faintly, some spiritual materials glimmered with a subtle light, emitting an irresistibly alluring aura.

The fierce beasts lingered because of the aura of the materials, yet the powerful presence below the abyss prevented them from approaching recklessly.

Even if they could not consume these treasures, merely drifting nearby and absorbing small traces of spiritual energy over years had allowed them to evolve into their current state, revealing the immense value of these items.

"Impressive."

Ling Feng shook his head slightly at the aggressive aura of the fierce beasts below. To claim these treasures, careful planning was required. Rash action would be dangerous.

"Hm?"

Suddenly, Ling Feng's Boundless Vision detected two barbarian elites sneaking northwest, toward the valley where the Hall of War disciples were gathering.

Ling Feng narrowed his eyes. These individuals were sneaking toward the Hall of War gathering. What were they plotting?

On reflection, the barbarian disciples had no reason to know about Supreme Elder Xu awarding him the three Soul-Chasing Arrows.

Yet the elites not only knew but intended to kill him to take the arrows and claim merit from Deruke.

This information hinted at something intriguing.

Among the Hall of War elites, there might be a traitor.

Seeing the two barbarian elites sneaking about, Ling Feng's suspicion rose. He quietly followed from dozens of miles away, tracking their movements.

External enemies had to be eliminated, but traitors should be dealt with first.

𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Silent and unseen, Ling Feng shadowed them.

After roughly half a day, the two elites finally stopped, still some distance from the valley where the Hall of War disciples were gathered.

They had no idea they were being followed by Ling Feng all along. Had he intended to strike, they would have been dead countless times.

The two stopped before a bare mountain.

This mountain exuded a strange aura.

Surrounding forests were dense and lush, yet this mountain was completely bare. No trees, not even a single blade of grass.

Wait!

Ling Feng's pupils contracted. His expression turned serious.

"Another devil race aura!"

His eyelids twitched. This aura was stronger than that from the black hole under the previous river, yet Ling Feng could tell they were nearly identical, almost impossible to distinguish.

No, they were the same aura.

"Could it be that the black hole under the river and this mountain are connected?"

Ling Feng drew in a cold breath. From the southeast corner to the northwest corner, over ten thousand miles, and yet the same demon was sealed?

"The methods of the ancients were truly unimaginable."

He shook his head. The river below had many other fierce beast auras that would obscure the demon's presence from ordinary eyes. In the mountain, the demon's aura was now clear. Why had these two barbarians come here?

Could the barbarians and this ancient demon have some hidden secret?

Suppressing further speculation, Ling Feng expanded Boundless Vision and listened carefully to their conversation.

"Report to Lord Winter immediately. The devil race he seeks is still here."

Both barbarian elites were visibly excited.

One, slightly weaker, nodded and quickly flew back.

In the hunting battlefield, message-transmitting items were disabled, requiring face-to-face reporting.

Ling Feng touched his chin. He had heard of Winter from Feng Shaoan.

Winter was the spiritual leader of this barbarian faction, equivalent in status to their Heaven Slaying Ten Absolutes, a formidable opponent.

Yet instead of leading forces to attack the Hall of War elites and claim merit, he sent people to locate this sleeping demon. There was definitely a hint of conspiracy in this.

What exactly did Winter intend?

Ling Feng remained patient, hiding his presence. He stayed motionless like a rock, using Boundless Vision to observe the movements of the barbarian Great Emperor.

As an outstanding alchemist, Ling Feng had never lacked patience.

Time passed slowly. Ling Feng remained in place for a full day, motionless and vigilant.