I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 366: Discovery

Following closely, it didn't take long for Lin Qing to stand at the entrance of an inn, where his divine sense that he had just planted disappeared.

There are two possibilities: either it was discovered and cleared, or there are means inside that obstruct divine sense.

As for being discovered, Lin Qing feels it's unlikely. It's more probable that there are measures set up in advance inside the inn, which is why this happened. Therefore, he is not panicked, but rather thinking about the next steps.

Now that he has tracked here, if nothing unexpected happens, this should be the temporary resting place of that Gold Core demonic cultivator. Lin Qing is somewhat relieved about this. Fortunately, he made the trip; otherwise, he wouldn't know what kind of situation this Gold Core demonic cultivator would cause in the Chiyang Immortal City.

According to Lin Zhiqi, there should be three Gold Core cultivators. This makes Lin Qing hesitate a bit.

Although he is confident in the power of his divine sense treasure, three Gold Core cultivators might be a bit too much.

While Lin Qing is still contemplating, the Gold Core demonic cultivator has already entered the room. As he enters the room, several patterns inexplicably appear on his body. After a moment, these patterns show no abnormalities, and the two Gold Core cultivators in the room nod.

"Why did it take you so long? Is it so difficult to buy a Pink Soul Stone?" one of the mid-stage Gold Core cultivators asks.

"Don't mention it. This Pink Soul Stone is clearly not that precious, but I went to six or seven shops in a row and couldn't find it. I only managed to get it when I encountered a mid-stage Foundation Building cultivator and bought it from him," the early-stage Gold Core demonic cultivator says while taking out the Pink Soul Stone he bought from Lin Qing.

"Oh? Obtained it from a mid-stage Foundation Building cultivator? What happened? Tell me about it," for some reason, upon hearing this, the other mid-stage Gold Core cultivator asks with curiosity.

"It's nothing major, just..." The early-stage Gold Core demonic cultivator explains what happened at Qiancai Shop. After hearing it, the two mid-stage Gold Core cultivators nod, but the mid-stage Gold Core cultivator still says, "Although it sounds fine, just to be safe, let me use my treasure to investigate the Pink Soul Stone. After all, my treasure is not comparable to an ordinary Gold Core cultivator when it comes to detecting hidden divine sense or other marks."

"Hahaha, you're as cautious as ever. But that's good. Bring the Pink Soul Stone over," the other mid-stage Gold Core cultivator laughs and says. This Fellow Daoist of his is indeed too cautious. He was worried about encountering two Purple Mansion cultivators a few days ago, and now he's still not at ease with a second-grade material like the Pink Soul Stone. He's truly too cautious.

But it is precisely because of his caution that the three of them came together on this trip.

The early-stage Gold Core demonic cultivator hands the Pink Soul Stone to the mid-stage Gold Core cultivator. As soon as the mid-stage Gold Core cultivator takes it, he waves his hand and takes out a treasure mirror, then activates his spiritual power. The treasure mirror shines on the Pink Soul Stone, emitting patterns similar to those that appeared on the early-stage Gold Core demonic cultivator just now. At first, these patterns seem normal, but soon the mid-stage Gold Core cultivator's face changes drastically.

"There's actually hidden divine sense on it!"

As he put away the treasure mirror, he exclaimed in surprise, causing the indifferent expressions of the two Gold Core cultivators beside him to change drastically.

"Divine consciousness? Can't be mistaken, right? How is this possible?" said the early Gold Core stage demonic cultivator, thinking that someone was joking with him.

"What are you talking about? When did my treasure ever make a mistake? As long as it's not Nascent Soul or above, any hidden divine consciousness can be detected. It seems that we have been targeted for a while. If we hadn't been cautious, our journey would have been more dangerous than fortunate," said the mid Gold Core stage cultivator with a gloomy expression, holding the treasure mirror.

"It's not that serious, right? Could it be the mid Foundation Building stage cultivator? Maybe he wanted to kill us and take the treasure. I didn't pay attention to it at first, so it's very possible," the early Gold Core stage demonic cultivator suddenly thought of something and spoke up.

"Mid Foundation Building stage? Hmph, impossible. If it was the divine consciousness of a mid Foundation Building stage cultivator, you wouldn't have noticed when I took it out. Are we supposed to be less perceptive than you? It's impossible to hide it at all. Now it's only revealed under the treasure mirror, so it's at least a Gold Core cultivator, most likely mid Gold Core stage, or even late stage," the mid Gold Core stage cultivator's tone grew colder as he spoke.

"Ah!"

"This!"

For a while, the other two demonic cultivators' eyes were filled with doubt and uncertainty as they quickly pondered.

"How is this possible? We came to Yunzhou from the endless sea to avoid detection, and then we arrived at Chiyang Immortal City without any accidents. How could we be discovered? If there were any unexpected events, it would have been unintentionally seen by those two Purple Mansion cultivators, but there was nothing wrong with those two Purple Mansion cultivators. How could we be targeted by a Gold Core cultivator just because we bought a piece of Pink Soulstone?" The early Gold Core stage demonic cultivator still didn't quite believe it.

While he was speaking, the other two mid Gold Core stage cultivators remained silent. In fact, they were thinking the same as the early Gold Core stage cultivator. After all, when they recalled this journey, they shouldn't have been discovered.

Even if they were discovered, it should have been after revealing some flaws. But now, they hadn't shown any flaws and were still discovered, which puzzled them.

"Do you think they already knew that we wanted the Pink Soulstone, so they deliberately prevented the shops from selling it, and then sold it to us?" The early Gold Core stage demonic cultivator came up with another idea.

"That's impossible!"

The mid Gold Core stage cultivator holding the treasure mirror immediately denied it. "What you said is absolutely impossible. The matter of us lacking Pink Soulstones only arose after we decided to set up the Demon Summoning Array yesterday. How could they know in advance? If they eavesdropped on our conversation, that's also impossible. My treasure not only detects hidden divine consciousness, but also prevents divine consciousness detection. Since we rented this room, I have kept it activated and it cannot be listened to."

"Then how did they find out?"

For a while, no one spoke. These three people were confused and suspicious because of the divine consciousness in the Pink Soulstone. After all, no matter how flawless one's actions were, being discovered at the beginning would still be like this.

Not long ago, the extremely cautious mid Gold Core stage cultivator among the three spoke up, "Alright, no matter how they found out, it's very likely that we have been exposed. The most urgent thing now is to leave here. Since they discovered us but didn't dare to come forward, it means they have concerns or lack manpower. We should be safe if we leave now."

"Just leave like this? What about our mission? Isn't it too hasty? What if someone had already planted divine consciousness in this stone before? It's not impossible. Maybe it's just an accident," the other mid Gold Core stage cultivator frowned, unwilling to give up on the mission that he had been confident about for a long time. Moreover, if they just left, how would they explain it when they returned?

(End of this chapter)