Martial Master

Whoosh!

On the boundless wilderness, a figure swiftly darted forward, and in the distance, the Xuan Zhong Mountain Range gradually came into view.

Qin Chen moved like lightning, closing in rapidly.

During his flight, he fully unleashed his spiritual power. Just as he expected, not long after, several figures suddenly appeared behind him—these were Zhu Hongjun and others from the Zhu family.

To his surprise, beside Zhu Hongjun stood a formidable expert whose presence was extraordinary. Qin Chen recalled that this should be the master of the Martial Cultivation Mansion, called Wu Lengfan.

Qin Chen sneered; it seemed that the Zhu family was not only taking action but had even colluded with the Martial Cultivation Mansion to keep him.

However, he was not concerned about this group at all. He retracted his spiritual power, and his immense soul force radiated out like an invisible wave.

Sure enough, over ten miles behind Zhu Hongjun, that cloaked figure from the thirty luxury booths also closely followed, firmly trailing Qin Chen and Zhu Hongjun's group.

Qin Chen's heart sank. This cloaked figure was indeed not a good person. Just after auctioning off the Blood Spirit Fire, this person immediately followed him, seemingly without regard for the exciting auction, obviously having other intentions.

Moreover, this person not only fixated on the Blood Spirit Fire he had just auctioned but also remained hidden, carefully tracking Zhu Hongjun and the others—perhaps they had set their sights on Zhu Hongjun's group.

The Zhu family and the Martial Cultivation Mansion probably had no idea that behind them was a truly terrifying expert tracking them.

That cloaked figure possessed an extremely high cultivation level. Even the likes of Zhu Hongzhi from the Zhu family and Wu Lengfan from the Martial Cultivation Mansion did not notice at all, completely unaware that a hidden danger was following closely behind.

Because Qin Chen's soul force had reached a stage of forming into shape, and his spiritual power had also broken through to the fourth level, plus he cultivated the terrifying Wanshen Jue, he could perceive the presence of the cloaked figure.

Even so, Qin Chen remained cautious, fearing that the other party might discover he was spying on them.

Moreover, Qin Chen had a significant doubt about the purpose of this cloaked figure's actions.

If it was merely for some wealth, there would be no need to go through such trouble. With this person's cultivation, they could easily traverse the five nations in the northwest, and there would be countless opportunities to make money.

A fifth-level Wuzong could easily wipe out a large family like the Zhu family in an instant.

Yet, this person took out such a mysterious flame and repeatedly brought it to auction, which was completely illogical.

As Qin Chen flew, he quietly engraved formation plates. Ever since he learned that the cloaked figure was a Wuzong, he had been consumed by a strong sense of crisis, constantly inscribing formation plates.

Given his current cultivation, if he were to fight, he would not be a match for a fifth-level Wuzong, and even trying to escape would be incredibly difficult.

What Qin Chen was doing was trying to increase his chances of survival.

If Zhu Hongzhi and Wu Lengfan realized that the formation plates Qin Chen was inscribing were not aimed at them, one could only imagine what they would think.

In fact, it was exactly like that. From beginning to end, Qin Chen had never taken Zhu Hongzhi and the others seriously. Even if they were formidable experts at the late stage of the Xuan level, he had no problem escaping even if he wasn't their match.

What truly made Qin Chen wary was that cloaked figure. Not only was their origin mysterious and cultivation fearsome, but their imposing aura also seemed incredibly formidable in Qin Chen's eyes. That powerful presence and keen intuition were not something an ordinary Wuzong could possess.

One must understand that in places like the northwest, ordinary Xuan level martial artists breaking through to Wuzong would be the weakest of Wuzong in the outside world, after all, there were no particularly strong experts in the northwest, and the cultivation methods were quite ordinary.