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Chapter 6000 Formation
The sunlight was perfect outside the hermitage, casting scattered shadows among the bamboo, but the figures of David and Ming Li seemed to blend into the gaps of light and shadow, disappearing in an instant.
Lianxing stared in the direction they disappeared, praying silently.
Then he turned around and solemnly said to Leopard and Monkey, “Immediately pack your things and move to Safe House Number Two as instructed by senior. Be quick and leave no trace.”
David and Ming Li moved at high speed through the streets and rooftops of the Jade Immortal City complex, like two invisible shadows.
They avoid all major roads and heavily guarded areas, preferring deserted alleys, abandoned courtyards, and even underground drainage channels. Their movements are unpredictable, and their auras are extremely stealthy.
As a member of the ghost race, Ming Li was naturally skilled at stealth. At this moment, she transformed her ghost energy into nothingness and followed David closely. She was once again amazed by David’s unfathomable stealth abilities.
After spending a stick of incense, the two of them quietly approached the high wall on the west side of the Jade Immortal Mansion.
This is not the main entrance, so the defense is relatively weak, but faint defensive runes still stretch along the high jade walls, and there are hidden guards at several points.
David did not choose to climb the wall. He brought Ming Li to the base of the wall, where there were several ancient vines that had been growing for who knows how many years, their tendrils intertwining and covering almost half of the wall.
More importantly, David’s divine senses detected a long-abandoned narrow pipe within the wall, which was used to drain the remaining water of the spiritual spring.
Due to years of neglect, most of its internal protection systems have become ineffective, and because they are so subtle and hidden, they are not covered by routine maintenance.
“Come in from here.”
David sent out his voice, and a chaotic flash of gray light appeared at his fingertips as he gently touched the bricks of the wall hidden beneath the old vines.
Gray light seeped in, and a few very faint “clicking” sounds could be heard from within the brick wall, as if its internal mechanisms had been silently opened.
Immediately after, a section of the wall about a square foot in size collapsed silently, revealing a dark hole only wide enough for one person to pass through sideways, and a musty, damp smell wafted out.
Without hesitation, David slipped in first, followed closely by Ming Li.
Once inside, David touched a point on the inside of the movable brick wall with the back of his hand, and the opening silently returned to its original state, looking exactly the same as the surrounding wall from the outside.
Inside the cave, there is a narrow stone passage that descends and is covered with slippery moss, and the air is filled with a musty smell and a hint of humidity.
The two of them walked along the rocky path for several tens of meters, and then a fork in the road appeared in front of them.
Based on the marks on the Lianxing map and his own divine intuition, David chose a deeper passage on the left, which was almost half blocked by collapsed soil and rocks.
They move like the most agile pangolins, navigating through narrow, complex, and dangerous abandoned pipes and underground crevices.
In some places, the power of chaos is needed to silently chip away at the rusted iron fences that block the path; in others, one must carefully avoid fragments of ancient barriers that still retain a hint of aggressiveness.
Throughout the process, David demonstrated amazing insight and control over energy and structure, always finding the safest and quickest path.
Ming Li followed silently, her heart growing increasingly trepidatious.
It’s not just about strength; it also requires a wealth of experience and a very calm mind.
How many dangerous situations did David experience to develop those skills?
During the time it takes a stick of incense to burn, the dim light and fresh air can be seen from a distance.
David stopped in front of an exit covered by vines, his divine sense spreading outward like flowing water.
Outside the exit is a long-abandoned corner of the garden, with crumbling rocks, a dry pond, and overgrown weeds.
In the distance, the majestic roofs of the inner palace of the Jade God Palace could be seen, but this place had clearly been long forgotten.
“We are already in the abandoned area outside the Hundred Flower Garden.”
David spoke, “Listening Pine Road is to the east. Pass through this abandoned garden, then through a small bamboo grove. Fei Qingruo should pass Listening Pine Road on her way from Qingxin Pavilion. Let’s go there first to make arrangements.”
The two emerged from the cave like ghosts, quickly disappeared into the shadows of the abandoned garden, and silently made their way to the Listening Pine Path.
Listening to the Pines Path truly lives up to its name. The winding bluestone path winds through tall, lush, ancient pine trees.
The pine trees were all as thick as several people could hug, and had been growing for many years. Their branches were strong and their needles were like a canopy, breaking the sunlight into fine dots that scattered across the moss-covered rock slabs.
The trail is flanked by jagged rocks, adding to the winding and remote feel. It’s incredibly quiet; aside from the wind rustling through the pine trees, there’s barely any sound or sight to be seen.
David quickly scanned his surroundings, his gaze as sharp as lightning.
He chose a hollow where the trail turned, flanked by tall artificial rocks and several dense, ancient pine trees. There were numerous blind spots, and the intertwined pine branches overhead created a secluded natural space.
“Ming Li, hide behind that large rock and conceal your presence. Don’t move without my signal.”
“Your task is, if any unexpected events occur, such as patrolling guards passing by, or Fei Qing guards trying to raise the alarm, you must immediately stop them in the most tactful way, creating chaos or misleading them, and buying us time.”
David quickly assigned tasks.
“clear.”
Ming Li nodded, and with a flash of his body, he disappeared into the shadow of the boulder like a puff of smoke, his aura vanishing without a trace, as if no one had ever been there.
David then jumped silently and climbed a strategically positioned ancient pine tree, hiding behind its dense needles.
From this angle, he could clearly see the distance of more than ten zhang before and after the bend in the road below, but it was very difficult for the people below to notice it.
Next, it was time for the patient to wait, and… the preparations were carried out quietly.
David stretched out his hand, and a faint, chaotic gray light simultaneously radiated from the tips of his ten fingers.
He drew lines in the air, and countless fine gray threads shot out from his fingertips, blending with the surrounding air, pine needles, cracks in the rocks, and the ground.
He was setting up his formation.