Fragrant Hills is not high, and a few minutes later, Lin Xuan and Tie Dachui had already reached the top of the mountain.

The entire mountaintop has been transformed into a classical courtyard.

An antique-style pavilion stands on the edge of the cliff, surrounded by even more guards, with sentries every three steps and patrols every five steps.

Moreover, its strength is significantly greater than that of those at the foot and middle of the mountain.

There were over a hundred people, all of whom were at the third stage of the Bitter Sea Realm, the Divine Bridge Realm.

Most importantly, this is only what's on the surface; there are still powerful figures hiding in the shadows. Lin Xuan sensed two very strong auras in a small courtyard next to the pavilion.

He is a powerful expert at the Refinement of Void Realm.

Such strength wouldn't be considered weak even in Shanhaiguan.

Moreover, in its own territory, it was enough to sweep across the entire Xiangchu Prefecture.

It is said that the owner of Tingfeng Pavilion has a mysterious background and a powerful connections, and it seems that the rumors are true.

only!

Lin Xuan was puzzled as to why such a person would come to this small Fengle City, and what his intentions were.

"Commander Lin... welcome to Tingfeng Pavilion. Our young lady has been waiting for quite some time..."

Just as Lin Xuan was secretly pondering this in his heart.

From inside the pavilion, a maid dressed in ancient costume emerged, bowed slightly to Lin Xuan, and said, "Commander Lin, please follow me!"

"Um!"

Lin Xuan remained calm and did not ask any questions. He followed the maid into the Listening Wind Pavilion.

He was both highly skilled and daring, and had no worries whatsoever about whether there were any traps or ambushes inside the Listening Wind Pavilion.

Because he had already seen through the entire Fragrant Hills.

The moment he set foot on Fragrant Hills, his divine sense had already covered the entire mountain.

Now that his cultivation has reached the Spirit Nourishing Realm, a primordial spirit has been nurtured in his Purple Mansion Sea of ​​Consciousness, and his soul has undergone a transformation, causing his divine sense to surge even further.

It is enough to cover an area of ​​thirty miles in radius.

He can know everything that happens in this area if he wants to.

After going up to the second floor of Tingfeng Pavilion.

Lin Xuan saw a woman in red wearing a veil.

Sitting at a long rosewood table, upon seeing Lin Xuan approach, she immediately stood up and gave a slight bow, saying, "Yun Yao greets Commander Lin."

"Thank you for your honor, Your Excellency, to come and keep this appointment..."

Lin Xuan sat down opposite Yun Yao with an air of nonchalance and chuckled, "Everyone says that the owner of Tingfeng Pavilion has a powerful background."

Who would have thought that he was actually the controller of the black market?

As soon as Lin Xuan said this, Yun Yao, who had been calm and composed, suddenly changed her expression.

Then, she looked directly at Lin Xuan and said, "This humble woman is very curious, Commander Lin, how did you know about my relationship with the black market?"

"Would you believe me if I said I was just guessing?"

Lin Xuan chuckled softly.

In fact, he had only suspected it before. It was only when Luo Shiyun took him to the black market that he realized that such a person was hidden in Fengle City.

They actually managed to create such a large black market in Fengle City.

Later, I heard that someone had built the Listening Wind Pavilion.

Lin Xuan was wondering what was so special about Fengle City that this small, remote town had attracted the attention of two people with such high status and background.

It wasn't until he set foot on Fragrant Hills and learned that there was a spirit-gathering array there that he couldn't help but think of the black market.

There are also spirit-gathering arrays in the black market, but they are not as exquisite as those on Fragrant Mountain.

But Lin Xuan couldn't help but suspect that the owner of Tingfeng Pavilion was connected to the black market.

The Dao of Arrays was an extremely mysterious concept even in the ancient times.

In this era, the lineage of array formations has been severed, and array formation masters are extremely rare. Lin Xuan does not believe that two array formation masters could appear in a small city like Fengle.

He suspected that the same person had set up the spirit-gathering array in the black market and Xiangshan.

So when he saw Yun Yao, Lin Xuan came up with a plan on the spot and deliberately tricked Yun Yao.

Unexpectedly, the woman admitted it directly.

"Commander Lin is indeed impressive; you even managed to guess this."

Yun Yao chuckled, clearly not believing Lin Xuan's words. She suspected that Lin Xuan had found out her identity through some channel.

but.

Yun Yao did not dwell on this matter.

Because she believed that Lin Xuan would find out her identity sooner or later.

It's just a little earlier now, it doesn't have any impact.

"Miss Yun Yao, I am an impatient person and do not like beating around the bush. What is the purpose of your invitation to come here today?"

Lin Xuan completely ignored Yun Yao's words and asked directly, "Miss Yun Yao, please give me some clarification."

"Commander Lin is indeed a man of few words. In that case, Yun Yao will speak frankly."

After a moment's thought, Yun Yao said in a deep voice, "Actually, the reason I invited the Grand Commander here today is to ask for your help..."

"What kind of help?"

Lin Xuan frowned.

"The Hidden Realm of Mangshan!"

Yun Yao said, "Commander Lin thwarted the Longevity Sect's conspiracy, but the Mangshan Secret Realm still exists."

"So what?" Lin Xuan's expression immediately turned cold, and a hint of chill rose in his eyes: "You also want to use the blood sacrifice method to open the Mangshan Secret Realm?"

"The President has misunderstood."

Upon seeing this, Yun Yao immediately shook her head: "Yun Yao does want to enter the Mangshan Secret Realm, but she hasn't gone to such a depraved level."

The Grand Commander may not know that even without a blood sacrifice, the Mangshan Secret Realm will open on its own.

It just needs some time.

"oh……"

Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

He originally thought that the only way to open the Mangshan Secret Realm was through blood sacrifice or other special means.

Unexpectedly, it would activate on its own even without blood sacrifice.

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