Chapter 560: Deceiving the Heavens

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Qin Haishan stood aside, wearing a smile on his face, but his heart remained calm because he knew early on that Chen Fei’s eye technique was extraordinary. Passing Xu Wucheng’s test was almost inevitable.

As Qin Haishan knew, Chen Fei’s most powerful eye technique had yet to be unleashed.

In the past, when searching for that elusive person, even the later stage experts from the Shadow Abyss Sect couldn’t deal with it, ultimately having to give up. However, Chen Fei managed to uncover the elusive person by sheer force.

“Excellent!”

A smile blossomed on Xu Wucheng’s face. Everyone came here to complete the mission, and having someone who could make the mission safer naturally made Xu Wucheng happy.

“From now on, we’ll rely on you!” Xu Wucheng looked at Chen Fei solemnly.

“I’ll do my best!” Chen Fei didn’t refuse.

If they couldn’t evade the lurking sea monsters, not only would they fail to complete the mission, but they might also get attacked by the sea monster group before even getting close to the mission target.

At present, they hadn’t truly penetrated the rear area, so if they were discovered, they could probably still escape.

However, if they were discovered later, it would be difficult to say how many of them would be able to escape.

Chen Fei’s right hand formed a sword gesture, sweeping across his brow. A crack appeared on his brow, and a beam of light shot out from it.

This was the Heavenly Eye, but it was different from the one Chen Fei usually displayed.

Previously, the Heavenly Eye focused more on digging into details to trace origins and flows. But now, there wasn’t a need for so many details. Chen Fei needed to see farther ahead to plan a route.

So, at this moment, Chen Fei directly used the Star Gazing Technique as the foundation, while other eye techniques were combined to enhance its abilities, making the Star Gazing Technique even more powerful.

This was the effect achieved by mastering several eye techniques to perfection and then integrating them together.

This was about touching the boundary of techniques first and then figuring out how to break through that boundary.

Xu Wucheng and the others looked at Chen Fei’s brow with some curiosity. With just one glance, they realized the extraordinariness of this eye technique.

To possess such a technique was surprising for someone at the merging phase from an ordinary force. Xu Wucheng and the others speculated that Chen Fei’s fortune should be remarkable, perhaps having obtained other special inheritances.

Over the years of its development, the Thousand Feathers Alliance has accumulated numerous remarkable techniques and skills. However, many of them have been lost or are incomplete. Some individuals occasionally stumble upon hidden caves and receive gifts left by their predecessors.

In Chen Fei’s vision, he could see the situation several dozen miles ahead clearly, then he chose a direction and flew forward effortlessly.

Xu Wucheng and the other three followed behind without making a sound.

It’s difficult to find perfection in the world, and the ring of vigilance formed by these sea monsters is no exception.

These sea monsters don’t just stay still; they roam around, searching for potential intruders. Of course, their roaming area is limited, or else chaos would ensue.

However, with boundaries comes naturally occurring blind spots in their vigilance, and it’s these blind spots that Chen Fei is searching for.

Without stopping along the way, Chen Fei led Xu Wucheng and the others forward at an extremely slow but steady pace.

In just a moment, they had advanced thirty miles straight ahead.

Compared to Xu Wucheng’s earlier hesitancy, constantly searching for openings, Chen Fei’s progress was smooth and effortless, as if the sea monsters were deliberately avoiding him.

Such a thing naturally couldn’t happen, but that’s how Xu Wucheng and his companions felt.

After advancing another twenty miles, with about fifty miles remaining to the target, Chen Fei suddenly stopped.

Tong Linyun and the others were startled and looked at Chen Fei in confusion. They hadn’t stopped along the way, so was Chen Fei unable to find the direction forward?

Xu Wucheng didn’t speak but looked around with a serious expression.

While Chen Fei led the way, Xu Wucheng didn’t simply rest; he continued to observe his surroundings with his eye technique, never letting his guard down.

However, after advancing thirty miles into the depths, Xu Wucheng found it increasingly difficult to discern a route. It felt like there were sea monsters in every direction.

A slight lapse in attention could easily alert these sea monsters.

Now, at this point, Xu Wucheng felt like he was being besieged from all sides. It seemed that no matter where they went, they would be discovered, and they were effectively trapped in place.

Before taking on this mission, Xu Wucheng knew it would be extremely difficult, which was why it was designated as an urgent mission.

But Xu Wucheng hadn’t anticipated that the mission would be this challenging. If it weren’t for Chen Fei’s presence, Xu Wucheng would have stopped advancing twenty miles ago and quietly retreated to consider other options.

But in all likelihood, they couldn’t come up with any good solutions.

Although the method of having sea monsters on guard duty was quite ordinary, its effectiveness was remarkable.

Either they could truly deceive the sea monsters and slip through unnoticed, or they possessed unparalleled strength to directly break through all the guarding sea monsters and reach the target location.

However, Xu Wucheng possessed neither of these capabilities. While he was formidable at the later stage of the merging phase, facing so many sea monsters, Xu Wucheng was also inadequate.

“What’s wrong?” Tong Linyun’s voice sounded in Chen Fei’s ear.

“Just taking a break, using the eye technique has consumed too much mental energy,” Chen Fei replied in a low voice after the beam of light from his brow dissipated.

Compared to using the Heavenly Eye in the past, Chen Fei had truly exerted all his strength this time, almost pushing his mental limits, fearing any unexpected occurrences.

The Heavenly Eye itself was already extremely taxing on mental energy, and with Chen Fei’s current exertion, his mental energy naturally couldn’t handle it all.

It wasn’t that Chen Fei’s mental energy had been completely depleted at this moment, but he certainly needed to reserve some for emergencies.

Although the assistance of the Heavenly Eye had made their journey very smooth so far, Chen Fei couldn’t guarantee that nothing unexpected would happen.

“Take this.”

Upon hearing Chen Fei’s words, Xu Wucheng felt relieved. If there was a way forward, then it was all right.

Xu Wucheng produced a bottle of pills from his hand and handed it directly to Chen Fei.

Chen Fei looked at Xu Wucheng, didn’t refuse, and took the bottle, opening it.

Colorless and odorless, there was no pleasant aroma, but Chen Fei recognized the origin of the pill at a glance.

It was the Skyward Spirit Pill, a top-grade third-tier pill, and an extremely rare mental energy pill.

While mental energy pills weren’t as elusive as some, they were indeed much more expensive than elemental energy pills, especially third-tier top-grade mental energy pills like the Skyward Spirit Pill.

Chen Fei also had some mental energy pills in his Qiankun Bag, but compared to the Skyward Spirit Pill, they were undoubtedly much weaker.

Chen Fei tilted his head back and swallowed the Skyward Spirit Pill, circulating the elemental energy in his body to quickly refine the medicinal power of the pill.

In just a moment, a cool sensation appeared in his sea of consciousness, nourishing Chen Fei’s mental energy.

After a full half-hour passed, during which Chen Fei continuously consumed the Skyward Spirit Pills, his mental energy finally began to recover.

During this half-hour, the clouds formed by the Cloud Gathering Stone drifted with the wind, not remaining motionless in the sea of clouds. If they had stayed still, they would have likely been noticed by the sea monsters in the distance.

Chen Fei opened his eyes, and a beam of light reappeared at his brow.

Glancing around, Chen Fei noticed some changes in the positions of the sea monsters compared to before.

With cautious movements, Chen Fei flew forward.

Fifty miles, forty miles, thirty miles!

As they approached the area of the mission target, Chen Fei’s flying speed slowed down.

Although the number of nearby sea monsters hadn’t increased, their strength had improved significantly.

While they were on the outskirts, most were only at the third-tier initial phase. However, here, there were many mixed with third-tier intermediate-phase sea monsters, and Chen Fei even spotted several third-tier late-phase sea monsters from over twenty miles away.

“If we can see what’s inside, we won’t continue forward,” Xu Wucheng whispered.

At this point, Xu Wucheng felt the danger was already considerable, but if they fought desperately, there was still a chance to escape.

However, if they continued forward and were detected by the surrounding sea monsters, Xu Wucheng had no confidence in escaping.

This feeling was too intense. Since reaching the later stage of the merging phase, Xu Wucheng hadn’t experienced anything like this in many years.

If Xu Wucheng felt this way, then Tong Linyun and the others naturally felt it even more strongly.

At this point, if they were discovered, Xu Wucheng could escape, but they would have absolutely no chance.

They had anticipated that the mission would be difficult, but they had never expected it to be this challenging. The importance of the mission target to the sea monsters was too high.

Sending so many sea monsters to guard the outskirts, the density of sea monsters here even exceeded that of the previous small-scale beast tides.

Chen Fei nodded. He also didn’t want to venture further. Although there were gaps in the vigilance zone, Chen Fei could seize these fleeting opportunities.

However, the margin for error was too low. Any slight mistake would result in a total loss.

Facing the third-tier late-phase sea monsters ahead, even if just one of them came, Xu Wucheng would likely struggle to suppress it one-on-one. With so many of them, everyone would become food for the sea monsters.

Chen Fei’s mental energy in his sea of consciousness trembled continuously, and the light emitted from his brow became increasingly concentrated.

The scene thirty miles away was continuously drawn closer by Chen Fei, but he dared not casually glance at the roaming third-tier late-phase sea monsters. Sea monsters of this level were extremely sensitive to external scrutiny.

Even though Chen Fei’s Heavenly Eye search was very discreet, it was still better not to take any risks.

“There’s a light barrier blocking that place.”

Finally, Chen Fei saw the situation in the mission area, but at the core position, there was a layer of black light barrier completely obscuring the view below.

“Can you leap over the light barrier and see what’s below?” Xu Wucheng asked.

Although it seemed like a difficult request, they had come this far, and simply turning back now would mean failure to complete the mission.

“I’ll try!”

After a moment of consideration, Chen Fei began to form hand seals, and the elemental energy within his body began to circulate in a peculiar way.

This was a secret technique recorded in the Profound Heavenly Sword, mainly derived from the Shadow Abyss Eye of the Shadow Abyss Sect.

The Shadow Abyss Eye was said to explore the depths of the abyss and seek out the underworld. Its method of observation differed slightly from ordinary eye techniques.

A faint wisp of gloomy light emanated from Chen Fei’s brow.

Thirty miles away, the light barrier suddenly rippled slightly, and the head of a third-tier late-phase sea monster abruptly turned, gazing towards the location of the light barrier, then its eyes scanned the surroundings..