A technologically powerful nation: The national treasure is actually myself.

Back in the group, Lin Yang walked at the back, his mind replaying the strange sense of familiarity he had felt.

Since he could sense a sense of familiarity from the middle-aged male cultivator and the young man, it meant that he must have encountered or seen the same people before.

And they weren't just people I'd met once.

Rather, it is someone who has left a deep impression on you or someone you are familiar with.

However, he didn't know many people.

Even fewer left a deep impression.

Lin Yang tried to recall and compare who might have been the source of that strange sense of familiarity.

But after going through it in his mind, he came up with nothing.

This made him frown.

Seeing that he looked lost in thought, Cheng Fu went to his side and said, "Lin Yang, what are you thinking about? You seem a little absent-minded."

He still cares about Lin Yang quite a bit.

Lin Yang snapped out of his reverie upon hearing the voice, shook his head, and said, "I wasn't thinking about anything, but there's something that feels a bit strange."

At this point, he hesitated for a moment, then told Cheng Fu about the familiar feeling he had experienced from the middle-aged male cultivator and the young man.

Cheng Fu thought for a moment and said, "Do you feel the same sense of familiarity with that middle-aged male cultivator and that young man?"

"What I mean is, since you can't find any clues about familiar people in them, do they give you the same feeling?"

After a moment's thought, Lin Yang nodded and said, "The sense of familiarity they both evoked in me was the same."

"In that case, it means those two people might be close friends or family."

Cheng Fu said:

"Maybe those two are together and have a very close relationship, which is why they give you the same feeling."

Lin Yang looked at him: "You mean they might be from the same clan?"

Cheng Fu nodded: "That's very possible, which is why you felt the same sense of familiarity with both of them."

Lin Yang seemed to be deep in thought.

After a moment, he said, "Is there any way to investigate them?"

As he spoke, he didn't hide anything: "I left the team just now to follow them, but the other side is very perceptive. I was afraid of being exposed, so I stopped following them. Is there any way to find out where these two are in the city?"

"This is a bit difficult, isn't it? Not to mention the huge flow of people in the city, and the lack of registration of identity information, it's also possible that these two people don't even live in the city, but are just passing through or something."

Cheng Fu shook his head and looked at Lin Yang, saying:

"It's just a sense of familiarity. Why are you being so cautious? Maybe you know other members of their clan, but you just can't remember them right now."

Lin Yang said, "That sense of familiarity is a bit strange. Logically speaking, if you know someone, there should be some connection between you, which can help you determine whether they are old friends or enemies. But I can't feel that from them."

This is what puzzled Lin Yang.

If a sense of familiarity arises in your heart, it proves that you have had some interaction with each other.

If there has been interaction, especially if it was with an enemy, the impression will definitely be very deep, and he will not be unaware of it.

But he couldn't sense the source of the familiarity he felt towards the two people.

"So what do you mean?" Cheng Fu asked, puzzled.

"It's hard to explain." Lin Yang shrugged.

"Let's not think about it for now. Just wander around the city more. If you run into them again, let me know and the captain will let us know, and we'll keep an eye out for you," Cheng Fu said.

"That's all we can do for now," Lin Yang nodded.

……

For a considerable period afterward, Lin Yang patrolled the Baichi City area every day, but he never saw the two people or anyone else who gave him a strange sense of familiarity.

He gradually stopped paying attention to it.

The bustling atmosphere in Baichi City gradually subsided.

At first, many people came to see the ancient ruins.

But as time went by, everyone who could come to see it had already seen it.

After watching it once, the hype gradually faded.

The City of Blazing Light has returned to its original state.

Only occasionally do some tourists come.

Compared to the initial tourism boom, it's a world of difference.

After experiencing the siege by the Siren, the infiltration by the Ancient Night Clan, and the ancient ruins incident, Baichi City is finally showing signs of returning to peace.

Lin Yang and his team originally thought that the mission would end there.

However, no further notices were issued from above.

They remained stationed in Whitefire City, but their patrol duties became relatively easier.

It no longer needs to be as frequent as before.

Lin Yang now had more time to cultivate.

Even the contribution points he had accumulated from the military missions were finally enough for him to exchange for a long period of seclusion.

Lin Yang applied for the exchange directly.

At this stage, nothing is more important than improving our strength.

Lin Yang has gone into seclusion.

Time flows on.

Ten thousand years have passed.

On this day, Lin Yang broke through his cultivation barrier and emerged from seclusion.

He hadn't yet broken through to the late stage of the Dao Fire Realm; rather, it was time for him to make the exchange.

His contributions to the imperial guards were only enough to exchange for ten thousand years of rest time.

However, although he has not yet reached the late stage of the Dao Fire Realm, he is only a hair's breadth away.

After all, the patrol missions before his seclusion weren't too demanding, so he had plenty of time to cultivate.

Lin Yang rejoined the team to carry out patrol duties.

"Captain, are we going to stay in Whitefire City forever? Or are there no other mission notifications?" Lin Yang couldn't help but ask.

After being in seclusion for ten thousand years, the team is still in Blazing City.

Li Rui said, "I guess so, but I don't know the details either."

To be honest, even Li Rui himself is a little confused now, as he has never encountered anything like this before.

It is indeed strange that a small garrison unit has been carrying out missions in the same place for so many years.

In particular, now that Baichi City is gradually returning to peace, there is actually no need for too many government troops to be stationed there.

However, apart from their squad, the original squads of the imperial guards have not been transferred away.

Although the tasks are getting easier, something still feels off.

"It's probably still because of that ancient ruin," Lin Yang said.

Although the ancient site is now safe.

But the authorities probably thought it necessary to have someone guide you step by step to prevent accidents.

In any case, the current task is so easy that it's a good thing for the whole team.

Everyone can take turns to gain more time for practice.

"During my ten thousand years of seclusion, has anything noteworthy happened?"

Lin Yang then turned to Cheng Fu for a question.

Cheng Fu shook his head: "Nothing special has happened. Life is as peaceful as flowing water, even boring."

Lin Yang remained silent.

Cheng Fu suddenly added, "That's not right either. Nothing particularly noteworthy has happened to us, but there is one thing you might be interested in."

"What's wrong?" Lin Yang asked, looking at him.

Cheng Fu smiled: "In the three thousand years after you went into seclusion, it's said that the Moon Shadow Sect promoted another peak Nirvana Realm expert, then announced its reopening, and fought with the Heavenly Kun Sect for a while, vying for some resources and territory." Lin Yang was taken aback: "The Moon Shadow Sect reopened?"

He was surprised.

But upon closer reflection, it seems reasonable.

After all, so many years have passed since the Moon Shadow Sect closed its doors.

It's normal for an elder to break through with all their might.

"The two factions are fighting again now."

Cheng Fu looked at Lin Yang:

"If I remember correctly, you were originally a disciple of the Moon Shadow Sect, weren't you?"

Lin Yang nodded: "Yes."

Everyone knows this.

"Then what are your plans now?"

Cheng Fu inquired and said:

"The Moon Shadow Sect has now regained its strength; you may consider returning."

"After all, you have such a deep grudge against the Tiankun Sect. Although you are temporarily safe in the government army, because of your status in the government army, you don't have many opportunities to take action against the people of the Tiankun Sect. The government army will not interfere in sect feuds."

“If we return to the Moon Shadow Sect, things will be different. We can unleash our full potential and take revenge. The Moon Shadow Sect is quite formidable now. After being closed for so many years, they have managed to reclaim a lot of territory with a single move.”

Cheng Fu was thinking of Lin Yang's best interests.

Within the military, freedom was significantly restricted, and there was no time for dedicated seclusion and cultivation.

Lin Yang has a deep-seated grudge against the elders of the Tiankun Sect, which must be resolved eventually, otherwise it will always be a hidden danger.

However, staying in the government army offered few opportunities to directly resolve the feud between the two sides.

Returning to the Moon Shadow Sect would be a different story.

The two sects already have a grudge against each other, so perhaps we can find an opportunity to completely resolve the feud with the Tiankun Sect.

Lin Yang paused, then shook his head and said:

"Let's leave it at that for now. Although returning to the Moon Shadow Sect would be nice, since the two sects have already fallen out again, it doesn't really matter whether we go back or not."

"The Tiankun Sect is currently dealing with the Yueying Sect, so Elder Pan probably won't have time to care about me."

If he were to return to the Moon Shadow Sect now, he wouldn't be afraid that they wouldn't accept him.

After all, he originally came from the Moon Shadow Sect.

Moreover, after the Moon Shadow Sect closed down, he worked as a rogue cultivator for many years before joining the government army.

Everything that happened is clearly documented.

Returning to the Moon Shadow Sect will definitely not be a problem.

Now that the Moon Shadow Sect has reopened, it must be short-handed, so it won't be difficult to rejoin.

However, now that the Moon Shadow Sect and the Heavenly Kun Sect are clashing head-on, he, as a neutral third party, actually has an advantage.

With the Moon Shadow Sect keeping him in check, that old codger Pan Yuan definitely won't have time to focus his attention on him anymore.

The Tiankun Sect will not allow Pan Yuan to mobilize a large number of people to target him as before, so he is actually safer now.

Going back to the Moon Shadow Sect would certainly allow them to take direct revenge on the guys from the Heavenly Kun Sect and vent their pent-up anger from all these years.

But it would be more satisfying to find an opportunity outside to launch a sneak attack on the Tiankun Sect.

Cheng Fu didn't say anything more after hearing this.

It's best to let Lin Yang make the decision himself.

Lin Yang quickly contacted Shi Jie and the others to inquire about the current situation of the Moon Shadow Sect and the Heavenly Kun Sect.

They knew the situation better than Cheng Fu.

Before long, Lin Yang learned a great deal of information.

Although the Moon Shadow Sect has been closed for many years, it has a solid foundation, coupled with the recovery of its top combat power and the pent-up frustration accumulated over the years.

Therefore, when it reopened its sect, it subtly surpassed the Tiankun Sect in both momentum and other aspects.

The entire Tiankun Sect is currently in a state of utter chaos.

No one ever imagined that the Moon Shadow Sect would make a comeback.

"Hehe, Brother Lin Yang, you don't know, there are rumors that the sect leader and elders of Tiankun Sect are furious, regretting that they didn't take the opportunity to completely destroy Yueying Sect back then."

Shi Jie said with schadenfreude.

Lin Yang laughed: "Do you think they didn't want to back then? They just didn't have the chance. After all, the one who fell from the Moon Shadow Sect was a meritorious person, and they didn't dare to act recklessly."

"That's true, but to be honest, we were quite surprised too. We didn't expect that the Moon Shadow Sect could actually recover," Shi Jie said.

Lin Yang replied, "Although the Moon Shadow Sect has reopened, we still need to be careful, especially paying close attention to the movements of the Rainbow Micro Sect. I feel that this time, there might be a dispute between the three major sects."

The feud between the Tiankun Sect and the Yueying Sect is an open secret.

However, Hongwei Sect was cunning and treacherous, and secretly plotted against others.

Lin Yang was considering how to obtain some evidence to send to the Moon Shadow Sect, so that the Moon Shadow Sect would not suffer a great loss this time.

After all, he came from the Moon Shadow Sect.

Although there wasn't much emotion involved...

But compared to Tiankun Sect and Hongwei Sect, he still hoped that Yueying Sect would win.

Lin Yang then sent another message to Li Liping.

It was less a message and more a reply to a message Li Liping had sent him previously.

Not long after the Moon Shadow Sect reopened, Li Liping sent him a lot of information.

This guy said back then that he would use the Jade Universe Sect to cause some trouble for the Heavenly Kun Sect, but he never found an opportunity.

However, after the Moon Shadow Sect was founded, he found an opportunity to cause some trouble for the Heavenly Kun Sect.

Of course, these are just minor troubles; we haven't found a more suitable opportunity to cause Tiankun Sect a major problem yet.

Because the Jade Universe Sect will not and cannot participate in the struggle between the Moon Shadow Sect and the Heavenly Kun Sect.

He could only offer assistance in secret.

"Brother Lin Yang, you have emerged from seclusion."

After the call was connected, Li Liping's voice came through.

Lin Yang responded and then said, "I know the situation. I'm also planning to secretly do something to the Tiankun Sect, especially to that old bastard Pan Yuan."

"That's great! If we join forces, we're sure to succeed!" Li Liping was very excited.

He also grew to love the feeling of secretly plotting against others.

"Don't rush. Keep an eye on the movements of the Rainbow Micro Sect. They're definitely thinking the same thing and planning to cause trouble in secret," Lin Yang reminded him.

“I understand. The Rainbow Cloud Sect is even more ruthless than us in their underhanded tactics. We haven’t avenged the ambush we suffered back then, so we naturally have to be wary of them this time.”

Li Liping snorted coldly.

The two chatted for a few more minutes before hanging up.

Lin Yang's eyes kept flashing.

Things are different now. Back then, they were just insignificant figures who had just entered the first realm of the Primordial Ancient Continent Road.

They were helpless against the Hongwei Sect's covert ambushes and the Tiankun Sect's direct attacks.

But now, he is about to reach the late stage of the Dao Fire Realm, possessing combat power comparable to that of an ordinary Nirvana Realm cultivator.

Li Liping is not only a disciple of the Jade Universe Sect, but also a rising star in weapon crafting.

Shi Jie and Xin Hao were slightly inferior.

But when everyone works together, it becomes a considerable force.

In particular, they are operating in the shadows, making it even easier for them to carry out their actions!
"Pan Yuan, let's see how long you live, you old geezer."

...(End of chapter)