The middle-aged man quickened his pace and soon left the Nanyan Ancient City, and Yang Qi and the other man followed closely behind. At this time, most of the practitioners in the city were attracted by the Feng family and the city guards, and no one noticed that three people had quietly left.
"Looking at him, it seems that he has no intention of stopping." Yang Qi's face darkened when he found that the middle-aged man was still moving forward.
This strong man who was suspected to be the ancestor of the Feng family was carrying the Feng family's treasure. Even if he hid it, he would not leave the Feng family too far away. If there was any accident, the Feng family would be able to assist. But now, the middle-aged man was leaving Nanyan Ancient City, but he still had no intention of stopping, which made Yang Qi a little confused.
“If I’m not mistaken, the Feng family intends to hide the Ancient Phoenix Essence temporarily and wait for this matter to fade away.” Feng Yan’s eyes flashed with a gleam, and her face was gloomy.
"The Feng family is really..."
Yang Qi was startled, but he couldn't help but admire the shrewdness of the Feng family's top leaders. The Zichen Continent is so big that even a martial king would not be able to find a high-level martial master who deliberately hid himself. The Feng family is an ancient family with a history of hundreds of thousands of years. For them, they can afford to waste a few years, even hundreds or thousands of years, but who can afford to waste hundreds of years for ordinary practitioners? The life span of a martial master is only a thousand years.
“Fortunately, you can sense the existence of the ancient phoenix essence, otherwise we would have made this trip in vain.” Yang Qi sighed lightly. The Feng family’s plan was indeed smart, but they had never expected that Feng Yan could actually sense the existence of the ancient phoenix essence.
"Although I can sense the existence of the Ancient Phoenix Essence, it is limited in range. If he takes the Ancient Phoenix Essence away this time, it will be very troublesome even if I want to find it." Feng Yan said with a serious expression. She did not expect that the Feng family was so cautious that when they encountered danger, they actually sent someone to take the Ancient Phoenix Essence and hide.
If Feng Yan had not found out that the city guards and the Gu family were in a standoff, she might have waited until the secret technique's weakening period was over before rushing to Nanyan Ancient City again. By that time, the Feng family might have already transferred the ancient phoenix essence.
Even if Feng Yan has the ability to sense the ancient phoenix essence, it is a foolish dream to find the ancient phoenix essence in the huge Zichen Continent.
"Huh?" Suddenly, Feng Yan's expression changed and she frowned, "He stopped."
"Stopped?"
Yang Qi was stunned, and a solemn expression suddenly appeared on his face. He asked in a deep voice, "Were you discovered?"
"I don't know, but there is such a possibility." Feng Yan nodded.
Feng Yan's range of perception of the ancient phoenix essence is larger than her range of perception of Yuanli. Therefore, relying on her perception of the ancient phoenix essence, they can quietly follow the Feng family's ancestor without worrying about being sensed by the other party.
In fact, what Feng Yan was tracking was the ancient phoenix essence, not the ancestor of the Feng family!
If the Feng family ancestor had any suspicions, it would not be difficult for him to discover that they were following him using some investigative means.
"If we start fighting later, don't show up. Leave everything to me." Feng Yan said calmly.
Yang Qi nodded. The middle-aged man carrying the ancient phoenix essence was most likely the ancestor of the Feng family in a different appearance. He was a high-level martial arts master and was not someone he could handle at the moment. Even if he relied on the protective treasure bestowed by Lin Qingyu, he could not withstand more than two moves.
Whoosh~ Whoosh~
Feng Yan and Yang Qi stepped on the ground and turned into two afterimages, rushing towards the direction where the ancient phoenix's essence stopped.
…
On a slightly desolate hillside, an old man stood quietly on the hillside, looking towards the direction of Nanyan Ancient City, as if waiting for something. If the martial masters of Nanyan Ancient City saw this man, they would definitely recognize that this old man was the ancestor of the Feng family, Feng Wuji!
Whoosh~
In the distance, a figure flew towards the hillside, and in a flash, it arrived at the foot of the hillside.
"You finally showed up." Looking at the person who came, Feng Wuji smiled coldly.
Feng Yan looked at Feng Wuji not far away, frowned, and asked in a deep voice, "When did you find me?"
Just as she and Yang Qi had guessed before, Feng Wuji had indeed discovered that the two of them were following him, so he stopped to wait for the two to show up.
"When I was in the ancient city of Nanyan, I had a feeling that I was being followed. After leaving the ancient city, the feeling became even stronger, so I stopped and secretly sent out insects and beasts to investigate. Sure enough, I found that someone was following me." Feng Wuji said lightly.
It was impossible for him to leave alone with the Ancient Phoenix Essence without any preparation. After all, the top leaders of the Feng family knew that someone was secretly watching the Feng family.
Feng Yan heard this, a hint of helplessness flashed in her eyes. Although they were very careful, there were still practitioners coming and going along the way. She and Yang Qi could not carefully check every one of them, so naturally they could not find the insect beasts that Feng Wuji secretly sent. Just like before in the city, in the chaos, even if Yang Qi sent insect beasts to check Feng Wuji, Feng Wuji would not be able to detect it, because he had no idea whether the insect beasts were coming for him.
"Who are you? Why did you sneak into my Feng family and kill my Feng family members?" Feng Wuji's gaze fell on Feng Yan and said with a gloomy face.
This time, the Feng family lost ten Martial Lords, six of whom were six-star Martial Lords. Even though the Feng family had accumulated a lot of strength, it was still hurt. In the absence of a few high-level Martial Lords, the six-star Martial Lord was already the strongest fighting force the Feng family could offer.
The Feng family is a first-rate force after all. They suffered such a huge loss, but they don’t even know who the enemy is. One can imagine how angry the Feng family is.
"You don't need to know who I am. Hand over the Ancient Phoenix Essence." Feng Yan said coldly.
Ancient Phoenix Essence!
Feng Wuji's face darkened and he sneered, "You really came here for the Ancient Phoenix Essence."
Although the Feng family is a first-rate force, they do not have many precious treasures. Among them, the Ancient Phoenix Essence is the most precious treasure. Therefore, the top leaders of the Feng family will carefully transfer the Ancient Phoenix Essence secretly.
“Is there a traitor in the family? Otherwise, how would she know that the Ancient Phoenix Essence is in my possession?” Feng Wuji’s face looked extremely ugly. In the entire Feng family, no more than three people knew about the secret transfer of the Ancient Phoenix Essence, but it was impossible for these three people to betray the Feng family.
“You escaped last time, but this time I will kill you with my own hands to avenge the deaths of my Feng family’s children.” Feng Wuji snorted coldly, a strong murderous intent emanating from him.
"Since you are unwilling to hand over the Ancient Phoenix Essence, then I will take it myself." Feng Yan smiled coldly, and in an instant, the green flame wrapped around her body. The green flame flowed, forming a green spear that appeared in Feng Yan's hand.
"Damn it, it's this feeling of being suppressed again." Feeling the blood power in his body being suppressed, Feng Wuji's face became extremely ugly.
As a high-ranking martial master, Feng Wuji's bloodline is purer and richer than that of ordinary Feng family members. However, facing Feng Yan, the phoenix bloodline in his body is still suppressed. Although it can still be activated, it can no longer transform into a true fire phoenix to fight. (To be continued)