Chapter 572: Accidental Encounter

"Uncle Shui, I didn't expect you to come too!"

Just as Lingyun was gazing at the surface of the sea, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind.

Lingyun turned his head to look and saw Chen Jing standing in front of a middle-aged man, looking at him with a face full of surprise.

"You, you are Chen Jing?" Seeing Chen Jing appear, that man was also somewhat shocked. "How did you appear here?"

"I have an invitation to the International Exchange Conference in my hand!" The invitation in Chen Jing's hand flashed and vanished.

"Uncle Shui, have you already broken through to the Golden Core?" Chen Jing asked.

"That's right, this time it was also the intention of my family's ancestor to let me come out and see the world." Shui Tianhai nodded.

"How is little sister Shui Yunyue doing now?" Chen Jing asked with some curiosity.

"Ever since that incident, Yun Yue has been cultivating bitterly in the Dragon Group's secret base. Now, even if I want to meet her, it is not an easy task. However, Long Lao thinks very highly of her, and her strength has been improving very quickly. The last time I saw her, she had already successfully advanced to the Innate Realm." Whenever Shui Yunyue was mentioned, Shui Tianhai's face was full of pride.

"Already advanced to the Innate Realm?" There was a trace of astonishment in Chen Jing's tone.

One had to know that Shui Yunyue's strength was previously only at the Mysterious Tier. Now, in just over a month's time, she had actually crossed two major tiers in succession and stepped into the Innate Realm. Chen Jing had never even heard of such a terrifying rate of progress.

"You don't need to be surprised. For a Moonlight Body, even if it is formed post-Heaven, as long as there are sufficient resources, stepping into the Innate Realm is as simple as eating and drinking water." Lingyun's calm voice rang in Chen Jing's ear. "If it weren't for the fact that the concentration of Heaven and Earth Origin Qi in this world is not yet sufficient, perhaps Shui Yunyue would have already stepped into the Golden Core realm by now."

"Is the Moonlight Body really that exaggerated?" Chen Jing could not help but ask.

"For the Moonlight Body, the Golden Core is merely a starting point. As the shackles of this world are continuously lifted, the terrifying aspects of the Moonlight Body will only gradually manifest."

"Uncle Shui, will Yun Yue be coming to this Exchange Conference?" Chen Jing asked.

"As for that, I am not sure, but I think the possibility of her coming this time is still quite high." Shui Tianhai's tone also held a trace of anticipation. "After all, this is a rare grand event. It is said that experts of the younger generation from every major power will be coming, which can also be considered letting them witness the top-tier martial power of this world."

"By the way, Uncle Shui, I have something I want to tell you. Let's go over there." Chen Jing pointed to one side and said.

Shui Tianhai nodded, then followed Chen Jing to a deserted corner and began to whisper. Such things were very normal on this cruise ship; after all, everyone had their own small circles.

To tell the truth, he was also extremely curious about Chen Jing now. In Beijing, there had always been such a rumor that behind Chen Jing, there was a massive, invisible power. However, no one had ever been able to verify this matter, but now he had ten-tenths of certainty to confirm it. A power capable of receiving an invitation to the Dark World Exchange Conference could naturally not be weak within the Dark World. Moreover, Chen Jing's status within this power could absolutely not be low; otherwise, she would not have been able to obtain such a precious invitation.

"What did you say?" Before long, an exclamation came from Shui Tianhai's side.

When he learned that there was actually a group of Ninjas lurking beneath this cruise ship in the dark, and that they even had the intention to destroy it, a cold sweat broke out on his body. He could imagine how much of a loss the Huaxia Dark World would suffer if the other party's attack this time truly succeeded.

"Little Jing, you aren't joking, are you?" Shui Tianhai lowered his voice. "Once such a thing happens, it would be enough to shake the entire Dark World!"

"If it were just me, I naturally couldn't say it like this, but the person who discovered those Ninjas this time is Lingyun!"

"Lingyun?" Hearing this name, Shui Tianhai's expression turned solemn.

Now, in the Huaxia Dark World, the name Lingyun was deafeningly famous within certain small circles. The foreign experts who had fallen by his hand included experts at the Half-step Nascent Soul level. If he was the one who detected the presence of Ninjas near this ship, then it was nine times out of ten the truth.

"However, if we rely solely on our own words, I'm afraid few people on this ship will believe it." Shui Tianhai frowned and said. "The most important point is that it is absolutely impossible for the other party to only have the people Lingyun has discovered so far. Regardless, the number of Golden Core experts on this ship is truly not small. To think that they could breach this ship with just some death squads carrying explosives is no different from a pipe dream."

"There is no need to worry about that. We only need to guard this ship and not let them take the opportunity to destroy the cruise ship; everything else can be left to Lingyun and the others," Chen Jing said.

"Niece Chen, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that you say to leave everything else to Lingyun—wouldn't that be a bit unreliable?" Shui Tianhai's expression changed slightly. "Can you give me a bottom line on exactly how strong Lingyun is?"

"A bottom line? That's not a difficult thing." Chen Jing nodded, then lowered her voice slightly. "With Lingyun's current strength, even if this entire ship were filled with enemies, it wouldn't be enough for him to suppress with a single hand!"

Hearing this sentence from Chen Jing, Shui Tianhai's heart could not help but tremble: "Could it be that Lingyun has already taken that step?"

"As for that, you'll have to guess for yourself!" Chen Jing winked at Shui Tianhai, then left with a giggle.

"Hiss, the younger generation is truly to be feared!" Shui Tianhai almost plucked out his little mustache. "Compared to these young people, this old bone of mine is truly useless!"

Although Chen Jing did not explicitly point out whether his theory was right or wrong, the hidden meaning in her tone was already very obvious: Lingyun had absolutely already taken that step. Between the Golden Core and the Nascent Soul lay a natural chasm. If a Nascent Soul great power were sitting in command on this ship, those rats hiding in the dark wanting to shake this cruise ship would be no different from a pipe dream.

"Lingyun, it's impossible for the other party to have only sent these people, right?" Su Wanyue leaned against Lingyun and asked. "If there were only these people, then it would be no different from serving up a meal!"

"Of course that's impossible. These people should be the ones used for the cleanup; the real killing blow should be coming later," Lingyun said indifferently. "Yuejiang should be back soon; let's see if she has obtained any useful information by then!"