Chapter 413: Dimensional Anchor, Dimension Tracking (First update, requesting everything)

The next morning, Ning Bizhen gently opened the door, looked left and right, and immediately signaled to Li Zhangsheng inside the room.

Her skin was still too thin; she was terrified of being discovered by He Yan or Li Haoqiong.

Li Zhangsheng leisurely finished dressing and left Ning Bizhen's boudoir with a natural expression.

Bang~

Just as he left the room, the sound of a door closing rang out behind him.

Li Zhangsheng shook his head and returned directly to his own room.

The first thing Li Zhangsheng did was take out two Secret Technique Jade Slips.

These two Secret Technique Jade Slips recorded two Advanced Secret Techniques; because Li Zhangsheng had advanced to the Fourth Rank, the four giants of the Yuanling Academy, in high spirits, had decided on the spot to grant this reward.

These were two auxiliary-type Advanced Secret Techniques. One was Dimensional Anchor, and its function was to lock the surrounding space, with a range identical to the projection range of a Demon Tamer.

The principle of Dimensional Anchor was very simple: it formed Mental Power ripples to stabilize space while forcibly interfering with the ability to use Instant Movement or displacement-type skills; it could be said to be a skill that every Fourth-rank Demon Tamer must master.

The second Advanced Secret Technique was also related to space; it was a Secret Technique named Dimension Tracking, which could track opponents based on their aura.

As both were tracking-type Secret Techniques, the effect of Dimension Tracking was far more powerful than Mental Parasitism.

Of course, Mental Parasitism was not without its merits, though it was easily discovered by the opponent.

Li Zhangsheng couldn't wait to press the Inheritance Jade Slip engraved with the Dimensional Anchor Secret Technique against his forehead, sinking his consciousness into it.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng's head swelled, but after advancing to the Fourth Rank, his tolerance in this regard had more than doubled.

As if receiving an initiation, a massive amount of information began to pour into his mind.

This process lasted only ten minutes, and besides the training principles of the Secret Technique, it also contained a vast amount of experience from predecessors.

The next moment, a translucent figure appeared in Li Zhangsheng's mind, beginning to condense various hand seals related to the Dimensional Anchor Secret Technique, as well as the method for condensing the Secret Technique Imprint.

After the demonstration, the light and shadow slowly vanished.

After digesting the knowledge of the Dimensional Anchor Secret Technique, Li Zhangsheng immediately pressed the Inheritance Jade Slip engraved with the Dimension Tracking Secret Technique against his forehead.

After a long while, Li Zhangsheng opened his eyes.

He had not only received the knowledge of the two Secret Techniques but had also gained a preliminary understanding of them; next, he only needed to practice.

Li Zhangsheng began to condense the Secret Technique Imprints. Because he had advanced to the Fourth Rank, the speed at which Li Zhangsheng condensed the imprints was significantly faster, far smoother than before.

After failing only a few times, two Advanced Secret Technique Imprints appeared on the Soul Light Sphere within his Consciousness Sea.

After his Mental Power had recovered, Li Zhangsheng grabbed the phoenix hairpin that Ning Bizhen had forgotten in the room yesterday. With a thought, his Mental Power rapidly surged into one of the Secret Technique Imprints.

In an instant, the Dimension Tracking Secret Technique Imprint was activated, and a beam of invisible ripples landed on the phoenix hairpin, drawing out the aura within it.

These auras were invisible and colorless, but with the help of the Dimension Tracking Secret Technique, they gained a bit of texture, at the very least becoming visible to the naked eye.

There were two types of aura on this phoenix hairpin, belonging to Ning Bizhen and Li Zhangsheng respectively. The Dimension Tracking Secret Technique could directly lock onto an aura and point to the location of the aura's owner.

Of course, the Dimension Tracking Secret Technique also had a distance limit, which was mainly related to the Demon Tamer's realm. At Li Zhangsheng's current realm, he could only lock onto auras within a range of one hundred miles.

"It is time to implement the plan!"

After becoming roughly proficient with the two Secret Techniques, Li Zhangsheng made up his mind to take advantage of the fact that Cai Yangqian was still in a state of mental shock to finish him off in one fell swoop and avenge his parents.

It was just that with Li Zhangsheng's current strength, even if he were lucky enough to win, he had no confidence in being able to keep Cai Yangqian from escaping.

To finish off Cai Yangqian, Li Zhangsheng had to borrow external force.

After leaving the room, Li Zhangsheng sought out Ning Bizhen.

"Bizhen, can I borrow your Three-Legged Fire Crow and Cold Jade Rabbit?"

Li Zhangsheng stated his purpose directly. If he had the assistance of the Three-Legged Fire Crow and the Cold Jade Rabbit, plus the advantage of a prepared attack against an unprepared one, he had great confidence in being able to keep Cai Yangqian.

In terms of speed, how many Demon Pets in the entire Langya Kingdom could be faster than the Three-Legged Fire Crow?

"Of course you can. Don't you need my help?"

Ning Bizhen's expression carried concern.

"I can handle it myself! Don't worry, I have confidence!"

Li Zhangsheng hugged Ning Bizhen; he did not want to borrow the hands of others to avenge his parents.

At the same time, he did not want to make Ning Bizhen worry.

"Mm, be careful on your way!"

From beginning to end, Ning Bizhen did not ask for Li Zhangsheng's intention. She knew that if Li Zhangsheng wanted her to know, he would definitely tell her.

In the backyard, Ning Bizhen summoned the Three-Legged Fire Crow and the Cold Jade Rabbit.

The Three-Legged Fire Crow landed on a large tree nearby, while the Cold Jade Rabbit was focused on gnawing on a carrot.

Ning Bizhen wore a rare, serious expression and said, "Little Fire, Little Rabbit, you must obey Zhangsheng's orders. His orders are my orders, and you must ensure his safety!"

Chirp~

The Three-Legged Fire Crow nodded first. Li Zhangsheng had saved its life, so it would naturally protect his safety with its life.

Seeing that the Cold Jade Rabbit was still focused on eating its carrot, the Three-Legged Fire Crow flew over and flapped a wing at it.

The Cold Jade Rabbit was startled and hurriedly rolled on the ground, successfully avoiding the Three-Legged Fire Crow's wing, puffing out its cheeks and glaring at it.

Among all her Demon Pets, the one Ning Bizhen pampered the most was the Cold Jade Rabbit, especially in the last three years, which had allowed it to develop a lazy personality.

Upon seeing the Three-Legged Fire Crow staring at it with flaming eyes, the Cold Jade Rabbit shivered and hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Ning Bizhen gave the Cold Jade Rabbit's head a firm pat. "Little Rabbit, pay attention for me. If you don't perform well, I won't supply your carrots anymore!"

Meow~

The Cold Jade Rabbit hurriedly nodded. Its greatest hobby was carrots; they were practically its lifeline. At the same time, this let it see Ning Bizhen's determination.

Li Zhangsheng used Flying Through the Void and landed lightly on the back of the Three-Legged Fire Crow, with the Cold Jade Rabbit held in his arms.

"Bizhen, then I'll be going now!"

"You must protect yourself!"

Although she didn't know what Li Zhangsheng was going to do, Ning Bizhen could guess that it must be something dangerous; otherwise, with Li Zhangsheng's strength, he wouldn't have come to borrow her two Demon Pets.

Chirp—

The Three-Legged Fire Crow let out a clear, resonant cry, spread its wings—which were gold-tinged within the fire—and after taking two running steps, it shot off like an arrow from a bowstring, appearing a hundred meters in the sky in the blink of an eye.

Li Zhangsheng immediately activated his Star Apertures, causing ten points of light to emerge on different parts of his body; a touch of Starlight Power then spread to the surface of the Three-Legged Fire Crow, transforming into a Starlight Barrier to ward off the biting cold wind.

Li Zhangsheng had already activated ten Star Apertures, and the resulting Starlight Barrier could barely withstand a single strike from a Leader-rank Demon Pet.

At the same time, his physical defense had also been significantly reinforced.

Under Li Zhangsheng's direction, the Three-Legged Fire Crow flew toward the direction of Liyang City.

Luo City was not very far from Liyang City, only a few hundred li; at the flight speed of the Three-Legged Fire Crow, it would take less than two hours to arrive.

Li Zhangsheng could not help but shift his bottom; the surface temperature of the Three-Legged Fire Crow was very high, making it quite agonizing to sit on, unless Li Zhangsheng's physical strength reached the level of Ning Bizhen.

Ning Bizhen could activate 25 Star Apertures, while Li Zhangsheng only had 10; the gap between the two was quite obvious, which also had to do with Li Zhangsheng's cultivation time being too short.

After just an hour, Li Zhangsheng saw the outline of Liyang City, as well as the Cai Clan Manor located outside Liyang City.

Like the Li Family, the Cai Clan was also located outside the city.

Compared to the Li Family Manor, the Cai Clan Manor was larger in area; the Cai Clan had been promoted to County Gentry for three years, during which time they had plundered the resources of many small families, and their foundation was also much deeper.

Li Zhangsheng steered the Three-Legged Fire Crow to hide in the high sky, keeping a constant watch on the Lin Family Manor below, especially the entrance to the manor.

First, he had to determine the movements of Cai Yangqian.

Cai Yangqian might be at the Lin Family Manor, or he might have gone to Luojing Mountain.

Not long after, a young man wearing a brocade robe with a jade plaque hanging from his waist left the Lin Family Manor riding a Terror Wolf, heading toward the direction of Liyang City.

This young man looked to be only in his twenties, and crucially, he was a Third-rank Royal Beast Master.

Such a young Third-rank Royal Beast Master must have a high status within the Cai Clan, and he was very likely the son of some high-ranking member.

At the same time, he also became Li Zhangsheng's target for gathering information.

"Three-Legged Fire Crow, chase him!"

High in the sky, the Three-Legged Fire Crow flapped its wings, trailing far behind the young Royal Beast Master.

Now was not the time to act!

From beginning to end, the young Royal Beast Master had not discovered Li Zhangsheng.

It was not until the young man arrived at a desolate area that Li Zhangsheng finally gave the order.

In the sky, the Three-Legged Fire Crow dove down, as if transforming into a fiery red phantom, appearing above the young man's head in the blink of an eye and grabbing toward his shoulders.

The young Royal Beast Master's expression changed drastically; his reaction was not slow, as he managed to roll off the Terror Wolf while it was galloping at high speed.

The Three-Legged Fire Crow did not grab the young Royal Beast Master, but it did grab the still-galloping Terror Wolf.

Awoo—

The Terror Wolf struggled in a panic, letting out a roar of extreme terror, but the gap between the two was too great; the Three-Legged Fire Crow exerted force with its claws and tore it in half alive.

Splat—

Fresh blood splattered everywhere, and the Terror Wolf's corpse, torn in two, fell to the ground; its limbs were still twitching subconsciously.

The young Royal Beast Master, who was just about to stand up from the ground, had his expression change drastically; he opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, his demeanor becoming listless.

The Terror Wolf was his Blood Demon Pet, and its death caused his Consciousness Sea to shake directly.

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng landed steadily on the ground.

Feeling the aura of the Three-Legged Fire Crow, the young Royal Beast Master was naturally terrified; he had only ever experienced such a powerful aura from one of his father's Demon Pets.

However, the young Royal Beast Master clearly had not given up hope of escaping and wanted to forcibly summon a Demon Pet.

(End of this chapter)