A faint ripple spread silently, but it did not attract any attention from the "gatekeeper".
In the blink of an eye, Cheng Lin had entered the interior of the cultivator's alley. The welcome bell rang in his ears. The receptionist subconsciously wanted to say verify his identity, but his eyes were slightly blank and he closed his mouth.
Cheng Lin smiled at her and walked straight in. At the same time, he looked at the "small town" that had expanded a lot with emotion.
Yes, three years later, what was originally an alley has now expanded into a small town.
A slight exaggeration, but it is indeed quite impressive.
Tall wooden buildings stand tall one after another, the houses are in antique style, and there are colorful brilliance floating in the sky, which makes the place look somewhat magical.
He strolled forward, and no one among the monks walking around looked at him.
"It has indeed changed a lot." Cheng Lin couldn't help but sigh as he walked and looked at it.
Not only the layout of the store, but also the number of practitioners.
I remember that when it was newly opened, there were not many people coming and going. Firstly, the number of practitioners was limited, and more importantly, the vast majority of legal casual practitioners had never entered.
But things are different now. In just a few years, legal casual cultivators have integrated into the entire social system at an eye-popping speed.
Using the mission hall as a transit, more and more practitioners have found ways to realize their abilities, and new practitioners are constantly being born, so this place has become more and more lively.
Seeing the young faces, Cheng Lin wandered around the streets casually, entering shops on the roadside from time to time. Gradually, when he saw the rather imposing pavilion, he finally stopped.
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He raised his head slightly and clearly saw the word "Wangyou" written on the plaque.
Some memories suddenly flooded into my mind.
Cheng Lin remembered that the first time he came here was to gather with his "fans" in this store. Well, he still remembered that the store owner's surname was Yuan, but now the store decoration has been greatly changed, but the fast sign is still the same.
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With a slight smile on his lips, Cheng Lin happily stepped inside, said a few words to the waiter who came up to him, then walked to the second floor and opened a separate private room.
The second floor has a great view. You can see the bouquets of flowers on the street outside. The entire second floor is also composed of independent boxes. To his surprise, each box seems to have been specially soundproofed, and there is a layer of light
shrouded in aura.
But this is not an obstacle at all for him.
Cheng Lin didn't intend to eavesdrop. After ordering the food, he just picked up the expensive cup of tea and drank it slowly, overlooking the crowds on the street, his eyes gradually deepening.
Over the past three years, he has also been paying attention to the world situation.
At first, the pursuit of him was very intense, but as he disappeared for a long time, the whole world relaxed. Some people even began to speculate that he had perished with the alliance of various countries in the South China Sea.
In other words, he must have overstretched his strength when he showed such a strong attack power, so he has been hiding information and is not a cause for concern. Well, this kind of speculation is quite popular.
But in short, due to his deliberate invisibility, most people have almost forgotten about the "wanted criminal" who has long since disappeared.
Cheng Lin gradually got used to and even liked the current situation.
Without him, without the projection, the world's cultivation world has completely stabilized its structure. With the Xia Kingdom's Secret Service headed by Li Yang taking the lead, cooperation has gradually replaced the original struggle. Well, this was originally the theme of the peaceful era.
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Everything seems to be getting better. Compared with the primitive era when countries fought desperately, today's spiritual practice world seems to be much more civilized and prosperous than in the past.
It's just that... Cheng Lin can't feel happy looking at this beautiful spring scene.
"Three years have come, but when will they come as you said?" Cheng Lin murmured to himself, but he had no way of getting the answer.
At this moment, suddenly, he heard the door of the private room next to him open briefly, and a figure came out.
He didn't pay attention at first, but when he saw the uniform of the other party clearly, his eyes paused for a moment.
"A person from the First Division?"
Cheng Lin had never seen this person before, but looked at his youthful face. He was probably a subsequent graduate. This made him curious. His mental tentacles easily broke through the barrier of the box and saw clearly that
The situation inside.
Immediately, he was slightly startled and unexpectedly saw a few familiar people!
In the private room, there were a dozen practitioners sitting around a round table. They were all wearing uniforms. The one sitting in the center was Song Jun. Next to her, there were several other familiar faces, including even some.
Including a member of Shueisha.
Three years have passed, and Song Jun and the others have obviously matured a lot. They are still as energetic as ever, but their temperament has become calmer and their spiritual power fluctuations have become more restrained.
No one noticed Cheng Lin's prying eyes, they just talked among themselves:
"...Sister Song, we are about to get on the plane right now, can we always reveal some inside information?" A young girl looked at Song Jun and asked.
"Yes, we are leaving for Australia all of a sudden, and there is no news at all about what is going on. We are very panicked," another person joked.
Song Jun's expression was calm. At first she just shook her head, but probably because she couldn't stand the pleading of a group of people, she finally sighed and said:
"There's really nothing I can do against you. Actually... I don't know much. It's probably over in Australia. Abnormal energy fluctuations have been detected in a medium-sized spiritual land area where we previously obtained mining rights. There is currently no way to find out the cause.
, for safety reasons, send us over there to keep an eye on it."
"Abnormal energy fluctuations?" Everyone looked at each other in confusion.
Similar situations are not uncommon. As soon as they heard it, they immediately lost most of their interest.
"It's probably due to the turmoil in the spiritual ground, right?"
"Maybe it's some new mutated mineral."
A group of people were all speculating, and then someone next to them laughed and said:
"We are not professional researchers, so why are we thinking about this? But I think it should be something similar, otherwise what else could it be? Could it be another trace of the so-called Cheng Lin?"
Hearing this sentence, a group of people couldn't help laughing.
Compared to ordinary people who have almost forgotten about this incident, official cultivation organizations in various countries have received various messages frequently in the past two years, and from time to time someone claims to have found traces of Cheng Lin's activities.
At first, everyone took it very seriously. However, as the story of "crying wolf" was told too many times without achieving anything, similar "reports" became fewer and fewer.
On the contrary, people in the cultivator system of various countries habitually blamed all unexplained abnormal energy fluctuations or unsolvable extraordinary cases on Cheng Lin.
In the box filled with laughter, Song Jun also smiled, but his eyes dimmed for a moment.
"Cheng Lin..."
After murmuring this long-lost name in her heart, Song Jun saw that the members who had gone out to check out had returned. She immediately gathered her thoughts, stood up and said:
"Okay, the flight is almost here, let's go."
A group of people stood up immediately and went downstairs together.
No one noticed the eyes watching them leave.
No one saw that Cheng Lin's originally dull expression gradually turned serious.
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At eight o'clock in the evening, summer time, the plane bound for Australia finally landed at its destination.
Because of the time difference, it was only around five o'clock in the afternoon here.
When Song Jun and his party walked out of the airport's special passage, they saw local vehicles and people waiting in the square covered with sunshine.
These include representatives of the Australian government, as well as members of the local Secret Service.
"welcome."
"Awaited."
After a brief exchange of greetings, Song Jun invited others to get into the car and sat in the passenger seat. She brushed her sleek hair and asked with a smile: "How is the situation? I didn't get much information when I came here.
"
The local staff member reported while driving:
"No harm has been detected yet, but the fluctuations near the place of occurrence are getting stronger and stronger, and the concentration of spiritual energy is also abnormally high, resulting in an enrichment effect. Our research team here has been observing, but it has always been
I didn’t get an accurate answer...but..."
"What is it?" Song Jun asked casually while flipping through the electronic information.
The man hesitated and said:
"The model based on our current measured data...this abnormal fluctuation is somewhat similar to the projection data model from that year."
"Oh?" Song Jun paused while flipping through the information, then turned to look at the latter, his eyes suddenly changed.
The person immediately explained:
"This is just a little similarity in the data model, nothing more. Similar situations have not happened before, but this is the first time in Australia."
"Well...continue." Song Jun nodded, agreeing with his statement, and at the same time shook his head subtly, laughing at himself, thinking that he might be too sensitive.
Projection... When did that happen? Three years ago, right... At that time, projection was still something bound to that guy... However, he has disappeared for three years, and no trace has been found. It must have been a long time ago
Just die...right?
Song Jun thought to himself, while listening to the rest of the irrelevant reports, he looked at the thick clouds that were gradually turning red outside the car glass.
When the group finally arrived at their destination, it was completely dark.
The sun disappeared and the sky became dark.
When their car drove into the blocked Lingdi hill area, Song Jun led the people out of the car and walked inside.
It was at this moment that she suddenly noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere of the entire station. Looking from a distance, it seemed that a large number of people had gathered on the top of the hill, looking at something. In the quiet night, it seemed particularly noisy.
"what happened?"
Song Jun quickened his pace and led the young monks forward. The people stationed at the station hurried over to greet them, but they looked quite nervous.
"Team Leader Song, you are finally here! New changes have just occurred here! We haven't had time to report to the country yet!" the senior researcher in a white coat said quickly.
"What's new? Take me to see it!" Song Jun said immediately.
Immediately, he followed the man quickly up the low hill and arrived at the place where everyone gathered. Then, the researcher pointed forward and upward and said:
"Look at the sky! That direction! Look carefully!"
Song Jun was the first to look up. His extraordinary vision accurately penetrated the darkness and saw the blurry, translucent, huge shadow hanging in mid-air, shaped like half a planet!
Then, her eyes widened suddenly, she bit her lips tightly, her body trembled, and she screamed loudly in her heart:
"Projection! Projection! This is... a new projection?!!"