Lin Zheyu's perception was immensely strong, even if something wasn't within his perceptual range, ordinary Martial Artists couldn't compare to his awareness.

On the second day of the mission, Lin Zheyu realized someone was stealthily watching him from the shadows.

However, to avoid exposing his strength and to prevent alerting the enemy, he pretended not to notice.

"A Martial Artist at the Huajin Level, without the aura of dark energy, dares to follow me this close to Wuling City. They likely aren't members of any evil cult."

"I probably won't make a mistake in a small matter like this, right?"

Lin Zheyu muttered quietly.

Over the next two days, he deliberately and casually approached within a two-hundred-meter radius of the opponent, bringing them into his perceptual field to assess their strength.

While Lin Zheyu awaited the adversary's move, Deng Shu Jie watched Lin Zheyu suspiciously from the shadows.

"What's this kid doing here?"

"Given his abilities, there's no way he can detect my presence. And if he did, leading me here is akin to seeking death."

"Could he possibly be planning to meet someone here?"

Deng Shu Jie pondered this, thinking he might have stumbled upon some secret and resolved not to reveal himself.

Lin Zheyu walked around the riverbank, confirmed that there was no one else nearby, and shook his head helplessly.

"Forget it, I might as well make the first move."

Lin Zheyu thought to himself.

He pretended to casually walk towards the opponent's hidden spot, moving slowly as if he was out for a random walk.

As he closed in to within less than a hundred meters of the opponent, Lin Zheyu acted.

Boom!

The Qi Blood within him erupted violently, boosting Lin Zheyu's speed to a terrifying level beyond the speed of sound, accompanied by a deafening sonic boom.

Deng Shu Jie's expression changed, sensing an ominous aura.

A massive surge of true energy erupted from his body, quickly forming a thick Energy Shield on his surface.

He didn't know why he felt this way, considering the opponent was merely a Bone Marrow Refining Realm Martial Artist, yet he sensed a whiff of death.

"No, that's not right, how can someone in the Bone Marrow Refining Realm possess such terrifying speed!"

"He's not Lin Zheyu, who on earth is this guy!"

Deng Shu Jie's face was filled with horror.

Just as he opened his true energy shield, a terrifying purple blade light came slashing towards his head.

The blade's speed was unimaginable, beyond comprehension.

Before Deng Shu Jie could even fully register the danger, the blade light was right before his eyes.

He could only instinctively raise his arm to block while opening the true energy shield.

Pfft—

The Purple Thunder Demon Slaying Blade easily sliced through Deng Shu Jie's Energy Shield, with a pfft sound, tearing his body into two halves as easily as cutting through tofu under his terrified and incredulous gaze.

Bang—

The two halves of his body fell to the ground with a resounding thud.

Deng Shu Jie's eyes were wide open, not having fathomed he'd die in such a disgraceful manner.

"Such a worthless foe like this dares to come assassinate me?"

"Besides the forces of that unknown Demon God, I shouldn't have enemies anywhere else. This guy must be someone from the Infinite Sect or perhaps a foe of my master?"

Lin Zheyu gazed at the corpse on the ground, speculating in his mind.

He squatted down and searched the opponent's body, but couldn't find any identification.

From the man's belongings, he only found two bottles of Spiritual Liquid, some silver taels, and a few bottles of Elixir.

"Two bottles of Spiritual Liquid, not bad."

"These Huajin level Martial Artists are quite wealthy, carrying precious items like Spiritual Liquid with them."

Lin Zheyu said with a smile.

He felt no fear or animosity towards these Huajin level assassins, rather, he welcomed them.

But only as long as they were at the Huajin Level.

Any stronger, and it became somewhat improper.

Sending a Grandmaster level against a junior like him who is only in the Bone Marrow Refining Realm seemed excessive.

After witnessing Jiang Jun's Magical Artifact, Lin Zheyu was in no hurry to encounter a Grandmaster level expert.

According to his senior brother, upon reaching the Grandmaster stage, one must register at the Observatory, become a member there, and receive their own Magical Artifact.

Without a Magical Artifact, Lin Zheyu still had a chance to defeat a Grandmaster opponent, or at least escape with his life.

But if the opponent possessed a Magical Artifact, Lin Zheyu knew he was no match.

Pfft~

As Lin Zheyu tossed the corpse into the river, he turned and headed towards Wuling City.

It had been four days since his last breakthrough.

It was time to reap a wave of Source Power.

"With my current body recovery abilities, after breaking through the limit, I can binge eat and reach full recovery in less than three days."

"Unfortunately, my Spirit doesn't recover as easily, otherwise I could shorten the interval between breakthroughs."

Lin Zheyu thought to himself.

His physique, after being reconstructed by golden Qi Blood, had undergone cultivation in the Melting Furnace Body Tempering Skill, and further refined by the Primordial Infinite True Skill, was strengthened even more.

Both his physical strength and recovery ability had reached an astonishing degree.

Unfortunately, the spiritual and soul aspects, while much stronger, still recovered at the previous slow pace.

In fact, Lin Zheyu felt that even four days merely allowed his spirit and soul to just barely return to peak condition.

And this was with the combined effects of the Sacred Inference Spirit Skill, Turtle Breath True Skill, and Health Cultivation True Skill, enabling such a quick recovery.

Otherwise, restoring such a powerful spirit and soul would take even longer.

Lin Zheyu didn't rush back to the Sect.

Instead, he returned to his rented courtyard and began cultivating the Melting Furnace Body Tempering Skill. Although this technique had exhausted its potential, the enhancement it provided to his physique was negligible.