Chapter 358: Tian Yan: You’ve Finally Returned
Tian Yan swiftly swallowed the last piece of cake and reached out to grab a new slice. She carefully tucked the cake into her storage bag, then stretched out her tiny hand and pinched her fingers together to calculate something.
“Hmm…” she frowned slightly, “I’ve figured it out, but there’s a problem.”
**”What problem?”**
“It seems she didn’t hide her whereabouts, but I managed to find several locations of the Hundred Faced Saintess, and the farthest one is even in the Southern Region.”
Bai Feng: “?”
After pondering for a few seconds, he deduced that it was probably a demon woman’s clone that was causing the confusion—though he wasn’t sure if she was deliberately blocking his deductions or if the clone was off doing something else.
“Well, forget it then.”
He shook his head. Chasing after a demon woman over such a perilous world full of Child of Destiny was clearly unwise.
“Let’s head back first, inform the sect, and tell others to be cautious about the Hundred Faced Saintess. Maybe we can also track her trail.”
…
Bai Feng didn’t manage to find the trail of the Hundred Faced Saintess; she seemed to have vanished into thin air.
Though a faint worry lingered in his heart, he wasn’t overly disappointed. Instead, he kept progressing in his cultivation.
And this time, he altered his plan. Ever since Zuo Qiu eradicated a Child of Destiny, he realized that hiding forever was useless—especially with the appearance of Secret Realms, Spirit Veins, and such resources making conflicts more intense. The fights among the Child of Destiny would only increase, and sooner or later, the few Child of Destiny he knew would clash with others.
So, he needed to make this chaos controllable.
He even followed Bai Yu Mo and others into a newly appeared Secret Realm, conducting an experiment—trying to see if illusions impacted the Child of Destiny’s tendency to be mocked under the influence of his newly acquired Illusion Art.
His new Illusion Art could silently and seamlessly impose illusions, making it very hard for others to detect. Perfect for confounding the Child of Destiny.
“Looks like they won’t be affected by mockery.”
Bai Feng sat on a tree branch, watching a Child of Destiny from a small sect resting before him. The kid didn’t seem to notice him at all.
For him, that was undeniably good news. But it didn’t mean he could breathe easy.
If the Child of Destiny spotted him or sensed his Divine Consciousness, the effect would diminish drastically under the extreme vigilance of the Child of Destiny. Moreover, if the Child of Destiny possessed divine artifacts or techniques enhancing illusion resistance, even his illusion wouldn’t work effectively.
But here, the weakening wasn’t that the illusion was fake—it’s a more mystic phenomenon. For example, the Child of Destiny might suddenly sense something strange about the environment or irrationally feel the scenery before their eyes was entirely fake.
And when Bai Feng used illusions on non-Child of Destiny individuals, almost no such anomalies appeared.
‘Definitely, the Child of Destiny stuff is really mystical!’
Thinking this, Bai Feng inwardly cursed and quietly slipped away.
Before leaving, he left a ‘seed’ on the Child of Destiny—so that in the next encounter, the other would be unable to sense him, giving Bai Feng ample time to retreat.
Such a method could only delay, not long-term confuse. If he could plant seeds on each Child of Destiny, that would be ideal.
“It’s time to go.”
Bai Feng didn’t plan to linger in the Secret Realm. It was quite small; the most useful part was the rare materials he gathered and verifying how his illusion affected the Child of Destiny. With that done, there was no reason to stay.
He approached a cave, reached out, and grabbed Xiao Jiu, who was sunbathing at the entrance. “No more naps, we’re leaving.”
“Haa…” Xiao Jiu yawned, lifting her head to look at him. “Where have you been just now?”
“Just testing something.”
Bai Feng ruffled her head affectionately, then carried her into the cave. Soon afterward, he noticed two pairs of slightly displeased eyes.
“Brother, where did you just run off to?”
“Dear, weren’t we supposed to stick together as much as possible?”
Facing their questions, Bai Feng felt a bit guilty and looked away: “I think I left you a note, right?”
“Then you shouldn’t just leave without saying a word!” Bai Yu Mo complained.
“This time’s special, won’t do it again,” Bai Feng chuckled and waved his hand. After all, this was to test his illusion’s effect on the Child of Destiny—too inconvenient to bring others along, and this Secret Realm limited cultivation below Transformation God Full Stage, so he didn’t need to worry about encountering Spirit Virtual Stage experts.
Seeing Bai Yu Mo and Yun Yue Yao seem about to speak again, he quickly changed the subject: “By the way, I guess it’s about time to leave. This is a small Secret Realm, and we’ve explored most of it.”
The little Jiu in his arms lifted her head, confused. “Can we leave early just because time’s up?”
“Not all Secret Realms require them to close before you can exit. Our current one is quite stable; we can leave early with a special talisman,” Bai Feng explained, pulling out four jade tokens from his storage ring. “Here, each of you take one.”
These jade tokens were provided by Lin Yan. As a Secret Realm enthusiast, he had a large stock of tokens that could detach from the realm. But even then, some Secret Realms were still destined to be blown up.
After activating the tokens, Bai Feng and his companions quickly exited the Secret Realm and appeared outside.
Bai Feng first checked the surroundings to make sure no Child of Destiny was nearby, then he breathed a sigh of relief.
“Let’s head back.”
“Let’s go to the Cave Residence!” Yun Yue Yao suggested, “I feel I’m close to breakthrough.”
…
Bai Feng silently glanced at her serious face. You know, half the world might think she’s going into seclusion to cultivate!
“Alright, let’s go to the Cave Residence to cultivate.”
He didn’t refuse—he was also close to breaking through.
The Cave Residence wasn’t in Wufeng City or other city areas but outside the city, at a newly appeared Spirit Vein.
This Spirit Vein’s gathering formation was made by him and some formation masters from the Heavenly Sword Sect. After completing it, he gained a permanent residence.
Since the city often spawned Child of Destiny, Bai Feng decided to move into the Cave Residence. Though the Cave Residence also had Child of Destiny, it was protected by formations and separated by distances, unlike the city where new ones kept appearing in inns.
Back inside, they saw a golden twin ponytail girl who had just refreshed herself in the Cave Residence. She looked up with a tender but resentful gaze at Bai Feng: “You guys are finally back.”
