Chapter 39

In the room, Xia Shiyu and her mother recognized each other, embracing and crying together.

Lin Feng silently left the apartment, hailed a taxi, and returned to the Song family villa.

He had been playing the role of the son-in-law of the Song family for several days now. Every day, he either returned late or stayed out all night. Luckily, Uncle Song and Aunt Su were kind-hearted, or he would have surely faced some scolding.

At nine o’clock at night, Lin Feng returned to the Song family villa.

After walking a few steps, he saw Song Xueyan returning in her car. Lin Feng greeted her with a smile, “Yanyan, are you off work?”

“Yes,” Song Xueyan nodded.

They entered the Song family villa together.

“Little Feng, how is Grandpa?” As Lin Feng stepped into the villa, Song Tianqing, who was watching TV, asked.

Lin Feng smiled and reassured him that everything was fine. The family then sat down at the dinner table, finished a simple meal, and Lin Feng, after taking a shower, went back to his room to sleep.

Having used his abilities to heal Mr. Lin during the day and Xia Shiyu’s mother at night, Lin Feng’s mental energy consumption today was extremely significant. He lay directly on the bed, preparing to get a good sleep.

As soon as Lin Feng closed his eyes, an image of a tree appeared in his mind.

Lin Feng abruptly opened his eyes.

That tree disappeared instantly.

Confused, Lin Feng muttered to himself, “Strange, why would the tree from the Death Valley appear in my mind? Could it be…”

Lin Feng’s voice suddenly stopped.

He recalled the final scene in the Death Valley when he touched the luminous tree, and it transformed into light, entering his body.

For a moment, Lin Feng couldn’t distinguish between reality and imagination.

He slowly closed his eyes again, and unsurprisingly, the image of the tree appeared in his mind once more. This time, Lin Feng didn’t open his eyes. Instead, he controlled his consciousness to approach the luminous little tree.

As Lin Feng’s consciousness touched the small tree, a powerful suction force struck, and Lin Feng disappeared from the bed.

“Bang!”

Lin Feng appeared in a forest. Since he appeared in mid-air, he struggled to maintain his balance and almost fell flat on the ground.

Lin Feng winced in pain, looking around.

Getting up from the ground, Lin Feng stared at the familiar surroundings, feeling slightly bewildered. “How did I end up in this cursed place again?”

This cursed place was none other than the Death Valley.

“Roar!”

No sooner had Lin Feng spoken than he heard a thunderous roar echoing through the heavens and earth, sending shivers down his spine.

From a distance in the grass, a prehistoric saber-toothed tiger leaped out, its massive body approaching Lin Feng. Instinctively, Lin Feng invoked his abilities.

Between his eyes, white tiger runes flickered.

At this moment, Lin Feng unexpectedly felt a connection between himself and the prehistoric saber-toothed tiger before him, an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Lin Feng and the saber-toothed tiger confronted each other for a long time, and the creature did not attack.

Meanwhile, Lin Feng heard rustling sounds from the mountain forest. Glancing over, he saw another familiar figure—a giant white python. It also arrived beside Lin Feng.

Similarly, the white python harbored no ill will towards Lin Feng.

Seeing the white python, Lin Feng subconsciously thought of the luminous small tree at the center of the Death Valley. The reason he ended up in this strange place was undoubtedly thanks to the luminous small tree.

Circling around the two giant beasts, Lin Feng walked towards the center of the Death Valley.

The two beasts didn’t stop Lin Feng but silently followed behind him. Wherever they passed, plants broke and bent, magically recovering at an astonishing speed.

Arriving at the center of the Death Valley, Lin Feng once again saw the lake. This time, he spotted a new colossal beast—an ancient black tortoise that had lived for millions of years.

The tortoise lurked beneath the emerald-green pond water, but as Lin Feng approached the edge of the pool, the tortoise emerged from the bottom.

Lin Feng knew the  black tortoise harbored no ill intentions towards him. He also understood the relationship between himself and these colossal beasts. Up until now, the abilities he possessed were all related to these colossal beasts—the black tortoise associated with defensive abilities, the saber-toothed tiger linked to combat abilities.

However, the ability of the white python had yet to awaken in Lin Feng.

As the black tortoise surfaced, Lin Feng seemed to communicate with it. He lightly leaped and landed on the back of the black tortoise.

“Take me to the center of the pool.”

The black tortoise nodded and carried Lin Feng towards the center of the pool.

Lin Feng also saw the tree at the center of the pool. Due to it being daytime, the luminous tree didn’t shine as conspicuously as it did at night. Upon reaching the luminous tree, the black tortoise left.

It seemed that the black tortoise held a sense of reverence for the small tree.

The luminous tree was exactly the same as the one Lin Feng had seen before, with no visible changes. Its crystal-clear roots resembled growing white jade, adorned with Dao runes and exuding an extraordinary aura.

“There are twelve leaves here!” Lin Feng exclaimed, “Each of these leaves bears runic imprints—this one is the White Tiger, and this one is the Xuantortoise…”

Lin Feng counted these leaves and discovered that each leaf seemed to represent a different ability.

…

Jiangzhou Grand Hotel.

After returning from Qingfeng Pavilion, Zhao Jing rushed to the Jiangzhou Grand Hotel to meet with the team leader, Murong Mengxi.

“Zhao Jing, later you’ll spread a piece of news. Say that Lin Feng, the son-in-law of the Song family, has a piece of Celestial Diagram Fragment in his possession,” Mu Rong Mengxi said with a faint smile.

Zhao Jing was momentarily surprised. A Celestial Diagram Fragment was a treasure that even the Celestial Sect coveted. Spreading such news would undoubtedly put Lin Feng in a dangerous situation.

“Understood,” Zhao Jing replied, though she felt perplexed inside. Despite her doubts, she carried out the instructions truthfully.

That night, a piece of news sent shockwaves throughout the entire Great Xia. Lin Feng, the son-in-law of the Song family in Jiangzhou, was rumored to have a Celestial Diagram Fragment in his possession. Amidst the astonishment of many, the Celestial Sect was more excited than anyone else.

Unknown to the public, the Celestial Sect had been collecting Celestial Diagram Fragments for seventy years.

The one in Lin Feng’s possession was believed to be the last one. Acquiring this fragment would finally unveil the secrets behind the Celestial Chart Diagram.

In Jiangzhou, there was another notable figure associated with the Celestial Sect—the patriarch of the Chu family, Chu Beitian. In terms of generations, Chu Beitian was a grandfather to Chu Qiu and a blood brother to Chu Lao, the current head of the Chu family.

Simultaneously, Chu Beitian held another identity as the captain of the Special Warfare Bureau in the Jiangzhou province.

Jiangzhou City was under the jurisdiction of the province of Linjiang.

Murong Mengxi, as the team leader of the Jiangzhou Special Warfare Bureau, had Chu Beitian as her superior.

This was also the reason why Murong Mengxi dare not to take action against the Chu family; she needed to consult Chu Beitian if she intended to do anything significant.

Upon receiving news of the Celestial Chart Fragment in Lin Feng’s possession, Chu Beitian did not choose to seal off the information. Instead, he decided to amplify the news and issued a message through Murong Mengxi, the leader of the Jiangzhou team.

【Jiangzhou Special Warfare Bureau is exerting full efforts to ensure Lin Feng’s safety. To prevent potential assassination attempts by the Celestial Sect, we urge Lin Feng to hand over the Celestial Chart Fragment to the Special Warfare Bureau for safekeeping.】

【Additionally, Liu Siming, the leader of the Jiangnan Special Warfare Bureau, is heading to Jiangzhou City to cooperate on the mission. It is imperative to guarantee the safety of both Lin Feng and the Celestial Chart Fragment. Necessary measures can be taken when required.】

After releasing these two messages, Chu Beitian gazed out of the dark window with profound eyes.

“Seventy years of effort, and finally, a glimpse of dawn…”