Chapter 508: Chapter 260: Facing Jue Xing and the True Spirit Demon Tree
Twelve Blood Corpse Escapes, East Spring Undying Corpse Body was not affected at all, but Lu Chan’s already heavily injured Spirit Body had reached the brink of collapse. Even if she could still hold on, it’s likely she could only endure ten more times at most.
But the Middle Stage Demon Cultivator relentlessly pursued, continuously using escape techniques and talismans for chasing.
In just ten breaths, the Mid-stage Demon Pill Cultivator had closed within a hundred miles behind them, and Wen Jiu could only disregard Lu Chan and heavily use the Blood Corpse Escape. However, what Wen Jiu hadn’t anticipated was that even after ten more escapes, the pursuer was still catching up.
Not only he was pursuing, but multiple Demon Pill Cultivators were pouring out of the Dark Altar, unrelenting in their chase, disregarding any cost while deploying escape techniques. Wen Jiu knew very well that if he continued to bring Lu Chan along, she would neither die by the hands of the demon cultivators but certainly at his own hands.
Without hesitation, Wen Jiu used East Spring Undying Bone for one Blood Corpse Escape before immediately placing Lu Chan in the dense forest. Whether those Demon Pill Cultivators chose to pursue him or stop to kill Lu Chan depended solely on her fate.
"Lu Chan, my friend, if you perish, I will repay your favor to your descendants." Leaving this message through spiritual transmission, East Spring Undying Bone escaped once more.
Lu Chan was also acutely aware that her Spirit Body had reached the brink of collapse, so she remained silent. The mere possibility of seeing Li Bai again, knowing he hadn’t forgotten his debt of gratitude, was enough for her.
"Take care, my friend."
Watching East Spring Undying Bone disappear into the distance, Lu Chan remained silent for a long time, eventually closing her eyes, quietly awaiting the arrival of demon cultivators.
However.
After waiting for a while.
There was no movement.
Wen Jiu also realized this, the Middle Stage Demon Cultivator continued to chase him, as did several of the other Demon Pill Cultivators. Even as they flew over Lu Chan, none paused their pursuit because of her.
"It seems they’re entirely focused on me." Wen Jiu did not control East Spring Undying Bone to desperately perform Blood Corpse Escape. Though it could aid in escaping, once the pursuers lose the possibility of catching him, they would turn to deal with Lu Chan.
Therefore, Wen Jiu consistently maintained a distance of several hundred miles from the Mid-stage Demon Pill Cultivator, even intentionally refraining from using Blood Corpse Escape.
At the same time, a ripple of fate technique descended upon East Spring Undying Bone, coming from the Mid-stage Demon Pill Cultivator.
"It seems this is the so-called Dark Altar Master the Demon Pill Cultivators were talking about." Upon this realization, Wen Jiu immediately used Corpse Fate Technique for divination regarding Three Karmic Demon. As expected, with this person’s detection and the pursuit from a few Demon Pill Cultivators, the area surrounding Three Karmic Demon was no longer extremely dangerous. Although there were still some obscure heavy fate lines, the implicit threat to East Spring Undying Bone was not significant, simply because the involved matters were too vast and extraordinary, causing the fate lines to be heavy.
"It appears there’s something remarkable hidden beneath this Dark Altar, perhaps the reason for Three Karmic Demon’s presence here." Wen Jiu contemplated briefly, a daring idea forming in his mind. The Dark Altar Master’s proficiency in fate technique must be formidable; although incapable of directly examining East Spring Undying Bone’s fate lines or probing into East Spring Undying Bone’s true form and origin, he could definitely pinpoint East Spring Undying Bone’s location consistently.
Escaping had become nearly pointless, unless he could flee straight to Little Demon Realm, far beyond the Traceless Mountain Range for over twenty thousand miles, exiting the scope for fate technique tracking. Otherwise, as long as they remained in West Mountain Floating Domain and the opponent kept targeting East Spring Undying Bone with fate technique, East Spring Undying Bone wouldn’t have the chance to recloak as a corpse and hide.
The only course of action left was to interrupt the Mid-stage Demon Pill Altar Master’s continuous use of fate techniques.
Only if he stopped deploying fate techniques could Wen Jiu find an opportunity to transform into a Corpse Cultivator, hiding himself from fate techniques’ surveillance.
Because the transformation into a corpse ghost defies heavenly principles, attempting to use fate techniques to glimpse into what transcends heavenly principles would cause even Great Cultivators beyond Golden Core not to expend such lifespan.
"Then it’s time to confront you, and just as well, test how strong East Spring Undying Bone is without using the Soul Capturing Eye." Without hesitation, Wen Jiu controlled East Spring Undying Bone, escaping five hundred miles in a swift flight to present the illusion of being cornered, giving the impression that turning back and counterattacking was the only option. As expected, the Mid-stage Demon Pill Altar Master promptly approached.
At the same time, after sensing Li Bai approaching him, the Altar Master of the Dark Altar, instead of concealing behind a black robe, revealed his Black Armored Demon Body with delight, "It seems he possesses a special Magical Artifact for detecting fate techniques and peering into the extraordinary fortune of a Top-Grade Golden Core holder... Now, turning back to counterattack, seems like intending to achieve rebirth through death."
Words fell.
The Dark Altar Master sneered coldly, "But perhaps you’re overestimating yourself. You’re ultimately just in the Early Stage of Golden Core, while I’ve been in the Mid-stage Demon Pill for over three hundred years. Since you dare to turn back, I’ll ensure your return is impossible!"
Boom—
Magic fog erupted around the Dark Altar Master, transforming into a Startled Swan, charging towards East Spring Undying Bone, and East Spring Undying Bone reciprocated similarly. Witnessing East Spring Undying Bone not using ghost techniques, intending to confront him with ghost body directly, the Dark Altar Master sneered disdainfully.
Three hundred years don’t mean he’s exceptionally strong but signify he invested time in Dual Cultivation of Body and Technique.
In the next moment.
Nurtured for two hundred seventy-six years, now at the Early Stage of Golden Core, the Killing Demon Luo Body suddenly exploded with full force, as the black armor began to condense Demonic Qi, terrifying murderous intent amassed over centuries materializing as armor upon the black armor.
"Killing Demon Luo Body, one of the top ten demon bodies from Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect, stemming from the Ancient Demon Sect. For two hundred seventy-six years, killing ten cultivators a day, slaughtering a million swords garnered overwhelming murderous aura forming this body, today let’s test this against your Top-Grade Golden Core!"
