Eternal Life: I Rely on Fortune Points for Improvement

Chapter 567: Chapter 272: Arrival (Part 2)

"But why did it only increase by a bit over three million?"

"They’re definitely still chasing on the way here."

"First, let’s upgrade the Foundation Establishment Technique!"

Jiang Feng muttered to himself as he ran.

He put all the Fortune Points he had obtained into his Foundation Establishment Technique.

The status panel changed.

Name: Jiang Feng

Fortune: None

Cultivation Technique: Foundation Establishment Technique—Minor Achievement (141-150)

Cultivation Realm: First-Layer Foundation Establishment (Divine Dao)

"Whew!"

Jiang Feng shot across the sky above the Nether King River.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, an enormous creature burst from the water ahead, opening its bloody maw, trying to swallow Jiang Feng, who was speeding through the sky, in one bite.

It was a Catfish Spirit.

Its body was as big as a wild bull.

The surface of its skin was covered in a viscous liquid, extremely corrosive. If hit by its body, even Spiritual Energy couldn’t withstand that corrosive force.

It was a Great Demon in the nearby waters.

Its power was comparable to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!"

Jiang Feng drew the Dragon Bone Bow, firing three arrows in quick succession at the Catfish Spirit.

He wasn’t flustered at all. All along the way, it was far from his first battle with a River Demon. With his Dragon Bone Bow and Qinglong Cauldron, two Innate Magical Treasures for defense, along with his other skills, ordinary Foundation Establishment River Demons were simply no threat to him.

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

He kept his Spiritual Sense alert to his surroundings.

When the Catfish Spirit charged up from downstream, it hadn’t even reached the water below before Jiang Feng sensed it in advance. Now, with three rapid arrows, each one struck a vital point on the Catfish Spirit.

The Catfish Spirit had barely burst from the water, rising to only about twenty to thirty meters, when the Dragon Bone Bow forced it back down.

Its body sank beneath the water.

Streaks of blood surfaced on the surging river.

Jiang Feng didn’t bother with it. With Mad Blade Martial Arts Hall’s pursuers right behind, he couldn’t afford to waste any time on the Catfish Spirit.

Determined to never let up, Jiang Feng didn’t dare rest for a moment along the way.

He knew there was still a long distance to the Blood Domain. According to Little Cyan Snake’s map, it would take at least two or three months just to reach the Blood Domain.

So he might have to face nearly three months of Mad Blade Martial Arts Hall’s relentless pursuit. He had to shake them off as far as possible; otherwise, if he was ever caught in their encirclement, the consequences would be disastrous.

So Jiang Feng stepped onto the Civil Servant Sword, the Qinglong Cauldron floating above his head, Dragon Bone Bow in hand, while his Spiritual Sense stretched forward to scout, monitoring movements below the river and never losing sight of the pursuers behind.

For ten days straight, he went without sleep or rest.

He’d already driven off more than twenty Nether River Great Demons with the Dragon Bone Bow.

Little Cyan Snake had said that as long as he followed the Nether King River downstream, under the protection of the Dragon Bone Bow, he could reach the Blood Domain safely. Jiang Feng believed Little Cyan Snake wouldn’t dare deceive him, wouldn’t dare let him die in the Nether King River. Even so, Jiang Feng was always prepared for sudden danger.

He just hadn’t expected so many Great Demons in the Nether King River. So far, the strongest among them was only that Catfish Spirit.

But having to face one or two every day, even Jiang Feng grew impatient.

Today, he faced a Fish Demon able to control a school of silver fish, making them launch from the river’s surface like flying swords, shooting up at him in the air.

This one was bright and colorful, like an unknown rainbow-colored snake disguised as a fish.

It hid in the downstream riverbed, remotely controlling the school above from a distance.

When schools of fish shot out from the water, barreling toward him like waves of Sword Shadows, Jiang Feng felt as though he was trapped in a never-ending siege.

Those silver fish were utterly fearless, charging into the Qinglong Cauldron’s defense again and again, even if none could break through.

Under his Spiritual Sense’s sweep—

Jiang Feng saw countless silver fish gushing from upstream, downstream, even hidden underground rivers, all converging upon him.

With the naked eye, Jiang Feng couldn’t see a thing outside the Qinglong Cauldron’s protective barrier.

Fortunately, he spotted the rainbow-scaled Fish Demon hiding downstream, camouflaged as a rainbow fish, and with the Dragon Bone Bow, shot it dead from afar, breaking free from the fish horde’s siege.

At that moment, he almost wished to leave the Nether King River far behind.

He skirted the forest, flying low to the ground inside the trees.

But in the end, following Little Cyan Snake’s guidance, he continued along the Nether King River downstream.

Whether this waterway belonged to that rainbow fish, or if even stronger Great Demons lurked downstream, Jiang Feng spent several more days free from Great Demon ambushes.

Another half month flew by in a blink.

It had been a month since he started fleeing along the Nether King River to the Blood Domain.

Jiang Feng realized he’d entered a part of the river where the current was at its calmest. Little Cyan Snake had given him very precise warnings about this area: here he had to be extra careful and alert.

Not only should he guard against Great Demons in the river, but also keep an eye on both riverbanks. At any hint of danger, he’d rather dive under the water than get dragged into a fight with other Demon Beasts in the forest.

To be safe, Jiang Feng slowed his pace.

"Ahhhh!"

"Jiang Feng, show yourself!"

Three thousand miles back, Lü Su couldn’t contain his roars in the forest.

After twenty-some days of not even spotting Jiang Feng’s shadow, he was growing ever more frustrated. Every time he thought about how the Triple Ring and Thousand Rain Sword had both been destroyed by Jiang Feng, he just couldn’t help but rage and shout.

"Senior brother, calm down. You’ve become increasingly unstable lately—I’m worried you’ll lose control and suffer a Qi Deviation."

The Saintess said with worry.

"Don’t worry about me, I’ll be fine. I’m just wondering—if Jiang Feng really means to reach the Blood Domain through the Forbidden Forest, why haven’t we seen even his shadow after so many days?"

"I’m starting to think he might’ve tricked us again, that maybe he never intended to go to the Blood Domain at all, but deliberately led us here so he could circle back to the Dragon Capital on his own."