Chapter 384: Chapter 141: Slaying the Fair Lady in the Gangfeng Forbidden Land, Riding the Wind with the Nascent True Scripture, Pursuit and a Desperate Flight
Just as he’d guessed...
The Wind Spirits in the Gangfeng Forbidden Land were far more wild and violent than those in other places.
Devouring them was therefore quite difficult.
But as he devoured the Wind Spirits here, he didn’t feel that same exhaustion.
As Chu Fan devoured the Wind Spirits, his mind raced...
He had managed to compete in speed with an expert above the Divine Power Realm for so long, despite his Spirit Awakening Realm cultivation. This was all thanks to the various Traits of his Running Technique, combined with the subtle use of wind from his newly-learned Nine Heavens Wind Mastery Scripture.
’If I can use this opportunity to increase my Wind Control Power just a little more, perhaps I can finally shake off this woman who’s sticking to me like glue.’
At the same time, he focused his thoughts inward and saw the significant increase in his Running Technique’s Experience Points...
[Technique: Running Technique (Third Limit Break 8335/10000) (Traits: Wind under the Feet; Light as a Feather; Wave Riding and Wind Chasing)]
’This mad dash over the past few hours has really boosted my experience!’
Chu Fan felt a surge of confidence.
’At this rate, my Running Technique might reach its Fourth Limit Break by tomorrow!’
A hint of anticipation flashed in his eyes—every Limit Break was a qualitative leap forward.
The Trait he would gain upon Breaking the Limit was even more exciting.
’I’m really curious... what kind of powerful new Trait will I get after the Fourth Limit Break?’
’By then, if this woman who’s chasing me relentlessly can still catch up, it’ll be a cold day in hell!’
The sky had yet to fully brighten, and the mountain forest was still shrouded in the thin mist and chill that came before dawn.
The woman from Medicine King Valley, who had been sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed, hoping to replenish her Primordial Qi by remaining still, suddenly snapped her eyes open. A sharp glint flashed within them and was gone!
Her figure shot forward like a bolt of purple lightning, tearing through the morning tranquility as she rapidly closed in on Chu Fan!
Chu Fan was already prepared. He let out a great laugh. "HAHAHAHAHA, perfect timing!"
His feet barely seemed to touch the ground as he tapped it lightly, his entire body seemingly held aloft by an invisible breeze as he drifted backward several yards.
His posture was utterly composed. He didn’t look like a man being hunted, but rather one taking a leisurely stroll through a garden!
The woman was stunned, but she didn’t stop, giving chase once more.
With one in front and one behind, a new round of the chase began in the mountain forest as dawn’s first light appeared.
But after chasing for less than a few hundred yards, the woman’s expression suddenly changed!
’He’s faster!’
’That kid up ahead is actually a notch faster than he was yesterday evening!’
’How is this possible?!’
’Over the course of a single night—even if he practiced his Body Technique without sleep, while also having to remain on guard against me—how could he possibly have made such a significant improvement?’
’This completely defies all martial arts logic!’
’Improving one’s cultivation, especially the speed of a Body Technique, always takes painstaking effort. It can’t be achieved in a single leap!’
She, however, was unaware that Chu Fan wasn’t practicing some ordinary martial art, but the Nine Heavens Wind Mastery Scripture—a technique that delved into the very origin of wind!
It was said that when practiced to its absolute limit, this Cultivation Technique allowed one to "become the wind itself, achieving the Way through its mastery."
Although Chu Fan had only just scratched the surface—his Dantian Wind Seed having just condensed and his Thirty-Six Wind Meridians newly formed—his perception and control of the air currents around him were already far beyond what an ordinary Martial Artist practicing wind-based Martial Arts could achieve.
Not to mention, his Running Technique already possessed the "Wave Riding and Wind Chasing" Trait, which perfectly complemented the Nine Heavens Wind Mastery Scripture.
Last night, while remaining vigilant, he had continuously devoured and refined Wandering Wind Spirits. Though his progress was slow, he had gained a greater understanding and control of the wind, which translated into a tangible increase in his speed.
It was like adding a perfectly angled sail to an already swift ship!
In a life-or-death, high-speed chase like this, even that slight improvement was magnified, becoming incredibly apparent!
The woman was both shocked and furious, a sense of stifling frustration welling up within her.
’I’m a dignified Acupoint Realm expert, hunting a mere early-stage Spirit Awakening Realm junior. I’ve been chasing him for a full day and night without success, and he’s actually getting *faster*?’
’If word of this were to get out, how could I ever show my face again?’
’But then she remembered—she was hunting a Demon Suppression Guard!’
’If I let this man escape, and the Demon Suppression Bureau comes to Medicine King Valley’s doorstep in the future... the consequences...’
Hatred and resentment gnawed at her heart like vipers.
She gritted her teeth and pushed her Body Technique to its absolute limit. Primordial Qi surged around her as she doggedly stuck to Chu Fan’s heels, absolutely refusing to give up!
"I’d like to see just how long your Spirit Awakening Realm Primordial Qi can last!"
The chase went on, from sunrise to mid-morning;
and from the blazing midday sun until it sank in the west.
Like a tireless phantom in the woods, Chu Fan used the complex terrain and his ever-improving command of the wind to always keep a certain distance from the woman—a gap that seemed within reach, yet could never be closed.
And within his body, after more than a dozen hours of being pushed to the absolute limit, the number representing his Running Technique’s Experience Points finally broke through the final barrier!
[The "Running Technique" has reached its limit. Consume 500 Spiritual Essence to Break the Limit?]
