He only needed to circulate a small amount of Qi Blood Power to maintain his top speed for an extended period. The energy drain from this short journey was well within his limits.
Upon entering a dense forest not far from Seven Stars Castle, Chu Fan slowed his pace.
Ahead, Zhao Tianxing poked his head out from behind a large tree.
Chu Fan walked over to join him and asked the Cyan Snake in his sleeve in a low voice, "Sister Bai, what’s the exact range of your perception? And when it cos to concealnt, do you have any thods besides illusions?"
Upon hearing his words, the Cyan Snake opened its small mouth and exhaled a wisp of faint black smoke, so thin it almost blended in with the forest mist.
The black smoke seed to have a mind of its own, swiftly coiling around Chu Fan’s body. It brought no discomfort at all; instead, it felt like an invisible film settling onto his skin, drastically masking the fluctuations of his Primordial Qi and his life force.
"This is a magic technique of the Demon Race, similar to the human Breath Concealnt Skill. It’s nothing profound, but it’s enough to conceal your aura, making it difficult for those at the sa or a slightly higher Realm to perceive you."
The Cyan Snake explained, "As for perceptive abilities and more refined Concealing Techniques, those are mostly innate Divine Techniques of my Demon Race. We’re born with them; their strength just varies."
"Many beasts know how to blend into their surroundings to evade predators even before their intelligence awakens."
"Exotic Beasts that have awakened their intelligence are even more likely to awaken related innate Divine Techniques..."
"Take the Shadow Leopard, for instance. It can hide its body within shadows, making it difficult for even a Martial Artist who has undergone Mortal Transformation to sense its presence."
"The sa is true for perception. Our ability to sense energy, life force, and malice is often several tis more acute than that of humans of the sa rank."
Chu Fan nodded slightly.
After he broke through to the Spirit Awakening Realm, his Spiritual Sense had greatly increased, and he could already clearly perceive the surrounding fluctuations of Primordial Qi.
This was especially true during the battle at the Seven Stars Gang’s Martial Arts Arena. When both allies and enemies had unleashed their full power, his perception had been at its sharpest; everyone had seed like a furiously burning fla.
But his own perception paled in comparison to a mber of the Demon Race like the Cyan Snake, who possessed a powerful, innate Spiritual Sense.
The main reason he’d brought the Cyan Snake along was to use her extraordinary perception to first determine the true situation inside Seven Stars Castle.
If there were experts inside the castle far stronger than the black-robed man from before, he would imdiately abandon his plan and co up with sothing else.
If there weren’t, then he would storm the place and wreak havoc!
"Gim a puff of that, too..."
Zhao Tianxing grinned.
The Cyan Snake puffed out a cloud of black smoke that imdiately enveloped Zhao Tianxing.
To Chu Fan’s senses, it was as if Zhao Tianxing had vanished right before his eyes. His once-vigorous Qi Blood was completely masked!
"But..."
The Cyan Snake added, "This black smoke that conceals your auras only lasts for about an hour, so be mindful."
"An hour is more than enough." Chu Fan composed himself. Aided by the Cyan Snake’s Breath Concealnt Skill and the forest shadows, he and Zhao Tianxing moved like phantoms toward Seven Stars Castle without a sound.
Before long, they heard voices up ahead.
With a flicker, Chu Fan and Zhao Tianxing vanished like phantoms into the dense thickets and shadows.
The source of the voices was a group of youths in tattered clothes, their faces etched with panic.
From their fragnted speech and their attire, it was clear they were disciples who had escaped from Seven Stars Castle.
"Quick, let’s go! We finally made it out!"
"Damn it, those bastards from the Moon Worship Sect were raising us like pigs!"
"Luckily, they were short-staffed and didn’t know the castle’s secret passages. Otherwise, we’d all have been turned into ’Grand Elixirs’!"
"Let’s go to Cyan Yang Ancient City and join Master Cao!"
"I heard... the Seven Stars Gang has already dismissed all its disciples. Have they basically disbanded?"
"Bullshit! That has to be a strategic move by Master Cao! He didn’t want to let low-level disciples get needlessly killed! Compared to those Demons Shen Shikang and Lin Luoxue, the New Seven Stars Gang is a place where you can live like a human! Wherever Master Cao goes, I’m going!"
"You’re damn right! It’s better than staying in Seven Stars Castle and having our souls extracted and refined by the Moon Worship Sect! Good riddance to Shen Shikang! And it’s a blessing those running dogs like Lin Luoxue are dead too!"
"At first, I thought the one hundred and fifty-plus people taken to Dragon Ridge Mountain were the unlucky ones. Who would’ve thought Senior Brother Cao Yan would rescue them, while we were the ones nearly trapped to death in Seven Stars Castle! That’s just fate!"
Listening to the escaped disciples’ words, a mix of relief and grim resolve, Chu Fan and the hidden Zhao Tianxing exchanged a look. The last wisp of doubt in Chu Fan’s mind vanished.
’Seven Stars Castle really has rotted from the inside out.’
’So the ones occupying it really are from the Moon Worship Sect!’
’It seems that everyone, regardless of whether they were in the Bone Marrow Forging Realm, Bone Tempering Realm, or even the Incense Master-level Entering the Realm of Strength, has been trapped in Seven Stars Castle by the Moon Worship Sect, just waiting to be sent to Dragon Ridge Mountain.’
...
As night deepened, Zhao Tianxing concealed himself at the forest’s edge as planned, waiting for Chu Fan’s signal.
anwhile, Chu Fan and Cyan Snake Xiaobai, like two phantoms lting into the night, silently stole toward the hushed Seven Stars Castle.
At the castle gate, four white-robed Moon Worship Sect guards stood leaning on their weapons, their vigilant gazes sweeping over the area.
They were completely unaware that nurous disciples had already escaped from the castle through secret passages; they still believed the situation was firmly under control.
Thanks to the Cyan Snake’s Breath Concealnt Skill, Chu Fan’s aura was almost entirely suppressed. He moved silently, hugging the shadows cast by the high wall.
He tried to probe the situation inside the castle with his own Spiritual Sense, but to little avail.
The Cyan Snake’s voice, delicate and clear, suddenly echoed in his mind. ’Three at the Divine Power Realm. The aura of one is only slightly weaker than those two black-robed n from the other night. The other two are a step down, but they can’t be underestimated. All three are gathered in the sa room on the east side of Seven Stars Castle.’
’Three in the Divine Power Realm...’ A cold glint flashed in Chu Fan’s eyes.
Using the Divine Power Realm expert he’d killed the other day as a benchmark, he instantly had a good grasp of the situation.
His Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step had now reached Perfection, making his movents as elusive as a phantom’s.
Furthermore, the Yellow Springs Death Qi he’d gained after Breaking the Limit of his Nine Nether Yellow Springs Finger was devastatingly powerful and could even be combined with the Extre Cold Qi of his Extre Night Cold Prison Hand.
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