Translator: CinderTL
Song Wen suddenly felt that the surrounding Azure Flas had thinned out slightly.
Imdiately, a look of joy appeared on his face.
They had already fled to the end of the corridor and returned to the cavern hall with the vertical shaft they had encountered earlier.
This cavern hall was connected to four corridors. Apart from the one they had just escaped from, the other three were located to the left, right, and directly ahead.
Song Wen turned toward the corridor on the right, intending to separate from Gui Ni and Xue Cangqiong in their escape. Perhaps this would give him a chance to shake off the Three-Corpse Dog. Moreover, it would also allow him to break away from Gui Ni and Xue Cangqiong, killing two birds with one stone.
Suddenly, Gui Ni's voice rang out.
"Fellow Daoist Xue i, I kindly ask you to summon your Illusion Clones, and then have Xue Cangqiong infuse them with Blood Qi. After that, send the Illusion Clones into two different corridors to lure away the Three-Corpse Dog."
Compared to Song Wen's plan, Gui Ni's strategy was more advantageous for him and Xue Cangqiong.
Although this plan also carried the risk of failure.
However, if successful, it would divert the Three-Corpse Dog.
In this way, all four of them could escape safely without having to gamble on the one-in-three chance.
After all, even if the four of them entered different corridors, the Three-Corpse Dog would inevitably chase one of them.
No one could predict which one the Three-Corpse Dog would choose to pursue.
Upon hearing this, Xue i was initially reluctant.
She had the sa idea as Song Wen.
However, when Gui Ni released a chilling killing intent, Xue i did not hesitate and imdiately began forming magic seals.
In an instant, nine clones identical to her were conjured.
Imdiately after, Xue Cangqiong infused the nine clones with Blood Qi.
Instantly, the clones radiated a powerful Blood Qi, making them even more conspicuous than the four living individuals, including Song Wen.
The nine clones split into two groups and fled into the corridors on the left and right.
The Three-Corpse Dog charged into the cavern hall and noticed figures in all three corridors.
Without hesitation, the three heads of the dog opened their mouths wide.
Suddenly, three different attacks were launched in three different directions.
Azure Flas surged into the corridor on the right.
Several Yellow Water Spears shot toward the corridor on the left.
A bolt of lightning struck the corridor directly ahead.
The Illusion Clones in the left and right corridors were instantly annihilated.
Seeing this, Song Wen and the others were all shocked.
The Three-Corpse Dog could actually unleash three different attacks simultaneously.
This was sothing it had never revealed before.
Even Xue i, who knew the Three-Corpse Dog best, had not anticipated this move.
Gui Ni imdiately mobilized Ghost Qi, sending it toward the incoming lightning.
In an instant, the corridor behind the four of them was filled with pitch-black Ghost Qi.
The Ghost Qi was extrely dense, forming a thick black fog wall.
The lightning bolt pierced into the fog wall, and wherever it passed, large amounts of Ghost Qi were annihilated, dissipating into nothingness.
The fog wall was pierced, revealing a deep hole.
The lightning continued to advance.
A crimson streak flashed by, slashing at the lightning.
This was the flying sword wielded by Xue Cangqiong.
The Blood Dao Spiritual Power contained within the flying sword dispersed upon being struck by the lightning.
The flying sword lost all its power and was sent flying.
Another thick blood wall appeared, blocking the path of the lightning.
"Boom!"
The blood wall disintegrated, turning into a mist of scarlet Blood Qi.
Under the combined defenses of Gui Ni, Xue Cangqiong, and Song Wen, the power of the lightning bolt was exhausted, transforming into nurous tiny sparks of electricity.
However, this did not bring the four of them any sense of relief.
The Three-Corpse Dog had already chased them into the corridor and was gradually closing in.
In the next mont, the four individuals, who had previously been wearing solemn expressions, suddenly revealed a hint of delight on their faces.
They had already seen the end of the corridor.
This corridor was only about ten miles long, and they had traversed it in less than half a breath.
At the end of the corridor was another cavernous hall.
Moreover, in the center of the hall was a Teleportation Array.
Gui Ni, who was fleeing at the forefront, without hesitation, threw nine mid-grade Spirit Stones into the grooves at the edge of the Teleportation Array.
The Teleportation Array gradually lit up with a cyan glow.
Just before the Teleportation Array activated, all four of them entered it one after another.
Subsequently, the four disappeared without a trace.
The Three-Corpse Dog, which had been charging recklessly into the hall, saw this scene, and the crimson color in its three heads and six eyes gradually dimd as it slowly walked back toward the vertical shaft where it had been hiding.
...
As soon as Song Wen finished the teleportation, he heard Xue i's voice in his ear.
"Yin Shuo, be careful behind you."
Song Wen's Divine Sense quickly probed behind him and discovered that Xue Cangqiong's crimson flying sword was heading straight for his back.
Naturally, Song Wen could not be completely unprepared for Xue Cangqiong.
At so point, he had already grasped a silver talisman in his hand.
The talisman activated, and Song Wen's figure gradually began to blur.
The flying sword passed through Song Wen's afterimage in a flash.
Seeing this, Xue Cangqiong gritted his teeth in frustration.
"A Minor Teleportation Talisman!"
He had never expected that 'Yin Shuo' would possess a Minor Teleportation Talisman.
His Divine Sense quickly spread out in all directions.
As everyone knew, a Minor Teleportation Talisman could only teleport a maximum distance of three hundred miles.
And Xue Cangqiong, being a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, had a maximum sensing distance of exactly three hundred miles.
Therefore, he was quite confident in his ability to locate Song Wen.
The reason Xue Cangqiong had not attacked Xue i first but instead sneak-attacked Song Wen was due to his fear of Song Wen's Spiritual Sense Attack.
As long as Song Wen was dead, killing Xue i would be as easy as turning over his hand.
As Xue Cangqiong's Divine Sense extended outward in search of Song Wen's traces, he also got a clear view of the Small Secret Realm they were currently in.
This Small Secret Realm was vast, at least beyond the range of Xue Cangqiong's Divine Sense.
Within the Small Secret Realm, the spiritual energy was dense, the trees were lush, and mountains surrounded the area.
Among the forests, there were nurous birds and beasts.
About three hundred miles southwest of Xue Cangqiong, Song Wen's figure stood prominently, slowly approaching the location of Xue Cangqiong and the other two.
Seeing that Song Wen had not fled but was instead walking straight toward them, Xue Cangqiong's brows furrowed tightly.
Song Wen's behavior was too abnormal, making him feel wary.
"Fellow Daoist Gui Ni, Xue Cangqiong took advantage of my unpreparedness to launch a sneak attack on . What do you have to say about this?"
Even though they were still over two hundred miles apart, Song Wen's voice, carried by his Spiritual Power, reached the ears of the three.
Gui Ni had previously promised that after Xue i handed over the thod to resist the Azure Nether Profound Fire, if Xue Cangqiong attacked Xue i and Song Wen again, Gui Ni would personally deal with Xue Cangqiong.
Gui Ni's gaze swept over Song Wen, Xue i, and Xue Cangqiong, finally settling on Xue Cangqiong.
"The path of cultivation is ethereal, and it is a fortunate thing to have a like-minded companion to walk it with. Xue Cangqiong, we have been friends for hundreds of years, and we have shared many interests. However..."
At this point, Gui Ni suddenly shook his head, sighing with so regret.
"Words are of no use. You'd better handle it yourselves. I won't get involved in your affairs."
With that, Gui Ni retreated.
In no ti, he was already a hundred miles away from Xue i and Xue Cangqiong.
User Comments
0 comments from readers