274: Chapter 126: The Hero’s Path_1 274: Chapter 126: The Hero’s Path_1 Jiang Wang secretly followed Qin Nianmin for a while, and seeing they had gone far beyond the territories of Transcending City, and no other dangers had occurred, he stopped.
As for the path of heroes that lay ahead, he would let the old man walk it alone.
He respected Qin Nianmin’s choice very much, but in reality, he held little confidence in Qin Nianmin’s journey.
People often harbor unrealistic fantasies about “enlightened monarchs” and “upright magistrates,” believing that the current darkness is only because the light of the wise ruler has not yet shone upon this place, without considering where the soil that breeds evil cos from or who nourishes it.
He had no regrets about his impulse to save Qin Nianmin, but his plan to go through the power of the City Lord’s mansion of Transcending City to pursue the Bone Tao demon had obviously fallen through.
Ironically, despite his efforts to save the common folk of this land, he had managed to offend the officialdom of two cities in a row.
I had directed my heart towards the bright moon, but alas, the bright moon illuminates only the drains.
Jiang Wang estimated that the chances of him quickly finding the Bone Tao demon were now gone, and what remained was a slow grind, a search he would have to conduct himself.
These were his sowhat dejected thoughts.
But his garnts tore through the wind.
Soone was approaching rapidly.
Jiang Wang did not stop but gripped his Longsword tighter.
“Unaware was I that the envoy graced this realm!
My apologies for not greeting you sooner,”
a female voice grew from a whisper to a presence behind him.
Jiang Wang turned swiftly, facing the newcor.
The first thing that caught his attention was the small bell, dangling from the other’s hand.
Simple and unadorned, no more than two fingers in width and the length of two knuckles, it swayed eerily silent, giving off an odd sensation.
“You’re not the envoy?” The person holding the small bell seed to freeze too, their voice erging from underneath a heavy cloak, slithering like a snake across the ground.
After hearing of Zhang Linchuan’s whereabouts, the first thought of the snake-boned individual was to see what Zhang Linchuan was quietly up to in Yang Country.
According to the original plan, it should have been the Holy Master himself coming to wrap things up.
She was currently, in na, following the group associated with the Holy Maiden; she couldn’t ignore Zhang Linchuan’s movents.
But the person before her matched the description given by those three Transcending City Cultivators: young, dressed in simple black warrior attire, hair half long, ard with a Longsword.
The only discrepancy…
he was not Zhang Linchuan!
She had thought it was Zhang Linchuan who had removed his disguise and changed his outfit, attempting to use that old man nad Qin for sothing.
Now it seed completely otherwise; this person was not Zhang Linchuan at all.
If not Zhang Linchuan, why would he know Zhang Linchuan’s na?
Could it be a case of two people with the sa na and surna, or…
The snake-boned individual’s thoughts raced, and she grasped the truth in an instant: “It was you who killed Pig Face?”
Here, only the person from Zhuang Country who had killed Pig Bone Face could possibly know the na Zhang Linchuan.
Without waiting for Jiang Wang’s reply, she spoke no further and leapt into the air to flee!
Being capable of killing Pig Face, by whatever ans, demonstrated the person’s strength.
She doubted she could preserve her life in a confrontation.
So…
escape!
She had co chasing the so-called Zhang Linchuan’s trail, but unexpectedly encountered the very person she least wished to et in Yang Country right now.
Determined to avoid danger, she had inadvertently stumbled upon it.
With all her might unleashed in an instant, she sprinted into the distance without looking back.
Jiang Wang was initially stunned as well, unsure of the identity of the envoy the person ntioned.
However, as the other burst forth at great speed without a word, his eyes turned colder in an instant.
He had found it!
No need to wear out iron shoes in fruitless searching, for what he sought had co to him effortlessly.
This unmistakable aura…
the Divine Appearance Secret thod of the Bone Tao!
The arrival must be one of the twelve Bone Tao practitioners!
While his thoughts were still turning, his body had already charged forward.
Wrapped in purple aura, his figure rged with the light of the sword.
Path Origin surged out of the Tongtian Palace, raging through the blood.
Jiang Wang, like a gust of wild wind sweeping across the land, stirred up countless leaves and dust.
Because he had failed to push open the Heaven and Earth Gate, he could not tread the air.
Every ti his feet touched the ground, they let out a thunderous noise, leaving shallow pits on the surface.
If soone looked down from high above, they would see a rising dragon of dust, still rapidly spreading forward.
This was purely a speed propelled by the vigorous Path Origin, which had now reached Jiang Wang’s current limit.
Yet the snake-boned masked one was getting further and further away, gradually disappearing from sight.
Although he now had the fighting power to kill Ascending Dragon Realm cultivators, in essence, he had not yet crossed the Heaven and Earth Gate and could not match the flight and escape speed of Ascending Dragon Realm cultivators.
He could entangle his opponent in fierce combat, but against an Ascending Dragon Realm cultivator who began fleeing from afar, he indeed had few options.
But Jiang Wang did not give up, as he ran, his hand had already ford the Dao Technique of Pursuit Thought.
In the brief contact just now, he had already captured a trace of the fleeing white-bone masked one, precisely for this mont.
Guided by Pursuit Thought, Jiang Wang, reckless of consequences, chased with all his might.
Given the white-bone masked one’s reaction, if she were allowed to escape this ti, she would likely never appear before Jiang Wang again.
The opportunity to capture her might only present itself this once when their paths crossed.
Be it for the people of Yang Country suffering from the rat plague, or for Jiang Wang himself, he was unwilling to let her go.
This was a pursuit that could be called prolonged; the two of them chased and fled through the entire territory of Transcending City, then into the domain of Jia City, and then into that of Ning City…
It caught the attention of countless people along the way, but none dared to cause trouble.
In terms of absolute speed, the snake-boned masked one was certainly faster.
But Jiang Wang was undeterred, persisting in such a prolonged chase.
Should she slow down even slightly, she would quickly discover Jiang Wang’s approaching figure, and she had to flee once more.
And every ti Jiang Wang lost sight of the target, he would imdiately lock on the direction with Pursuit Thought and continue the chase.
The two of them went through most of Sunshine County, took a big detour, and entered Chiwei Prefecture.
The fleeing snake-boned masked one dare not enter Qi Country by any ans.
Once intercepted, it might spell disaster—for, indeed, this was also why Jiang Wang dared to chase so relentlessly.
To the likes of the Bone Tao, a left-path cult, its followers are like rats crossing the street, shunned by all.
In any place touched by sunlight, the pursuit of evil cult demons is supported and encouraged.
Only the rats should be afraid, never the one chasing them.
Traveling through most of Sunshine County, then making a big detour into Chiwei Prefecture, the two had almost crossed half of Yang Country.
If it were an ordinary journey, it would probably take more than half a month.
The two of them in their extre speed of chase-and-run consud the entirety of three days and nights.
By this ti, the mood of the snake-boned masked one was very gloomy.
Although they had not officially clashed, she had already realized why this person could slay the pig-faced one.
Just this robust reserve of Path Origin had shocked her imnsely.
Compared to Tongtian Realm cultivators, Ascending Dragon Realm cultivators need a large amount of Path Origin to support the Heaven and Earth Lonely Island.
Until the fog of ignorance is completely cleared and the ocean of the trunk is thoroughly understood, the amount of Path Origin available for use does not actually increase essentially.
Although in theory, it is still more substantial than the Path Origin reserve used by Tongtian Realm practitioners, however Jiang Wang, who opened his channels with the finest Channel-opening Pills, had a grand and majestic Tongtian Palace, founded on the Zhou Tian Xing Dou formation, with nine Star River Dao Spirals revolving, his reserve of Path Origin far surpassed that of cultivators of the sa boundary.
He simply could not be shaken off completely.
Throughout the journey, the snake-boned masked one did not dare to pass near cities, opting instead to traverse mountains and ridges.
However powerful and terrifying the Bone Tao might be, in the sunlight, her identity was inherently disadvantaged.
If possible, she even wanted to flee all the way back to the Bone Tao’s headquarters hidden deep within the underground palace.
But that was only wishful thinking.
Without waiting to reach that far, if this desperate flight continued for two more days, she would face depletion of Path Origin, compelled to divert the Path Origin from Heaven and Earth Lonely Island—she was absolutely unwilling to suffer the pain of the fog of ignorance coming back in force.
She did not know how long Jiang Wang could hold on, but she did not want to gamble.
Once she reached her own limits, she would probably no longer have the strength to fight.
By then, she feared she would beco the first Ascending Dragon Realm cultivator to die while fleeing.
No matter how much she valued her life, she did not want that title.
So she stopped and began to catch her breath in a hurry.
Then let it be a fight to the death!
If she could not escape.
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