The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 701 - 395: The Yellow Sparrow Comes Last
Even at this moment, his mind remained calm. The direction of his thrown bottle was towards another side of the Red Cloud Plateau. Hindered by the leader’s order, the Hidden Stream Demons could not pursue it, but the person who was most anxious about the bottle was none other than Langya!
Langya didn’t hesitate. His figure flickered as he swiftly chased after the bottle, but someone else was even faster.
Qi Zai, who had been hovering above Duanmu Yan the whole time without success, was holding in a bellyful of frustration. Seeing this fellow throw a bottle out, his massive wings folded and he surged forward, much faster than a Feathered Arrow by many folds. As the saying goes, specialization matters; even if Langya’s cultivation was profound, he definitely couldn’t match the speed of this unorthodox white Chongming Bird in flight.
Qi Zai flashed his wings and got ahead of Langya by several steps, snatching the small bottle in his claws.
Having been in the field for so long, he naturally knew the immense value of this object. Following Ning Xiaoxian through many adventures, Qi Zai had grown much more thoughtful, no longer the reckless little monster he once was. He vaguely guessed that after Langya dealt with Duanmu Yan, he would turn back to their bad luck next. Holding this object in hand was like an extra Death Exemption Token. After grabbing the bottle, he didn’t linger and flew back to stand behind Ning Xiaoxian, placing the bottle into her hands.
Qingluan found it both amusing and annoying. Although these two had joined the Hidden Stream, Qi Zai’s actions clearly declared to everyone that they did not take the Sect Leader of Hidden Stream seriously, which was a great offense!
Duanmu Yan throwing the Enchanting Soup was merely to buy himself some precious time for his next action. As Langya pursued the bottle, he had already taken off on his sword, racing outward! How could Qingluan let him go? She shouted sharply "chase", and instantly numerous rainbows flew out from the forest, chasing after Duanmu Yan.
Duanmu Yan also knew that it was not easy to flee with severe injuries. He took out a Jade Bottle, poured all the medicine pills into his mouth and swallowed them, then took out the Divine Brush "Storm" again. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
Once more, he spat out a mouthful of golden essence blood and quickly started writing in the air. Everyone aware of the situation had their hearts pounding, unsure of what desperate move he would use, and yet unable to interrupt him during his casting. Only Changtian remained calm: "I know this man; it’s far from being cornered yet, he can’t afford to die." He instructed Ning Xiaoxian, "Remember to follow the plan later."
Indeed, amidst the Buddhist Chant, the character Duanmu Yan wrote was "Fast." Normally, he could easily use an Escape Technique, but unfortunately, he had already tested it and found that any Escape Technique was ineffective in this section of red soil outside Bashe Forest. One can imagine, Hidden Stream must have tampered with this place. Without the divine power of the pen, he wouldn’t be able to escape thousands of miles away.
Luckily, it was only a speed-enhancing Divine Skill. What he had just swallowed were fully restorative medicine pills. If Duanmu Yan’s body had been intact, suddenly taking so many pills might have caused extreme excitability, but now it became a life-saving remedy, because using the Divine Brush to release this type of Divine Skill was much less difficult, meaning the character "Fast" would consume far less Life Force than the previous character "Hai". His precise calculations determined that after taking the elixir, his body could still retain a trace of vitality after the Divine Brush drew out the Life Force, allowing him to reach his destination.
By this time, the hurricane in the sky had dissipated. The moment this golden character entered his body, he was enveloped in a faint golden glow, and his sword-control speed astonishingly increased by seven or eight times, shooting through the sky like a meteor. Indeed, it was more effective than any speed-enhancing talismanic magic. In just a few blinks, he disappeared into the horizon. Qi Zai, just returning the bottle to Ning Xiaoxian’s side, wanted to pursue but it was already too late.
Qingluan understood immediately; with Duanmu Yan’s speed, it was likely eight or nine out of ten times that the Hidden Stream Demons couldn’t catch up. Her eyes darting, she immediately ordered everyone to retreat, leaving only the two best at Tracking Technique to continue the pursuit.
Meanwhile, Langya landed in front of Ning Xiaoxian, reaching out his hand and simply said: "Hand it over." Although Qi Zai’s cunning plan was clever, don’t forget she was now under the Hidden Stream Sect; just a slight resistance would give him a reason to kill her. If the Hidden Stream Demons were said to be ruthless, then he was the founder of ruthlessness!
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