The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 702 - 395: The Yellow Sparrow Follows_2

Duanmu Yan utilized the Divine Brush to enhance his Gale Technique, but the effect did not last long, only about fifty breaths. Otherwise, his Life Force wouldn’t be sufficient to sustain it. While the Cultivation Technique of a Soul Cultivator is unorthodox, it cannot control a completely destroyed body. Even the joy, happiness, heartache, and pain felt by the flesh are truly reflected onto his Primordial Spirit. However, as a Soul Cultivator, his endurance is far stronger than that of ordinary cultivators.

Even so, after being depleted twice by the Divine Brush, Duanmu Yan’s body reached a state where it could no longer be sustained. Along the way, he almost consumed all the elixirs on him to stimulate the last bit of Life Force in his body.

Luckily, the pursuers behind him had been completely shaken off. Even if someone adept at tracking decided to follow the trail, it would still take a little while, right? For Yin Jiu You, this time was enough buffer.

Now, even if an old acquaintance stood in front of him, they certainly wouldn’t recognize that this man was once the handsome and distinguished senior disciple of Xijian Temple, Duanmu Yan. His formerly straight back had become hunched, and his emaciated face was not only wrinkled but also marred with dark age spots. The silver at his temples had disappeared because his head was now shiny enough to reflect the sunlight above—overall, he had the appearance of a centenarian.

In less than half a day, his life had gone from flourishing to decay. Yet his movements were still as agile as a youth’s. Duanmu Yan’s eyes, although nearly covered by drooping eyelids, occasionally emitted a compelling purple glow. He rode his flying sword, stopped at the edge of a cliff, and then looked around cautiously before flying the sword down.

There, hidden by a bush, was an inconspicuous little cave.

This was Red Cloud Plateau, thousands of miles away from the nearest human settlement, so he could only set his base here. If there were any small towns or counties nearby, as a Soul Cultivator, he could have completely hidden himself among the humans like a drop of water returning to the sea. Unfortunately, living in such a remote area meant that even finding another body to possess became much harder.

However, he always had a backup plan; he had prepared a lively and healthy little demon at the Wanxiang Stage inside the small cave. It was well-known how unreasonable Hidden Stream was, and dealing with its leader was a high-risk task. Should Duanmu Yan’s body be too severely damaged, he could promptly switch to another body.

He carefully checked the cave entrance, confirmed that the few small traps he had set were undisturbed, and then walked in relieved.

The cave was not deep, but it was fairly spacious inside. The body he had prepared for himself was a Red-crowned Crane he had caught on a whim. Bird Demons are naturally faster at flying, and if he needed to use this backup body, it meant the situation was dire. The faster it could fly, the greater his chances of survival.

This Red-crowned Crane had already been subdued by him; he had always considered it his backup body, so he had neither mistreated it nor skimped on its food and water. However, the crane’s gaze as he entered was peculiarly strange.

Duanmu Yan had no time to delve into this, as his body was on the verge of collapse and he needed to switch immediately.

But just as he took two steps forward, he suddenly stopped—out of the shadows next to the Red-crowned Crane, a person suddenly appeared. This person looked about twenty, with an ordinary appearance and a chilling expression.

With Duanmu Yan’s cultivation, his pupils also abruptly contracted because he realized that this person not only had the same purple eyes as him but, from the perspective of a Soul Cultivator, his soul and body were also clearly mismatches!

What did this imply?

This implied that the other person was also a Soul Cultivator! But this miraculous technique was uniquely mastered by him alone; how then did this fellow learn it?

Strange things happen every year; especially today. But he now had no time to ponder over this matter.

In the desolate Red Cloud Plateau, the simultaneous appearance of two Soul Cultivators could hardly be a coincidence. On any other day, he would have had the confidence to fight, but at this moment, even his soul was severely injured, which was akin to a tired army; while his opponent looked fierce as a tiger.

Soul Cultivators are exceedingly rare; it’s hard to determine the level of another’s cultivation. Yet, Yin Jiu You’s avatar had a premonition that this battle would not be easy. He pursed his lips tightly and whispered, "Who are you, what do you want?"

The person in front of him was naturally Tu Jin. He had been waiting leisurely for so long and finally saw the prey he had dreamt of. Now smiling creepily, he said: "You!" While his hands were quietly clenched behind his back.

If anything in the world could greatly enhance a Soul Cultivator’s advancement, it would naturally be another Soul Cultivator. Tu Jin regarded his opponent as prey, while Yin Jiu You’s avatar likewise wanted to consume him to repair his own soul’s wounds.

Thus, this meeting had from the beginning fallen into a death battle, a fatal trap meticulously planned by Changtian.

Tu Jin had not shown himself in the battle just now, but he had been assigned by Changtian to Red Cloud Plateau from the start, to search for Yin Jiu You’s base. This strategy used was akin to deploying the strategy of "using reserve forces", where in the earlier battle, relying on Langya and Hidden Stream, Ning Xiaoxian and Qi Zai were sent to confront Yin Jiu You face-to-face, which was the first risk; Tu Jin, being the strongest among his group, was sent by Changtian to cut off Yin Jiu You’s desperate retreat, putting their own strength against their opponent’s weakness! Despite the formidable Yin Jiu You, under such special circumstances, he might likely be defeated by Tu Jin. This was the second gamble.

Changtian knew this old opponent inside out, "Once Ning Xiaoxian forces Langya to act, Yin Jiu You’s avatar won’t be able to withstand it and is bound to escape."(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to cast recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)