"Pinju Nu really didn't leave! She actually followed us all the way here... All traces have disappeared!" "Impossible! I sprinkled Thousand-Mile Fragrance on Wang Ping, even if you tracked him for a thousand miles, it wouldn't dissipate. How could it disappear here!" Wei Qiwen's face was very ugly.
Undeterred, they carefully examined the surroundings and confirmed that this pile of earth and stones was the place where Wang Ping's aura and the Thousand-Mile Incense disappeared!
"Could it be Earth Release? But that can't be! Even if it is Earth Release, it can't eliminate the peculiar scent of that incense!"
"Open it for me!" Wei Qiwen didn't care about anything else. Under the attack of his magical weapon, earth and rocks flew everywhere, shaking the heavens and the earth. The pile of earth and rocks revealed its true form: a newly turned pit and a cave appeared before his eyes... "Good, good. Wang Ping did indeed escape here!" Wei Qiwen confirmed one thing at a glance. But upon closer inspection, he was astonished.
Although the traces left by the earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique used in Chinese magic to escape through mudslides) are still there, there are no traces of it traveling in other directions. In other words, the earth-遁 stopped at this location, but the person disappeared.
"Could it be that he turned back again and discovered that he was being followed? Impossible! With Wang Ping's cultivation level, there's absolutely no way he could have discovered me."
In this regard, Wei Qiwen had absolute confidence. A near-Grand Master is indeed a near-Grand Master. The difference between the peak of level 49 and level 49 is like heaven and earth. This is because the peak of level 49 has already touched the thin membrane of mana. Crossing this layer will give one the opportunity to comprehend supernatural arts, which are the legendary arts of law!
Moreover, Wang Ping is only a level 43 cultivator! Even if he has a good father who is a "Great Master" level cultivator, he still can't ensure that his son can withstand the pursuit of a "Near Great Master" before his cultivation level reaches the required level!
Unless, Wang Ping possesses a high-level magical artifact specifically designed for counter-tracking!
But can this ear do it?
High-level magical artifacts are extremely rare even for cultivators at the "great master" level; they are not something one can simply acquire at will. Let alone high-level magical artifacts with a single function that are specifically crafted!
Only cultivators at level 70 or above have a chance of creating high-level magical artifacts. And even then, it's only a possibility! The forging of a high-level magical artifact can take years, even decades, of effort, and there's always the risk of failure at the final stage. Decades of effort can be ruined in a single day; it's not unheard of, making it extremely time-consuming and difficult.
This also determines that even among top-tier cultivators, not everyone possesses high-level magical artifacts. Only those who rely on powerful forces have access to them. Independent cultivators, lacking collective advantages, are very likely to lack high-level magical artifacts.
"Who did this?!" Wei Qiwen paced around for a few moments, his face ashen, before finally giving up! He desperately wanted that demonic beast, but now it seemed hopeless!
Wang Ping has also disappeared! He didn't escape! This is something he's concluded based on many years of experience. Someone must have captured him and erased the scent of that "thousand-mile-long incense"!
Those who can do this are at least "quasi-masters, level one cultivators!"
Wei Qiwen was furious.
However, anger and disappointment aside, Wei Qiwen's hope of finding this near-master-level expert, rescuing Wang Ping from him, and taking away the demonic beast remained slim.
"Since you've taken it, this golden lion beast will reappear in the future, and I won't get it. You won't get away with it either! If you tell Wang Ping's father, 'Wang Fen,' about this, hehe!" Wei Qiwen smiled sinisterly and left in a flash.
He never imagined that there were no near-master experts here who had abducted Wang Ping and Xiao Jin, but rather that they had simply disappeared here and would naturally return here when they came out.
An hour after Wei Qiwen left, Zhang Guodong reappeared.
The three women were bored in Peach Blossom Spring, and having finally seen Zhang Guodong, they naturally weren't willing to let him leave so easily. Qingzhu, in particular, was still furious with Zhang Guodong, almost to the point of wanting to pinch, twist, and bite him—that bastard! He actually imprisoned her!
However, to be honest, the three women were living quite comfortably.
They spent most of their time cultivating with crystals. Their cultivation speed was extremely fast. Li Yun, for example, had already reached level twenty-two, advancing nine levels in about six months!
Green Bamboo is level 32. It has increased by three levels!
Qin Lina reached level 13, advancing eight levels. While her aptitude was inferior to Li Yun and Qingzhu, her cultivation speed was still quite fast.
However, when it comes to cultivation speed, no one can compare with Zhang Guodong. In the past six months, Zhang Guodong has reached level 41, advancing two levels!
This is all thanks to the understanding of the Laws of Life. It took less time, but the improvement was the fastest. Compared to Qingzhu, the difficulty of advancing one level from thirty-nine to forty-one is much greater than Qingzhu's advancement of three levels, let alone two levels.
This misfortune turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as Zhang Guodong obtained the "Seed of the Law of Life," which greatly aided his cultivation, a hundredfold, even several hundredfold, despite his relatively poor talent. Cultivating under these conditions would still be terrifying!
Within his body, yellow magical power and green life force coexist harmoniously. The former causes Zhang Guodong's strength to soar, maximizing his offensive and defensive capabilities. The latter, however, makes his cultivation speed terrifying and his body's recovery rate almost freakish. Once he cultivates to a deeper level, the "Law of Life" becomes even more profoundly understood, and Zhang Guodong might become an unkillable cockroach!
The Law of Life is one of the most powerful laws!
Having finished their cultivation, the three women strolled through the orchards, seemingly wandering through the streets and alleys. This first level of Peach Blossom Paradise, thanks to the spirit-gathering array, had previously boasted ten times the spiritual energy, but now it was over a hundred times stronger. The fruit grown in the orchard had become truly secondary spiritual fruit; after being consumed by cultivators, it was not only free of impurities but also beneficial to their cultivation.
That spiritual fruit, within the cultivator's body, will transform into streams of even purer life force, causing the cultivator's cultivation level to continuously increase.
Long-term consumption brings countless benefits!
So although Qingzhu was unhappy about Zhang Guodong confining her, her resentment had lessened considerably. After all, her cultivation had truly increased. Now at level thirty-two, even reaching level forty would only be level eight. Perhaps when she went out, her senior sister would be quite surprised, hehe! Zhang Guodong had finally managed to escape from Peach Blossom Spring, naturally missing the chance to meet Wei Qiwen again, thus avoiding a lot of trouble.
Although his cultivation level has increased rapidly, it is not easy for him to remain undefeated in a bloody battle with a near-master.
In this regard, Zhang Guodong has placed his chance for a bloody battle in the "Demon-Fighting Battlefield," which is still a little over two years away. There, a fierce, life-or-death struggle is inevitable.
"It's a pity about Bai Feng and Tiger King. Although they were seriously injured, it's impossible to take them down. If it were just one of them, it would be easier!" Zhang Guodong took a few breaths. His thoughts raced, and he felt a little disappointed.
Judging from the situation, Bai Feng and Hu Wang are two experienced veteran "quasi-grandmasters" working together, which Zhang Guodong cannot defeat. If his cultivation level is improved to level 43 and his magic power increases eightfold, then he will not be at a disadvantage even when fighting against a "quasi-grandmaster" in the peak state! He may even have a chance to kill his opponent head-on!
Ultimately, although Zhang Guodong's entire body was transformed into magical power and a small amount of life force, his cultivation level was "obtained through shortcuts," and the negative effects of this rapid advancement had not yet been eliminated. His opponent, on the other hand, had genuinely cultivated to the peak of level forty-nine!
Once Zhang Guodong makes up for what he was before, he will be a true master, capable of challenging opponents of higher levels and overpowering near-master level experts! But right now, he's still quite lacking.
After standing for a moment, Zhang Xiandong flew away.
As they sped along, they kept lamenting how wonderful it would be to have a flying artifact, so they wouldn't have to go through all this trouble of "shifting" across the land.
It was past 3 a.m. when we returned to Sha Tin. The night had long since quieted down. Of course, whether anyone was able to sleep soundly was another matter.
Zhang Guodong returned to the stone house and used the teleportation array to go back to Peach Blossom Abode, but Xuan Qingban was nowhere to be found. Apart from Erhei, Erqing, and the two libertines, the little parrot, there was no one else there.
Xuan Qingying may have returned to the Northwest City, where the city now faces the formidable enemy, the Lei Mansion. She can no longer stay put.
Alright, I'll go back to Fang City in the Northwest and see if I can help her out, at least. My own "Number One Restaurant" is also in Fang City. That old bastard Lei Tai has taken over its place; my "Number One Restaurant" will probably suffer too!
Zhang Guodong thought to himself.
Zhang Guodong was worried that Xuan Qingqian might have made a mistake and he would regret it too late. This girl, though proud, would be such a pity to die young!
They put Erhei, Erqing, and the little parrot couple into the Mountain and River World, but brought out Xiaojin, who was anxiously scratching his head.
"Master, Little Gold is almost crying. Is there no share for me again?"
"Don't worry. They're not allowed to move while you're still here, but it depends on how quickly you act. Otherwise, if the flesh and blood are left for too long, the essence will be wasted! But there's something that needs to be done immediately! Your identity has been exposed, but the cultivators aren't worried. However, we shouldn't let ordinary people know too soon! Two people escaped from your clutches, but they haven't left the desert yet. You're responsible for dealing with them!" Zhang Guodong said. "How to catch them? And how to deal with them? I don't need to explain, do I?"
"I'm going right now, oh yeah!" The originally ashamed Little Gold's eyes lit up, and he disappeared in a flash, eager to deal with the person who had been exposed.
The next morning, chaos erupted in the desert.
Police from Ningyun County arrived in the desert and found an empty car, but the owner was nowhere to be found. After half a day, they found bloodstains in one spot, but no body. The trail went cold!
A murder has occurred here! News spread very quickly.
Is the desert no longer safe?
We'll definitely need to strengthen security for them!
Slogan: Sha Tin.
Zhang Guodong went out and greeted Professor Yan and the others. He said he needed to go into seclusion to conduct experiments and asked them not to disturb him, promising to come out afterward. Then he returned to his room. (The last sentence appears to be unrelated and possibly a fragment from another context.)
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Stepping onto the teleportation array, Zhang Guodong left the desert.
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