"Whoosh! In the once tranquil Xihe River, a second person suddenly appeared!"
"The other party has already left; I misjudged them!" The last person to emerge was Black Dragon, who spoke with a grim face. Liao Tian and Liu Zhengyuan were cunning.
The three Black Dragons were probably the most powerful group among all the trackers. Outside, they also had a powerful master, "Bamboo Emperor," behind them. Therefore, many people avoided them. Otherwise, if they encountered an opportunity to share the spoils, they would inevitably offend them.
That's the "demon." He acts insidiously and mysteriously, but he generally avoids confronting these three.
Everyone chose to go upstream or downstream to avoid these three in advance. Black Dragon, with the highest cultivation level among the three (level 40), was also the most composed.
However, despite ostensibly leaving the place, he secretly returned to keep watch, but found nothing.
The white-haired man and the thin cultivator exchanged bewildered glances. They hadn't expected Liao Tian and Liu Zhengyuan to be so cunning, actually managing to escape from the riverbed. The Black Dragon had miscalculated this time.
"Black Dragon, which way should we go? If we're too late, those people will beat us to it!" the white-haired man said hurriedly.
Upstream? Downstream? Which direction should Liao Tian and his companion have taken to escape? It's a really difficult choice.
"Bai Zhanhu, you two head downstream. I'll go upstream. Keep in touch via the communication talisman!" Black Dragon calmly said, looking at the river as he chose to split up.
After saying that, he sped upstream, quick and decisive.
Bai Zhanhu, also known as the white-haired man, nodded to his thin companion upon seeing the black dragon's decision, and the two of them headed downstream.
The place suddenly became deserted.
Less than a minute after the three black dragons left, a rustling sound came from the ground, and two figures emerged from underground.
After emerging, the two cautiously scanned their surroundings. Once they were sure there were no other dangers, one of them spoke up: "Senior brother, I listened to you and bought an 'Enhanced Earth Escape Talisman.' Although it's more expensive than a mid-grade talisman, it's worth it! Haha, those greedy bastards. They didn't expect us to be hiding dozens of meters underground, did they? This talisman is indeed a valuable item; sometimes it can save our lives!"
That's Liu Zhengyuan's voice.
Water escape? Without specialized water-attribute magical artifacts or special abilities in water, water escape is incredibly difficult. Even if a cultivator could hold their breath and move underwater, their speed would be very slow—only half the speed on land. If they went too fast, they might be detected by those on the shore.
Surprisingly, Liao Tian and Liu Zhengyuan didn't actually possess any magical artifacts for escaping water. However, they inadvertently bought a "Strengthened Earth Escape Talisman," which saved them from a crisis.
"Silence! Leave immediately! If these people can't find us, they might come back!" Liao Tian remained calm and composed, giving Liu Zheng a hand gesture. The two of them turned back the way they came, but halfway there they changed course and headed southeast.
Under the cover of night, the two glided low through the air like two night hawks. Below, however, all was calm and still, without making a sound.
The two had just left when a man suddenly appeared halfway through their journey; it was Zhang Guodong.
Watching the two escape ahead, Zhang Guodong smiled, quite pleased with himself. The spiritual power cultivated through body cultivation was indeed astonishing. He didn't join the pursuers, but instead trailed behind them. He concealed himself very well.
Liao Tian and Liu Zhengyuan used the fog and dust generated by the battle to escape, but instead of landing in the nearest and most advantageous Rong River, they tore open a talisman and vanished upon landing. This greatly surprised Zhang Guodong.
Although he knew about earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic or escaping technique), it wasn't like being a god who could travel freely underground. It was a very dangerous practice because the burial was very shallow, at best three or four meters, and the movement was much slower.
If someone has a special method to break through earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic weapon used to break through earth ...
Sure enough, as soon as Liao Tian, Liu Zhengyuan, and Zhang Guodong left, several people rushed over; they were the same people who had been tracking them upstream and downstream.
They couldn't find any trace of Liao Tian and Liu Zhengyuan upstream or downstream, not even that "demon." In a fit of rage, he poisoned the river, killing fish in large numbers along a section of the river. As the river flowed, the poison spread for nearly several miles! Wherever the poison passed, there were virtually no living creatures left in the Erhai Lake.
Someone cast an ice spell to freeze the river, but no one was trapped inside.
Some wondered if Liao Tian, always cautious, was still in the same spot. If so, wouldn't everyone have made a wasted trip? But just then, Bai Zhanhu, the skinny cultivator, and the black dragon arrived separately, much to everyone's surprise. Were their guesses wrong again?
It seems the three of them, including Black Dragon, gained nothing from the spot. Where did that person go?
"Not good! Die again!" As soon as the figures landed, they noticed the strangeness on the ground. The middle-aged white-robed cultivator who was with the "demon" immediately cursed loudly.
"What's wrong?"
"These are traces left by the 'Enhanced Earth Escape Talisman'!" The middle-aged cultivator in white pointed to the fluffy ground and the slight depressions, and said coldly.
"An enhanced Earth Escape Talisman? That useless talisman that's supposedly worth almost as much as a high-grade talisman?" Everyone reacted, exclaiming in surprise.
"I never imagined they would have such 'precious' talismans on them? No wonder I couldn't sense anyone hiding underground earlier. They even have Earth Escape Enhancement Talismans!" the demon snorted.
But these words made everyone's eyes light up even more.
This talisman paper is so useless; it's not very effective, especially for highly skilled practitioners as it's impossible to conceal. Yet, its price is comparable to a high-grade talisman!
How many crystals would that require?
Everyone stopped talking at once. They all knew in their hearts that these two brothers had indeed made a fortune, perhaps from a crystal mine? But even if not, they possessed a large quantity of crystals. Otherwise, they wouldn't have spent over 20,000 crystals in the southwestern market, and they had even exchanged mid-grade crystals for low-grade ones.
“In that case, let’s split up. Maybe they haven’t gone far!” Black Dragon said at this moment.
After a quick glance, he chose a direction and set off.
The direction was back, and ignoring the surprised looks from the crowd, Black Dragon went its own way.
Let's go!
Soon everyone left, and no two groups went in the same direction. Of course, whether they all ended up at the same destination remains to be seen.
Three days later, at nightfall, to the east lay a squalid seaside village. Liao Tian and Liu Zhengyuan, having escaped, hadn't dared to stop for a moment as they rushed here. In three days, they had covered a distance of two thousand kilometers!
If they didn't have plenty of crystals to replenish their depleted life-saving energy, they wouldn't dare travel at this pace; otherwise, if they encountered a powerful enemy, their strength would be at a disadvantage. They would be courting death.
With the replenishment of crystals, the two maintained a strength of nearly nine-tenths, and would not be afraid even if they encountered cultivators of the same level.
"Senior brother, we finally shook off those guys! That was so close!"
Liao Tianyi breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing them. In the past three days, the two of them had consumed over a thousand low-grade spirit stones to keep up with their journey. Which cultivator below level forty would have such stamina? A thousand spirit stones was a considerable fortune for them.
"Now that we've escaped this time, let's stay here and cultivate quietly, and strive to reach level 40 as soon as possible!" Liao Tian said.
After saying that, the two fell into the sea, and the surging waves instantly submerged them without leaving a trace.
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