Free Web NovelChapter 1539: Chapter 1539: Pursuit Southward
"That person... is not in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud!"
Sensing the sudden burst of domineering aura from Emperor Canglong, Lu Qinwan gently shook her head. As soon as she spoke, the figure of Emperor Canglong, who dominated the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, couldn’t help but tremble slightly.
"Not in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud? Could it be... someone from the Li Yuan Realm?"
Emperor Canglong instantly thought of something else, and for the first time, a faint hint of fear appeared on his face. If there was anything in this world that could still make him fearful, it would probably only be a great power from that higher plane.
The former Emperor Canglong always believed that the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud was the highest plane of the Nine Dragons Continent, until one day, when he learned that there was another Li Yuan Realm above, he realized how narrow his perspective had been.
In that supreme plane of the Li Yuan Realm, Holy Rank experts were nothing more than bottom-dwellers, above whom were Immortal and Divine Rank super experts who could topple mountains and overturn seas with unpredictable powers.
Emperor Canglong had been wondering who would dare to challenge the authority of the Emperor Canglong Palace above this Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, but if the person who killed Ma Nu was a great power from the Li Yuan Realm, then it all made sense.
"Li Yuan Realm? No... not it!"
Fortunately, Lu Qinwan’s subsequent shaking of her head finally put Emperor Canglong at ease, and the domineering aura on his body radiated out once again.
As long as it wasn’t a big shot from the Li Yuan Realm, Emperor Canglong had nothing to fear. He was determined to find the guy who dared to kill the Lu Family’s house slave and tear him to pieces.
"Alas, I was too careless. The person who killed Ma Nu was actually in... the Tenglong Continent!"
At this moment, Lu Qinwan finally revealed what she knew, and upon hearing this, Emperor Canglong couldn’t help but frown slightly. With his status, he naturally knew what kind of place the Tenglong Continent was.
"In such a lower plane, there’s someone who can kill Ma Nu?"
Emperor Canglong frowned slightly. As the overlord of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, he naturally oversaw some of the matters of the Middle Three Realms, but with his status, he didn’t need to handle these affairs personally.
According to the information Emperor Canglong knew, the Tenglong Continent probably didn’t even have cultivators in the Heavenly Realm. Ma Nu was a Heavenly Realm Middle Stage cultivator nurtured by the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud Lu Family; there was no reason he should meet his demise in the Tenglong Continent.
"There is a young man on the Tenglong Continent. His name is Yun Xiao..."
Lu Qinwan’s face held a faint trace of sorrow. She had no intention of hiding anything from her current husband. In her mind, a rough-clothed figure appeared, speaking eloquently, finally allowing Emperor Canglong to hear the name Yun Xiao for the first time.
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Tenglong Continent, Inner Domain, Southwest.
Swish!
A streak of light rapidly approached from afar, revealing a thin, small-statured elder as it drew near. If outsiders were present, they would recognize the elder as none other than Wei Duzheng, the President of the Spirit Fighting Commerce!
It had been nearly a month since the great battle on the Demons Mountain, and during this month, Wei Duzheng had been fleeing towards the headquarters of his Spirit Fighting Commerce.
With Wei Duzheng’s strength, he could naturally detect some clues while fleeing and knew that Yun Xiao, Lu Yanji, and others were still in relentless pursuit of him.
However, he was exceedingly familiar with the Southwest Region, so he didn’t necessarily fly in the sky at all times. Hiding in the dense forests and thorns below or among the crowds in cities was a good way to evade his pursuers.
Even though being chased by Lu Yanji and other experts, Wei Duzheng’s face, despite being somewhat fatigued, didn’t show much fear but rather a faint excitement.
"Hehe, Yun Xiao, Lu Yanji, if you dare to chase me to the headquarters of the Spirit Fighting Commerce, it will become the burial ground for all of you!"
Wei Duzheng glanced back at the rear sky with a sneer, his tone carrying a hint of conspiracy.
In fact, this time, Wei Duzheng had acted under Xue Qi’s instructions, mobilizing the experts within the association to attack the Demons Mountain, only to end up miserably defeated. Most of the senior experts in the Spirit Fighting Commerce were essentially dead or wounded.
By conventional inference, Wei Duzheng should have been fleeing like a stray dog. However, his expression suggested that he still had some contingency plans, which spoke volumes about the deep foundations of these major powers on the Tenglong Continent.
After finishing his words, as if sensing something, Wei Duzheng didn’t linger around any longer. His figure flickered and soon vanished into the dense forest.
After all, Wei Duzheng’s backup plans were all within the headquarters of the Spirit Fighting Commerce, and if Yun Xiao or Lu Yanji caught up with him before he reached there, it would truly be the end of the road for him.
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Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh! Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
About an hour after Wei Duzheng left this dense forest, a series of sharp wind-breaking sounds came from the sky, followed by a large group of figures descending.
"Yun Xiao, your sensing is accurate; Wei Duzheng must have stopped here!"
An elderly man with white hair looked like he possessed immortal grace, precisely the President of the Meridian Refining Master Association, Lu Yanji. His Heavenly Rank Advanced Soul subtly sensed and nodded, containing a trace of admiration.
As for the people beside Lu Yanji, they naturally included Yun Xiao and the cultivators belonging to the Demons Mountain, along with the former Palace Master of Wuyan Palace, Wu Zhukong.
To eliminate Spirit Fighting Commerce completely, almost all experts from Demons Mountain had come out en masse. The enmity between Demons Mountain and Spirit Fighting Commerce over the years was too great, becoming irreconcilable.
Add to this the recent attempt by Spirit Fighting Commerce to annihilate Demons Mountain; both new and old grudges surged, making people like Xiao Bailin too excited to sleep for days.
Now Spirit Fighting Commerce is on its last legs; as long as Wei Duzheng can be completely killed, the massive Spirit Fighting Commerce will crumble completely, no longer able to plague the Vein Demon Clan.
However, during the pursuit, Wei Duzheng was like a cunning eel, making them think they were about to catch him but then disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Lu Yanji’s tone contained a hint of admiration because, along the way, he discovered his Heavenly Rank Advanced Soul’s sensing ability seemed slightly inferior to the Heavenly Rank Intermediate Soul beside him.
Perhaps Yun Xiao wasn’t using Soul Sensing but employing some other method to pursue Wei Duzheng, which increasingly earned Lu Yanji’s admiration.
Indeed, Yun Xiao hadn’t lost the trail along the way, relying not only on the power of his Heavenly Rank Intermediate Soul but also on special tracking methods he learned from the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.
Back then, the Long Xiao Battle God dealt with countless Strange Spirits, whose methods of concealing traces were far more advanced than those of Wei Duzheng.
Being able to easily find such Holy Spirit experts, let alone Wei Duzheng, a Peak Lingyun Realm human cultivator. With these methods, Yun Xiao led everyone to pursue here.
"It seems we were right; Wei Duzheng, that old rascal, is definitely trying to flee back to his lair!"
Regarding this area, Wu Zhukong, the former Palace Master of Wuyan Palace, wasn’t entirely unfamiliar. After sensing the direction, he spoke in a deep voice, making many nod slightly.
This place is already the southwestern part of the Inner Domain of the Tenglong Continent. When Spirit Fighting Commerce was at its peak, numerous sect families in this region could be considered subordinate forces of Spirit Fighting Commerce.
Now that the result of the Demons Mountain battle hasn’t fully spread, it’s likely that the sect family experts in this region aren’t aware of Spirit Fighting Commerce’s imminent collapse, and wherever Wei Duzheng goes, doors would naturally open widely.
"Since his target is Spirit Fighting Commerce’s lair, we don’t have to pursue too closely. Let’s rest for a while and wait for Dean Qing and the others!"
Yun Xiao’s eyes twinkled as he glanced at Xu Hongzhuang, who looked somewhat fatigued, and made a decision. Of course, the decision wasn’t merely for her sake.
Before the battle at Demons Mountain, Lu Yanji was the first to arrive hurriedly, and even after the battle ended, the Meridian Refining Master Association’s experts hadn’t yet appeared.
Later, due to the pursuit of Wei Duzheng, Qingmu Wu and Qian Sanyuan had chased in vain. Fortunately, Lu Yanji’s unique communication allowed them to keep chasing from behind and have yet to catch up.
Regarding Yun Xiao’s words, everyone naturally had no objections, including those eager to destroy Spirit Fighting Commerce from Demons Mountain, who remained silent.
Currently, Yun Xiao was a significant figure on the Tenglong Continent and had saved the cultivators of Demons Mountain, earning sincere veneration for the young man.
Thus, the group found a clearing in the forest to rest. For those at least in the Earth Bending Realm, enduring a random night wasn’t difficult.
When night fell and the campfire blazed, Yun Xiao had already found a spot to sit cross-legged alone. In his hand, a familiar-looking Waist Storage appeared suddenly.
The Waist Storage was naturally the spoils Yun Xiao acquired after killing Ma Nu. He had sensed it briefly before being distracted by Wei Duzheng’s escape and now had the time to investigate it again.
Whoosh!
Seeing Yun Xiao’s hand move, a Jade Bottle suddenly appeared in his right palm, an action that drew the attention of the surrounding experts.
"What’s that? An Elixir?"
Experts like Lu Yanji or Hou Tianlie with Heavenly Rank Souls sensed a unique aura from the Jade Bottle and speculated, yet they didn’t disturb Yun Xiao.
