C39 (1/2)

Zhou Qing's speed was very fast. After two breaths of time, he arrived at the area with the fluctuations of spiritual energy.

However, when he probed with his Spiritual Sense, he could not find any trace of anyone.

Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows and nimbly climbed up the towering ancient tree. When he saw a patch of undetectable black ash on a certain tree trunk, his expression immediately became even colder.

”Message Talisman …”

Zhou Qing's eyes narrowed as he gently rubbed his fingertips together.

”Could it be the people from the Heavy Sword Sect?”

As this thought emerged in his mind, he immediately rejected it.

The Heavy Sword Sect's background was not that deep, and not more than ten people in the Condensing Reality Realm had died. All of them had been killed by him, and even the Sect Master and his wife died ten days ago.

Even if the Heavy Sword Sect had a couple of Soul Condensation Realm cultivators, they would absolutely not act rashly and come looking for trouble.

Unless, his Heavy Sword Sect wanted to be completely annihilated!

But if it wasn't the Heavy Sword Sect, then who could it be?

Zhou Qing's face darkened, and his mind raced with thoughts.

”My identity has not been revealed, so it shouldn't be the Lan family. It is highly unlikely for Elder Dong to be from there either. ”The one who has a grudge with me, Gu Canghai, has already died. Could it be …”

Zhou Qing muttered to himself. In that split-second, a face appeared in his mind.

The middle-aged mage, Old Devil Feng!

A few days ago, at the Wuan Auction House, when he opened the auction to bid for the Pulse Tempering Pill, old fart Feng had a very strange look in his eyes.

Even though he wore a human skin mask in the Ten Thousand Devils Cavern and was not seen by anyone, a peak Spirit Realm Mage could still detect a faint trace of his aura.

Zhou Qing pondered with rapt attention as his expression became increasingly unsightly.

In the Thousand Devils Cavern, he had been with Old Demon Feng for a very long time. When they were fighting over the Solidified Blood Lotus, he had already been suspected. When they reached the peak of Blood Cloud Mountain, the latter had also been there, so they should have already remembered his presence …

Thinking like this, there was a high chance that he was Old Devil Feng!

The moment this idea appeared in his mind, Zhou Qing no longer dared to hesitate. His spirit energy exploded forth as he began to run at a breakneck speed!

The use of the talisman indicated that the news had spread. Old Devil Feng was a Mage at the peak of the Spirit Realm, his speed was terrifying to the extreme.

Even if he was in White Ridge City when he received the news, it wouldn't take more than an incense stick's worth of time to reach the Green River Forest!

”Damn it!”

Zhou Qing cursed inwardly.

The Spiritual Energy in his body circulated crazily, and Zhou Qing started to run in the direction of the White Ridge Mountain.

If he wanted to avoid being chased by Old Devil Feng, he could only head towards the Ten Thousand Demonic Hole to suppress his cultivation level. If Old Ghost Feng disregarded everything and rushed into the Evil Hole, then it was not certain who would live by then.

Meanwhile, outside White Ridge City.

A group of people were hurrying along the road. They were the Blue Wolves of the Lan family.

Their mounts were all low-grade earth-step demons that were famous for their speed. Wind Claw Blue Wolves, and every single one of them had the aura of a Soul Condensation cultivator.

On the center shelf of the convoy, there was a purple Profound Stone case that was as tall as a person. Over ten talismans were densely packed atop the stone box, and there were even faint ripples of the Spirit Realm.

It was obvious that the seal placed by the powerful mages on top of the chest was extremely strong.

There were five people at the front and back of the convoy, surrounding the stone box. The lowest cultivation level was at the early Spirit Condensation realm, while the highest was the Lan family's guest elder, Qi Song!

By Qi Song's side, Lan Ningxia was riding on a Blue Wind Clawed Wolf as well, a nervous look on his face.

The most terrifying thing was that in the sky above the caravan, with Lan Qingyun at the head, there were five figures flying through the air. They were all powerful mages!

The five mages didn't hold back at all as their mana surged, continuously releasing powerful pressure. Wherever they passed, everyone's hearts would tremble.

Even though their formation was so luxurious, Lan Qingyun's vigilance was not reduced in the slightest. He looked at the canyon a hundred miles away. Worry flashed in his eyes, and his expression became increasingly gloomy.

The canyon was called the Line Canyon. It was a dangerous terrain and there was only one road that could be passed through. It was the only way for the Lan family to return.

At the same time, in the sky.

The ten figures split apart to their left and right, each occupying a stone mountain. They concealed their auras and quietly went into hibernation.

”Sun Tian, the Lan family has invested quite a bit this time. They sent out five mages to escort us.”

An old man with white hair and wearing a black robe said in a deep voice.

”So what? Ten mages, and we are still setting up a formation here. Even if Lan Qingyun is powerful, he would not be able to defend against it! ”

Beside him, a sinister look appeared in the eyes of a skinny old man with a vicious expression.

The black-robed elder nodded, and then his eyes lit up. ”If we get Xue Buti, how are we going to split the loot?”

”According to the plan, when they arrive at this place, we should activate the formation and attack together. After killing all the mages from the Lan Clan, we should rely on our own strength to snatch Blood Bodhi.”

Sun Tian narrowed his eyes, his killing intent soaring to the skies. ”Whoever dares to covet Blood Bodhi and dream of taking all of him for himself shall attack together and kill him!”

When the other mages heard this, their expressions all changed and they seemed to be deep in thought.

”That's …”

Abruptly, as if sensing something, the old man lifted his head and stared at the northwest horizon. The expressions of the other nine people all changed drastically.

From the northwest horizon, a green stream of light tore through the sky. Its aura was astonishing as it shot straight towards them!

”This aura …” It's Old Demon Feng! ”

”This is bad!” Sun Tian was terrified and blurted out, ”Why did this old man suddenly make a move? Could it be that he also found helpers to set up a trap nearby?”

Zhou Qing's spirit energy ran like his life depended on it. At the same time, the spirit stone bone on his forehead also released a powerful suction force. It was constantly sucking in spiritual energy from the heavens and earth. Its speed had reached its limit.

The moment he realized it was Old Demon Feng, he had already started fleeing for his life, but even so, the green ray of light behind him was closing the distance between them at a terrifying speed!

A peak Spirit Realm Mage's speed was too terrifying!

Even if he were to escape in the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the distance between the two of them was less than 1000 feet!

”Let's go all out!”

A sense of danger slowly spread through Zhou Qing's heart. He gritted his teeth and grabbed a handful of Soul Concentrating Pills from within the Stone of Life, stuffing them all into his mouth like eating beans.

Boom!

As soon as the Spirit Concentrating Pill entered his body, it turned into pure spirit energy that entered his meridians. Zhou Qing's speed suddenly increased by a notch.