- 16 (1/2)
Exterminating Wu
After leaving Seven Apricot City, Wu Dongnan headed straight towards the west while covertly flying at a fast speed.
As an outer elder of the Heaven Separation Sect, a transcending cultivation sect in the land of Yue, countless cultivators would be frightened with just one mention of the name “Sect Master Wuxie.”
If this was any ordinary day, Wu Dongnan could tread across Yue without any fear. Only the foolish would make a move against him and offend the Heaven Separation Sect.
But this time was different. With the Gold Core Dao Fruit in his possession, he couldn’t be sure that some desperate old devils would not kill him and seize the treasure in the dark.
As a result, Wu Dongnan couldn’t afford to not be cautious. He activated the stealth defense talisman that he had been saving for many years.
Although there were actually old devils who wanted to make a move against him, but because of the stealth talisman, they were unable to find his whereabouts.
Wu Dongnan had spread many Tracking Mice outside of Seven Apricot City, hiding in the snow-capped mountains. These Tracking Mice would inform Wu Dongnan through a special sense whenever there were cultivators on his tail.
At first, no one could track his location.
But later, there were a lot of Tracking Mice that suddenly issued many alarms.
This caused Wu Dongnan’s heart to become heavy. He knew there were people watching him intensely, but he didn’t know which old devils were after him.
To be able to cause so many Tracking Mice to warn him at the same time, the pursuers must be numerous in number, and they clearly came prepared.
“Hmph, I didn’t think that despite all of my cautions, I would still be targeted.”
Before, Wu Dongnan didn’t dare to send out his spirit sense for fear of being noticed. However, once he confirmed that there were pursuers, he immediately spread out his spirit sense, wanting to see those who were following him.
Once he looked, cold sweat started to pour from him.
Not far behind him were almost one thousand evil cultivators riding strange beasts while carrying weapons, chasing him with murderous intent.
“How do they know my location!”
Wu Dongnan was frightened. He realized that his strength alone could not withstand the entrapment of one thousand cultivators.
‘If I’m not wrong, behind me is absolutely a trained army, and it seems to have Harmonious Spirit realm commanders. It would be very dangerous if they caught up.’
‘This is Seven Apricot City’s people, I’m certain of this! I am not mistaken, that is the Seven Apricot crest. This Seven Apricot City... I am quickly bringing the Dao Fruit back to the sect and didn’t cause trouble for you, yet you are to cause trouble for me first! If I do not die, I will come back to the sect and beseech our Gold Cores to destroy your Seven Apricot City!’
Wu Dongnan cursed in his mind and hurried his feet. He even constantly changed directions and tried his best to shake off the pursuit of this army.
However, it was a pity that this army seemed to have the ability to lock onto him and were getting closer. After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he could clearly hear the rumble and cries of the incoming army.
“Not good, they caught up!”
Wu Dongnan lamented and felt his undershirt becoming cold as his frightened soul extricated from his body.
An extremely powerful sword energy — without any warning — slashed down from the sky. It emitted countless sword blades, that were like the flying locusts or the rain, or even the tilting galaxy, that all cut at Wu Dongnan!
Wu Dongnan alarmingly dodged but was still hurt by the sword energy. He fell down to the snow-covered forest, but the sword energy swept below and razed the forest into the ground. Wu Dongnan was forced out from his hiding spot and coughed out fresh blood as he lifted his head that was filled with ominous clouds!
In the sky, there were two Harmonious Spirit realm experts void stepping up above! Wu Dongnan recognized them. They were Seven Apricot City’s Apricot Guard Commander and Sword Guard Commander.
He had seen the honest and unsophisticated Commander Yuchi several times and never put him in his eyes. But this time, he had seen Yuchi carrying a purple pig, hovering in the air, with a grin on his red face. His cultivation even broke through to the Intermediate-stage Harmonious Spirit.
“Imposible! I know that this Yuchi, with his cowardly personality, would not be suitable for evil cultivation. How could he advance to the Intermediate-stage Harmonious Spirit realm!”
Then, he glanced at the other person and became shocked!
Sword Guard Commander — Situ! This person, when did he break through to the Late-stage Harmonious Spirit realm! Was he the one who slashed the sharp, dangerous sword earlier!
Impossible, when did this person make it to the Late Harmonious Spirit realm!
Wu Dongnan’s expression changed. Before, he had hopes of good fortune, but at this moment when saw Yuchi along with Situ, he finally realized that, today, he might be facing his death right here.
With his strength alone, he definitely was not a match for one thousand cultivators along with two Harmonious Spirits, and one in the Late realm at that!
“Hmph! Such great prestige from Seven Apricot City. Using one thousand troops to deal with this one old man — truly amazing!”
The implication, of course, was to make fun of Situ who was using many people to bully the few.
Situ didn’t care for Wu Dongnan while Yuchi was picking his ears. Then he impatiently said: “Don’t worry! To deal with a trash like you, there is no need to use so many. Our Young Lord alone will be enough!”
“Young Lord?!”
Wu Dongnan felt something and suddenly looked back. In front of him was a young man riding a strange beast, blocking his path ahead.
It was a young man in a white robe with a black cloak. He had a clear and elegant demeanor, but his expression was cold, giving others the feeling of the lack of emotions.
“It’s you! The situation today, you had prepared for it during the auction!?”
Wu Dongnan was not foolish. He recalled that before the auction began, Ning Fan walked next to him on the second floor as if nothing had happened.
Having thought about it a little bit, this person most likely did something to him at that time. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be followed by so many people even after using the stealth talisman!
“Yes, what about it!” Ning Fan’s expression was cold. This person schemed against Zhihe and even ran to the Seven Apricot boundary to threaten them. No matter the reason, he must make this person pay a large price.
“Hmph, only a little Vein Opening, yet you still dare to speak arrogantly against this old man!” Wu Dongnan angrily smiled. He was afraid of Yuchi and Situ, the two Harmonious Spirit commanders, and the blood thirsty evil cultivators army, but not this young and foolish brat, Ning Fan.
Ning Fan didn’t care about Wu Dongnan as he got off his strange beast. This time was different from the auction; he — at this moment — had a storage pouch. Clearly, before arriving, he had prepared a lot of equipment from Yuchi and Situ.
This was the first time he used a storage pouch. He pat its bottom and removed a flaming longsword from the storage pouch. It was only a low-ranked spirit treasure, but with the sword in his hand, there was a strand of energy comparable to a Harmonious Spirit sword cultivator flying around his body.
Wu Dongnan immediately became serious and no longer underestimated Ning Fan.
His eyes swept around the area and noticed that the one thousand cultivators had surrounded him, but they didn’t look like they were going to take action against him.
This posture felt as if only Ning Fan would fight him, and the rest were only here to hold the formation.
What a joke! Do these people actually think that he, Wu Dongnan, would lose to the hands of a Vein Opening junior!?
“You want to personally challenge me!?” Wu Dongnan coldly asked.
“Correct, it is the perfect time to capture you and test my current strength.” Ning Fan answered emotionlessly.
“You are courting death!” On the surface, Wu Dongnan acted as if he suffered great humiliation. He loudly shouted then turned his hand to take out five talismans, and he threw them towards Ning Fan.
The five talismans immediately turned into five firebirds, the size of one zhang, and swooped straight towards Ning Fan with blazing heat, causing the snow in the surroundings to immediately melt.
Secretly, he was hiding in the sleeve of his other hand a brown talisman, and he secretly activated it.
Once the talisman was activated, Wu Dongnan’s body turned into a brown light that wanted to drill into the earth to escape.
Of course Ning Fan would not give Wu Dongnan a chance to flee. He personally did not have any experience in magical duels, but Ancient Chaotic Grand Emperor’s memories carried plenty.
The five firebirds flew by in a second, but Ning Fan’s body suddenly exerted a mysterious power that was able to devour all of the flames of this world.
Before, the old monster’s Black Flame Dragon was unmeasurably overbearing and massacred everyone at the All Pleasure Sect, but it was still devoured by Ning Fan’s locket.
Right now, the five firebirds were not as formidable as a Black Flame Dragon. The moment they got close to Ning Fan, the Yin Yang Locket inside his dantian immediately felt them.
Before they could touch his body, an unimaginable force forcefully sucked them inside Ning Fan’s dantian — into the Yin Yang Locket.
Meanwhile, Ning Fan — without a word — slashed one blade towards Wu Dongnan’s drilling spot and simply did not give him a chance to escape. This one sword forced him to unearth.
Wu Dongnan’s face was black from not being able to escape, but he was even more frightened.
Frightened because Ning Fan so easily broke through his firebird talismans. One had to know that even Late Harmonious Spirit old devils would not be able to do what Ning Fan did so easily.
“This child is absolutely not at Vein Opening, he must be hiding his cultivation!”
Wu Dongnan loathingly gritted his teeth. No matter what this person’s cultivation was, as long as he could escape this one time, he would absolutely bring people here to massacre Seven Apricot City and slay this person to quell his hatred.
It was too difficult to escape under the eyes of one thousand people, but didn’t this little brat, Ning Fan, want to deal with me by himself? If I could capture him, then I could definitely cause the others to be wary and have a chance to escape!
With a plan in his mind, Wu Dongnan explosively rushed forward towards Ning Fan with both hands unleashing several palms, creating a few fire palm prints that directly flew towards Ning Fan.
“A truly powerful fire palm spirit technique!” Yuchi’s eyes were surprised. He personally admitted that he couldn’t easily block this spirit technique. Even Situ frowned; clearly, he also felt that these fire palms were very tricky.