Crossing into Immortal Cultivation
Xu Ziqing retreated while laughing bitterly in his heart.
It's really "a roof leaks on a rainy night", just when you've easily dealt with the small ones, the big ones come immediately after, it's really overwhelming.
Now Xu Ziqing is also a man of some insight, he sensed from afar and knew that the demonic ape's aura was comparable to that of a foundation-building cultivator. In this case, isn't it just a fourth-stage demonic beast?
A majestic four-clawed demon beast chasing after him, a mere small cultivator at the 8th layer of Qi Refining, was truly an honor for him...
The blood on his shoulder and ribcage had finally stopped, but with this movement, it started bleeding again. Although the pain was still there, Xu Ziqing didn't show any temper at all, he could only blame himself for not knowing people well, which led him to such a dangerous situation.
Thinking so, he accelerated the circulation of spiritual energy in his body, and his escape technique became even faster.
Run, run, run!
Xu Ziqing's mind was filled with only one word "escape", fortunately, it was in the Shanren Ridge, and also fortunate that there were countless giant trees and vines in the ridge, his wood escape technique had such an effect.
But he also knew more clearly that the demon ape had found its direction and was rushing towards it without stopping!
If caught... with his current situation, he is absolutely no match for the demon ape!
First find a safe place to treat your wounds!
Xu Ziqing had made up his mind, but the spiritual energy in his body had already been depleted by more than half. Now that he had used this escape technique again, it was on the verge of exhaustion. He couldn't help but slow down a bit.
He slowed down for a minute, but the demon ape was full of energy and immediately narrowed the distance by another minute!
It's all over——
Xu Ziqing swallowed hard, suppressing the blood in his throat, and suddenly his hands were already grasping two spiritual pearls each.
At this time, if he wants to survive, he must fight a war of attrition with the demon ape, and see who can't hold on first!
I'm done!
Xu Ziqing divided his mind into two, one half maintaining the Wood Concealment Technique, while the other rapidly circulated the "Ten Thousand Trees Kindness Great Method", quickly absorbing the spiritual energy from the Lingzhu, and frantically circulating it through his meridians to nourish his nearly dry Dan Tian.
At this time his spirit was highly concentrated, and he became extremely clear-headed.
The pain and fatigue all disappeared, leaving only an extremely calm mind and a determination to escape from the jaws of death.
Xu Ziqing has always been a slow and steady person, never as anxious and hardworking as he is today. He doesn't even have time to think, only knowing that he must use the trees in the ridge to escape, the faster and farther the better!
The two Lingzhu in his hands continuously sent out spiritual energy, just like four thin streams, pouring into his palm from the inside. However, under such intense absorption, after only about half a time, the four Lingzhu were all sucked dry.
Then "bang" and it turned into powder.
Xu Ziqing's escape technique didn't stop, and four more spiritual beads appeared in his palm.
After a short while, the four spirit pearls were absorbed again, and another four were replaced... Repeating this process, he could sense that the number of spirit pearls in the storage ring was decreasing, but apart from the spirit pearls, there were plenty of spiritual grasses that could replenish his spiritual energy.
But in this situation, he couldn't find any gap to stop and eat the spiritual grass...
One chasing and one escaping, before they knew it, a whole day had passed.
Xu Ziqing still didn't dare stop in his tracks, and that demonic ape was equally unwilling to let him off!
The sky is overcast.
Yao Yuans are similar to ordinary people and cannot see things at night. However, cultivators are different, as day and night are no different since they embarked on the path of immortality.
Due to the darkness, Xu Ziqing had a slight advantage over the demon ape.
However, even if it can't see objects, the goblin's sense of smell is extremely good. It can still sniff out the aura from the bloodline, right in front of it, on that immortal cultivator's body!
The giant ape didn't expect the monk to be so good at escaping, and if he continued to run like this, it would obviously lose him! It let out a long roar towards the sky, pushed off with its feet, and flew up into the air!
If it weren't for the cover of night, one could see that although this demon ape was flying in mid-air, it was because a mass of black wind had erupted from under its feet. This black wind is one of the divine abilities unique to demons of the fourth rank and above, with uses similar to those of a cultivator's Wind Control Technique.
But once it has gone up to heaven, it has already steeled itself and will quickly come to a decisive battle.
Xuan Guang's giant ape didn't hesitate, opening its mouth to spit out a huge ball of air the size of a tub! The airball was like a massive shell, shooting straight towards Xu Zi Qing's hiding direction!
Xu Ziqing only felt a gust of wind behind his head, and an extremely dangerous object flew through the air! He quickly turned around and barely dodged it!
That air mass hit less than a zhang away from his side, the intense roar disrupted Xu Ziqing's consciousness, and the enormous power even blasted the land, blasting him out of a giant tree!
"This is not the trivial divine ability of that young and inexperienced Rong Hua, this move is one of the unique divine abilities of the Youyuan tribe, it's also an ultimate killing technique passed down from ancient times, inherited through bloodline, carrying a strong sense of Gangjin!"
Xu Ziqing suddenly felt his body lighten and then he was exposed in front of the demon ape.
The goblin spat out a ball of air again, and Xuzi Qing made a "qigong" move in mid-air, flipping his body nimbly. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared into another giant tree, and his breath disappeared once more...
"Hmm—"
In a fit of rage, the demon ape grasped that giant tree with one hand and pulled it up, swinging it heavily!
"Boom!"
A deafening sound.
Unlike the sudden anger of the demon ape, Xu Ziqing's heart was also somewhat uneasy at this time.
The Lingzhu only has eight left, if used up, even with the protection of Ye Se's color, the demon ape can easily catch him, at that time, what awaits him is only a dead end!
What's wrong?
Xu Ziqing felt an unusual dryness in his throat, and the dantian's craving for spiritual energy indirectly affected his body. If this continued, he was afraid that he would not be able to hold on.
In the lower abdomen, the law is still rotating at high speed.
The spiritual power from the Lingzhu was not stable at all, and it had already been used up through the Dantian and meridians, turning into the driving force of Wood Concealment.
Such frantic behavior not only damaged the meridians but also subjected the 'holes' in the meridians to extremely strong impacts!
Without any rules or restraint, forcibly... Only six meridians were left unbroken for Xu Ziqing, but under the impact of so many times of spiritual power regardless of the consequences, a meridian was suddenly opened!
Immediately afterwards, another acupuncture point on the meridian shook and was about to fall... The spiritual power continued to rush forward, and this meridian was also thoroughly opened! The Nine Layers of Refining Qi were completed!
Because of his cultivation progress, countless spiritual energies surrounded Xu Ziqing. The spiritual energy between heaven and earth quickly poured in and rushed into Xu Ziqing's dantian, also repairing the damaged meridians he had suffered earlier.
The wound on his body healed quickly under the influence of the wood element's energy, and it was almost half gone!
If this were a quiet place, Xu Ziqing would be extremely delighted.
It's not necessarily so.
While escaping, he advanced in rank, which undoubtedly exposed himself once again to that demonic ape!
Xu Ziqing couldn't help but bitterly smile to himself. He didn't have time to consolidate his own realm, and forcibly ended this great opportunity to heal his wounds. With his injuries still unhealed, he once again concealed his aura.
Sure, here is the translation:
As expected, just as he had barely escaped, the place where he was originally standing was hit by a blast of air, turning it into a scorched earth...
The only fortunate thing is that the Wood Concealment Technique used in the 8th and 9th layers of Qi Refining are greatly different.
Now Xu Ziqing was even faster, he currently had a lot of spiritual energy in his lower dantian, so he put away the remaining spirit pearls and used the dark night to constantly change direction and escape.
The gibbon was gradually shaken off at a distance.
Xu Ziqing got a slight chance to catch his breath, then he suddenly thought of it, the demon ape's eyes couldn't see, if it could still find his trail, maybe... it was because of the bloody smell on him?
He was previously seriously injured, and his green shirt was stained with blood...
He stopped for a moment and took off his court dress at the same time.
Then he didn't dare to stay any longer and immediately fled in another direction.
Not long after, Xu Ziqing felt that the demonic aura and pressure of the Xuanwu giant ape were getting farther and farther away from him. He suddenly felt a surge of joy in his heart. I guessed it right!
However, he did not think that this was actually a coincidence.
The bloody aura on Xu Ziqing's body was not as clear as he had imagined, under the cover of the wooden energy. The real culprit that caused the demon ape to chase him relentlessly was actually the 'essence' of the iron-skinned giant ape cub that Yan Hongzhi had maliciously 'applied' to his body when he killed the Blood Leopard. The demon ape could only follow him like a shadow because of the connection between their bloodlines.
He let out a slight breath, but Xu Zi Qing still didn't dare to stop. He continued to flee for another hour before finding a 'cave' and quickly darted inside.
In the cave.
Xu Ziqing cast another restraint and leaned weakly against the stone wall.
Ambushed, severely injured, lost blood, forcibly recalled his will, fled for his life day and night, forcibly suppressed the circulation of spiritual energy... Having gone through all this, Xuzi Qing is now exhausted.
In addition, due to fleeing in a hurry, Chong Hua also got separated from him.
What awaits him is to recover as soon as possible and then go find Chong Hua and leave Shan Yan Ridge.
Xu Ziqing didn't even know when the demon ape would find him.
Xu Ziqing rubbed her eyebrows hard and slid down along the stone wall, sitting cross-legged on the ground.
Not yet stable, a white-clothed figure suddenly appeared in front of him.
It was Yun Liao, his long-lost good friend.
If he had seen Yun Liao on an ordinary day, Xuzi Qing would have been delighted, but now he felt ashamed to face him.
He was so trusting of others that he almost lost his life, and ended up in such a sorry state... For the time being, he didn't even dare to lift his head and meet Yun Liao's gaze. Even more so, he didn't want Yun Liao to be disappointed in him.
However, Yun Liao spoke up.
"Xu Ziqing." His voice was icy cold, and it was also the first time he had called out Xu Ziqing's full name.
Xu Ziqing was taken aback and raised his head.
Cloudy and calm expression, no waves in his eyes, no blame or dissatisfaction.
Xu Ziqing's expression was proper and dignified, but still somewhat melancholy: "Yun brother, I am very ashamed."
Clouds cleared, eyes closed, a wave of sleeve, also sat down.
Xu Ziqing saw Yun Liao's actions and felt a bit more at ease. He then muttered to himself.
"Brother Yun, I never thought that there would be such shameless people in the world. Just because of a single encounter and an unfounded guess, they want to eliminate me completely, even resorting to despicable deception - how vile! In their eyes, human life and reason are worth what?"
