Longzang

Chapter 374 Escape
As dawn approached, Wei Yuan, who hadn't slept all night, was using the light streaming down from the cave ceiling to modify the wings. Whether the wings were thinner or thicker, straighter or more angled, or even longer or shorter, would significantly impact speed and the consumption of Dao power.

Wei Yuan tested it repeatedly, but the results fluctuated and showed no consistent pattern.

Wei Yuan rubbed his face, wiping away his fatigue, and continued his study. There must be a pattern to the shape of an airplane wing; Wei Yuan knew that if he couldn't find the pattern, it was because his knowledge was insufficient.

Xu Wenwu once said that the optimal solution can be calculated. Of course, how exactly to calculate it is something neither Xu Wenwu nor his teacher from the outer world could possibly know.

The research of the Immortal Lord of the Sea is somewhat similar to this, but he also mentioned in his article that his research method requires the divine sense of an Immortal Lord, not even a True Lord.

After Wei Yuan made the necessary adjustments, he entered the vast landscape and summoned a gust of wind to blow against the wings of the aircraft. He then observed its movements and recorded various data.

This process was repeated time and time again. By the time dawn broke and the sun rose, the wings had saved ten percent more Dao power than before. Don't underestimate this ten percent of Dao power; in a whole day, it could allow you to fly tens of thousands of miles more.

Wei Yuan woke Zhang Sheng, and the two sat down before taking off again, this time heading towards the southeastern Liaodong region.

An hour later, the Liao woman with silver ornaments arrived at Wei Yuan's hiding place. She went into the cave, looked around, and then flew into a rage, striking the ground with a palm that caused it to sink by more than ten feet!
"To dare do such a thing while I'm chasing you is truly courting death!"

She discerned her direction and vanished instantly. A moment later, she looked at the vast expanse ahead, hesitated for a moment, then turned and flew towards the Witch Domain.

Wei Yuan finally managed to escape to the Witch Domain. Now, if he returns to the Liao Domain, wouldn't he be courting death?

Meanwhile, Wei Yuan had already penetrated deep into the Liao territory and turned south. When passing through a city, Wei Yuan concealed his presence, casually captured a few Liao cavalrymen, interrogated them to find out the location, and after confirming it was correct, continued flying south. Then, in a deserted valley, he threw the corpses into a pool of water.

It is still nearly a million miles from here to the human realm. Along the way, we will pass through several Golden Horde khanates, cross more than a dozen mountain ranges and nine great rivers, and then we will be able to return to the human realm.

Wei Yuan continued south, eventually turning towards the Witch Domain. Passing through a small valley, he suddenly landed, slaying a demonic beast that had inhabited the area. He then dug up all the lush green grass in the center of the valley before continuing on his way.

Throughout the day, Wei Yuan killed two demonic beasts and harvested several kinds of spiritual plants, including wild spiritual rice. As night fell, Wei Yuan continued to optimize the shape of the wings and the wind-breaking water blades. When he set off again, his Dao power consumption had decreased by half a percent, and his speed had increased by half a percent.

Although the feeling of being relentlessly pursued from behind hadn't intensified, it hadn't dissipated, so Wei Yuan dared not let his guard down. He focused all his efforts on improving his own flight kit.

Two days later, Wei Yuan finally flew out of this hidden and dangerous area, no longer needing to hide underground every night. As soon as he left the snow mountain, Wei Yuan immediately increased his speed. After these days of piecemeal adjustments, his speed had now increased to 650 miles per hour, and he could fly 5,200 miles per hour.

Wei Yuan remained hidden, flying in a winding path from time to time, only landing and resting for an hour each day in a deserted wilderness. After more than ten days, he finally approached the human realm.

Wei Yuan's sense of danger grew stronger. In the final stretch, instead of rushing forward, he landed and paused on the ground for a precious moment to fine-tune the wings and thrusters, and then replenish his own luck. This time, he finally activated the Yin-Yang aura of the young girl.

By balancing Yin and Yang, one's fortune will be enhanced in all aspects.

As Wei Yuan took off again, a silver light flashed in the distant sky, and a terrifying thought came through: "Stop now, or I'll spare your life!"

Wei Yuan readily agreed, and all four nozzles started operating simultaneously, instantly accelerating to a top speed of 1,500 miles per hour, disappearing into the distance in a flash.

The silver light flickered erratically as a figure, wreathed in lightning, rapidly closed the distance to Wei Yuan. Just as the two were about to be within a hundred miles of each other, the figure unleashed a bolt of lightning, but it still missed by ten miles.

Wei Yuan remained calm and unhurried, attaching two more spray canisters to his aircraft. With the spray power applied, his speed increased again, and the distance between them began to widen. The figure let out a heavy snort, pointed to the sky, and instantly dark clouds gathered, torrential rain poured down, and bolts of lightning struck. Her figure flickered continuously, using the lightning to leap, and she managed to close the distance between herself and Wei Yuan once more!
Wei Yuan then took out two more spray nozzles and installed them.

With all eight nozzles firing simultaneously and the wings sweeping further back, the speed instantly surged to 2,500 miles per hour!
The two sides chased and fled, swiftly traversing the land, passing cities and tribes large and small. Occasionally, someone would rise to investigate, but before they could reach sufficient height, the two sides would vanish in a flash.

At this speed, the consumption of Dao power surged. Wei Yuan took out a bottle of tonic he obtained from the Dragon Eagle and swallowed half of it in one go, which finally stopped the downward trend of Dao power.

Moments later, the four added spray nozzles suddenly lost power, and Wei Yuan's speed plummeted. A deafening roar of laughter echoed from afar, resounding throughout the heavens and earth!
However, Wei Yuan did not panic. He directly retrieved the four spray nozzles and then installed four new ones, and his speed was restored to its maximum in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, amidst the vast landscape, two Dragon Guards, one a scholar and the other a warrior, were each holding a cylindrical object, continuously filling it with Dao power. Beside them, there were dozens more cylinders that had already been filled.

These spray nozzles are all disposable nozzles pre-filled with Dao power. When using them, Wei Yuan does not need to input additional Dao power; they can be used simply by activating them.

Theoretically, more nozzles could be added, but Wei Yuan knew that the Water Blade Technique had reached its limit. If the speed increased any further, the gale would crush the water blades, and the impact on Wei Yuan would be similar to crashing into a mountain.

The person who chased after them had already exerted all their strength, and lightning followed wherever they went. Even if she was a powerful being who controlled the heavens and earth, such a method of changing the environment would consume a great deal of energy and could not be sustained for long.

Neither side can last long; it's just a matter of who can last a little longer.

In the blink of an eye, Wei Yuan replaced four new spray nozzles. At this time, large areas of military camps and battlefields had appeared below. Liao clan experts continued to take off to intercept him, but Wei Yuan's speed was too fast. The turbulent trails he left behind were enough to make several Dharma Aspects lose their footing.

The centurions exchanged bewildered glances, their hearts filled with horror.

"Get out of the way!" A furious roar came from the sky, and several bolts of lightning struck the centurions directly to the ground, leaving them severely injured and unable to get up.

In the camp, a commander of ten thousand appeared with a gloomy face, glanced at the sky, and then simply said, "Carry those unlucky fellows away to treat their wounds."

"grown ups……"

"They were unlucky; they ran into that guy when he was going crazy. Oh well."

At this moment, the pure energy of the human realm was faintly visible ahead of Wei Yuan. The land was a battlefield, with military aura rising everywhere and battle lines intertwined. Wei Yuan no longer cared about being intercepted and charged straight into the human realm, while the momentum of those pursuing him grew stronger and stronger, almost transforming into a ball of blazing blue lightning!
The two forces instantly traversed the war-torn landscape, causing countless warriors below to look up in awe. The figure's surroundings crackled with lightning, clearly preparing a devastating attack!
Just then, a sword light, a bolt of purple lightning, and a blazing solar fire flew in from three directions, directly dispelling the thunderclouds in the sky. A booming voice said, "The road ahead is blocked, fellow Daoist, please turn back!"

Without pausing, Wei Yuan rushed into the northern gate of Taichu Palace and disappeared into the surrounding mountains.

The figure, crackling with lightning, hovered in mid-air for a long time before coldly saying, "Your mountain sect had better pray that it will never fall!"

The northern mountain gate is dominated by a towering peak in the center, with two slightly shorter peaks nearby, forming a triangular formation that together guards the feng shui of the entire mountain gate.

No palaces were built on the three towering peaks; all palace buildings were constructed around the peaks. The main hall of the mountain gate is located in the central open space surrounded by the peaks.

At this moment, Wei Yuan, led by two fellow disciples, entered a side hall next to the main hall and then into a room filled with the fragrance of elixirs.

(End of this chapter)