Mortal's Purple Sky Cave Heaven

Chapter 457 Escape
Knowing there was no way to escape, a sudden surge of madness welled up within him. He gritted his teeth, bit off half of his tongue, and then opened his mouth, spitting a mouthful of blood into the air.

Unlike the ordinary, this essence blood emitted a dazzling light, and a blurry miniature dragon swam around in it, shaking its head.

"True dragon blood, you are a cultivator from the Long family of the human race." Daoist Ziyun spoke, but his tone was extremely calm, without the slightest fluctuation.

Longyang did not answer. The moment the true dragon blood left his body, his eyes dimmed and his skin withered and shrank, instantly transforming him into an old man with a full head of white hair.

The blood of the true dragon exuded an extremely violent aura. After its body swelled and contracted, it plummeted towards the top of its head and suddenly exploded!
The remaining Shadow Clan members were startled and immediately fled as if they had seen a venomous snake.

Master Ziyun's expression also changed slightly. He moved his feet and swayed backward to avoid the attack.

A deafening roar erupted!

Longyang not only possessed the cultivation level of the late stage of the Void Refinement realm, but also had the rare item of True Dragon Blood. Under his desperate self-destruction without any reservation, the power was naturally astonishing!
A fist-sized crimson halo appeared out of thin air, flashed slightly, and then expanded to a width of over a hundred feet, desperately spreading outwards.

Immediately, a strong wind arose, and sandstorms formed from the yellow sand shot into the sky, creating dozens of yellow wind dragons that raged and swept across the land.

With a flicker of light, Daoist Ziyun stopped a hundred feet away, his eyes narrowing.

And the crimson halo followed one after another like maggots clinging to bones.

Master Ziyun's face darkened, and he suddenly let out a strange, incomprehensible cry.

An invisible sound wave, like a chain, shot out from its mouth, piercing into the crimson halo, and then swirled with lightning speed.

A bizarre scene unfolded!

The yellow sandstorm vanished instantly, and the crimson halo, along with Longyang, disappeared without a trace, as if it had never existed at all.

Master Ziyun finally breathed a sigh of relief. The power of this Long family cultivator's self-destruction was indeed somewhat beyond his expectations.

Just then, several streaks of crimson light shot out from afar, circled once, and appeared in the nearby air, revealing five male and female cultivators.

Two of them had survived the previous battle, while the other three had just arrived.

"Something unexpected happened; their strength is even greater than expected. It seems we're in some trouble. However, I secretly released Shadow Incense, and they've already been affected by some; it should last for several hours. There's no time to lose; come with me now to personally hunt them down!" Daoist Ziyun ordered grimly.

"Yes, sir!" The five crimson figures in the air bowed and replied.

"Go!" Immediately, Daoist Ziyun opened his mouth wide, and countless purple mists swirled out from it, instantly enveloping the figures of the other five people.

Then, with a strange expansion and contraction, it transformed into a purple streak, flashing away and chasing after the void.

Some Shadow Clan cultivators below the Refinement stage remained behind, but their numbers were reduced by more than half, leaving only twenty or thirty people, and each of them was in a miserable state with serious injuries.

Half a day later, a streak of green light appeared and disappeared in the sky and sped away.

More than ten miles behind it, a wisp of purple mist drifted and followed. It seemed to be moving slowly, but it was as if it had used some kind of supernatural power to keep up closely with the green light, and it was impossible for it to shake off.

"Fellow Daoist Nie, what should we do now!" Zhao Wugui glanced at the purple aura behind him, his eyes filled with panic.

Although the Azure Spirit Shuttle was incredibly fast, it had no hope of shaking off the Purple Shadow, who was in the Integration Stage. Moreover, as time passed, the distance between the two was getting closer and closer.

If this continues, they will be caught up in no more than an hour.

Even Longyang, who was in the late stage of the Void Refinement realm, couldn't withstand Ziying, who was in the Integration realm, for even a moment, let alone him, who was the weakest.

Seeing that Nie Zhaonan still looked thoughtful and pensive, Xiaofeng Fairy, who already sensed something was amiss, also became suspicious and guessed:

"From the moment we made our move to the moment the purple shadow appeared, only a few breaths had passed. It was too fast! It was unusually fast!"

"It seems that the purple figure has been following the Shadow Clan group closely, ready to strike at any moment!"

"Otherwise, there's no way to explain why the purple shadow appeared so coincidentally, or even at such perfect time!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Wugui instantly understood, and his expression changed:
"What you mean is that our mission has been exposed to the Shadow Clan."

"I'm afraid it's more than that. It might even be a trap deliberately set to annihilate high-ranking human beings like us." Fairy Xiaofeng's expression turned solemn as she spoke each word with extreme gravity.

Listening to their conversation, Nie Zhaonan, who was deep in thought, suddenly had a flash of inspiration:
'Tianluo Zhenren! It's him!'

At this point, Nie Zhaonan finally connected the dots with the 'Heavenly Net True Man', and at the same time, he glanced at the completely unaware Zhao Wugui and instantly understood everything.

This special mission was probably issued specifically for him, and Zhao Wugui's involvement was more to dispel his suspicions and doubts. If Nie Zhaonan hadn't known that 'Tianluo Zhenren' had already been possessed by the Shadow Clan, he wouldn't have thought that this special mission was actually orchestrated by 'Tianluo Zhenren'.

Having figured it out, Nie Zhaonan felt relieved. He didn't intend to reveal the secrets of the mission to the others, but instead spoke calmly:

"There's no need to delve any deeper. The most important thing right now is to get out safely. Fellow Daoists, go your separate ways and flee. We'll meet here in three days."

As he spoke, Nie Zhaonan flicked his sleeve, and two jade slips slowly flew out.

"What do you mean by this, Fellow Daoist Nie? With our cultivation levels, facing Zi Ying, the best chance of survival is to join forces. If we scatter and try to escape, we will only be easily killed one by one," Fairy Xiaofeng said, looking at the jade slip in her hand with great confusion.

Zhao Wugui held the jade slip and looked at Nie Zhaonan with a rather puzzled expression.

“A faint divine power is entwined around me, and the purple shadow behind me is likely targeting me. If you two fellow Daoists are willing to fight this fellow with me, I would naturally be more than happy to do so.” Nie Zhaonan smiled faintly, his tone still relaxed.

Fairy Xiaofeng and Zhao Wugui exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.

After a long silence, Fairy Xiaofeng slowly asked:
"Fellow Daoist Nie is so relaxed, are you perhaps confident that you can escape from Zi Ying all by yourself?"

"To be honest, when I parted ways with my master, he bestowed upon me a token." With a flick of his hand, Nie Zhaonan revealed a pale blue token that resembled an ice crystal.

Upon hearing this, Fairy Xiaofeng and Zhao Wugui examined the token closely, their expressions turning puzzled. With their limited experience, they couldn't discern what rare materials it was made of, but it was certainly no ordinary object. "Master once said that if I encountered danger, I could use this token to contact her. You both surely understand the meaning behind that. It's probably because Master can use this to perform some powerful teleportation abilities; even if she can't appear in person, it's enough," Nie Zhaonan said confidently. However, he showed no intention of using the token to send a message, instead flipping his hand and putting it away.

"Descending from afar! And able to repel a Nascent Soul cultivator! Fellow Daoist Nie's master must be incredibly powerful, even among Nascent Soul cultivators!" Fairy Xiaofeng murmured in surprise upon hearing this.

No wonder this Fellow Daoist Nie was so bold in Tianyuan City; it turns out he had this trick up his sleeve!
“A great teacher produces a great student. Fellow Daoist Nie is so strong that he was able to capture Chi Ying, a late-stage Void Refinement cultivator, in a short time. It is only natural that your master is so powerful.” Upon hearing that he had escaped this calamity, Zhao Wugui’s face immediately lit up with joy.

“Using techniques like teleportation consumes a great deal of energy, so it’s best to avoid using them if possible. That’s why I had you two escape separately. After all, I also want to see if I can use some of my own supernatural abilities to escape this calamity. Yao’er, Wan’er, Ning’er, the three of you should also choose a direction to escape in.”

"Yes, my husband."

"Husband, be careful."

"Husband, please don't be reckless."

Knowing some of Nie Zhaonan's trump cards, the three women naturally agreed in unison, but there was still a slight worry in their voices.

"Ah."

And so, in Nie Zhaonan's gaze, the three Daoist partners, Zhao Wugui, and Fairy Xiaofeng all shone with spiritual light, and then each of them transformed into streaks of light and flew away in three different directions.

The next moment, five crimson streaks of light shot out from the purple clouds behind them. After circling briefly in the air, they split into three groups and chased after their target.

A streak of light shot out into the sky, and within the beam of light, the beautiful young woman, her face ashen, skillfully controlled the beam.

Suddenly, her expression changed, and she abruptly turned around.

At the horizon behind him, a flash of light appeared, revealing two beams of light that were connected as one.

The two combined, and their speed was significantly faster than that of the young woman.

"So fast!"

Xiaofeng Fairy's expression shifted between light and shadow. Seeing that the pursuers were getting closer and closer, a cold glint flashed in her eyes, and she abruptly stopped her escape, hovering in mid-air.

"That purple-clad figure at the Integration Stage really did head towards Fellow Daoist Nie, but even so, it's best to finish this quickly." In the blink of an eye, the young woman made her decision.

In this way, the two red figures chasing closely behind naturally appeared several dozen feet away from the young woman after a few flashes.

The two crimson figures were clearly a man and a woman.

The two men didn't look very old, but they both had blank expressions, like wooden puppets.

The young woman naturally didn't care at all. She just gave her an extremely cold look and then made a hand seal without hesitation.

Suddenly, two balls of silver flame shot out from his sleeve. After a slight transformation, they turned into two firebirds and pounced straight at the two people opposite him.

Upon seeing this, the man and woman opposite them let out a cold snort. With a flick of their shoulders, several gray beams shot out from behind them, charging straight at the silver firebird without showing any weakness.

With a deafening roar, the silver flames and gray light instantly intertwined.

The young woman raised an eyebrow, and suddenly rolled into the air. Her body shone with a bright white light that was so dazzling that it was impossible to look directly at her.

Then a cry rang out, and a huge spirit bird burst out from the white light. After circling briefly, it spread its wings and pounced straight at the two people opposite it.

This bird is entirely snow-white and silvery-white, with a bright crest on its head, blood-red and crystalline eyes, and a body size of over thirty zhang. It looks somewhat similar to the blue kite, but upon closer inspection, it is quite different.

Upon seeing this, the man and woman opposite were startled, but after exchanging a glance, they simultaneously reached above their heads, and two hazy red shadows shot out from them, rushing straight towards the spirit bird.

Suddenly, the spiritual energy of this place surged forth, and booming sounds arose continuously.

At almost the same time, in another direction, Zhao Wugui was also being closely pursued by a red figure, and it looked like he would soon be blocked.

"Mid-stage Void Refinement!" Zhao Wugui subconsciously scanned behind him and immediately lost any intention of fighting.

Although he was also an ascended cultivator and was a strong figure among his peers when he was in the Nascent Soul stage, his strength became only ordinary after he advanced to the Void Refinement stage.

After all, every cultivator who can advance to the Void Refinement stage is someone with amazing potential and great strength; there are hardly any who are worse than him.

After a bitter laugh, Zhao Wugui opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood essence. As soon as the blood essence left his mouth, it turned into a cloud of blood mist with a 'bang,' which firmly enveloped him.

The next moment, a flash of blood light appeared, and the blood mist suddenly contracted, transforming into a blood streak that shot out with a sharp whistling sound.

Its speed was so fast that it was comparable to that of a typical late-stage Void Refinement cultivator.

Upon seeing this, the crimson figure behind immediately let out a strange cry, and with a burst of light, it transformed into a large bird phantom and chased after them again.

Zhao Wugui had been silently watching the situation behind him, and seeing this scene, he was naturally filled with dread.

Not only did he possess a secret technique that allowed him to activate his essence and blood to enhance his speed, but the crimson shadow behind him also unleashed equally formidable supernatural abilities.

In another part of the Tiansha Wasteland, Yuan Yao, Wang Ning, and Nangong Wan stood gracefully atop a giant rock. On the ground nearby, drops of bright red blood were scattered, but the other two Crimson Shadows were nowhere to be seen.

A loud buzzing sound arose in the air, and a group of fist-sized, ferocious beetles flew in. With the flapping of their golden wings, it looked as if countless golden flowers were dancing in the air, extremely beautiful and dazzling!
However, upon closer inspection, one can see that the beetles' scythe-like forelimbs and their mouthparts, which gleam with a cold light, are stained with specks of blood.

"The mature Gold-Devouring Insects are indeed powerful! They possess an indestructible body. Not only could those two Crimson Shadows not harm them at all, but they even devoured their almost soulless, formless bodies." Yuan Yao said excitedly, her lips slightly parted as she summoned her Spirit Beast Bracelet and collected the swarm of Gold-Devouring Insects.

"The Gold-Eating Insects are powerful, but their escape speed is a bit slow. I just wonder how things are going on my husband's side." Wang Ning exhaled a soft breath of fragrance and looked in the direction Nie Zhaonan had fled, but there was nothing there.

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