God of Pets

Chapter 287 No More Escape
Last night, I took a horse-drawn carriage to Zhixian Valley. It didn't feel very big. It seemed like only a short while before the carriage passed through the entire valley and arrived at Zhixian Castle.

However, even after flying for nearly ten seconds in his Pure Yang Sword Immortal form, he still couldn't see the end of the valley. His vital energy had been greatly depleted, and if he continued, it would soon be completely exhausted, forcing him to descend.

The surrounding area is already filled with giant Ganoderma lucidum forests, with stone Ganoderma lucidum as big as a room, reaching heights of ten or even tens of meters.

As soon as Chen Guan landed, he saw Mei Qingta rushing towards him from behind, less than 500 meters away.

"How can this guy be so fast? Even the Pure Yang Sword Immortal couldn't create much distance between them." Chen Guan gritted his teeth and continued running deeper into the valley, hoping to reach the gate of Zhixian Castle before Mei Qingta caught up.

Seeing Chen Guan land, Mei Qingta's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and she quickened her pace to continue the chase.

"With such a powerful secret technique, Chen Guan can only last for about ten seconds. If it weren't for me being the one to kill him today, but an ordinary third-awakening cultivator, even if they were already level 30, not only would they not be able to kill him, but they might even be killed by him." Mei Qingta's killing intent intensified, and she only wanted to catch up with Chen Guan as soon as possible and kill him.

However, Mei Qingta soon discovered that although Chen Guan no longer used that strange and terrifying secret technique, he had changed to a different footwork technique, and his speed was surprisingly fast.

Even a level 30 Mei Qingta would find it difficult to close the distance between two people in a short time without using lightness skills.

"To think someone could use such powerful footwork with their own energy! His energy recovery talent is terrifying beyond imagination." Mei Qingta was quite knowledgeable, but this was the first time he had ever seen someone like Chen Guan who could use energy and secret techniques like this.

"Fortunately, this is Zhixian Valley, otherwise he might have gotten away." Mei Qingta conserved her energy, trying not to deplete it too much.

He wasn't in a hurry to chase Chen Guan because he knew that the end of Zhixian Valley was Zhixian Castle, and once there, Chen Guan would be doomed.

Chen Guan also noticed Mei Qingta's abnormality. Logically speaking, Mei Qingta's speed alone was not much slower than his using the One Night Step, so he should have caught up long ago.

However, Mei Qingta kept chasing after them without trying to close the distance between them, seemingly conserving her energy.

"Why wasn't he in a hurry to chase after me?" Many thoughts flashed through Chen Guan's mind: "Could it be that this Plum Green Pagoda is related to the Immortal of Zhixian Valley? Otherwise, why would he calmly let me escape into the depths of Zhixian Valley?"

The more Chen Guan thought about it, the more convinced he became, which made him somewhat hesitant.

Chen Guan had been saved by the old ancestor Zhixian, who had promised to help him if he encountered any difficulties.

However, this relationship may not necessarily be very strong. At least after the Old Ancestor Zhixian recovered, he did not treat him as the successor of the Devouring Spirit God like Ling'er did.

He simply gave him a Blood Spirit Mushroom, and then used some kind of supernatural power to send him back without even exchanging a few words with him.

Chen Guan guessed that the Immortal Ancestor must have realized that he was not the successor of the Spirit Devouring God, but he was probably grateful for the life-saving grace he had received, so he didn't say anything.

Chen Guan didn't know what kind of relationship Mei Qingta had with the Zhixian people. Was it possible that their relationship was even closer? If so, would escaping to Zhixian Castle be like walking into a trap?

Along the way, apart from the little horse by the river, Chen Guan didn't see any other small animals, which made him somewhat uneasy.

At this moment, Chen Guan was torn between two options: should he flee to Zhixian Castle and take a gamble to see who had a better relationship with it? But he quickly dismissed the idea. He disliked the feeling of entrusting his fate to others. So, there was only one path left: to fight Mei Qingta before reaching Zhixian Castle.

Mei Qingta, at level 30, is so powerful that he could probably rival Xiu Jieming, not to mention his many mysterious and unpredictable secret techniques.

The only saving grace is that, judging from the fights between Mei Qingta and Zhu Hongzhi and Bai Yueguang, his secret techniques are strange, his moves are peculiar, his speed is very fast, and he is very powerful in all aspects, but his destructive power is not particularly strong.

Of course, this destructive power is not particularly strong; it is relative. Compared to Xiu Jieming, Mei Qingta's destructive power can only be considered average, but compared to Chen Guan, his destructive power is not weak, and can even be said to be very strong.

However, he ultimately failed to break through Zhu Hongzhi's protective divine power, relying instead on some secret techniques with special effects to win.

After careful analysis, Chen Guan concluded that Mei Qingta was like Chen Guan himself, who used the Xuanming Yin Fire Palm as his main source of damage before; its destructive power was indeed not very strong.

"The only uncertainty now is the hidden power of the Plum Blossom Pagoda. I don't know if I can withstand its hidden power." Several thoughts flashed through Chen Guan's mind. He tapped his toes on the rock and stopped abruptly.

Instead of gambling his luck at Zhixian Castle, he should fight Meiqing Tower here. Relying on others is not as good as relying on himself, and he is not without a chance of winning.

Mei Qingta was somewhat surprised to see Chen Guan suddenly stop running. After approaching Chen Guan, she did not immediately attack, but said coldly, "Why did you stop running? Can't you recover your energy?"

“You brought me to the Valley of a Hundred Beasts, intending to kill me without anyone knowing and without giving anyone a reason to accuse you, but how do you know that I came here not to kill you?” Chen Guan said calmly, looking at him.

Mei Qingta smiled and said, "Your words may fool others, but they won't work on me. Stop with these little tricks. If you think the feng shui here is good, I'll send you on your way right here."

As she spoke, Mei Qingta flashed and instantly appeared in front of Chen Guan, her fists striking like lightning, giving Chen Guan no time to rest.

Mei Qingta's punch missed, but he didn't care. He had already witnessed the speed at which Chen Guan used his secret technique and knew that unless Chen Guan could no longer use his secret technique, it would be difficult for his punch to hit him at such a speed.

However, Mei Qingta's next punches accelerated again, clearly using a secret technique to increase speed. Strands of fist energy streaked across the attack between the two like meteors, rapidly striking Chen Guan.

Originally, I thought that Chen Guan's speed was just enhanced by his secret technique. As long as I used my secret technique to increase my speed and surpass Chen Guan in speed, and combined it with my own fist techniques, I could quickly catch Chen Guan.

However, Mei Qingta soon discovered that Chen Guan's abilities were not simply limited to his fast movement techniques; his movement skills and rhythm were also exceptionally profound.

Even though Mei Qingta's speed had exceeded Chen Guan's after using her movement technique, she still couldn't hit him.

Mei Qingta felt as if she had seen that light and graceful movement and the exhilarating rhythm somewhere before.

"Huh...you actually know Shang Ziyi's martial arts movement techniques..." Mei Qingta quickly realized where this movement technique and rhythm came from.

(End of this chapter)