The Wandering Immortal

Chapter 86 It’s all a misunderstanding
The exploding ice lotus only blocked the Tibetan monk for a moment; it couldn't freeze him at all.

As Qinghe ran, she threw out seven red lotuses, scattering them along the way. The Tibetan monk chased after her relentlessly and ended up running into one himself.

After a series of loud bangs, although no one was seriously injured, the explosion did cause a brief disruption, and the crimson robes of the four Tibetan monks were charred and torn to shreds.

The Tibetan monk continued his relentless pursuit, but was always two or three miles behind. This distance was precisely the range of the Green Fox Bow's strongest attack. Whenever the Tibetan monk got a little closer, Qinghe would turn around and fire an arrow, which, like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, covered an area of ​​several miles. The Tibetan monk had to use his magic weapon to defend himself, which slowed him down even further.

The senior monk in front ran more than thirty miles away in an instant, and then disappeared from sight.

Jiang Yuan was the slowest, and couldn't shake off the Tibetan monk's pursuit at all.

Qinghe had no choice but to summon her lotus flying boat, which she had reforged after advancing to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm and infused with wind-elemental divine abilities, making it even faster than before.

Jiang Yuan quickly leaped onto the lotus flying boat. Qing He stood on the lotus flying boat, urging the lotus petals to spin rapidly and break through the air, while continuously firing the Green Fox Bow in her hand.

The Tibetan monks chasing behind threw out some kind of magical artifact, which somehow circled around to the front of the lotus flying boat. Jiang Yuan unleashed a full-force lightning bolt, deflecting the artifact, and only then did he realize that it was actually a Buddhist vajra.

Even while running and fighting, they still couldn't shake him off. Jiang Yuan shouted, "Master of Tantric Buddhism, we two are just passing by and don't know that person at all. Don't let that thieving monk get away!"

These words were indeed useful. The Tibetan monks who were chasing them quickly split up into two groups, worried that the big monk might be hiding somewhere and then change direction to escape.

Jiang Yuan continued shouting, "It's all a misunderstanding! Stop chasing us!"

The Tibetan monk ignored him completely. If it weren't for your intervention, would that bald thief have been able to escape?

Jiang Yuan inwardly groaned. These foreign monks were all at the Arhat realm, equivalent to Nascent Soul cultivators in Taoism. If they stopped, they would be no match for them. Cui Qinghe's lotus flying boat had already been pushed to its limit.

Jiang Yuan could only give Qing He a bottle of Earth Core Milk. She could drink it whenever she ran out of magic power, as escaping was the priority.

Jiang Yuan would occasionally throw a few ice crystals behind him, and if he encountered a magic weapon attacking him, he would use lightning magic to knock it down. He was chased for over a thousand miles, and many cultivators along the way watched the spectacle.

Naturally, some people recognized the Green Fox Bow. Cui Qinghe actually dared to provoke even a Tantric Arhat; it was simply terrifying.

Jiang Yuan knew that his identity had been exposed and that there would be more trouble to come, but he really couldn't get rid of it.

That bald monk, he's certainly fast.

Jiang Yuan had only cursed a few times in his mind when the monk suddenly appeared high in the sky ahead. "Why are you running so slowly?"

You still have some conscience; the lotus flying boat didn't stop at all and went straight over the big monk.

The senior monk also turned and ran, which led the Tibetan monk leader away, leaving only one person to chase after Jiang Yuan and the other two.

After fleeing for another two hundred miles, Jiang Yuan suddenly jumped off the lotus flying boat and transformed into a streak of light, fleeing north. Qinghe was still shooting arrows on the lotus flying boat. She had already shot hundreds of arrows today, and felt that the Green Fox Bow was about to explode.

The monks behind them suddenly stopped, abandoned the two, and turned back to chase after the senior monk.

He knew in his heart that his senior brother had no chance of dealing with that bald monk by himself, and that he himself would have to fight hard to catch up with the two Taoist disciples and might not be able to take them down. The woman's bow and arrows were alright, but the handsome boy's ice and lightning magic were extremely strong.

Jiang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly summoned the cloud boat, instructing Qinghe to retract the lotus flying boat and rest on the cloud boat for a while.

Cui Qinghe's right hand was bleeding from the strain, and she had drunk most of a bottle of Earth Core Milk. At this moment, she could only sit on the cloud boat and close her eyes to regulate her breathing.

Jiang Yuan didn't stop, flying eastward all the way, deliberately plunging into the sea of ​​clouds whenever he encountered one. The concealment effect of the cloud boat was still somewhat useful; even Foundation Establishment cultivators passing by couldn't see it. After escaping for several hundred miles, he figured he shouldn't be caught. After a moment's thought, Jiang Yuan turned and flew northwest.

Previously, they were chased from the snowy mountains to a densely vegetated area, where the plateau turned into a plain, indicating that they had obviously fled from the Tubo Kingdom into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

If you continue east, you'll probably reach the Qingcheng Mountain area. The big monk there speaks with that Sichuan accent; you might run into him again.

To the north lies the territory of the Kongtong Mountains, not far from the Taiyi Sect. Not wanting to encounter those major Taoist sects, I decided to detour northwest to the Tianshan Mountains.

I heard that Li Shouzhong and Zhang Chi went to Tianshan and haven't returned yet, and the matter that Shen Wangzhi asked them to find is still unfinished.

Moreover, Mount Tian is also a place with opportunities. It is said that there are many demonic beasts there, but they have not yet formed a power like the Ten Thousand Mountains. If cultivators from the Central Plains want to hunt land demonic beasts, most of them will go to Mount Tian.

After flying over the vast desert for two days, the Tianshan Mountains were right in front of us, and Jiang Yuan finally descended from the clouds and walked.

This area is still on the edge of the desert, sparsely populated, and has an extremely harsh climate.

Occasionally, one might see camel caravans, their bells jingling. The merchants all wore thick cloths to protect their heads from the sandstorms, and each carried swords and weapons, their eyes fierce like those of jackals.

Jiang Yuan and Qing He also dressed up as people from Northwest China, wrapping their bodies and faces in coarse cloth.

After traveling northwest for two more days, we finally reached a place with lush vegetation, and the Tianshan Mountains were just ahead.

Jiang Yuan pondered that since cultivators always came to Tianshan to hunt demonic beasts, there must be a celestial market there.

After searching around all night, they finally found the Immortal Market in the northern part of Kucha City. Strangely, the Immortal Market did not shy away from mortals and was mixed in with the mortal market.

Jiang Yuan adjusted his cultivation level to the late Foundation Establishment stage, which is considered quite high among rogue cultivators. In this chaotic and barbaric region, strength is king, and showing weakness will only invite trouble.

Sure enough, with two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators together, practically no one dared to provoke them.

Jiang Yuan asked at every shop if they had any level 5 or 6 fire or metal demon cores, but he had never seen a single level 3, let alone level 5.

They hadn't even seen any talismans or array plates, only various kinds of knives, spears, and halberds. The people of the Northwest are truly fierce.

Several groups of people had already noticed Jiang Yuan and his companion and came over to try and get on their good side. Their strongest members were only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, so they were very polite and asked if they wanted to form a team to hunt monsters deep in the Tianshan Mountains.

Jiang Yuan didn't want to bring a bunch of burdens, so he politely declined them all.

In that simple Northwest wine shop, I inquired about the general situation of the Tianshan Mountains. Everyone said that the Great Wind Pass was not a place to go, as it was too eerie and that many cultivators who went there never came back.

It is said to be a deep canyon, hundreds of miles deep, located between two high mountains. The temperature difference between the north and south is extreme, so strong winds blow all year round.

It seems that if you want to find some opportunities in the Tianshan Mountains, you can only go to the windy pass. How can you gain anything if you don't risk your life?
If Cui Qinghe wants to build a spiritual space in the future, she will definitely need to use wind-based supernatural powers. She needs to experience all kinds of winds in nature, the more violent the better.

The next day, Jiang Yuan and Qing He went to the Tianshan Great Wind Pass, which was a few hundred miles northwest of Kucha City.

It was indeed a place no mortal could stay in; the cold wind was like a knife, and it carried a faint trace of golden spiritual energy.

Qinghe had been torturing herself in the Golden Wind Formation for several years and was very familiar with this feeling. She didn't even need to activate any shield light; she only needed to slightly circulate her physical energy.

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