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Chapter 73 Ghostly Mist Appears (Seeking monthly tickets and recommendations)

Li Shizhou was startled by this sudden attack.

Fortunately, the talisman that could withstand an attack from an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator came into play at this moment, completely blocking the black flames.

A middle-aged male cultivator dressed in a black robe and with a pale face appeared, hovering several miles away. His narrow eyes gleamed with a sharp light, and he exuded a terrifying aura that made people's breath go cold.

It was none other than the Extreme Yin Ancestor whom Li Shizhou had met several times in the Void Heaven Palace.

As soon as the Yin Ancestor appeared, he said in a high-pitched and unpleasant voice with surprise, "Eh, so it's the Xuanbing Liguang Talisman. No wonder you, a junior, were able to withstand my attack on the Heavenly Capital Corpse Fire and remain unharmed."

Li Shizhou kept the talisman that could greatly increase his escape speed between his fingers the whole way.

Without uttering a word, he waved his hand and released the Hidden Dragon Miasma, fleeing in the opposite direction from the Extreme Yin Ancestor.

With a thought, he activated the talisman, instantly increasing his speed to a fraction faster than that of an ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Interesting, kid, don't run away."

After the Yin Ancestor finished speaking with a smile, he set off at a leisurely pace, snapping his fingers with his left hand, and a black fireball no bigger than a fist appeared in his palm.

In his experience, a Core Formation cultivator could only achieve such a high speed by either using a secret technique or a special talisman; neither of these methods could be sustained for very long.

So he wasn't in a hurry, as long as it didn't exceed the range of his divine sense.

Li Shizhou, who was on the run, had a heart pounding and a layer of sweat had instantly seeped out on his forehead.

He flew for three hundred miles and finally widened the distance to more than thirty miles.

A torrential downpour had begun on the sea, the surroundings were shrouded in a gray haze, and the occasional rumble of thunder could be heard.

The Yin Ancestor behind him was no longer visible, but his divine sense, like a maggot clinging to a bone, remained locked onto him.

Li Shizhou withdrew the Hidden Dragon Miasma and took out a red jade talisman that could conceal his aura. He infused it with magic power, and a faint red light enveloped him.

"This junior has quite a few treasures. He was just over thirty miles away, and now he's completely disappeared. He thinks he can escape so easily?"

The previously nonchalant Old Ancestor of Extreme Yin finally showed a solemn expression, and with a flash of spiritual light, his escape speed increased even more.

Li Shizhou summoned the Ink Beast, preparing to dive into the seabed to set up a water-avoidance array and a teleportation array, and then teleport to the secret chamber of the Void Heaven Palace to escape the pursuit.

Suddenly, a golden streak of light appeared not far away; judging by its speed, it should be a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

He was overjoyed when he scanned the visitor with his divine sense. The visitor was none other than Leng Shishu, the Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Leng Ning'er family.

When Li Shizhou first met Uncle Leng, the other party was still at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Now, over a hundred years later, Uncle Leng has reached the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

As Li Shizhou continued flying away, he shouted, "Uncle-Master, the Extreme Yin Demon of the Reverse Star Alliance is chasing after us!"

"Don't panic. The sect's array has detected a Nascent Soul cultivator in the nearby sea. I happened to be nearby, so I came to check. You stay away. Leave that old thief Ji Yin to me."

After Uncle Leng arrived, his escape light did not linger. Instead, he transmitted a message and flew past Li Shizhou.

Watching the departing figure, Li Shizhou finally relaxed the tension that had gripped him all the way.

Given the current situation, the plan to go to the outer seas can only be temporarily shelved. The talisman that he used to withstand a Nascent Soul cultivator's attack is almost completely destroyed, and the power of the talisman that increases his escape speed has also been greatly depleted, resulting in considerable losses.

But at least they survived, and they didn't have to abandon the teleportation array that allowed them to enter and exit the Void Heaven Palace at any time.

He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and continued flying away, lest he be caught in the crossfire of the battle between the two Nascent Soul stage monsters.

Riding on a blue flying sword, enveloped in the miasma of the Hidden Dragon, they flew for most of the day before two more figures came into view.

They were a young woman in palace attire and a young male cultivator in a blue robe.

Li Shizhou knew both of them.

The young woman in palace attire is Wen Qiao'er's aunt, Wen Zhi Qiu, who is currently at the mid-stage of the Core Formation realm.

The male cultivator in the green robe was named "Qin Guan," and he was a suitor of Yuan Yao, with a cultivation level in the late stage of Core Formation.

Because his clan has a Nascent Soul ancestor, this person has always been arrogant and has never gotten along with cultivators like Li Shizhou who have no powerful backing.

The two were originally flying towards a small island in the distance, but after their divine senses detected Li Shizhou, they flew towards this location.

Upon arriving, Wen Zhi Qiu greeted him politely.

Qin Guan, with a cold face, said in a chilling tone, "Li Shizhou, why aren't you staying in Tianxing City? What are you doing here?"

Li Shizhou replied bluntly, "Senior Brother Qin is really meddling. I don't have any missions to complete, so it's my freedom to go wherever I want."

"We have a mission now. Junior Sister Yuan Yao and several fellow disciples are guarding the spirit mine on Dragon Bone Island ahead. They sent back a message that they need support. The sect has given me permission to mobilize the fellow disciples I encounter along the way. Come with me." Qin Guan said, taking out a token.

Upon hearing this, Li Shizhou thought to himself, "What bad luck!"

Suddenly, Wen Zhi Qiu pointed into the distance and said in alarm, "Senior brothers, look! What's that?"

Li Shizhou and Qin Guan looked in the direction Wen Zhi Qiu was pointing and saw that a thin black crack had appeared behind the small island in the distance.

Countless jet-black wisps of mist emerged from the crack.

It started out as wide as a few dozen feet, but it quickly spread and in the blink of an eye it had become several miles wide, and the area was still expanding.

"Ghost Mist." Qin Guan's expression changed drastically upon seeing this, and he turned to flee.

Li Shizhou was overjoyed and flashed away to block Qin Guan's path.

He said with righteous indignation, "Senior Brother Qin, our fellow disciples are still on the island. How can you run away on your own? Besides, Junior Sister Yuan Yao is also there. Aren't you pursuing her? Now is the perfect opportunity for you to play the hero and save the beauty. Let's go together to rescue her."

Upon hearing this, Qin Guan froze on the spot, and after a moment, he fled in panic, his face flushed red.

"Senior Brother Li, the Ghost Mist is beyond the capabilities of us cultivators. You should flee with us, or it will be too late," Wen Zhi Qiu reminded him, and then followed Qin Guan away.

Li Shizhou was worried about how to escape the perilous Chaotic Star Sea, and now that an opportunity had presented itself, he naturally wouldn't miss it.

He summoned the level six Purple-Eyed Bi and rode it beneath him. At the same time, he took out a scabbard that he had prepared beforehand and put the blue longsword on his back.

He then took the silver spear he had just acquired into his hands, and with his level six purple eyes, he fled towards the direction of the ghostly mist.

Along the way, Li Shizhou summoned the Soul-Crying Beast to stand on his shoulder and took a few bags to stuff into his pocket.

At this moment, the cultivators on the island had already noticed the abnormality and took to the air to escape. However, their speed was far slower than that of the ghost mist, and they all fell into the sea below.

Yuan Yao was among them. As she fell, she saw Li Shizhou riding the Purple-Eyed Bi rushing towards her, and her heart trembled.

"Senior Brother Li, did you come to save me? So you do have feelings for Yuan Yao. Qin Guan kept saying he would protect me, but now he's running away faster than anyone else. I hope we can both survive this time."

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