Martial Arts Immortal Saint: Starting from Feeding Horses and Escorting Goods

The dimly lit street was completely silent.

Only Lu Chuan was running wildly, using the Wind-Stepping Technique to continuously expend his inner energy to move forward.

Dozens of meters behind, the monstrous creature followed like a shadow.

Although Lu Chuan had increased his speed to the maximum, Chang Gui still quickly closed the distance between them.

"You managed to escape from that deserted village last time, do you think you can escape this time too?"

Behind them came the sinister voice of the evil spirits manifesting their tangible resentment.

Lu Chuan frowned deeply. The ghost behind him was of the same origin as the one in the desolate village, and previously these two ghosts had only absorbed the vital energy of other martial artists.

Why kill them? It seems like they have a common goal.

Something's definitely not right here.

However, just as he was pondering this, and in the brief moment of distraction, the ghost, taking advantage of the surrounding area filled with resentment, instantly appeared to Lu Chuan's left side, and a large, pitch-black hand grabbed directly at his neck.

Lu Chuan's pupils contracted instantly.

If he gets caught, he will have no chance of escaping and will be drained dry and turned into a dried corpse, just like Old Wei's leg before!

In a moment of desperation, he bit his tongue hard.

"puff!"

The blood in his mouth sprayed directly onto the hand of the ghost.

"Sizzle!"

The strange arm instantly began to steam and crackle, accompanied by a scream of burning pain.

"A great opportunity!"

A glint of light flashed in Lu Chuan's eyes.

He didn't have time to draw his knife. Enduring the sharp pain on his tongue, he spat out another mouthful of blood onto his fist and slammed his fist into the neck of the evil spirit!

This is its vital point; if you hit it, even if you can't kill it, you can severely damage it.

However, the ghost reacted quickly, dodging the attack in an instant and grabbing at it again.

Lu Chuan was shocked and immediately withdrew his fist and dodged backward.

"Sizzle!"

The strange creature's hand grabbed Lu Chuan's forearm and instantly sucked away some of his vital energy from his flesh.

The area it touched instantly dried out, leaving four dents in the skin.

Lu Chuan instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

The monstrous creature was too powerful; he was no match for it. Even when he tried to ambush it and inflict pain, he was almost caught by its claws.

His internal energy was almost depleted, making it impossible for him to dodge at such close range.

"die!"

The evil spirit's resentment materialized into sound waves, and its black aura surged, almost obscuring both sides of the street.

A terrifying force of resentment pressed down on Lu Chuan, making it hard for him to breathe. He was also unable to mobilize his internal energy, and his legs felt like lead, completely suppressed.

He was pale and stood frozen in place.

This is the oppressive feeling of a Spirit-Ranked Ghost; once it truly gets angry and unleashes its full power, even someone at the Body Tempering Realm is powerless to resist.

Just then, a soft sound of a blade cutting through the air rang out.

"Sizzle!"

A blade gleaming with cold light sliced ​​across the grotesque man's neck, instantly severing his head and neck.

In an instant, Lu Chuan was able to catch his breath and his whole body relaxed.

Through the vengeful spirit whose head had been slashed open and whose resentment had instantly dissipated, he saw the figure ahead.

"Master He!"

He Laoliu stood in front, holding a knife in both hands, his expression indifferent.

However, Lu Chuan had no time to think. Seeing the Changgui about to reunite with its body, he immediately drew the straight-backed sword from his waist and sprayed his blood essence onto the blade.

"Die!"

He cleaved the grotesque's throat in a vertical slash, cutting right through the vital spot!

"Sizzle!"

The same burning sound rang out as before, and the body of the ghost was burned from the inside out by the yang energy of the blood on the tip of its tongue, which kept falling off.

[Host has killed a low-level Spirit Rank Ghost, exceeding their own level; Martial Arts Value +1]

"Huff...huff!"

Lu Chuan held the knife, panting heavily.

He was drenched in sweat, his internal energy was completely depleted, and his legs were feeling weak.

Master He scanned his surroundings, making sure there was no danger before turning his gaze away, and asked in confusion, "Why are there more ghosts?"

He had finished checking the medicinal herbs at the pharmacy and, seeing that it was getting late, decided to rest there for the night.

However, as a Qi Master at the Meridian Opening Realm, his senses were very sharp. He noticed that there was an extremely strong, eerie resentment permeating the air, which is why he came out to investigate.

Lu Chuan shook his head: "I don't know, but this one is from the same source as the one in the deserted village before, which is why I know how to kill it."

"Moreover, it seemed to be heading straight for us, like..."

Lu Chuan frowned.

He had a moment to think, and slowly said, "It's as if we were marked long ago, not just since that time in the deserted village."

After hearing this, Master He remained silent for a moment.

Finally, he shook his head and said, "The treacherous ones are indeed powerful, but they don't yet possess such methods. I'm afraid there's something else behind them..."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chuan's heart skipped a beat.

Is there an even stronger mastermind behind this?

Master He sighed and said, "Some people in Canglan Prefecture are getting restless and are doing shady things behind the scenes. I'm afraid things will only get more and more unstable in the future."

Unfortunately, he still couldn't truly understand the root cause.

Lu Chuan also frowned.

He had only recently been promoted to a scout, and if it weren't for some information he got from Lao Wei, he wouldn't know anything about the clues behind the scenes.

"By the way, where's Gong Tie?"

Suddenly, Master He asked, "How could Gong Tie, as a bodyguard, let Lu Chuan be chased and killed alone?"

"Master Gong got drunk at Chunhong Courtyard and is sleeping at the inn." Lu Chuan shook his head helplessly.

Master He's face darkened: "You really let us down at this crucial moment!"

He looked at the wound on Lu Chuan's arm and said with a softening expression, "Alright, let's go back to the inn. We're safe this time."

"When I get back to the escort agency, I'll have to investigate this thoroughly."

"it is good."

……

In the inn, on the bed.

Lu Chuan sat cross-legged.

He looked down at the four clear dents on his right arm, each about half a fingernail deep, grayish-black inside, still bearing traces of resentment, and constantly radiating a burning pain.

"I almost followed in Lao Wei's footsteps."

Lu Chuan shook his head.

Even losing an arm would be the least of his worries; if Master He hadn't arrived in time, he would almost certainly have died.

Now relax and recall the words spoken by that ghost.

"It really was me... who wanted me dead..."

Lu Chuan's brows furrowed even more.

If what Master He said is true, and there is an even more terrifying entity behind them driving and controlling those two evil spirits, wouldn't that mean they are being targeted even more severely than Master He and his group?

Lu Chuan started to sort things out from the beginning, took out his notebook, wrote down the events of the day, and then looked through the previous entries.

I scrolled all the way to a record from a month ago, where Master He killed a high-grade mortal-level wandering ghost near Baihe.

From that point on, something was wrong.

Soon, they encountered the ghost from the deserted village that came straight at them, its target extremely clear.

According to the escort records, these two ghostly companions were only absorbing human essence in a fixed town and did not kill any living beings. It was as if they were systematically drawing nutrients from the "breeding area".

"But after Master He killed the wandering ghost, the ghost in the desolate village tried to kill us, but I killed it."

"So, the reason this monster came straight for me today is that it has almost nothing to do with that hunter's mark..."

As Lu Chuan connected the three threads and the three strange creatures, his heart grew heavier.

His heart tightened.

It's likely that these three monsters share a common origin, and everything stems from the wandering monster that Master He killed, which has attracted the attention of a previously unseen entity behind the scenes...