44: You know, the way I run is the way to survive.

Liu Ru Shi misunderstood, but the general meaning was not far off…

Seeing that Liu Ru Shi had understood, Tang Tian said no more and closed his eyes to rest…

Early the next morning, the entire convoy, laden with boxes, departed Jinque City under the leadership of Fourth Senior Sister.

It was truly impressive; the dart masters of those escort agencies were all in the middle of the procession, indicating they weren't too afraid of death.

Over two thousand Cultivators, each with a Fireball Talisman given by Fourth Senior Sister, left on the main street.

After traveling sixty to seventy li, it was almost noon, and they were quite far from Jinque City…

The area around Jinque City was very desolate, and there was no sign of human habitation here.

The dart master said, "You all need to be alert later."

Tang Tian cupped his fists and said, "I rely on Senior for guidance."

The dart master was pleased and said, "Although you are only at the Lianqi Fifth Level, you are a Junior Brother of an Immortal Master, so hide behind us later."

Tang Tian said, "Thank you, Senior."

At this moment, Fourth Senior Sister's paper figure turned its horse around, dispelling the illusion Formation that no one could see.

A boundless valley appeared, and the group entered it.

"You juniors, die for me!" A middle-aged man's voice rang out; without even moving, his Spiritual Qi lifted hundreds of people into the air. He was indeed that Foundation Establishment Cultivator!

The escort agency members shouted, "Enemy attack! Act!"

Over two thousand Fireball Talismans were unleashed, and even though he was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he sustained many injuries.

Tang Tian's eyes narrowed at this sight. Is this the power of Foundation Establishment?

He quietly held his horse still.

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator was scorched black all over, but his clothes were extraordinary, without even a tear, likely a Magical Artifact.

Before he could react, Fourth Senior Sister's paper figure unleashed Earthly Fiend Fist, and everyone else also released Earthly Fiend Fist.

Two thousand Evil Qi streams danced in the air like specters.

After releasing this Evil Qi, those two thousand people knelt on the ground, their Meridians shattered, dead.

"Truly useless."

Fourth Senior Sister's paper figure said, and Fourth Senior Sister's paper figure also died.

What was this Fourth Senior Sister trying to do?

Tang Tian reacted instantly, turned his horse around, and fled, sticking two Swift Steps Talismans on the horse.

The middle-aged man, with one arm severed, looked grim and roared, "Junior, how dare you attack a Foundation Establishment Cultivator!"

Just his voice caused Tang Tian's eardrums to ache.

Even without the Foundation Establishment Cultivator moving, the Cultivators at Tang Tian's previous location were all lifted into the air.

With just a squeeze of his fingers, all twenty-something dart masters of the escort agency died. Cultivators at the Lianqi Fifth Level were mere ants to him…

The middle-aged man saw Tang Tian and said, "Still trying to run?"

The middle-aged man wanted to crush Tang Tian, but he didn't notice that the Evil Qi had neutralized his spiritual power.

The middle-aged man said, "Such an evil cultivation method deserves death!"

He took a step, and the Cultivators below exploded.

The middle-aged man asked Tang Tian, "Tell me who sent you, and I'll give you a quick death with one palm!"

Tang Tian struggled to resist the sound wave attack, and his horse, terrified, knelt on the ground.

Completely unreliable, Tang Tian instantly rolled over, got up, and ran.

The middle-aged man said, "If you don't speak, I'll just Soul Search anyway!"

The middle-aged man stepped into the Void Realm to chase Tang Tian.

The noisy horse was killed by his palm.

Just as he was less than twenty steps from Tang Tian, it was fortunate he didn't have much spiritual power, otherwise he would have simply grabbed Tang Tian and crushed him in mid-air…

Tang Tian suddenly turned around, releasing seventy streams of Evil Qi and three Cold Feathers.

The Evil Qi directly blinded the middle-aged man, and the Cold Feathers briefly halted him for two or three seconds.

And this Evil Qi also completely depleted the middle-aged man's spiritual power, bringing him to the ground, unable to fly.

The middle-aged man said, "Junior, how dare you!"

Tang Tian poured four hundred Gathering Qi Pills into himself, and his speed instantly tripled.

"Good, good, junior, I'll capture that female Cultivator!" The middle-aged man looked at the fleeing Liu Ru Shi and threatened.

Tang Tian said, "Senior Sister Liu, I've done my utmost in righteousness."

Tang Tian's speed did not decrease at all; Liu Ru Shi was now running even farther than Tang Tian.

The middle-aged man said, "Junior, your Dao Companion will surely die today!"

The middle-aged man indeed stopped and went to chase the other side.

He instantly caught up to Liu Ru Shi in a few blinks, and with one grab, shattered her protective shield.

"A Foundation Establishment Cultivator's imprint!" The middle-aged man exclaimed in shock.

As the necklace shattered, a wave of Foundation Establishment Divine Sense emanated.

The middle-aged man said, "Hmph! I won't kill you, I'll give you Face."

The middle-aged man threw her aside and went to grab Liu Lie in the distance.

"Father!" Liu Ru Shi cried out tragically.

The middle-aged man frowned, stopped the hand that was about to crush him, and said, "Consider yourselves lucky."

He threw them aside…

He went to chase Tang Tian, but Tang Tian was already out of sight…

He had also consumed a large amount of Medicinal Pills that concealed his aura.

According to Tang Tian's estimation, it would take at most five minutes to reach the location where the Sha Xue Yu Hun Formation was buried.

Presumably, Senior Sister Liu was already dead, Tang Tian felt a pang of sadness.

There truly weren't many people who were good to him.

As soon as the middle-aged man left, a strange laughter echoed from the area.

A group of foxes emerged, implying they had been nearby all along.

They each went to the side to absorb the blood essence.

However, their absorption was quite peculiar: with a suction in the air, the Cultivators' vital Qi and blood Qi entered their mouths…

Several small foxes competed for favor, saying to Fourth Senior Sister, "Senior Sister, Senior Sister, look at it, it's snatching from me."

Fourth Senior Sister said, "Alright, alright, absorb quickly."

This was the true Fourth Senior Sister; her fox demon Qi was exceptionally dense at this moment.

An old fox matriarch satisfactorily absorbed the vital Qi of a thousand people and said, "Su Ling, you did an excellent job with this matter. After I absorb the vital Qi of the Foundation Establishment Cultivator, I will have even more confidence in Breaking Through to the Foundation Establishment Second Level."

Fourth Senior Sister's real name was Su Ling.

"However, you have a Single Spiritual Root. After absorbing the Foundation Establishment, you will be even more capable of leading our clan to prosperity, so I'll let you have this one."

Fourth Senior Sister bowed slightly, expressing gratitude to the old fox matriarch.

Fourth Senior Sister walked towards Liu Lie and said, "To have a Foundation Establishment Cultivator as a descendant, you may live. You should take over those twenty escort agencies."

Liu Lie was ecstatic…

The middle-aged man roared, "Junior, die for me!"

Tang Tian was stunned; how was this guy so fast?

Three minutes, and he was already here…

He immediately took out five hundred Spirit Stones and absorbed them, disregarding the damage to his Meridians. Damaged Meridians could recover, but if his life was gone, it was truly gone.

Tang Tian's speed increased even further, and he quickly disappeared.

As for the Gathering Qi Pill and Grade Seven Medicinal Pill given by Liu Yu, he ate them while running, dropping some along the way.

"Woof!"

Big Yellow barked anxiously in the Medicine Venerable Space, and the Medicine Venerable Space vibrated.

Tang Tian thought to himself, "What, it can still come out? Better not come out, it'll be instantly killed if it does."

Tang Tian ignored it. Big Yellow paced anxiously, and the sword flying in the air also seemed eager to move.

The middle-aged man said, "Kid, do you think you can outrun me?"

"Senior, can you not listen to me for a moment?"

Tang Tian cried out mournfully.

"What do you want to say?" The middle-aged man was puzzled.

Tang Tian said, "I've reached the Formation."

Tang Tian's body twisted, and he activated the hand seals, triggering the Sha Xue Yu Hun Formation!

Tang Tian said, "Do you know? The path I ran was the path to survival."

Blood Qi surged, a heavy blood rain poured down, consuming a large amount of Spirit Stones for its deployment. This Fourth-tier Formation left no one a path to survival…

Tang Tian's clothes fluttered as he glared fiercely at the Foundation Establishment Cultivator from within the Formation's eye.

The blood isolated the Foundation Establishment Cultivator's Divine Sense.

"Ah! Why can't I see?" The middle-aged man roared.

The Formation was indeed powerful; once inside, even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator could be controlled.

Every drop of blood the middle-aged man shed merged into the Formation.

Sha Xue Yun Hun Hun Zhen!

Tang Tian also cut his skin with a knife, exchanging blood for life!

He directly drew out half of his body's blood and consumed the Li Gu Grass.

The middle-aged man said, "Break!"

The middle-aged man frantically destroyed his surroundings, but he was already trapped in the blood pool.

One of the Formation eyes was destroyed, and the middle-aged man fled towards it.

However, Fourth Senior Sister appeared before him.

To be able to force a Foundation Establishment Cultivator to such an extent, Tang Tian could already be proud.

Fourth Senior Sister said faintly, "…Die…"