65: Chapter 65 The Bronze Compass Displays Divine Power, Deceiving the Holy Son

"Go!"

Gu Han shoved A Li into Chen Xuanji's arms as his blood-gold True Qi erupted violently.

Eighteen heavenly prison chains burst from his body, weaving into a net the moment the temple roof exploded, forcibly holding up the collapsing beams and pillars.

"Benefactor..."

"Stop talking."

"Dallying at a time like this is just waiting for death."

Immediately, Gu Han quickly grabbed Chen Xuanji with his left hand and tucked A Li under his right arm. Moving like a bolt of lightning, he crashed through the back wall of the ruined temple.

Boom!

Bricks and stones flew everywhere as dust rose in all directions.

Li Tianxing gave a sinister laugh, his vertical blood-colored pupils suddenly bursting with a piercing crimson light.

"Trying to flee? This Saint orders you to stay!"

He made a grasping motion in mid-air, and a ten-zhang-wide blood-colored palm descended from the sky, carrying overwhelming Evil Qi as it struck toward Gu Han's back.

Without even turning his head, Gu Han swung his blade backward in a strike.

The blood-gold Saber Qi transformed into nine spectral chain images, colliding violently with the giant blood-colored palm.

Bang!

The air currents exploded, and Gu Han used the momentum to charge forward, instantly widening the gap by dozens of zhang.

"Pursue them! We must not let them escape!"

Li Tianxing was furious, stepping onto a blood cloud to speed after them.

Three Blood God Cult Elders followed closely behind, their killing intent reaching the heavens.

...

The alleys were complex and winding, but Gu Han moved through them like a phantom.

In his arms, A Li's small hands tightly gripped his lapel, the bloody tears in her empty eye sockets not yet dry.

"Benefactor, to the left!"

Chen Xuanji spoke weakly.

"A hundred meters ahead is an underground culvert that leads directly to the slums in the west of the city."

Without hesitation, Gu Han swerved and charged into the narrow alley on the left.

Behind them, Li Tianxing's roars grew closer and closer.

"Little Beast, you cannot escape!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Three streaks of blood-light tore through the air. Gu Han dodged to the side; the blood-light grazed his shoulder and pierced through the wall ahead.

His eyes turned cold, and he suddenly bit the tip of his tongue, spraying a mouthful of essence blood onto the bronze compass in his hand.

Hum!

The green light of the compass surged, instantly masking the presence of the three of them.

"Hmm? They disappeared?!"

Li Tianxing's figure came to an abrupt halt. His vertical blood-colored pupils frantically scanned the surroundings, but he could no longer capture any trace of Gu Han.

"Saint, they must still be nearby!"

An Elder said in a deep voice.

Li Tianxing's face was as dark as water before he suddenly gave a sinister grin.

"Pass down the order: Seal off this area."

"Dig three feet into the ground if you must, but dig them out."

At this moment, the Fifth Elder of the Blood God Cult said with concern,

"Saint, dawn is approaching."

"Furthermore, this is the Capital of Great Chu."

"After the commotion we've caused, the Great Chu Imperial Family will surely strike back once day breaks."

"We..."

"No need to worry."

Li Tianxing stubbornly interrupted the Fifth Elder.

...

Meanwhile, Gu Han was moving rapidly through the culvert, carrying Chen Xuanji on his back and holding A Li.

The bronze compass on his chest glowed faintly, completely masking the presence of the three of them.

The sewage reached their knees and the stench was overpowering, but A Li bit her lip hard, not making a single sound.

"Turn right ahead."

Chen Xuanji's weak voice sounded in his ear.

"There is an abandoned cellar..."

Suddenly, violent tremors came from above, and earth and stones fell down.

Li Tianxing's angry roars could be heard faintly.

At the same time, he was continuously attacking the ground.

Gu Han's eyes turned cold, and blood-gold True Qi surged through his Meridians.

Inside his Dantian, the phantom of the heavenly prison vibrated, and the newly fused blade fragments were slowly merging with the original parts.

He could feel that the blood river netherworld blade had recovered somewhat.

"Careful, Benefactor!"

Chen Xuanji suddenly whispered.

Gu Han released his Divine Sense and discovered that the culvert ahead was actually blocked by a blood-colored barrier.

Two Blood God Cult Disciples stood before the barrier, blood-talismans flashing in their hands.

"It's the Blood God Cult's sealing formation barrier."

Chen Xuanji's voice was solemn.

"Once touched, it will expose our position."

"We must be extremely careful."

A cold sneer curled at the corner of Gu Han's mouth.

He gently set A Li and Chen Xuanji down.

"Stay here and don't move."

Before the words had even finished, Gu Han's figure had already flitted out like a ghost, appearing before the two men in a single leap.

Without waiting for them to react, Gu Han reached out with both hands and gripped their necks tightly.

With a twist of his wrists, he silently sent these two Disciples on their way, his movements as smooth as flowing water.

He turned and beckoned toward the darkness, and Chen Xuanji immediately walked over quickly with A Li on his back.

"Excellent skills, Benefactor."

A sharp light flashed in the old man's cloudy eyes.

Gu Han did not answer, his gaze falling on the blood-colored barrier.

Just as he reached out his right hand, he was pulled back by Chen Xuanji.

"Benefactor, you mustn't!"

"This barrier is connected to the caster's Divine Sense. Forcing it open will immediately alert them."

Gu Han's brow furrowed slightly.

"Then what should we do?"

"Old Chen, do you have a way?"

Chen Xuanji took out an ancient copper coin from his robe.

"Let this old man try."

He bit his finger, drew a strange rune on the copper coin, and then pressed it against the barrier.

The copper coin hummed and vibrated, and the blood-colored barrier actually split open a gap like melting snow.

"Go quickly, it will only last for ten breaths at most."

Without a word, Gu Han picked up Chen Xuanji on his back, held A Li, and dashed through the gap in the barrier like lightning.

Behind them, the barrier quickly healed as if nothing had happened.

As the three continued through the culvert, Gu Han suddenly stopped.

"Something's wrong."

He narrowed his eyes.

"We're being followed."

Chen Xuanji was startled.

"Impossible, the bronze compass clearly..."

"It's not our aura."

Gu Han sneered.

"It's blood."

He spun around and made a clawing motion in the air.

A drop of blood suddenly flew out of the sewage and was firmly controlled in his palm.

"The Blood God Cult's secret tracking technique."

Chen Xuanji's expression turned ugly.

"They actually tampered with the barrier."

blood-gold True Qi surged in Gu Han's palm, and the drop of blood instantly evaporated.

"It's too late."

He said in a deep voice.

"Li Tianxing has already locked onto our position."

As if to confirm his words, Li Tianxing's wild laughter echoed from the distance.

"Found you, little mice."

"Go!"

Gu Han grabbed the two of them, and his speed increased dramatically.

The culvert ahead suddenly branched, and Chen Xuanji said urgently,

"The left leads out of the city, the right..."

"Where does the right lead?"

Gu Han asked.

"The right is a dead end, but there is an abandoned underground secret room that I prepared as a refuge years ago."

Gu Han turned to the right without hesitation.

Behind them, Li Tianxing's aura drew closer, and the sound of rolling blood clouds was clearly audible.

"How much further?"

"Thirty zhang ahead, there's a hidden door on the left wall."

Gu Han's Divine Sense swept over it and indeed found a concealed stone door.

"Then we go to the right."

"But we go to the left as well."

Chen Xuanji looked at Gu Han in confusion.

He saw Gu Han slice his palm with his blade, leaving several drops of blood.

"Doesn't Li Tianxing rely on blood for tracking?"

"Then let him follow it."

With that, Gu Han applied force with his palm and thrust the blade in his hand outward.

"Go!"

He scooped up A Li and supported Chen Xuanji as they rushed into the right-hand passage.

The bronze compass on his chest glowed faintly, completely masking their presence.

Li Tianxing's furious roar echoed from behind.

"Split up and pursue!"

Boom!

The left-hand passage suddenly exploded as blood clouds rolled within.

The corners of Gu Han's mouth turned up slightly; that drop of blood containing Saber Qi was currently fleeing frantically down the left passage, drawing Li Tianxing into a relentless pursuit.

"It's right here."

Chen Xuanji's withered fingers pressed against the damp wall, and a hidden door slid open silently.

The moment the three of them slipped into the secret room, the stone door quietly closed.

Gu Han set A Li down.

A Li's small hand, however, tightly gripped the corner of his clothes and wouldn't let go.

"Don't be afraid, A Li."

Gu Han gently stroked her withered yellow hair, his blood-gold True Qi flowing through her body to check her condition.

Although the Spirit Pupils were sealed, that star-like power was still circulating within her Meridians.