66: Chapter 66 Blood Mist Infiltrates, Gu Han and Two Others Hide in Secret Chamber on the Brink of Death

At this moment, Chen Xuanji slumped in the corner, his grey robe soaked through with blood.

"Benefactor, I'm afraid this old man won't last much longer..."

Gu Han couldn't help but interrupt.

"Let's get through the current crisis first!"

"Old Chen, don't be so pessimistic."

Gu Han grabbed his wrist, the heavenly prison chains probing through his Meridians, and his expression changed drastically.

"You have a tracking mark inside you too?"

"It's the Heavenly Secret Pavilion's 'Star Mark'."

Chen Xuanji gave a bitter smile.

"It was placed in me when I escaped back then. I've been using my cultivation to suppress it all these years."

Gu Han's gaze sharpened.

If the mark wasn't removed, Chen Xuanji would never escape the pursuit of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion.

BOOM!

The secret room suddenly shook, and rubble fell.

Li Tianxing's hysterical roar came from outside.

"Little Beast, this Saint knows you're in here!"

A Li suddenly trembled all over.

"Big Brother... they found the Fake Blood Drops..."

Gu Han's heart skipped a beat.

This girl was clearly blind, yet she could sense the situation outside; her Spirit Pupils were truly mysterious.

"It's fine."

He sneered and took out the bronze compass from his robes.

"With this treasure, they won't be able to pinpoint our location for a while."

"As long as it's dawn, they will leave."

"Otherwise, the Great Chu Imperial Family's counterattack will give them more than they can handle."

...

Just like that, the three had stayed in the secret room for nearly an hour.

The moss on the secret room walls glowed faintly as Gu Han's fingertips brushed against the rough stone surface.

The bronze compass on his chest grew slightly hot, completely masking the aura of the three.

A Li curled up in the corner, her hollow eye sockets still 'looking' toward the stone door.

"Have they left?"

Chen Xuanji's voice was hoarse, his fingers under the grey robe trembling slightly.

Gu Han closed his eyes to concentrate, his Divine Sense extending outward like a spiderweb.

Li Tianxing's aura was lingering in the distance, and the sound of rolling Blood Clouds was faintly audible.

"Still nearby."

"He's already circled back several times."

"Good thing we didn't rush out."

Gu Han opened his eyes.

"With the compass here, he can't find this place, nor can he sense our aura."

A Li suddenly tugged on Gu Han's sleeve.

"Big Brother, so much Blood Mist."

"It's constantly seeping toward us."

Her small hands were icy cold.

"Big Brother, the Blood Mist is getting thicker."

Gu Han's heart tightened.

The secret room was surrounded by solid stone walls; where was the Blood Mist coming from?

Chen Xuanji suddenly coughed violently, more blood seeping onto his grey robe.

"Not good... it's the Blood God Cult's 'Blood Shadow Tracking Art'."

"That man actually turned his own essence blood into mist to permeate every inch of space."

Before he could finish speaking...

Wisps of Blood Mist indeed seeped through the cracks in the ceiling of the secret room, swimming through the air like living creatures.

BOOM!

With a loud explosion, the entire secret room vibrated.

Li Tianxing's wild laughter came from all directions.

"Little Beast, Old Ghost Chen, let's see how much longer this Saint can let you hide!"

Gu Han's eyes turned cold, Blood-Gold True Qi surging through his Meridians.

He grabbed the bronze compass and continuously funneled True Qi to maintain it.

"Buzz!"

The bronze light of the compass flared, forming a protective barrier around the three.

"Benefactor, this won't last long..."

Chen Xuanji panted.

"I have a way..."

Immediately, Chen Xuanji pulled out a yellowed Talisman from his robes, the cinnabar patterns on it already faded.

"This is an 'Earth Escape Talisman' I obtained in my early years. It can still be used once."

Gu Han took the Talisman, his pupils shrinking slightly.

This was clearly an ancient Talisman.

Although damaged, the spatial power contained within was still startling.

"As expected of someone who could escape from the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, one of the Holy Lands of cultivation."

"He has quite a few good things in his hands!"

Gu Han couldn't help but marvel in his heart.

"It's enough."

He pulled A Li into his arms and supported Chen Xuanji with his other hand.

Blood-Gold True Qi frantically poured into the remnant Talisman, and the cinnabar patterns on the paper lit up one by one, emitting a dazzling light.

"Crack!"

A crack suddenly opened in the ceiling of the secret room, and Li Tianxing's Blood Palm slammed down.

At the critical moment, the Earth Escape Talisman erupted with a blinding white light.

Gu Han felt the world spinning, and the three of them instantly vanished from the spot.

"BOOM!"

The entire secret room was reduced to dust under the Blood Palm.

Li Tianxing stood in mid-air, his Blood-Red Vertical Pupils filled with disbelief.

"How is it possible?"

"How could there be spatial fluctuations?"

"Isn't that a technique only a Saint possesses?"

He suddenly turned his head toward the south of the city, his face as gloomy as water.

"Pass down the order: search the whole city."

"I want them found, dead or alive."

Just as Li Tianxing finished giving the order, the rooster crowed.

The Fifth Elder couldn't help but say anxiously,

"Saint, let's leave!"

"We can plan again later."

"Otherwise, once it's light, we'll be surrounded."

...

When Gu Han opened his eyes again, he was in a dark tunnel.

A Li was shivering in his arms, while Chen Xuanji slumped on the ground, his aura weak.

"Where is this?"

Gu Han looked around warily.

A Li suddenly pointed deep into the darkness.

"Big Brother, there... there's light..."

Gu Han looked in the direction she pointed and indeed saw a faint light in the distance.

He helped Chen Xuanji up.

"Senior, can you walk?"

Chen Xuanji smiled bitterly.

"I'm not dead yet."

As he spoke, he spat out a mouthful of black blood.

Without a word, Gu Han carried him on his back, picked up A Li with his other arm, and hurried toward the light source.

The tunnel was deep and winding, with glowing moss crawling on the damp rock walls, providing faint illumination for the three.

Carrying Chen Xuanji on his back and holding A Li in his arms, Gu Han moved quickly through the narrow passage.

The shouts of Blood God Cult Disciples could be heard faintly behind them, but the distance was growing further.

"The exit is just ahead."

Chen Xuanji weakly pointed toward the light, his fingers under the grey robe trembling slightly.

Gu Han quickened his pace, and the moment he rushed out of the passage, the blinding sunlight made him squint.

They were in the barren mountains thirty miles west of the city, with the outline of the Capital faintly visible in the distance.

"We're safe for now."

Gu Han set the two down.

A Li suddenly grabbed Gu Han.

"Big Brother, bad people are coming from that way."

She pointed to a small path to the southeast, a spark of starlight flashing in her hollow eye sockets.

Gu Han's heart jolted; this girl was clearly blind, yet she could perceive danger in the distance.

He quickly picked up A Li and helped Chen Xuanji hide in the bushes by the road.

Within half a quarter of an hour, five Blood God Cult Disciples indeed appeared on the path, holding Blood Talismans and searching everywhere.

"The Saint said that kid might be heading this way with the Heavenly Secret Pavilion traitor."

The leading Disciple's voice was cold.

"Search carefully. If you find any trace, send a signal immediately."

A cold light flashed in Gu Han's eyes as he silently circulated his power.

Chen Xuanji pressed down on his wrist, shaking his head to indicate not to act rashly.

Gu Han understood and waited quietly for the group to leave.

After the Blood God Cult Disciples had gone far, he immediately took the two and took a shortcut back to the Capital.

At this moment, the most dangerous place was actually the safest.

...

Soon, the group followed the flow of people into the Capital.

After passing through several remote alleys, the outline of the Gu Family Old Residence appeared before them.

"Creak."

Pushing open the mottled wooden door, Gu Han quickly brought the two into the inner room.

Gu Han kicked open the door to the wing room.

Gu Han quickly placed Chen Xuanji on the bed.

The blood-gold light in Gu Han's eyes flared.

Eighteen chains emerged from his body, wrapping the old man into a cocoon.

"Heavenly Prison Demon Suppression!"

"Cough, cough..."

Chen Xuanji suddenly coughed violently.

After coughing up several mouthfuls of old black blood, Chen Xuanji's complexion began to improve.

Gu Han retracted the heavenly prison chains, and Chen Xuanji's aura finally stabilized.