484: Chapter 484 How embarrassing! A half-step True Immortal can't catch up with a Qi Refining stage cultivator.

"Senior Tian Jianzi, be careful, don't hurt people's livestock."

Xu Ruyu, running in front, was neither gasping nor panting, and even leisurely reminded Tian Jianzi behind him.

"Those livestock are people's lifelines. If you hurt them, you won't be able to pay for them. After all, you're almost out of Spiritual Qi now, what would you use to pay?

I know your Tianshu Sword Sect is rich, but distant water cannot quench near thirst. I advise you to be kind."

Tian Jianzi didn't pay him any mind, just kept chasing.

On the fifth day, they ran into a swamp.

The swamp was muddy, full of puddles and sludge.

Xu Ruyu ran through the swamp, his feet sinking into the mud, making it difficult to pull them out.

But he discovered that the air in the swamp was very humid, and the energy was abundant.

As he ran, he absorbed the energy in the air, feeling full of vigor.

Tian Jianzi followed behind but was finding it increasingly strenuous.

His spiritual power had been eighty percent consumed, and his Medicinal Pills were all gone.

His footsteps became heavier; every step required several gasps for air. His face was pale as paper, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.

"Senior Tian Jianzi, are you still chasing?" Xu Ruyu turned back and laughed. "I'm tired just watching you.

Look at you, you're almost done for, why keep chasing? How about you go back to rest for a few days, recover your strength, and then come back to chase?

I won't run; I'll wait for you right here.

Anyway, you can't catch up, why make things hard for yourself?"

Tian Jianzi gritted his teeth and said nothing.

He just chased desperately.

The sixth day, the seventh day, the eighth day...

The two ran and chased like this, from day to night, from night to day.

They crossed deserts, grasslands, swamps, forests, mountains, and rivers. Wherever they passed, it caused a sensation.

At first, people were just curious.

A young man covered in blood running in front,

An elderly man with white hair chasing behind. The Elder was surrounded by Sword Qi; one look and you could tell he was an expert.

The young man, however, only had the aura of the Qi Refinement Stage, pitifully weak.

People discussed it endlessly.

"Who is that old man? Why is he chasing a Qi Refinement Stage kid?"

"That old man seems to be Tian Jianzi of the Tianshu Sword Sect. I've seen his portrait; he's a Half-step True Immortal."

"What? A Half-step True Immortal chasing a Qi Refinement Stage kid? What did that kid do?"

"I heard that kid killed Tian Jianzi's grand-nephew, Zhao Qian, an Elder of the Tianshu Sword Sect."

"A Qi Refinement Stage kid killed a Peak Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator? Who are you trying to fool?"

"It's true. I heard that kid is named Xu Ruyu, the Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect.

He's not just in the Qi Refinement Stage; he's a Half-step Saint Realm expert.

Previously, at the Taihu Clan, he single-handedly broke their Forbidden Array and even gained the recognition of the taihu tripod."

"Half-step Saint Realm? That still couldn't be a match for Tian Jianzi.

A Half-step True Immortal and a Half-step Saint Realm are worlds apart."

"That's why he's running. Didn't you see how fast he's running? Tian Jianzi has been chasing for so many days and hasn't caught up."

"Tsk tsk, Tian Jianzi is a Half-step True Immortal, yet he hasn't caught up to a Half-step Saint Realm kid after chasing for so many days. Isn't that too embarrassing?"

The discussions grew more frequent and widespread.

The news spread like it had wings, covering the entire Cultivation World.

Tian Jianzi of the Tianshu Sword Sect was chasing Xu Ruyu of the Hehuan Sect.

He had been chasing for seven or eight days and hadn't caught up.

This news shocked countless people.

Who was Tian Jianzi? The Grand Elder of the Tianshu Sword Sect, a top-tier powerhouse at the Half-step True Immortal realm.

He had lived for over ten thousand years, his sword arts were god-like, and a single sword strike could sever mountains and rivers.

In the Cultivation World, his name was like a great mountain, pressing down on countless people until they couldn't breathe.

Who was Xu Ruyu? The Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect, a young man in his early twenties.

Previously unknown, he later caused a stir at the Taihu Clan, but no one took him seriously.

But now, this young man had actually made Tian Jianzi chase him for seven or eight days without catching up.

This was simply inconceivable.

And what was even more inconceivable was that Xu Ruyu was cursing while he ran.

He called Tian Jianzi "Tian Jianzi" (mockingly), called him dim-sighted, called him out for failing to catch a young man, called him out for failing to even protect his own grand-nephew, and called him out for wasting his long life in vain.

He cursed with variety and wit, making the onlookers burst into laughter.

Once, when Xu Ruyu ran past a town, he saw a storyteller setting up a stall by the road, and he shouted while running: "Sir, let me tell you a fresh story.

Tian Jianzi of the Tianshu Sword Sect, a Half-step True Immortal, has been chasing me for eight days, and he still hasn't caught up.

Wouldn't you say he's pathetic? Isn't he pathetic?"

The storyteller was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Tian Jianzi, following behind, was so angry his face turned green.

He slashed out with his sword, splitting the storyteller's stall in two.

The storyteller was scared out of his wits and ran away, shouting: "Tian Jianzi is killing people! Tian Jianzi is killing people!"

The news spread further and further, becoming more and more outrageous.

Some said Xu Ruyu was a star from the heavens descending to earth, some said he cultivated ancient immortal arts, and some said he was actually a hidden peerless expert, just pretending to be in the Qi Refinement Stage.

All sorts of guesses were flying everywhere, but none were correct.

Only Xu Ruyu knew that his ability to run for so long relied not on any peerless Cultivation Technique, but on the unique energy absorption method of the "True Explanation of Taixu Source Energy".

The tenth day, the fifteenth day, the twentieth day...

The chase between the two continued.

Xu Ruyu became more energetic the longer he ran, and more relaxed.

His wounds had completely healed, and his physical strength had recovered to its Peak. His Cultivation even faintly showed signs of a Breakthrough.

He felt the Bottleneck in his Dantian, which had always been unbreakable, was loosening.

He was overjoyed and ran even faster.

As for Tian Jianzi, he was becoming increasingly exhausted. His spiritual power was ninety percent spent, and his body had reached its limit.

His footsteps were becoming heavier; every step required him to stop and gasp for several breaths.

His face was pale as paper, his lips cracked, his eyes sunken, and he looked like he had aged ten years.

But he dared not stop. Because if he stopped, Xu Ruyu would run even further.

He had been chasing for twenty days; if he gave up now, all his previous efforts would be in vain. Moreover, he couldn't afford to lose face like that.

A dignified Half-step True Immortal chasing a Half-step Saint Realm kid for twenty days without catching up, and then giving up—if this got out, where would Tian Jianzi put his face?

He gritted his teeth and kept chasing.