131: Out of the city, mysterious pursuit.
“I thought Li Yan was going to ask about something else; once I heard about this, wasn’t it simple?” Su Mo chuckled, her sleeve partially covering her pear-blossom dimple.
“That is certain.”
“It is clearly recorded in the ancient texts passed down from the Sect.”
“The two Immortal Venerables successfully Ascended to White Jade Capital twenty thousand years ago, becoming True Immortals.”
Hearing this reply, Li Yan frowned, deep in thought.
Had he overthought it?
Was Yan Poshan’s daughter, Yan Qingqing, merely coincidentally similar in appearance to OHazy moon?
Since OHazy moon and Zenmatsu had already Ascended and become True Immortals, they shouldn’t have descended to the Mortal Realm, let alone Reincarnated.
After much deliberation, Li Yan felt that he might have been too sensitive, caring too much for his two Disciples.
He muttered to himself, “Indeed, they Ascended to the Upper Realm tens of thousands of years ago and are already enjoying their blessings in White Jade Capital.”
“Why am I, a little Daoist boy in the Nascent Soul Realm, still worrying about them?”
Although his two Disciples might be disappointed if they Ascended to the Upper Realm and couldn't find him, Li Yan, tens of thousands of years had passed, and they had probably already let go.
Given this, he should not be distracted by this matter.
He needed to quickly master Blood Cultivators, turn all those Blood Cultivators into his subordinates, and then unify the entire Immortal Cultivation World.
Although this plan seemed crazy, with the Blood Dao Pattern he now controlled, it wasn't impossible.
After clarifying the issue, Li Yan calmly said, “Understood.”
“I should be leaving the city soon. You don’t need to worry about my safety; Elder Xu will accompany me.”
Hearing Li Yan say this, Su Mo instinctively nodded, offering the city exit token with both hands.
“Alright, this is the token for leaving the city. You must be careful when you are outside!”
Li Yan took the white jade token and turned to leave with a flourish.
Watching Li Yan’s retreating figure, Su Mo’s expression was somewhat dazed.
“That’s strange… why am I so obedient to him?”
“What’s wrong with me?”
Su Mo’s eyes held confusion and bewilderment. Why did she unconditionally agree to whatever Li Yan said in front of him?
Lost in thought, Su Mo pondered for a long time but couldn’t understand the reason.
While Su Mo was still contemplating, Li Yan, accompanied by Sixth Elder Xu Mo, was already flying in an Immortal carriage towards the West Gate of the Sword Sect.
When the Tianshu Hall Disciples guarding the gate saw the Immortal carriage flying towards them, they instinctively blocked it.
“Stop! There’s an order from above; no one is allowed to enter or exit without permission.”
Facing the Tianshu Hall Disciples’ obstruction, Sixth Elder Xu Mo, who was stepping on a Flying Sword, shouted angrily.
“Seeing this Elder, why do you not quickly open the gate and make way?”
The Tianshu Hall Disciple lowered his head and replied, “Sixth Elder, even you cannot leave the city without the Hall Master’s permission.”
Li Yan, who was sitting in the Immortal carriage, reached out and handed over the white jade talisman.
The Disciples guarding the West Gate of the Sword Sect were all greatly surprised when they saw the white jade token in Li Yan’s hand.
“Is that… is that the Hall Master’s personal token?”
“It’s not fake, is it?”
They took the white jade token, examined it carefully, and then, with faces full of apprehension, handed it back to Li Yan.
“Let them pass!”
The Formation of the West Gate of the Sword Sect slowly opened, allowing Li Yan’s Immortal carriage to pass through.
Sixth Elder Xu Mo, who was following beside him, sighed, “They didn’t even open the gate for this Elder.”
“I didn’t expect Saint, you could so easily obtain the Hall Master’s token.”
“That… Su Hall Master, could she also be one of us?”
Seeing Xu Mo’s probing question, Li Yan, from inside the carriage, reprimanded him, “Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask!”
“Yes… yes! Understood, this humble one understands.”
Xu Mo showed an expression of ‘sudden realization’ and winked at Li Yan.
It seemed Su Hall Master was also one of them!
Now that the Saint had arrived, and the Tianshu Hall Hall Master was an undercover Blood Law Cultivator, everyone had a bright future.
“Saint, after crossing a few mountains, we will reach the agreed meeting point.”
“The Blood Servant Sect will send people to pick us up.”
During their conversation, Li Yan’s Immortal carriage and Sixth Elder Xu Mo passed through layers of mountains.
The scenery along the way could only be described as Hell.
After leaving Cloud City, the outside world, lacking Spiritual Qi, was like a gray world.
Inside Cloud City, there were exotic flowers and plants, a sea of colorful flowers.
But outside, the mountains were filled with withered trees and black soil.
It was as if the entire world had been scorched by hellfire, losing all its color.
As far as the eye could see, the rocky Peaks were cracked like piles of withered bones, and broken trees were scattered among them like congealed arrows of blood. Even the dust carried by the wind was infused with deathly gray.
Between heaven and earth, only chaotic gray and black tones remained, as if time had been ground into dust, and even the last trace of vitality had been completely drained.
Looking out the window of the carriage at the scenery outside, a term surfaced in Li Yan’s mind—Wasteland Apocalypse.
The Spiritual Qi of the land had been drained, leaving the creatures of this world with only endless despair.
After the two Fairies, OHazy moon and Zenmatsu, Ascended, no one stopped all this, and the Age of Dharma Decline still happened.
In such a desolate mountain range, Li Yan vaguely saw a few figures.
“Hmm?”
“In such a desolate place, could there still be Mortals alive?”
Realizing that something was wrong, Li Yan suddenly widened his eyes.
“No, they’re coming for us!”
He saw those figures rising into the air, emitting a green aura.
This aura was very unfamiliar!
It was neither a Cultivator nor a Blood Cultivator.
The cultivation system these people controlled was something Li Yan had never seen before.
Seeing those figures flying towards the Immortal carriage, Sixth Elder Xu Mo, who was protecting it, roared at the group of people.
“How dare you!”
“Do you know who you are attacking?!”
The few people flying towards Li Yan burst into laughter.
“Nonsense! If we weren’t here to kill him, what would we be doing?!”
With that, the few individuals formed hand seals, and a dark green aura erupted in the air!
Their target was clear: they were coming for Li Yan.
They wanted to kill him!
Seeing this, Li Yan was about to make a move.
But then he heard Sixth Elder Xu Mo shout, “Lord, hurry and leave! Those few are not weak; they are Feather Transformation Realm Cultivators.”
“The Blood Servant Sect people are to the north; quickly go find them.”
One must know that the Feather Transformation Realm corresponds to the Soul Transformation Realm.
Xu Mo, being at the Peak of the Nascent Soul Stage, was naturally no match for a Feather Transformation Realm Cultivator.
He was truly loyal, willing to die to cover Li Yan’s retreat.
As soon as Li Yan heard that the opponents were experts in the Feather Transformation Realm, he dared not take risks.
In Li Yan’s dictionary, everything was based on stability.
If the opponent’s Realm was above his, Li Yan would never take risks.
“Take care!”
Without hesitation, he uttered these two words, leaving Elder Xu to cover his retreat. Li Yan rushed out of the Immortal carriage without looking back, flying north.
Afterward, if Xu Mo sacrificed himself, Li Yan would at most return to erect a tomb for him, which would be considered doing him justice.
Seeing Li Yan abandon Elder Xu and flee, the mysterious Cultivators involved in the ambush all turned their attention to Li Yan.
“Leave one person to deal with this Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator. The rest of you follow me; don’t let that kid escape!”
Li Yan, who was flying ahead, felt several green lights chasing him from behind.
These strange Cultivators, whom he had never seen before, seemed to have a deep-seated hatred for him, determined to kill him.