Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 371: Downstream
If the cultivators of White Cloud Temple discovered that he was the infamous "Demon Lord Qingyang," they would surely attract attention, even be hunted down by Daoist Purple Cloud, so he naturally wouldn’t make such a mistake.
After fending off this round of attacks, Liu Yu did not linger in battle.
His magical artifact circled around him as he quickly controlled the Dark Yellow Flying Sword to fly toward Celestial Rampart City, covering fifty or sixty zhang in an instant.
His movements were indeed fast, but there were a few who were even quicker. At this moment, one of them had already escaped from Mount Tianwang and was nearing a mile away!
One of these figures was none other than the familiar Azure, who stood atop a pitch-black flying knife magical artifact. In front of him, a cloud of spiritual insects had condensed into a shield, effortlessly blocking all incoming attacks.
These spiritual insects were overall a bronze yellow, but each had silver spots mixed in, showcasing remarkable defensive power.
Even the attacks of supreme magical artifacts could not directly annihilate this insect swarm; only a few were knocked down, but they wobbled and flew back up.
With the golden core cultivators from White Cloud Temple potentially arriving at any moment, the onlooking cultivators naturally had no strange thoughts about "fighting side by side." Seeing the enemy's assault subside slightly, they immediately prepared to flee.
"Hmph, trying to escape?"
The blue-robed Daoist from White Cloud Temple had noticed Liu Yu early on. Now, seeing him about to flee, perhaps confident in his own strength, he directly drove his magical artifact to pursue!
In just a breath's time, nearly half of the onlookers had commanded their magical artifacts to leave the mountaintop, leaving only about ten behind.
Perhaps, they would never be able to leave.
"Chase!"
Many cultivators from White Cloud Temple also piloted their magical artifacts to pursue those fleeing.
Liu Yu scanned with his spiritual consciousness and took in the many quick changes among the cultivators, especially noting the blue-robed Daoist chasing from behind.
But it was not the time to show off, so he simply urged the Dark Yellow Flying Sword to fly away quickly, intending to leave the range of Mount Tianwang.
In the face of the assaults, he merely activated the Kunling Pearl to passively defend.
The onlooking cultivators were strangers to each other, making it difficult to unite against an enemy; they each only cared for their own survival.
One after another, different colored escape lights sped off in all directions.
Those slower cultivators left behind let out cries of anger and curses, unsure whether they were cursing the White Cloud Temple cultivators or their former "teammates."
Liu Yu poured his magical power into the Dark Yellow Flying Sword without reservation, his escape speed almost surpassing that of ordinary late-stage foundation establishment cultivators, but he still couldn’t shake off the blue-robed Daoist.
This individual was already at the mid foundation establishment stage, riding a superior spiritual artifact.
His escape speed was actually a half-step faster than Liu Yu’s, effortlessly trailing behind and continuously launching attacks.
“Ding!” “Bang!”
Whether magical or spiritual artifacts, none of the attacks could make a dent in the Kunling Pearl, at most dimming its spiritual light slightly.
But with a shift of his magical power, the Kunling Pearl returned to its original state.
Thus, one chased while the other fled, and in the blink of an eye, they had already left the range of Mount Tianwang by twenty li.
"My friend, I came to Mount Tianwang simply to witness the might of two top golden core masters, and I bear no ill will toward White Cloud Temple."
“Why must you force the matter? How about we just call it quits?”
“If you let this go, I am willing to offer you benefits that will surely satisfy you!"
While fleeing, Liu Yu loudly advised.
He hadn’t forgotten that he was still in the territory of White Cloud Temple, with Celestial Rampart City fully populated by its cultivators.