Published: March 3, 2025
CHAPTER 419: Blood-Red Sunset
This was Song Haocang's final response. Following this, he commanded his spiritual artifact, the escape light, propelling himself away at a speed far surpassing that of an ordinary foundation establishment cultivator, heading northwest.
"Hmph!"
"To keep his promise and abide by his word, this person is quite decent."
"However, since he has offended me, this matter will not be resolved easily."
"Once I reach the golden core stage, I will surely repay today's humiliation!"
While flying at full speed, Song Haocang was filled with many thoughts.
He still admired and recognized Liu Yu's adherence to his promise.
But the thought of being blocked, forced to make the Oath of the Heart Demon, stirred an uncontrollable hatred within him.
He gritted his teeth, his eyes revealing malice.
The escape light swiftly traversed through the mountains, the distance growing farther and his situation becoming increasingly safe.
As Song Haocang suppressed his hatred, he felt a surge of joy at having survived the ordeal, but a rebellious thought also arose in his mind.
However, he did not notice that a small and discreet spiritual consciousness mark, difficult to detect, had silently settled on him.
This had been completed quietly during their earlier exchange.
It was merely a small tactic, a common technique from the art of spirit preservation, far less profound than the soul searching secret technique.
Yet, despite being a small tactic, it was quite practical.
The spiritual consciousness mark left behind could be sensed for its approximate location, making it useful for tracking.
In this current scene, it was perfectly suited for use.
With Liu Yu's current spiritual consciousness surpassing that of the foundation establishment stage, combined with his growing familiarity with its application and his proficiency in this technique, he need not worry about being discovered.
At least, ordinary cultivators, without special means, would almost certainly fail to notice it.
Moreover, general methods would find it difficult to eliminate this spiritual consciousness mark, allowing it to exist for an extended period.
With his current level of spiritual consciousness, its existence for a year and a half would be no problem.
The constraint of the Oath of the Heart Demon was extraordinary, holding a high degree of binding power over cultivators below the golden core stage.
Almost no foundation establishment cultivator could afford to pay the price of breaking it, unless faced with a threat more severe than the breach itself, such as a life-or-death situation.
This kind of oath was something Liu Yu could not undo, so he could only choose to abide by it and refrain from acting against it in this battle.
However, leaving behind a little "trinket" did not count as violating the Oath of the Heart Demon.
"Stop right there, thief!"
Liu Yu's face was a mix of shock and anger, seemingly quite surprised by the other's escape.
To the other cultivators, it appeared as though he rushed after him, not pausing for a moment.
He chased for several dozen miles, watching as the distance continued to widen, before he had no choice but to give up and return to the battlefield at Cloud High Mountain.
Liu Yu surveyed the surroundings, seeing cultivators engaged in fierce battles everywhere.
Most of these cultivators posed no threat to him; he could easily resolve them with all his strength.
Only a few battle groups exuded a strong threat, which even he felt compelled to deliberately avoid.
These battle groups consisted solely of fights between golden core cultivators.
Once cultivators reached the golden core stage, their power saw a tremendous increase compared to those in the foundation establishment stage.
Being able to wield magical treasures was merely the most basic aspect, and they had also developed unique divine abilities exclusive to golden core cultivators, resulting in a significant elevation of their life essence.
The explosive increase in power and strong vitality made it much harder for golden core cultivators to fall.