Published: March 2, 2025
CHAPTER 58: Crushing All Obstacles
Following the narrow path he had come from, Liu Yu's figure materialized from the mist, appearing outside the valley.
He patted his storage bag, took out the Giant Wood Sword, infused it with magical power, and leaped onto it, transforming into a streak of blue escape light that soared into the sky.
At this moment, many cultivators were also emerging from the valley. Using the Golden Dragon Sword, a high-grade magical artifact, would be too ostentatious for a loose cultivator, and with Liu Yu's low-key personality, he certainly did not wish to attract attention.
To the north lay Cold Moon City, but Liu Yu did not fly directly in that direction. Instead, he opted to fly westward first, planning to take a detour to make his movements more concealed and secure.
After flying for just two or three miles, Liu Yu, relying on his superior spiritual consciousness that surpassed even the full circle of qi refinement, sensed three obscure auras trailing behind him.
He slightly increased the output of his magical power, causing the Giant Wood Sword to accelerate a bit, and the three auras behind him followed suit.
As if realizing they had been discovered, the three escape lights behind him no longer concealed themselves and boldly followed.
When Liu Yu looked back, he saw that the leader was Pei Sanjiu.
It was already dusk, and the dim sky occasionally had one or two cultivators traversing through escape lights, but as soon as they caught sight of the distinctive insignia on the three pursuers' clothes, they immediately showed caution and avoided them at a distance.
Watching this scene, Liu Yu pondered. It seemed that the fellow cultivators association had a greater reputation and influence in this area than he had imagined.
Ordinary loose cultivators would have to yield to them, but unfortunately for them, they encountered someone like Liu Yu. With his current strength, these few people were destined to face a severe setback today.
With this thought, a faint cold smile appeared on Liu Yu's face as he adjusted the speed of his escape light and flew towards a more remote area.
Pei Sanjiu, seeing this, mistakenly thought that the alchemist was frightened and was now fleeing in panic. He judged that this alchemist must have recently arrived in this region, otherwise, how could he have never heard of the reputation of the "fellow cultivators association"?
Thinking this, Pei Sanjiu revealed a confident expression, feeling that everything was within his grasp. He urged his two subordinates to accelerate and closely pursue Liu Yu.
By this time, the sun had mostly sunk below the horizon, and four escape lights flew across the sky in a front-and-back formation.
Liu Yu used the heavenly eye technique, his eyes surrounded by a layer of milky white light as he looked back. The three members of the fellow cultivators association did not conceal their cultivation levels with any secret techniques, so their abilities were laid bare before him.
Only the leading Pei Sanjiu was at the eighth layer of qi refinement, while the other two were mid-stage qi refinement cultivators, posing little threat.
In fact, Pei Sanjiu was underestimating the situation. He believed that the alchemist’s combat abilities were weak, but that his network of relationships was typically extensive, with many friendly cultivators. It was a rare opportunity to encounter such a solitary “tool” and he couldn't let it slip away. Since there were only two people from the association at Huangshan Bazaar, he brought them to pursue Liu Yu under the assumption that dealing with an alchemist who was not adept in dueling would be no problem.
Having assessed the cultivation levels of the three members of the fellow cultivators association, Liu Yu coldly smiled, a flash of killing intent flickering in his eyes as his heart turned to thoughts of murder.
The four escape lights flew for about fifteen minutes, having covered several tens of miles from Huangshan Bazaar.