Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 602: Someone is Escaping!
Gathering everything into his eyes, the lake of the heart rippled slightly before returning to calm.
Shaking his head slightly, Liu Yu collected his thoughts and set aside useless distractions, focusing wholeheartedly on the journey.
With a blank expression, he gazed into the distance, his pupils now devoid of emotion.
"Whoosh, whoosh."
The escape light silently streaked across the vast sky, producing faint sounds of air being cut, unnoticed by any demonic beasts or demonic cultivators.
The route provided by Zhang Tao, although passing through desolate mountains and wilderness with extremely thin spiritual energy, was considerably longer.
However, it was safe, avoiding unnecessary encounters with too many demonic cultivators.
Occasionally, they would find a safe spot to stop and meditate to recover magical power. Liu Yu and Zhuo Mengzhen traveled with single-minded intent.
Ten days quickly passed.
...
"Whoosh, whoosh."
In the pitch-black night sky, the sound of the escape light slicing through the air emerged, yet no brilliance appeared.
According to estimates, Liu Yu stopped about seven or eight hundred miles away from Spiritual Martial City.
He relaxed his left arm, releasing Zhuo Mengzhen.
"Further ahead should be Spiritual Martial City."
With the black wind wings gently fluttering, Liu Yu remained in place, his gaze deep as he looked northward.
Though the distance of seven to eight hundred miles was beyond the reach of his spiritual consciousness, there was a faint sense of danger transmitted through his spiritual perception.
Once he had the thought of moving forward, a subtle sense of crisis would linger in his heart.
"Spiritual Martial City" was effectively the boundary between the Central Domain and the southern demonic race, where the demonic race mustered heavy troops. It was no exaggeration to say that experts gathered like clouds.
There were likely more than just one or two shape-shifting demonic cultivators present.
Given Liu Yu's current skill in concealing his presence, he could easily evade the majority of third-order demonic cultivators, but he still lacked the means to hide from shape-shifting demonic cultivators.
Thus, it was impossible to continue forward.
Once a demonic beast reached the third stage, its spiritual consciousness range roughly equaled that of cultivators. The gap between third and fourth-order demonic cultivators and golden core yuan ying cultivators was not significant.
Moreover, the spiritual consciousness range of a yuan ying true monarch exceeded at least two hundred miles, far surpassing that of golden core cultivators, and shape-shifting demonic cultivators were not far behind.
If their cultivation reached the late fourth stage and they had special talents, sweeping the surrounding five or six hundred miles could be possible.
Therefore, to be cautious, in Zhang Tao's plan, Liu Yu and Zhuo Mengzhen only needed to wait for the contact at least seven hundred miles away, avoiding proximity to "Spiritual Martial City."
In the quiet night sky, the two silently observed the direction of Spiritual Martial City.
Between the mountains, the roars of demonic beasts echoed, creating a surprisingly lively atmosphere.
For them, the arrival of night was the perfect time for hunting!
"We arrived early; now we just need to wait," Liu Yu said softly, pulling back his gaze.
"Spiritual Martial City has experts in abundance. Even the Zhang Clan can arrange for people to enter; truly remarkable," he added.
"Hopefully, this operation won't lead to any unexpected issues."
Taking a deep breath, Zhuo Mengzhen nodded gently and spoke quietly.
Being personally involved in this operation, she might have to face powerful experts with a Spirit Demon Bloodline, and she felt somewhat unprepared.
However, for the sake of the future, she could only closely follow Liu Yu and participate.
She never expected that after over a hundred thousand years, the Annan Protectorate would be in such a situation. Even as a "golden core master," some matters were beyond her control.