39: Chapter 23: A Thousand-Mile Escape [Vote for/Plead for Votes and Favorites] 39: Chapter 23: A Thousand-Mile Escape [Vote for/Plead for Votes and Favorites] Gongmin Chen and Master Weiyans were discussing how to heal their fellow female cultivator;
Li Ping’an held the map, his thoughts constantly flowing.
The severely injured female cultivator had spoken these two sentences, and Li Ping’an interpreted them as follows:
“I had intended to return to the sect with the Returning Sect Order, but the Formation hindered me, thus I was transferred here.”
“Don’t worry about me, leave quickly.”
Senior Qing Su didn’t show the slightest joy of being rescued, but instead urged them to leave fast?
Li Ping’an suddenly looked up, his handsome face full of seriousness, almost crying out, “Let’s go!”
The two Daoist Masters beside him frowned at him.
Li Ping’an said in a steady voice, “There might be a large group of masters pursuing her, and they have sealed off her path back to the mountain!
We need to erase our traces here and leave quickly, or we won’t be able to escape!”
Master Chen asked, “What?
Ping’an, why do you suddenly say this…”
“Would you trust me?”
Master Weiyans immediately nodded, “Trust!”
“Afterward, the officer will use a spell to burn this Daoist temple with true fire!”
“Burn, burn our place?” Gongmin Chen exclaimed, “Isn’t it that no enemy is at the door yet?
I am not yet ready to cut off my worldly ties!”
“Once the powerful enemies arrive, we won’t be able to escape.”
Li Ping’an took out a treasure pouch from his sleeve that radiated a soft immortal light and spoke urgently:
“Officer, this object is a treasure I was preparing to use to capture spirit pets, and it can preserve living creatures.
Temporarily put Senior Qing Su inside it!
“We must find a way to contact the sect, but we cannot use the Messaging Jade Talisman right now because it can be easily intercepted by those with intent.
“The masters in our sect must also be searching for Senior Qing Su.
All we need to do is help her survive this calamity, and then meet up with the sect masters!”
Master Weiyans seemed somewhat distracted, murmuring, “Why would someone pursue and kill us?
Could members of Wanyun Sect also be hunted down?”
Li Ping’an: …then how did she get those injuries on her body!
“Maybe it’s related to the ancient relics of the East Sea.”
Li Ping’an explained further:
“I observed Senior’s injuries earlier, and she seems to have been attacked by multiple people in a very short period, with some wounds overlapping each other, leaving remnants of various Dao Charm energies.
“Perhaps, the Senior acquired some sort of treasured item, became a target, and was surrounded and attacked by many.
She barely managed to escape with the Returning Sect Order.”
Master Weiyans took a sharp breath, “Right!
There’s an indescribable spiritual energy within her, merging with her Primordial Spirit!”
Master Weiyans had now come back to his senses.
If it were as Li Ping’an had said, then numerous strong enemies would definitely pour forth from the direction of the East Sea.
Li Ping’an leaned close to the female Immortal and whispered, “Senior, have you been marked with any secret technique, or is there a tracking insect that can find you?”
The female Immortal’s lips parted slightly, uttering a weak “no,” and then, with much difficulty, she said the word “go.”
Clearly, she was someone with a strong will.
Master Weiyans, not daring to delay, took Li Ping’an’s ‘Spirit Pet Pouch’, apologized to Qing Su, then enveloped her with immortal power and placed her into the pouch.
An orange flame burst forth from the Daoist temple, its light completely concealed by the surrounding Formation.
Master Weiyans used a technique to transform into a rainbow light, grabbing Li Ping’an with his left hand and Gongmin Chen with his right, and dashed southwest at full speed.
Following Li Ping’an’s suggestion, they found an abandoned temple near a large city.
With Master Weiyans’ immortal power, they dug out a simple underground cave dwelling, using the turbid qi of the mortal world as cover.
The three of them discussed briefly and decided not to send out any Jade Talisman messages.
Master Chen would head north, trying to return to the sect or make contact with the sect’s masters, and then come back to this spot to meet up.
Originally, Li Ping’an intended to carry the message himself, but Master Weiyans and Gongmin Chen stopped him.
Master Weiyans solemnly said, “Ping’an, you are only at the Condensing Light realm, with too low speed in steering objects for flight.
It would take you ten days just to go straight back, not to mention you would also need to be wary of powerful enemies along the way.
Stay by my side, don’t wander off.”
Gongmin Chen also said, “Although I’m not an Immortal, I am at least in the seventh level of the Fused-Void, not lacking the ability to adapt.”
Li Ping’an didn’t insist further.
He took out the map and planned two relatively safe routes for Gongmin Chen, who memorized them quickly and left.
Not long after Master Chen left, Master Weiyans hadn’t even had a chance to recover his spent immortal power.
Li Ping’an held an orb-shaped Immortal Treasure and contemplated deeply:
“After thinking it over, I still feel it’s not very safe.
Officer, let’s shift six hundred miles to the southeast underground, towards the large city nearby, what do you think?”
Master Weiyans frowned, “Ping’an, I know you are cautious by nature, but this…
Could it be you don’t trust Gongmin Chen?”
“How could I not trust Master Chen after many years of acquaintance?”
“With the power of a Heavenly Immortal, moving mountains and seas, if the enemy captures Master Chen, I’m afraid they could easily penetrate his mind.”
“Officer, you have only been in the Immortal Realm for two years, and I am weak and have not yet completed the Foundation Establishment.
If we encounter an enemy above the True Immortal level head-on, 99% of the time, it would mean death!
“Life is important, so we can’t be too careful at this moment!”
Master Weiyans laughed resignedly, “I truly have boarded your ‘thief ship.’ Alright, it shall be as you say.”
Then, Master Weiyans went through some trouble again, taking Li Ping’an and the female Immortal, who was inside the Spirit Pet Pouch, and moved through the earth.
Master Weiyans, who inherently had a bit of an Immortal’s temperament, instinctively wanted to leap into the air and ride the clouds at full speed;
But, upon Li Ping’an’s earnest persuasion, this Immortal Realm Daoist Master gradually got used to tunneling through the ground.
If they could find an underground river, they could use his immortal power to conceal their tracks with a water manipulation technique, leaving no trace behind.
Once they found a new hiding spot underground, Master Weiyans, following Li Ping’an’s instructions, created two simple cave dwellings.