I Shall Be Everlasting In the World of Immortals 292

## Chapter 289: Killing and Running

The battlefield of Yan Kingdom.

Yanqing Immortal City, embedded in a massive mountain range, was shrouded in a fourth-order formation.

Black clouds pressed down on the city, threatening to crush it. The endless army of demonic cultivators, spirit boats, giant warships, beasts, and birds of prey sent shivers down one’s spine.

Beast Kings, as large as mountains, swallowed clouds and spat mist, roared like thunder, and attacked the city’s formation with immense force.

Zizizizizi! Boom!

The fourth-order formation condensed lightning chains as thick as a bowl, striking at the birds in the sky. A dazzling web of lightning enveloped the dense area of demonic cultivators, accompanied by deafening thunderous roars.

The formation’s lightning left black scorch marks on the colossal body of the fourth-order Beast King, slowing its attack.

To alleviate the pressure on the city’s formation, the Daoist Alliance sent numerous cultivators to intercept the fourth-order Beast King, high-level cultivators, and spirit ships carrying cannons outside the city walls.

“Black Fish True Immortal! A defeated general using a large force to attack a small one, what kind of skill is that?”

Zhao Tan’er exclaimed, controlling her magical artifact and retreating as she fought.

“Little vixen! Wait until I capture you alive, then we can have a one-on-one melee battle.”

A young man in a black robe, a Core Formation stage cultivator, revealed a sinister smile.

A massive black leaf magical artifact spun at high speed, sending out countless black blades towards the retreating Zhao Tan’er.

Above Black Fish True Immortal’s head, a fat-headed black fish hovered, a near-third-order cultivation base, its size comparable to a whale, churning up a patch of black water waves.

Not only that, but a fake Core Formation True Immortal with a black face, controlling a blood-sail magical artifact, was also chasing Zhao Tan’er.

“Lin Heizi! Hurry up and chase, what are you dawdling for?”

Black Fish True Immortal scolded.

“Yes!”

The black-faced elder responded respectfully, blood light swirling around him as his escaping light surged.

Looking at the escaping figure of the woman he once pursued, the black-faced elder suppressed his emotions.

“Lin Heizi?”

Zhao Tan’er couldn’t help but glance at the black-faced elder, noticing that the contours of his weathered face were slightly familiar.

“Tan’er, Master will help you!”

Zhao Siyao flew out from the city, coming to her disciple’s rescue.

She controlled a near-third-order puppet, blocking the fat-headed black fish, and then threw a near-third-order talisman towards the black-faced elder.

Zhao Tan’er, relieved of the pressure, returned to the vicinity of the city wall and joined her Master.

Black Fish True Immortal, wary of the formation’s restrictions, retreated without getting any closer, taking the fat-headed black fish and “Lin Heizi” with him to find other targets.

“Master, that old man just now, he looked a bit like Lin Lu.”

Zhao Tan’er said hesitantly.

“Lin Lu? The battlefield is chaotic, Tan’er, you must have been mistaken.”

Zhao Siyao hadn’t clearly seen the black-faced elder’s face, but his cultivation technique characteristics were clearly from the demonic path.

Zhao Tan’er also thought it was unlikely.

But that “Lin Heizi” just now, while attacking her, seemingly fierce, had actually not gone all out.

“In the future, if you encounter such a situation, immediately escape, don’t get entangled.”

Zhao Siyao warned.

“Tan’er understands! I didn’t expect that Black Fish True Immortal would play dirty, calling for reinforcements in the middle of the battle, and his spirit pet’s injury healed so quickly.”

“Good that you understand. If you are in a crisis, decisively use the special escape talisman that Master gave you.”

Zhao Siyao nodded.

Zhao Tan’er, a Core Formation stage female cultivator, beautiful and youthful, faced opponents and crises far more perilous than her Master.

Therefore, Zhao Siyao gave Zhao Tan’er a special third-order medium-grade top-quality escape talisman for protection.

She, a fake Core Formation True Immortal, mainly faced opponents of the fake Core Formation stage, and the late Core Formation stage, so her pressure was less.

Half a day later, the Beast King Valley camp ceased its attack.

Zhao Siyao and her disciple breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the formation city.

Gazing at the massive demonic camp.

Zhao Siyao, with a weary expression, sighed softly:

“I thought that with Chen Kingdom conquered, the demonic path would have a new breakthrough, and the pressure on Yan Kingdom would be alleviated…”

…

Five or six days later.

Lu Chang’an arrived at Lonely Sun Immortal City on the border of Jing Kingdom.

Sixty years ago, Lu Chang’an, riding a cross-country spirit ship, smuggled himself into Jing Kingdom, and his first stop was here.

This time, Lu Chang’an disguised himself as an old man in a straw raincoat, with a fake Core Formation stage cultivation base, purchasing resources in the city, and simultaneously inquiring about the war situation in Jing Kingdom.

“Strange, Beast King Valley has conquered Chen Kingdom for years, only keeping a watchful eye, not attacking seemingly weak Jing Kingdom.”

Before Lu Chang’an left Golden Cloud Valley, he learned that the demonic path was focused on attacking Yan Kingdom.

As for the west side of Feng Kingdom and Jing Kingdom, there were only skirmishes between scouts and spies.

In fact, Jing Kingdom’s defensive force was not weak.

Jing Kingdom’s major forces, including the Xuan Yin Sect and the Heavenly Luo Sect, were united, mentally prepared for an invasion.

However, it didn’t happen so soon.

Lu Chang’an had once thought, could it be that the demonic path feared the son of destiny who left Jing Kingdom many years ago.

That son of destiny, having joined an ancient sect in the Great Qing Central Domain, was also far beyond their reach in the face of the overwhelming demonic tide.

The Six Demon Sects and Ten Xuanmen Sects were all top forces in Great Qing.

The eastward expansion of the Six Demon Sects was also a compromise reached after a war between the two sides.

After staying in Lonely Sun Immortal City for several days.

Lu Chang’an, using different identities, purchased a lot more resources.

Due to the war, many resources had risen in price.

However, some resources that were scarce in Feng Yuan Kingdom, even if the price was high, he still had to buy them, as they would not be a loss once he went there.

After purchasing, Lu Chang’an’s spirit stones were reduced to less than 100,000.

Lu Chang’an left Lonely Sun Immortal City and flew north.

To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, Lu Chang’an didn’t go to see Han Yu True Immortal for a discussion this time.

In times of war, the probability of encountering high-level cultivators on the road was higher.

Lu Chang’an allowed his second self, a peak Core Formation stage cultivator, to descend and merge with his current self.

His powerful divine sense perception could avoid other high-level cultivators in advance.

…

Two days later, Lu Chang’an arrived in the northern part of Jing Kingdom, near the edge of the Black Mist Mountain Range.

“The calculated result, within a radius of about a thousand miles.”

Based on the intelligence he had gathered, Lu Chang’an had enough information to deduce the approximate location where Yellow Wolf True Immortal was hiding.

Divination, to get accurate answers, relied heavily on clues, information, and causal mediums.

If Yellow Wolf True Immortal was an unfamiliar Core Formation stage cultivator, someone he hadn’t interacted with before, the difficulty of divination would be greater.

But Lu Chang’an had not only interacted with this deceitful merchant but also had a considerable amount of karmic entanglement.

In his early years, as Xiang True Immortal, Lu Chang’an killed Tiger Roar True Immortal of the Ten Thousand Beast Trading Company, which created a grudge.

In recent years, Yellow Wolf True Immortal had informed Peacock Saintess of Lu Chang’an and Xuan Shui Gui’s situation, leading to the latter’s death.

Lu Chang’an, seeking revenge, reported him, causing his family to be destroyed and forcing him to flee for his life.

With such karmic entanglement, combined with the intelligence information provided by the Seamless Gate, Lu Chang’an’s divination met with far less resistance.

“Huh! This guy actually hid in a newly built medium-sized market behind the Xuan Yin Sect.”

After searching diligently for many days, sacrificing a few months of his lifespan, Lu Chang’an finally found the location where Yellow Wolf True Immortal was hiding.

Divination, which consumes mental energy and spirit, is prone to shortening one’s lifespan when used frequently.

The more precise the divination result, the greater the consumption.

“East Come Market?”

“The Xuan Yin Sect built a new market near the Black Mist Mountain Range, geographically similar to Huang Long Immortal City in Liang Kingdom, with plans to expand into an Immortal City, but they currently lack financial resources…”

Standing ten miles away from the market, Lu Chang’an learned the specific details and found his face twitching.

The name of this market, it must be梁少天 (Liang Shao Tian) who came up with it.

Observing for half a day.

Lu Chang’an found that the highest-level guard in this market was a fake Core Formation stage female cultivator. The other visible managers had cultivation bases no higher than the fake Core Formation stage.

He recognized that fake Core Formation stage female cultivator, she was Liang Shao Tian’s disciple, Wei, the girl he had interacted with in the ancient ruins.

Yellow Wolf True Immortal was disguised as an old woman with a yellow face, a Qi Refinement stage ninth level cultivator, blending in with the loose cultivators in the market.

His disguise technique was quite remarkable, even below the late Core Formation stage, it was difficult to discern his identity.

Unfortunately, he encountered Lu Chang’an, whose second self was currently merged with his current self, his divine sense exceeding the late Core Formation stage.

“Hiding at the bottom of the market to heal?”

Lu Chang’an needed to escape and didn’t have time to wait for Yellow Wolf True Immortal to leave the market before attacking.

Anyway, there were no enemies inside the market.

Lu Chang’an planned to have Earth Rock Rat burrow underground and secretly poison him.

He would enter the market, using illusions and divine sense attacks, a combination of overt and covert strikes to subdue him.

His divine sense illusions, surpassing the peak Core Formation stage, even if Yellow Wolf True Immortal had a third-order soul artifact, he wouldn’t be able to withstand them.

…

East Come Market.

North Street, a street where loose cultivators gathered.

Yellow Wolf True Immortal, disguised as a yellow-faced old woman, felt his eyelids twitching and a cicada chirp echoed in his mind.

“What’s going on, another crisis?”

Yellow Wolf True Immortal’s heart pounded with fear, returning to his residence.

As soon as he sat down, a sharp, piercing cicada chirp rang in his mind, then abruptly stopped.

“The Life-Saving Cicada died! No good—”

Yellow Wolf True Immortal’s face turned pale, his voice trembling, his usually sharp and discerning eyes filled with unspoken fear.

In his spiritual sea, a semi-transparent green cicada, its limbs stiff, its belly turned outwards, had just died a sudden death.

The Life-Saving Cicada, a rare earth-grade strange insect, had no combat ability.

It resided in its owner’s spiritual sea, able to sense all sorts of crises.

The stronger the crisis, the more frightened the Life-Saving Cicada, and the louder it would chirp.

The Life-Saving Cicada died a miserable death.

This showed how great the impending crisis was, it was essentially a situation where death was inevitable.

Yellow Wolf True Immortal realized that East Come Market might be the scene of his unprecedented death.

Perhaps a powerful high-level cultivator was about to come and kill him.

“Run!”

Without a second thought, Yellow Wolf True Immortal smashed through the floorboards and burrowed down the tunnel.

He left behind a fake aura of the yellow-faced old woman in the room.

He had dug a tunnel in advance under the house with a second-order earthworm, leading to the outside of the market.

The formation defenses underground were weaker, he had found a loophole half a year ago, and had been able to exploit it.

Half an hour later, Yellow Wolf True Immortal appeared in a forest a hundred miles outside the market.

…

Huu!

Yellow Wolf True Immortal, drenched in sweat, let out a sigh of relief and cautiously surveyed his surroundings.

A hundred years ago, he had encountered a life-or-death crisis, the Life-Saving Cicada had screamed, he had escaped by quickly relocating, narrowly escaping death.

He hoped that he would be just as lucky this time.

Suddenly, he sensed an elusive magical energy fluctuation, and the third-order soul artifact on him sounded the alarm.

“A-ah…”

Yellow Wolf True Immortal felt excruciating pain in his spiritual sea, as if his soul was being cut by vibrating blades, the light of the soul artifact on him instantly dimmed to the point of extinction, losing its resistance.

This kind of divine sense attack technique, at least a late Core Formation stage cultivator.

Yellow Wolf True Immortal’s heart sank to the bottom, his soul was severely injured, but fortunately, he didn’t faint.

Huu! Boom!

The ground beneath his feet collapsed, turning into a quagmire, ready to swallow him whole.

In the nick of time, Yellow Wolf True Immortal erupted with his Core Formation stage power, springing up like a dragon rising from the ground, barely dodging the quagmire’s engulfing.

Kacha!

His raised legs, below the knee, were entangled by the quagmire snake that chased him, gnawing off his lower legs.

“Who is it, senior, spare my life—”

Yellow Wolf True Immortal’s eyes were bloodshot, he roared with all his might.

A formidable late Core Formation stage cultivator, actually ambushed him, a Core Formation stage early cultivator whose strength was diminished.

The first round of attack, it severely injured his spirit, crippled his legs, and left him in mortal danger.

“Tsk tsk, Merchant Old Yellow, you have come to this.”

A light laugh came from the treetops.

A burly, masked man, blocking his path.

Merchant Old Yellow was a nickname for Yellow Wolf True Immortal in the trading league circles.

This person had skin the color of a grapefruit, always wore leather clothes and cloaks, was a smooth operator, his business acumen was cunning and calculating, he had cheated many trading companies.

The masked man, like a savage beast, came close from above.

Pang! Kacha!

His huge fist, with bright golden discs, broke through Yellow Wolf True Immortal’s hastily activated protective magical barrier.

“Third-order Body Refinement… Who are you?”

Yellow Wolf True Immortal spat out a mouthful of blood, his body flying backwards.

The quagmire and rocks on the ground, transforming into earth-yellow claws, slammed down forcefully.

Yellow Wolf True Immortal continuously shot out three third-order defensive talismans, several layers of light shields flickered and extinguished in an instant.

From his spirit pet pouch, a wounded near-third-order python beast emerged, ready to stall for time, but as soon as it appeared, it was swallowed by the expanding quagmire.

Finally, Yellow Wolf True Immortal was punched in the chest, his chest cavity shattered, falling into the quagmire.

“Ah! Xiang Jing Long, is that you? Why do you want to put Yellow to death…”

In his dying moments, Yellow Wolf True Immortal’s consciousness was chaotic, he screamed out in agony.

The masked man who attacked head-on was not a late Core Formation stage cultivator, he displayed extraordinary third-order Body Refinement strength.

In this area, only Xiang Jing Long of the Xuan Yin Sect had achieved third-order Body Refinement.

“Xiang acts as he pleases, no need to explain to you.”

The masked man said proudly.

He did not block Yellow Wolf True Immortal’s screams, not worried about being heard by nearby cultivators.

Huahu!

The quagmire and rocks completely swallowed Yellow Wolf True Immortal’s body.

“Capture!”

Lu Chang’an pinched a magic formula, the strange object “Soul Nourishing Ring” on his wrist flew out, releasing a semi-transparent, emerald green light ring.

Yellow Wolf True Immortal’s remaining soul was captured by the Soul Nourishing Ring, sealed in a box, Lu Chang’an immediately attached a sealing talisman.

Zhizhizhi!

Earth Rock Rat quickly cleaned up the battlefield, looking excited, carrying the storage bag, spirit pet pouch and other items, appeared in front of him.

“Let’s go!”

Lu Chang’an put Earth Rock Rat into his spirit pet pouch, flew from the forest to the Nine Pole Heaven in the clouds.

The battle fluctuations near the market alarmed nearby cultivators.

From their perspective, a burly, masked man, exuding terrifying blood and force, killed someone and quickly left.

“Third-order Body Refinement? Could it be Elder Xiang Jing Long of the Xuan Yin Sect?”

“Elder Xiang participated in the suppression of the Ten Thousand Beast Trading Company several years ago. The person killed just now, could it be Yellow Wolf True Immortal?”

“Old Yellow? I heard he carried a fortune from the Ten Thousand Beast Trading Company?”

“Tsk tsk, Elder Xiang made a killing this time, we are all members of the Xuan Yin Sect, let’s go find him for a reward…”

…

Seven days before.

Northern Liang Kingdom, Wu Qi Mountain.

That night, Xiao Gui Peak, one of the three main peaks, was deathly silent.

Qi Feng, the mountain guardian who was sitting in meditation, inexplicably fell into a deep sleep.

A delicate jade hand pressed against Qi Feng’s crown.

A strange, fragrant aroma spread, a colorful feathered skirt fluttered.

A woman in a colorful feathered robe with bare lotus feet, about seventeen or eighteen years old, floated half a foot off the ground, her eyes bright like moonlight.

Her body and appearance were considered to be of exquisite beauty, every move she made exuded elegance, coldness, and stunning beauty.

On the ankles of those jade lotus feet, she wore gold and silver rings, adding a touch of seductive mystery.

“Saintess, it’s best not to kill this person, otherwise, it might cause unknown variables.”

Beside the woman in the colorful feathered robe, an old man with a hunched back holding a staff, said in a hoarse voice.

After a while, Peacock Saintess finished searching his soul, she pondered for a moment:

“In recent years, Lu Chang’an hasn’t been to Wu Qi Mountain. Qi Feng only exchanged a few letters with him.”

She took out two letters from Qi Feng’s storage bag, written by Lu Chang’an, providing the old man with the information medium.

The hunched-back old man, with white hair and a withered face, tremblingly took out an ancient turtle shell and a bamboo stick shaped like a pointer.

He divined for a long time.

The hunched-back old man grunted, a trace of blood oozed from his lips, his face became even paler.

The bamboo stick in his hand, after circling in the air, finally landed, pointing in the direction slightly north of west.

“In that direction, there are related divination signs, the御獸周家 (Yu Shou Zhou Family), the Xuan Yin Sect area.”

The old man coughed up blood, his breath ragged.

“Stone Elder has worked hard. Who would have thought that kid had a strange object that could resist divination.”

Peacock Saintess’s voice, clear as a bell, but like it came from the depths of the sea, had an air of mystery and emptiness.

“Saintess has foresight, knowing that this person might run away, so she asked this old man to divine in advance. If he were to escape to Feng Yuan Kingdom, the boundless desert, it would be like searching for a needle in a haystack, the Saint Gate’s power wouldn’t reach that far.

“Moreover, the ‘Heavenly Master’ of Feng Yuan Kingdom, mysterious and unpredictable, is proficient in celestial divination, if we act too close, we might alert him.”

Stone Elder’s tone was gentle, but his heart was bleeding.

He had helped the Saintess divine along the way, his mental strength exhausted, he didn’t know how many years he would lose.

Stone Elder, in the middle stage of Core Formation stage, with third-order top-grade divination skills, was also top-notch in Beast King Valley, the strongest below Nascent Soul stage.

Don’t look at him like he was about to die, in fact, he was not yet three hundred years old, he should be in his prime.

It couldn’t be helped, divination was a high-risk, lifespan-shortening profession.

When you encountered powerful and influential figures, who came to you for divination, how could you refuse?

Stone Elder belonged to a cultivator affiliated with Beast King Valley, he dared not refuse Peacock Saintess, the latter promised a heavy reward and also promised to take care of his disciples and descendants.

“Stone Elder is right, to intercept Lu Chang’an, it must be before he reaches Feng Yuan Kingdom.”

Peacock Saintess, with a smile, had a noble air that was both holy and alluring.

Even the well-traveled Stone Elder, his eyes were slightly dazed for a moment.

Many years ago, Yellow Wolf True Immortal had submitted Lu Chang’an’s information to Peacock Saintess.

Later, Peacock Saintess purchased more detailed information about Lu Chang’an from the Seamless Gate.

Lu Chang’an had escaped to Liang Kingdom once before, and because of this, Peacock Saintess had asked Stone Elder to divine in advance.

Stone Elder’s divination results:

Lu Chang’an would definitely run away, and he would run away in advance.

Peacock Saintess was taken aback.

The place he was running to was most likely Feng Yuan Kingdom.

However, when divining the route he would take to Feng Yuan Kingdom, he encountered an invisible obstacle.

There were two possibilities.

First, Lu Chang’an himself had third-order divination skills, his destiny was stronger than ordinary people, making divination more difficult.

Second, Lu Chang’an had a strange object on him that could shield and resist divination.

The latter situation was more common in the cultivation world.

In just a hundred or two hundred years, it was impossible for Lu Chang’an to simultaneously achieve third-order or higher in talisman art and divination.

Because of the invisible obstacle, it wasn’t hard for Stone Elder to divine the general direction; but if he wanted to divine the precise location, he would have to shorten his lifespan and forcibly divine.

Wu Qi Mountain, Xue Mei Mountain Li Family, Yu Shou Zhou Family, were all places where Lu Chang’an might pass through on his way to Feng Yuan Kingdom according to Stone Elder’s previous divination.

If Lu Chang’an didn’t go to kill Yellow Wolf True Immortal, he might indeed pass through these two places on his way to Feng Yuan Kingdom.

“The new divination sign, Xue Mei Mountain Li Family can be ruled out.”

Stone Elder, leaning on his staff, said weakly, taking several pills to restore his energy and spirit.

“The next place, ‘Yu Shou Zhou Family’! If we rule out the Zhou Family and get further information medium. This old man can confirm the approximate route Lu Chang’an will take to Feng Yuan Kingdom.”

“Good, at that time, please ask Stone Elder to divine once more, whether it is successful or not, this little girl will definitely have a reward for you.”

Peacock Saintess saw that Stone Elder was already very weak, if he continued to forcefully divine again, it would cost him his life.

Stone Elder was the strongest divination master she could afford in the Saint Gate.

In Beast King Valley, only the Nascent Soul stage mid-level Grand Elder, who was stationed in the rear, directing the overall situation, had divination skills that barely reached the threshold of fourth-order, surpassed Stone Elder.

Even a Nascent Soul stage elder might not be able to invite the Grand Elder to divine, after all, who wants to shorten their lifespan.

…

The Black Mist Mountain Range, in a cave in the northern part of Jing Kingdom.

Lu Chang’an was sorting through the spoils of war, after killing Yellow Wolf True Immortal.

“Three Rejuvenation Pills, one set of main ingredients for Condensation Crystal Pill, two spirit items for Core Formation…”

“Dozens of bottles and jars of second and third-order beast pellets and beast food. Two Devil Yuan Pills, dozens of jade slips of beast taming inheritance…”

“Tens of thousands of spirit stones, dozens of spirit beast cubs, more than a hundred precious bird and beast eggs…”

Lu Chang’an chuckled, this deceitful merchant, he was indeed filthy rich, his net worth far exceeded most Core Formation stage cultivators.

This wealth and resources, once he got to Feng Yuan Kingdom, he could slowly digest them, and it would be no problem to break through to the third-order medium-grade puppet master.

The Earth Rock Rat beside him, watched with eager eyes, drooling.

Lu Chang’an rewarded it with several bottles of third-order beast pellets and some third-order celestial materials.

Finally, Lu Chang’an searched Yellow Wolf True Immortal’s remaining soul.

“This deceitful merchant, he submitted such detailed information about this True Immortal to Peacock Saintess.”

Lu Chang’an cursed inwardly.

Just then, he felt a vague sense.

Lu Chang’an calculated with his fingers for a moment.

“No good, Peacock Saintess guessed I would run away, she has asked a divination master to track me.”

Lu Chang’an’s face darkened.

That divination master, his skills surpassed his own, otherwise, he wouldn’t have sensed it until now.

“Go, Feng Yuan Kingdom!”

Lu Chang’an acted without delay, turning into a ray of escaping light, flying into the Nine Pole Heaven.

To increase his speed, he attached a third-order medium-grade talisman, his speed reached the level of a late Core Formation stage cultivator.

…

Lu Chang’an crossed the Black Mist Mountain Range, following the Black Blood Path opened by the ancients.

Two days later.

His speed returned to normal, his vision filled with an endless expanse of desert.

The wind howled, growing stronger.

It even affected the divine sense perception and flying speed of Core Formation stage cultivators.

At some point, Lu Chang’an sensed something unusual.

A beautiful, melodious peacock chirp echoed!

A five-colored peacock, with a wingspan of several zhang, elegant and beautiful, appeared in the clouds in the distance.

(End of Chapter)

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