Chapter 1476: Flesh-Eating Maggots of the Tarsal Bone

The Wind Rises Across the Nine Provinces

Lu Ye harbored some caution toward Ghost, thinking she wouldn't be so despicable as to lead people into an ambush here. In fact, Ghost hadn't done that, but Lu Ye never imagined she was actually being hunted.

Seeing Lu Ye summon his Star Shuttle, Ghost became frantic. She quickly sent a message: "Don't run! Join forces with me to fight him!"

Fight your own battles! Lu Ye ignored her completely, as his Star Shuttle was already picking up speed, transforming into a streak of light and shooting into the distance.

Seeing this, Ghost couldn't help but sigh. "Since it's come to this," she muttered, "don't blame me!"

Lu Ye suddenly had a bad feeling.

As expected, the next moment, he heard Ghost shout from behind him, "Fa Wuzun, save me!"

The Moonbright Realm cultivator who was chasing Ghost was startled when he heard the name "Fa Wuzun." His spirits lifted. He had been pursuing Ghost because she had killed a disciple he highly regarded. Although Ghost's cultivation was inferior to his, her escape skills were top-notch, and despite chasing her for several days, he hadn't managed to catch her.

However, over these past few days, Ghost was nearly at her limit. In another half day at most, she would surely be cornered.

Initially, the Moonbright cultivator hadn't paid much attention to the person who appeared on Ghost's escape route. He had encountered other passing cultivators during his pursuit of Ghost, but they had all steered clear, just like this person.

But when Ghost called out "Fa Wuzun," he couldn't afford to ignore it.

This cultivator was also a powerful individual stationed in the Myriad Manifestation Sea by his faction. His faction was currently researching how to mass-produce "Same Breath, Connected Branches" formation disks, but they hadn't made much progress. These items originated from Fa Wuzun, who must certainly be capable of mass production.

Every faction was very interested in such treasures that could change the landscape of the cultivation world. Many people were searching for Fa Wuzun's whereabouts, but ever since the Chaos War Convention, Fa Wuzun seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace.

The Moonbright cultivator never expected to encounter Fa Wuzun here. He looked closely and found that the figure's back indeed resembled him. He hadn't personally seen Fa Wuzun before, but during an auction, someone had secretly recorded Fa Wuzun's appearance and stature, which he had seen.

If this person truly was Fa Wuzun, he absolutely couldn't miss this opportunity.

Seeing Lu Ye's Star Shuttle accelerate rapidly, the Moonbright cultivator made a decisive move, raising his hand and unleashing a beam of golden light.

Standing on the Star Shuttle, Lu Ye fully channeled his spiritual power. He suddenly felt a strong sense of danger, immediately turned around, and without a second thought, unleashed a saber strike. This strike not only bore traces of the Overlord Saber Technique but also elements from the small saber's inheritance. Combined with his current Late Constellation Realm cultivation, it was arguably the strongest strike he had ever unleashed.

His saber struck the incoming golden light directly. However, Lu Ye felt no resistance at all. Just as he realized something was wrong, the golden light had already bypassed his Mountain Breaker Saber and was heading straight for his face.

Lu Ye swiftly shifted his body. The golden light grazed past his ear, sending a few strands of his hair flying. The golden light didn't attack him again; instead, it spun around and flew back.

The Star Shuttle beneath Lu Ye's feet was also propelled to its maximum speed, turning into a streak of light that shot into the distance. In his vision, the Moonbright cultivator's figure rapidly shrunk.

He secretly congratulated himself on his quick reflexes; otherwise, if he had been entangled by this Moonbright cultivator, it would have been troublesome. However, if that truly happened, he could also escape using the Void Spirit Runes. The opponent might not have any way to deal with him. After all, when he was in the early Constellation Realm, hadn't he relied on this very technique to evade Tang Jun's pursuit?

Turning back to observe, he saw that the Moonbright cultivator had no intention of pursuing him. This made Lu Ye frown slightly, always feeling that things weren't that simple.

Looking at Lu Ye's departing figure, the Moonbright cultivator glanced around but saw no trace of Ghost. However, he knew that Ghost was definitely hiding somewhere nearby. She had repeatedly done this during previous pursuits, and it had always taken him a great deal of effort to find her. But now was not the time to deal with this Ghost Race member. In terms of value, Fa Wuzun was far more important than this Ghost Race member.

"Within ten days, you'd better go to Myriad Worlds Isle and accept your punishment," he called out. "Otherwise, even if you are that person's disciple, I will not spare you!"

After speaking, the Moonbright cultivator lowered his head and looked at the object in his hand. It was half a rope, golden in color, and was precisely the true form of the golden light that had attacked Lu Ye earlier. He had initially believed that Lu Ye would be utterly unable to withstand his attack. However, he had ultimately underestimated Lu Ye's strength and reaction time. That casual strike hadn't done anything to Lu Ye. Therefore, seeing that he couldn't prevent Lu Ye's escape, he settled for the next best thing and took something from Lu Ye. At this moment, a few broken strands of hair were entwined around the half-rope.

A look of reluctance crossed his face, but the Moonbright cultivator steeled his resolve. He suddenly squeezed his hand, and as his spiritual power surged, the half-rope suddenly burst with golden light, then ignited as if on fire. This half-golden rope was a treasure of the spiritual artifact level, and of a rare treasure type. After being thus incinerated, it was naturally completely destroyed. But compared to Fa Wuzun's value, what was one spiritual artifact?

A moment later, the Moonbright cultivator opened his palm. The golden rope had vanished, replaced by a golden mark on his palm! After a brief glance, he flashed away in pursuit.

A moment after he left, a ghostly figure suddenly materialized from the nearby starry sky. It was Ghost, who had been hiding there all along. She looked in the direction the Moonbright cultivator had left, knowing something was wrong. She quickly sent a message to Lu Ye: "That person used some secret technique; I think he can track your movements. Be careful!"

Involving Fa Wuzun in this conflict was truly a last resort, because she had no way to shake off the pursuit of a Mid Moonbright Realm cultivator. Two days prior, Fa Wuzun had happened to send her a message, so she seized the opportunity to give him a meeting location. She had hoped to join forces with Fa Wuzun to repel the enemy, but it hadn't worked out. Yet, if Fa Wuzun were captured or killed because of this incident, she would feel immense guilt. After all, Fa Wuzun had provided significant help during the battle with General Dry Bone. Now, as long as she was able, she was naturally willing to give Fa Wuzun a helpful warning. Still feeling uneasy, she quietly trailed far behind the Mid Moonbright Realm cultivator.

Almost the instant the golden rope was incinerated, Lu Ye felt something was wrong. He had a vague feeling that something was secretly watching him, and no matter how fast he propelled his Star Shuttle, he couldn't shake the sensation. He hadn't fully understood what was happening at first, but after seeing Ghost's message, Lu Ye finally realized that the Moonbright cultivator hadn't given up on him but had used some secret technique to track his movements.

"I'll settle this with you later!" Lu Ye shot back furiously.

Originally, he had planned to return directly to the Myriad Manifestation Sea. But now, that was impossible. If the Moonbright cultivator truly had the ability to track his movements, Unrivaled Isle absolutely could not be exposed. Hiding on Myriad Manifestation Isle was one method; no one was allowed to engage in combat there. However, he couldn't hide on Myriad Manifestation Isle forever, and he couldn't determine how long this secret technique of theirs would last.

Ghost felt Lu Ye's anger. She could only reply: "I couldn't help it! I was originally hoping to team up with you, but who knew you'd run so fast? My bad. Just survive, and I'll compensate you later!"

Compensation or not was a temporary concern. What he needed to consider now was how to resolve his current predicament.

As he pondered, the feeling of being spied upon suddenly intensified significantly. Lu Ye turned his head and saw a distant dot of light rapidly approaching him from behind, moving much faster than he was. It was indeed the Moonbright cultivator, also riding a Star Shuttle in pursuit. Although both were Star Shuttles, his opponent had a higher cultivation base, and his Star Shuttle was of better quality. At this rate, being caught was only a matter of time.

Lu Ye could only raise his hand and release a controlled artifact, sending it flying in another direction, while simultaneously pushing his Star Shuttle to its full extent, hoping to buy time.

Less than half an hour later, the distance between them was nearing a critical point. Feeling the surge of the Moonbright cultivator's spiritual power behind him, and realizing the opponent was about to attack, Lu Ye abandoned his Star Shuttle, directly activated the Void Spirit Runes, and vanished from his spot.

The Moonbright cultivator, who was about to strike, frowned, because even he hadn't clearly seen how Lu Ye had vanished. He quickly lowered his head and looked at his palm, only to discover that the golden mark pointed in a completely different direction. Furthermore, according to his perception, Fa Wuzun was already tens of thousands of miles away!

"How did he do that?" His expression wavered between surprise and uncertainty. "Could it be that Fa Wuzun's Star Shuttle has a teleportation array connected to another place?" The secret technique's guidance couldn't be wrong. He quickly changed direction and sped off towards the direction indicated by the mark.

In that direction, Lu Ye had already sent out several controlled artifacts ahead of him, while he himself was desperately fleeing. But shortly after, he sensed that the Moonbright cultivator had already caught up, leaving him no choice but to activate the Void Spirit Runes again to change his position. After several such rounds of pursuit and escape, Lu Ye realized that no matter what he did, he couldn't shake off the Moonbright cultivator's pursuit.

He understood clearly. It seemed that this time, unless he killed the Moonbright cultivator, he would never escape. With his mind made up, Lu Ye had a decision. He identified a barren planet and sped towards it.

He hastily entered the barren planet, and just as he arrived, he heard a stern shout from afar behind him: "You can't escape! Surrender obediently, and I won't make things difficult for you. But if I have to capture you, you'll inevitably suffer!"

Lu Ye naturally ignored him. Seeing that time was short, and without bothering to be picky, he immediately took out his Azure Seashell at his landing spot, channeled spiritual power into it, and blew it. At the same time, he stared with what appeared to be a panicked expression in the direction the Moonbright cultivator was approaching.

The sound of the seashell echoed, and blue light flickered.

The Moonbright cultivator had already entered the barren planet. From a distance, he saw Lu Ye's actions. Although he didn't know what Lu Ye was doing, he still pressed down with a palm strike from afar. A colossal palm print appeared out of thin air, descending as if the sky itself were collapsing, instantly engulfing Lu Ye's figure. Below, dust flew, and the scene was chaotic.