Chapter 1259: Wretched Escape

Boom!

A deafening roar erupted as a blinding ball of golden lightning suddenly lit up, and a powerful wave of air swept in all directions.

A loud whooshing sound filled the air. Hundreds of light-golden blades and hundreds of white blades flew out, transforming into a brilliant golden colossal blade and a gleaming white colossal blade, striking towards Lei Yiming and Fang Sisi.

Lei Yiming remained unhurried. With a raise of his hand, a light-golden jade shuttle flew out, its surface shimmering with runes.

A thunderous roar erupted as a large expanse of golden electric arcs surged forth, forming two thick golden lightning bolts that met the attack.

Boom!

The two golden lightning bolts struck the colossal blades precisely. Both attacks canceled each other out, unleashing visible ripples of energy.

A black flying boat shot forth. Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and the Sea-Suppressing Ape stood aboard it.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan were severely injured, their skin torn and their auras weak. Their arms were scorched black; the power of the lightning-elemental spiritual technique was immense. Had they not been wearing inner armor, they would likely be dead.

Wang Changsheng felt deeply frustrated. He knew very well that they had encountered a master, one who very likely cultivated the Nine Nether Sect's foundational technique. An ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator would not be this formidable. Especially that female Nascent Soul cultivator; just a few words were enough to trap Wang Ruyan in an illusion. Fortunately, her cultivation level wasn't high, otherwise Wang Changsheng himself would have been affected.

Both Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had consumed True Soul Fruits, making their spiritual sense stronger than that of typical Nascent Soul cultivators, though Wang Changsheng's was still superior to Wang Ruyan's.

The Nine Nether Sect had over twenty important strongholds. Wang Changsheng couldn't understand why they had encountered a Nine Nether Sect master. The opponent had no reason to know their target. If it was a coincidence, it was too much of one. Golden Roar Stone was merely a third-tier refining material, and the Nine Nether Sect had over a dozen strongholds that yielded more profit than the Golden Roar Mountain Range. Why would a Nine Nether Sect master happen to appear in the Golden Roar Mountain Range? As for someone betraying them, that was impossible. The plan was formulated by Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan themselves. Could it be that Wang Qingling and Wang Qiuming had been captured? That didn't make sense either! Even if they were captured, how would they know Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's target?

Wang Changsheng was utterly bewildered. To be honest, if they had fought without restraint, they might not have lost to the opponents. However, fearing exposure of their identities, they were constrained, unable to match their adversaries, and thus had no choice but to flee. Fortunately, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had not used their personal cultivation techniques, otherwise they would have been exposed. In that case, the entire Wang family would face catastrophe.

"Are you two fellow Daoists leaving already? Shouldn't you leave something behind, perhaps your heads? Otherwise, it would be difficult for us to report to the Sect Master! If the Sect Master were to know..."

Before Fang Sisi could finish speaking, the Sea-Suppressing Ape unleashed its Spirit-Suppressing Roar, interrupting her spellcasting.

Seizing this opportunity, the black flying boat glowed brightly and ascended rapidly into the sky.

"Trying to escape! Can you outrun this old man?" Lei Yiming sneered. With a flick of his sleeve, a light-silver small boat shot out, instantly expanding in size, countless silver electric arcs surging around its body.

They put away the golden giant bear and leaped onto the silver flying boat.

A thunderous roar resounded as the silver flying boat transformed into a silver streak, piercing through the air. It covered thousands of feet in an instant, its speed a few points faster than Wang Changsheng's.

"Oh no, they're catching up! A lightning-attribute flying treasure!" Wang Ruyan's expression turned grim. At their opponents' speed, it was only a matter of time before they were caught.

Wang Changsheng performed a hand seal, and the black flying boat suddenly emitted countless black mists, shrouding both of them. This flying treasure was personally refined by Immortal Ziyue and could guard against spiritual sense probes.

The Sea-Suppressing Ape unleashed the Spirit-Suppressing Roar again. Simultaneously, it rubbed its hands together, sending out blue lightning orbs that struck towards Lei Yiming and Fang Sisi.

A large expanse of blue water vapor surged from Wang Changsheng's body, forming a blue light barrier that protected him and Wang Ruyan.

Wang Ruyan then conjured a red jade ruler, which emitted a large expanse of red ethereal light, enveloping both of them. They believed their opponents would now be unable to perceive their situation.

Blue light erupted from their bodies. Wang Changsheng's aura surged dramatically, while Wang Ruyan's aura quickly withered.

The black flying boat glowed intensely, its escape speed more than doubling.

Although the probability of the Nine Nether Sect setting an ambush was low, Wang Changsheng had still considered this. He chose to attack the Nine Nether Sect cultivators stationed in the Golden Roar Mountain Range not just because its yield wasn't particularly high, but also due to the terrain of the area.

They would never fight an unprepared battle; they had long since planned their escape route.

The Sea-Suppressing Ape continuously unleashed its Spirit-Suppressing Roar and released water-elemental divine lightning to interfere with Lei Yiming and Fang Sisi. Its demonic energy rapidly drained, and its aura weakened. Wang Changsheng gave it five drops of thousand-year spiritual milk, which allowed it to continue.

An hour later, a river over fifty li wide appeared ahead, its waters a deep crimson.

This was the Fiery Cloud River, the largest river in the Northern Territory cultivation world, with thousands of tributaries. This was merely one of them.

The Sea-Suppressing Ape was a water-elemental spirit beast, proficient in water escape techniques, making it rare for any demonic beast of its cultivation level to catch up to it.

"Not good, they're trying to escape underwater! Stop them!" Lei Yiming's expression changed dramatically as something occurred to him.

A glint of killing intent flashed in Fang Sisi's beautiful eyes. With a flick of her delicate hand, a palm-sized silver bell appeared. The bell's surface bore the image of a silver moon.

This was the Silver Moon Bell, a replica of the Nine Nether Sect's foundational treasure. This artifact had been damaged and was not yet repaired, otherwise she would have used it earlier.

She opened her mouth and sprayed a mouthful of vital essence blood into the Silver Moon Bell. The bell immediately burst forth with blinding silver light. She then cast a hand seal, and its size rapidly expanded.

"Fellow Daoists, as guests, you should stay!" Fang Sisi spoke slowly. The runes on the Silver Moon Bell glowed intensely. With the aid of the bell, her voice was heard throughout a hundred-li radius, echoing continuously across the heavens and earth in that area.

As expected, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's speed slowed, and their eyes appeared slightly vacant.

The Sea-Suppressing Ape once again unleashed its Spirit-Suppressing Roar. This time, its expression became extremely weary; repeatedly using the Spirit-Suppressing Roar was very taxing for it.

Upon hearing this sound, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan successively returned to normal.

Several whooshing sounds pierced the air as five streaks of black light and two streaks of golden light shot forth, instantly appearing before them.

As Wang Changsheng was about to conjure a magic treasure to defend, a cold snort echoed in his sea of consciousness. His features contorted, and his sea of consciousness felt as if it were tearing apart.

He quickly crossed his arms in front, shielding Wang Ruyan behind him.

The five streaks of black light struck Wang Changsheng's arms, instantly exploding. A vast expanse of black lightning engulfed the bodies of all three.

The spiritual technique, Fiendish Lightning Finger, was incredibly powerful.

A white light shot forth, transforming into a white colossal blade over ten zhang long, striking towards Fang Sisi.

The white colossal blade exuded astonishing coldness, with wisps of chilling aura emanating from its surface.

"A spirit treasure! Dodge it quickly!" Lei Yiming exclaimed in alarm. He quickly conjured a golden alms bowl, which spewed forth a golden light to protect them, while simultaneously retreating.