Chapter 500: Meeting Up

Inside a lush green bamboo forest, Wang Changsheng was slowly walking forward.

Satisfied with his gains, he now wanted to quickly meet up with Guang Dongren, though he wondered where Guang Dongren had gone.

A rumbling sound echoed.

Wang Changsheng was startled at first. His eyes darted around; he had previously stumbled upon a good opportunity, so could there be another stroke of luck?

He quickly activated his Breath Concealment Art and hastened towards the source of the sound.

He hadn't gone far when a mound of earth suddenly swelled up on the ground not far ahead and rapidly rushed towards his position.

Behind the mound, there was another much larger mound, which moved faster.

At the same time, a red light and a blue light flew in from the front.

The red light was a burly man in red robes, with a pair of continuously glowing red ox horns on his head, at the sixth level of Core Formation. The blue light was a full-figured, fair-skinned beautiful woman in a blue dress. Her eyes were light gold, and she had a pair of blue fleshy wings on her back, resembling a large bat, at the third level of Core Formation.

"You damn fatty, how dare you steal from a tiger's mouth? Don't run!"

The red-robed man roared, and a brilliant red light burst from his body. A giant red fist-shadow shot out and slammed into the foremost mound.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, a rather disheveled figure emerged from underground. It was Huang Fugui.

Huang Fugui's face was filled with terror. His tiny eyes darted about frantically, looking extremely shifty.

Wang Changsheng cursed under his breath. Huang Fugui was a jinx; both times he had encountered him, nothing good had come of it.

Huang Fugui saw Wang Changsheng. His eyes darted once more as he took out a blue wooden box, threw it to Wang Changsheng, and said, "Fellow Daoist Wang, this is your share, hurry and leave!"

Wang Changsheng knew that nothing he said now would matter. The two half-demons wouldn't believe his explanations; he could only flee for his life.

He put away the blue wooden box and soared away as a streak of blue light. A dazzling yellow light flared around Huang Fugui; he spun in place, transforming into a yellow hurricane, which swept rapidly into the distance, moving at an extremely fast speed.

A gigantic yellow scorpion with four wings emerged from underground.

"I'll go after that fatty," the red-robed man declared. "You chase the Core Formation first-level guy. No wonder that fatty dared to steal from a tiger's mouth; he had an accomplice! Don't let either of them get away!"

The red-robed man landed on the back of the gigantic yellow scorpion, which flapped its wings and chased after Huang Fugui.

The blue-dressed woman fiercely flapped the blue fleshy wings on her back. Her speed more than doubled as she pursued Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng was only at the first level of Core Formation, while the blue-dressed woman was at the third level. Unlike last time, the blue-dressed woman's escape speed was very fast. In less than a quarter of an hour, she was less than a hundred zhang away from Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng cursed Huang Fugui a thousand times over. "Of all people to provoke," he thought, "you just had to provoke a half-demon, and each time it's stronger than the last!" He didn't know what Huang Fugui had done to always be chased by half-demons, but every time Wang Changsheng was dragged into it. Wang Changsheng truly loathed Huang Fugui.

He quickly stopped. He summoned the Cold Miasma Bottle, which sprayed out a large cloud of white chilling mist. The white mist swirled, and five white ice pythons, as thick as water vats, surged out from it, rushing towards the blue-dressed woman.

The blue-dressed woman remained unconcerned. She gently flapped the fleshy wings on her back, and a loud whooshing sound filled the air as a large volley of wind blades shot out, shattering the five white ice pythons.

With a whoosh, a house-sized blue lightning ball flew out from the white mist, aggressively hurtling towards the blue-dressed woman.

A flicker of surprise appeared in the blue-dressed woman's crystalline eyes. She summoned a palm-sized blue feather fan, and with a gentle wave, a roaring sound erupted. A hurricane, over ten zhang tall, instantly appeared to meet the blue lightning ball.

As soon as the blue lightning ball approached the hurricane, it was caught by the powerful currents within the hurricane and twisted into fragments.

A rumbling sound echoed. A dazzling blue light flared within the hurricane, and a powerful wave of air swept outwards.

Ten gigantic white ice pythons flew out from the white chilling mist, pouncing on the blue-dressed woman from all directions.

The blue-dressed woman frowned. The feather fan in her hand glowed brightly. She waved it towards the empty air, and a roaring sound erupted as a powerful gale materialized out of nowhere, transforming into a gigantic blue wind dragon, which lunged menacingly at the white ice pythons.

"Boom!"

Over a dozen white ice pythons were shattered by the blue wind dragon, turning into a large cloud of white chilling mist.

More than ten light blue talismans flew out from the white chilling mist without warning. They burst open almost simultaneously, and countless blue runes surged out. They spun around rapidly, transforming into a large cloud of white chilling mist that enveloped the blue-dressed woman.

The blue-dressed woman's vision blurred, and she suddenly found herself in a world of ice and snow. Large snowflakes drifted down from above, a cold wind howled, and the temperature plummeted.

This was precisely the mid-grade Tier 3 formation talisman, the "June Snowfall Array."

Wang Changsheng didn't expect this array to kill a Core Formation third-level half-demon; he only needed it to trap her for a while.

He put away the Cold Miasma Bottle. Transforming into a streak of blue light, he soared away.

A quarter of an hour later, with an earth-shattering bang, the white mist dissipated, and the blue-dressed woman broke free. Her clothes looked somewhat tattered, and a faint crimson stain was visible on her left arm. She appeared rather disheveled.

She lightly sniffed the air, then fiercely flapped the blue fleshy wings on her back, and sped off in the direction Wang Changsheng had fled.

Her mother was a half-demon from the Azure Mastiff clan, and her father was a Transformation Stage demon cultivator from the Blood Bat clan. She was quite lucky, having inherited the talents of both clans: a keen sense of smell and extremely fast flight speed.

Above a lush green mountain range, a blue light flew in from the distant horizon, landing in a dense forest.

"She shouldn't be able to catch up now, right?"

Wang Changsheng muttered to himself. After using the June Snowfall Array talisman, he felt a bit less confident.

He secretly prayed that he wouldn't encounter Huang Fugui again.

Wang Changsheng activated his Breath Concealment Art, concealed his presence, and strode forward.

The dense forest was dark and damp. The ground was covered with rotting leaves, and the air was filled with the smell of decay.

A piercing shriek sounded. Wang Changsheng took out a pale silver orb, which shimmered continuously with spiritual light.

It was the Profound Moon Parent-Child Pearl, indicating Guang Dongren was within a radius of five thousand li.

He raised his palm, and the pale silver orb flew from his hand, heading southwest. Wang Changsheng quickly followed.

A short while later, Wang Changsheng appeared in an open area. A giant lake, over ten mu in size, appeared before him.

Guang Dongren was sitting cross-legged on the ground. A red cauldron was placed in front of him, and he was holding a ladle and drinking soup.

Wang Changsheng saw this scene and couldn't help but feel a mix of amusement and exasperation. Guang Dongren hadn't forgotten to eat even at a time like this. Was he here to gather spiritual herbs or merely to relax?

"Fellow Daoist Guang, I've finally found you."

Guang Dongren took a sip of hot soup, then smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Wang, you've come at a perfect time. I just killed a low-grade Tier 3 Three-Headed Python and am cooking it. This is a great tonic, much tastier than dry pills."

Wang Changsheng chuckled softly. Just as he was about to say something, he frowned. He looked up at the sky as a blue light flew towards them. Soon, the blue light stopped; it was the blue-dressed woman.

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. "Are half-demons' noses really this sensitive?" he wondered. "He had run for thousands of li, concealed his aura, yet she could still track him down."

"Half-demon! It seems you are from the Blood Bat clan!" Guang Dongren said. "Is there a half-demon named Golden Bat in your clan? Is he dead?"

Guang Dongren's eyes narrowed into slits. He spoke indifferently, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. From his tone, it seemed he disliked the Blood Bat clan.