Chapter 260: Chapter 249: First-Grade Heaven-Covering Spirit Talisman

At this moment, it wasn’t just Wang Wu who sensed something was amiss.

That Senior Brother Bai, indeed worthy of being a Third-Grade Cultivator, managed to swiftly dodge aside to evade a fatal blow, even when caught off guard with his back turned to Fan Xiaoyun.

At this time, Fan Xiaoyun had utterly transformed into a woman whose appearance was ninety percent similar to Madam Yu; yet, while Madam Yu was gentle like water, this woman was sharp and frosty.

Nobody knew how strong she was, but at this instant, the giant sword under her feet suddenly split into hundreds of fragments of sword light, swirling ceaselessly around her, as if dressing her in a long skirt made of sword light.

Not only was it splendid, but it also allowed her to weave back and forth like a swimming fish, simultaneously blocking the dense attacks around her and wreaking havoc on her surroundings.

In the blink of an eye, she had killed seven people, grievously injured two, reached Madam Yu to rescue her, and took away a young girl, while Madam Yu followed closely behind with her young daughter in her arms.

In less than two seconds, they had broken through the encirclement and in a flash had fled over ten miles away.

“Impudent! Where do you think you’re going!”

Senior Brother Bai shouted furiously,

as a grandiose sword light, as brilliant as the sun and moon, suddenly formed, slashing down ferociously toward the Yu sisters.

Celestial Realm Third Grade, truly terrifying!

But Yu Jinyan was no ordinary cultivator; she was a genius with the potential to advance to First Grade. Her counterattack was equally formidable, and at that moment, it was as if an extra sun appeared in the sky, with boundless Sword Qi surging in all directions.

Even Wang Wu’s perception was temporarily rendered blank.

When the terrifying wave of sword aura subsided, the figures of the Yu sisters had disappeared from the scene.

Only Senior Brother Bai remained, his wrath boiling, roaring endlessly.

As for the fake Fan Chang who came from the north, he had already slipped away at the first opportunity.

The entire process showed impeccable cooperation with Yu Jinyan; every step was precisely calculated.

The key question was, when did Yu Jinyan disguise herself as Fan Xiaoyun?

So much so that even Blood Crow hadn’t noticed?

Wang Wu’s own Danger Perception had shown no sign, naturally; his Danger Perception always only cared about himself, and whether others lived or died wouldn’t cause a ripple. Besides, he wasn’t familiar with Fan Xiaoyun, so it was normal not to notice.

“The Human Race is truly full of hidden talents, and outstanding people emerge one after another! I have learned something new!”

Wang Wu watched the grand drama unfold from the sidelines, feeling quite satisfied, then without lingering, he directly headed north.

It’s quite good that Madam Yu could be rescued by her sister, and both mother and daughter were safe and sound.

With Yu Jinyan’s strength, her status in the Dark Alliance shouldn’t be bad either; they should both be well taken care of.

The fate between him and her probably ends here.

There’s no need to force anything.

Should Wang Wu chase after them?

After all, although the Dark Alliance and the Immortal Alliance are at odds to the death, their stance against the Demon Race is probably consistent.

As for where he should go next, Wang Wu had an idea in his mind.

Previously, he had heard several times about the Human Race deploying a Seek Death Camp on the Northern Wilderness Frontline, and most of Madam Yu’s family had been sent to the Northern Wilderness Frontline.

So, is the Human Race engaged in a war with the Northern Wilderness Demon Race?

Wang Wu considered he could look for some opportunities in the future.

Of course, if he could come across another place like Jade Mountain Manor, where the Five Elements Spirit Array has flaws, he wouldn’t mind taking a stroll inside.

Yes, it must have damages or flaws; otherwise, with the complete Five Elements Spirit Array, unless he had an Array Talisman, he wouldn’t even think about entering.

As Wang Wu was about to leave, he suddenly felt something was amiss because Senior Brother Bai and Junior Brother Chu were not at all concerned with their fallen comrades, but instead were examining the location of his first Earth Escape.

What does this mean?

Moreover, seeing these two as calm as if they hadn’t suffered a defeat, it was very suspicious.

Wang Wu immediately activated both Concealing Demon Pills but also removed the Hundred-Change Ruyi Demon Leaf, just in case.

Still feeling insecure, he quickly Earth Escaped another hundred miles out, glancing back toward Jade Mountain Manor, only to see those two, Bai and Chu, still searching for something, even reaching the location of his second Earth Escape and tinkering with it.

At this point, unease grew in Wang Wu’s heart. Although he couldn’t hear the conversation between Bai and Chu, Wang Wu suddenly realized that this might very well be a trap within a trap.

The Immortal Alliance’s purpose might not be solely to hunt down Yu Jinyan, but also to wipe out the Dark Alliance, or at least the part in Luoyue City.

Gather grass to catch rabbits.

At this thought, Wang Wu’s scalp tingled, and he was anxious to take a detour to chase that fake Fan Chang, remembering the direction he departed,

but at this moment, a rift seemed to tear open at the entrance of the small village, from which a silver-like white light poured, illuminating brightly, and when the light faded, two figures appeared in its place.

Wang Wu, secretly observing, couldn’t help but be surprised, as one of them was actually Wolf Bu’er, whom he hadn’t seen in over thirty years. She had obviously become more beautiful, with quite a bit of the demeanor of General Xuelang.

The other was a somewhat lazy-looking man in his late twenties. His demeanor was careless, his hair unkempt as if he had just woken up, even sporting the same messy stubble, which was quite peculiar in a Cultivation Realm where everyone usually appeared neat and tidy.

However, the moment Wang Wu saw this person, he felt a subtle, indescribable sensation. It wasn’t dangerous, nor uncomfortable, just somewhat elusive.

This made Wang Wu especially vigilant, even closing his eyes and lowering his perception to the minimum.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the lazy man appeared, he took out a strange talisman, spat on it twice, and then pasted it on the ground.

In that instant, Wang Wu couldn’t hear or sense anything.

Good heavens, what kind of talisman is this? The straight-line distance between him and that man was over three hundred miles, yet the talisman was still effective.

That’s not right, it’s not restraining the ground,

it seems to be used for masking perception, practically the nemesis of his Danger Perception Talent + Level 12 Spirit Essence.

If the Human Race were to deploy these talismans everywhere in the future, wouldn’t he be trapped? Not even knowing when he’d run into a Heaven and Earth Net?

At this moment, several lines of difficult information surfaced.

“You have encountered a First-Grade Heaven-Covering Spirit Talisman, you are being affected, you cannot perceive any changes within the coverage of the First-Grade Heaven-Covering Spirit Talisman.”

“Assessment: This is one of the core methods of the Immortal Alliance of the Human Race, similar in strategic significance to the Five Elements Spirit Array, Five Elements Spirit Pill, and Five Aggregates Dharma Mirror. It can render top-level Danger Perception Talent and Spiritual Talent ineffective, and if too close, it’s easy to be misled.”

“Additional Assessment: According to rumors, the Heaven-Covering Talisman was developed and evolved by a Celestial Realm Cultivator of the Human Race based on the hallucinogenic poison of the Great Illusion King Insect.”

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“Great Illusion King Insect? Damn!”

Wang Wu immediately settled down, not daring to move, obediently lurking in place until the talisman’s effect dissipated. Then he escaped two hundred miles before daring to crawl out.

Looking back at Jade Mountain Manor, everything was as before, and they even quickly set up a Five Elements Spirit Array on top of the original manor.

Clearly, either the Immortal Alliance gifted a Five Elements Spirit Array to win over the Fan Family, or Jade Mountain Manor had changed owners.

However, none of this mattered anymore. What mattered was that the seemingly spectacular rescue operation was actually within the opponent’s calculations.

As a result, the dark alliance’s stronghold in Luoyue City was likely exposed, and even Wang Wu was almost half-exposed.

Because Senior Brother Bai knew from the beginning that his disguise as Yu Jinyan was fake.

“From now on, it’s best to steer clear of estates with defects or loopholes in the Five Elements Spirit Array because they’re surely traps.”

“Moreover, has Wolf Bu’er become a Spirit Beast of the Human Race? He fell quite fast.”

“With it around, they can use the Wolf’s Glance Divine Techniques to remotely track the Yu Sisters.”

“That somewhat shabby man is terrifying, but not in terms of power. His strength, at best, is Third Grade. The key is this strategy, it’s like a Heaven and Earth Net, once you fall into it, you’re done for.”

“Also, they should have realized by now that I have very powerful Earth Escape Divine Techniques, so I can’t easily dive underground anymore, or I might fall into a trap.”

At this thought, Wang Wu couldn’t help but feel a sense of helplessness in his heart.

To be fair, he genuinely wanted to save Madam Yu, but considering the current situation.

“It’s hopeless!”

Letting out a long sigh, Wang Wu couldn’t help but think of She Shoujiu. Yes, every time he felt a tinge of sympathy for someone or something, She Shoujiu would show up like an unshakable ghost, striking him on the head.

Now his best strategy is to leave Luoyue City, far, far away.

“Head to the North Wilderness, the Human Race should be fiercely battling the Northern Wilderness Demon Race there.”

“For them to force such a terrifying Human Race to use the Seek Death Camp, it shows the Northern Wilderness Demon Race is much more formidable than the West Desolate Demon Race.”

With this decision, Wang Wu silently apologized to Madam Yu once more in his heart, then quietly headed north.

However, he didn’t move quickly and proceeded cautiously, advancing only two to three hundred miles each day, then lurking within the grass and forests.

This was partly to confirm there was no danger, and partly to refine his Lifebound Demon Soldiers.

Currently, in his cultivation, he’s stuck at the third refining of the Ice and Fire Spirit Root.

It could actually be refined now, but Wang Wu wants to do something big this time. Although he doesn’t quite agree with the Inheritance Soul Jade’s judgment that the Spirit Root can only be refined three times, he doesn’t want to take any risks.

So, he wants to accumulate five Eighth-Grade Five Elements Spirit Pills, consume them all at once, and aim to refine it all in one go.

He believes he can enhance the quality of his Ice and Fire Spirit Root to somewhere between Fourth and Fifth Grade.

Then, he can condense the Spirit Pill.

And only after condensing the Spirit Pill can he continue cultivating the Innate Bloodline System, which involves those five Demon Pills.

This is necessary; to unify innate and acquired, you must progress uniformly.

Because of this, he hasn’t refined She Shoujiu’s Third-Grade Bright Demon Pill for a long time.

So, when both the innate and acquired systems are stuck, increasing overall strength at present can only be achieved by refining his Lifebound Demon Soldiers.

Wang Wu’s plan is to continue refining his right front paw to Celestial Eighth Grade, with the current progress bar at 59/2000!

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