Chapter 100: Chapter 97: Second Bloom

The power of the Tier Two Array surged forth, and the killing intent rose sharply.

All that remained in the field were demon cultivators at the Qi Refining Stage, with the strongest, Fifth Brother, only at the ninth layer of Qi Refining.

“Damn, is someone really ambushing us, planning a double-cross?!”

Fifth Brother was completely shocked at the scene.

Did someone know the demon cultivators’ plan in advance and set up an ambush here?

How is that possible!

He instantly recalled the joke circulating within the Yin Yang Demon Sect…

The Black-heart Talisman Master…

Could it be that there’s a Black-heart Talisman Master here too?!

“Block it, block it!”

He hurriedly shouted!

But at this moment, a bizarre sound of a horn came through, mournful and desolate, yet as it entered their ears, it made all their heads buzz, leaving them with splitting headaches.

Soul attack!

“Ah…”

“No…”

A group of demon cultivators fell to the ground, and the power of the Tier Two Array came as scheduled, executing them all.

Fifth Brother had a magical artifact glowing on him, but it couldn’t defend against the soul attack. He took out a Breaking Charm but couldn’t focus his mind to activate the talisman, his face pale and trembling.

“Black-heart Talisman Master… Black-heart…”

He spoke with difficulty, his eyes darting around.

Plunk!

His chest felt a sharp pain, and when he looked down, a dagger had pierced through his chest.

Immediately afterward, over a dozen fire talismans came as promised.

All the demon cultivators on the scene were burned!

As the fire rose, from under a large rock, Li An crawled out from a crevice and quickly scanned the field.

He picked up all the storage bags.

Then, without hesitation, he rushed towards the direction of White Tiger City through the nearby forest.

— According to his original plan, after intercepting the demon cultivators, he would immediately head to Celestial Yang City.

But now, the direction towards Celestial Yang City was clearly the Demon Sect’s ambush circle.

Heading towards White Tiger City would be safer instead.

Of course, he wouldn’t get too close to White Tiger City; instead, he would find a place to hide.

Li An already had a choice of hiding place in mind, but he intentionally fled in another direction, checking each storage bag carefully along the way, throwing out objects with marks on them.

Only then did he head in the direction he had in mind.

Moreover, on the path where he was about to hide, he casually scattered some objects with marks as well.

…

Less than half an hour later.

Li An had run more than sixty miles and finally found an ideal hiding place.

It was a mud pool about five miles from Beiyang Dao. Li An swept his Divine Sense over it and found only three to five crocodiles at the Qi Refining Stage hibernating inside, so he plunged right in…

…

At this moment.

On Beiyang Dao, heading towards Celestial Yang City.

“Ah… We’ve been tricked, retreat, retreat quickly!”

“Retreat back!”

On the great road, many loose cultivators who had escaped from White Tiger City were now fleeing frantically like frightened dogs, scattered like fish that slipped through the nets.

“Heh, they ran back again… No need to chase, just block the Foundation Establishment ones, those at the Qi Refining Stage can’t escape the array!”

Someone sneered.

The demon cultivators here focused on slaughtering the Foundation Establishment cultivators.

After a long time, the battle was resolved.

They then proceeded leisurely towards the mountain pass.

“Qi An, did you tie your bag tightly? Don’t get double-crossed like last time…”

A mid-stage Foundation Establishment demon cultivator smiled slightly, looking at Qi An.

“Impossible.”

Qi An replied coldly.

He was very confident. After all, he had been cautious this time, staying hidden for a whole day to observe the situation.

He saw nothing.

Only then did he leave.

After cleaning the battlefield, they immediately continued their pursuit.

“Hmm?”

But as they pursued, they began to feel something was off.

If there were obstructions at the mountain pass, there should be quite a few cultivators trapped here.

Yet, following the path, there was no one!

“Could it be… there’s really a problem?!”

Qi An was starting to lose his composure, and he quickened his pace.

“It seems something’s gone awry…”

The other Foundation Establishment demon cultivators also looked grave, quickly following suit.

Soon, they arrived at the scene.

The place was a mess, with only seven or eight charred bodies remaining.

“This…”

The numerous Demon Cultivators exchanged glances.

“Were we double-crossed again??”

One Demon Cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage instinctively spoke, immediately looking at Qi An!

“This kind of trick, could it be that little black-hearted Talisman Master again?”

“It looks like it, too much like it…”

The others also chimed in.

At this moment, Qi An was already stunned, how the hell could this be possible?!

This time, he had clearly checked the surroundings thoroughly.

Seeing no anomalies, he set up the killing array.

Then, when leaving, he even played a trick to fish with the backhanded stab.

Still, no traces were seen.

In the end, after he truly left, Fifth Brother and the others got double-crossed?

“You son of a…!”

He was seething with rage and said, “Black-hearted Talisman Master, what the hell did I ever do to you?!”

He went completely berserk.

Damn!

He really wanted to ask, was it necessary?

It’s one thing to fleece the Demon Sect, but why focus on him alone?

The death of Fifth Brother and the others is not terrifying.

What’s terrifying is that from now on, Qi An would truly become a laughingstock within the Demon Sect.

“He hasn’t gone far, he definitely hasn’t gone far, these charred bodies are still warm, chase, chase!”

Qi An’s voice was slightly trembling.

The others all nodded in agreement.

“Right, check, check for marks!”

“He took the storage bags, in a hurry he shouldn’t have had time to check through them.”

“Split up and chase!”

Instantly, the group of Demon Dao experts moved.

However, when they carefully sensed, they found that in many directions, there was a presence of items marked by the Demon Dao.

“No, let’s pursue the direction without Demon Dao marked items!”

An old, cautious Demon Cultivator named Old Chen spoke in a low voice, “This thief is extremely cunning, he surely wouldn’t scatter these things on his real escape route, he’s deliberately leading us astray, go!”

A group of people chased in the direction without the Demon Dao marked items.

…

Li An calmly buried himself in the mud pool, motionless.

His presence was entirely retracted, even those Spirit Crocodiles seemed to forget his existence, swimming freely.

Over seven or eight days passed, Li An quietly stayed there without any ripples.

On the ninth day, it seems the Demon Cultivators finally came to their senses and searched again, but only one Demon Cultivator of the Foundation Establishment Stage passed by, quickly sweeping with their Divine Sense, but did not stay long in the mud pool.

Because this place was not far from the incident location, based on their calculations, the black-hearted Talisman Master should be far away by now after nine days.

Moreover, with Spirit Crocodiles in this mud pool, how could anyone hide here so peacefully?

This was the only time Li An had close contact with the Demon Cultivators pursuing him.

…

In the blink of an eye.

Four months later.

Everything was completely calm.

There were no traces of Demon Cultivators around anymore.

Even the crocodiles in the pool had paired up and laid eggs, hatching baby crocodiles.

On this late night, Li An finally emerged from the Crocodile Pool, taking the opportunity to kill two mating crocodiles and carried them away.

In four months, he relied on Spirit Stones to sustain his life and cultivation, but he was so… hungry his vision was swimming.

A Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator could abstain from food for long periods, but it doesn’t mean they won’t feel hungry over time.

Just won’t starve to death.

Plus, Li An hadn’t taken any Grain Avoidance Pills or anything.

He found a deserted mountain forest, used a flame talisman to roast the two crocodiles, and devoured them in large bites, feeling them delicious despite the lack of seasonings.

While eating and walking, he found a mountain stream and cleaned himself up, changed into a new set of clothes, and altered his appearance to that of a hunchbacked old man.

Along the way, he dug a deep pit at the bottom of the mountain stream, buried several storage bags, and with great effort, gathered stones and soil to fill the pit back up.

He already buried some at the Crocodile Pool, and hid a portion here too.

The resources he obtained from the Demon Cultivators this time, he didn’t carry a thing on him!

After all, according to Li An’s thoughts, the Yin Yang Demon Sect would go mad after being double-crossed in the same way for the second time.

No one knows what methods those people might use to find him, so removing all incriminating items from himself was the safest course.

He hesitated for a moment, deciding to hide the Tier Two Profound Turtle Shield, Soul-Calming Horn, Wind-Riding Shoes crafted by Wang Dazhu, and the Tier Two Talisman Pen and Talisman Paper given by Xu Qiuhui.

These items were known to others, easily exposing his identity.

He planned to check out news and settle down before retrieving them later.

Only then did he slowly step onto Beiyang Dao.

He was prepared to head to Celestial Yang City.

Soon, as day broke.

Beiyang Dao was bustling with traffic.

“White Tiger Master is too formidable, truly a fierce individual, the Demon Sect suffered heavy losses this time!”

On just encountering the crowd, Li An heard news that stopped him in his tracks.

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