Lesser Five Elements Escape Technique

Wei Sen's expression changed drastically. What he feared most was being trapped inside an array!

His evasion technique might be formidable.

But he still needed the chance to use it!

"This kid is only a Low-grade Talisman Master. He must have only obtained this residence through sheer luck—there's no way he could afford any good array."

Thinking this, Wei Sen swept his hawk-like eyes across his surroundings.

His figure flashed.

He tried to leave the courtyard.

But in the next instant, his entire body jolted as though he had slammed into a wall of copper and iron!

"This is troublesome."

A faint sense of unease rose within Wei Sen.

He tried to break through in every direction.

But whether he forced his way through or used an evasion technique, the result was the same.

He simply could not get out!

"What array is this?"

The unease in Wei Sen's heart grew stronger and stronger.

There was clearly nothing around him. There did not seem to be the slightest trace of an array.

Yet he had somehow fallen into one.

And.

Within the surrounding void, killing intent that made his heart tremble faintly emerged.

"Is it the Cloud Mist Hidden Kill Formation? Or the Shadowless Soul-Stunning Formation?"

In an instant.

Several arrays flashed through his mind.

But whichever one it was, it was at least a First-tier High-grade Array, so expensive that even he would feel the pain of paying for it.

How could Li Chang'an possibly afford one?

"Damn it, this kid must have stumbled upon a Great Opportunity!"

Wei Sen's expression darkened.

He suddenly recalled.

Zheng Jinbao had mentioned to him that he had previously hired several Rogue Cultivators to deal with Li Chang'an.

But those Rogue Cultivators had fled, afraid of being noticed by a Foundation Establishment Ancestor.

Now that he thought about it.

Those Rogue Cultivators had most likely not fled at all—they had died at Li Chang'an's hands!

"Damn Zheng Jinbao! You actually set me up like this!"

Wei Sen gritted his teeth and cursed inwardly.

Just then.

The void before him suddenly twisted.

"Not good!"

Wei Sen's expression changed sharply as he hurriedly dodged.

In the next instant.

An invisible killing intent sliced through the spot where he had just stood.

He had dodged in time, and only a corner of his clothes was cut away.

Before he could breathe a sigh of relief.

Dozens of concealed killing intents suddenly emerged from the surrounding void, like invisible blades rushing at him all at once.

"Defend!"

Ignoring the pain in his heart, Wei Sen slapped out dozens of Talismans in succession.

But after only a few breaths.

All the Talismans dimmed, shattered one after another, and dissipated within the array.

"I can't drag this out any longer. If this continues, I'll certainly die!"

Wei Sen's face turned pale. He could already smell death in the air.

Who could have imagined.

That what had seemed like an easy operation would leave him in such a predicament?

With a thought, he took an exceptionally special Talisman from his storage bag.

"Break for me!"

The Talisman instantly ignited.

Golden Patterns lit up across its surface.

All the patterns linked together. Golden mana surged and transformed into a sharp sword, thrusting straight toward a point in the void.

This was precisely a First-tier High-grade Talisman—the Forbidden Breaking Talisman!

This type of Talisman possessed the power to break arrays.

Its method of inscription was exceedingly difficult, making it a Premium Grade among High-grade Talismans.

The vast majority of First-tier High-grade Talisman Masters were incapable of drawing it.

"It has to break!"

Gritting his teeth, Wei Sen took out three more precious Forbidden Breaking Talismans.

The power of the four Forbidden Breaking Talismans merged into one.

Golden light blazed.

The entire courtyard's scenery twisted and blurred.

It seemed that the array was truly about to be broken.

However.

After only a few breaths.

Everything stabilized again and returned to how it had been before.

The flames of the four Forbidden Breaking Talismans dimmed one after another until they completely went out.

They had burned away.

In the end, they all turned to ash and scattered with the wind.

"How is this possible? Could it be a Tier 2 Array?"

Wei Sen found it utterly unbelievable.

This failure made a trace of despair rise within him.

But he did not give up.

Anxious, he dodged the omnipresent killing intent while taking out palm-sized Formation Flags from his storage bag.

"Lesser Void Breaking Formation, rise!"

He quickly threw the Formation Flags into the surrounding void.

He intended to use an array to break an array!

This Lesser Void Breaking Formation was similar to the Forbidden Breaking Talisman and also possessed array-breaking effects. He had spent a huge price to purchase it.

This array was also a First-tier High-grade Array.

It carried his final hope.

But very quickly.

Hope turned into disappointment, and disappointment became despair.

The effect produced by the Lesser Void Breaking Formation was similar to that of the Forbidden Breaking Talismans from before. It still failed to break the array.

"Am I truly going to perish here?"

Wei Sen's face was deathly pale, utterly unwilling to accept it.

Clinging to a sliver of hope, he shouted to the surroundings, "Li Chang'an, Zheng Jinbao hired me to kill you. I know you have a grudge against him. As long as you spare me, I'm willing to kill him for you!"

However.

The only response he received.

Was one invisible killing intent after another.

Before long, his defensive measures were completely exhausted, and even his mana could no longer hold out.

At that moment, another twisted killing intent emerged.

This time, he failed to dodge.

Crack!

His right arm was completely severed. Warm blood gushed out, instantly dyeing the courtyard ground red.

Wei Sen's face was ghastly pale as he staggered.

And in that very instant.

Several killing intents swept past in succession, severing his left arm and both legs all at once.

Thud!

He was instantly reduced to a human stump, his expression miserable as he fell into the pool of blood.

Just then.

Footsteps suddenly sounded from the shadows.

Tap... tap...

The Puppet Body controlled by Li Chang'an emerged from the darkness and walked up to Wei Sen.

"This guy was truly hard to kill."

Li Chang'an examined him and thought to himself.

An ordinary late Qi Refining stage cultivator would most likely have already fallen inside the array.

But Wei Sen had many tricks up his sleeve and had forcibly endured until now!

"Li Chang'an, I admit defeat. Can you spare my life?"

Wei Sen's voice was weak.

Like Wang Da back then, he seemed to be begging for mercy, willing to trade every condition he had for a chance at survival.

But suddenly.

He spat fiercely, and a cold glint flashed from his mouth.

A deadly concealed assassination artifact shot instantly toward Li Chang'an's face.

"Still trying to ambush me?"

Li Chang'an snorted.

Any other cultivator, even one at Mid Qi Refining, might have fallen to this strike.

But Li Chang'an had prepared thoroughly.

Before the artifact could reach him, it was blocked by the Spiritual Energy Shield triggered by the Soft Armor he wore.

"This..."

Wei Sen shuddered all over and stared fixedly at the Soft Armor.

"Isn't this the Soft Armor I gave my nephew? How is it on you?"

"Oh? Could you be Wei Sen, the Black Wind Mountain Third Boss?"

Li Chang'an's eyes lit up.

It was said that Wei Sen possessed a unique evasion technique. Once cultivated to great mastery, it could even allow him to escape from the hands of a Foundation Establishment Ancestor.

Who would have thought.

That the person Zheng Jinbao had hired would be him!

"What a coincidence. I can send you uncle and nephew to reunite!"

Li Chang'an could not help but smile.

At those words.

Wei Sen's face turned ashen. He had already guessed his nephew's fate.

In the next instant, a streak of Sword Qi sliced across his neck.

"I originally wanted to ask you about Zheng Jinbao, but since you refuse to cooperate, forget it."

Li Chang'an crouched down and skillfully searched the corpse, taking Wei Sen's storage bag.

Because of the battle earlier.

The Spiritual Medicines, pills, Talismans, and other items inside the storage bag had already been almost entirely depleted.

But Li Chang'an did not care much.

He could slowly earn those Cultivation Resources himself.

What he cared about was that rumored evasion technique.

Very soon.

He found what he wanted in the storage bag.

"Lesser Five Elements Escape Technique!"

Li Chang'an's eyes shone with delight as he stared at the Spell manual he had found.

"Evasion techniques are already exceptionally rare, yet this is actually a High-grade Evasion Technique!"

It had been more than ten years since he began cultivating immortality.

This was the first High-grade Spell he had obtained!