After confirming that he had been exposed, Cihang did not even have time to recover his cultivation. After trapping Huoyi, he immediately fled through the air.
With an Innate Spiritual Treasure in hand, Cihang did not fear Huoyi, who had only just entered the Golden Immortal realm.
The real trouble was the Grand Unity Demon King behind him.
The Glazed Pure Vase could help him fight above his level, but against a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, his only chance was to flee for his life.
Cihang directly swallowed a drop of Purple Bamboo Spiritual Liquid to restore his cultivation. Though this would waste most of its spiritual energy, he could not afford to care about that now.
The more critical the moment, the more he needed to maintain his cultivation at its peak.
Cihang knew this period would not go too smoothly for him, but he had not expected it to be this troublesome.
The matter of Kunlun had yet to be resolved, and he had already provoked the demon race.
Although the demon race had yet to reach its zenith, its domineering momentum was already beginning to show.
He did not dwell on why he had still been discovered despite erasing the traces of the battle.
Ultimately, it was because his luck was too poor at the moment, and he had underestimated the effects of luck backlash.
This time, it had been Huoyi, who had only just entered the Golden Immortal realm. Next time, it might be a mid-stage or even late-stage Golden Immortal.
Compared to the rogue immortals of Kunlun, these demons were far more troublesome.
Troublesome as they were, Cihang had no intention of sparing Huoyi.
For the same reason as before.
As his cultivation recovered, Cihang split off part of his focus to activate the Glazed Pure Vase, using the Three Lights Divine Water to completely refine him.
At the moment Huoyi's primordial spirit dissipated, Cihang used a secret soul technique to read his memories.
He wanted to know exactly how he had been exposed.
Moreover, only by knowing the enemy's background could he respond more effectively.
Yet as he read through those memories, Cihang's expression kept changing, showing both relief and concern.
Chiyan was the most beloved descendant of the Crimson Feather Demon King, and a primordial spirit imprint of Chiyu had been left on him.
Once Chiyan encountered fatal danger, that primordial spirit imprint would activate.
Because Chiyan had been refined by the Three Lights Divine Water, Chiyu's wisp of primordial spirit was dissolved by the Moonlight Divine Water before it could manifest.
Even so, Chiyu had still caught a trace of Cihang's aura.
It was by relying on that trace of aura that Huoyi had found him.
At this moment, Cihang could not help but feel somewhat fortunate.
If he had directly killed Chiyan, he would likely have had to face the primordial spirit of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
Although the other party now possessed a trace of his aura, spiritual treasures could conceal one's aura, so Chiyu had not discovered the existence of the treasure.
Otherwise, the one who had come would not have been Huoyi, but Chiyu himself.
But now that Huoyi was dead, the demon cultivator who came next would surely be stronger.
Given the demon race's domineering nature, they would likely not rest until he was dead.
Chiyu held no low status within the demon race. He was a Grand Unity Demon King himself, and behind him stood the demon god Bi Fang.
Thinking of this, Cihang could not help but feel a headache coming on.
"Clearly, it is no longer suitable for me to return to the South Sea. The demons of Chiyu's lineage will not let me leave either."
Cihang's escape light did not slow as he considered how to deal with the situation.
He truly could not continue killing demons.
At present, only Chiyu bore a grudge against him, but if he continued killing, other demons would likely intervene as well.
The demon race was powerful now. Even Sanqing had to temporarily avoid their edge, much less him.
"Looks like I must avoid their edge for now!"
Cihang's escape light suddenly flashed, and he shot straight toward Buzhou Mountain.
Although Buzhou Mountain gathered countless demons, it was also the ancestral land of the Witch Race.
It was the center of the primordial world and the pillar supporting heaven and earth. Neither of the two races that aspired to dominate the primordial world could possibly abandon it.
For him, only the Witch Race's territory was truly safe.
As long as he could delay them for a while, he could seize the opportunity to escape.
Fortunately, he was currently in the center of the primordial world, not too far from Buzhou Mountain.
Cihang immediately accelerated his escape light and headed straight for Buzhou Mountain.
He had not yet escaped danger and did not dare relax in the slightest.
Elsewhere, not long after Cihang departed, a powerful cultivator descended upon the nameless mountain peak.
"Huoyi's aura vanished here.
What impressive methods. You actually managed to kill even Huoyi.
But my Crimson Firebird clan is not so easily slain."
Though Chiyu was smiling, his smile was incomparably cold.
Boom!
As Chiyu departed, a streak of fire shattered the barren mountain where Cihang had once paused.
And the direction Chiyu left in was the very same direction as Cihang.
Though Cihang did not know the danger was already drawing near, he was actively making preparations.
He had not had time to inspect the spiritual treasures of those demons before, but now he began sorting through them to see whether any suited his needs.
The Glazed Pure Vase was excellent, but an Innate Spiritual Treasure was far too conspicuous.
In the end, Cihang selected only three spiritual treasures: the Crimson Feather Umbrella, the Fire Spirit Pearl, and the Void-Escaping Shuttle.
The Void-Escaping Shuttle in particular was actually a high-grade Houtian Spiritual Treasure, a life-saving artifact Chiyu had bestowed upon Chiyan.
Unfortunately, Chiyan had never gotten to use it. Now, it had instead aided Cihang.
Cihang immediately began refining the Void-Escaping Shuttle.
With the Purple Bamboo Spiritual Liquid replenishing his mana, and because the Void-Escaping Shuttle was merely a Houtian Spiritual Treasure, Cihang quickly refined it and bound it to himself.
Though he had not completely refined it, using the Void-Escaping Shuttle still increased Cihang's speed by more than double.
Cihang then bound the other two spiritual treasures to himself in succession.
He did not even spare the remaining spiritual treasures, refining them with a special method.
Just as Cihang had relaxed slightly, a powerful aura locked onto him.
"Not good!"
Cihang immediately drove the Void-Escaping Shuttle at full speed and fled.
Chiyu had personally taken action.
"The Void-Escaping Shuttle? Junior, you deserve to die."
With an enraged shout, a gigantic flaming palm slammed down toward Cihang.
"Crimson Feather Umbrella!"
Bang!
Cihang instantly endured enormous pressure. His face turned pale, and a trace of blood stained the corner of his lips.
Yet Cihang did not retaliate. Instead, he borrowed the force of that palm strike to speed forward.
Though his methods were not weak, they were still difficult to use against a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
His only option now was to enter the Witch Race's territory as quickly as possible.
"You still want to escape before me? Wishful thinking.
Heaven-Burning Fire Feathers!"
Chiyu sneered and suddenly unleashed a sky full of flaming feathers that shot after Cihang.
"Explode!"
Cihang flung several spirit artifacts behind him, detonating their origins.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The force of the spiritual treasure detonations blocked wave after wave of fire feathers and also slowed Chiyu's pursuit.
"Explode! Explode! Explode!"
Seeing that this method worked, Cihang continuously threw out one spiritual treasure after another.
These had all come from those demons, and now they were being put to good use.
"Junior, you are courting death!"
Cihang's actions thoroughly enraged Chiyu. Ignoring the spiritual treasure impacts, he brought out a jade seal and smashed it down toward Cihang.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Cihang was greatly alarmed as well and threw out dozens more spiritual treasures to self-detonate.
At the same time, he summoned the Glazed Pure Vase to defend himself.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Glazed Pure Vase blocked those attacks.
But the price was that Cihang's white Daoist robe had already been stained red with blood.
Even so, Cihang remained calm, controlling his escape light as he fought and fled.
The sun, moon, and stars' Three Lights Divine Water emerged together, forcing even Chiyu to deal with them cautiously.
The Willow Branch continuously scattered Life Essence, restoring Cihang's injuries and mana.
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