But as I flew toward them, I suddenly sensed that Sun Chongyang seemed not to have noticed me at all. I stopped immediately and scanned my surroundings, only to detect two unusual auras racing off in another direction!
The moment I noticed how muddled their auras were, I knew something was wrong. I immediately used Earthshrink to block their path, forcing them both to stop. "Child, you're still too green to fool me with illusions!"
Just then, Li Taichong arrived again. He picked me out from among the countless cultivators at once and came chasing after me!
"They weren't wrong when they said you were as slippery as an eel. You really do take some effort." Li Taichong seemed a little frustrated. Being led around in a circle by someone in the pseudo-Deity Transformation realm was surely an astonishing experience for him. Anyone else would probably have been caught and beaten soundly long ago.
"Chongyang, does this child have another Phantom God Pearl or some other illusion treasure? Have her use an illusion to imitate my Qinglian Leaf and cover for me!" I immediately sent Sun Chongyang a telepathic message, while turning to Li Taichong and pretending I was about to take out the World-Purifying Qinglian Leaf. "Senior Li, I can't escape you, so I'll stop running. You can have it."
Seeing that I was about to produce the leaf, Li Taichong was quite pleased, though he maintained his mild, composed smile. "Heh. I knew you were a child who understood the greater good. When it matters, you still put it first."
"Of course." I casually fished out a crystal and held it before my eyes. Sure enough, it had taken on the appearance of the World-Purifying Qinglian Leaf. I was delighted, inwardly praising Sun Chongyang for coming through and