Escaping Death

Gu Jianfeng was a little disbelieving; he hadn't even clearly seen the figure that had rushed into the cave previously.

Such speed could only be achieved by someone at the peak of Foundation Establishment, unless they were aided by a treasure.

"Fast? It's alright, it's just an illusion created by you focusing on fighting," Yang Lingtian said calmly.

"Tell me about the situation inside. Did you get any treasures? Hand them all over to me," Gu Jianfeng pressed.

"I did get some treasures, but I got them through my own ability. Why should I hand them over?" Yang Lingtian said in a deep voice.

"Hmph, shameless. You snuck in while we were holding back the demon beast."

"The treasures obtained should have a share for all of us, hurry up and take them out!"

"If you don't take them out, you probably won't be able to leave here."

The others also accused him one after another, knowing that Yang Lingtian had obtained treasures, they were very unhappy.

"What, you want to gang up on me?" Yang Lingtian said calmly.

"Hmph, with just you, do we even need to gang up? I alone am enough, I'll test you." A burly man shouted.

With his enhanced perception, Yang Lingtian could tell at a glance that this person was a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Before Yang Lingtian could reply, the burly man raised the knife in his hand and rushed towards Yang Lingtian without mercy.

Everyone stared intently at this battle, they also wanted to know how strong Yang Lingtian really was.

Facing a mid-stage Foundation Establishment expert, relying solely on physical strength was no longer enough to cope.

Yang Lingtian had no choice but to use the power of his cultivation, circulating the spiritual power in his body.

Combining physical strength, holding a long sword, with a bang, he forcibly withstood the burly man's attack.

Subsequently, both of them were shaken back by the powerful recoil.

Because Yang Lingtian used the power of his cultivation, producing spiritual power fluctuations, the aura emitted was quickly captured by everyone.

"Early stage Foundation Establishment, he's just at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, yet he's so arrogant."

"However, he was actually able to withstand an attack from a mid-stage Foundation Establishment expert, that's not simple."

The burly man looked at Yang Lingtian with a solemn expression, he personally felt that the other party's strength was not weaker than his own.

He was still a little surprised in his heart, although it was only a difference of one small realm, it was generally difficult to overcome.

"Not bad, you have some strength, but you are too arrogant," the burly man shouted loudly.

"Next, I'm going to use my full strength, let's see how you can resist!"

Subsequently, the burly man's aura erupted, and a tyrannical aura spread outward, the surrounding air seemed to freeze.

Both of them turned into afterimages, and their weapons collided fiercely.

With a loud bang, the surrounding air surged, and an invisible force spread everywhere.

The battle between the two became more and more intense, and the sound of knife energy and sword energy colliding continued to sound.

Yang Lingtian held a long sword, his figure like a dragon, attacking the burly man at an extremely fast speed.

His sword energy was sharp, as swift as thunder, and each sword contained terrifying power.

The burly man's pupils shrank, and he quickly waved the broadsword in his hand, using a blade of light containing powerful force to meet Yang Lingtian's attack head-on.

Bang bang bang!

At first, it seemed evenly matched, but now Yang Lingtian slowly gained the upper hand and began to beat the burly man down.

The others gradually showed surprised expressions on their faces, even the Four Heavenly Talents were moved by it.

Mu Ling'er also watched with interest, seemingly becoming more and more appreciative of Yang Lingtian.

"For an early stage Foundation Establishment cultivator to have such strength is truly shocking."

"It seems that a mid-stage Foundation Establishment expert can't take him down, let's go together!" A Foundation Establishment expert outside the arena suggested.

There were only a few dozen Foundation Establishment experts here, and most of them were in the early and mid-stages of Foundation Establishment.

The late stage Foundation Establishment were only the Four Heavenly Talents and that bandit boss, they didn't bother to take action.

At this time, the others were ready to make a move, and Mu Ling'er's voice sounded again.

"If you can't win in a one-on-one fight, you'll gang up? You're too shameless."

"What's more, that burly man's cultivation is higher than that kid's, and he still can't take him down, what a disgrace!"

The burly man who was fighting fiercely also felt ashamed when he heard this.

After a mutual recoil, he stopped, then snorted coldly and turned to leave, leaving this place.

He didn't want to share the so-called treasures, and besides, there were so many people, he wouldn't get much.

Why do such an unrewarding thing?

Seeing this, the others did not dare to step forward, except for those few late-stage Foundation Establishment experts, the others were not sure they could beat Yang Lingtian.

Yang Lingtian looked around and said calmly, "Everyone, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving."

Then he turned to leave, when suddenly a terrifying attack came from behind.

Fortunately, Yang Lingtian had powerful perception and instantly noticed the attack.

The power emanating from this attack had already surpassed the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, and it was extremely fast.

Yang Lingtian had no choice but to use the martial skill Flowing Cloud Wind Movement, his figure moving like a phantom to dodge the attack.

With a bang, the attack hit the ground, forming a huge pit, showing its immense power.

And this attack was just a casual strike from Gu Jianfeng.

"What, he actually dodged this late-stage Foundation Establishment attack?" everyone exclaimed.

The other mid-stage Foundation Establishment experts present could also feel the speed and power of this attack.

If it were them, they felt they wouldn't be able to dodge and could only withstand it head-on.

Yang Lingtian looked at the huge pit, then glared at Gu Jianfeng with murderous intent.

He actually launched a sneak attack. Fortunately, his divine soul was strong, his perception was extraordinary, and he reacted quickly to dodge it.

Otherwise, taking this attack head-on without any defense would have resulted in serious injuries even if he didn't die.

Gu Jianfeng's expression also showed slight surprise. Although he hadn't used his full strength, he was confident that ordinary mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators wouldn't be able to dodge this attack.

Yet Yang Lingtian, who was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, was able to dodge it so easily.

"Could it be that this kid used a martial skill just now? Otherwise, how could his speed have become so fast?" Gu Jianfeng muttered to himself.

Yang Lingtian looked sharply at Gu Jianfeng and said sternly:

"You have no martial ethics, actually launching a sneak attack on someone whose cultivation is so much lower than yours. Luckily, I dodged it."

Gu Jianfeng also felt he had lost face at this point, especially since the other party had dodged it, making him look extremely foolish.

"Hmph, I was afraid of hurting you just now, so I only used less than 10% of my power," Gu Jianfeng said arrogantly.

"Leave behind everything you obtained in the cave, or you won't be able to escape."

At this time, Lei De also spoke: "Boy, you should hand it over!"

"You're so young and already at Foundation Establishment, and your strength is not bad. You can be considered a rare genius."

"Don't leave your life here for some treasures that don't belong to you."

"That's right, you should hand it over. You don't have the strength to protect those treasures." Even Shi Weiran, who rarely spoke, opened his mouth.

With three of the Four Heavenly Talents speaking, everyone believed that Yang Lingtian was about to be taken down.

Yang Lingtian's expression was slightly solemn as he looked at everyone. He knew he could win against mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

But he was slightly inferior against late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, unless he took out the Mid-grade Spirit Artifact.

With the enhancement of the Mid-grade Spirit Artifact and martial skills, he might be able to fight an ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator without being defeated.

But after all, the Four Heavenly Talents were not ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. If they really fought, he wouldn't gain any advantage.

Then he should escape. If he couldn't win, couldn't he run?

When his cultivation broke through one day, he would have the opportunity to teach these so-called famous Heavenly Talents of Qingfeng City a lesson.

Yang Lingtian pretended to show weakness and said, "Okay, I'll take it out now."

"That's more like it! A wise man submits to circumstances!" Gu Jianfeng said smugly.

He thought Yang Lingtian was frightened by his aura.

Taking advantage of everyone's relaxed vigilance, Yang Lingtian immediately took out the Imperial Sky Boat.

Then, stepping on the Imperial Sky Boat and fully activating it, he shot straight into the sky like lightning.

Everyone was stunned in place. The speed was so fast that they didn't even react.

"Spirit Artifact, that's a flying Spirit Artifact. He actually has such a treasure." Someone's exclamation broke the silence.

Immediately, the Four Heavenly Talents, except for Mu Ling'er, all chased after the direction Yang Lingtian escaped.

"Damn it, he must have a lot of treasures on him. We can't let him run away," Gu Jianfeng shouted as he chased.

However, Yang Lingtian activated the Imperial Sky Boat, and its speed was comparable to the peak of Foundation Establishment.

It was even faster than the speed of Gu Jianfeng and the others' pursuit. After chasing for several hours, they lost track of Yang Lingtian.

"Damn it, he still got away. I was careless before. If I had surrounded him earlier, he wouldn't have been able to escape even if he had a flying Spirit Artifact."

"Yes, we worked so hard for nothing, and it actually benefited this kid."

"Don't let me see him again, or I will definitely torture him properly."

The three Heavenly Talents complained one after another, Yang Lingtian's escape making them gnash their teeth.

Yang Lingtian, who was flying in the air, took out the map. He planned to return to Tianchen City.

After all, he had the Stone Jade that could unleash an attack at the peak of Golden Core, so he didn't need to be afraid of the Lei Family at all with such a trump card.

However, activating the Mid-grade Spirit Artifact Imperial Sky Boat consumed too much spiritual power. In less than half a day, the spiritual power in his body was close to exhaustion.

Fortunately, the Spirit Elixir gift pack given by the system had elixirs to restore spiritual power. Otherwise, relying on absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth would take half a day to recover to its peak.

Looking at the map, Tianchen City was still very far away; he blamed himself for running too far.

It seemed he would have to do some trekking. Yang Lingtian put away the Mid-grade Spirit Artifact, planning to walk back.

After all, urging the Mid-grade Spirit Artifact consumed a lot of his energy, and if he used it continuously, it would be troublesome if he was discovered by a powerful Golden Core expert.

With Yang Lingtian's Foundation Establishment cultivation, he had been walking for more than ten days and still hadn't reached Tianchen City.

But he was close; he was now very near Tianchen City.

At this moment, he passed a river, the water crystal clear, making one want to jump in.

And in these past few days, Yang Lingtian hadn't bathed in a long time, having been constantly on the road.

Plus, the weather was quite hot, so he decided to jump in and cool off.

He first simply washed his body, then lazily lay in the river.

He closed his eyes slightly, letting the river carry him slowly downstream.