After his injuries had mostly healed, Lu Xiaotian traveled in the direction from which he had come while refining the Iron-Spined Demon Suanni's Primordial Spirit essence.
Other than the Bat King's Dharma Wings, this Primordial Spirit essence was what Lu Xiaotian valued most. After all, it could raise his combat power in a short time to a level sufficient to contend with Nascent Soul experts.
The Bat King's Dharma Wings enhanced speed, while the Primordial Spirit essence mainly improved offensive and defensive capabilities. Combined, the two possessed boundless might. Still, Lu Xiaotian favored the Bat King's Dharma Wings more. Even if he used the Demon Suanni essence, he could only contend briefly against a Tenth Tier Demon Cultivator or an early-stage Nascent Soul powerhouse.
He could not defeat them. Once the Primordial Spirit essence's power ran out, death would still be unavoidable. The Bat King's Dharma Wings were different, though Lu Xiaotian did not know how fast Nascent Soul cultivators could move, nor whether they were faster than the Bat King's Dharma Wings. If so, this item's usefulness would be greatly diminished.
Along the way, he avoided several waves of ghost clansmen. Compared to when he had entered, there were far fewer demon beasts. As for the Dark Nightmare Ghost King Xuan Yin had mentioned before, Lu Xiaotian had initially been worried. Yet half a year had passed, and the other party still had not found him. There presumably would not be much danger for the time being.
As long as he left this place and returned to Woundless City or another major human immortal city, the Dark Nightmare Ghost King alone would likely be unable to do anything to him. After all, experts filled the Crimson Abyss Continent like clouds, and every immortal city of sufficient scale had a