At that moment, Qin Feng was filled with terror.
The system's latest alert had appeared in his Divine Sense in a glaring crimson.
The color made him feel that something was terribly wrong!
[Alert: Because the host has not fully refined the spiritual treasures, the marks hidden within them have been activated!]
Qin Feng sucked in a sharp breath, filled with regret.
He'd been careless!
So it was those four spiritual treasures!
Di Jun and Taiyi had left marks on them!
Qin Feng felt as if the sky were falling. By now, he knew that Di Jun and Taiyi were the Demon Emperors, ruling over the countless millions of demons in the Primordial World.
Their power was unmatched throughout the Primordial World. Even the twelve Ancestral Witches of the Witch Race could only match them.
It was over. They were surely rushing over right now.
It was said that Quasi-Saint powerhouses could travel hundreds of millions of miles in an instant. They could even tear through space and appear directly at their destination.
They might also lock onto someone with their Divine Sense and kill them from afar.
He was only a lowly Golden Immortal. Di Jun could probably crush him with a single finger!
Qin Feng gritted his teeth. He'd deal with Bi Fang first.
Bi Fang had already seen his face and sensed his aura. If Bi Fang escaped to the Heavenly Court and reported him, there would be nowhere left for him to hide in the Primordial World!
Having made up his mind, Qin Feng unleashed his full power, sending his formidable Mana surging forth.
He shot forward in an instant.
Although Bi Fang belonged to the Feathered Race and was incredibly fast, Qin Feng had a full eighteen kalpas' worth of Mana, with the foundation of Di Jun's eight hundred thousand years of Quasi-Saint Mana to boot.
With nothing held back, his speed was astonishing.
In the blink of an eye, he could see Bi Fang's silhouette.
Then the distance closed from ten thousand miles to a thousand, then a hundred. With every passing moment, Qin Feng drew nearer!
Sensing Qin Feng in pursuit, Bi Fang was immediately terrified.
"Fellow Daoist, wait! I've got a treasure for you!" Qin Feng shouted.
"Hmph, you think you can fool me? Do you take me for a fool?" Bi Fang sneered to himself. "Who would give away an Innate Spiritual Treasure?"
Then he sped up again.
A powerful sense of danger weighed on Qin Feng. Seeing that Bi Fang had no intention of stopping, he gritted his teeth and brought out a spiritual treasure.
Whoosh!
The treasure turned into a streak of light and shot forward in an instant.
It blurred, seemingly piercing through layers of space, then struck Bi Fang squarely on the head.
Thud!
Bi Fang reeled, his head spinning and his Divine Soul shaking.
His speed slowed in an instant.
Qin Feng accelerated and intercepted him.
"You're in such a hurry, fellow Daoist. Why not take a little rest?"
Qin Feng hurled out another spiritual treasure!
Since he hadn't fully refined them, he was using them like ordinary magical weapons.
One after another, he hurled them out in a relentless barrage.
"Damn it!"
Though Bi Fang was under a fierce assault, he was still heartbroken!
What a waste!
He was actually using Innate Spiritual Treasures to bludgeon him?
Qin Feng's face was fierce and grim. Since he couldn't fully wield their power, he'd just beat Bi Fang to death with them!
No matter how powerful Bi Fang was, he was only a Mid Golden Immortal.
Even if the Innate Spiritual Treasures hadn't been fully refined, each still held a trace of spiritual awareness.
As soon as they struck, they absorbed spiritual energy on their own and unleashed their power.
The ten treasures attacked without pause, one after another. Before long, Bi Fang could no longer hold out.
In less than a dozen breaths, Bi Fang had used up seven or eight tenths of his Mana!
The protective radiance around him flickered on the verge of collapse!
Qin Feng seized his chance and gathered all his Mana.
Then he struck with a palm!
That single palm contained a full eighteen kalpas' worth of formidable Mana!
Space twisted!
Boundless pressure spread across tens of thousands of miles.
The mountains within several thousand zhang collapsed outright!
The overwhelming threat of death filled Bi Fang with terror.
"Spare me, fellow Daoist! I'm willing to submit and become your mount!"
Qin Feng sneered. "I only feel safe when my enemies are dead. Besides, I can't stand the thought of riding a bird-man!"
"Die!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A deafening barrage of blasts rang out.
Bi Fang's protective radiance shattered inch by inch!
The palm struck him out of the sky and drove him straight into the earth.
The force continued downward!
The dense forest below was flattened. Within several miles, countless towering ancient trees were ground to dust by the pressure!
Everything within several thousand zhang was leveled, leaving nothing but devastation!
Bi Fang was driven hundreds of zhang underground, into a pitch-black fissure.
His body was pulverized, and only his Primordial Spirit escaped.
Blazing flames began to gather, clearly the sign that Bi Fang was using his Innate Divine Ability!
Sensing Bi Fang's aura, Qin Feng was surprised.
"Huh? You're still alive!"
Rumble!
Qin Feng threw a punch.
Crack, crack, crack!
Bi Fang's Primordial Spirit was crushed into ash!
Not a trace of his aura remained!
Qin Feng narrowed his eyes and swept his sleeve.
An immense blaze erupted, burning away every trace.
Afterward, he unleashed hundreds more punches.
The earth shook, and countless streams of lava erupted.
Only after the place had become a sea of lava and fire did he hurry away.
An incense stick's worth of time later, two streaks of light descended from the sky.
"Hm? There seems to be an aura of our race lingering here."
Taiyi frowned. "That's right. Judging by the fluctuations, it belonged to a fire-aligned demon. It seems like Bi Fang."
"Bi Fang? He was strong enough to escape from a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Could he have encountered a Grand Unity Golden Immortal?" Di Jun guessed.
"Let's set that aside for now. This must have something to do with those spiritual treasures. I can still vaguely sense their aura."
"It seems to be heading west. Let's hurry after it!"
Di Jun and Taiyi immediately pursued Qin Feng in the direction he had gone.
Meanwhile, Qin Feng flew westward, communicating with the system through his Divine Sense.
"Is there any way to break the lock?"
[The host has left a mark in the River of Time and Space, become entangled in the karma of the Primordial World, and become bound to the fate of all living beings. To break free completely, wait until the system reaches level 5.0!]
[Special notice: If the host does not break the lock quickly, once a mark is left in the River of Time and Space, the host's existence can be discovered throughout the past, present, and future of the Primordial World!]
Qin Feng was completely dumbfounded. "What? Huh? What?!"
"What karma? What River of Time and Space? What does any of that have to do with me?"
The system was mechanical, but clearly couldn't understand Qin Feng's way of thinking.
If it had intelligence, it would probably have felt that he was hopelessly useless, and that he was a disappointment despite all its efforts!
[Saints are omnipotent. A single thought can reveal all manner of changes. If the karma is not severed, the host will inevitably be exposed!]
Qin Feng perked up at once. This concerned his life, so he couldn't afford to be careless!
"What do I do?"
[The host can sacrifice his own lifespan to sever the karma he has become entangled in! This will conceal the host from the scrutiny of the powerful beings of the Primordial World!]
Qin Feng's eyes lit up. "Then what are we waiting for? Do it!"
But he was still suspicious. Could this shady system be trying to trick him?
Then he thought about it and relaxed. He was a Golden Immortal, after all, with an endless lifespan.
He could let this corrupted system slash and cut as much as it liked!
If he even blinked, he'd lose!
[Warning! Once the sacrifice is made, the process cannot be reversed!]
"Enough talk. Get it done!"
[Ding! Lifespan deduction complete!]
Qin Feng felt a faint stir in his Divine Soul, but nothing else.
He was a little puzzled. That was it?
That cut had been so quick?
He looked at his status panel. "What the—!" Qin Feng nearly cursed.
[Quiz Group System (Corrupting)] Host: Qin Feng Realm: Golden Immortal Lifespan: 16,000 years Concealment duration: 3 years
Qin Feng grumbled under his breath.
Good grief!
No wonder it was a corrupted system. It really was shady!
It had slashed away his endless, undying Golden Immortal lifespan, leaving him with only sixteen thousand years?
That wasn't even enough to spend a few times in seclusion!
And what was this three-year concealment countdown supposed to mean?
He was just about to ask the system when his heart lurched and his spiritual instincts blared.
A powerful sense of danger coiled tightly around him.
His thoughts raced. His brows twitched, and he quickly changed direction, taking a wide detour before slowly heading east in the opposite direction.
A few breaths later, he stared in alarm as two figures appeared right in front of him.
Their powerful auras made his heart pound.
He had no time to wonder who they were. Qin Feng hurriedly composed himself.
"Greetings, fellow Daoists!" Qin Feng was incredibly tense inside, but his face remained perfectly calm.
Di Jun and Taiyi appeared before him. They merely nodded slightly.
Clearly, they didn't consider a mere Golden Immortal worth answering.
Qin Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and silently gauged the distance.
Three hundred miles...
Nine hundred miles...
Two thousand miles...
Just a few more breaths, and he'd surely be safe.
Di Jun watched Qin Feng, who was already several thousand miles away and about to disappear into the distance.
He slowly came to a stop and said calmly, "Fellow Daoist, wait!"
Though his tone was even, Qin Feng's heart sank to the bottom.
Oh no!
Had they seen through his disguise?
Taiyi stared intently at Qin Feng, too. "Why are you in such a hurry, fellow Daoist?"
A cold glint flashed in Di Jun's eyes, as if he'd seen through Qin Feng's disguise. "Fellow Daoist? You're just a lowly Golden Immortal. How dare you call me your fellow Daoist?"
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