Escape from Tushan

Qin Yanran cried out in alarm and tried to dodge!

But how could she, a helpless woman who could not even kill a chicken, evade the demon's attack?

Just as she was about to fall into a desperate predicament, Chen Guan arrived in time.

Whirlwind Wind Steps stirred up a violent gale around them, sending the wasps in the air tumbling away.

"Young Master, how did your investigation go?"

Qin Yanran's words darkened Chen Guan's expression. "The Great Demon of Tushan already knows everything we've done. Hurry—we must escape this place!"

With that, he grabbed Qin Yanran and ran toward the outskirts of Tushan.

But Chen Guan's guess had been correct. The Great Demon had been waiting for them to venture deep into Tushan before making its move.

They had not gone far when dozens of demons charged out from all around and surrounded them!

"Young Master, be careful!"

Qin Yanran hid behind Chen Guan and watched him.

She had always been fiercely independent, yet now she felt the slightest stir of dependence.

The feeling shocked Qin Yanran. She had never imagined that she would actually come to depend on a man!

Facing the demons around him, Chen Guan did not hold back his internal energy.

The phantom of a dragon and elephant flickered over his body, and the qi and blood within him surged instantly.

"Dragon Elephant Fist!"

After experiencing the battle in Tushan, Chen Guan was no longer the same man who had been tied down at every turn.

He charged into the demon horde, his fists striking left and right!

Not a single demon could withstand one of his punches.

When his fist struck a demon's head, it shattered the demon's skull in an instant.

[Slain Blood Forging Realm First Layer White Hedgehog, reward: twenty years of Demon Lifespan]

[Slain Blood Forging Realm Second Layer Hu Feng, reward: sixty years of Demon Lifespan]

[Slain Blood Forging Realm Second Layer Brute Ox, reward: forty years of Demon Lifespan]

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The system's notifications rang out one after another in his mind.

Only now did Chen Guan understand.

Even demons of the same level awarded different amounts of lifespan after being slain!

The system could automatically calculate the strength of these demons.

It used that to determine how much lifespan he should receive.

A quarter of an hour later, he had dealt with the demons here. Without even having time to rest, he set off again with Qin Yanran.

As they fled, he did not forget to check the System Panel.

After killing the demons earlier, his Demon Lifespan had reached six hundred and twenty years.

But the Great Demon of Tushan's pursuit was far from over!

After they went deep into the forest, Chen Guan suddenly stopped.

Qin Yanran looked at him in confusion.

Just as she was about to ask, rustling sounds came from all around them.

They heard hurried footsteps coming from the surrounding forest.

"Are more demons coming?"

Qin Yanran was quite startled and hid behind Chen Guan.

Chen Guan's eyes, sharp as an eagle's, surveyed the surroundings. Golden light covered his fists.

Hundreds of demons charged out from all around. Even Chen Guan's heart shook at their number.

The Great Demon of Tushan had prepared to bury them here.

"Miss Qin, stay calm!"

After reassuring Qin Yanran, he prepared to attack.

But even if he continued raising his cultivation, it would probably be difficult to escape from the hands of more than a hundred demons.

So what he needed to do now was not fight these demons to the death.

He needed to get Qin Yanran away from here as quickly as possible.

But the demons did not care what he was thinking. They roared and charged at him.

Chen Guan swung his fists, unleashing Dragon Elephant Fist, while his feet moved with Whirlwind Wind Steps as he plunged into the demon horde!

But this battle left him struggling to keep up.

"It seems the only way to escape is to upgrade Whirlwind Wind Steps!"

Chen Guan looked at the notification on the System Panel and thought.

After dodging several demons' attacks, he immediately willed in his mind, Upgrade Whirlwind Wind Steps!

[Whirlwind Wind Steps (Mortal Grade Medium Rank) raised to Minor Completion, speed increased by thirty percent. Lifespan required to advance to the next realm: 0/50 years]

A mere thirty percent increase in speed was completely insufficient for the moment.

So Chen Guan gritted his teeth and used all his remaining Demon Lifespan to upgrade Whirlwind Wind Steps.

[430 years of lifespan consumed. Whirlwind Wind Steps (Mortal Grade Medium Rank) raised to Perfection, fused with Extreme Realm Power. Martial art upgraded to Mortal Grade High Rank. Lifespan required to advance to the next realm: 0/300 years]

Upgrading Whirlwind Wind Steps had cost him nearly four hundred years of lifespan.

A wisp of cool breeze entered his body and merged with Chen Guan as one.

It was as though wind had sprung beneath his feet. He leaped straight into the air.

Then he stomped viciously on the head of one of the wild oxen.

The tremendous force crushed the wild ox's skull beneath his foot. This was the true power of Whirlwind Wind Steps.

Feeling the might of Whirlwind Wind Steps, Chen Guan nodded in satisfaction.

His body swept through the demon horde like a whirlwind.

The gale around him surged forth, sending the surrounding demons soaring into the sky.

Before Qin Yanran could react, Chen Guan had already arrived in front of her.

"Go!"

Then he pulled Qin Yanran away, escaping the area in an instant.

Qin Yanran only felt the world spin around her before her body rose helplessly into the air.

The speed of Whirlwind Wind Steps made her chest feel tight!

The demons behind them roared as they pursued.

But how could they catch up to Whirlwind Wind Steps at Perfection?

In only half an hour, Chen Guan had brought her near Tushan's exit!

"Young Master Chen, how can your movement technique be so fast?"

Qin Yanran stared at him in utter shock.

That brief battle alone had allowed Chen Guan's martial art to advance so dramatically.

Chen Guan did not answer her question. Instead, he turned to look behind them.

The demon horde was still a long way off, and only then did he relax!

"Down the mountain!"

Their purpose in coming to Tushan had been achieved.

Qin Yanran had gathered enough Dragon's Blood Resin, while he had obtained the information he wanted.

The two of them had even descended the mountain safe and sound. Their trip had certainly not been in vain!

News of their escape from Tushan soon reached Mr. Zhao's ears.

"What a bunch of useless trash! They couldn't even stop one person. But no matter—do you really think my plan ends here?"

After cursing them, Mr. Zhao broke into a smug laugh.

Chen Guan brought Qin Yanran down the mountain, but on the road back to the city, he noticed that the townspeople outside the city were looking at them strangely.

"Young Master Chen, why are they all avoiding us?"

Qin Yanran noticed it too.

The townspeople around them looked at the pair as though they were demons.

The townspeople, their faces pale as paper, fled the area!

Chen Guan shook his head in confusion. "I don't know either. Let's return to the city first and talk afterward!"

Before nightfall, they arrived beneath the walls of Qingshi County.

But more than a thousand city guards were blocking the gates, waiting for them.

"We can't let them in, or we'll all be doomed!"

"That's right, stop them!"

"..."

The surrounding townspeople stared at them with hatred.

They even threw the stones they had prepared at them, as though they hated them to the bone!