Su E realized that he might have made a mistake just now. Some things were better left untouched; the more one meddled with them, the deeper the entanglement became.
Even if the other party had found him by means of that wisp of mist, they might not have known his true circumstances. Yet his action just now might have given whoever was pursuing him something useful.
But on second thought, he had had no choice but to act. If he had allowed that thing to remain tangled around him, the other party would eventually have followed it to find him.
Though his trail had been caught, fortunately, he had not come unprepared.
For the success of this scheme, Nether City had truly given him quite a few good things. Even Upper Firmament Heaven had offered some support, most of it meant to conceal his presence.
He stopped in the sky, reached out, and grabbed a handful of silver powder, scattering it into the air. It instantly enveloped him. Then the aura around him grew weaker and fainter, while his figure became hazy and translucent, gradually losing all color until it melded into that which could neither be seen nor touched.
This item was called Purity Spirit Powder. Once it fell upon the body, it could conceal one's existence.
It was not mere concealment. It truly removed the traces of his existence from the world for a time. During this period, he would be deemed nonexistent. And a person who did not exist naturally could not be pursued.
So long as he reached deeper into the desolate continent during that time, there was a fair chance that he could shake off the pursuit.
At the same moment, Zhang Yu had been advancing along that wisp of thin smoke. But upon reaching