"Everyone, if Heaven favors us, we'll meet again outside the Azure Cloud Examination!"
Li Qingxian put away the Southern Token, cupped his hands, then turned and ran in another direction.
Suddenly, two white bands of light slashed through the air.
Li Qingxian waved the Myriad Phenomena Brush, its colors flashing as a pitch-black door appeared ahead.
Li Qingxian stepped through the door and emerged hundreds of yards away, right where he could see the Beyond-Rank Fate Corpse.
Abandoning the others, the Beyond-Rank Fate Corpse stirred up a wild gale around itself, floated into the air, and flew toward Li Qingxian.
The others remained where they were and quietly let out sighs of relief.
Meng Huaichuan sighed. "Worthy of being Gang Feng's son. Benevolent, righteous, wise, and brave—no less than his father."
"No wonder petty scoundrels are always attacking him." Lin Zhenyuan nodded.
Song Baige said nothing. His right fist clenched tightly, and he only hated his own helplessness.
Shen Xiaoyi sneered. "Stop putting on that crocodile-tears act."
Meng Huaichuan looked embarrassed. "Xiao Yi, I truly didn't mean for you to be harmed before. I really had no other choice at the time. Whether I faced princes and ministers or powerful Demon-Devils, I would never have acted like that."
Shen Xiaoyi ignored Meng Huaichuan, merely gazing into the distance at Li Qingxian.
Li Qingxian exhausted his magical artifacts and spirit talismans, running swiftly and luring the Beyond-Rank Fate Corpse far away.
The Beyond-Rank Fate Corpse was unbelievably fast. Before long, it had flown behind Li Qingxian, white bands of light chopping down like blades.
Li Qingxian glanced back, waved the Myriad Phenomena Brush, and charged into the black door, vanishing completely from the Beyond-Rank Fate Corpse's sight.
In a corner of the Imperial Garden, Li Qingxian lowered his head to look