By then, Xiao Yu was already hundreds of li away, flying north on his way back to the sect.
In the underground limestone cave, the cramped passages and numerous turns made flight impossible for ordinary cultivators. Unable to take advantage of their flight speed, they could only twist and maneuver through the narrow confines. Compared with open ground, traveling here was far slower.
Xiao Yu, however, was scarcely affected. The Brahma Saint Heavenly Demonic Cultivation Method contained several techniques for maneuvering in confined spaces, allowing him to race through the cave as though he were treading level ground.
After emerging from the fissure in the rock, he used Bloodshadow Escape once, then teleported repeatedly with his Illusory Thunder Wings. With his immense magic power driving his flight to its utmost speed, he was a hundred li away in the blink of an eye, beyond the perception range of a middle Nascent Soul cultivator.
Thus, the dozen or so Nascent Soul cultivators pursuing him lost all trace of Xiao Yu as soon as they reached the surface.
With Xiao Yu's current strength, he had little reason to fear these people. If they truly came to blows, he was confident he could kill some of them and still retreat at his leisure.
But he did not want to reveal his strength too early and draw the attention of both the righteous and demonic factions.
Nor did he want to alter the upcoming border war or the events in Devilfall Valley. Xiao Yu did not know which of these people would influence the coming plot. If he accidentally killed them, future developments might take an unexpected turn, making things harder to control.
As for Han Li, whose course had already changed, Xiao Yu had long since devised a plan for his role in