Fleeing in Disarray

Seven days later, Shen Ge arrived outside the Abyssal Whirlpool. At this time, at least a thousand people had gathered there, and he glanced around and found at least fifty Golden Core cultivators.

Before he could find Zhang Lingyu and Fairy Miaoyin, he suddenly felt a terrifying divine sense sweep over him.

Shen Ge's expression changed drastically. Without thinking, he turned and ran. Only then did he remember that he was still on the wanted list, and that there might even be a Nascent Soul Realm Tianquan Sect expert from the Tianquan Sect here.

On the outer edge of the Abyssal Whirlpool, an old man frowned and said, "A Late Golden Core Stage cultivator, his physical body is quite good, why did he suddenly run away?"

He quickly understood and looked at Venerable Tianquan beside him, smiling, "Fellow Daoist, the person your Tianquan Sect is after has just escaped."

Venerable Tianquan frowned, and a terrifying divine sense immediately spread out. Then, he frowned again and said softly, "They ran quite fast."

Having said that, his figure faded away and he vanished from the spot.

Five hundred miles away, Shen Ge suddenly sensed a terrifying aura rapidly approaching. The aura sent chills down his spine, and his spiritual senses began to warn him frantically.

Oh no, we've been spotted!

In a moment of panic, Shen Ge gritted his teeth and used the Secret Method from the Samsara Method, causing his entire body to dissipate into a wisp of black mist.

"This Secret Method is interesting." Venerable Tianquan sneered, then took a step and disappeared.

A hundred miles away, Shen Ge appeared and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

However, he was cautious; his blood burned away the instant it left his body.

Even so, he still couldn't shake off that person. Gritting his teeth, Shen Ge used his skill three more times, covering a distance of five hundred miles in one go.

At this moment, Shen Ge's face was ashen, and his figure had become somewhat emaciated.

He was struggling to withstand burning so much of his Essence Blood at once.

Eight hundred miles away, Venerable Tianquan's face turned completely cold. He had actually lost track of him! He had even lost track of a Late Golden Core Stage cultivator!

He immediately sped up and chased after him, covering a full three hundred miles before he could sense the person again.

Suddenly, the Sound Transmission Jade Slip from Venerable Tianquan lit up. He took it out and saw that it was sent by his junior brother.

"Senior brother, the Abyssal Whirlpool has stopped ahead of schedule, return immediately."

Venerable Tianquan glanced in the direction Shen Ge had fled, his eyes turning cold, and said in a chilling voice, "Consider yourself lucky, kid."

Shen Ge used the technique twice more in succession, and only stopped when he could no longer sense the aura behind him.

At this moment, Shen Ge's aura was weak, his originally jet-black hair had turned white, and several wrinkles appeared on his face.

But he had no time to worry about that. He immediately took out a bag of Spirit Stone and ran while absorbing their energy. Instead of heading towards Yaoguang Island, he went to the desolate deep sea.

During this time, Shen Ge took out Sound Transmission Jade Slip and sent a message to Zhang Lingyu and Fairy Miaoyin respectively. "You two go by yourselves, I'm not going, and don't come looking for me recently, I've already hidden myself."

In the central region of the Abyssal Whirlpool, Fairy Miaoyin took out Sound Transmission Jade Slip slip and her expression immediately changed, filled with worry and a hint of self-reproach.

Zhang Lingyu saw it too, and her expression was equally unpleasant.

After exchanging glances for a moment, Zhang Lingyu suddenly sighed and said, "We were really careless this time. We thought we were safe on our own turf, but we ended up harming Brother Shen."

Fairy Miaoyin composed herself, sighed softly, and said, "Let's go. Since Fellow Daoist Shen has already run away, there's probably nothing seriously wrong with him. He's probably found a place to hide by now. Let's go and seize the Source of the Deep Sea first. If we're lucky, we might be able to bring him some."

"That's the only way."

The two quickly headed towards the deepest part.

Three days later, Shen Ge found a deserted island in the vast ocean and set up several concealment formations before hiding inside.

Inside a cave abode that had been carved out, Shen Ge examined his own situation with a dark expression.

The Secret Method was used eight times, consuming eighty percent of his Essence Blood, and consequently shortening his lifespan by at least ten years.

"It looks like I'll need to recover for about ten years from these injuries." Shen Ge shook his head and gave a wry smile. "What an undeserved disaster."

"I was careless. Next time, I really need to think carefully about whether something is feasible before taking any action."

However, since he managed to escape from the Nascent Soul Realm this time, Shen Ge has gained a general understanding of the strength of the Nascent Soul Realm.

Heavenly South, outside Phoenix City.

Hundreds of cultivators flew through the air, with an old man at the forefront shouting towards the city, "Emperor, why haven't you come out yet!"

"Aren't you coming out yet!"

The echoes reverberated throughout Phoenix City.

Inside the palace, Han Yu casually picked up his teacup, looked at the woman in the purple dress opposite him, and said softly, "I didn't expect you to have time to come. To be honest, I'm a little surprised."

"It's not a matter of being free or not. Besides, didn't you ask me to come?" Wang Yan glanced outside, then looked at Han Yu with a questioning look in her eyes, and said, "You called me here this time to help you deal with this matter?"

"No wonder you had someone bring the Martial Dao advancement method to the Spirit Moon Sect. You really think three steps ahead for every one step you take. No wonder you were able to conquer this country back then."

These slightly questioning words didn't affect Han Yu; she still smiled and said, "It's really not a big deal. I was just worried that some evil people might have infiltrated. I brought you here just to be on the safe side. If they want this law, we can give it to them, but these mountain people definitely won't care about it."

After staring at Han Yu for a long time, Wang Yan said, "I can help you with this, but I've already asked about your matter, and they don't agree."

Han Yu chuckled and shook his head, saying, "I knew it. After all, they could send me to the Spirit Severing Realm with just a few words. Those old fogies who have cultivated for a thousand years definitely wouldn't do it. Just thinking about it makes them uncomfortable. Besides, they're also worried that I'll turn against them once I reach the Spirit Severing Realm, which isn't normal."

"But I'll have my chance once they succeed. Anyway, I have a long life ahead of me, I can wait."

Wang Yan got up and walked outside, saying, "Have you forgotten that there's more than just your Luck Dynasty now? The Blood Flame Dynasty supported by the Blood Devil Grotto and the Autumn Leaf Dynasty of Yellow Maple Valley are both quite powerful. What makes you think you can win in the end?"

Han Yu got up and followed, saying, "It's not that I think I can win in the end, it's that I'm certain I can win in the end. If I didn't have that much confidence, I would have stepped down long ago."

Wang Yan paused, then said, "That's true. You're known for being cunning, but compared to them, your cunning isn't on the same level."

"It's okay, we can take our time. I'm not in a rush anyway."

A sly glint flashed in Han Yu's eyes, but no one knew what it meant.

Wang Yan felt a chill run down her spine as she caught that fleeting glance. If she was so confident, did she already have a plan in mind?

Isn't this too early?

Moreover, what kind of strategy could give her such great confidence?

Wang Yan couldn't figure it out, but at that moment she suddenly became curious.